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technologyreseller.co.uk 05 Clever by design Panasonic is setting new standards in security cameras by embedding AI (including analytics and processing) into its standard range of i-PRO S-Series devices. The indoor and outdoor cameras come pre-bundled with i-PRO in-house apps, including AI Video Motion Detection and AI Privacy Guard, which combine intelligent security features, such as intruder or loitering detection, with privacy protection by pixelating figures or faces. Other useful i-PRO AI apps include AI Face, People and Vehicle Detection, which enables footage to be searched for by face or pre-defined human/vehicle attributes, and the classification of sounds picked up by microphones, such as gunshots, yelling, vehicle horns or breaking glass. www.panasonic.com/global INNOVATIONS Fully integrated cloud communications NEC has announced UK availability for the NEC UNIVERGE BLUE CONNECT unified communications as a service (UCaaS) and NEC UNIVERGE BLUE ENGAGE contact centre as a service (CCaaS) solutions. Supporting the shift to a distributed workforce and hybrid working, UNIVERGE BLUE, which also includes UNIVERGE BLUE MEET for conferencing, offers cloud PBX, team collaboration, file sharing and backup services within a single solution for easier management and a lower cost of ownership – all paid for with monthly billing on a pay per use basis. www.nec-enterprise.com Plug and play data centre The Vertiv VRC-S is a factory-assembled micro data centre designed for small IT sites and edge deployments in retail and distribution, transportation, healthcare and light industrial applications. The plug and play solution incorporates a rack power distribution unit (rPDU), a Vertiv Liebert GXT5 uninterruptible power supply (UPS), monitoring sensors/software and the latest Vertiv VRC rack cooling system in an all-in-one IT rack. The Vertiv VRC-S is available in a number of pre-built, standard models that can be delivered in days and installed within hours. www.Vertiv.com/WhatsTheirEdge As easy as Pi Sharp NEC Display Solutions Europe has introduced a MPi4 NEC MediaPlayer Kit for use with its large format displays. Suitable for retail, fast food restaurants, transport, museums, leisure businesses and corporate environments, the modular plug-and-play digital signage solution enables remote operation of individual or multiple screens, browser-based playlists, content distribution and centralised device management. It comes pre-installed on a 32GB NEC Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4 that can be fitted inside any NEC large format display with a Raspberry Pi CM4 slot and includes integrations for more than 15 CMS systems. www.sharpnecdisplays.eu Sound and vision Konftel has launched two Climate Neutral video kits based on its red dot award- winning Konftel 70 Bluetooth speakerphone. Featuring OmniSound audio quality and beamforming microphones, the Konftel 70 can be used as a standalone device or as part of a bundled solution like the Konftel C2070 for huddle rooms, which pairs it with a Konftel Cam20 4K camera, or the Konftel C5070 for medium-sized meeting rooms, which combines it with a Konftel Cam50 PTZ camera. The Konftel OCC Hub enables the camera, speakerphone and screen to connect to the presenter’s laptop via a single USB cable. konftel.com Going electric Telematics solution provider Webfleet Solutions considers any vehicle driven less than 300 km a day over a 12-month period (i.e. 70% of cars and light commercial vehicles used commercially in the UK today) as suitable for replacement with an electric alternative. To help businesses identify which of their vehicles to replace, Webfleet has added a Fleet Electrification Planning Report feature to its fleet management solution. Analysis of data from 100,000 vehicles operated by 5,000 Webfleet customers across Europe indicates that 57% of organisations could replace at least half of their vehicles with EVs; 34.4% could replace all their vehicles with EVs. webfleet.com WatchGuard cloud management MSPs can now manage all their WatchGuard security solutions, including next- generation antivirus, AI-enabled endpoint detection & response, network security and authentication services, through a single, unified platform, after the security leader integrated the WatchGuard Endpoint Security product family (previously known as Panda Adaptive Defense 360, Adaptive Defense, Endpoint Protection Plus and Endpoint Protection) into WatchGuard Cloud. Supporting a variety of procurement models, WatchGuard’s cloud platform simplifies everything from initial deployment and set-up to licence management, renewals and reporting. WatchGuard partners have been using it to manage Firebox security environments and AuthPoint MFA deployments since 2019 and ThreatSync threat intelligence since 2020. WatchGuard.com Unbreakable promises BT’s latest promises to micro-businesses are ‘unbreakable’ WiFi across their workplace, with no blackspots, plus its fastest ever full fibre speeds of up to 900Mbps. The service enhancements for micro-businesses are offered in conjunction with BT’s new Hybrid Connect device, which delivers uninterrupted business connectivity by switching seamlessly to EE’s 4G mobile network if there’s a problem with the fixed line. Prices for BT’s Halo for business bundles start at £45 per month, plus an additional £7 per month for the Complete Wi-Fi option. www.bt.com/about EDITOR’S CHOICE AWARD WATCHGUARD WatchGuard Cloud 1