Absolute

Storage

Major new NetApp partnership energizes Lenovo DCG storage at Transform 2.0

September 13, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Major new NetApp partnership energizes Lenovo DCG storage at Transform 2.0
This morning, at their Transform 2.0 event in New York City, Lenovo announced a series of new products, partnerships and solutions around the company’s ongoing Intelligent Transformation strategy. For the channel, the centrepiece was a
Security

Absolute introduces GDPR readiness assessments for compliance laggards

April 12, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Absolute introduces GDPR readiness assessments for compliance laggards
It’s only six weeks until the GDPR is scheduled to become operative, and Absolute has found that so many organizations are still so unprepared that even at this late date, it behooves them to introduce new readiness assessments – which their partners will be able to leverage.

Cloud

Dell makes PCaaS more flexible with new capabilities and AirWatch integration

October 25, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on Dell makes PCaaS more flexible with new capabilities and AirWatch integration
Dell beefs up a PCaaS offering that existed long before its formal announcement in May, to provide more differentiation from their competitors in what is a tiny market today, but which they think is poised to grow significantly.

Mobility

Absolute Reach script delivery and execution tool highlights new Absolute 7 platform

August 9, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on Absolute Reach script delivery and execution tool highlights new Absolute 7 platform
Absolute Reach gives customers the ability to script broadly to cover endpoints on and off the networks, by integrating their Persistence technology with a new scripting engine.

Mobility

Absolute brings its Persistence self-healing technology to endpoints

February 7, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on Absolute brings its Persistence self-healing technology to endpoints
Absolute leverages the technology that it embeds in firmware into an endpoint solution which provides an added level of resilience to designated applications.

Mobility

Vancouver’s Absolute adds audit functionality with Endpoint Data Discovery feature

May 2, 2016 Mark Cox 1
The new functionality allows organizations to set policies to define sensitive data, know exactly where this data is on specific endpoints, and take remedial action if its security is endangered.

Marketing

Absolute drops Software from name, Computrace from branding

August 10, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off on Absolute drops Software from name, Computrace from branding
In a complete overhaul of its branding to position itself for the future, Vancouver’s Absolute Software has renamed itself, and is phasing out the name of its flagship and top-selling brand.