Gulf - 3M Gulf will be showcasing a brand new product at this year's Gitex. The importance of this product arises from the importance of wireless portals for busy businessmen and professionals alike who work even while they are away from their desks and while traveling across the world.
The wireless portals have expanded from coffee shops and airports to restaurants and even bars. With this service comes WiFi security and high-level encryption to protect the important information that cannot wait until you are back in the office.
However, protecting private information on your computer means more than encrypting files and running an occasional spyware sweep. While it does protect your system, you are still vulnerable to the common interloper who pretends to read the paper sitting besides you when he's actually reading your computer screen. For instance, a nosy neighbor on a long flight can peer over your shoulder for hours as you work on a confidential document. What makes this scenario worse is that modern digital cameras and cell phone-camera hybrids can now be used to take snapshots of your screen without you even noticing.
For times when you need to keep wandering eyes and cameras away from your screen, 3M Company's privacy filters can give you full proof security for your on-screen data.
The 3M Privacy Filter fits any CRT or LCD screen and blocks ambient light in a fashion similar to vertical blinds, narrowing the viewing angle to straight ahead. With a privacy filter over the display, anyone trying to snoop will see a black screen; only the person working directly in front of the machine can see what's on the screen. The filters, which can reduce glare while improving clarity, use 3M's microlouver custom technology and work somewhat the way miniblinds do.
The filter takes mere seconds to install on a notebook PC. By simply attaching small pegs on the corners of the monitor, a user can slide the privacy filter on to the screen.
Ashish Goel, Marketing Specialist for Optical Systems Division at 3M says, "This product has great potential in this market where executives travel almost on a daily basis, and work even while they are traveling. It brings about a sense of security when working on proposals for high net worth clients and adjusting million dollar requisitions. What makes it even better is that the filter helps prevent eyestrain caused by monitor glare."
3M makes privacy filters to fit a variety of computers, including laptops with a 15.4-inch widescreen and standard screens of 12.1, 13.3, 14.1 and 15 inches. Privacy filters for larger LCD screens are also available, so people working on sensitive files like salary spreadsheets can relax as co-workers breeze past. 3M has more information on the following www.3m.com/computerfilters
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