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Introduced at this week’s InfoComm conference, the new USB-C Multimedia Hub, Thunderbolt 3 Dock Mini, and Thunderbolt 3 Cable all seek to help end users plug peripherals into thin, light laptops bearing USB-C and Thunderbolt 3 ports.

The new system aggregates and reports on application, security, and connectivity data from Barracuda CloudGen Firewalls, automating what is otherwise often a time-consuming manual process.

Aimed at companies with up to 100 users, the new Instant On product line is designed to be easily installed, centrally managed, and affordably priced. It also provides built-in security functionality and ongoing software updates at no extra cost.

Version 14.2 of the vendor’s NG Firewall platform adds functionality for monitoring search terms and blocking objectionable YouTube content. The new appliances offer upgraded processors, faster storage, and speedier networking capabilities.

Purpose-built for remote sites with little to no IT staff, the new HE500 series combines a compact footprint with built-in remote management capabilities, extensive automation, and self-healing functionality. Pricing starts at $16,500 for a three-node cluster.

Part of a larger effort to enable everything-as-a-service business models, the new platform helps partners create, sell, and bill for subscription-priced solution bundles that combine software and hardware with their own managed services.

Forthcoming enhancements due later this year will reduce turnaround times on new license quotes to 30 minutes, provide renewal quotes on every license Ingram tracks, and let users convert online renewal quotes to orders immediately.

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Already the biggest name in consumer social media, Facebook wants its Workplace product to make it a leader in SMB productivity software too, and will soon begin actively recruiting an army of trained and motivated partners to help it realize that ambition.

Designed to shift the paradigm from application recovery times to application availability, the new edition provides high availability for Linux and extends full system support of Windows and Linux workloads to Azure.