Tuesday, November 30, 2021

Lenovo Education - Lenovo Stands Apart

This eBook highlights ThinkPad® innovations, emphasizes Lenovo's security measures, and discusses the most important features of the ThinkPad and the Tiny desktop PC for higher education. Please contact Coastal Computer Systems Inc. for more information about Lenovo solutions for higher education.

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Toyota Motor North America Migrates 40,000 to Microsoft Teams in Three Weeks

How does a company respond to the challenge of remote work when they are already managing a major digital transition? Toyota Motor North America (TMNA) made the decision to move their original Teams deployment schedule four months ahead, and as a result, thousands of TMNA employees migrated from Skype for Business to Teams over three weekends. Teams Only mode included a superior audio conferencing and calling experience, including Teams Phone for external calls. Employees appreciate the dynamic emergency calling feature. All meeting rooms are now Teams-ready.

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Intel Hardware Security Technologies | Intel Technology

This video highlights 3 key priorities—foundational security, workload and data protection, and software reliability—that Intel's hardware security technologies are designed to address. Please contact Coastal Computer Systems Inc. to learn more about Intel® hardware security technologies.

Surface for Healthcare

This infographic highlights how Microsoft Surface is empowering the digital transformation in health. As telemedicine becomes more common, Surface devices can support workflows from in-home visits to physician offices, while their superior hardware, functionality, and cloud-based security ensure streamlined performance, reduced IT time, and patient and data confidentiality. Contact us today for more information and to learn how Microsoft Surface is leading the healthcare transformation.

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From MFA to Zero Trust: A Five-Phase Journey to Securing the Workforce

This guide lays out a practical approach in 5 phases for implementing Zero Trust for the Workforce, which comprises an organization's users and their devices and how they access applications. Please contact Coastal Computer Systems Inc. for more information about Cisco Zero Trust for the Workforce.

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Monday, November 29, 2021

Security @ Intel

This eBook discusses Intel's security commitments in its practices and technology. It also features Intel's security advantage and provides an appendix with detailed overviews that highlight the many Intel® security solutions. Please contact Coastal Computer Systems Inc. for more information about Intel® hardware security technologies.

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Romanian healthcare provider improves customer experience and business operations with Microsoft

Regina Maria is a leading provider of healthcare services in Romania. Microsoft equips them with technology to optimize business processes and maintain a high level of patient care. Microsoft Teams unifies their communication applications into a single system, allowing them to reduce the approval process time and increase speed and rate of response to customer feedback. With Microsoft tools, Regina Maria's database is 20% more accurate and complaint management is 50% faster.

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Thursday, November 25, 2021

Engage employees, improve productivity, and build team cohesion

After so much turmoil and change, employees all want different things. Companies need to support a successful back-to-hybrid-office life—a situation that is here to stay. The capabilities for positive hybrid meetings is possible with modern Microsoft tooling like Teams, Endpoint Manager, and devices like Surface Hub. Immersive and custom engagements that highlight leading guidance and innovation help remote and on-site deployment assistance prepare teams for hybrid work—meeting the needs of employees and increasing productivity and satisfaction no matter where they work. Sign up to stay connected—we'll help you better connect and create new experiences throughout your organization with Hybrid Meetings.

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Wednesday, November 24, 2021

Five ways the right hardware helps your team

This eBook demonstrates how Microsoft Surface makes your team's work easier and more enjoyable by providing powerful mobile collaboration tools with the right software and features to do their jobs well. Learn more by contacting Coastal Computer Systems Inc. today.

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Cisco Secure Workload Platform 

This at-a-glance document provides more information about the Cisco Secure Workload platform, which enables holistic workload protection for multicloud datacenters. To learn more about the Cisco Secure Workload platform, please contact Coastal Computer Systems Inc.. 

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Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Carbon Product Tour

This video highlights the Lenovo Yoga™ Slim 7 Carbon's most important features. Please contact Coastal Computer Systems Inc. for more information about the Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Carbon.

The Power of 2 - Edge to Cloud Solutions Powered by Lenovo and NVIDIA

This blog post explains how the Power of 2 helps businesses, as well as how customers can leverage it. Please contact Coastal Computer Systems Inc. for more information about the Power of 2.

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Intel and Philips Accelerate Deep Learning Inference on CPUs in Key Medical Imaging Uses

This customer story discusses how Intel® and Philips leveraged Intel® Xeon® Scalable processors and the OpenVINO™ toolkit to test 2 healthcare use cases for deep learning inference models—and describes what the results were. Please contact Coastal Computer Systems Inc. for more information about Intel® solutions for healthcare.

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Tuesday, November 23, 2021

Improve productivity, reduce IT complexity, and cut costs with Surface and Microsoft 365

This infographic illustrates how pairing Microsoft 365 with Surface devices increases productivity and reduces IT and security costs by providing software capable of handling large jobs running on hardware designed to be stable and secure. For additional information, please contact Coastal Computer Systems Inc. today.

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Zero Trust Evaluation Guide for the Workforce

This Cisco eBook discusses the different zero-trust models. It recommends 5 steps to take to secure the workforce—establishing user trust, gaining visibility into user devices, establishing device trust, enforcing adaptive policies, and enabling secure access to all apps. It also explains how businesses can benefit from Duo Beyond's Zero Trust for the workforce. Please contact Coastal Computer Systems Inc. for more information about Duo Beyond's Zero Trust for the workforce.

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Yoga Slim 7 Carbon

This solution brief discusses 5 reasons why customers should buy the Lenovo Yoga™ Slim 7 Carbon (14"), provides the device's technical specifications, and lists the available options and accessories. It also mentions the accompanying Lenovo services. Please contact Coastal Computer Systems Inc. for more information about the Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Carbon (14").

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Lenovo and NVIDIA: Accelerated, AI-Ready Infrastructure for Enterprise IT

This solution brief highlights the benefits and key elements of the NVIDIA EGX platform with Lenovo servers and storage. Please contact Coastal Computer Systems Inc. for more information about the NVIDIA EGX platform with Lenovo servers and storage.

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Intel Positions Itself as a Key Enabler for Edge Solutions

This IDC white paper provides an overview of Intel® technology optimized for edge deployments, discusses Intel® tools to drive developer innovation, and describes the company's strategy to deliver secure and resilient edge solutions. Please contact Coastal Computer Systems Inc. for more information about Intel® edge solutions.

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Monday, November 22, 2021

Fortnum and Mason delivers memorable customer experiences with Microsoft Dynamics 365

Fortnum and Mason delivers memorable customer experiences with Microsoft Dynamics 365

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Nebraska Furniture Mart embraces Microsoft 365 to work smarter

The ability to work securely from anywhere already played a role in Nebraska Furniture Mart's (NFM) digital transformation vision, but COVID-19 pushed that goal to the forefront. Decision makers at NFM chose Microsoft 365 to advance a cloud-first strategy and standardize on a single solution. Consolidating communication on a single solution like Microsoft Teams helped drive efficiency and collaboration—all while saving costs. NFM implemented Teams Rooms systems at its Omaha headquarters, and the company will soon roll out the solution across all its stores, as well as integrate Teams Phone capabilities in the future.

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Thursday, November 18, 2021

Turn prospects into engaged customers

Today's B2B buyers have high expectations, and those expectations will not be met if B2B buyers are accustomed to sophisticated consumer interactions in their personal lives. Executive B2B buyers are not impressed by marketing driven by large, relatively impersonal data analysis that leads to inconsistent and conflicting interactions or sales outreach that doesn't cater specifically to their needs at the right time. This blog recommends taking a new approach that unifies relationship data across the full customer lifecycle.

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AMD PRO Security - Security Features Designed In

This security brief shows that, through a modern, multi-layered approach to security features, AMD processors help protect sensitive data from sophisticated attacks, avoid downtime, and reduce resource drain. The brief lists the most critical security features and their benefits—as well as the AMD PRO security features that include them. Please contact Coastal Computer Systems Inc., for more information about AMD processors and AMD PRO security features.

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Lenovo DM Series All Flash One Pager

This one pager explains the value proposition of Lenovo's storage offering, highlights the business benefits, and provides a competitive overview that illustrates how Lenovo DM Series and Lenovo DE Series beat out the competition. Please contact Coastal Computer Systems Inc. to learn more about Lenovo storage solutions. 

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Wednesday, November 17, 2021

Reimagining the future of work with Microsoft Surface

This flyer explains how Surface devices optimize the software and cloud solutions businesses rely on by providing a scalable, secure, and innovative environment that promotes greater accomplishment. Please contact Coastal Computer Systems Inc. for more information about Surface devices.

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Duo Zero Trust for the Workforce

This at a glance explains how Duo, a Cisco zero trust solution, can help businesses ensure that only the right users and secure devices can access applications. Please contact Coastal Computer Systems Inc. for more information about Duo.

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AMD PRO Technologies - Enabled on ALL PRO processors from AMD

This infographic shows that AMD PRO Technologies is a suite of features that help businesses and their IT managers address challenges they face every day. The solution includes security technology and manageability tools—plus, it provides stability, reliability, and flexibility. Please contact Coastal Computer Systems Inc. for more information about AMD PRO Technologies.

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Looking for Low-Cost Entry New Storage for Your Mission-Critical Workloads

This solution brief shows that Lenovo accelerates, simplifies, protects, and optimizes data management for block storage—all at a lower cost. Please contact Coastal Computer Systems Inc. for more information about Lenovo storage solutions. 

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Data-Driven Insights Will Set the Pace for Business Moving Forward

This infographic illustrates how HCI offers an easier path to modernization, lists the benefits of HCI, and describes how Intel® Optane™ Persistent Memory and Intel® Optane™ SSDs can help organizations meet their data objectives. Please contact Coastal Computer Systems Inc. for more information about Intel® Optane™ Persistent Memory and Intel® Optane™ SSDs.

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Tuesday, November 16, 2021

Engaging at scale

This infographic represents successful companies' consensus about which sales tools are most effective in enabling their sales teams to engage at scale with target accounts.

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Zero-Touch Deployment: A cornerstone of modern device management

This eBook explains how Microsoft is pioneering a zero-touch deployment model and how Surface devices can support this model through a 3-step process, and describes the benefits of leveraging this process. Please contact Coastal Computer Systems Inc. for more information about Microsoft's zero-touch deployment model.

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Zero Trust: Going Beyond the Perimeter

This Cisco solution brief highlights the business outcomes companies can expect with a zero-trust policy and describes processes for implementing zero trust for the workforce, workloads, and workplace. Please contact Coastal Computer Systems Inc. for more information about Cisco zero-trust solutions.  

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To Make Hybrid Work, Solicit Employees' Input

Driven by the state of the world today, more companies are committing to hybrid work. But how do you build out the model in a way that's right for your business and those who are conducting it? Simple: Talk to employees to tailor the program to their specific needs. Easier said than done? Learn what questions to ask and scenarios to consider, and then maintain flexibility so you can quickly pivot if necessary.

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How HCI Is Powering Hybrid Cloud Optimization to Accelerate Digital Transformation

This IDC white paper provides essential guidance for selecting an HCI platform and recommends Cisco's HyperFlex HCI solutions developed with all-flash and all-NVMe configurations that use Intel® Optane™ SSDs for caching. Please contact Coastal Computer Systems Inc. to learn more about Intel® Optane™ SSDs.

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Monday, November 15, 2021

Worldwide logistics provider connects the dots, boosts ROI with Dynamics 365 Marketing

How does a global company connect its salespeople to customers in an efficient yet personal way? Rotterdam-based Broekman Logistics decided to add the Microsoft Dynamics 365 Marketing app to the company's existing Dynamics 365 Sales app to make it even easier and more efficient to find and develop high-quality leads and nurture customer relationships. As a result, Broekman Logistics not only increased its sales, but also gained valuable insights that it uses to sharpen sales management. The real engine behind global logistics? It's all about a smooth collaboration between sales and marketing.

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Hybrid Work: A Guide for Business Leaders

The pandemic has fundamentally transformed the way we work, do business, and meet customer (and employee) needs. With data showing that all parties want flexibility, the shift to hybrid work is a strategic business opportunity for every organization—one that requires a new operating model. The customers' objective is to lead this change within their business and embrace innovation and the hybrid work opportunity—the inevitable way of the future. Fortunately, Microsoft has been a trailblazer in this transition, and has a guide to share what they've learned at scale about people, places, and processes. Subscribe to stay connected. We'll help you take an active role in shaping your organization's future.

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Thursday, November 11, 2021

Reimagine the Flow of Work in the New Hybrid Work Reality

Flexibility is a must in the new post-pandemic work world. Hybrid work continues to evolve, and business leaders are looking for a new operating model. Technology is the binding factor to create inclusive meetings that keep employees engaged and inspired. Updates to Teams like PowerPoint Live, the Teams camera feed, Microsoft Whiteboard—and devices like Surface Hub—encourage digital collaboration. Endpoint Manager combines services like Microsoft Intune, Configuration Manager, Desktop Analytics, co-management, and Windows Autopilot to help secure access, protect data, and respond and manage risk. Sign up to say connected—we'll help you better connect and create new experiences throughout your organization with Hybrid Meetings.

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Wednesday, November 10, 2021

Digital selling insights

Orchestrating data from multiple sources is important when compiling an accurate "big picture" to inform strategic action. This infographic offers 5 keys to provide insights and recommendations to your team.

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Microsoft Surface Resilience

This flyer shows you how Microsoft and Surface devices are redefining the way people work. Increased resiliency enhances productivity, security, and device management. To learn more, contact Coastal Computer Systems Inc. for further details.

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Cisco Secure Firewall Cloud Native

This at-a-glance document explains how Cisco® Secure Firewall Cloud Native enables businesses to rapidly secure applications at scale; empower their network and security teams to remain agile through application development, deployment, and innovation; and protect against the fast-changing threat landscape. Please contact Coastal Computer Systems Inc. to learn more about Cisco® Secure Firewall Cloud Native.

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Setting The Stage For Collaborative Hybrid Teams

Remote work is starting to feel mainstream, but many companies are still struggling to normalize their own personalized hybrid work models. Explore four things you should avoid in order to balance the needs of a diverse and divided workforce—from investing in the right tools and overcoming meeting fatigue to finding new ways for personal connections.

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Won with Data: Beam Suntory - Finding New Ways to Do Things the Old Way

This customer story explains why Beam Suntory chose a Lenovo solution to replace outdated infrastructure and illustrates the business benefits achieved. Please contact Coastal Computer Systems Inc. to learn more about Lenovo solutions for data management.

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Tuesday, November 9, 2021

Accelerate Data Science Operations with Workstations Powered by Intel

This infographic shows the requirements for workstations in each stage of the data science workflow, along with the recommended corresponding Intel® data science workstation solutions. Please contact Coastal Computer Systems Inc. for more information about Intel® workstations for data science.

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Streamline your sales collaboration with Microsoft. Subscribe now!

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Modern Endpoint Management

This eGuide shows you how Surface and Microsoft services combine to make endpoint device management easier. For further information, please contact Coastal Computer Systems Inc. today.

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3 tips for growing organizations choosing a firewall

This solution brief lists Cisco's top 3 tips for growing organizations choosing a firewall. Please contact Coastal Computer Systems Inc., for more information about Cisco SecureX™ and Cisco Secure Firewall.

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The NFL Huddles with Microsoft Teams to Digitize Collaboration for Game Day

Everyone knows that teamwork is vital in the National Football League (NFL)—on the field and off. The arrival of COVID-19, however, pushed the league to reimagine how to collaborate behind the scenes. Executing hundreds of live events while preserving the gameday experience for online fans and business partners was a new challenge. In exchange for the traditional high-touch, in-person communication culture at league offices, the organization adopted a virtual home field. Microsoft Teams helped the NFL stay connected and safely execute all 270 combined regular season and playoff games and Super Bowl LV—despite the collaboration challenges brought on by the pandemic.

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Monday, November 8, 2021

Turning Data into Actionable Insights

This white paper offers a step-by-step guide to help businesses become more data-centered by incorporating analytics and AI to drive consistent, actionable business insights. Please contact Coastal Computer Systems Inc. for more information about Lenovo solutions for data analytics.

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Intel® W-3300 processors

This video shows that the Intel® W-3300 processor handles even the most demanding tasks with ease—making it perfect for AI, deep learning, and data science, as well as other intense workloads. Please contact Coastal Computer Systems Inc. for more information about the Intel® W-3300 processor.

Sell smarter with Microsoft Dynamics 365 and Office 365

In this video, you'll see how Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Sales and Office 365 go beyond sales force automation to leverage CRM, engagement data, and insights to help your enterprise break down silos, drive more efficient sales, and win more revenue.

Wednesday, November 3, 2021

The power of relationship selling

In this report—a collaboration between Microsoft and Heinz Marketing—you'll find insights gleaned from over 200 in-depth surveys with top sales leaders. Learn how to achieve desired sales goals, maximize the effectiveness of customer data, and take more strategic steps toward building personal relationships using data-driven engagement tactics.

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Lenovo 300e Chromebook powered for possibilities

The Intel Lenovo 300e Chromebook is perfect for K-12 students. This feature-rich device has plenty of power to run today's most popular educational apps—and it's available right now. For additional details, please contact Coastal Computer Systems Inc..

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Digital inking on Microsoft Surface for teachers and students

This factsheet discusses many of the innovative ways that digital ink is useful in the classroom. Microsoft Surface for teachers and students helps digitize classwork and facilitate remote learning. To learn more, contact Coastal Computer Systems Inc. for further details.

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NetWORK Security

This short video discusses how businesses can comprehensively protect their network while letting their workloads move faster with Cisco NetWORK Security. Please contact Coastal Computer Systems Inc. for more information about Cisco NetWORK Security.

Lenovo and Red Hat Subscriptions in Less than 30 Seconds!

This short video shows that when organizations choose a Red Hat subscription from Lenovo, they get an affordable, interoperable, and reliable industry-leading solution to manage their virtualized workloads through automation. Please contact Coastal Computer Systems Inc. for more information about Red Hat subscriptions from Lenovo.

Tuesday, November 2, 2021

Multi-Layer Platform Security for the Public Sector

This solution brief introduces the suite of Intel® security technologies and lists how the individual technologies address specific threats. Please contact Coastal Computer Systems Inc. for more information about Intel security technologies.

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Microsoft Teams Innovations Designed for Hybrid Work

Microsoft Teams empowers employees to interact on the spot with people all over the world. New features like chat, live reactions, and Whiteboard make the Teams meetings experience uniquely modern. Intelligent in-office cameras designed to enhance the presence of people can produce multiple video streams and create unique experiences for both presenters and attendees. The culture of hybrid work is here to stay, and the innovations Microsoft Teams is making offers employees choice and flexibility—including a new way in Outlook to organize and display your hybrid office hours or join a meeting using companion mode on your mobile device.

Upgrade Your Services to Enhance Education

This document provides you with details about a SYNNEX+Lenovo Chrome promotional event in which the top 10 resellers with the highest revenue in eligible Chrome parts have the chance to earn a $1K SPIFF. Act now because this promotion ends on November 30, 2021. If you have questions, please reach out to your contact at SYNNEX.

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Solution overview video

This video highlights the benefits of using Activate Digital Selling solutions from Microsoft. Make the digital buying experience rich, personal, and efficient with predictive AI and unified customer data.

The versatility of Microsoft Surface for teachers and students

This factsheet takes an in-depth look at Microsoft Surface devices and how they are helping teachers and students innovate in the classroom and remotely. If you would like to learn more, please reach out to Coastal Computer Systems Inc. today.

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Monday, November 1, 2021

Top 5 tips for enterprises choosing a firewall

This solution brief provides the top 5 tips for enterprises choosing a firewall. Please contact Coastal Computer Systems Inc. to learn more about Cisco Secure Firewall.

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Red Hat Software Solution Product Guide

This product guide discusses the value of buying Red Hat subscriptions from Lenovo and describes the many types of subscriptions that are available. Please contact Coastal Computer Systems Inc. to learn more about buying Red Hat subscriptions from Lenovo.

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Improving Computer Security in the Public Sector with Intel Technology

This whitepaper discusses the features and benefits of 4 Intel® security technologies: Secure Boot, Secure Memory, Secure Data and Applications, and Secure Workloads. Please contact Coastal Computer Systems Inc. for more information about Intel security technologies.

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