PC Pro - UK 2021-12)

SECURITYSOFTWARE BACKUPSUITES

F-SecureSafe
F-Secureconcentratesonthebasics:
faultlessprotectionwithminimalimpact
onyoursystem’sperformance–foralow
price. 1 PC,1yr,£1 9 frompcpro.link/3 22 safe
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Kaspersky
InternetSecurity
Withplentyoftoolsand
featurestoplaywith,
thepowerfulKaspersky
Internet Security goesa
longwaybeyondblocking
viruses.Anditwon yet
anotherPCProaward
inourLabs.1 PC,1yr, £ 11
frompcpro.link/322kasp
REVIEWIssue 32 2,p8 4

Avast

FreeAntivirus

Forthesecondyear

running,Avastisourtop

pickforfreeantivirus

software– it’ssimply

lighteronitsfeetthan

MicrosoftWindows

Security,whilstoffering

fewerfalsepositives.

Freefromavast.com

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IDrivePersonal

For families seekingset-and-forget protection,

IDrivecouldbejust thething:it’s very easy to set up,

supportsmulti-computerinstallationsandcomes at

a reasonableprice.$52 peryearfromidrive.com

REVIEWIssue315,p8 1

AcronisTrue

Image 2021

Themostcomprehensive

personalbackup system

outthere,anditsuser-

friendlyinterface,strong

performanceanddecent

set of secondary tools

don’thurtat all. Only its

pricecountsagainst it.

£42 fromacronis.com

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ParagonBackup

&Recovery 17 CE

Ifyoumerelyneed a low-

key backup agentthat

makesperiodicduplicates

ofyourmostimportant

files,thisisa persuasive

solutionthat outshines

muchofthepaid-for

competition.Freefrom

paragon-software.com

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BUSINESSBACKUP

SECURITYAPPLIANCES STORAGEAPPLIANCES

NavikoBackup&Replication10. 4
Themostversatilebackupsuite we’veseen,
supportinga hugenumberofplatformsandbackup
options.It’s a cinchtouseandexceedingly good
value.Enterprise,
5 servers,
perpetuallicence,
£479excVAT
fromnaviko.com
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326,p

NETWORKMONITORING

ManageEngineOpManagerPlus 12.
OpManagerPlusdeliversarangeofnetwork-monitoring
toolsata sensibleprice.Its architectureallowsitto
scaleeasilywithdemandtoo. 50 pack,perpetual,
£2,875excVAT frommanageengine.com
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VeritasBackupExec21.
Withdatadeduplicationservicesnowextendingto
cloudbackuprepositories on topofitstraditional
strengths,thisisa greatchoicefor SMBs.1yrBronze
subscription,£370perTBexcVATfromspan.com
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ConnectWiseControl 21.

SuitedtoSMBsandlargerorganisationsthatwant

stiffaccesssecurityandportal-brandingfeatures.

It’seasytousewithgreatmobilesupport.Startsfrom

£17permonthexcVATfromconnectwise.com

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PaesslerPRTGNetwork
Monitor20.
A greatchoiceforbusinessesthatwantto keep
aneyeontheirnetworkdevicesandservices.It’s
easytodeployandprovides a sophisticated setof
monitoringtools.
2,500sensors,
1yrmaintenance,
£4,433 excVAT
frompaessler.com
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316,p9 7

QnapTS-873A

We’dstillchooseQnap’snine-bayTS-h973AXifyou

wantsupportforU.2NVMeSSDs,butifnottheeight-

bayTS-873Aisaflexiblealternative–rightdownto

thechoiceoftwoOSes.Bothperformwellandits

dualPCIeslotsoffergreatexpansionpotential.

Diskless/8GB,

£886excVATfrom

broadbandbuyer.

com

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323,p

QsanXCubeNASXN7016R

GrowingSMEsthatwantenterprise-classdata

protection,greatbackupfeaturesandenormous

expansionpotentialwillfindtheXCubeNASasolidchoice.

Diskless,£3,5 65 excVATfromballicom.co.uk

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REMOTESUPPORT

NetSupportManager 12 .8.

Thebeston-premisessupportsolution.It’sacinch

todeploy,deliversahugerangeoftechnician

toolsandthepriceincludessecureservicesfor

supportingremoteworkers.1-500systems,

perpetuallicence,

£10eachexcVAT

fromnetsupport

manager.com

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325,p 99

PASSWORDMANAGERS

VOIPSERVICES

RingCentralOffice

A smart cloud-hostedcommunicationssolutionwith

outstandingvideoconferencingservices.It’s easyto

deployandthe newdesktopapps areimpressive. From

£8excVATperuserper monthfromringcentral.co.uk

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3CXPhoneSystemPro16Update 8

Thetopchoiceforsmallandmediumbusinesses

thatwanttohoston-premisesIPPBX.It’sflexible,

affordableandpackedwithcall-handlingfeatures.

16SCProedition,£554excVATfrom3cx.com

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@PCPRO FACEBOOK.COM/PCPRO TheA-List

1Password

1Passwordistargeted at

technicallymindedusers

whoare lookingforthe

lastword in security.It

even offers a Travel Mode

that may ease yourmindif

surrenderingyourphone

tocustomsofficials.$2 4

peryear (individual)

from1password.com

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Bitwarden

Bitwardenhasa hugeadvantage:it’s

free. That canmeana lack of slickness,

butitcansyncpasswordsacross alldevices for

noextracharge.Freefrombitwarden.com

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Dashlane

A managerthat’s ideal

forbeginners,anditeven

buildsinanunlimited(if

basic)VPNservice.Note

you may preferto buy

theFamilyplan($60per

year)asthisextends the

servicetosixpeople.

$40peryear(Premium)

fromdashlane.com

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SophosXG 230 Rev.

A brawnyandflexible security appliancethat’s well

suited to SMBs.It’s packed with security measures

whilebeing simpletodeploy.With3yrTotalProtect

Plussubscription,$2, 964 peryearfromsophos.com

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FortinetFortiGate60F

The60Fprovidesthemostcomprehensiverange

ofsecurity measureswe’ve seeninanSMB-level

appliance– yetit’s easy to deployandwellpriced.

ButtheX factor is duetoFortinet’s irreproachable

remote-managementfeatures.With3yrUTP

bundle,£1,753excVATfromavfirewalls.co.uk

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