R&D throughout the industry has led to significant steps in innovation this year. VARBusiness Tech Innovator Awards recognize the most innovative of these offerings from several different sectors.
Vendors submitted hundreds of entries for the 2008 VARBusiness Tech Innovator Awards, but only a handful emerged as purveyors of unique, groundbreaking products. Here's a look at the winners.
HP's first touch-screen notebook for consumers has plenty of options for work and play.
Inside This Issue: November 2008
Cover Story
Take Note
From newer form factors to longer battery life, mobile computing has seen sweeping changes in the past 12 months. Here's a look at what lies ahead for notebooks.
Bake-Off: Hard Disk Drives
Driving It Home
With laptops getting smaller and smaller, the CRN Test Center puts four vendors' 2.5-inch hard drives to the test.
Reviews
It Ain't Heavy, It's a Brother
The MFC-9840CDW multifunct printer from Brother is an office-friendly all-in-one with a nicely blended feature set.
When Patch-work Counts
AdventNet's Security Manager Plus takes patch management to another level by incorporating network security features.
Intuit Goes SaaS With QuickBooks
Does Intuit QuickBase provide enough value for both solution providers and their customers to compete in the CRM market?.
The Switch Is On--Gigabit, That Is
3Com's OfficeConnect Gigabit Switch 5 is energy-efficient at a price that won't break the bank.
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