Sharp Introduces Cloud Portal Office
Nov. 11, 2013 – Sharp Imaging and Information Company of America (SIICA), has introduced Cloud Portal Office, a software solution designed for an increasingly mobile workforce where companies need to share information while maintaining control and security over critical documents.
Cloud Portal Office provides secure anywhere, anytime access to business content, facilitates both remote and in person collaboration, and creates a single repository for both electronic and hard copy documents accessible from a wide range of business platforms including tablets, smartphones, traditional PCs, as well as Sharp’s AQUOS BOARD Interactive Display Systems and Sharp OSA enabled MFPs.
What differentiates Cloud Portal Office from other cloud solutions currently on the market, according to Sharp is the combination of capabilities it brings together, and the solution’s optimization for the Sharp B2B channel. Cloud Portal Office allows businesses to:
- Connect from virtually anywhere. Whether in the office, traveling, or working remotely, Cloud Portal Office allows workers to stay connected and access business content wherever they are and from a range of devices, including computers, tablets or smartphones.
- Collaborate more seamlessly. Files and folders can be shared with remote workers, or those in the same office, when collaborating on projects.
- Conference through Cloud Portal Office’s seamless integration with Sharp’s AQUOS BOARD displays. Presentations are now easy to access and present – no laptops or other technology needed.
- Capture and archive hard copy documents through Sharp OSA-enabled MFPs. The system integrates directly with MFPs, allowing hard copy documents to be stored alongside digital files. Indexing capabilities make finding information simple.
- Control business content through Cloud Portal Office’s security over stored content. Enhanced folder sharing and permission setting capabilities allow users to share as much or as little as they like. Working together in Cloud Portal Office, these capabilities, along with their optimization for integration with Sharp MFPs and displays, ultimately save businesses time and money.
Cloud Portal Office is the first Software as a Service (SaaS) application available through Sharp’s Cloud Portal platform. It provides a management console for a suite of Sharp and third party cloud Services, offering the channel a single purchase and management platform while providing end customers with unified license management and single sign on across services.
Cloud Portal Office includes a suite of software that allows users to seamlessly connect to the software no matter where they are and easily upload documents. This includes Cloud Portal Office Desktop for syncing software with Macintosh OS and Microsoft Windows computers; Cloud Portal Office Mobile app for Apple iPhones, iPads and Android phones and tablets; Cloud Portal Office Meeting Room, the AQUOS BOARD Interactive Display connector, and Cloud Portal Office Scan/Print, a Sharp OSA enabled MFP Connector for seamless integration.
Cloud Portal Office will be available the first quarter of 2014.
Toshiba’s Annual Sales Conference Draws Record Attendance
Nov. 25, 2013—Nearly a thousand sales professionals, end users, media and analysts convened in Orlando Nov. 13-14 to participate in LEAD 2013, Toshiba America Business Solutions, Inc.’s (http://business.toshiba.com) annual technology showcase.
With the theme of “Touch the Future” establishing the tone for the two-day conference attendees received the ‘State of Toshiba’ address from recently named company president and chief executive officer, Scott Maccabe. Aside from touching upon Toshiba’s rich technology heritage and recent innovation, Maccabe spoke of the company’s favorable year-over-year revenue growth and vision to explore emerging product offerings.
Perhaps most notably, LEAD 2013 marked the launch of Toshiba’s digital signage brand, called Ellumina. The new product line is comprised of two distinct platforms, Virtuoso and Experience Manager. With interactive displays featuring touch screen and gesture-controlled technology, Virtuoso is suited for an audience of one or a few. Virtuoso brings new life to content and deepens user interaction by allowing access to information in a way like never before. By combining the latest in interactive and display technologies, it is ideal for such diverse markets as education, real estate, auto dealers, restaurants, as well as the hospitality/hotel industry.
Toshiba’s other digital signage platform, Experience Manager is a scalable solution for managing networked interactive media experiences.
By incorporating both live and pre-programmed content in an engaging customizable platform, it delivers targeted content by time, location, and demographic. Experience Manager is particularly suited for implementation wherever people congregate including: malls, airports, concert and sports venues as well as grocery and other retail outlets.
“I am ecstatic that a record number of our dealers, end users and industry media and analysts were able to travel to Orlando to participate in LEAD 2013,” Maccabe said. “The conference served as the perfect venue to visit with as many of our partners as possible to learn how we can best support their sales and marketing efforts.”
With access to 14 breakout sessions over the course of the conference, attendees gained insight from industry experts on such current topics as managed print services, cloud and mobile applications, security and the importance of an eco-friendly office.
By attending the conference’s product fair – open throughout the event – attendees obtained demonstrations of Toshiba’s latest and upcoming products. Wide interest was seen in Toshiba’s e-STUDIO306LP/RD30 – the world’s first multifunction product using erasable toner – and newly minted Ellumina digital signage offerings.
Aside from receiving valuable insight from industry leaders and learning more about Toshiba’s product and services portfolio, event attendees were entertained by professional football hall of fame member and Emmy Award-winning co-host of “Fox NFL Sunday,” Terry Bradshaw. The engaging and energetic Bradshaw shared his views on adversity, sacrifice and competition while discussing how the power of positive thinking helped him attain new levels of success.
Innovolt Named to 2013 Red Herring Top 100 Global
Nov. 25, 2013 — Red Herring recently announced its Top 100 Global, naming Innovolt Inc., the pioneer of intelligent asset management technology, as one of the leading private companies from North America, Europe and Asia.
“Since 2006, Innovolt has worked tirelessly to provide a technology solution that increases the uptime and reliability of electronics, which saves companies time, money and resources,” says Jeff Spence, Innovolt President. “For Innovolt to be recognized as one of the world’s most inventive companies by Red Herring is validation that our technology offering is making an impact and improving business operations around the world.”
Innovolt’s technology is imperative to creating sustainable business environments, as power disturbances cost U.S. industry as much as $188 billion a year in lost data, material and productivity, according to the Electrical Power Research Institute.
“Choosing the companies with the strongest potential was by no means a small feat,” said Alex Vieux, publisher and CEO of Red Herring. “After rigorous contemplation and discussion, we narrowed our list down from hundreds of candidates from across the globe to the Top 100 Winners. We believe Innovolt embodies the vision, drive and innovation that define a successful entrepreneurial venture. Innovolt should be proud of its accomplishment, as the competition was the strongest it has ever been.”
