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AME Info, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, technology briefs
Nov 02, 2009 (AME Info - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) --
D-LINK UNVEILS ADD-IN FOR WINDOWS HOME SERVER: Network solutions provider D-Link Middle East has released the D-ViewCam Add-in for Microsoft Windows Home Server, a software application that, when paired with a home server, lets users quickly and easily manage and access D-Link's home security cameras from any computer with a web browser, the company said in a statement. Windows Home Server offers automatic backup, system restore, and enhanced data protection, remote access, centralized storage and sharing of files, the ability to increase storage capacity and more. With the D-ViewCam Add-in installed on Windows Home Server, video and motion monitoring are recorded from D-Link security cameras directly to the server. Users can configure the recording schedules and access recorded or streaming video from the home server using a web browser.
MCAFEE AND HP OFFER 18-MONTH SECURITY COVER: McAfee has signed a deal with HP to provide an 18-month subscription to McAfee Total Protection Service on HP desktop and notebook PCs in the Middle East. Aimed at small businesses and available from HP Preferred Partners, cover includes anti-virus, anti-spyware, firewall and basic email virus protection service, centrally managed by McAfee. "Smaller businesses today are under constant attack from an ever-growing list of security threats, including new forms of malware, spam and data loss," said David Quantrell, EMEA President, McAfee. "With a cloud-based security service, the day-to-day management of their security infrastructure is taken off their hands.'
ETISALAT LAUNCHES POCKET 3.5G MODEM: Etisalat has launched the HSPA-WiFi Modem, a mobile broadband service that lets customers simultaneously connect up to five Wi-Fi-enabled products using one SIM card. Operating over the telcos 3.5G network, the Dhs749 Pocket HSPA-Wi-Fi modem supports a maximum downlink speed of up to 7.2 Mbps, and a maximum uplink speed of up to 5.76 Mbps. The service is available via subscription to one of Etisalat's current data packages.
ISAAC DANIEL SETTING UP MIDDLE EAST HQ: Isaac Daniel, a US-based developer of GPS and satellite embedded technologies and real time location-based services, plans to set up a divisional headquarter in Dubai. It will operate under the name ID Conex Communication (Middle East) and distribute and sell a range of GPS and location-based products and services for individuals, businesses and governments.
UAE DEMAND FOR DATA CENTRE SERVICE SEEN TO DOUBLE: In a study made by Frost & Sullivan study, the Middle East and South Asia market for third party data centre services stands at $230.2m. The report suggested the UAE market is set to witness most of third-party data centre participants expanding their data centres almost double in the next few years, while managed services space is expected to grow at 25.7 percent. Saudi Arabian market is seen to be at an early stage, largely dominated by local companies with a regional presence.
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