Welcome to the latest Pugh Computers Newsletter for Education

1. New Symantec Security products
2. New - Adobe Photoshop Elements 6 for Windows
3. New - Adobe Premiere Elements 4
4. New - Techsmith Camtasia Studio 5
5. Adobe Training Offers
6. Wacom extend Bamboo range
7. New Adobe Visual Communicator 3

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New Symantec Security products

Symantec has recently announced the launch of their all-new product line, with solutions defending every entry point on a wide range of platforms:

Symantec Endpoint Protection 11.0 - proactively protects your laptops, desktops, and servers by combining antivirus, antispyware, desktop firewall, intrusion prevention, and device control.

Symantec Multi-Tier Protection - is a comprehensive suite to safeguard enterprise assets and lower risk by providing protection against malware for multi-platform enterprise networks, mail servers and mail gateways, includes Symantec™ Endpoint Protection and Mail Security.

Network Access Control (Starter Edition) 11.0 - makes it easy to begin network access control deployment that grants access only to endpoints complying with defined security policies. The Starter Edition is best suited for organisations that require basic enforcement functionality. Seamlessly integrated with Symantec™ Endpoint Protection, Network Access Control Starter Edition is an ideal add-on for any Symantec Endpoint Protection.

Symantec Network Access Control 11.0 - allows you to securely control access to corporate networks, enforces endpoint security policy, and easily integrates with all existing network infrastructures. With full functionality, seamlessly integrates with Symantec™ Endpoint Protection 11.0, add Network Access Control to enhance any Symantec Endpoint Protection.

For more information on any of the above, visit www.pugh.co.uk/products/symantec

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New Adobe Photoshop Elements 6 for Windows

Bring out the best in your photos

Adobe Photoshop Elements 6 combines power and simplicity so you can make your photos look their best, share them in imaginative ways, and organise to easily find and view all your photos and video clips.

The new organisational tools make it a snap to find and view all photos and video clips. Users can show off finished work in imaginative photo books, scrapbook pages, interactive web galleries, and more. Focus on just the photos you want to see with new Smart Albums, which automatically bring together photos based on the criteria most important to you. New photo-blending technology, with an enhanced step-by-step assistance it's now even easier to start creating.

To learn more about this product visit www.pugh.co.uk/products/adobe

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New Premiere Elements 4

Create fun movies in as little as 15 minutes

Create and share great-looking movies in minutes with Adobe Premiere Elements 4 software, and share your movies on YouTube,™ your own website, disc, and virtually anywhere else.

With new features and enhancements, the software puts all video clips at the user's fingertips and provides easy options for transforming parts into polished movies and documentaries with amazing video and audio effects. New option to jump-start your editing with Movie Themes or styles. Enhanced feature for sharing work on the web, and take advantage of the latest technology and enjoy your movies in high definition, including on Blu-ray Disc. Add a personal touch to your work with the New Audio Mixer, mix and refine your audio for greater impact, and Animate titles to fit your movie's personality.

Visit www.pugh.co.uk/products/adobe for product features and system requirements

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New Techsmith Camtasia Studio 5

The smart, friendly screen recorder and more

New Camtasia Studio 5 dramatically simplifies the creation and distribution of screencasts. Now users with no programming or multimedia expertise can create engaging demonstrations, rich marketing content, PowerPoint-based video presentations and interactive training in minutes. Camtasia Studio automatically records exactly what a user sees on a computer screen, what they say, and how they interact with any Windows-based application or website. Individuals can then edit the interactive content and share it.

In addition, some of the new features include Intelligent capture controls that adapt to you; Crystal-clear playback at any size with Camtasia SmartFocus™; Easy, versatile video sharing with TechSmith ExpressShow™; Streamlined Camtasia Recorder makes selecting an area to record both fast and easy. Camtasia Studio 5 lets bloggers record and publish to Screencast.com, and blog about it in minutes. Or using the built-in FTP support, moving videos to your own server.

For more information and/or pricing please visit www.pugh.co.uk/products/techsmith

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Adobe FREE Training offers

Adobe CS3 Design Premium - Customers purchasing Adobe Creative Suite 3 Design Premium between 3 September to 31 December 2007 will receive a free 3 hour training session at an Adobe Authorised Training Centre. This offer applies to both box products and licensing orders.*

Adobe Acrobat 8 - Customers purchasing Adobe Acrobat 8 Professional or Adobe Acrobat Standard between 9th July - 31st December 2007 will receive a free 2 hour training session at an Adobe Authorised Training Centre. This offer is valid with all box products and licensing orders.*

*There is a limit of one session registration per person and 8 registrations from each company or organisation.

For more information please call our sales team on 01974 200 201

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Wacom extend Bamboo range

Wacom has introduced significant product line enhancements to its Bamboo range. Adding to the previously introduced Bamboo, both Bamboo One and Bamboo Fun now provide a family of three, all built to suit your specific activity and requirements.

Wacom Bamboo One is the gateway to the pen tablet experience for creative home users who may be less experienced in using creative programs. With a high-quality finish, it is intuitive and easy to use, making that initial jump into the world of Bamboo as simple as picking up a pen. Bamboo One comes with ArtRage 2.

Wacom Bamboo pen tablet allows individuals to easily express their unique style in anything from a drawing to a presentation. Bamboo fully supports new handwriting recognition, note taking, inking and pen features that are incorporated in Vista. It is also compatible with Windows XP/2000 using the included JustWrite Office software, and Mac OS X using Inkwell.

Wacom Bamboo Fun pen tablet is designed for photo, video and design enthusiasts who want to express themselves by creating, managing and editing photographs, drawings, collages or letters. Bamboo Fun pen tablets come with Photoshop Elements (5.0 for Windows, 4.0 for Mac) and ArtRage 2.

For more information and/or pricing visit www.pugh.co.uk/products/wacom

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Adobe Visual Communicator 3

Create newscast-quality video presentations in minutes

Adobe Visual Communicator 3 software provides everything a user needs to create video presentations that look like a TV-quality broadcast. Ideal for project-based learning, distance learning courses, and campus-wide newscasts, Visual Communicator provides a teleprompter, video editing capabilities, and a library of customised graphics, effects, titles, music, and templates so you can easily produce video presentations that have the impact of a television newscast. With Visual Communicator you can deliver presentations via e-mail, the Internet, CD, DVD, or live over a closed-circuit system.

For more information and/or pricing please visit www.pugh.co.uk/products/adobe

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