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Linksys Cloud Manager

Linksys has announced a new global release of Linksys Cloud Manager 2.0, an upgraded, cloud-hosted WiFi Management Platform purpose-built for SMB environments that reduces costs and increases operational efficiencies around remote WiFi management.

Linksys Cloud Manager 2.0 enables IT administrators and other authorized users to remotely monitor, manage and troubleshoot single or distributed wireless networks in real time via a single dashboard and sign-on. The platform offers centralized visibility and control of a wireless network without the cost and complexity of traditional hardware controllers, overlay software, or annual hosting costs.

Small businesses need a more affordable and easy-to-use Cloud Managed WiFi solution, and mid-sized companies have license fatigue from costly yearly licenses for management. With Linksys Cloud Manager 2.0, the company is eliminating the cost barrier for using a Cloud Managed WiFi solution. In a stand-out industry move, Linksys is upgrading its offering from five years free management to Limited Lifetime Free Management. Competitive solutions charge up to $100150 per Access Point (AP) per year, which adds up quickly for a business with multiple locations. The included cloud license fits any budget and provides a complete solution for IT solutions providers and their SMB customers, and isn’t a bait and switch using basic models and upselling with “pro” features.

ESET WINDOWS SECURITY PRODUCTS

ESET has launched new versions of its Windows security products for consumers. The new versions upgrade the protection in ESET Internet Security, ESET NOD32 Antivirus and ESET Smart Security Premium.

The wide range of security improvements cover malware detection, online banking, password security and smart home support – in line with ESET’s goal to create a safer digital world for everyone to enjoy. With the ever-increasing volume of reported cyberattacks, it is vital that users are secured in their online activities. These product updates address key issues, including online payments and banking-related threats, identity theft and leaking of personal information, stolen passwords and connected device security.

The updates bring fine-tuning of the Host-Based Intrusion Prevention System and Advanced Machine Learning modules, along with a significant reduction in the size of the Machine Learning module.

Other key updates include the new Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) and System Registry scanners capable of detecting malware that uses the WMI or the registry maliciously. The Connected Home module is also improved with better connected device detection and security issue troubleshooting.

HP Spectre x360 14

HP has unveiled the HP Spectre x360 14, offering the viewability of a 15-inch device with the mobility of a 13.5-inch form factor for the ultimate browsing, reading, editing, and viewing experience. Co-engineered with Intel, the Spectre x360 14 has been tested, tuned, and verified to meet the requirements of the Intel Evo platform, ensuring it meets Intel’s hardware specifications and key experience targets for responsiveness, instant wake, battery life, and fast charge. The Spectre x360 14 comes with the latest 11th Gen Intel Core processor that delivers an 34% performance improvement, and 79% performance gains with discretelevel integrated Intel Iris X graphics versus last year’s Spectre x360 13.

With up to 17 hours of battery life, this device can follow you throughout the home or wherever you want to go. Working from home requires a consistent, fast connection and the Spectre x360 14 delivers with 3x faster connection speeds with Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth 5.0 support. The device also supports Thunderbolt 4 for fast signaling data rates to send and receive large files like videos, photos, and movies in seconds.

DYNABOOK SATELLITE PRO RANGE

Dynabook Europe GmbH has revealed two additions to its Satellite Pro range – the new 14” C40-H, which expertly combines affordability and mobility, and an updated 15” model, the C50-H, with new processor, display, and memory and storage options. Both devices offer users all the tools for a productive work or study day in an easily portable package, without draining the IT budget. The pair feature powerful 10th Gen Intel Core processors, DDR4 RAM memory up to 16GB* and fast SSD storage options up to 512GB.

The C40-H has been designed with pure mobility and style in mind. Weighing just 1.55kg with a 18.9mm compact form factor, it is easily transportable and its battery life¹ of up to 10 hours makes it a reliable companion for professionals and students on the move. Featuring a narrow bezel design around a non-glare 14” LCD HD or FHD screen, the device offers an immersive viewing experience but in a compact footprint, while its sister 15” device boasts up to 9.5 hours battery life1 and screen options including a new 250 NIT FHD screen for improved brightness. Both devices are equipped with a large keyboard and ClickPad, with supporting Precision TouchPad for comfortable typing and navigation all day long, while the 15” C50 adds a numeric keypad. Both devices also offer an optional SecurePad with fingerprint reader.

Canon PIXMA G-Series MegaTank

Canon Middle East announces the expansion of its popular PIXMA G-Series MegaTank range with the addition of five entry-level refillable ink tank printers, designed for small businesses, homeworking and students. Key features across the range include, improved usability with a replaceable maintenance cartridge to reduce downtime, new and improved ink bottles to make refilling tanks easier than ever, and a 2-line LCD display for quick access to settings. Balancing cost and efficiency, the economy print mode makes it possible to confidently print thousands of pages when neveded, whilst further reducing costs.

For those in need of a cost-efficient printing solution that can drive productivity, this series can produce 6,000 pages from a single black ink bottle and print 26 per cent more in economy mode. For printing in colour, the MegaTank devices offer an impressive page yield of up to 7,700[1] pages from a set of colour ink bottles, a 700-page increase on previous models. The two high-speed models in the range, PIXMA G3460 and PIXMA G2460 can deliver deadline beating speeds of 10.8 ipm for black printing and 6.0 ipm for colour. Reliable and quick printing means users can focus their time and energy on other creative outputs, printing with confidence to deliver high-quality prints in impressive volumes. Producing sharp, crisp prints, this range can satisfy a versatile mix of requirements, from those working from home who may need to print long, text-heavy documents, to those embracing home crafts with their families.

THE SHOW MUST GO ON

PANDEMIC OR NOT, GITEX 2020 IS A MUST-ATTEND EVENT, SAYS SUNIL PAUL, MANAGING DIRECTOR OF FINESSE.

For the past four decades, one of the biggest global and disruptive technology events GITEX, has been a constant in a world where nothing is.

It is heartening to see that this has not changed even during a global pandemic. Most of 2020 has passed in a whirlwind of emotions, fighting a pandemic that threw us off track and forced us to reexamine everything we knew about business. However, with

GITEX scheduled from 6th to 10th

December, there is a new sense of optimism in the air.

GITEX, the region’s largest technology event, is expected to be the only global tech and startup show in the world in 2020 to go live and in-person, according to its organisers.

There are a couple of reasons behind this decision. The primary one being

Dubai was voted the safest city in the world to attend an exhibition, according to a survey conducted by

Messe Frankfurt Middle East. The study showed that 77% of respondents viewed Dubai as the safest destination to attend an exhibition post Covid-19, followed by Germany (41%), Saudi

Arabia (19%), France (17%), and Italy (15%). Another factor giving expected attendees further confidence is that the Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC) venue was recently certified with the

Bureau Veritas SafeGuard Label. Not to forget, DWTC has already successfully held Ai Everything x Restart Dubai

Summer Conference in a hybrid model a few months ago, which was considered a grand success. Here we saw the event drawing hundreds of attendees – attending physically as well as streaming sessions live remotely.

The annual show is not expected to be different from any other year except that we will have to adhere to all the safety precautions in place, don the mask and consider handshakes a relic of the past. In fact, if anything, it could be the biggest edition to date. In its landmark 40th year, the show is expected to explore groundbreaking pre- and post-pandemic technologies, host high-octane tech conferences and showcase futuristic pioneering innovations. Also, the organizers have decided to combine a number of other sister conferences, which usually run as standalone events – so along with the regular GITEX Technology week and GITEX Future Stars, attendees will have access to GISEC, Future Blockchain Summit and Marketing Mania during the five days – making it even bigger and grander than any previous editions.

Although this edition promises to be a great platform, several technology firms are not investing in the show this year. I believe this might be a missed opportunity for them. While remote work models, digital technologies and virtual meetings have been the way of life this year, one aspect everyone agrees on is the fact that nothing can replace the human element. We have definitely become a lot more productive and much more efficient and effective relying on digital and remote work practices. However, business is all about people, and if there is a platform offering a secure way to meet and reconnect, we must take complete advantage of that. It also gives us the chance to emerge from the bubble that we may have created over the past months and be inspired by new innovations and technologies and remind ourselves, this too will pass.

Technology players participating at the action-packed conference will put the spotlight on key areas, which will define our future lives, such as 5G, automation and AI, analytics, future mobility, digital economies, cybersecurity, cloud and edge computing, deep learning and big data. With first time launches expected from more than 60 countries, attendees will truly be treated to the global tech scene. Moreover, all GITEX attendees will experience 70 plus hours of free content, helping them gain valuable insights from critically acclaimed companies and leaders.

Finesse will be exhibiting at the region’s biggest tech show in full force, displaying not only the latest state-ofthe-art solutions but also our unity and strength as a company thriving in these unprecedented times.