Last week, we looked at the geeks who created iconic technologies. This week, we examine the executives who pushed those technologies into becoming the basis of some of the largest businesses in the world.

With a fantastically designed GUI, 35mm negative scanning attachment and gallery storage with a thumbnail view, this unit is hard to fault.

Hewlett Packard's new digital camera takes many steps in the right direction to introduce professional-level features for the consumer photographer, yet suffers from a few, minor flaws that detract from its overall polished design.

Not the most advanced scanner this month, featuring just two front shortcut buttons, the HP scan software is pure simplicity with many advanced options

A 2,400 x 2,400dpi flatbed scanner, features an LCD and one-touch front panel buttons for printing/copying, emailing, burning and sharing images.

The tiny Hewlett Packard PhotoSmart 1200 is a sleek, portable, flatbed scanner tailor-made for scanning small items with minimal hassle. Weighing in at a tiny 680g with a scan bed of only 10 x 15cm it's perfect for scanning photos. Features include 1,200 x 1,200dpi optical resolution, a USB 2.0 port, CompactFlash card and shared MMC/SD slots. Power is by the USB 2.0 port, or by four AA batteries when unplugged

The HP K80 takes our Quality Award this month, nudging ahead of the competition in all our speed, quality and features tests. Alongside the HP PSC750, the K80s highly specified 2,400 x 1,200 inkjet printer produced noticeably top-quality colour prints.

The look of the HP Compaq NC6000_106 is pure business with its black casing and silver trim. It's also one of the heavier laptops at 2.9kg.

A decent PC with media abilities bolted on, transforming this into a good lounge machine.

Leigh Dyer looks at Sun’s attempts to keep Solaris relevant in a Linux world.

Hewlett Packard has said that at least three versions of the upcoming Windows 7 will be crowbarred into future models of its Mini netbooks.

A great desktop replacement thanks to the huge screen and dual 200GB hard disks, but its price is too high.

Attractively small and aggressively priced, the Ultra Slim is an interesting proposition for businesses

Cheap, easy to use and quick. But the quality on offer lets it down.

A versatile and compact tablet PC with stunning battery life, but we do have a few usability complaints.

A workgroup printing workhorse that delivers classy mono and colour print quality

A workgroup printing workhorse that delivers classy mono and colour print quality.

HP’s Opteron MP server delivers an innovative design teamed with high expansion potential and a good price.

A decent 20in widescreen LCD for the office, with a flexible stand and USB hub. But it is expensive.

The best convertible tablet we’ve seen great performance and great design at a decent price.