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Making the most of web conferencing

If you’re hosting a virtual meeting, you can’t stop your attendees surfing the web, instant messaging, or succumbing to a myriad of other distractions. But you can maximise your chances of keeping them engaged, explains Stephane Guiblin, product manager at online communications specialist Premiere Global Services.

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JumpDrive Secure II Plus

Portable USB drives are handy little things, but wouldn’t they be even handier if you could tell how much space was left on them before plugging them in? That’s the thinking behind Lexar’s JumpDrive Secure II Plus, which boasts a shatter-proof display indicating available storage space at a glance.

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Backing up for a rainy day

Businesses that want to stay profitable have to be prepared for anything. This year’s floods show how much chaos such “acts of God” can wreak, wiping out both physical assets and business-critical data, writes John Coulston, enterprise marketing manager at Dell UK.

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The MDA Vario III

If you and your personal digital assistant (PDA) are inseparable, you may like T-Mobile’s latest offering. The MDA Vario III has a tilting touch screen which, when adjusted, turns the phone into a miniature laptop with an in-built wi-fi capability.

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The cordless air mouse

In the world of hi-tech gadgets, pigs might not be able to fly, but mice certainly can. The Logitech MX Air rechargeable cordless air mouse is just as happy in the air or sliding along a desk, allowing you to push your chair back and navigate through content without being tied to your workstation.

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Better business travel

Business travel accounts for 39p of every pound of employee expenses, according to research from expense management provider GlobalExpense – and if you include accommodation, the second-largest category, the figure rises to 58p.

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Look! No wires

We are becoming a nation of workers on the move - or so media hype surrounding the so-called “wireless revolution” would have us believe. But more recently, this hype has begun to take on some substance.

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Why IT security is vital

The internet is providing rich pickings for the criminal underworld. Mark Dixon, an IT manager at EMS, which provides wireless alarms, says he used to spend two to three days a week cleaning infected PCs.

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Look! No wires

We are becoming a nation of workers on the move - or so media hype surrounding the so-called “wireless revolution” would have us believe. But more recently, this hype has begun to take on some substance.

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Why IT security is vital

The internet is providing rich pickings for the criminal underworld. Mark Dixon, an IT manager at EMS, which provides wireless alarms, says he used to spend two to three days a week cleaning infected PCs.

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Technology tailored to fit

‘Life On Demand’ is a term that epitomises the way our personal and business lives are heading. Today, companies make millions giving people the products and services to do any number of things on demand.

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The benefits of data recovery

Data loss can be catastrophic for businesses, causing costly downtime and the loss of valuable customer information.

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How PDAs can change your life

Simon Powell, founder and director of lock-maker Servocell, is a self-crowned ‘King Geek’. He owned one of the prototype PDAs, the Psion organiser, back in the primeval days of 1995.

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The Next Big Thing?….SaaS

Both Google and SaaS (Software as a Service) pioneer Salesforce.com continue to be financial successes, so expect to see more and more companies follow suit and begin distributing all sorts of software to customers over the web, rather than using the traditional route to market of selling it in packages.