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Hardware

ALSO CALLED: Hardware Devices, Physical Devices, and Machines
DEFINITION: In information technology, hardware is the physical aspect of computers, telecommunications, and other devices. The term arose as a way to distinguish the "box" and the electronic circuitry and components of a computer from the program you put in it to make it do things. The program came to be known  … 
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The Road Map to Virtual Infrastructure: Practical Implementation Strategies
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 16 May 2008 | Published: 01 Jan 2006
SUMMARY: This VMware® white paper, especially useful for senior IT managers, describes best practices for implementing virtualization technology.

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IBM X-Architecture Technology: A Story of Innovation for x86-Based Servers
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 16 May 2008 | Published: 01 Mar 2007
SUMMARY: In this white paper, you'll see how IBM helped elevate x86 servers to mission critical roles by incorporating X-Architecture® technologies.

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Message and Document Classification - Advantages for US DoD
sponsored by Titus Labs
WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 10 May 2008 | Published: 01 Apr 2008
SUMMARY: Titus Labs has developed a complete family of classification solutions for Microsoft Outlook email and Microsoft Office documents, these message and document classification tools offer many advantages which are outlined in this paper.

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Enterprise Personalization for the Insurance Industry
sponsored by Exstream Software
WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 24 Apr 2008 | Published: 01 Apr 2004
SUMMARY: In today's highly competitive environment, providing timely and relevant policyholder communications is critical. Exstream Software's Dialogue enterprise personalization solution allows insurers to create, manage, and deliver the fu...

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Getting Your Products Approved for the Federal Technology Market
sponsored by Command Information
WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 23 Apr 2008 | Published: 23 Apr 2008
SUMMARY: This paper focuses on IPv6 integration for the United State federal government, the principles and tools developed for Command Ready apply equally to enterprise, government, and consumer product development initiatives.

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Two Billion Entry Directory Benchmark
sponsored by Oracle Corporation
WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 10 Apr 2008 | Published: 01 Mar 2008
SUMMARY: This benchmark evaluates Oracle Internet Directory performance under scales and throughput rates representative of those encountered in production use in both the communications industry and as part of large scale delivery architectures.

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Seamlessly Realizing Change Management
sponsored by OnDemand Software
WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 08 Apr 2008 | Published: 01 Jan 2004
SUMMARY: This white paper examines the importance of change management in the success of enterprise application implementations and upgrades.

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Five Reasons Why System i (IBM iSeries) High Availability Solutions Should Be Considered in Smaller Organizations
sponsored by Vision Solutions
WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 02 Apr 2008 | Published: 01 Apr 2008
SUMMARY: This white paper will provide a review of the core causes and costs of both planned and unplanned downtime and will then provide a detailed discussion of current options for High Availability and Disaster Recovery solutions.

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An Introduction to System i (IBM iSeries) High Availability - Get to Know the Core Components of HA Solutions and Important Installation Considerations
sponsored by Vision Solutions
WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 02 Apr 2008 | Published: 01 Jan 2007
SUMMARY: This white paper provides an introduction to System i high availability for companies that want to understand this technology and evaluates whether such a solution can become a cost-justifiable component of their backup and recovery strategy.

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Making Sense of Your SQL Server Application's Performance - A Practical Guide
sponsored by Quest Software
WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 31 Mar 2008 | Published: 01 Jan 2007
SUMMARY: Performance tuning on SQL Server is difficult. Sifting through the huge volume of tuning information available on various web sites - which counters to look at, which queries to run, etc. - can be overwhelming. Part of the challenge is ...

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HARDWARE DEFINITION (continued): …  as the software.

Hardware implies permanence and invariability. Software or programming can easily be varied. You can put an entirely new program in the hardware and make it create an entirely new experience for the user. You can, however, change the modular configurations that most computers come with by adding new adapters or cards that extend the computer's capabilities.

Like software, hardware is a collective term. Hardware includes not only the computer proper … 
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