Canon has released a new scanner, the CanoScan LiDE 20. It's a AU$179 entry level machine, so there aren't too many whiz-bang features, but it has 600 x 1200 dpi optical resolution and 48-bit colour, is less than two inches high and allows you to print the scan straight into a Canon Bubblejet printer, via a computer.
Canon also has three cameras coming onto the market in early October. The SureShot 130u is, according to Canon, the world's smallest 35mm camera with a 3x zoom. Its face is just larger than a business card, and it features auto focus and flash systems. It retails for AU$349.
The EOS 300V is a smaller version of the EOS 300 that can be operated one handed. The body of the camera retails at AU$599, and special lenses and flashes are available.
For moving pictures, Canon has provided the MVX2i digital video camera, which does still images as well. It can be connected directly to a range of Canon printers, and has a white LED on the front to provide light so you can film in the dark. The recommended retail price is AU$2,999.
But wait, there's more! No steak knives, but Canon has also put a couple of digital printer/copiers on the market. The iR2200i and the iR3300i both have a 6.0GB standard internal Image Server and 192MB RAM, have a maximised resolution of 2400 x 600 dpi and comes with a 1,050 sheet paper supply, according to Canon.
Sometime this month HP will make available ProLiant BL p-Class Blade servers. The new HP claims the structure allows customers to scale workloads by adding servers, interconnects and power. Also, they can get rid of up to 80 percent of their cabling! Anyhoo, HP are estimating prices along the lines of AU$5,299 for a single server with 1.4GHZ processor and 512 MB memory, and AU$6,249 for an enclosure with eight Rapid Deployment Pack licenses.
For enterprise storage needs, Maxtor has announced its newest generation of ATA drives will be available locally in October. Dubbed MaXLine, the family includes drives with up to 320GB and a mean time to failure of over one million hours, according to Maxtor. They back it up with a three-year warranty.
IBM has released Lotus Notes and Domino 6, its family of software products designed to handle messaging and collaboration. IBM claim more than 1,000 "new and enhanced" features designed to improve productivity and lower cost of ownership. The products in this family are available now to download, with Lotus Notes 6 Client Access Licenses going from AU$148, and Lotus Domino Designer 6 going for an estimated AU$925.
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