for an additional app; and no monthly GPS fees. www.roamsmarttracker.com … Living wall Workplace furniture suppler AJ Products has expanded its Acoustic Panel range with a natural solution to noise pollution in offices. Featuring a porous structure that effectively absorbs sound from all directions, the RUDY live plant panel is made from 100% natural reindeer lichen, hand-picked from Scandinavian forests. In addition to its noise reduction capabilities, the living wall panel can improve employee wellbeing by filtering pollutants from the air and reducing stress levels. The panel comes with a 7-year warranty and requires no watering and only minimal maintenance. www.ajproducts.co.uk … Flexible signage Vision is giving digital signage customers more flexibility and choice with the introduction of an ultra-slim 55-inch 4K digital signage kiosk. Unlike traditional bespoke kiosks that tend to be limited to a built-in media player or require significant customisation, Vision’s new kiosk is designed with an open architecture, giving customers and integrators the flexibility to deploy a choice of media players, computing devices or CMS. The industrialgrade, 24/7, networkable solution offers a choice of connectivity options, including HDMI and USB, and can be configured to sit within any existing digital signage network. https://visionaudiovisual.com were related to third-party incidents and, in a startling new trend, 20% of claims with covered losses in 2024 stemmed from a vendor-related incident. Even if a company has an airtight security posture of its own, it can still be at the mercy of its partners’ vulnerabilities. Our new offering builds on our long‑held belief that companies need to be proactive, not reactive, in understanding exactly where their risk is and taking actionable steps to mitigate material loss.” www.cyberresilience.com … A smaller footprint Roam is a shockproof, waterresistant tracker designed with sustainability in mind, from its use of recycled plastic and an integrated elastic clip and key loop, which allows it to connect to anything without the need for extra holders or add-ons, to a replaceable battery and the ability to return and upgrade worn trackers. Bridging the gap between premium metal trackers that require costly accessories and budget-friendly plastic ones that lack versatility, Roam includes a Nordic dual system chip for reliable connectivity; lost and found QR integration for quick recovery; geo-recovery with what3words for pinpoint tracking; iOS or Android ‘Find my Device’ without the need “Our new Managed LEO+ service complements our existing fibre network and provides an exciting new option for high-performing, secure network access – and it’s fully managed by Colt, so businesses benefit from our mission to remove complexity and make life easier for them.” www.colt.net … Smart locker LapSafe’s new locker for workplaces and education, Sovran, supports multiple uses including hot desking storage, with a choice of five different locker formats; automated drop-off and collection of parcels, documents and other items; and device charging, with the addition of a standard mains socket or a USB-C charger. Smart features include a centrally managed, cloudbased software suite, ONARKEN, that allows businesses to monitor lockers 24/7, receive alerts (if needed), track usage and view historical reports. A state-of-theart touchscreen gives users easy access to lockers, with advanced options for added security, including biometric recognition, RFID access and one-time quick codes. www.lapsafe.com … Where’s the risk? Resilience has added Vendor Risk Reporting (VRR) to its integrated cyber risk management platform. The new capability will enable clients to assess and monitor the underlying security health of critical vendors and suppliers from within the platform. Resilience claims this is an improvement on existing industry solutions for managing vendor risk that tend not to be integrated with risk management platforms, slowing access to timely insights. Ann Irvine, Chief Data and Analytics Officer at Resilience, said: “Over the past year, more than a third of the claims in our portfolio WHAT’S NEW www.managedITmag.co.uk 11 Unified workflow for subscriptions Veriam has completed the phased rollout of its integrated identity, access and subscriptions platform for providers of online services and SaaS solutions. The addition of an Identity and Access Management (IAM) feature means businesses can now manage everything from authentication to payments in a single workflow, removing the need to build custom integrations or waste time and resources managing and administering multiple tools, learning different interfaces and patching together disconnected solutions. Having a unified workflow for authenticating users, managing permissions, handling contracts and processing payments should also help with customer retention and smooth the transition from free to paid services. To this end, the platform will soon support multiple subscription models, including monthly and annual licences, advanced or arrears payments and pay-asyou-go pricing. https://getveriam.com
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