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- Commerzbank Uses Advanced PRIMERGY Technology to Speed Up Digitization of Files
- CompUSA is one of the nation's leading technology retailers of computers and home electronics. CompUSA initiated a 32-bit data warehouse solution using Microsoft SQL Server 2000 on the Intel Xeon processor and populated it with POS information. As the company added data from multiple sources and extended reporting services to...
- Tags: Fujitsu Siemens Primergy, Microsoft SQL Server 2000, Intel Itanium 2, CompUSA Inc., 64-Bit, Processors, Business Intelligence, Databases, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management
- Case studies
- CompUSA Gets a Business Intelligence Boost With Microsoft SQL Server 2005 and Itanium 2-Based Server
- Tianjin Datian Group Co., Ltd is a leading domestic logistics enterprise. Its services span 541 cities across China. To manage the growing demand for services, Datian identified a need for more robust systems that could easily integrate data from multiple sources. To address this need, Datian Group deployed a solution...
- Tags: Business Intelligence, Microsoft SQL Server, Intel Itanium, Intel Itanium 2, Logistics, Server, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft SQL Server 2005, Intel Corp., CompUSA Inc., Supply Chain, Desktops, Processors, Operating Systems, Databases, Business Operations, Hardware, Semiconductors, Components, Software, Enterprise Software, Data Management
- Case studies
- Computer Retailer Boosts Data Warehouse Performance With Move to 64-Bit Servers
- Computer retailer CompUSA uses Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Analysis Services cubes to provide a valuable environment for business intelligence queries to help it enhance operations and customer service. But as the company brought more information into its data warehouse, the batch window for processing became an issue. The company also...
- Tags: Data Warehouse, Environment, Computer Retailer, Server, Microsoft Corp., Computer, CompUSA Inc., 64-bit Environment, 64-Bit, Network Technology, Databases, Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Networking, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management
- Case studies
- Electronics Retailer Streamlines Communications With Portal Solution
- CompUSA has become one of the best-known retailers of computers and electronics in the United States through rapid expansion of its "Superstores" across the country. For years the company relied on Lotus Notes for communicating with store managers. However, the large volumes of e-mail and a lack of effective rules...
- Tags: IBM Lotus Notes, Electronics, Microsoft Corp., CompUSA Inc., E-mail Servers, Groupware, Retail, Portals, Enterprise Software, Software, Internet
- Case studies
- What bargains did you find at CompUSA?
- I figure that most of us who write code for a living are probably gadget geeks at heart, so I assume that many of you went to your local CompUSA during its closing days. Sunday was the final sale at the two stores here in the Nashville area....
- Tags: Retail Price, Recorder, CompUSA Inc., Games, Consumer Electronics, DVD, Taxes, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Financial Planning, Finance, Rex Baldazo
- Blog posts 2008-03-06
- CompUSA to close shop
- An "orderly wind-down" was initiated after CompUSA was acquired by a private equity firm. According to CNET News.com: ... it was sold to Specialty Equity, an affiliate of private equity firm Gordon Brothers Group. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed, but the immediate result is...
- Tags: CompUSA Inc., Investment, Financial Services, Finance, Paul Mah
- Blog posts 2007-12-07
- CompUSA Amerinote Laptop
- The screen gets dark as I use it and I have to move the screen back and forth on its hinges a few times to bring it back to a normal viewing light. The contrast and brightness are turned up all of the way. What do you think?
- Tags: Notebooks, bschelle@..., CompUSA Inc., laptop computer
- Discussion threads 2007-06-05
- Photos: Vista madness in S.F.
- At CompUSA in San Francisco, the new operating system is greeted with crowds, barbeque and a football star.
- Tags: CompUSA Inc., football, Microsoft Windows Vista, operating system, photograph, San Francisco
- Image galleries 2007-01-30
- Photos: At CompUSA, 'Vista can wait'
- Late-night shoppers take advantage of Vista's launch to snap up bargains, but for the most part take a pass on the OS itself.
- Tags: CompUSA Inc., Microsoft Windows Vista, operating system, pass, photograph
- Image galleries 2007-01-30
- HD data transfer
- I had a motherboard to fry on my laptop and was wondering if there was a way to transfer files from the Hard drive to a desktop hard drive. XP pro OS on the laptop HD and XP home on the desktop. Since the laptop is inop I figured...
- Tags: CompUSA Inc., desktop, HD, laptop computer, sonnytrotter@...
- Q&A 2005-01-10
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- My notebook won't boot. I've tried the repair function but that didn't help. HP suggested I reinstall but I need to know how to backup data from my notebook since I can't get logged on.well if you have a desktop, you can buy one of those nifty 2.5 to 3.5...
- Tags: Notebooks, hard drive
- Q&A 2005-08-22
- Vista's actual launch? Think whisper, not bang
- Link to the photo galleryAt CompUSA, 'Vista can wait'http://content.techrepublic.com.com/2346-10877_11-42584.html
- Tags: Sonja Thompson, compusa, windows, software, networking, news, windows vista, Microsoft Windows Vista
- Discussion threads 2007-01-31
- Suggestions on Training/Certification?
- About a year ago, with no previous training or experience, I was given a Win2000 internal LAN for 80 users to handle, along with all hardware and software and users - the whole shebang. I have learned a lot through MS KB, tech forums, books, etc. but there's a...
- Tags: SUGGESTIONS
- Discussion threads 2005-11-19
- New PC reads OS from secondary HDD....
- Well, after finding my mobo dead on my Dell Dimension 8300 see my other post here, the boss bought a new PC from CompUSA. Nothing fancy (Pentium D 925, 2GB RAM), but it runs fine, so I decided to put my new 250GB Western Digital IDE HDD (from the dead...
- Tags: Serial ATA, BIOS, Operating systems, treborsnikwad@..., CD, new-PC, operating system, Microsoft Windows, hard drive, New PC
- Discussion threads 2007-10-17
- How to save money - Get the Office 2007 Upgrade instead of full version!
- I just purchased a new HP dv9225us laptop as a replacement for a new Dell E520 (bad - had a bad motherboard and was only 3 weeks old! Interesting article on HP vs Dell: http://www.newsome.org/2007/02/why-hp-is-kicking-dells-ass.shtml ). I love the features of this machine, and it was just on sale...
- Tags: steve.waddell@..., Hewlett-Packard Co., Microsoft Office, Microsoft Office 2007
- Discussion threads 2007-03-16
- How do I connect 2 PC's to one widescreen monitor?
- THere isn't enough room on the desk in the office for 2 monitors but 2 users, each at a separate time, will need to use the one monitor. How do I do this? Is there a safeguard to prevent the one user from getting to the other PC?KVM switchIf you...
- Tags: boxwood.3@..., cable, computer, monitor, networking, PC
- Discussion threads 2007-01-18
- Problem Accessing 2.5" HD Inserted in 2.0 USB External Enclosure
- Toshiba MK2016GAP hard drive was removed from dead laptop running Windows XP (FAT32 file system). HD was inserted into CompUSA 2.5" USB 2.0 External Enclosure. Then plugged into new laptop running Windows XP Home. HD is recognized and listed in Disk Ma
- Tags: hardware, sherpy, USB
- Discussion threads 2006-12-17
- Is there a site that advises current market prices for IT services?
- I've Googled this to death, but maybe I am not phrasing it properly. I have a midsized PC support co. here in Charleston, SC similar to Best Buy's Geek Squad. We are growing, but I don't know what to charge fairly for new jobs we are taking in like CAT...
- Tags: ageektogo@..., feedback, it management, networking, information technology, IT services
- Discussion threads 2007-02-08
- IT News Digest Week in Review, December 14, 2007
- Keep up with some of the top news stories of the week, including TechRepublic members' responses, in the IT News Digest Week in Review podcast. The stories that are covered this week include the closing of CompUSA, DRM on storage, CyberLover software, Dell products, Microsoft Office 2007 SP1, and Mac...
- Tags: Information Technology, Strategy, Podcasts, Digital Rights Management (DRM), Management, Internet, Security, Sonja Thompson
- Blog posts 2007-12-14
- REALLY slow start up....
- Ever since I got this new SystemMax Venture PC from CompUSA (Pentium D 925, 2GB RAM), the darn thing takes FOREVER to boot up....it shuts down really fast, but it takes between 5 to 8 minutes to boot-up (it's XP Professional SP2)...my old Dell popped right up when I hit...
- Tags: Printers, Microsoft Windows XP, NETWORKING, treborsnikwad@..., network
- Discussion threads 2007-11-19
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