NOTEBOOK computers are revolutionising the way people use and interface with conventional office desktops and workstations.
As notebooks get slimmer, lighter and more versatile, more executives are taking them either on the road or home.
When they return to their offices, they look for trouble-free connectivity with their office desktops and networks.
Currently, executives can hook up by using either a docking station or the sleeker PCMCIA cards. Most notebooks offer docking stations or modules, and PCMCIA expansion slots.
''Notebooks are connecting tools for executives, whether they use docking stations or PCMCIA cards, to hook up to a wider network of users,'' said Paul Yap, managing director of Packard Bell Far East.
''Everyone comes up with different uses for notebooks. So, it is better to offer both PCMCIA expansion slots and docking modules.
''Everything is evolving at a very fast pace and it is all defined by usage. So, right now, it is difficult to say whether more people will prefer either docking stations or PCMCIA cards to gain remote access for their notebooks.'' Packard Bell's latest 486 SNBMP notebook offers PCMCIA types I, II and III connectivity; 486 SNBC offers an optional docking module as well to its range of sleek, lightweight features.