Mini PCs find a growing niche in the business market

Issued by join.the.dots for Tarsus Technology Group
Johannesburg, 19 Feb 2016

Small form-factor PCs originally designed for home users are finding a growing market among small and medium-sized businesses looking for attractive, affordable and compact solutions for their offices.

That's the word from Diana Hughes, Asus product manager at Tarsus Distribution, who says that many organisations are looking for space-saving PCs with a good balance of price and performance for a range of business applications. The Asus VivoPC range, for example, is finding favour for commercial applications such as digital signage, kiosks, point-of-sale, classrooms, and customer showrooms, she adds.

"As consumerisation takes hold in the enterprise, organisations are becoming more open to the idea of using consumer products for commercial purposes. The Asus VivoPC is popular among businesses because of its compact size as well as its elegant look," says Hughes. "Many organisations are trying to maximise office space, while others want PCs that can easily be hidden from the customer's view. If the PC can't be hidden, they'd prefer it to be a sleek device that would look at home in a stylish lounge rather than the traditional beige box."

VivoPC offers the functionality of a traditional desktop PC in a footprint slightly smaller than a projector. With a removable top panel design, it makes it easy for customers to upgrade the hard disk drive and DRAM. Users can install a solid state drive (SSD) as a system drive and a hard disk drive as a data drive to enjoy the SSD performance as well as adequate storage capacity.

The Vivo range also features a mobile app that allows users to remotely control the VivoPC from anywhere via portable smart devices, making it perfect for applications such as shop displays and digital signage.

The VivoPC is a capable, desktop-grade multitasker, and select models support 4K video playback. Another selling point is that it is one of the few mini PCs on the market with integrated speakers, featuring Asus SonicMaster technology for fine-tuned audio through a user-friendly interface.

Tarsus Distribution

Founded in 1985 Tarsus Distribution (formerly Tarsus Technologies) has a 31-year track record as one of South Africa's foremost value-add IT distributors providing hardware, security and consumables from the world's most recognised and respected brands.

Tarsus Distribution strives to meet the channel's needs for credit funding, stock availability and efficient logistics. In addition, there is a focus on providing resellers with all that they need to deliver the highest quality service and product solutions to their customers. This enables the reseller to focus on adding value to their customers and providing the support that helps them to become a business partner as opposed to merely a mover of tin.

Tarsus Distribution is part of the Tarsus Technology Group (formerly MB Technologies) and has as its sister companies Tarsus SecureData, Tarsus Cloud On Demand, Tarsus Channel Capital, Tarsus Channel Risk Management, Tarsus Emerging Markets, Tarsus Academy, Tarsus Dispose-IT, Printacom and GAAP.

The Tarsus Distribution head office is situated in Johannesburg with branches in Cape Town, Durban, Port Elizabeth, Bloemfontein, Nelspruit and Polokwane. The Tarsus Technology Group has an extended footprint in Africa with operations in Namibia, Botswana, Zambia, Mozambique, Kenya and Nigeria with teams on the ground in Uganda, Ghana and Ivory Coast.

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