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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 as the software.

Hardware implies permanence and invariability. Software or programming  … 
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Recent Vendor Reports on Hardware
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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Vizion Core vReplicator
sponsored by Vizioncore Inc.
SOFTWARE LISTING:   Posted: 14 May 2008 | Published: 01 May 2008
SUMMARY: vReplicator is the recognized host-level image replication solution for VMware Infrastructure. vReplicator allows the entire virtual machine to be replicated, including the OS, configurations and patches, applications and data.

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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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Remote I/O: What You Should Know before Using Remote I/O
sponsored by AutomationDirect
VIDEOCAST:   Posted: 08 May 2008 | When: 01 May 2008
SUMMARY: In this video, learn some introductory facts about remote I/O, whether remote or expansion I/O is the more cost-effective solution for your organization, and how AutomationDirect's hardware can meet your remote I/O needs.

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TOPICS:  Hardware

The TERA1200 Host Processor
sponsored by Teradici Corporation
HARDWARE LISTING:   Posted: 07 May 2008 | Published: 01 May 2008
SUMMARY: The TERA1200 Host Processor delivers a true, uncompromised PC experience over IP networks. It provides transparent USB and HD audio bridging, USB device authorization, and encrypted communications.

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The TERA1100 Portal Processor
sponsored by Teradici Corporation
HARDWARE LISTING:   Posted: 07 May 2008 | Published: 01 May 2008
SUMMARY: The TERA1100 Portal Processor enables centralized computing to span an enterprise network from the datacenter to the desktop by implementing advanced display compression algorithms and I/O bridging to guarantee a high performance user experience.

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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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Choosing the right platform: Match your data center needs with the right virtualization platform
sponsored by Virtual Iron Software, Inc.
VIDEOCAST:   Posted: 17 Apr 2008 | When: 17 Apr 2008, 09:00 EDT (13:00 GMT)
SUMMARY: In this videocast, virtualization guru Barb Goldworm discusses how to right-size your virtual infrastructure, virtualization types, hardware considerations and the future of the virtualization space.

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HARDWARE DEFINITION (continued): …  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 but also the cables, connectors, power supply units, and peripheral devices such as the keyboard, mouse, audio speakers, and printers.

Hardware is sometimes used as a term collectively describing the … 
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