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SMB
SAN packs a punch
Every storage vendor is trying to hook the SMB segment. HP,
a leader in the SIAS space, wants to convert its existing
base of DAS customers to entry-level SAN solutions, says Venkatesh
Ganesh
Upfront
CeBIT
2005—High growth forecast for global ICT market
CeBIT 2005, which recently concluded at Hannover, generated
positive impulses for growth and an optimistic mood for the
global ICT market. The show registered more trade visitors
and decision-makers, higher visitor traffic at the stands,
increased inter-national participation and attendance, and
more SMBs and retailers.
“KVM
and infrastructure management are complementary”
Should Indian enterprises consider adopting KVM switches when
they have already deployed IM tools?
India
comes under WTO zero-duty regime
Come April 2005, and India and other developing nations will
be exposed to a zero-duty regime as part of the IT Agreement
(ITA) under the WTO. As a result, the Indian market will be
flooded with cheap imports of electronic equipment and other
products.
Microsoft’s
solution for VAT
Microsoft India has announced the launch of its end-to-end
VAT-compliant solution ‘AdVATage’ aimed at the SMB
segment. The offer consists of a VAT-ready accounting solution
from Microsoft’s ISV partners—Wings, Trio and Matrix—coupled
with a high-end hardware server (from Microsoft System Builder
Partners) and the Microsoft Small Business Server 2003.
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