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National Computrade News | 30 Apr. - 14 May., 20122

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C O N T E N T SNews Brief 6 , 8

Launch Pad 10 , 12

Kingston 18

Happening 22

Product Review 26

Cloud Storage is qukckly becoming method of choice

Disasters both natural and human-caused can fry your computer at any time; a fi re, fl ood or power surge all threaten to destroy your most precious fi les – think digital photos, music libraries and text documents. Beyond natural calamities, there are numerous other threats to locally-stored data, including accidental erasures, hard drive failure and theft. Since there’s no way to predict if and when disaster might strike, storing copies of your fi les in the cloud through online storage services is the best way to protect them.The benefi t of using online storage services doesn’t end at fi le protection. In fact, a large appeal of such services steams from convenient accessibility. Cloud storage services give you access to your most frequently used and important fi les no matter where you are. Whether on your smartphone or work computer, you can access, view and edit your stored data. As the online storage space continues to evolve, the industry becomes more saturated with competitors. When it comes to storing data, cloud storage is quickly becoming the method of choice. Storing fi les remotely rather than locally boasts an array of advantages for both home and professional users. Not sure what cloud storage can do for you?

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D-Link outlines growth strategy for Enterprise Business

‘D-Link (India) Limited has been in the process of revitalizing its go-to-market strategy with renewed focus on Channel, Telco, Lifestyle etc. It has recently

streamlined its internal business structure and has appointed separate business teams for Channel & enterprise segment. As a result D-Link India has delivered remarkable growth in the last two quarters. Now moving forward the company

plans to enhance its focus in Enterprise segment & looks at re-aligning its engagement strategy with System Integrators (SIs) across India. As part of D-Links’ renewed strategy to focus on Enterprise business, it has made extensive plans to reach out to its business associates & customers that includes, focus on key business verticals and product lines during FY 2012-13. In addition to this D-Link will also soon be rolling-out multi-city roadshow across India. “While D-Link is an undisputed leader in SMB, Education & Education segment, our focus this year is to capture maximum market share in the large enterprise domain.

Kaspersky Lab strengthens its technical support Kaspersky Lab has strengthened its technical support in South Asia with the appointment of

Pranav Bhayani as Technical Support Manager, South Asia. Pranav brings along with him 14+ years of experience in presales, technical support management and partner enablement. His core strengths are his expert knowledge in varied domains of Information Security. Some of his past assignments include Dimension Data India, MIEL eSecurity and Stonesoft. "Pranav's extensive industry experience will facilitate Kaspersky Lab's focus to enhance support for its growing clientele in the region. We look forward to using Pranav's experience to render value to both existing and new customers, through his understanding of customer pain areas and support requirements in the region," said Altaf Halde, Managing Director, Kaspersky Lab – South Asia. Pranav will be responsible for managing the technical services, including technical support functions

for B2B and B2C, presales, etc., in the region. He will work closely with the channel sales, partners and marketing towards the business objectives through developing and maintaining the comprehensive range and quality of services to channel partners and customers.

ESET released India Threat Report for Quarter I, 2012

ESET released India Threat Report for Quarter I, 2012. ESET researchers have been following the threats landscape in India on monthly basis, collecting information about malware activity through ESET’s ThreatSense.Net, a sophisticated malware reporting and tracking system that utilizes malware related data from all ESET users. The highest number of detections in the first quarter of 2012 (growing from 3, 99% of total detection in January till 5, 52% in March) was scored by the INF/Autorun.gen class of threat. “The prevalence of INF/Autorun.gen threat and other samples of INF/Autorun family in India indicate that Indian users are still careless about basic security measures like using genuine software, including antivirus software, scanning removable media before opening the files, etc. INF/Autorun is a variety of malware using the autorun.inf file as a way to compromise a PC. This file contains information on programs meant to run automatically when removable media (often USB flash drives) are accessed by a Windows PC user.

Zenith Infotech launches TigerCloud Zenith Infotech announced the launch of its new product TigerCloud which is primarily

aimed at mid-size organisations. TigerCloud is a high performance private cloud product that combines server, storage and network virtualization technology and allows customers to build and have their own sophisticated private clouds at costs lower than public clouds. Based on Intel Xeon E3 processor family, TigerCloud is a three-in-one product, combining private cloud, business continuity & backup as well as scale out iSCSI storage. Zenith Infotech’s TigerCloud costs 70% less than similar converged infrastructure products from the major multinationals. Based on Intel Xeon E3 processor family, Intel DBS1200BTS board and Intel 320 series SSDs, TigerCloud is a high performance system and is built around Microsoft’s Hyper-V technology. Zenith Infotech has invested over Rs.200 crore on R&D for its private cloud products. Commenting on the new private cloud computing solution, Akash Saraf, Chief Executive Officer of Zenith Infotech, said, “We are proud to announce the launch of TigerCloud, a Private Cloud Computing solution, based on Intel Xeon E3 processors. This solution will help both mid-sized as well as large organisations to build their own private clouds at costs lower than public clouds. “TigerCloud” as a product is speedier, smarter and stronger and will endeavour to meet the challenging demands and expectations of organisations”. Debjani Ghosh, Managing Director, Sales and Marketing Group, Intel, South Asia, said, “SMBs with limited resources, and who would like access to the cloud in order to stay productive and agile, will benefit from TigerCloud based on Intel Xeon E3 processors. The Intel Xeon E3 processor delivers intelligent and adaptive performance, and reliability – features that would be beneficial to SMBs.

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Eaton Technology Day showcases breadth of solutions Eaton Corporation showcase leading solutions, technologies and capabilities that make electrical, hydraulic and mechanical power operate more effi ciently,

effectively, safely and sustainably. The Technology Day in Pune is part of a strategic initiative – a series of events – to reach out to customers and end-users, and enable effective market interactions at major regions and key customer locations. As part of this Technology Day in Pune, Eaton displayed its key offerings in India that come in the form of electrical solutions for IT and industrial segments and hydraulic solutions that cater to construction, infrastructure and transportation industries. Eaton also demonstrated its expertise in delivering uniquely designed solutions to suit the varying requirements of the automotive and commercial vehicle segments. Speaking at the event, Raja Kochar, managing director – India, Eaton Corporation said, “Pune has emerged as an increasingly signifi cant and strategic destination for businesses with massive investments in the areas of IT, automotive, services, construction and infrastructure. This event is a platform to engage with the leading businesses in the city and further explore opportunities of collaboration to drive this growth more sustainably.” The highlight of this technology day was an extensive display of Eaton’s industry leading technologies such as Life Sense Hose, Hydraulic Launch Assist, Variable Valve Actuation, Automated Manual Transmission and Superchargers.

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Rajasthan Royals get the Kingston EdgeperienceDuring the DLF IPL 2012 this year, Kingston will be decked in blue cheering

the Rajasthan Royals on. The world’s leading memory products manufacturer will be the Offi cial Memory Partner for Rajasthan Royals – the DLF Indian Premier League team. In addition to partnering with an outstanding T20 cricket side in India’s largest cricketing fi esta, Kingston also has the distinction of being the fi rst and only memory brand represented in the tournament through its partnership with the Rajasthan Royals. Kingston has always set itself apart with its unique marketing and advertising campaigns through localization. To melt into local societies, Kingston has been always tailoring its marketing campaigns through localization. It was probably the first memory brand in India to transform the way consumers look at memory products by giving them a trendier, lifestyle appeal. This was especially seen when Kingston’s marketing campaigns last year went on to include fi lm merchandise and promotions. The newest campaign with the Rajasthan Royals once again sets a new precedent as far as memory products are concerned. Vishal Parekh – Marketing Director for Kingston Technology, India is elated that Kingston will be partnering an IPL team. “It is thrilling to be the exclusive memory partner to a team that is both outstanding and features some of the biggest names in the cricketing world. We chose the Rajasthan Royals for the simple reason that they have players like their captain Rahul Dravid, Shane Watson, Ajinkya Rahane and others who embody some of Kingston’s greatest values –commitment, dependability and reliability,” he said. “Cricket is not just a sport; it’s a religion in India. When you have an event that brings together two of the country’s biggest passions – cricket and Bollywood, it’s defi nitely going to be a huge deal, as we’ve seen in the previous versions of the tournament. Kingston is excited to be the only memory brand to be part of this extravaganza,” he added.

WD ANNOUNCES FISCAL Q3 FINANCIAL RESULTS

Western Digital Corp. reported revenue of $3.0 billion, hard-drive unit shipments of 44.2 million and net income of $483 million, or $1.96 per share, on a GAAP basis for its third fi scal quarter ended March 30, 2012. On a non-GAAP basis, net income was $619 million, or $2.52 per share.1 Both the GAAP and non-GAAP results include the results of the company's newly acquired HGST subsidiary from the acquisition date of March 8 through the end of March. In the year-ago quarter, the company reported revenue of $2.3 billion, net income of $146 million, or $0.62 per share, and shipped 49.8 million hard drives. Non-GAAP net income in the year-ago quarter was $156 million, or $0.66 per share. The company generated $1.2 billion in cash from operations during the

March quarter, ending with total cash and cash equivalents of $3.4 billion. "Our third quarter performance

demonstrates the potential of the new Western Digital, with just three and a half weeks of HGST results combined with the standalone WD business," said John Coyne, chief executive offi cer of Western Digital. "Competing in the marketplace with our separate WD and HGST subsidiaries, we now have the product portfolio, technology resources and the people to fully serve the needs of a signifi cantly expanded customer base and to better address the tremendous growth opportunities in the storage industry in the years ahead. "I am also pleased to announce today that the recovery activities related to both WD operations and those of our supply chain partners impacted by the Thailand fl oods have reached a point where we now have the capability to adequately meet anticipated customer demand in the current quarter and beyond," Coyne said.

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BenQ launches 3D Full HD Home Cinema ProjectorBenQ announced the launch of BenQ W 7000 Full- HD 3D Home Cinema Projector,

Providing consumers with the ultimate in 3D home entertainment, W7000 is the fi rst projector in the world to be accredited with Full HD 3D Certifi cation by TUV Rheinland. W7000 features many industry leading technologies like optimized optical system, Frame Interpolation in 2D & 3D , 3D Direct Play back from BluRay & PS3 players, PIP, High Zoom of 1.5:1, Wide range lens shift, Panamorph lens compatibility etc. providing viewers with the highest level of clarity and sharpness in every image. Designed to offer the best 3D cinema experience at home, the projector is powered by DLP Link to delivers ultra-smooth images. The W7000 is compatible with the latest HDMI standard – Ver. 1.4a, which means it is able to play 3D movies from a Blu-ray DVD player, live sports via cable or satellite and 3D video games on PS3 directly without additional setup. The combined expertise of BenQ’s projector know-how, Texas Instrument’s DynamicBlack and Philip’s VIDI lamp technology delivers an astounding 50,000:1 contrast ratio for superbly rendered image defi nition, even in the darkest scenes, and a brilliant 2,000AL to counter any ambient room lighting.

Envent introduces 2.1 wood speakersEnvent World Wide Pvt. Ltd introduces its 2.1 wood speakers that promise to blow

your mind away. Step up to a subwoofer for louder, fuller bass. With 24 watts RMS, Get rich, balanced audio from compact satellite speakers-whether you mount them on the wall or set them on your desk. Its sound fi lls your room with deeper bass and has the power to reach every corner, complimenting your home decor, whatever the style may be. Bring

these high end speakers home to create a fabulous ambience for all your social dos and enjoy music in all its purity. With these multi-utility speakers, you can play your favourite tunes with your external SD/USB flash drive; connect the same with your

PC or DVD to enhance your games, music, and movies experience with deep bass. Treat your computer to an audio makeover. Give your music new depth while adding some sophistication to your desktop. The wooden speaker ensures that your audio experience is as easy as ever while its sleek looks will surely add an extra bit of style to your PC system. These light weight satellite speakers feature ‘thumping bass’ with unique wooden housing, gives you easy kick back music. So now you can hear sound the way it is meant to be heard.

Fortinet Expands Network Security Solution Suite Fortinet introduced the FortiDDoS product family for enterprises, Web hosting and

cloud service providers. The new FortiDDoS-100A, FortiDDoS-200A and FortiDDoS-300A are dedicated appliances that are designed to detect and help protect against today’s most damaging and sophisticated DDoS attacks. The appliances feature custom ASICs that are capable of mitigating DDoS attacks while maintaining incredibly-low latency (less than 26 microseconds), preventing loss of availability to critical systems, servers and applications. Providing granular real-time network traffi c visibility and automatic protection against targeted DDoS attacks, the FortiDDoS appliances will be the only solution on the market that supports network virtualization and automatic and continuous traffi c baselining. Network virtualization helps prevent attacks on one segment of the network from affecting other segments, thereby preserving availability in virtualized environments of datacenters and cloud-based service providers.

PNY Speeds Up with the Bar Attaché USB Flash Drive

PNY has introduced the new fast paced Bar Attaché USB flash drive. Its high speed 3.0 data transmission surpasses the standard USB 2.0 drives and accelerates data transfer making it less time consuming to access your digital fi les and media. Specially designed to deliver the next generation in high speed connection, the Bar Attaché USB offers read and write speeds up to 44 MB and 65 MB respectively. Encased in metallic bronze fi nish, it conveys class and sophistication to perfection

demanding respect and complementing the personal taste of the user. The cap on design can be attached to the rear

end of the drive thus eliminating any worries of misplacing it. Available in 8GB, 16GB and

32GB storage capacities, the Bar Attaché USB drive impresses with its high end technology

and uber chic looks makes it a great pen drive that comes in a relatively affordable price. It is compatible with Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, the Mac OS: 10.3 and above and extends warranty up to 5 years. The Bar Attaché is a perfect combination of beauty and style that delivers high USB 3.0 speed.

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OCZ introduced Fatal1ty Power Supply Series

OCZ Technology Group, Inc. announces the availability of OCZ Fatal1ty Professional Series that offers gamers stable and effi cient power for their mainstream or high-end rigs. OCZ is dedicated to delivering premium power solutions, and the Fatal1ty Professional series options are the fi rst step to creating an exceptional system for the unique power and cabling requirements of today’s gamer. These high-performance power supplies are approved by Johnathan “Fatal1ty” Wendel, 12-time World champion, to meet the specifi c needs of fellow gamers. OCZ Fatal1ty Professional Series PSUs feature incredible performance to power the latest graphics and platforms, and contribute to the success of professionals and everyday gamers. The OCZ Fatal1ty 1000W PSU sports a gaming-ready look with a sleek design, clean connectors, and a glowing red LED fan. With a high build quality using 100% Japanese capacitors and a powerful single +12V rail, this PSU is capable of delivering 1000W of continuous power at 50°C ideal for a demanding multi-GPU gaming rig.

Silicon Power unveils Ultima U01SP announced its latest USB fl ash drive - Ultima U01 in India. The device has an outer

casing designed with a special spun metal fi nish. It has an embedded LED indicator which shines through the panel during data transfers. A combination of great design and the simplicity of the cap-less push-out design take users to a new level of data storage experience like never before.

With numerous competitors in the market, SP continuously pursues to provide consumers a truly unique storage device. The latest Ultima U01 USB fl ash drive features a unique layered ripple surface, keeping fi nger-prints off the drive. U01 is defi nitely the best storage companion for trendy laptops or Ultrabooks currently in the market. Furthermore, the function of U01 is as good as its design. The LED indicator which shines through the dark blue panel lets consumers see clearly when data is accessed and stored. The cap-less design also prevents accidental loss during usage providing added convenience. All Silicon Power USB fl ash drive products come with lifetime warranty, as well as SP Widget application software which provide seven major back up and security tools. A 60-day free trial of Norton Antivirus 2011 is also included to further ensure the value-added services in security and convenience to the consumers.

HP launches Pavilion-G Series Consumer Notebooks

HP unveiled its new range of consumer notebooks, the Pavilion G-series that delight users with new styles, exciting colors and enhanced features. The updated consumer

notebooks reflect HP’s new Mosaic design approach, ensuring that each

HP notebook is individually unique, yet collectively complete, perfect for the ‘style conscious’ Gen Y. “We are really excited about the launch of our new range of consumer notebooks, the Pavilion G-series, that have been designed keeping in mind the ‘evolved’ computing needs of the young technology enthusiasts,” said Vinay Awasthi, Senior Director, Product Category, PSG, HP PSG India. Based on our Mosaic philosophy, this series features funky, fully featured notebooks that exude elegance- in form, functionality and appeal, making it everything you need, anywhere you need to go.”

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Transcend's Small Footprint SSDs to Meet Market GrowthTranscend Information, Inc. expects the explosive growth in Ultra book sales to lead to

a signifi cant increase in demand for high-performance, low profi le solid state drives (SSD), such as Transcend's own mSATA and half-slim SATA SSDs. Although the development towards thin and light portable devices has been steadily progressing for years, it is only now that manufacturers of ultra-portable devices are able to take advantage of the performance and reliability characteristics of solid state technology to produce such devices.

According to market research fi rm IHS iSuppli, predicted shipments of cache SSDs will reach over 25 million units in 2012, a staggering increase from less than a million units in the previous year when the technology first became available. Of the total volume, 22 million units are expected to feature in Ultra books. Further to the study by IHS iSuppli, sales of cache SSDs will continue to grow annually, with shipment expected to pass 120 million units by the end of 2015. While the vast majority of SSDs sold will be for Ultra book use, other notebook and desktop users will also play a key role in the exponential increase in SSD sales. The driving force behind the rapid progression towards using SSDs in portable devices is their ability to provide cool, silent operation, low power consumption, high performance, and extreme durability, all in a thin and lightweight design. Transcend's mSATA and half-slim SSD modules leverage the speed and reliability of the SATA interface, yet offer a fraction of the volume and weight of standard 2.5'' SSDs, making them perfect for use in Ultra books. The mSATA and half-slim SSDs feature a high-bandwidth SATA 3Gb/s interface, 64MB DRAM cache, and a high performance controller that not only provides faster boot up and application launch times, but also helps to increase battery life.

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GIGABYTE Launches B75 Series Motherboards

Gigabyte Technology Co. Ltd has announced the launch of its GIGABYTE B75 series motherboards, designed to offer small business users a simple, easy way to manage office IT infrastructure using the new and exclusive Intel® Small Business Advantage software suite. “The GIGABYTE B75 series represents an exciting step up in GIGABYTE’s commitment to Intel’s business platforms,

and we are investing s ign i f i cant company resources to promote broad adoption amongst our g lobal customer base,” commented Henry Kao, Vice President of

GIGABYTE Motherboard Business Unit. “We plan to go to market on launch day with no less than 4 models that will be an integral part of our product portfolio as we believe the features offer an opportunity for our system integrator and retailer partners to differentiate their products and services with the elegant and easy-to-use Intel Small Business Advantage IT management system.” GIGABYTE B75 motherboards are specifi cally designed to fi ll the gap between traditional entry-level products, and specialized business PCs. The Intel B75 Express Chipset supports Intel 2nd and 3rd generation processors and is positioned between Intel Q77 and Intel H61 Express Chipsets, offering a sweet spot in terms of value and features.Supporting the latest 22nm 3rd generation Intel Core processors codenamed Ivy Bridge, GIGABYTE B75 series motherboards utilize the Intel B75 Express Chipset, and are the fi rst motherboards to be bundled with the latest Intel Small Business Advantage software platform; a collection of free out-of-the-box software applications designed to make it easier than ever for small business users to manage and confi gure their IT infrastructure.

Adobe launches Creative Suite 6 in India

Adobe Systems Incorporated announced the ultimate toolkit for design, web and video professionals with the unveiling of Adobe Creative Suite6 product line in India. Powerful new releases of 14 CS6 applications and four Creative Suites – Adobe Creative Suite 6 Design & Web Premium, Adobe Creative Suite 6 Design Standard, Adobe Creative Suite 6 Production Premium; and Adobe Creative Suite 6 Master Collection – drive home Adobe’s continued innovation across creative markets. “Designers get a ton of innovation with CS6 with milestone release

Netgear Introduces Industry’s First 802.11ac Wifi RouterNETGEAR, Inc. announced the availability of the NETGEAR R6300 WiFi Router; the

fi rst 802.11ac dual band gigabit WiFi router enabling 5th generation WiFi (5G WiFi) at gigabit speeds. The router is also backwards compatible with 802.11a/b/g/n which provides optimum interoperability with legacy WiFi devices. The NETGEAR R6300 WiFi Router, powered by Broadcom’s 5G WiFi IEEE 802.11ac chips, is up to three times faster than today’s 802.11n routers. With an elegant new design that fi ts perfectly in consumers’ living spaces, the router increases the coverage area for HD streaming in the home. The NETGEAR R6300 WiFi Router has speeds of up to 1300 Mbps on 5GHz and 450 Mbps on 2.4GHz enabling consumers to download web content from any device in the home in a fraction of the time it would take on a similar 802.11n device. The upcoming 802.11ac wireless standard is the world’s fastest WiFi, providing gigabit WiFi speeds allowing for web content to download faster, and large video or music fi les to synch more quickly. The increased speed of 802.11ac technology is ideal for mobile devices, like smartphones and tablets, by providing three times the performance for a similar amount of battery consumption of devices utilizing the current 802.11n WiFi standard.

across all our fl agship products,” said David Wadhwani, Senior Vice President, Digital Media at Adobe. “With CS6 we’re also introducing new products, new mobile workfl ows and advanced publishing capabilities that show we are laser-focused on ensuring design, web and video pros have everything they need for the delivery of high-impact content and apps.” “Adobe CS6 release has come just ahead of what is likely to be a period of unprecedented new opportunities for the Indian creative industry. This release includes what the creative professionals will need to bring their vision to life and manage how and where it is delivered to the end audience – whether on smartphones, tablets, the desktop or through traditional media,” said Umang Bedi, Managing Director – South Asia, Adobe Systems.

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Let your children begin a great adventure full of excitement and creativity with the most innovative

tablet from Genius - Kids Designer II. It’s a fun and fresh idea for kids from the ages of three to eight years. With Kids Designer II, they can paint, draw, write, use it as a mouse or even play a game. It’s the golden time for kids between three to eight years to start developing their right brain. This is when children learn by looking at images, and using Kids Designer II, they can learn and train their ability in daily life. It can also inspire their creation and response, balance right and left brains.

The specially developed game software helps inspire kids to accelerate their learning skills in colors, shape, math, thinking, etc. Now children can express what they think and create their imagination using the included game software. A series of fun games are also made for pure enjoyment and excitement.

Kids Designer II tablet is easy to use and install. It comes in an eye-catching design and makes a great gift and learning tool for your children. Children can use the cordless pen freely and store it in the adjustable pen stand.

It’s bright orange décor and child friendly shape makes it just the drawing tablet to get the budding digital artist started and I wish they had them in my day. Whether you like it or not, gadgets are part of everyday life now and I really like the Kids drawing tablet, for its simplicity and fun outlook and will put a smile on any child’s face. It’s great for the young ones who are just starting out and will give them an easy tool to use rather than a mouse and makes it fun!

Genius, like many other companies who manufacture drawing tablets knows there is plenty of room in the drawing tablet market and has re leased a great drawing tablet a imed a t ch i ld ren .

As mentioned, technology is part

of daily life and will play a bigger part in t h e lives of our children and as such, these fun devices will help children pick up the skills to use this technology from an early age, a real advantage in today’s world.

The K id s d r aw ing tablet is a real easy piece of child friendly technology and has a good sized working area of 5” x 8” which delivers fun lessons in hand-eye coordination, as your youngsters enjoy educational and creativity-inspiring games on the computer.

In most cases the package ships with games, which is great as we all know children learn from play and will teach those aged three to eight about colors, shapes, logic, geography, maths, memory, responsiveness, and drawing, not a bad line up for something that looks like a toy.

The Genius drawing tablet for kids will play nice with Windows 7/Vista/XP, where you will need a free USB port to hook up the tablet to your PC while a CD/DVD-ROM is required for software installation.

At LastThe Kids Designer tablet from Genius is great

for small children; it’s colorful and well made. The games are bright and fun and similar to others. They are all for learning even though they are disguised as

games. The Kids Designer tablet can help make learning fun for children. If you are looking for a fun drawing tablet for the children with some great functionality that comes with lots of games you will not go far wrong with the Kids drawing Tablet, a great, fun piece of kit.

As mentioned, technology is part

of daily life and will play a bigger part in t h e lives of our children and as such, these fun devices will help children pick up the skills to use this technology

Genius-Kids DesignerII: Drawing Tablet for budding young artists

Pros: Colorful and well made Great for kids Included games are educational and fun

Cons: Not accurate all of the time really

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system’s performance to the maximum. The balance

be tween pe r fo rmance and price makes this SSD deliver the best ROI as an upgrade for a fl eet of corporate notebooks or desktops or the home PC.

The SSDNow V+200 series of SSDs from Kingston are unique and versatile. While targeted at end users within the enterprise, the SSDNow V+200 will fi nd itself widely adopted by consumers as well. Kingston of course is expecting traction with end users as well though since they offer an easy upgrade kit, something that appeals more to the client user than enterprise.

Regardless of the target, the SSDNow

V+200 SSD holds up exactly as expected for a SandForce enabled drive with asynchronous NAND. For end users though, the SSDNow V+200 series pack a punch with strong low queue-depth performance with above average consideration for thermal dissipation under heavy workloads. This is the latest-generation of Kingston SSD product lineup. It moves fast. It boots in seconds, has a sequential read/write speed of 535MBps/480MBps, and houses a SandForce SF-2281 controller. The innovative product is equipped with all essential tools that are needed for extending the lifecycle and boosting a system's performance to the maximum. With this latest offering, Kingston is hoping to strike a perfect balance offering an exciting range of SSDs with excellent features at competitive prices.For more information Contact :Website: www.kingston.com/enEmail: [email protected] Tel No: 022 42230300

strives to offer the perfect upgrade solution to cover each market s e g m e n t . T h e

SSDNow V+200 drives have been

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the needs of both business and home users looking for an inexpensive yet powerful upgrade. The new Kingston SSDNow V+200 solid-state drives are aimed as the “ideal high-performance upgrade solution for the performance minded yet cost-conscious business or home user.”

The Kingston SSDNow V+200 family uses the 2nd generation SATA 3.0 (6Gb/s) SandForce SF-2281 controller, promising sequential read and write speeds of up to 535MB/s and 480MB/s, respectively. The SSDNow V+200 series of SSDs are available in 60GB, 90GB, 120GB, 240GB and 480GB

capacities. They come as either a standalone

drive, or as an upgrade kit. Kits will include cables, brackets, cloning software and an HDD enclosure.

Additionally, Kingston constantly strives to offer the perfect upgrade solution to cover

each market segment. The SSDNow V+200 drives have been specifically designed to meet the needs of both business and

home users looking for an inexpensive yet powerful upgrade. The SSDNow V+200 series are equipped with all the essential tools

For any organistion, SSDNow can deliver dramatic savings with lower

upfront costs and TCO. SSDNow drives can extend the lifecycle and dramatically improve the performance of a PC with higher speeds, greater stability and legendary Kingston reliabil ity. From booting up to opening applications, SSDNow signifi cantly cuts down waiting time. Best of all, with no moving parts, SSDNow drives are shock-proof, maintaining stability through the roughest conditions and extending the life of your desktop or notebook.

SSDs in the enterprise are quickly moving from cutting-edge status to advanced but increasingly common fi xtures of data center storage infrastructure. But as we've seen too often in the past, advances in one area of the enterprise organism are of limited value without corresponding developments elsewhere. It's not without a bit of irony, however, that SSDs are allowing the storage side of the house to push a few envelopes for a change. After all, storage has traditionally been the slowest evolving in the enterprise, as both server and networking technologies have a long history of pushing I/O way beyond the state-of-the-art in traditional spinning media.

Now that enterprise SSDs can boast of speeds as high as 500 MB/s, the pressure is on the rest of the enterprise stack to support larger amounts of Flash in increasingly complex and dynamic data environments. Still, the simple fact is that data loads are expanding exponentially, and enterprises are desperate for any technology to help manage the infl ux, even if it means wholesale rebuilding of enterprise infrastructure. Kingston c o n s t a n t l y

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product of fortnight

Logitech unvei led their latest products in the wire less product category in India. The latest addition to the family

- Logitech Touch Mouse M600 - is a wireless mouse featuring a touch surface that lets you navigate intuitively with your fingers.

All products are designed to deliver uncompromising performance in beautiful packages for everyone. The Logitech Touch Mouse M600 lets you scroll, swipe and surf wherever your fingertips rest on the mouse. Its modern design, smooth edges and comfortable curves makes this touch mouse feel comfortable in your hand and also adds to your style quotient.

Commenting on the new development, Subrotah Biswas, Country Manager of Logitech India and South West Asia, said, "People are becoming more accustomed to touch devices using fingertip gestures to navigate on their smartphones and tablets. Today, one wants the device to react to a touch of a fingertip." He added, "Logitech is a customer centric organization which strives to provide enhanced technology experience to consumers and to give them the joy of being immersed in the digital world."

As an emerging market, India offers great opportunities to Logitech in the wireless space. A recent survey conducted in India shows that 50% of consumers want a de-cluttered and "freedom from wire" life. More than 40% of the respondents were looking for convenience, ease of use and comfort when they choose their devices. Also, the study revealed that 90% of consumers perceive wireless to be more trendy and fashionable than wired devices. Around 53% users believe that they have much tidier work stations than wired users (33%). To address the consumers' demands and requirements, Logitech has

launched an ar ray o f new w i r e l e s s p r o d u c t s r a n g i n g from mice, keyboards, combos and headsets.

"The recent wireless survey has revealed that India has a huge opportunity for the wireless technology adoption as only 10% of the consumers have embraced this technology as of today; but on the contrary, there's a high awareness of wireless mice (98%) and keyboard (88%)," said Biswas.

The Logitech Touch Mouse M600 is expected to be available in India from April 2012, for a suggested retail price of INR 3,999. Other products that are showcased under the wireless umbrella are mentioned below. These products are the latest additions to the wide portfolio of wireless products by Logitech and are ideal for audience across segments.

Logitech is a world leader in products that connect people to the digital experiences they care about. Spanning multiple computing, communication and entertainment platforms, Logitech's combined hardware and software enable or enhance digital navigation, music and video entertainment, gaming, social networking, audio and video communication over the Internet, video security and home-entertainment control.

Logitech Adds 'Touch' to its Wireless Portfolio

Strengthens existing wireless range by adding an array of new

products, Offering more options to meet customer requirements

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happening


Keeping in mind its whole-hearted approach towards going along with

the channel community and creating unique ICT solutions driven opportunities for the Indian enterprise segment, Huawei Enterprise has successfully conducted its fi rst Channel Meet in Mumbai’s Renaissance Hotel, where over 200 channel partners converged to experience Huawei’s prowess in ICT solutions space. Taking a cue coming from the demand of channel partners to have hands-on experience of products and solutions, Huawei Enterprise also showcased its ICT products and solutions at the occasion. This channel meet was organized as part of Huawei’s ongoing “Huawei Enterprise Roadshow 2012”. Starting from Mumbai, this unique product showcase in the form of a 50 feet demo truck - is set to take Huawei’s next generation ICT business solutions to six major cities of

Smartlink Network Systems Limited organized ‘Smartlink Half Yearly Sales and

Distributors Meet 2012’ from 20th to 22nd April at Alila Diwa Goa. The theme for the meet was "To the Top, non Stop". As the theme suggests Smartlink Networks initiated its journey to the top, non Stop. The highlights of the meetings were Smartlink's growth plans and marketing strategy. This meet was part of the Smartlink regular interaction with its Distributor Partners. All India Smartlink team and senior management of DIGISOL,DIGILITE and DIGICARE brands who come together and unwind and set the ball rolling for the next fi nancial year. The meet also served as a platform where distributors and Smartlink team conceptualized, brainstormed and strategized the roadmap to be one of the leading networking brands of India. “The objective of 'Half Yearly Sales and Distributors Meet 2012' was to work on strategy and plan to reach to the top, with a right combination of Products, Sales, Distribution, Marketing, and the most important component – Partners. As the theme signifi ed ‘To

Smartlink Networks initiates the journey "To the Top", Non-Stop

the Top, Nonstop’ we have worked out on comprehensive plan to reach top and for which we will work nonstop”, says K. R. Naik, Executive Chairman, Smartlink Network Systems Limited. Bimal Raj, Chief Executive Offi cer, Smartlink Network Systems Ltd. said “With in-depth knowledge of networking industry and well balanced resources, we have drawn up ambitious plans for the future. We have sophisticated manufacturing plants in Goa, a time tested all India distribution network and a dedicated team of professionals, with all in place. We have drawn up a road map that will focus on high potential verticals and the company will deploy

signifi cant resources to capture opportunities and make strategic investments to improve our competitiveness in the marketplace”. The meet was conducted over 20-22 April at Goa and included a guided tour to the Smartlink state of the art manufacturing facility at Verna, Goa. The other attraction of the meet was a very interactive workshop on motivation, team-building and improving performance. The event concluded with honouring of the distributor partners during a funfi lled gala dinner nite. Overall the meet was highly successful and everyone present on the occasion was very motivated and enthusiastic about future plans.

Huawei OrganizedFirst Channel Meet in Mumbai

India including, New Delhi, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Bangalore and Chennai. Addressing the Huawei Enterprise Channel Meet in Mumbai, Eric Yu, President, Huawei Enterprise, said, “We are a completely channel oriented organization and we fi rmly believe that channel partners need to be strengthen, so that they can realize the full potential of the enterprise market. The enterprise business in India is poised for growth and associated IT applications are undergoing radical changes. Huawei is focusing on providing information and communication

technology solutions (ICT solutions) for sectors such as transport, energy, telecom, fi nance and we will be going hand-in-hand with our channel partners to address specific requirements of these sectors.”Encouraged by a need for channel partners to get ICT solution specifi c training, Huawei Enterprise has announced “Training & Certifi cation Program for Channel Partners” during its channel meet in Mumbai.

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looking for the latest graphics upgrade, PNY has the cutting edge solution designed for your needs,” said, Wu.

PNY memory upgrade products for desktop and notebook PCs are found in major electronics and office product superstores around the world, as well as on the web on major online computer component retailers. “Our memory products’ is easy to install and guaranteed 100 percent compatible, PNY is recognized as a single source of supply for quality memory products globally. But we are going to expand our product range not only in memory but the other segment also,” Wu added further.

Recently, PNY Technologies has launched the SDHC class 10 133x cards, which is ideal for capturing and storing high megapixel photographs, HD videos, other media content and is the preferred choice for Hi end DLSR cameras and HD Video cameras. The SDHC Flash cards features an impressive transfer speed of 20MB/second (133x) and are Class 10 rated, the highest rating available for SDHC flash cards enabling user high speed performance. The Flash cards are available in storage capacities ranging at 8GB, 16GB and 32GB offering plenty of data for photography enthusiasts to continuously click and record images to their heart’s content. The SDHC Class 10 flash card is 32mm x 24mm x 2.1mm in size and weighs at 2g making it lightweight and compact. The lifetime warranty further adds to the delight and ensures consistent and impressive performance.

“We are giving more emphasis on branding

in focus


PNY Technologies, Inc. celebrates almost three decades of business

excellence as a leading manufacturer and supplier of flash memory cards, USB flash drives, solid state drives, memory upgrade modules. The company has enjoyed continued growth and success since its inception. The company’s Photography-Videography, Mobility and Business solutions are widely available from major retail, e-tail and wholesale outlets internationally. Headquartered in Parsippany, NJ, PNY maintains facilities in North America, Europe, Asia and Latin America. PNY has good authorized partnership with HP since 2008. To date, PNY operates in different locations - with products sold in over 50 countries worldwide.

“Keeping in mind the fast paced and busy lifestyle of today’s modern crowd, PNY provides cutting edge solutions for the wide variety of technology end-users that compose their loyal consumer base. The company’s innovative solutions are widely available from major retail, e-tail and wholesale outlets internationally,” said Emma Wu, Deputy Manager of Sales, PNY Technologies Asia Pacific Limited to NCN.

“With PNY’s best in class high performance flash products you will find the right solution has never been easier. Designed to stand up to the most demanding applications with variety of outstanding housing design, PNY delivers the quality and reliability to match for the market need,” Wu added further.

PNY has distinct product lines for a wide variety of technology end-users: Photography, Mobility, Gaming and System Builders. “Whether you are an aspiring or professional photographer, executive on the go or a ringtone fanatic; casual or hardcore gamer; or a systems designer

“PNY has the cutting edge solution designed for your needs”

in the Indian market. Although, we are associated with HP globally but from the next quarters we emphasize on branding. Recently, we showcased our wide range of product line-up of USB drives, flash memory card, memory upgrade, ear phones, HP flash products in BITA IT Show. We get a good response in the show,” said Wu.

When discussing about the Indian market, he opined, “India is very big market but people always give preference to quality product only. They never compromise with ordinary product at the cost of high price. We have a lot of expectation from Indian market. It is a booming market and with a lot of potentials, we are hopeful about the growth. We are focusing on branding in the Indian market. After developing the strong infrastructure we are focusing on the product line-up,” concluded Wu.

"With PNY’s best in class high

performance flash products you will

find the right solution has never been

easier. Designed to stand up to the

most demanding applications with

variety of outstanding housing design,

PNY delivers the quality and reliability

to match for the market need.”

Emma Wu, Deputy Manager of Sales, PNY Technologies Asia Pacific Limited

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MOTHER Boards

In its fi fth successive generation, ASUS ROG has launched its Maximus V Series motherboards with the Maximus V GENE.

This micro ATX powerhouse is built using the latest Intel Z77 chipset, which supports Intel 3rd and 2nd Generation LGA1155 processors and PCI-Express Gen-3 for single or multi-GPU.

The Republic of Gamers team has endeared the black and red styled Maximus V GENE with exclusive features such as the Extreme

Engine DIGI+ II, SupremeFX III gaming audio, Intel Ethernet with ROG GameFirst and the newly added

mPCIe Combo card. The mPCIe Combo card is a new innovation by

the ROG team, combining the twin functions of mPCIe with mSATA into a single,

extensible add-in card that still allows full use of the PCI-Express slots for multi-

GPU graphics.

GIGABYTE’s B75 series motherboards designed to offer small business users a simple, easy way to manage offi ce IT infrastructure using the new and exclusive Intel Small Business Advantage software suite.

GIGABYTE B75 motherboards are specifi cally designed to fi ll the gap between traditional entry-level products, and specialized business PCs.

The Intel B75 Express Chipset supports Intel 2nd and 3rd generation processors and is positioned between Intel Q77

and Intel H61 Express Chipsets, offering a sweet spot in terms of value and features. Supporting the latest 22nm 3rd generation

Intel Core processors codenamed Ivy Bridge, GIGABYTE B75 series motherboards utilize

the Intel B75 Express Chipset, and are the fi rst motherboards to be bundled

with the latest Intel Small Business Advantage software platform.

Available in two m o d e l s , Z77H2-AX and Z77H2-A2X, they are the top-of-the-line motherboards i n the ECS Black Extreme Series, which enriches the series' themed slogan -- 'My Game, My Rules'.

The ECS Z77 Black Extreme Series - Golden Limited Edition features triple-thickness gold plated connectors and has passed the strictest quality tests, giving power users the security that the gold plating won't wear out after extensive component upgrades, safe guarding

the board from the threat of corrosion. The individually-numbered, handcrafted motherboards

are stunningly outfi tted in cool black with dazzling gold plated key components, giving both the Z77H2-AX and

Z77H2-A2X a sophisticated and classy appearance that is unprecedented in the PC motherboard

industry. processors.

MSI's Z77 series mainboards are equipped with Military Class III components.

B e s i d e s supporting the latest PCI Express Gen 3 standard, all MSI Z77 series mainboards are equipped with MSI's exclusive one second overclocking tool; OC Genie II and ClickBIOS II, world’s fi rst UEFI / Windows-based dual-graphical interface that allows anyone to easily establish high performance and enjoy a hassle-free experience.

Additionally, the MSI Z77A-GD80 is equipped with the all-new Thunderbolt interface from Intel, allowing multiple

connections to monitors, storage devices, and even graphic cards, easily meeting the demands of any professional

enthusiasts. The MSI Z77 series mainboard's rich

product line makes it the consumer's best choice!

product review

GIGABYTE: B75Series

ECS: Z77 BlackExtreme Series

MSI : Z77 Series

ASUS: Maximux V Gene

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