OmniAccess 3500: A new way to secure your Laptop
By James • Nov 3rd, 2008 • Category: Mobile Computing Accessory NewsAlcatel-Lucent, world leader in telecommunications, has launched a new innovative product: the OmniAccess 3500. This new unique innovation offers complete security for your laptop and stored data. The whole product consists of a gateway server, software client and a laptop card. Using this product IT professionals can remotely control the notebooks. In case the laptop gets stolen, the users can lock down the hard disk and the laptop completely. This way the data cannot be retrieved by somebody else without your consent.
The PCMCIA card that is a part of the whole product carries a GPS receiver and holds a SIM card. As a result you can gather information about the laptop’s location via SingTel’s mobile network, even if the device is offline. This way the device can be tracked on a map. The card also has a battery which keeps the tracking system on even if the laptop is turned OFF. Indeed, the OmniAccess 3500 goes a step beyond a simple fingerprint sensor like the Digitus USB Fingerprint-Sensor Desktop Version accessory. Ricky Ong, director, security solutions, enterprise business group, Alcatel-Lucent Asia-Pacific, said, “Many users have to jump through hoops to stay secure. The device is like a single sign-on system, and it’s automatic for users.” This product aims at providing an easy way to secure company information. It is an ideal security solution, especially when most of the users log on to network enabled devices or use VPN (Virtual Private Network).
This offering is meant for large enterprises as it involves heavy costs. According to Ong Geok Chwee, director of business development and segment marketing of SingTel’s business group some SMBs may sign up for this service to secure its upper management netbooks that contain sensitive information.
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