Print.IT Reseller - issue 80

01732 759725 24 WHAT'S NEW ...continued Home printers Epson is meeting the needs of home workers and small businesses with two new wireless MFPs that combine fast, business quality printing, low energy consumption and high capacity ink cartridges. The 24 pages per minute WorkForce Pro WF-4745, Epson’s lowest priced business quality MFP, comes with economical high capacity print cartridges and a 500-sheet paper capacity to minimise user interventions. Running costs are even lower on the 25ppm EcoTank ET-5880. Featuring Epson’s high capacity, cartridge-free ink tank system, this wireless MFP comes with enough ink to last several months. www.epson.co.uk Connectivity, availability and security Secure Homeworker from Maintel is a suite of services for business and public sector organisations that delivers in-office grade security, connectivity and availability to employees working from home. The solution suite combines Cisco’s SD- WAN technology, cloud security services and Maintel’s service wrap to bring the applications, tools and experience usually only available in the office to the individual employee’s home. Secure Homeworker solutions include: SoHo Connect: offers a home office environment providing access to corporate technology and communications systems via multi-cloud SD-WAN technology combined with Maintel’s own cybersecurity solutions. It is offered via a flexible subscription service. Home Office: builds on SoHo Connect with the addition of office-grade applications such as document management, secure payments and teleconference services. It is easy to deploy and is fully managed by Maintel to ease the load on IT teams looking to support remote workers. Cybersecurity Service: specifically tailored for home workers, Cybersecurity Service combines monitoring, control and protection into a single solution designed, delivered, and managed in-house by Maintel’s team of cyber experts to ensure enterprise-grade cybersecurity in the home. Secure Cloud: simplifies connections to and from the home to provide a superior experience to traditional VPN access. Using the latest SD-WAN technology from Cisco Cloud onRamp this element is ideally suited to homeworkers needing fast, reliable access to cloud-based UC, SaaS, and WebEx services. www.maintel.co.uk Updated dynabook range Laptop manufacturer Dynabook has launched the new 11th Gen Intel Core vPro processors across its premium Portégé X Series. This includes the Portégé X30W-J – the world’s lightest 13.3” convertible – as well as the Portégé X30L-J and Portégé X40-J. The company has also added anti-bacterial protection to the painted surfaces of its two lowest priced notebooks – the 14in Satellite Pro C40-H for the budget-conscious professional or student and the updated 15in Satellite Pro C50-H, featuring a new processor, display and memory and storage options. https://uk.dynabook.com Google Meet and Voice certification EPOS ADAPT 360, ADAPT 460 and ADAPT 560 headsets have been certified for Google Meet and Google Voice. This offers business professionals rich, natural sound and Active Voice Cancellation for increased focus and productivity wherever they participate in a Google Meet or Google Voice session. EPOS’ new certification with Google Meet and Voice ensures that the certified EPOS ADAPT devices offer users a high quality audio experience when using Google Meet and Google Voice. Part of the certification process consists of a set of audio tests performed by a third-party audio laboratory accepted by Google. www.eposaudio.com Printer fleet management solution Lexmark has announced the launch of a significant upgrade to its Markvision Enterprise (MVE) printer fleet management solution. MVE 4.0 software, available at no cost to Lexmark customers, includes universal configuration which allows users to quickly and easily create configurationsvthat apply to all Lexmark models, scalable to thousands of networked print and multifunctional devices. MVE 4.0 includes improvements in usability and security, making it easier to manage an entire fleet of network printers and multifunction devices. The advanced, easy-to-use toolset makes it easier than ever to configure both device settings and update security policies all in a single tool. MVE 4.0 is designed to ensure optimum protection for every device on the network. The new universal configuration feature allows users to create a single configuration and apply it to any Lexmark model, to reduce initial set-up and ongoing maintenance of the configurations. Users can create a base security configuration and apply it to any new device that appears on the network without specifying which models might be added. MVE 4.0 simplifies or eliminates manual IT tasks such as updating firmware, configuring device settings and applying security certificates. For organisations looking for greater visibility and accountability, MVE 4.0 also delivers targeted reporting on device statistics, taking the guesswork out of the activity on enterprise devices. www.lexmark.co.uk