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Source: Fuji Xerox website. The DocuPrint C5155 d. Fuji Xerox has released a high-end A3 colour printer, the DocuPrint C5155 d, which is designed to fulfill postcard and office print-on-demand needs. Producing 50 pages per minute* (ppm) for colour prints and 55 ppm for monochrome jobs, the DocuPrint C5155 d is also about 10% faster for postcard printing compared to its predecessor model, the DocuPrint C5005 d. The DocuPrint C5155 d supports resolutions of up to 1,200 x 2,400 dpi, and has a first-print output time of 3.5 seconds for monochrome prints. Duplex printing is offered as standard. In addition to being an ideal shared printer for general documents, the DocuPrint C5155d can produce leaflets and newsletters by adding on finishing options such as stapling, hole-punching and saddle-stitch binding. A wide range of on-demand assets can be created on media such as heavy business card paper of up to 280 gsm** and long paper sizes for banner and poster printing. The printer ...

Carbon Black , a cloud-native endpoint protection provider, has released a white paper that proposes an updated cybersecurity kill chain model to help defenders stay ahead of evolving cyberattacks. The paper,  Cognitions of a Cybercriminal: Introducing the Cognitive Attack Loop and the 3 Phases of Cybercriminal Behavior , delves into the ways cybercriminals have evolved in and offers guidelines for chief information security officers (CISOs) and security professionals to help manage risk.  “We believe cybersecurity professionals should be looking at existing kill chain models with a new lens,” said Tom Kellermann, Carbon Black’s Chief Cybersecurity Officer and the paper’s primary author.  “It’s no longer helpful to approach cybersecurity linearly. Cognitions and context are critical and help reveal attackers’ intent. Understanding the root cause of attacks and the way attackers think is paramount to good cybersecurity. With the Cognitive Attack Loop , we’re offering...

by Raymond Goh, Technical Director, Asia & Japan at Veeam Software The past few years have seen many organisations embark on their digital transformation journey, with organisations looking to move their systems onto third platform technologies, such as mobile computing, social media, big data and analytics as well as the cloud. Asia Pacific (APAC) organisations have already taken the lead in Internet of Things (IoT) adoption, with 91% of organisations expecting their investment in IoT to increase in the next 12 years*. These organisations are also embracing the adoption of the cloud to store their data, with 90% of businesses in Asia Pacific reported to have multiple cloud environments with varying levels of operability**.  Many of these digitally transforming organisations run into a common problem - recovery downtime. The 2019 Veeam Cloud Data Management Report surveyed more than 1,500 senior business and IT leaders and found that 73% of respondents report an Availab...

- Komatsu  moved its data onto Azure in early 2017 so more machine tools and welding robots could be connected at scale, while ensuring compliance with data protection measures and bolstering disaster response. - More data from more machines in more places now means Komatsu can improve quality measures, plan and adjust with agility, and better anticipate equipment failure. - The company believes that AI on the intelligent edge can deliver even more productivity dividends. Source: Microsoft. Komatsu's move to the cloud will help the company reach its global productivity goals. Komatsu is one of the world’s top makers of excavators, bulldozers, and other heavy equipment. Its bright yellow machinery and vehicles are hard at work across the globe every day. The company has decades of expertise in making machines that can dig, lift, and move just about anything. But when it comes to gathering and handling data to boost its own manufacturing capabilities and productivity, Ko...

Parallels has launched Parallels Toolbox 3.5 for Windows and Mac, a suite of 30+ tools that simplify PC and Mac computing tasks. “We listened to PC and Mac users who asked us for new tools they need to further simplify their lives,” said Nick Dobrovolskiy, Parallels Senior VP of Engineering and Support. “Break Time, Energy Saver, Hide Menu Icons, Clipboard History and Sleep Timer are now included with dozens of other one-click solutions. Together, they make Parallels Toolbox an indispensable one-stop application for businesses and individuals who like saving time and money.” New and key Parallels Toolbox tools that for both PC and Mac users include: New in Parallels Toolbox 3.5 for Windows Energy Saver Activates several settings, including hidden ones that reduce system-resources usage and increase battery life, leading up to an 8% reduction in power consumption. It automatically detects your computer’s state when it is running on battery and activates options fo...

Qualtrics , the experience management provider, has launched Guided Action Planning and five new XM Solutions for Qualtrics EmployeeXM. The new innovations reflect Qualtrics’ continuous investment in making it easier for leaders and managers to capture feedback quickly and close feedback loops by taking action on what employees care about most. Built on the Qualtrics XM Platform, EmployeeXM is an intelligent software solution that closes experience gaps by gathering feedback across the entire employee lifecycle. EmployeeXM automatically identifies the actions HR leaders and managers can take to improve the experience, and make it easier than ever to improve the everyday experiences of employees.  The changes address how managers receive feedback with no clear path forward after an employee survey is complete. Guided Action Planning is a customisable feature that gives every manager best practice guidance and recommended actions they should focus on to drive improvement ...