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.
The astronauts were cheered amid a backdrop of hundreds of Chinese flags at the start of what the Chinese government calls National Day, a day to celebrate Chinese achievement.
The celebration comes amid growing international criticism of China over the tainted milk scandal, the lead paint toy debacle and the poor green record of the Chinese industry and government. The poor track record of the Chinese government and industry will eventually take its toll on Chinese exports, including high-tech exports. The big question is when.
The U.S. imported a whopping $112.3 billion in high-tech products from China in 2007, according to AeA, a trade association. Mexico was the second biggest player in U.S. high-tech imports at $51.3 billion.
With the going green movement gaining steam in the U.S., computer buyers are going to start looking closely at these high-tech exports, namely how are they being manufactured and at just what cost to the world environment.
Besides the going green implication, there are issues of product quality that are sure to be raised by U.S. companies OEMing or buying Chinese high-tech products.
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