25 August, 2012
ACER PC empire faced collapse: or will withdraw from the Tablet PC market
Following the shelling Microsoft destruction of the PC ecosystem to no avail, Acer has setback, its recently launched smart phone industry look bad. Meanwhile, the failure of the Olympic marketing strategy for the global PC giant is suffering from unprecedented accusations. The future of Acer do?
Or will withdraw from the Tablet PC
Recently, Acer Chairman and CEO JT Wang shelling Microsoft destruction and PC partners that Microsoft has independently launched Surface Tablet PC will be in direct competition with PC makers, and even threatened that they have to exit the Tablet PC market. This is also the first publicly criticized Microsoft's PC partners.
Previously, Microsoft plans to launch in October this year, its own brand of Surface Tablet PC, the tablet will be the Acer the Iconia HP TouchPad Tablet PC's competitors.
"Acer has Microsoft expressed their own ideas, this is not Microsoft is good at work, so please think twice." Wang said, "This ecosystem will bring a tremendous negative effect, while other brands may also be successively made negative response. "
In fact, for how to respond to the Surface Tablet PC, as well as how to deal with Microsoft may be further involved in the hardware market initiatives, Acer internal heated debate. If Microsoft will carry out the hardware business, Acer is still relying on Microsoft, or look for other options? This trade-off is very complex. After all, so far, Microsoft's upcoming Windows 8 system is still the best choice for PC makers to promote business recovery and sale of products.
In the past 20 years, Microsoft and PC makers to maintain good relations of cooperation. Microsoft Windows and Intel processors are the industry standard. In this platform, PC makers can focus on the innovation of the hardware. Competition between Acer, Dell and Lenovo and other hardware vendors to promote the decline of PC prices to the Microsoft Windows system gaining popularity.
However, the trend of rapid growth of smart phones and tablet PCs, this model has been affected. Microsoft's financial results released last month, the company's first quarterly loss since listing. Microsoft hopes to catch up by virtue of the Surface Tablet PC.
Microsoft recently submitted a document to the regulatory authorities recognize that the introduction of Surface Tablet PC will be a tense relationship, which could affect PC makers to focus on the Microsoft platform.
Smart phones are not to be optimistic about
Not only is the Tablet PC, Acer facing trouble, there are smart phones. Acer recently in Beijing officially released two new entry-level phone new, and declared that the future introduction of dual and quad core processors, LET, high-end smart phones, fully into the domestic market. Acer's transformation of the way it can be said to reflect the current plight of the traditional PC vendors, on the one hand, the PC industry in the fierce impact of the mobile Internet is shrinking; the other hand, the transformation required to face the opponent and the industrial environment is not optimistic.
Now it seems that Acer moved to the smart phone market thorny understanding of whether the right path - on the domestic market, high and low ends facing enormous challenges, as well as visibility and lack of channels are likely to Acer in the domestic market "acclimatized".
Acer recently announced lowered the personal computer shipments outlook, annual results probably only last year, each foreign investment institutions would have reduced the target price. On the other hand, Acer develop the mobile device market disruption. Acer has introduced a variety of tablet PCs, but has not entered the mainstream market. Smartphone, Acer layout earlier, but also facing the same problem.
Look at the course of development from Acer, its success stems from the opportunities brought about by the development of the Internet, and its decline from the impact of the mobile Internet. All of the traditional PC vendors are facing the same relation to the survival of the subject: In the face of the tide of the mobile Internet, where the future of the PC manufacturers? HP offers cloud computing strategy, at the same time the Nuggets data; Lenovo to play four-screen concept of a cloud; Dell's transformation of the direction of the transition to a service.
Acer is now the transformation is still a bit confused. Acer touch Division General Manager Chen Guowei, Acer's expectations of the mobile phone business is not just a product line is so simple, the Group looks forward to the phone and PC and cloud computing platforms integrate. However, Acer rely on to achieve this ambitious goal? From the past, the market response to Acer's smart phones and tablet PCs in the market such as "dead letter", Acer wants to go further in this area, relying solely on the PC business accumulated brand is clearly not enough, need to bring more "real effort".
Brand marketing strategy has failed
The mobile terminal of frustration in the field may directly reflect the dilemma of Acer's overall strategy has failed, Acer Olympic Games TOP sponsor of the only face, but in the Olympic marketing "silence". In addition to signing the Chinese diving team this year, Acer released four with the Olympic rings logo products, almost no other marketing activities.
Three months ago, Acer announced that the 2012 London Olympic Games, Chinese Olympic strategy, including the depth of cooperation with the Chinese Olympic Committee, sponsored by the Chinese swim team, and Olympic Special Edition computer for the London Olympics will provide more than 25,000 computer and servers. Originally envisaged to make use of the Olympic platform to establish a closer relationship with individual consumers. But in the Coca-Cola, Samsung and other implementation intensive advertising bombardment process, the Acer's performance is very low-key, or even very boring.
Olympic marketing fight is long-term sponsorship fee is only put up a table, can sing good show have to rely on the latter part of Deal or No Deal-style promotion, to continue to invest funds may be 3-5 times the sponsorship fee. The Acer in the moment, it was difficult to shirk. Acer history for the first time the huge loss in 2011, and last month lowered its 2012 full-year growth is expected, its credit rating by Fitch lowered to "junk". To maintain a profit of 2012, Acer had to cut expenses in the Olympics ought to spend money to vigorously marketing years quietly aloud has become inevitable. To exempt from the deep "burn" quagmire, Acer only to see in order to obtain a TOP sponsor qualified to throw tens of millions of dollars "make sense to children.
Chen Zhigang, communications experts believe that Acer's success lies in a low-cost netbooks, but the Apple iPad smart phones quickly became popular and iPhone set off heat completely destroyed Acer netbook Empire. Excessive pursuit of the Internet first, and then stick to the impact of the PC business, making the Acer in the sales decline at the same time, corporate profit margins are continuing to fall. Chinese Commercial News reporter Wu Chenguang
The U.S. government closes three sites dedicated to piracy Android
Closing time for early Appbucket , Snappzmarket and Applanet . Do not you know that sites are? Rather, it means that you inflicted app in an honest manner. You are taken to a nervous breakdown and you are tearing their hair out? Too bad for you.
Not difficult to see that we are talking about websites dedicated to illegal distribution of Android app, against which the U.S. Department of Justice, in collaboration with the Dutch and French police , has seen fit to go heavy.
This is the first time the top web app on the marketplace for mobile phones were seized , "reads a statement on the website of the department .
What will certainly enjoy listening to developers, who now feel more protected as their applications, but it seems that the anti-piracy crackdown does not stop here and similar sites dedicated to iOS are the next in line.
Not difficult to see that we are talking about websites dedicated to illegal distribution of Android app, against which the U.S. Department of Justice, in collaboration with the Dutch and French police , has seen fit to go heavy.
This is the first time the top web app on the marketplace for mobile phones were seized , "reads a statement on the website of the department .
What will certainly enjoy listening to developers, who now feel more protected as their applications, but it seems that the anti-piracy crackdown does not stop here and similar sites dedicated to iOS are the next in line.
08 February, 2012
Tips for Data Loss Prevention
Unexpected computer crashes that lead to a total loss of important business and personal data are making data prevention software essential for anyone who uses a computer. Almost anyone uses a computer to store files, from photos and music to secure documents. Professionals especially those who make their living online tend to have a majority of their business data stored on computers. This is the reason why you need to use software that will secure your files for you before a computer crash wipes your drive clean.
Top Features Available in the Best Data Loss Prevention Software
Top features to look for in good data loss prevention software include fast backup, minimal maintenance, efficient use of data space, easy accessibility, and high scalability. You also need data backup software to perform secure backups, which only accepts backup requests from clients.
Most users prefer software that perform fast and non-intrusive backups. Installation should also be easy. Most top-rated software can be installed in less than 20 minutes and the software automatically deploys clients to linked devices such as your phone or tablet. The top-rated software also performs automatic software updates but you can schedule when your computer checks for updates and how to install them.
Top-rated DLP software are also app-aware. This means that they utilize the minimum amount of disk space through an efficient system of duplicate reduction. Backups are made faster this way since you utilize less bandwidth. Quality DLP software also tweak how bandwidth is utilized in order to further increase the backup speed by choosing the optimal packet size coupled with the use of up to 8 threads in one network to make the best use of the bandwidth available. Administrators can further tweak this feature with the use of smart percentage bandwidth caps.
Quality data loss prevention software also allows users to restore their data using various devices anytime whether they are using browser-based restore options in their laptops and other mobile devices such as the iPhone or iPad.
Excellent data loss prevention software can be the fine line that divides a successful business from one that you have to rebuild from scratch. If you do business online or if you store important data on your laptop, you need the security that only high quality data security software can give you. Start with the features mentioned above to find data loss prevention software that can give your files the protection they need.
Top Features Available in the Best Data Loss Prevention Software
Top features to look for in good data loss prevention software include fast backup, minimal maintenance, efficient use of data space, easy accessibility, and high scalability. You also need data backup software to perform secure backups, which only accepts backup requests from clients.
Most users prefer software that perform fast and non-intrusive backups. Installation should also be easy. Most top-rated software can be installed in less than 20 minutes and the software automatically deploys clients to linked devices such as your phone or tablet. The top-rated software also performs automatic software updates but you can schedule when your computer checks for updates and how to install them.
Top-rated DLP software are also app-aware. This means that they utilize the minimum amount of disk space through an efficient system of duplicate reduction. Backups are made faster this way since you utilize less bandwidth. Quality DLP software also tweak how bandwidth is utilized in order to further increase the backup speed by choosing the optimal packet size coupled with the use of up to 8 threads in one network to make the best use of the bandwidth available. Administrators can further tweak this feature with the use of smart percentage bandwidth caps.
Quality data loss prevention software also allows users to restore their data using various devices anytime whether they are using browser-based restore options in their laptops and other mobile devices such as the iPhone or iPad.
Excellent data loss prevention software can be the fine line that divides a successful business from one that you have to rebuild from scratch. If you do business online or if you store important data on your laptop, you need the security that only high quality data security software can give you. Start with the features mentioned above to find data loss prevention software that can give your files the protection they need.
BIOS ERROR - Can't Find Hard Drive!
I remember the first time I suffered a fatal Hard Drive failure. It was 1999. The first family PC we bought.
Oh yes I remember it well. Pentium Processor, not Pentium Dual Core or P4 or P3 or for that matter P2. No, just Pentium. Ran at 133Mhz on a 66Mhz FSB. 16 Meg of RAM (yes, huge I know) and a simply massive 1.2GB Fujitsu hard disk. Ah, those were the days, when building your own PC was cool and Windows 95 looked so much better than 3.11 that we were all tricked into thinking that it was better!
After 2 years of faithful service I came down one morning, pressed the PC's power button and went to make Coffee. It was strange, I thought the Coffee machine had issues. There were funny clicking and clinking sounds emanating around the room. Because of other Kitcheny (I don't think that's a word) noises it sounded for all the world like the Coffee machine. I tapped it, bashed it, switched it off then on again initially not noticing the sound continued when it was off. It was then out of the corner of my eye I could see the hard disk LED really wasn't doing what it should and almost quicker than a Core i7 could do it my brain flipped from the prospect of no Coffee to Data loss... Arrrggghhhhh!!!
I repair and service computers for a living and I now make a point of asking each customer I visit if they've backed up recently and recommending how to do it if they haven't. Back then it wasn't that bad. The data on there wasn't too important although it was a real pain for a few weeks. But now I have about 10 years of family photos that are simply irreplaceable on a single hard disk. Frankly If I tried to explain to you how modern hard drives actually save your data (and I don't really understand it myself!) you would freak out, run to your nearest computer store, buy an external hard drive then run home and backup your PC.
The worst part of my job is having to tell a customer that all their data is gone and the only way they are going to get it back is to send the hard disk to a professional data recovery company. About £500 if they're lucky.
Please people, make sure you keep regularly backing up your important data. You can use CD, DVD, Blu-Ray, USB stick or external hard drives. Just as long as you have a second copy somewhere. There are also a myriad of online solutions available most of which get on with the job automatically taking all the hassle and worry away. These also protect against fire and theft since the information is stored offsite in a secure data center.
So, remember those 3 rules...
1. Backup
2. Backup
3. Backup
Oh yes I remember it well. Pentium Processor, not Pentium Dual Core or P4 or P3 or for that matter P2. No, just Pentium. Ran at 133Mhz on a 66Mhz FSB. 16 Meg of RAM (yes, huge I know) and a simply massive 1.2GB Fujitsu hard disk. Ah, those were the days, when building your own PC was cool and Windows 95 looked so much better than 3.11 that we were all tricked into thinking that it was better!
After 2 years of faithful service I came down one morning, pressed the PC's power button and went to make Coffee. It was strange, I thought the Coffee machine had issues. There were funny clicking and clinking sounds emanating around the room. Because of other Kitcheny (I don't think that's a word) noises it sounded for all the world like the Coffee machine. I tapped it, bashed it, switched it off then on again initially not noticing the sound continued when it was off. It was then out of the corner of my eye I could see the hard disk LED really wasn't doing what it should and almost quicker than a Core i7 could do it my brain flipped from the prospect of no Coffee to Data loss... Arrrggghhhhh!!!
I repair and service computers for a living and I now make a point of asking each customer I visit if they've backed up recently and recommending how to do it if they haven't. Back then it wasn't that bad. The data on there wasn't too important although it was a real pain for a few weeks. But now I have about 10 years of family photos that are simply irreplaceable on a single hard disk. Frankly If I tried to explain to you how modern hard drives actually save your data (and I don't really understand it myself!) you would freak out, run to your nearest computer store, buy an external hard drive then run home and backup your PC.
The worst part of my job is having to tell a customer that all their data is gone and the only way they are going to get it back is to send the hard disk to a professional data recovery company. About £500 if they're lucky.
Please people, make sure you keep regularly backing up your important data. You can use CD, DVD, Blu-Ray, USB stick or external hard drives. Just as long as you have a second copy somewhere. There are also a myriad of online solutions available most of which get on with the job automatically taking all the hassle and worry away. These also protect against fire and theft since the information is stored offsite in a secure data center.
So, remember those 3 rules...
1. Backup
2. Backup
3. Backup
Why You Should Never Remove The Cover Of A Computer Hard Drive????????????
Hard Drive Anatomy
In order to explain why removing the cover of a hard drive is not a particularly good idea it is helpful to understand a little about how a hard drive stores, and accesses, your data.
Inside a hard drive is a circular disk on which your data is stored magnetically and is then accessed by a read/write head which hovers above the platter (very close - only a matter of microns) and interprets the magnetic data. These disks rotate at an incredibly high speed (usually 5400rpm or 7200rpm). The circular disk (commonly referred to as the platter) is usually constructed of aluminium or glass but has a very thin special coating over the top where the data is on the platter will be stored.
This special layer is extremely sensitive and due to the speeds at which the patter spins inside a hard drive can easily be damaged by the smallest of particles such as dust and other airborne contaminants. If you think this is an exaggeration then what you have to remember is that at 7200RPM a small piece of dust hitting against a very thin layer that contains your valuable data will be travelling at an incredible speed and this spells trouble for your platters surface.
Why A Class 100 Clean Room is so Important
As highlighted above, if you get any tiny particles of dust inside your hard drive then this will cause big trouble as soon as the drive spins again. In your home or at an office there are typically 500,000 to 1,000,000 airborne particles 0.5 microns in diameter or larger for every cubic foot of air - so as soon as you remove the cover from a drive in this environment you are in big trouble!
A class 100 clean room is a specialised environment in which there is less than 100 airborne particles (<0.5 microns diameter) per cubic foot of air. It is in these environments in which hard drives are built in the first place - they are assembled fully and then sealed so that no dust particles can enter the drives once they are shipped out to retailers.
If there is ever a need to open a hard drive for data recovery (e.g. a swap of read/write heads or a change of spindle motor) then it must be performed in a class 100 clean room by a professional data recovery specialist or you run the risk of permanently damaging your data. There are of course numerous examples of people on the internet that claim to have successfully opened/repaired drives at home but you can bet for every success story there are probably 100 people that have lost their data for good.
The bottom line is never open a hard drive at home unless you cannot afford to pay for a professional data recovery specialist or you do not consider the data valuable enough to risk losing.
In order to explain why removing the cover of a hard drive is not a particularly good idea it is helpful to understand a little about how a hard drive stores, and accesses, your data.
Inside a hard drive is a circular disk on which your data is stored magnetically and is then accessed by a read/write head which hovers above the platter (very close - only a matter of microns) and interprets the magnetic data. These disks rotate at an incredibly high speed (usually 5400rpm or 7200rpm). The circular disk (commonly referred to as the platter) is usually constructed of aluminium or glass but has a very thin special coating over the top where the data is on the platter will be stored.
This special layer is extremely sensitive and due to the speeds at which the patter spins inside a hard drive can easily be damaged by the smallest of particles such as dust and other airborne contaminants. If you think this is an exaggeration then what you have to remember is that at 7200RPM a small piece of dust hitting against a very thin layer that contains your valuable data will be travelling at an incredible speed and this spells trouble for your platters surface.
Why A Class 100 Clean Room is so Important
As highlighted above, if you get any tiny particles of dust inside your hard drive then this will cause big trouble as soon as the drive spins again. In your home or at an office there are typically 500,000 to 1,000,000 airborne particles 0.5 microns in diameter or larger for every cubic foot of air - so as soon as you remove the cover from a drive in this environment you are in big trouble!
A class 100 clean room is a specialised environment in which there is less than 100 airborne particles (<0.5 microns diameter) per cubic foot of air. It is in these environments in which hard drives are built in the first place - they are assembled fully and then sealed so that no dust particles can enter the drives once they are shipped out to retailers.
If there is ever a need to open a hard drive for data recovery (e.g. a swap of read/write heads or a change of spindle motor) then it must be performed in a class 100 clean room by a professional data recovery specialist or you run the risk of permanently damaging your data. There are of course numerous examples of people on the internet that claim to have successfully opened/repaired drives at home but you can bet for every success story there are probably 100 people that have lost their data for good.
The bottom line is never open a hard drive at home unless you cannot afford to pay for a professional data recovery specialist or you do not consider the data valuable enough to risk losing.
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