It's no secret that the notebook market is more competitive than ever, with vendors big and small racing to deliver compelling industrial designs that at the same time embody what Microsoft is trying to achieve with its move to the much-vaunted Windows 8 operating system.
"But," says Sophia Evans, HP PSG business unit manager at Tarsus Technologies, "there's still room for other forms of innovation.
"The perfect example of this," she says, "is the upcoming HP Spectre XT notebook, which pitches what looks and feels like an exciting consumer-focused notebook into the enterprise space."
Evans says many vendors are talking about the trend toward bring your own device (BYOD), but too few are taking it seriously.
"The Spectre XT offers cutting-edge technology such as the next-generation Intel Core architecture, speedy solid-state storage, a sleek and attractive brushed aluminium exterior, and a professional-grade operating system designed expressly for business users," she says.
"We're predicting the business market will be going wild for it," she continues, "because IT departments are able to present users with an attractive, consumer-type product, and in doing so, alleviate the desire for employees to bring their own hardware to the office (and deal with the mammoth task of managing a massive fleet of disparate hardware).
"It's a win on both fronts, and that's rare in the current market's climate.
"We can't wait to see what the response to this product will be like when it ships later this month," she concludes.
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Tarsus Technologies
With more than 27 years' of experience in the ICT industry, Tarsus is the leading value-added distributor in South Africa, specialising in the supply of the world's foremost PC and peripheral hardware brands to the local reseller channel.
Tarsus strives to meet the channel's needs for credit funding, stock availability and efficient logistics, ensuring that resellers are able to deliver the highest quality service to their customers, focus on support and compile the best overall solutions for their end-user customer base at the lowest possible cost.
The company prides itself on its flexibility, adaptability, knowledge, skills and successful track record combined with an industry-leading ability to manage large rollouts. These are the reasons Tarsus has consistently been rated as the top distributor in the country by international vendors, resellers and the IT media alike.
With its strong commitment to the South African channel, Tarsus is able to not only make the reseller channel more efficient, but more importantly, it plays a vital role in dramatically reducing the costs of doing business in the local ICT market.
Tarsus distributes a range of products from the world's leading manufacturers, including Acer, AOC, APC, Asus, Cisco, Dell, Gateway, HP, Lenovo, Meissner, Microsoft, OKI Printing Solutions and Samsung.
Tarsus' head office is situated in Johannesburg with branches in Cape Town, KwaZulu-Natal, Port Elizabeth, Bloemfontein and Nelspruit. Tarsus has also extended its footprint into Africa with branches in Namibia, Botswana and Mauritius.
More information about Tarsus is available at: http://www.tarsus.co.za.
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