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Ann Livermore, executive vice president of Hewlett-Packard, told channel partners that storage is best when part of a solution. "When you sell a ProLiant [server], along with it, sell storage or support service," she said. "And if you sell services with every ProLiant that you sell or along with every blade system, that creates an annuity stream where you can then keep renewing the services on an ongoing basis."

Ken Faircloth, senior account manager at KTI Kanatek Technologies, an Ottawa-based solution provider, said focusing on the solution would be easier if HP's own people would also do so.

"We get HP reps who talk products, products, products," Faircloth said. "But they have to start talking solutions. If they talk solutions, sales will go through the roof."

Solutions are especially important with blade servers. "You can blade Unix," Livermore said. "You can blade x86—whether it's Windows or Linux. You can blade storage. You can blade PCs. They're all inside of a smart enclosure that has power and cooling and management and virtualization built in."

Kyle Fitze, director of SAN product marketing at HP, said that the company is looking to enhance the storage component of its BladeSystem blade server environment.

For instance, HP plans to give its new c-Class blades the ability to work with the company's Enterprise File Services Clustered Gateway, which allows files stored on SAN arrays to be served in a NAS file format.

Also planned is a storage blade that provides JBOD (non-RAID) storage capacity, Fitze said. "This extends the ability to use BladeSystem servers for applications which need the extra capacity," he said.

For the long term, Fitze said HP also will be looking to virtualize storage within the BladeSystem.

That will be important as the market continues to adopt server virtualization technologies, said Victor Villegas, director of marketing and alliances at Adeara, a Sunnyvale, Calif.-based HP solution provider. "Once the virtualization market takes ahold of the industry, we will do well with blade storage virtualization," he said.

Also anticipated from HP storage are enhancements to local and remote replication technology for its EVA family of arrays to increase replication performance, and tools to simplify EVA deployment, Fitze said. HP also hopes to add SAS to its MSA family of entry-level arrays, Fitze said.

Hewlett-Packard on Friday said Cisco's decision to break the long-term relationship between the two companies marks a return to a proprietary attitude toward business and will hurt customers.

Instead, HP said it and its customers can succeed without relying on any one networking platform, including Cisco's.

It's a message close to the heart of HP's solution providers, who say that the vendor's strength in server and storage combined with its growing ProCurve networking business make the divorce between HP and Cisco a cause for optimism.

Keith Goodwin, senior vice president of Cisco's Worldwide Partner Organization,, said in a blog post on Thursday that Cisco notified HP that it will not renew HP's System Integrator contract when it expires on April 30, 2010, resulting in HP no longer being a Cisco Certified Channel or Global Service Alliance partner.

HP, in a statement issued on Friday, shrugged off the move by Cisco, calling it a proprietary move that is not in customers' best interest.

The statement read, "History has proven that customers and the market demand both coopetition and collaboration between IT vendors. Most major players compete in one deal and partner in others to best serve clients' needs. We do not believe it is in the customer's best interest to take a proprietary stance.

"We will provide clients with consulting, integration, management and support services for their heterogeneous environments and ensure that our hardware and software platforms are optimized for all leading networking platforms.

"Our strategy and platforms will continue to be market driven to create advantage today and into the future for our clients."

The long-expected break between HP and Cisco came as no surprise in the wake of Cisco's decision to tie servers, storage, and networking into a single platform it call Unified Computing System, or UCS.

That move, which is bringing Cisco into competition with former partner HP's own server and storage business, is being countered by HP's pending acquisition of networking vendor 3Com.

The split between the two vendors will spur HP to focus more resources on its networking business, which will be a boon to customers looking for alternatives to Cisco and its expensive service contracts, HP solution providers said.

Cisco will always control the core networking market, said Bob Venero, CEO of Future Tech, a Holbrook, N.Y.-based solution provider and partner to both HP and Cisco.

"But take a look at the edge of the network," Venero said. "There's where the opportunity is, especially with products that offer differentiation. This will force HP to focus more on ProCurve, and provide its partners more resources and education. That's an opportunity for VARs."

Talking Cisco with customers means running into a lot of competition, Venero said. "Today, if you talk networking with a customer, you're competing with every Tom, Dick, and Harry who are talking Cisco. If you go in with HP, you can talk ProCurve, and soon 3Com."

While Cisco has the largest share of the networking market, HP has one huge advantage in the lifetime guarantee it offers on its ProCurve switches, solution providers said.

That is a big advantage said Scott Hansen, sales manager for enterprise solutions at Melillo Consulting, a Somerset, N.J.-based solution provider and HP partner.

"HP's lifetime warranty is for next-day service and phone support, but that's no big deal for customers," Hansen said. "If someone loses a switch, they don't care. They keep an extra in their closet. But a lot of enterprise customers who are cutting costs are looking at ProCurve, especially at the network edge, because Cisco's maintenance contracts are expensive."

A lifetime warranty means big cost savings for HP customers, Venero said.

"In an economic downturn, people are looking for alternatives," he said. "If a customer doesn't need a maintenance contract for a switch, that's a huge differentiator."

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HP's solution providers almost relish the thought of Cisco breaking with HP.

Venero said the move could be good for HP's SMB customers.

"In the SMB space, there might not be a networking core, where Cisco is strong," he said. "There, the business might just be on the networking edge, where HP is strong."

The only real loser in a war between HP and Cisco will be Cisco, said Mark Gonzalez, president of Nth Generation Computing, a San Diego-based solution provider and HP partner.

Cisco's public break with HP makes it clear how relationships between the two have deteriorated, Gonzalez said.

"Personally, I'm very surprised that Cisco has gone public with this strategy vs. pursuing one where the relationship was allowed to die on the vine due to benign neglect," he said. "Cisco is clearly trying to deliver a message both to customers and the industry at large, and it's a sign that HP's counter-attack is beginning to really hurt them. Cisco's message to customers is, 'Choose, it's either us or them.'"

Gonzalez compared Cisco's move against HP to Napoleon's decision to attack Russia in the dead of Winter.

"Just because you're a big fish in a small pond like the networking world, doesn't mean that you should take on the great white shark of the computer industry," he said. "I see no way in which Cisco can win this war. Their message at the VMware Partner Conference was that their goal was to 'uncommoditize' a commodity business. Good luck with that strategy in the middle of the greatest recession since the Great Depression."

Gonzalez said that, in the time since Cisco's decision to compete with HP in the industry standard server business, HP has decided to acquire 3Com even as it put greater emphasis in its ProCurve partner compensation to compete with Cisco.

In the meantime, HP is the market leader in industry-standard servers, and that its industry standard server business grew 27 percent in its most recent quarter compared to the same period a year ago, Gonzalez said. HP is also a top storage vendor, and buys more disks than any other vendor or customer.

He also expects other changes at HP that will hurt Cisco.

"Want to bet that very serious conversations are taking place within Enterprise Services, formerly known as EDS, about substituting ProCurve everywhere that Cisco was spec'ed originally?" he asked.

HP's strategy when it comes to competing with Cisco is to emphasize the compatibility between its ProCurve and Cisco's networking products and prepare to use its 3Com acquisition to force Cisco to defend its business across the board.

The HP message to customers is clear, Gonzalez said.

"HP is saying, 'Are you tired of paying the high maintenance costs for Cisco products? Are you tired of funding Cisco's 65 percent gross margin lifestyle? Then Mr./Ms. Customer come talk to us about ProCurve. Who knows, you may like our products -- a lot of customers do. But even if you decide you don't want to buy our ProCurve products, get a quote from us and use it to leverage Cisco's pricing,'" he said.

In a nutshell, HP's strategy boils down to telling partners to win the deal, Gonzalez said.

"If you can't win the deal, delay it," he said. "If you can't win the deal and you can't delay it, then scorch the earth to where the deal will never be profitable to Cisco in the customer's lifetime."

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For some HP solution providers, the public split between HP and Cisco will have little impact for now.

It is time to take a wait-and-see attitude, said Dave Butler, president of Enterprise Computing Solutions, a Mission Viejo, Calif.-based solution and partner to both HP and Cisco.

"This is just a continuation of what's been happening for some time," Butler said. "There's no, 'oh-my-gosh' here. They've been battling in the sandbox for a couple of years."

Both customers and partners are aware of the fighting between the two vendors, which Butler said caused him to scratch his head when reading about the Cisco blog post on Thursday.

"Other than putting it in print, what's changed?" he said. "A lot of buzz about nothing. The white elephant was already in the room."

Another solution provider who works with both vendors and who preferred to remain anonymous said the surprise was gone a long time ago.

For Cisco-focused partners, the vendor break-up is probably good news, the solution provider said. "Before, they had to compete with HP," the solution provider said. "Now they can work better with Cisco."

There should not be much impact on HP partners either. "They may lose a bit of business where they sold maintenance contracts with the Cisco gear, which will also give an 'in' to a Cisco VAR," the solution provider said.

HP QuickDrop is an app developed by HP Inc. It lets users share files between their smartphone and HP computer wirelessly. If you have an HP computer and you do not want to use any third-party app to connect your computer and smartphone wirelessly, you can use HP QuickDrop. It transfers files faster than Bluetooth. This article guides you on how to use HP QuickDrop to share files between your smartphone and computer.

To use HP QuickDrop, you should have an HP computer or laptop with Windows 11/10 Home or Pro edition OS and any of the following smartphones:

• Android phone or tablet with Android OS version 7 or higher.
• iPhone or iPad with iOS version 12 or higher.

You can download HP QuickDrop on your smartphone from Google Play Store or App Store.

To use HP QuickDrop, you should have an active internet connection and both your devices (smartphone and computer) should be connected to the same WiFi network. Follow the below-listed steps:

1] Pair your PC and Phone

First you have to pair your smartphone with your HP computer or laptop. For this, launch HP QuickDrop on both of your devices and scan the QR code displayed on your computer from your smartphone. When you scan the code from your phone, a code will be displayed on both of your devices. If the code matches, confirm it by clicking on the “Code is the same, continue” button on your computer. If the code doesn’t match, scan the QR code again. Alternatively, you can also pair your smartphone with the computer by using a Pin.

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2] Transfer the files

To transfer the files from one device to another, click on the attachment icon and select the file. You can also send a message from one device to another by clicking on the “New Message” icon.

To open the folder where all the received files are stored, click on the “Received files” icon. You can pair more than one smartphone with your computer. To add another smartphone, go to settings and click on the “Add new device” option.

HP QuickDrop app for Windows 11/10 is available at Microsoft App Store.

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HP has announced the HP Omnicept Solution, which brings together its virtual reality (VR) headset and developer-focused SDK. According to the company, this will allow VR developers to create new personalized, engaging, and adaptive VR experiences for the enterprise.

According to the company, facial expression and body language account for up to 50% of effective communication. With 25%-30% of the workforce expected to continue working from home next year, new immersive tools will be needed in order to allow for effective remote collaboration. 

In addition, HP has found that since the emergence of COVID-19, there has been a 35% increase in the use of technology for training purposes, and VR has been proven to increase learning and training retention rates. 

“We’ve designed a powerful, adaptive VR solution to dramatically accelerate the use cases for VR, its potential to transform society, and the way we interact with technology,” said Jim Nottingham, general manager and global head of Advanced Compute and Solutions at HP Inc. “The HP Omnicept Solution will open new possibilities for VR development and its impact on enterprise training, remote education, collaboration, research and development, and specialized wellbeing. This type of data-driven approach will be fundamental to creating user-centric experiences for better VR in the future.”

HP Reverb Omnicept offers features such as eye motion and gaze, facial expression, heart rate, and foveated rendering. 

The HP Reverb G2 Omnicept Edition and the Omnicept SDK are expected to be released in Spring 2021.

Bel Power Solutions announces the release of its MELCHER™ HP Series DC-DC converter (4TE) with an input voltage range greater than 10:1. The converters deliver up to 192W with typical efficiency up to 93% over input and load range with no derating over the operating ambient temperature range of -40° to 70°C.

Just one power supply covers all nominal battery voltages from 24V to 110V, making it particular suitable for railway applications. The continuous input voltage range is 16.8V-137.5V with dynamic transient deviations to 12.5V and 154V for 2s respectively. The HP Series complies with EN 50155, EN 50121, fire and smoke standard EN 45545 and all common national and international railway and safety standards, is packaged in a rugged cassette case for 19in rack or chassis mounting, and all the PCB boards are protected by lacquer, which is perfect for harsh, convection cooled environments in the traditional MELCHER™ style. They are also safety-approved to IEC/EN 60950-1 and UL/CSA 60950-1 2nd Edition.

The HP Series output covers 5V to 96V in single, dual, triple or quad output configurations. Standard features include current share, 10ms interruption time, reverse polarity protection, inrush current limitation, over-voltage and user-programmable under-voltage lockout, remote on/off, adjustable output voltage, fully self-protecting and fully featured. A variety of electrical and mechanical accessories are also available, including a universal mounting bracket for DIN Rail and chassis mounting, a mounting plate for wall mounting and a front panel kit for accommodating 2 HP units for a 19in DIN rack with 6U, 5TE.

For more information, please contact Bel Power Solutions.

This article lists the possible solutions to fix HP Printer error code 0xc4eb92c3. One of the possible causes of this error is the incorrect printer configuration which can be resolved by resetting the printer. If you are getting the same error on your HP printer, the solutions listed in this post may help you.

Before you begin, try to run the Printer troubleshooter. Maybe this will fix the problem. If not, then try the following methods:

1. Reset HP printer configuration.
2. Download and install the latest HP printer drivers.
3. Contact HP customer support team.

1] Reset HP printer configuration

If you have configured the HP printer incorrectly, resetting its configuration may help:

1. First, turn ON your printer.
2. You have to wait till the printer enters an idle state.
3. When the printer is turned ON and silent, disconnect its USB cable. If your printer is connected to a wireless network, leave it connected. Remove the cartridges as well.
4. Now, disconnect its power cord from the wall outlet and the rear of the printer.
5. Wait for at least 1 minute.
6. Reconnect the power cord. The printer should turn ON automatically. If not, turn it ON. After that, the printer might go through a warm-up period. You might see its light flashing.
7. You have to wait till the printer completes the warm-up period and becomes idle and silent.
8. Now, insert the cartridges into the printer and close its cartridge access door.
9. Connect the USB cable again. If you get a calibration prompt, do so.
10. Try to print.

2] Download and install the latest printer drivers

If the above method did not solve the issue, the problem may be associated with the printer drivers. Visit HP’s official website and download the latest drivers.

Now, uninstall the existing drivers from your Windows 10 computer, restart it and then run the setup file of the latest version of drivers that you have downloaded from HP.com website. You may be required to restart the PC again.

It should help.

Related: Fix HP error code 0xc4eb8000.

3] Contact HP customer support team

If none of the above methods help you, it is time to call an expert. Contact HP customer support team and tell them the problem. They will help you solve the issue.

Hope something helps.

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