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Medion Delay Windows Home Server Release Due to Data Corruption Bug

Friday, March 7, 2008

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Personal Computer World are reporting that German OEM Medion are delaying the release of their long-awaited Windows Home Server hardware in Europe until Microsoft release a fix for the Data Corruption Bug which has been identified in the product. Whilst the device is on show at Cebit over in Germany this week, UK product manager Rick Munday [...]

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HP Moves MediaSmart Server Update Back to April

Wednesday, February 13, 2008

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We’ve just heard from HP that they will be moving their planned February update for the HP MediaSmart Server back a couple of months to early April due to the need for “additional testing”. The update, announced in early January, is set to bring a suite of new features to the MediaSmart Server, including enhanced media streaming from [...]

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HP Statement Regarding Amazon.co.uk Shipping Delay Emails

Wednesday, December 5, 2007

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Several of you received emails from Amazon.co.uk last week stating that your orders for the HP MediaSmart Server would be delayed until after Christmas, only then to receive a further email this week that your server was now shipping. Confused? Well, HP got back to us with this statement: HP UK has a full shipment of [...]

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Amazon.co.uk Delay Fulfillment of HP MediaSmart Server Orders Until After Xmas

Tuesday, November 27, 2007

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We’ve just had a report in that Amazon.co.uk are issuing emails to customers who pre-ordered the EX475 a couple of weeks ago indicating that due to supply issues from the manufacturer (HP), orders will not be fulfilled until *after* Christmas. Dear Customer, We wanted to give you an update on the status of your order #xxxxxxxxxxxxxx. Unfortunately, an [...]

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Joe’s Missed the Point with HP’s Online Sales Strategy. It’s Not a Strategy.

Tuesday, November 6, 2007

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I like reading Joe Wilcox’s Microsoft Watch - he has great stories, and his articles are always very readable. Today, he features the launch of Windows Home Server (you’ve heard the news, right? :)) and points to HP selling the Mediasmart Server online initially as an indicator that WHS is a niche product, which needs [...]

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HP MediaSmart Delay: Improvements to Initial WHS Setup, Remote Access Configuration, Firewall Conflicts and Help Files

Saturday, September 1, 2007

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Over the past two days there have been a number of reports about HP delaying release of their HP MediaSmart Servers due to enhancements that are currently being worked on at Microsoft, to make the product more “user-friendly”. Delaying a hardware release for a few months is a pretty big decision, and I was initially concerned [...]

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