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<p><strong>Today is the long-awaited day when the new version of our network and IT infrastructure management software, nVision, has been released.</strong></p><p>nVision 16.5 is every administrator's secret weapon, offering extensive reporting capabilities in all modules, improved and more advanced options for adding, editing, and searching additional fields in HelpDesks, and numerous gadgets for special tasks, such as: the ability to hide the screen during a remote connection refined remote access on computers without a connected screen change the size of the QR code on the printed label in the Inventory module.</p><p>And these are just a few of the features we've added to nVision to create a tool that makes any mission possible!</p><p>We also believe that after years of service, every Agent deserves to retire, which is why, starting with version 16.5, nVision Agents will no longer be supported on Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003, and Windows Server 2008. Windows Server 2008 R2 will continue to be supported. Would you like to learn more about the capabilities of nVision 16.5? Please visit:</p><div class="raw-html-embed"><div align="center"> 
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</div></div><p>We also invite you to the nVision 16.5 launch webinar, where you can learn more about the new features and improvements we are introducing for you!</p><p>The launch webinar will take place on June 10 at 11:00 a.m.</p><div class="raw-html-embed"><div align="center"> 
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It's here! nVision 16.5 with a license to help!

<p>We all have fond memories of older versions of Windows operating systems, but we also believe that after years of service, every Agent deserves to be retired. That is why, starting with the latest version of nVision 16.5, nVision Agents will no longer be supported on the following systems:</p><p><br>Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003, and Windows Server 2008. Windows Server 2008 R2 will continue to be supported.</p><p><br>This change is due to technological issues and the multitude of changes that have taken place since the release of the above-mentioned operating systems.</p><p><br>We also invite you to the nVision 16.5 launch webinar, where you can learn more about the new features and improvements we are introducing for you!</p><p>The launch webinar will take place on June 10 at 11:00 a.m.</p><div class="raw-html-embed"><div align="center"> 
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Support for nVision Agents on older versions of Windows operating systems has ended

<p>On 3 June, we will release a new version of our software – <strong>Axence nVision® 16.5</strong>. This release introduces a number of improvements and new features that will significantly increase the comfort of work for administrators and IT departments.</p><p>Among the most important changes, you will find an expanded <strong>HelpDesk</strong> module, new reporting options available in all modules, as well as several practical improvements that could easily be found in a Secret Agent's equipment.</p><p>On this occasion, we invite you to a <strong>launch webinar</strong>, which will take place on <strong>10 June at 11:00 a.m.</strong> We will show you the latest features, advise you on how to use them, and answer all your questions. This is a great opportunity to be the first to see that with nVision 16.5, every IT mission is possible.</p><div class="raw-html-embed"><div align="center"> 
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</div></div><p>We also believe that after years of service, every Agent deserves to retire, which is why nVision Agents will no longer be supported on the following systems as of version 16.5: <strong>Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server 2008</strong>. Windows Server 2008 R2 will continue to be supported.</p><p>See you at the webinar!</p><p><strong>The Axence team</strong></p>

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Strictly confidential – Axence nVision® 16.5 is coming!

<p>On the occasion of Easter, we would like to express our warmest wishes full of hope, joy and spring energy to everyone who is part of our community.</p><p>We would like to thank our customers, business partners, IT administrators, employees and contractors for their trust, cooperation and jointly completed projects.</p><p>May this holiday bring you peace, time to rest and strength to take on new challenges, both professional and personal. We also wish you every success, good health and cheerfulness every day.</p><p>Happy Easter!</p><p><strong>The Axence Team</strong></p>

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Easter greetings from Axence

<p>We are happy to announce that from 15 April 2025, remote help has no limits!</p><p>Axence's 20th birthday, which takes place this year, is an opportunity for us to celebrate with you. That is why we are offering our in-house developed tool for providing remote technical support free of charge for one year. Yes, it's not a joke or a mistake. Clear rules that say that using ConnectPro, in this promotional offer, is free for one year. Regardless of the number of administrators, workstations or connections.</p><p>Thanks to the new Quick Help function, you can also help quickly and effectively by connecting to the user with a generated one-time code. Support also those users who do not have a ConnectPro Agent on their workstation. Just forward the Quick Help Agent and enter the connection code. Easy and effective.</p><p>You help every day, we want to help you. It's as simple as that.</p><p>Don't wait and get your free licence!</p><div class="raw-html-embed"><div align="center"> 
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Axence ConnectPro® in an improved version and with a free annual licence without restrictions

<p>It's worth marking this date in your calendar. We will be hosting a webinar to present information about the new rules for using ConnectPro, our remote support and remote access solution.</p><p>During the webinar, Piotr Adamczyk, Product Manager at Axence, will present the new terms of use and improvements that we are introducing to ConnectPro.</p><p>It is worth joining us and learning first-hand about what will change the situation on the remote access solutions market by 180 degrees.</p><p><strong>Join us on April 22nd at 11:00 a.m. and see for yourself that the information we have to share is really worth your attention!</strong></p><p>Don't hesitate and sign up for the webinar now!</p><p>&nbsp;</p><div class="raw-html-embed"><div align="center"> 
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On April 22nd, Axence ConnectPro® will change the rules of the game! How? Find out on the webinar!

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<p>The new version of Axence nVision<sup>®</sup> was released on December 3. This is the 16th version of the software valued by administrators around the world for managing networks and IT infrastructure. nVision 16 is a tool strengthened with the novelties expected by the market, which will further simplify and improve the work of every IT expert.</p><p>Starting with nVision 16, the Freemium license (Network module monitoring network + other modules up to 10 workstations) will be replaced by a 30-day trial, which will allow you to experience the full capabilities of our software. The trial will give you the opportunity to install as many as 50 agents and test all nVision functions without restrictions.</p><p>It is worth taking the opportunity to test the new version of nVision, because the software gains real superpowers in this version, which will be very useful in everyday work. In particular:</p><ul><li>Helpdesk and SmartTime reporting.</li><li>Inventory module strengthened with the creation of relationships between resources.</li><li>Many useful new features in HelpDesk.</li><li>Adaptation to NIS2</li></ul><p>For existing Freemium users, we have prepared the opportunity to switch to promotional packages of nVision and Axence ConnectPro<sup>®</sup> on favorable terms.</p><p><strong>If you are an Axence nVision Freemium license user, you can purchase Axence nVision<sup>®</sup> until March 31, 2025.</strong> (<strong> 20 agent package with 50% discount) and Axence ConnectPro<sup>®</sup></strong> (<strong> Solo, Start, Advanced with 50% discount).</strong></p><div class="raw-html-embed"><div align="center"> 
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Freemium license-related changes in nVision

<p>Christmas is a season of joy, peace, and togetherness. During this special time, we extend our warmest wishes to our customers, business partners, and colleagues: may your holidays be filled with unforgettable moments with loved ones, good health, fulfilled dreams, and all the best for the New Year!</p><p>At Axence, we also cherish the magic of Christmas. Therefore, we’d like to inform you that our office, including the technical support department, will be closed on December 24. This break is an opportunity for us to rest, recharge, and return after the holidays with renewed energy and enthusiasm.</p><p>Thank you for your understanding, and we look forward to serving you in the New Year!</p><p>&nbsp;</p>

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Christmas Break at Axence

<p>We listen to our customers and observe the needs that arise in the market. We want to make the work of every IT specialist easier. Axence tools have been supporting more than 3,500 customers worldwide for nearly 20 years. We know that there is no development without change, which is why we have introduced several further improvements and want to introduce you the 16th version of Axence nVision<i><sup>®</sup></i> software.</p><p>What’s new in Axence nVision<i><sup>®</sup></i> 16 software?</p><ul><li>Ability to create customized reports for your organization. nVision 16 is equipped with a designer that will allow you to use predefined reports or to connect to the database and create any report from the HelpDesk and SmartTime modules, perfectly tailored to the individual needs of your organization. You can create your own headers tables, objects and other elements in the order of your choice. You can easily complete the elements of the report with data get from nVision. The added power of reports? The generated documents are clear, readable and ready for presentation.</li><li>Inventory reinforced with asset relationship creation. The Inventory module gained the power from relations - between assets, an asset and user, user group or license. Freely create and describe relations both one- and two-way. What power will this function give you? You will connect assets to both the people who use it and those who manage it and are responsible for servicing it. You will create a computer set - linking the device to its individual components. You'll link primary assets to supporting assets, and in the event of a critical server failure, you'll be able to determine which key information is associated with it - a feature that supports the risk and incident analysis required by NIS2.</li><li>News in HelpDesk module. In the remote connection, we have introduced the image of all screens (and their spatial layout!) already at the time of monitor selection. Moreover, the chat in HelpDesk achieved new level with the power to seamlessly embed images and attachments directly into messages.</li><li>Functions which can help help to meet the requirements of the whistleblowers directive. What functions specifically? Complaints from whistleblowers, ability to delete closed tickets, additional field type to display long text in a ticket.</li><li>Avatars - in the newest nVision version the administrator gains the ability to add avatars for users and automatically retrieve them from ActiveDirectory. Additionally you have a possibility to connect a user account to multiple email addresses!</li></ul><p>Want to learn about all the new nVision 16 powers in detail? Visit the dedicated page to learn more</p><div class="raw-html-embed"><div align="center"> 
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</div></div><p><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);color:rgb(23,43,77);">At the same time, we would like to inform you that the free Freemium version (Network + all modules up to 10 stations) will be unavailable from nVision 16. In its place, we offer a trial version of Axence nVision</span><i><sup>®</sup></i><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);color:rgb(23,43,77);"> for 30 days for 50 agents. Existing Freemium users will be able to migrate to promotional packages of nVision and Axence ConnectPro</span><i><sup>®</sup></i><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);color:rgb(23,43,77);">.</span></p><div class="raw-html-embed"><div align="center"> 
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New powers in your IT - meet nVision 16!

<p style="margin-left:0px;">This year's edition is held in a new formula. For the first day of the event, we have invited guests to the studio, from where we will broadcast lectures and panel discussions for you. The workshop part remains unchanged - we will meet in dedicated groups for online meetings.&nbsp;</p><p style="margin-left:0px;">ADG is a series of trainings and lectures created for administrators and IT professionals. For 5 years now, we have been creating a space to exchange knowledge and experience with respected industry experts.</p><p style="margin-left:0px;">The Polish part of the event will be held on October 15-18, and the English-language part on October 22-24. In both the Polish and English parts, the first days will be key note presentations live from the studio, and the following days will be technical workshops.&nbsp;</p><p style="margin-left:0px;">And what will we talk about at this year's event?</p><ul><li><p style="margin-left:0px;">cybersecurity</p></li><li><p style="margin-left:0px;">IT network management</p></li><li><p style="margin-left:0px;">AI</p></li><li><p style="margin-left:0px;">...and much, much more!<br>&nbsp;</p></li></ul><p style="margin-left:0px;">Who will be on the agenda?&nbsp;</p><ul><li><p style="margin-left:0px;">Grzegorz Oleksy</p></li><li><p style="margin-left:0px;">Adam Lange</p></li><li><p style="margin-left:0px;">Grzegorz Tworek&nbsp;</p></li><li><p style="margin-left:0px;">Louis Wierenga</p></li><li><p style="margin-left:0px;">Martin Haller</p></li><li><p style="margin-left:0px;">Penelope Raquel Bise</p></li><li><p style="margin-left:0px;">... and many, many more!</p></li></ul><p style="margin-left:0px;">For the full agenda and speakers, visit the event website</p><p style="margin-left:0px;">&nbsp;</p><div class="raw-html-embed"><div align="center"> 
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      <p data-renderer-start-pos="78">Autumn is a time of return. Back home after the holidays or, more metaphorically, to the memories fostered by fall nostalgia. This autumn, we have prepared a proposal for yet another return for you. It will be a return to the latest version of Axence nVision® - under favourable conditions. All within the framework of our BACK TO WORK promotion.</p>
<p data-renderer-start-pos="426">&nbsp;Prices are flying down...</p>
<p data-renderer-start-pos="455">If you have version 10 or higher of Axence nVision®, you will receive a 30% discount on the price of upgrading to the latest version 15.5.</p>
<p data-renderer-start-pos="595">If you have an Axence nVision® version lower than 10, you will receive a 40% discount on the nominal price for purchasing a new Axence nVision® licence.</p>
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<p data-renderer-start-pos="750">Details of the promotion are available in the terms and <a href="files/Regulamin/TERMS%20AND%20CONDITIONS%20OF%20THE%20%E2%80%9CBACK%20TO%20WORK%E2%80%9D%20CAMPAIGN.pdf">conditions</a>.</p>
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<p data-renderer-start-pos="1882">Don't wait - the offer is valid from 01.09 to 30.09. Fill out the form below, and our advisor will contact you.</p>
<p data-renderer-start-pos="1996">Don't miss this opportunity - get back to work with the new version of Axence nVision®!</p>
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Autumn’s coming - with upgrades! Back to work with Axence nVision®

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      <p data-renderer-start-pos="94">By listening to the market's and our customers' needs, we have made several changes and improvements to our flagship product, Axence nVision® 15.5. We are improving our products because we know that change promotes development.&nbsp;</p>
<p data-renderer-start-pos="326">What awaits you in Axence nVision® 15.5?</p>
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<p data-renderer-start-pos="1307">The improvements implemented in the new software version will help you manage your work even more smoothly and effectively. Explore the new version of Axence nVision® and see for yourself.</p>
<p data-renderer-start-pos="1307"><span class="ui-provider a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z ab ac ae af ag ah ai aj ak" dir="ltr">Are you curious to learn more about nVision 15.5? Join us during a dedicated webinar on 7 May 2024 at 11 AM to learn about the new features in practice - <a href="en/nvision15-5">REGISTER FOR THE WEBINAR</a></span></p>
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On the other hand, employees fear control and consider it as a method of invigilation. That is why monitoring software is commonly called the software for spying on employees. However, is invigilation really the point of it all? Thorough control of employees’ actions and improvement of the usage index of their equipment does not always give better results, attain goals and the success of the company. Sometimes relationships, mutual trust, the atmosphere or creativeness get hurt in the process. Everything depends on how the employees are informed about the issues related to the monitoring of devices they are using. Employee monitoring software can help to improve work productiveness, but will never replace effective goal-oriented management, not the time which the employees are to spend actively using a machine. From the perspective of IT departments, employee productiveness is not so important – for people responsible for telecommunications and IT infrastructure in the company, the most important aspect of such monitoring is <a title="IT security" href="?page_id=7451">IT security</a> and the opportunity to limit those – often inadvertent – employees’ actions, which might harm it. [divider] [/divider] <em>“While implementing employee monitoring in an organization, you must remember that control itself is not enough. This is not about retroactively learning what happened in the past, analyzing it and taking actions. Primarily, we want to prevent threats: to be proactive, not to repair damage. Thus, let’s take care about the proper training of employees in the scope of the rules and principles of company security policy, data protection, IT bylaws, etc. Let’s provide them with constant access to documents containing the above provisions. Let’s respond to their questions, clarify doubts and give advice on how to meet the provisions of security regulations in day-to-day work. Without such preparation, the monitoring itself simply has no sense,”</em> explains Grzegorz Oleksy, director of Axence, a company offering nVision software for corporate network security monitoring. [divider] [/divider] Experiments carried out within companies show that even informing the employees that they would be monitored is very mobilizing – work breaks are shorter, the number of printouts is reduced, fewer people use social media portals and deal with private affairs while at work. Only in a justified case, e.g. when an incident is suspected, which threatens the company security or its reputation, is making a detailed analysis of the monitoring data or even resort to cyclical screenshots worthwhile – in an extreme situation it will allow for the effective collection of electronic evidence. Companies are collecting more and more data, and at the same time the equipment processing these data is growing more diversified. Guaranteeing the security of confidential information in such a variable and demanding environment is one of the key challenges of contemporary legislation. As average users of the digital world, we are not always aware of its threats, and therefore education in this scope seems to be necessary. Education in legal matters also seems to be needed, especially with regard to sensitive, confidential data, as their secure processing constitutes not only a special challenge, but also an obligation. [divider] [/divider] <em>“Unfortunately, many companies still believe that investing in an advanced technological solution is a guarantee of sufficient security. However, the fact that the security policy should involve technical measures, full information about procedures and physical security should not be forgotten. Risks for data stored in the IT system are related to threats coming from various sources – these can be conscious or fully unintentional user errors as well as cyber-attacks. If intruders get unauthorized access to the system, they can interfere with services, interrupt system operation, and also change, delete or simply steal valuable information,”</em> says Grzegorz Oleksy. [divider] [/divider] Companies are beginning to understand that they are facing a multitude of serious threats, such as sniffing, spoofing, anonymizing proxy, connection tunneling and redirecting, tabnabbing, clickjacking, DoS, DDoS, SQL Injection, ARP Cache Poisoning and or Password Guess. These threats may lead to the violation of the rules of conduct or – even worse – to a crime. An equally unpleasant consequence is the loss of reliability, which goes hand in hand with the loss of customers and financial losses. Contrary to the common stereotype about the threats posed by a hacking attack, much bigger losses are related to internal negligence within companies and the so-called human factor. Last year’s report by Fortinet indicated that the number of people willing to break the corporate rules of use of own devices in the workplace grew by 42% in comparison to the 2012 survey. In view of increased employee mobility and the more and more popular trend to work on private devices, companies should be paying much more attention to the application of protection measures in the scope of infrastructure, also the technological one, as the interruption of business continuity may even result in the loss of customers and market position. [divider] [/divider] <em>“You must be aware that even seemingly petty matters may have unexpectedly dire consequences. One wrong move, incorrectly saved files, a lost portable disk full of data may have a tremendous impact. According to article 51 of the act on the protection of personal data, data administrators, who provide access to data to an unauthorized person or make it possible to access such data are subject to fines, restriction of liberty or imprisonment of up to two years. Therefore consequences – even of an unintentional action – might be enormous. That is why it is both important to monitor what is happening with the data and to train the employees as well,”</em> adds Oleksy. [divider] [/divider] It is the responsibility of each company not only to take care of the security of IT system infrastructure, which is the duty of IT departments, but also to develop and implement procedures related to information security policy, which governs the manner of management, protection and distribution of information containing personal data. Another grave aspect related to security is the issue of reputation. As indicated in 2013 in Deloitte survey, as much as 70% of representatives of small companies does not believe or is not aware that the violation of data security would have financial consequences or would have a negative impact on the credibility of their business. For companies, protection against critical situations brings many obvious benefits, such as more efficient operation or the elimination of additional costs related to data loss. Application of the monitoring software not only protects the company against unpleasant consequences, but also constitutes a guarantee for the customers that their <a title="Data security" href="?page_id=8794">data are protected</a> in many ways. This can be one of the company’s distinguishing features in the market and can improve its competitive edge. It is only important that the scope and method of control are adequate to the objective assumed by the employer. The objective must also be rationally explicable. Therefore, the employer can only apply such measures, which improve the productiveness of its employees or guarantee the safety of corporate data and do not aim to collect the private data of the employees, watch them at all times, or to harass them as a consequence.</p>    </div>

Axence and NOD Baltic at the Atea Action 2014 fair

Axence and NOD Baltic at the Atea Action 2014 fair

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