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01732 759725 14 BULLETIN Thales named market leader Thales has been named as a market leader in the 2 021 KuppingerCole Leadership Compass for Database and Big Data Security . The report recognised Thales’ leadership role within the data security market through its CipherTrust data security platform. Thales’ flagship data security platform was praised for its data discovery and classification, transparent encryption and database and application data protection. The report also commended CipherTrust’s data masking, tokenisation, access controls, enterprise key management and cloud key management functions. www.thalesgroup.com As-a-service solution for hosted desktops Lenovo has introduced an as-a-service solution for hosted desktops with Nutanix. Lenovo TruScale, its first solution for hosted desktops with Nutanix, provides companies with a complete and more secure remote work solution. A choice of Lenovo client devices is offered, such as thin clients and PCs, choice of Citrix and other virtual desktop environments, and ThinkAgile HX Series (powered by Nutanix), all licensed to the end-user and managed as-a-service. The complete hosted desktops solution provides cloud-like simplicity and on-premises performance, with the convenience of a single monthly payment and single point of contact for support. “As businesses worldwide look for the way forward beyond this pandemic, they need technology partners to help them embrace the future of work and thrive in a hybrid work model which will be the standard for many organisations,” said Tarkan Maner, Chief Commercial Officer at Nutanix. “Lenovo’s strategic collaboration with Nutanix provides customers an end-to-end solution – from the hybrid cloud data centres to digital workspaces – to empower employees wherever they are, while also offering businesses a simplified consumption model through Lenovo TruScale Infrastructure Services, along with increased flexibility, scalability, performance, and security to navigate the challenges of a distributed workforce.” www.lenovo.com Asolvi enjoys record first quarter Asolvi has enjoyed a record-breaking first quarter of 2021. The growth is a sign not only that there appears to be a good recovery in some sectors of the economy, but also that many companies are seeing that now is a good time to be investing in software tools that will enable them to automate and digitise their businesses. This will, in turn, boost overall efficiency and enable them to achieve more with the same number of staff. Chief Sales and Marketing Officer Tony Milford, emphasised the breadth of the growth within the Asolvi business: “Our specialist field management solutions are used in many sectors. Copy/print and fire and security are two major areas of focus for us and both are showing signs of recovery. In copy/print this is being led by the need to support and manage the increasing diversification, while fire and security is, understandably, an area where companies cannot easily scale back, due to the health and safety and regulatory issues involved.” www.asolvi.com OWC announces partnership with Acronis OWC, the zero-emissions Mac and PC technology company, and a provider of memory, external drives, SSDs, Mac & PC docking solutions, and performance upgrade kits, has partnered with Acronis. The agreement will see Acronis True Image OEM software available on OWC storage solutions that include SoftRAID today and will consist of additional or all OWC storage solutions in the future. Integrating best-of-breed back-up and recovery with AI-enhanced anti-ransomware technology, Acronis’ solution ensures that a user’s digital life is protected – photos, files, applications, operating systems, and the devices they’re on. Larry O'Connor, CEO and Founder of OWC said: “Adding Acronis True Image Technology to our OWC storage solutions is truly amazing. This partnership will tremendously add to our customers feeling their data is safe and protected for years to come.” www.owcdigital.com Tony Milford