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Westcon lays out plan for Ireland push
Westcon has announced a new partner recruitment drive in
Ireland for the resale of Avaya Cloud Offi ce by RingCentral. Avaya
Cloud Offi ce enhances the way organisations communicate with
customers, partners and colleagues through an all-in-one solution
that delivers seamless collaboration across multiple channels.
Antony Byford, managing director, Westcon UK & Ireland, said,
“We believe that Avaya Cloud Offi ce presents a great opportunity
to serve the advancing needs of the Irish market as it moves
towards cloud-based UC and our on-boarding programme will
make it easy and profi table for partners.”
Aidan Furlong, general manager for Ireland at Avaya, added,
“As a strategic distribution partner of Avaya, and having
already established a partner base for Avaya Cloud Offi ce in
the UK, we’re excited to see Westcon help Irish partners and
customers realise the benefi ts of this new UCaaS solution.
Westcon’s long held relationships within the market and the
value it brings to its customers will certainly help us to drive
adoption for Avaya Cloud Offi ce.”
Motorola Solutions introduces
contactless temperature screening
MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS HAS a new addition to its video security and
analytics portfolio. The Avigilon H4 Thermal Elevated Temperature
Detection (EDT) solution is a pre-screening solution that can detect
indications of a person’s elevated body temperature.
“By screening for indicators of an elevated body temperature at an
entry point, we are helping businesses protect their teams’ health and
well-being,” said John Kedzierski, senior vice president, video security
& analytics at Motorola Solutions. “During these times of uncertainty,
our technology can provide insights that help our customers better
manage their operations and deliver on business outcomes more
safely.”
The H4 Thermal ETD solution is composed of an infrared-spectrum
thermal camera and features edge-based analytics to provide a
contactless alternative to traditional screening methods. Its
introduction is designed to support organisations as they explore
options to return safely back into offi ces or facilities. It is now available
in the United Kingdom, and other markets including the United States,
across the European Union, the Middle East, Brazil, and South Africa.
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ONLOGIC INTRODUCES RANGE OF
RUGGED INDUSTRIAL COMPUTERS
TO EUROPE
ONLOGIC HAS INTRODUCED a range of rugged industrial
computers, the Karbon Series, to the UK market. The computers
are shock and vibration resistant, have a wide operating
temperature, high confi gurability and custom I/O options. The
series includes the small form factor Karbon 300 and the GPU
capable Karbon 700.
Michael Kleiner, VP of engineering at OnLogic, explained, “The
Karbon series was created by pushing the limits of what a
rugged computer could be. Our systems were designed to solve
even the most complex challenges of users by creating a
modular platform that ensured fl exibility and versatility without
sacrifi cing reliability or making the cost of the systems too
high.”
European factories, machine builders, rail and public
transport, autonomous vehicles and artifi cial intelligence
applications increasingly require powerful computing solutions
to power their latest innovations. The Karbon series has been
built to meet this need – offering high-quality and extremely
reliable solutions with high performance. These computers are
built in and shipped from the Netherlands. OnLogic says this
ensures fast delivery and assembly within the European market.
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