Hardware Proposal
for
Enterprise Investigations Philippines
Prepared by:
Papa Solutions
Steffen Arcenal
Earvin Lao
Adrian Tiu
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Company Profile 3
Vendor Partners and Their Company
Profiles
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Technology Partners and Their
Company Profiles
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Executive Summary 13
Details of the Proposal 15
Server 15
Client 25
Network 34
Cost 36
Appendices 39
Company Profile
Papa Solutions
“Try it. You’ll like it. Papa Solutions.”
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Founded by Earvin Lao, Steffen Arcenal, and Adrian Tiu in 2009, Papa
Solutions started out as a small internet cafe located right next to Ateneo de Davao
High School, located in Davao. The small business rose a few months later after it
opened with majority of its customers being students who visit the shop very often.
Lao, Arcenal, and Tiu considered their business as a success, but felt that it was too
stagnant and thus started to make plans in taking Papa Solutions to another higher
level.
Having graduated as a Bachelor in Management Information Systems and
garnering a Masters Degree in Computer Science, Lao, Arcenal, and Tiu made use of
their knowledge in Information Technology and transformed Papa Solutions from an
internet cafe into a well respected consulting firm that specializes in designing
unique hardware architecture according to the needs of its clients in mind. Papa
Solutions operates under its philosophy of accepting and embracing change, hence
its tagline, and encourages clients to do the same. With the guidance of the Ateneo
Department of Information Systems and Computer Science Faculty and the financial
support granted by The Duterte Group, Papa Solutions immediately attracted
numerous multinational, international and local companies such Coca-Cola, 3M,
Maybank, HSBC, FedEx and McDonald’s as their clients.
Currently, Papa Solutions works at an international scale having branches in
Lille, France, San Francisco, America, and Seoul, Korea. The company continues to
grow with each meaningful interaction with its clients, creating a two-way learning
experience for both entities.
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Technology Partners
Vendor Partners
1. PC Express
PC Express or PCX, is one of the leading computer retail store in the
Philippines. PC Express offers a wide range of products, from computer systems of
both desktop computers and laptops to IT parts, peripherals, and computer
accessories. They also have special offers and brand showcases which customers
can take advantage of. PC Express have 27 branches in Metro Manila. They also
have branches outside Metro Manila like in Cebu, Cavite, Pampanga, and more.
2. PC Options
PC Options started doing business in 1997. It was the first to open a PC shop
in Gilmore and started the “Do It Yourself” or assembling your own PC concept. PC
Options’ success in Gilmore attracted other businessmen to join the bandwagon in
Gilmore. With PC Option’s success, Gilmore became a landmark for enthusiasts
where they can buy affordable and high quality PC hardware. PC options offer a
large variety of computer products, hardware, software, and more. They even take
computer retailing to a higher level when they unveiled their corporate website.
Customers can assemble their PCs or buy parts with just clicks away. Currently, PC
Options has two branches, one located in Gilmore, and the other in Shaw Boulevard.
3. PC Hub
PC Hub is one of the leading computer stores in Gilmore. PC Hub offers very
affordable prices of different products. They sell many computer products like
computers, PC components, storage devices, monitors, printers, accessories,
networking and many other products. Their employees are smiles and ready to help
whenever you want them to. PC Hub offers an unforgettable computer shopping
experience. PC Hub mainly operates through the forum, TipidPC.
Technology Brands and Their Company Profiles
1. Intel
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Intel Corporation is an American multinational semiconductor chip maker
corporation. It is one of the world’s largest and highest valued semiconductor chip
makers based on revenue. It is most well known as being the inventor of the x86
series of microprocessors, one of the most used processors in the world. The x86 is
found on most personal computers. Intel has a very dominating market share for
microprocessors that are found in our computers, tablets, and laptops. Intel also
ventured in the market of motherboard chipsets, network controllers, and integrated
circuits aside from microprocessors.
Intel, the world leader in silicon innovation, develops technologies, products,
and initiatives to continually advance how people work and live. Founded in 1968 by
Gordon E. Moore, Robert Noyce, Arthur Rock and Max Palevsky to build
semiconductor memory products, Intel introduced the world’s first microprocessor in
1971, the Intel 4004. As the years pass by, Intel grew and grew and became more
popular than ever. Its motto, “Intel Inside” was started in 1991 and up to this day is
still a very well-known tagline when talking about brand loyalty and recognition. Up
to present day, Intel is still the leader in microprocessors with the core processors
Core i3, Core i5 and Core i7.
2. Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Corporation is an American multinational corporation that develops,
manufactures and sells computer software, consumer electronics and personal
computers. Its most popular products include the Microsoft Windows series of
operating systems and the Microsoft OEce. Bill Gates and Paul Allen founded
Microsoft way back in 1975. Recently, Microsoft has also expanded to different
markets speci-cally the game console market, smartphones market, and the tablet
market. Gadgets like Xbox, HTC Windows Phone, and Nokia Lumia Phones are
aEliated with Microsoft. Its headquarters is located in Washington, U.S.A. Currently,
Microsoft has around 127,000 employees. In 2014, Microsoft was listed as part of
the top 100 best companies to work for in the world.
Windows is a series of graphical interface operating systems which is
developed and sold by a company called Microsoft. Windows is an operating
environment which was released in 1985 as a graphical operating system shell for
MS-DOS. This is in line with the increasing demand for GUIs or graphical user
interfaces for computers during that time. Through the years Windows has been
released in different versions. From Windows 1.0 that was released in 1985, to the
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Windows 3.0 in the 90s, Windows XP in the early 2000s and its current version the
Windows 8. Since its dominance of the operating systems market in the 1980s,
Microsoft Windows has continued to be one of the leading choices for operating
systems.
3. FreeBSD
FreeBSD is a free UNIX-like operating system descended from Research Unix
via Berkeley Software Distribution (BSD). Although for legal reasons FreeBSD cannot
use the UNIX trademark, it is a direct descendant of BSD, which was historically also
called “BSD UNIX” or “Berkeley UNIX”. The first version of FreeBSD was released in
1993, and today FreeBSD is the most widely used open-source BSD distribution,
accounting for more than three-quarters of all installed systems running open-
source BSD derivatives.
FreeBSD’s advanced features, proven security, and predictable release cycle,
as well as its permissive license have lead to its use as a platform for building many
commercial and open source appliances, devices, and products, including those
from many of the world’s largest IT companies like Apache, Apple, Cisco, Citrix, Dell
KACE, McAfee, NetIix , Sony, WhatsApp, and the list goes on.
4. Toshiba
Toshiba is a Japanese multinational engineering and electronics conglomerate
corporation. Its products and services include information technology and
communications equipment and systems, electronic components and materials,
power systems, industrial and social infrastructure systems, consumer electronics,
household appliances, medical equipment, oEce equipment, lighting, and logistics.
Toshiba is actually now one of the leading providers of hard drives and storage
solutions. Toshiba offers one of the most comprehensive range of storage
technologies in the industry, from hard disk drives (HDDs) and solid state drives
(SSDs) to NAND Iash memories. Toshiba is the only storage supplier in the world
that owns design, development, manufacturing, sales and other infrastructure
functions spanning the enterprise, mobile, and retail environments for both HDD
and SSD products. With considerable and dedicated research and development,
Toshiba is positioned to inspire and lead the future of storage technologies.
5. ASUS
ASUSTeK Computer Inc (ASUS) and trading under that name, is a Taiwanese
multinational computer hardware and electronics company. ASUS has a wide range
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of products. It includes desktops, laptops, netbooks, LED/LCD panels, mobile
phones, networking equipment, monitors, motherboards, graphics cards, optical
storage, multimedia products, servers, workstations, and tablet PCs. ASUS is the
-fth largest PC vendor in the world, by 2013 unit sales. According to BusinessWeek,
ASUS is one of Asia’s Top 10 IT companies. ASUS also ranked 1st in IT Hardware
category in Taiwan during 2008. It is now headquartered in Taipei, Taiwan, and has
approximately 113,000 employees.
6. CoolerMaster
Cooler Master Co. Ltd. is a hardware manufacturer founded in Taiwan in 1992.
Its products consist of computer chassis, PSU, coolers, cooling pads and other
accessories. Aside from retail, Cooler Master is also a cooling solutions OEM vendor
for brands in the computer industry like nVIDIA, AMD and EVGA. Their mission is to
provide the industry’s best thermal solutions. It aims to be the world leader when it
comes to thermal solutions. Its business philosophies consist of innovation, speed
and customer satisfaction. Its main oEce is in Taipei, Taiwan but they have branches
in Germany, Russia, Brazil, and Netherlands to support customers worldwide.
As proof to their drive for quality, Cooler Master has the ISO 9001 certi-cation
granted to its main manufacturing plant in Taiwan. As the years pass, Cooler Master
continues to strive to be the number one partner of their customers around the
world when it comes to thermal solutions.
7. A4Tech
Founded in 1987 and headquartered in Taipei, Taiwan, A4TECH® now is
recognized as a global leader under own-brand in the computer peripheral field.
With an excellent R&D team, independent core techniques, A4TECH® continues to
research and develop cutting-edge products for consumer market as the discipline
that it turns yesterday’s -ction into today’s reality. The principal lies within
A4TECH® are the inception of bringing forth new ideas of innovation in technology.
In the past recent years, A4TECH® have once again innovated the
impossibilities in computer peripherals, such as V–Track™ & Holeless™ engine
wireless mice, of which prevents all mice issues such as short-battery lifespan,
sluggish cursor and pinpoint accuracy.
With increased factory space and advanced management system, the
manufacturing capacity has been further expanded to fulfill the market’s
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requirements for “build to order”. According to the latest statistics, A4TECH made
and shipped over 80 million units of various PC peripherals in 2010.
A4TECH’s manufacturing system is ISO-9001 TUV certi-ed. In order to meet
international standards, we established a perfect quality and quantity management
system. (A4tech.com)
8. Kingston
Kingston Technology Corporation is a technology company that is known for
developing, manufacturing, selling, and supporting a wide range of memory-related
hardware for computers. Kingston entered the computer hardware market in 1987
with a single product. From that single product, Kingston has now become the
largest manufacturer of memory products in the world. Today, the company
employs 4,000 people worldwide. Kingston Technology considers reliability as its
cornerstone. From the primary memory and solid-state drives that the company
manufactures, to its Iash drives and Iash cards, the company has instilled the
quality of reliability that the company has built on over the years in the
development of all their products. Aside from creating and selling memory-related
computer parts, the company also provides contract manufacturing and supply
chain management services for semiconductor manufacturers and system OEMs.
Kingston Technology also serves an international network of distributors, resellers,
retailers and OEM customers across six continents.
9. Hitachi Global Service Technology (HGST)
HGST (formerly Hitachi Global Storage Technologies) is a new type of storage
company for a new world where ever-increasing amounts of content are being
generated from cloud services, Internet content providers, social networks, mobile
devices, Big Data and enterprise business transactions. HGST has an unmatched
reputation for product quality and reliability; offering award-winning enterprise
optimization software and a broad portfolio of innovative, high-quality hard disk and
solid state drives that store, manage and protect the world’s data. Our intelligent
storage solutions are trusted by enterprises, Internet companies, consumers and
creative professionals to store and manage their data eEciently and securely. HGST
is very committed to deliver innovative, high-value datacenter, mobile, personal
and consumer electronics storage solutions together with storage infrastructure
consultation to the world’s largest and most sophisticated OEMs, businesses and
hyperscale cloud customers. HGST’s unmatched science and unique technology
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vision, combined with our deep understanding of customers’ needs and market
opportunities, sets us apart. HGST is a wholly owned and independently operated
subsidiary of Western Digital Corporation, marketing and selling its leading storage
portfolio around the world. HGST continues to strategically invest in high-growth
and emerging technology segments, attracting and retaining the industry’s best
talent, and expanding research and innovative product development. (HGST.com)
10. Aerocool.US
AeroCool.US is established in 2002 in the US and is committed to share their
technical expertise and innovative design in providing total-solution for thermal
management. Although AeroCool.US is a new player in the cooler market, they offer
the latest cooling technology and solution for industrial and personal computers.
Their strengths lie in their RD abilities, advance manufacturing facilities, strong
cooperative partners and high performance and unique products.
Their engineering and RD staffs specialize in airIow analysis, material
conductivity, heat transfer technology, and eEciency design. AeroCool.US not only
has expertise in cooler technology and product design, but they also play a vital role
in the enhancement of production eEciency and marketing analysis. They are
constantly developing new products and technology to meet market demands and
to generate new markets for their thermal products.
As a thermal solution provider, AeroCool.US will continue to expand and lead
the market in technology. Their mission is to work closely with their partners and
customers and to continue to manufacture the highest quality products to satisfy
the market demand. They will continue to strive to achieve their goals and continue
to improve their marketing and customer services through “e-business” and “e-
marketing”. (Aerocool.us)
11. Creative
Creative is the worldwide leader in digital entertainment products. Founded in
Singapore in 1981, Creative started with the vision that multimedia would
revolutionise the way people interact with their PCs.
Famous for its Sound Blaster sound cards and for launching the multimedia
revolution, Creative is now driving digital entertainment with cutting-edge audio
solutions, premium wireless speakers, high performance earphone products and
portable media devices. The company’s innovative hardware, proprietary
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technology, applications and services enable consumers to experience high-quality
digital entertainment – anytime, anywhere.
Creative is now well recognized as a global leader for product innovation in
the audio and PDE segments, offering consumers a complete, high quality digital
entertainment experience through Creative’s hardware, software applications and
services. Finding the perfect balance between form and function, Creative strives for
every product to be a sensory feast for the eyes and ears.
Today, Creative is spearheading new product categories with its
groundbreaking Sound BlasterAxx audio enhancement devices and solutions,
highly-acclaimed Creative D5xm Signature Series of modular Bluetooth wireless
speakers, Aurvana premium headsets, Sound Blaster wireless gaming headsets, and
cross-platform Sound Blaster Recon3D for Xbox 360, Playstation 3, PC or Mac.
(creative.com)
12. FSP
FSP Group is the 5th largest power supply vendor in the world. Since the
company was established in 1993, our outstanding management team has drawn
together our R&D expertise, our sizeable production capacity, outstanding product
quality to consistently excel in this competitive marketplace. FSP group is a publicly
traded company listed in the Taiwan stock exchange, symbol: 30.15.TW, with
revenues exceeding over 600 million USD. FSP group provides OEM/ODM power
conversion products and services to the majority of well established manufacturers
and is the leading volume supplier of desktop PC ATX power supplies.
In recent years, FSP group has expanded its R&D and manufacturing
capabilities to become one of the major power conversion supplier of power
adapters, industrial PCs, servers, LCD/LED monitors, LCD/LED TVs, heavy duty
industrial products (UPS), portable battery chargers, Uninterrupted Power Supply as
well as providing off-the-shelf consumer products, partnering with many strategic
manufacturers.
13. Deep Cool
Deepcool was founded with the mission of providing the best performance
and humanized thermal solutions for worldwide customers. Established in 1996,
headquartered in Beijing, factory was established in Shen Zhen, Deepcool originally
produced desktop, server coolers and cooling accessories. With the rapid
development of personal computers, Deepcool expanded the business into AIO
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liquid cooling products, chassis, power supplies. Deepcool originally produced
desktop and server coolers for ODM partners. With the rapid development of
personal computers, Deepcool expanded the business into desktop cooling products
and laptop cooling accessories.
Deepcool has built up its distribution network in about seventy countries all
over the globe, by which end-users can purchase Deepcool products online or in
their nearest local stores. With more and more media exposure and publication,
such as awards from renowned websites and magazines like Tom’s Hardware,
Techpowerup, TweakTown, HEXUS, 3Dnews, Guru3d, CHIP, etc., Deepcool now
enjoys a good reputation among computer daily users, gamers, overclockers and
modders.
14. ASRock
ASRock Inc. was established in 2002, specialized in the field of motherboards.
ASRock strives to build up its own brand. With the 3C design concept, “Creativity,
Consideration, Cost-effectiveness”, the company explores the limit of motherboards
manufacturing while paying attention on the eco issue at the same time, developing
products with the consideration of eco-friendly concept.
ASRock has been growing fast and become world third largest motherboard
brand with headquarter in Taipei, Taiwan and branches in Europe and the USA. The
young and vibrant company targets from mainstream to enthusiast MB segments
for different kinds of users, owning reputation around the world market with its
reliability and proficiency.
15. Hewlett-Packard
Hewlett-Packard Company or HP is an American multinational IT company
founded in 1939 by Bill Hewlett and Dave Packard. It provides many products to
customers, which include hardware, software, and services. Aside from this, HP
specializes in developing and manufacturing computing, data storage, networking
hardware and designing software. Currently, HP strives for product innovation in
their core markets and they are putting focus on cloud, security and big data. As of
2013, HP has a revenue of 112.298 billion dollars and a net income of 5.113 billion
dollars. As for employees, HP has 317,500 as of 2013. Also in 2013, HP was the
world’s second largest PC vendor by unit sales.
16. TP-Link
TP-LINK is a global provider of SOHO & SMB networking products and the
World’s No.1 provider of WLAN products, with products available in over 120
countries to tens of millions customers. Committed to intensive R&D, eEcient
production and strict quality management, TP-LINK continues to provide award-
winning networking products in Wireless, ADSL, Routers, Switches, IP Cameras,
Powerline Adapters, Print Servers, Media Converters and Network Adapters for
Global end-users.
Based on the con-dence of tens of millions of customers, TP-LINK is now
growing to become one of the most competitive providers of networking products
with aspirations to become one of the top 3 networking brands in the world and
striving for a larger global market share, while further advancing in the world of
networking to better serve our most valued customers with products that make
their lives easier. (TP-link.com)
Executive Summary
With the daily activities of Enterprise Investigations Limited in mind, the
specifications of the hardware were customized and carefully chosen by the group
