Business Info - Issue 140

businessinfomag.uk magazine 10 Breathe Payments, a new UK-based payments company, is promising to ease customers’ cash flow by providing same-day settlement of funds from card transactions and by supporting Payment links in an invoice or email that the recipient can click to pay instantly. Through a partnership with Youlend, it is also offering loans of up to £250,000, with flexible repayments based on a percentage of each month’s card takings. Breathe plans to donate at least 1% of their profits to help conserve and protect the world’s oceans. www.breathepay.co.uk Doctor, hear thyself Mobile care monitoring specialist Person Centred Software has selected Ascom Myco 3 smartphones to meet the communication needs of 20,000 care home staff in the 1,200 care homes that already use its products. Person will also offer Myco 3s as replacements for more than 5,000 Apple devices used in other care homes. Part of the Ascom Healthcare Platform, Myco 3 enables clinicians to respond to colleagues and residents wherever they are, 24/7. Breathe easy Detachable microphones Snom’s new conference call solution, the C520-WiMi base station, comes with an integrated hands-free microphone and two detachable wireless microphones that enable people to be heard clearly even in large meetings. For added flexibility, there is the option to add up to three C52-SP wireless extension modules.With a DECT operating range of 50 metres, these units make it possible for someone in another room to take part in a conference. They can also be used as a conference phone, without the need for a base station, when connected to a Snom desk phone via a Snom A230 DECT-USB- Stick. www.snom.com Bigger and better The Samsung Galaxy S10 5G is now available on the EE and Vodafone networks. The 5G-ready, ‘ultra-premium’ smartphone comes with the most powerful feature set and biggest battery of any Galaxy S device so that users can makes the most of 5G. Stand-out features include a larger 6.7-inch Dynamic AMOLED display and a new 3D Depth Camera with Live focus video. www.samsung.com/uk/ Foldable laptop Following the recent launches of foldable smartphones, Lenovo previewed the world’s first foldable PC at its American partner event, Accelerate. Part of the ThinkPad X1 family, the laptop offers the productivity of a computer and the portability of a smartphone thanks to its OLED foldable display. Because the 13.3in screen folds in half, the laptop only needs to be half as wide as a device with a rigid screen. Versatility is a key selling point, with a choice of display, book, tablet, laptop and dock modes. Launch will be some time in 2020. Zoom Phone in beta Zoom has expanded its Zoom Phone cloud PBX with the launch of a beta service in the UK. Available as an add-on to Zoom Meetings, the Zoom Phone cloud phone system enables customers to replace their existing PBX and consolidate their communication and collaboration requirements on the Zoom platform. Useful features include the ability to elevate Zoom Phone calls to Zoom video meetings; integration with Salesforce; and zero-touch provisioning of desk phones from Poly and Yealink. zoom.com Resolution revolution NEC Display Solutions says the 55-inch MultiSync V554Q is in the vanguard of a ‘resolution revolution’ that is making ultra-high definition (UHD) available on smaller, more affordable displays. UHD technology has greater pixel density than Full HD (3,840 x 2,160 vs. 1,920 x 1,080), bringing pixel-free viewing to digital signage, technical presentations, collaboration and other applications. The MultiSync V554Q and NEC’s recently launched 55-inch InfinityBoard and E557Q display extend UHD’s benefits to smaller devices used in many corporate, retail, control room and DooH environments. www.nec-display-solutions.com World first toner tank Following the success of print devices with refillable ink tanks, HP has launched the first printers with refillable toner tanks. Initially only available in developing countries, including China, India and Russia, HP Neverstop Laser printers come with enough toner for 5,000 pages out-of-the- box and can be refilled in just 15 seconds using a mess-free HP Reload Kit. Customers benefit from an up to 80% reduction in toner costs; minimal interruption to business activities; and reduced environmental impact. www.hp.com WHAT’S NEW INNOVATIONS