To Irish customers the offerings are almost identical to those available in the UK with the exception of the payment is in Euros (arranged via a Dublin office). HardSoft are an Authorised Apple Reseller for Ireland.   If you are interested to see what we can offer you standard online ordering can be done and you can contact us info@hardsoft.ie for all your Apple needs.

For anyone in Norway, Sweden, Denmark and the Netherlands then we can lease Apple Macs to businesses with little issue at all as long as you are an established company with 2 years trading history. The Lease warranty still works the same with us covering costs of collection, repair and return under the terms of your Lease.  Or you can go to your local Apple Store as all Macs have a worldwide warranty. We can have Keyboards changed to suit national requirement  at no extra costso we are well positioned to handle most concerns you might have from sourcing your new Apple kit from a UK Reseller.

European but not in Eire or Scandinavia – then contact sales@hardsoft.co.uk with your nationality and we will research the possibilities of leasing to your country.

FROM TODAY HardSoft Computers Pre-install LanSchool on every Apple Mac  leased to schools.

The challenges that teachers face in the classroom are now no longer a problem !  The educational Apple Macs Hardsoft lease offer many tools that encourage students to communicate their best thinking in compelling new ways.  Every Hardsoft iMac already comes with iLife and iWork! iLife is a suite of software that does amazing things with photos, movies, music, bringing projects to life ! To accompany the multiple Apple products HardSoft lease to schools, FROM TODAY Hardsoft Computers are now installing LANSCHOOL on ALL Educational Mac leases. LanSchool is software that removes all distractions of the internet, outlining purely the creative and productive opportunities of technology in the classroom.  Not only does LanSchool block web sites and Apple Apps, but even stops students from deleting browser history!  With all leased Macs from Hardsoft Teachers can take control! LanSchool’s new technology includes a remote control, allowing teachers to take charge of multiple computers all at once!  Children’s safety is no longer an issue due to Hardsoft, with LanSchool’s password-based secure mode as well as monitoring on all LanSchool activity; the next generation can win nobel prizes without any intruders.  Teachers can also set up tests or discussion boards to monitor students’ progress. No classroom management system solution is easier to use or better suited for teaching in a 21^st century classroom.

With the HP Proliant Server memory upgraded to 15GB and the AVG Anti-Virus Business edition software now licensed for 3 years. Also included in the AVG software, on the Gold option only, is the brand new AVG PC TuneUp which is designed to boost your internet speed, eliminate freezing and crashing and much more.  Also, we now offer up to 100GB of online daily data backup for a completely managed backup solution.

Available on a Flexi-Lease from HardSoft Computers, the 5 user network, with the Server and all the extras starts at only £43 per week on a three year lease Of course, our full 3 year hardware warranty comes standard and includes telephone technical support and unlimited remote support. The level of further technical support you receive is judged as a Bronze, Silver or Gold option. The Gold option on a 5 user network has now had its price decreased by 8% down to £54 per week on lease and includes full on-site installation, annual service visits, FREE virus removal and data recovery on failed drives. HardSoft are also an Approved Cisco Telecoms Reseller, which means we can walk into your empty office and leave you with a fully functional telephone and PC system.  Trading over 25 years and a HP Preferred Partner; the  HardSoft Computers lease option provides a professional and cost efficient way to kit out your office with the latest equipment!

Business Develompment Manager at HardSoft , Steve Hill led the path towards this new HP Status and has been working weekends to get this all done !  HardSoft specialise in HP Proliant Servers (ML330, ML350) on a flexible business lease. A lease package with Five HP Pro 3300 Mini Towers all installed with Microsoft  Small Business Server 2011 starts from £43 per week.Leasing is a flexible finance solution for HP Graphics Workstations as well. Contact for more details .

HP explain the benefits “When you work with an HP Preferred Partner, you benefit from high-quality planning, deployment, maintenance and

support, backed by HP’s world-class products and solutions. The knowledge of our HP Preferred Partner Specialists enables them to design and implement tailored solutions to meet your business needs. Rest assured your IT investment is safe in HP Preferred Partner’s hands. We’ve developed close working relationships with our HP Preferred Partners and trust them.”

Contact for more details .

Available to lease as well is the cheaper Sonnet Fusion E400TBR5 4-drive RAID 5 desktop storage. Available in 4, 6, 8, or 12TB configurations, Fusion E400TBR5 takes advantage of the huge bandwidth available through the fast Thunderbolt interface connection to deliver great I/O performance.

In RAID 5 set, the Fusion E400TBR5 achieves up to 400 MB/s read and 340 MB/s write; nearly twice as fast as four drive storage systems using eSATA.

HardSoft Computers are Authorised Apple Resellers  and offer five years warranty on Sonnet products. All are available to lease on a three year flexible finance solution. Please contact us to discuss Storage needs; maybe combined with the new Apple Mac mini server with Lion. Or visit our Stand at the Broadcast Video Expo North in Manchester next month. If you want VIP tickets then ask.

HardSoft as well as Authorised Apple Resellers offer Thunderbolt storage arrays from Sonnet, Promise and Lacie. Kerio Connect software with Sophos Anti Virus completes the Apple server solution.

HardSoft offer an Apple Mac mini Server solution fully installed by Apple trained engineers with a bundle of 5 X Apple 21″ iMacs’ at a weekly equivalent of £59   plus VAT per week on a flexible lease. Solutions can be tailored to meet a customers both technical needs and budgets. Flexible business leasing make the unaffordable very affordable.

A survey amongst more than 100 UK businesses has revealed that the take up of VoIP amongst small businesses is predicted to gather pace  in the coming year. A survey found 41% have already deployed VoIP technology. A further 20% are looking at deploying VoIP in the coming year, showing a 50% increase in the penetration of IP telephony over the next twelve months, citing lower total cost of ownership, simpler administration and improved features. HardSoft have a 25 year background in PC and Apple Networks and now offering Cisco telecoms solutions for lease is a natural path.

The emergence of IP Telephony have led to the convergence of what were once disparate applications (data, voice and video) onto a single network. This has eliminated many of the inefficiencies of legacy networking models and improved organisations ability to leverage from bleeding-edge technologies such as virtualizstion and cloud based computing.

Although IP Telephony or Voice Over IP (VOIP) can reduce complexity and cost by converging data and voice onto a single network, making the transition from traditional voice communications equipment cannot be taken for granted. To maintain the high level of reliability and quality that voice applications require with no compromise in features or flexibility requires the experience of a proven communications solutions provider. HardSoft are offering leasing on the Cisco U320 and Cisco U500 over 3 or more years. Contact HardSoft for the best lease price.

Five Things Hardsoft Loves about leasing Apple’s Lion Server:

1. THE PRICE! This new server is in fact at a lower price than its predecessor! For the amount of money you’d pay for a single licence for Window Seven Ultimate, you could install Mac OS X Lion on over 70 Machines!

2. GESTURES! Track pad- gestures are taken to a new level on Apple’s New OS X Lion Server. Hardsoft are impressed with the fact that with some simple and surprisingly intuitive finger swipes, Lion users will be able to browse desktops, launch applications, enlarge, shrink, twist, turn, scroll Internet history and much more without even touching the keyboard!

3. PROFILE MANAGER! Simple yet powerful way to set up and remotely manage computers as well as the iPad and iPhone, plus the ability to share files with theses iOS devices! OS X Lion Server also simplifies new configuration profiles and user accounts in addition to sending out updated configurations over the air automatically!

4. FULL-SCREEN APPLICATIONS! For the ADD Generations, clutter is our arch-nemesis. Because of Lions new Mission Control Feature, browsing desktops dressed with a single application is convenient and almost therapeutic to those easily distracted.

5. ALL NEW SERVER APP! Hardsoft have proven within our offices that this is the place to go for practically everything relating to your server. Just a few clicks and your off with local and remote administrations of features and services such as, users and groups, file sharing, calendaring, email, contacts, chat, Time Machine, VPN,  Web, and Wiki Services!

GIVE US A CALL TODAY! Hardsoft are now leasing Mac Pro and Mac Mini  with OS X Lion Server by Apple. Enjoy efficiency and excellence with Hardsoft Today!

Now available to lease at HardSoft Computers,  the Pegasus R4 is a four bay unit and supplied with 4 X1TB drives as standard and has a lease cost of £6.60  per week plus VAT. The Pegasus R6 unit comes with 6 X 2TB hard drives. HardSoft can supply any hard drive into these units though to suit your needs. The R6 unit is £10.95   plus VAT per week on a flexible business lease.

Thunderbolt means if you ever run out of storage you just add another device as it is unconstarined and flexible unlike previous storage options .

All Apple Macs now feature Thunderbolt with the exception of the Mac Pro. The Mac Pro has traditionally been the Server of choice for Apple users but there has been a swing towards the smaller cheaper Mac Mini Server which though has limited expansion internally (features 2 x500gb hard drives) because of Thunderbolt now is a very flexible and better value option.

HardSoft Computers are an Apple Authorised Reseller and only lease computers to business users. HardSoft also offer storage options from Western Digital, Lacie and Drobo.

Inside the new HP mobile workstation laptops  feature second-generation Intel Core i7 and i5 dual-core and support up to 32GB of RAM. Excitingly the EliteBook 8760w also can be configured up to three hard drives and RAID 5 !  It looks good as well with radial-brushed gunmetal finish and orange-coloured accents. Support for four external screens as well.

The mobile workstations are available from HardSoft now though some have 2-3 weeks delivery. The HP 8460w is £13.50  plus VAT per week, The 8560w is £13.60 plus VAT on a three year flexible lease. The HP 8760w with Quad Core i7, 750gb hdd and Quadro 4000 is £17 per week plus VAT. Prices include three years warranty on all leases.