Product Launches

Best IT World
iSound

Best IT World, a Mumbai-based manufacturer and distributor of computer peripherals recently announced the availability of the iSound 5.1 home theatre headphone.

5.1 HTH-972, the 5.1 home theatre headphone from iSound is the first of its kind in India. Each ear cup has three speakers—front, rear / surround, centre / woofer and the vibrator. It is bundled with an amplifier unit allowing the user to use it on any computer irrespective of the type of sound card used. The amplifier unit has the option to attach 2 headsets simultaneously. It comes with gold plated connectors ensuring high quality and distortion free sound. The product also has an in-built high quality mic.

5.1 HTH-972 can be connected to various sources including a normal sound card, 5.1 sound card, stereo sound card, DVD player, music system, CD player, television set, etc. Priced at Rs 2,975, the product is available with most retailers in the country.

Contact:
Tel: (22) 5693 5135 / 5435 / 5455
Fax: (22) 5693 6262
E-mail: sales@bestitworld.com
Website: www.enteriworld.com

Retort Software
ALICE

Retort Software has introduced ALICE (advanced Linux Internet communication environment), a software that converts an ordinary PC into a powerful communication gateway server. ALICE is an integrated suite enabling secure mailing, controlled and efficient Internet access and interfacing with multiple modes of connectivity. Rolled onto a Pentium class PC, ALICE is designed to take the network load off an organisation’s LAN and reduce the time actually spent on the Internet, without compromising on the speed of connection.

ALICE works with all major OSes, is non-proprietary and adaptable to future messaging standards. This platform, based on the Linux OS and with kernel hardening from OPEN-BSD patches, is especially suitable for e-mail, Internet application services and ERP systems in heterogeneous networks such as Windows, Novell NetWare, Apple-based OS and all UNIX systems. It supports any operating system that supports TCP/IP and standard database systems.

High-performance support of various hardware and extreme reliability makes Alice the ideal medium for consolidating complex server structures i.e. from department and Internet / intranet servers to application servers for mission-critical applications.

ALICE allows an organisation to change e-mail systems or run co-existing systems seamlessly.

ALICE 4.0 does not require high-end server hardware, and can be implemented on a normal desktop machine to yield the same results. ALICE 4.0 supports almost every PCI Ethernet controller, ISDN cards, SCSI controllers, parallel port printers and external modems.

Contact:
Tabrez Surve
Retort Software
Mobile: (22) 3103 6066
Phone: (22) 2576 1400
Fax: (22) 2570 4031
E-mail: info@bombay.retortsoft.com

HP
PSC 1210

HP India recently announced the launch of the PSC 1210, the world‘s smallest all-in-one. Available at a street price of Rs 7,999, it is also the least expensive AIO in India. Ideal for anyone short on space, the HP PSC 1210 is a compact all-in-one combining photo quality colour printing, scanning and copying in one streamlined offering. The PSC 1210 can be bought from all HP authorised retail outlets. The HP PSC 1210 all-in-one printer-scanner-copier, comes with a one-year limited warranty backed by HP customer care service and support.

Features:

• Functionality of three products in one: colour printer, scanner and copier.
• Professional-looking photo-quality printing with up to 4,800 x 1,200 optimised dpi.
• Print speeds of up to 12 pages-per-minute (ppm) in black and up to 10 ppm in colour.
• Innovative cord design allows it to be positioned flush against a wall to further save space.
• User-friendly buttons on the front panel.

Contacts:
Seema Dawar
HP India
Tel: (11) 2690 6285
E-mail: seema.dawar@hp.com
Website: www.hp.com.

Symantec
Web Security 3.0

Symantec has annou-nced the launch of Symantec Web Security 3.0, featuring centralised management of multiple servers. Symantec Web Security is a high-performance, integrated gateway solution that provides Symantec’s industry-leading virus protection and Web filtering for Web-based traffic (HTTP and FTP).

Symantec Web Security’s centralised multi-server policy management eases IT administrative burdens. Changes made to Web filtering and virus scanning policies on a Symantec Web Security server are automatically applied to all other Symantec Web Security servers in that network. The newly modified policy or filtering can be set for a user, group, or the entire system.

Features:

• Protection from malicious code by leveraging Symantec’s cross-platform NAVEX scan engine technology and the digital immune system.
• Flexible policy enforcement on a per-user and per-group basis; local control; and automated alerting capabilities.
• List-based URL filtering in 31 comprehensive categories.
• Comprehensive reporting on both virus and content filtering information that can be exported into one complete report.
• Integrated, single-scan anti-virus and Web filtering.

Contact:
Ambarish Deshpande
Symantec Corporation
Tel: (22) 2657 0658
E-mail: Adeshpande@symantec.com

Quantum
DX100

Quantum has announced the launch of the DX100 enhanced backup technology platform, with a unique compression engine technology that doubles storage capacity of its DX products, and added functionality and capacity to its already popular DX30.
The DX100 is designed to handle the back-up and restore requirements of large distributed data centres running mission-critical databases, CRM and ERP applications. The DX100 is composed of a state-of-the-art controller for data management with multiple optimised ATA arrays allowing for initial native capacity scalable from roughly 6-50 Terabytes (TB). The DX100 is planned to ship with high-availability hardware features, including redundant hot swap fans and power supplies, dual redundant fibre channel ports and RAID protection. Added software benefits planned include operational management through SNMP, performance monitoring and remote replication.

Contact:
Quantum India
Tel: (80) 353 2610 / 363 5689
Fax: (80) 363 6879
E-mail: sunny.john@quantum.com
Website: www.quantum.com

Neoteric
UMAX LCD monitor

Neoteric Infomatique has added the Colortac series of LCD monitors to the existing UMAX product family. UMAX LCD leverages innovations in TFT-LCD technology to provide optimum multimedia results. The Colortac series includes LM14X, LM15Xn, LM15XV, LM17X, and LM17XV. All the models claim superior image clarity. The XV series of TFT-LCD panels have fast response times, high contrast rates, support 16 M bit colour depths, and are supplied with UMAX’s comprehensive warranty.

The monitors have ultra-modern slim-line housings with space-saving footprints, and can be folded flat on their pivoting bases for easy packing and storage. Incorporated with optional features such as NTSC/PAL compatible TV input with full function remote control, and RCA video input; the monitors can be upgraded as a personal entertainment centre. In addition, all models provide multiple choices of on screen display (OSD) languages, a full suite of user-friendly controls as well as a well designed TFT-LCDs, low radiation and low power consumption specifications.

Contact:
Rajesh Thadhani
Neoteric Infomatique
Tel: (22) 2417 2600
Fax: (22) 2418 5294
E-mail: trajesh@neoteric-info.com