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one seems to pay as much atten- Atom-powered machines, and “
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failed to create excitement around tion is whether Atom-powered note-their products. They have failed to books make the leap from novelty
highlight the potential solutions and to business machine. Perhaps. It
integration opportunities associated all comes down to integration and
with feature-rich, always-connected expectations.
devices. That leaves the channel First off, solution providers shouldn’t
to question whether Atom-powered sell Atom-based devices on the
devices are worth a look. expectation that they have the
Yet for all the marketing missteps same capabilities as a conventional
and general lack of interest in Intel- notebook. Second, solution provid-powered handheld devices, Atom ers will need to focus on the major
has found success in an unlikely benefits associated with Atom PCs,
market—notebook PCs. It’s unlikely such as low cost, portability, battery
because Atom was supposed to life and Internet connectivity.
be the basis for devices meant to Combined, those benefits make
replace traditional notebook sys- Atom-powered notebooks the ideal
tems. But savvy vendors are using companions for SAAS (
software-the Atom to reinvent the notebook as-a-service) solutions, Web-based
market segment, or more specifi- applications, hosted solutions and
cally, the subnotebook segment. cloud computing.
Of course, it is a bit of a stretch to For many mobile business users,
think of those Atom-powered systems an Atom-powered notebook may
as full-fledged notebook computers. be the perfect vehicle to access
The Atom lacks the oomph of Centrino- Google Docs, Outlook Web access,
powered notebooks and is short on Citrix virtual PC and a few other
performance in many areas. Even so, hosted services. In some cases,
Atom-powered notebook PCs have Atom-based notebooks could be
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