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Quantum’s PX500 Series

Features: The PX500 Series is a mid-range automation design platform that enables customers to meet current and future scalability requirements.

The PX500 Series, consisting of the PX502, PX506 and PX510, offers independent rackmount systems of 4U, 10U and 18U (rack-unit) to meet customers’ mission-critical data demands from the workgroup to the data centre. The systems are based on a common and modular architecture that allow customers to mix-and-match rack density, capacity and performance, backup, recovery and archive needs today and into the future at a competitive cost per gigabyte.

Quantum’s approach negates the need for external hardware or cabling and instead uses infrared and self-alignment technology for communication and set-up between units. Moreover, units can be added or removed in quick time with no additional hardware or cabling, and without taking the entire system offline.

The three systems of the PX500 Series—the PX502, PX506 and PX510—are tailored for customers to standardise their tape-based backup, recovery and archive on a single platform. Taking advantage of this design, Quantum’s Web-based management console allows customers to learn only a single interface to monitor and manage multiple PX500 Series systems, either as single libraries or as one entity that can continue operating even if an individual unit is down. Additionally, all PX500 Series systems utilise the same drive canisters, cartridge magazines and other key components to minimise parts and reduce complexity.

Price: Rs 9,50,000 onwards (32 slots)
Contact: Sunny John
Tel: 080 2353 2610/2363 5689/ 98442 41161
E-mail: sunny.john@quantum.com
Web site: quantum.com

Epson’s EMP-X3 XGA 3LCD projector

Features: The EPSON EMP-X3 quick start-up compact XGA 3LCD projector offers brightness levels of up to 2,000 lumens. This projector is capable of four-second start-up and an almost zero-second shutdown with an Instant Off feature. Epson’s E-TORL (Epson-Twin Optimise Reflection Lamp) together with the 3LCD technology allow up to 2000 ANSI, for better quality images.

The EPSON EMP-X3 offers seven preset colour modes—Photo, Presentation, Theatre, Sports, Game, sRGB and Blackboard. The new built-in help programme also provides a step-by-step guide to tackle problems that users might face. Similarly, the Source Search feature automatically recognises source inputs and enhances ease of operation. The product is targeted at those users who require equipment for mobile presentations.

Price: Rs 95,000 inclusive of taxes
Contact: Tushad Talati
Tel: 080 3051 5040
E-mail: tushad@eid.epson.co.in
Web site: epson.com

Genius’ CR-802UX

Features: CR-802UX is a card reader that reads eight popular memory cards —CompactFlash Type I & II, SmartMedia, Microdrive, Secure Digital, MultiMediaCard, and Memory Stick/Pro/Duo card formats. It has a transfer rate of up to 480

Mbps. This memory card reader/writer allows sharing or transfering of files to other memory cards bi-directionally; or transfer files from all four media cards simultaneously.

Some of the features of the reader are: view, copy and edit image/music photos/data directly on the reader, MMC Card and Memory Stick/Pro/Duo, compatibility with Windows 2003/XP/Me/2000/98SE and MAC OS 8.6 or later and backward compatible with USB 1.1.

Price: Rs 950 plus taxes
Contact: Narendra Dubey
Tel: 080 5124 0436
E-mail: naren@ttek.com.sg
Web site: ttek.in

SMC’s 7904WBRA

Features: SMC Networks’ ADSL2/2+ Barricade SMC7904WBRA is an all-in-one solution for connecting and sharing ADSL broadband connection at home or office. This multifunctional Annex A ADSL router combines a 2.4 GHz 54 Mbps 802.11g Wireless Access Point, four 10/100Mbps RJ45 ports for connection to a PC or network and an RJ11 WAN port that connects to an ADSL line. The four 10/100Mbps RJ45 ports can be connected to a network hub or switch to expand the number of people sharing the ADSL connection.

The SMC7904WBRA also has a built-in DHCP server for implementing and expanding the network. This device supports full-rate G.dmt, which allows download speeds of 12 Mbps and upload speeds of 896 Kbps. Its NAT-based firewall security provides security for the network. The SMC7904WBRA is a complete ADSL solution for PC or MAC users. Graphical User Interface software is provided for installation, configuration, and management. The LED display panel on the front of the product shows at a glance the Ethernet activity, ADSL status and power. It brings together the combination of ADSL technology, Ethernet & wireless LAN Networks. This flexibility provides multiple computers to share local resources and access the Internet simultaneously.

The SMC Wireless ADSL Barricade can be configured and managed locally and remotely via a Web-based configuration tool.

Price: Rs 6,000
Contact: Hitesh Mehta
Tel: 022 5666 3335
E-mail: hitesh@lapcareindia.com
Web site: lapcareindia.com

Allied Telesyn’s AT-8624POE switch

Features: The AT-8624POE is a 24-port Layer 3 Fast Ethernet switch with Power over Ethernet (PoE) capabilities. This switch supplements Allied Telesyn’s AT-8600 series switches. Power over Ethernet (PoE) allows devices to receive power over existing LAN cabling, eliminating the need for separate power supplies. Powered devices (PD) such as IP phones, wireless access points, network Webcams and hubs / switches can make use of the PoE technology by drawing power from the AT-8624 PoE’s power supply. AT-8624POE can also power devices such as webcams which can be used in security applications and provides uninterrupted service even in times of power failure, as the network can be backed up with an UPS system. With 400 watts available for PoE, the AT-8624POE is capable of supplying power (15.4 watts) to PDs over all the 24 ports.

Running PoE in the network also cuts down on operational manhours as the network manager can shut down or reset PDs remotely and can move or transfer PDs to LAN cabling with little configuration or management required as PD discovery and classification is automatically initiated by the AT-8624POE.

Allied Telesyn’s AT-8624POE offers stacking support, given its compact 1RU form factor that comes with high-speed uplink modules. Some of the features in the network security are wirespeed filters up to Layer 4+, VLANs, 802.1x and storm control.

Price: Rs 1,25,000 plus taxes
Contact: Subhashish Gupta
Tel: 022 5676 4244 / 45
E-mail: sgupta@alliedtelesyn.com
Web site: alliedtelesyn.com

Aten’s KN9116 KVM

Features: The KN9116 is an IP-based KVM control unit that allows both local and remote operators to monitor and access multiple computers from a single console. A single console can control up to 16 computers. It remotely accesses computers via LAN, WAN, or the Internet; control installation from down the hall, down the street, or half-way around the world.No additional software is required and the administrator can access through versatile management utilities, Windows or Java. KN9116 also supports 16-window onscreen display, which the administrators can simultaneously monitor and control 16 servers.

The 16-port KVM over the Net supports 1280x1024 display resolution and multi-user graphical OSD. Toolbars allow operations down to the BIOS level. Additionally, it comes with advanced encryption technologies like DES 56 bits/RSA 1024 bits/SSL 128bits. It supports 10Base-T, 100Base-T, TCP/IP and HTTP.

Price: Rs 1,28,000 plus taxes
Contact: Sudhir Dixit
Tel: 9520 2425 1594
E-mail: sales@cubixindia.com
Web site: aten.com