This year’s PC Show 2012 is at Suntec Singapore from 7 June (Thursday) till 10 June (Sunday). Here’s a listing of some of the promotions and flyers for the four-day IT exhibition.
Click on the links below to check out the deals and promotions from the brand. To see a consolidated list of postings related to PC Show 2012, click here. You can also click on the button near the top of the sidebar on the right that looks like the logo above.
Floor plans for Levels 4 and 6 can be found here.
Brother has launched its fastest addition to its line of label printers. The QL-700 (S$238) prints 93 labels per minute.
Brother QL-700 label printer (S$238) comes with 1-year carry-in warranty.
The QL-700 is suitable for both small and large jobs. A range of pre-designed labels and banners are available in the Label Collection feature, ensuring commonly used professional labels are printed quickly and safely.
“It is ideally suited for office and home use, as well as vertical markets including medical, retailing, logistics and shipping. Users can produce labels such as address or shipping labels quickly, easily and professionally,” said Mr Nigel Lee, Country Manager, Brother International Singapore Pte Ltd.With the use of a continuous roll or die-cut of tape, users can print labels to size from 12mm to 62mm in width.
Also included is the P-touch Editor version 5 software, allowing users to customise their prints. The software also has the ability to print barcodes, graphics, and company logos.
It also prints Chinese, Japanese, Korean characters and any other foreign languages and can connect to databases to print name lists, product list and mailing address.
It is compatible with Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook and users can utilise the Add-in Feature to print directly within these applications, without the need to open P-touch Editor software.
With ‘Plug and Print’, users simply connect a USB cable to start labelling immediately. There are no virus concerns and the QL-700 can be easily shared with others.
The Brother QL-700 can be purchased through Brother International Singapore’s authorised resellers and superstores and are supported by the Brother Customer Service Centre, located at the ground level of Gateway East at Beach Road.
It is open from Mondays to Fridays, from 9am to 9pm, and on Saturdays, from 9am to 3pm, closed on Sunday and Public Holidays.
The QL-700 uses direct thermal printing, eliminating the need to replace toner or ink cartridges.
Consumables are available in both a wide range of die-cut options as well as continuous length paper or film tape.
Brother label printer consumables are supplied on a spool, which is ready to slot into the QL-700, ensuring easy and correct installation.
The automatic detection technology instantly recognises the label size and adjusts instantly. This not only ensures all labels are aligned correctly but also prevents the wastage of labels.
Fuji Xerox has introduced two new digital monochrome multifunction devices (MFDs). The DocuCentre S2010 and S1810 offers small and home offices (SOHOs) with cost effective and high-performance copy, print and scan jobs of up to A3 size.
Available now. Enquire at Fuji Xerox on price which varies with configuration.
Fuji Xerox DocuCentre S2010 & S1810
The DocuCentre S2010 and S1810 print and copy at 20 pages per minute (ppm) and 18 ppm respectively. Both print images at up to 600 dpi resolution.
The Duplex Automatic Document Feeder loads up to 110 sheets and scans multi-page documents at 18 sheets per minute while the durable platen glass handles small or varied-sized documents and books for printouts.
Users can also electronically set and sort desired page order for fuss-free print collection, minimizing the need to manually collate high-volume printouts for faster turnaround time.
Multiple-Up function prints up to two pages on one sheet, and when in duplex mode – fits up to four pages on one piece of paper.
Further paper-saving can be achieved by digitizing documents up to a maximum of A3 size and storing scanned data to a personal computer (PC).
Connect a single user directly through USB or configure a network of multiple users through Ethernet support to facilitate document sharing.
The Toner Saver Mode calibrates toner density according to print or copy requirements, which controls ink usage and maximizes replacement schedules.
Equipped with built-in energy-saving Sleep Mode and Low Power Mode, DocuCentre S2010 and S1810 operate on low energy Typical Electricity Consumption (TEC) and follow stringent International Energy Star Program standards.
The MFDs can be configured to fit workflow requirements – a desktop set-up for individuals or small groups, or a stand-alone device for multiple users, with maximum paper tray capacity of up to 850 sheets.
Kronicles has launched, in Singapore, a new Backup-as-a-Service solution for small and medium businesses (SMB).
The solution includes both on-site and off-site backup and promises enterprise-class reliability and fast recovery at affordable subscription-based pricing starting from S$5,000 per month (before government subsidy).
Kronicles BaaS includes both on-site and off-site backup.
Only last week, I wrote about EMC’s “Disaster Recovery Survey 2012” which found that “81% of businesses in the Asia Pacific and Japan might NOT be able to recover lost data and systems in the event of a disaster”.
“71% of all organizations had lost data or suffered systems downtime in the last 12 months” – Vanson Bourne interview of 2,500 IT decision-makers.The results point to outdated backup and recovery infrastructure in businesses in Japan and the Asia Pacific.
Kronicles has come to the rescue with their new “Backup-as-a-Service” (BaaS), powered by technology from Quantum.
In the customer’s office, a POD (Periphery Onsite Device) backs up 30-days worth of data from a customer’s email and application servers.
The POD provides on-site backup for quick recovery.
The POD provides quick recovery of files over the local network, which is typically faster than an Internet connection.
Every day, during off-peak hours, data is copied over a dedicated link to Kronicles’ secure data facility for off-site protection.
In Singapore the data resides in-country within Starhub’s Tier 3 data center.
At the end of each month, Kronicles provides a copy of the data on an LTO tape, which can either be returned to the user or stored at a secure third=party location that can be returned on demand.
Following today’s launch in Singapore, the service will be launched next in The Philippines and Malaysia.
Pricing
Three price packages are available. The basic Gold package – at S$5,000 per month – includes 200GB to 1TB of data backup, support for three to 10 Windows servers, up to 30-day history.
The Platinum package – at S$8,000 per month – includes 1TB to 2TB of data, three to 10 Windows servers, and up to 60-day history.
Customers with even more stringent requirements can discuss the Platinum Plus package with Kronicles.
Is the data secured? “Yes, data is encrypted with up to 256bit encryption when the data is ‘in flight’. At the data center itself, the data is not encrypted but protected,” says Pramotedham. The data on the back-up tapes are also not encrypted.A War Room for DR and BCP
Piti Pramotedham, Group CEO of Kronicles, described something that caught my attention during his presentation.
He described how a “War Room” can be set up in StarHub’s Media Centre should a customer’s premises be gutted by, say, a fire.
The customer, together with its partners, can set up shop in the War Room while their IT servers are re-constituted from the backup servers.
Is the data of one customer physically compartmentalised from that of another customer? “Yes, at the data center, it’s like a bank vault – so you see a whole wall of storage dedicated to one customer, separate from that of other customers,” say Piti.This can be completed in a matter of hours, after which, the customer and its partners can resume “business as usual”.
The aim is to suffer minimal disruption in times of disaster.
Pramotedham says that Kronicles insists that customers practise this once a year to ensure everything is well-rehearsed.
For SMBs that doesn’t yet have any Disaster Recovery (DR) and Business Continuity Plans (BCP), this is like having DR and BCP thrown in together with the BaaS.
81% of businesses in the Asia Pacific and Japan might NOT be able to recover lost data and systems in the event of a disaster. New independent research sponsored by EMC points to outdated backup and recovery infrastructure.
The survey also found that 71% of all organizations had lost data or suffered systems downtime in the last 12 months.
Vanson Bourne interviewed 2,500 IT decision-makers in private and public sector organizations in Australia, China, India, Japan, Korea, Indonesia, Malaysia, The Philippines, Singapore and Thailand.
Each organization ranged between 250 and 3000-plus employees and represented a variety of industries including manufacturing, retail, financial services and telecoms, among others.
These findings highlight the need for backup transformation from antiquated technologies that are not suited for today’s data growth or availability expectations.
A move to next-generation backup and recovery solutions ensure continued business operations in the event of a natural disaster, malicious activity or more routine and common disruptions to IT systems.
In fact, the research showed that the causes of systems downtime are often the commonplace disruptions to IT, such as hardware failure or data corruption, rather than natural disasters or other major incidents.
Other key findings are summarised below:
Commissioned by EMC and conducted by independent research company Vanson Bourne, ‘The Disaster Recovery Survey 2012: Asia Pacific and Japan’ looks at the state of backup and disaster recovery in the region to understand how well companies are prepared for data loss and systems downtime.
For the full report, visit EMC’s website here.
The Logitech Mouse M105 is expected to be available in end May (S$16), in black, red or white.
Logitech M105, available in May (S$16).
The plug-and-play USB optical mouse is targeted towards young users, aged 16 – 25, who are fun-loving and budget conscious.
It has a precision of 1000 dpi tracking and comes with 3 years warranty.
Nubox opened its 11th store in Singapore at JCube (#02-12) today.
Nubox opened its 11th store in Singapore at JCube today.
JCube is located at 2 Jurong East Central 1.
Nubox rewards Facebook fans with Pixie Lott albums and passes to a private showcase and meet and greet session on May 18, 2012.
The private showcase for the 21-year-old British chart-topper will be jointly presented by Nubox at 7.30pm, Zirca, Clarke Quay.
A series of quizzes and contests is being held from now until May 7. To try your luck visit the Facebook page of Nubox.
Nubox is an Apple Premium Reseller and Apple Authorised Reseller company in Singapore.
It is an arm of Newstead Technologies and offers the entire range of Apple products from Macs, to iPods, iPhones and iPads to a wide range of accessories to complete the mobile media and computing experience.
Nubox was started by a small group of “Nuboxers” who are passionate about Macs and all things Apple.
The first Nubox opened in Sim Lim Square in 2008.
Today, Nubox has 11 stores in Sim Lim Square, Funan Digital Life Mall, Junction 8 Shopping Centre, Jurong Point Shopping Centre, Causeway Point, Raffles City Shopping Centre, Tampines Mall, nex Mall, MarinaBay Link Mall, 112Katong and JCube.
The 7mm 2.5-inch mobile hard drives delivers lower power consumption and are available in 500GB (S$139.99) and 320GB (S$109.99) capacities.
The new Scopio Blue 7mm mobile hard drive can be used in both ultrabooks and mainstream notebooks.
The slim, energy-efficient 7mm hard drives for ultrabooks are the latest additions to Western Digital’s Scorpio Blue line of mobile hard drives.
The single-platter small form factor of the new hard drives are compatible with industry-standard 9.5 mm slots for mainstream notebooks as well as slimmer notebook and ultrabook devices that require a thinner 7mm drive height.
Below is the fact sheet for the Scorpio Blue family of mobile hard drives.
Nikon has launched, worldwide, the 24.2-megapixel D3200. The new entry-level DSLR will be available in the US in late April (approx. US$700 with 18-55mm kit lens).
Nikon has also launched a Wireless Mobile Adapter WU-1a (approx. US$60, available in May in the US) for the D3200.
The new Nikon D3200 is available in red or black.
The D3200 records Full HD (1080p) video with full time autofocus (AF) and sports a high-speed continuous shooting mode at 4 frames-per second (fps).
WU-1a Wireless Mobile Adapter
The new optional WU-1a Wireless Mobile Adapter can wirelessly send images to mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets, to enable preview of an image (but not videos) before shooting and remote control of the camera, from up to 15 m away.
The 24.2-megapixel DX-format CMOS sensor works together with Nikon’s EXPEED 3 image processing engine gives an ISO range of 100 – 6400, expandable to ISO 12,800.
As an entry-level DSLR, the D3200 is designed with user-friendly features for the beginner.
WU-1a plugged into D3200.
Accessible on the Mode Dial, the Guide Mode provides step-by-step photo instructions for set-up, shooting, viewing and deleting images and movies.
There are also six Scene Modes – Portrait, Landscape, Child, Sports, Close-Up and Night Portrait.
For video, the camera offers manual or automatic exposure control, and a stereo microphone input to attach an optional external microphone.
The application for Android smartphones (2.3) and tablets (3.x) will be available in May 2012, with the iOS app for iPhone and iPad expected in Fall 2012.
The Guide Mode walks the beginner using the entry-level D3200.
The main differences between the Nikon D3200 and the D3100 are tabulated below.
| Nikon | D3200 | D3100 |
|---|---|---|
| Resolution | 24.2 MP | 14.2 MP |
| Video Full HD (1080p) | 30 fps | 24 fps |
| LCD | 920 k | 230 k |
| Max ISO (regular) | ISO 6,400 | ISO 3,200 |
| Continuous shoot | 4 fps | 3 fps |
| Release date | 19 Apr 2012 | 19 Aug 2010 |
The brochure can be downloaded here.
Whether you have a mobile mum, a geeky mum, a travelling mum, or a stay-at-home mum, Logitech has something you can get for her.
Mother's Day gadget gift ideas from Logitech
Mother’s Day is on 13 May this year. If you’re looking to buy a gift for a mom – which can also be the mother of your children – check out Logitech’s collection of gadgets and accessories.
