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Epson’s Stylus Photo R250

Features: Epson’s Stylus Photo R250 comes with INKdividual Photo Dye inks and offers 5760 x 1440 optimised dpi using minimum 2pl ultra fine ink droplets and an Advanced Micro Piezo print head for precise colour and detail. The printer comes with Epson’s patented BorderFree photo printing technology that allows frame-ready, borderless images.

Price: Rs 9,095
Contact: Tushad Talati
Tel: 080 3051 5040
E-mail: tushad@eid.epson.co.in
Web site: epson.co.in

ASUS’ W5F Notebook

Features: ASUS’ W5F notebook is equipped with the new Intel Centrino Duo Mobile technology. Its features include wireless connectivity, built-in 1.3 mega-pixel 180° swivel webcam, microphone, and LifeFrame software. It provides portable audio/video communication. The notebook has built-in microphone and webcam that allow videoconferencing without the use of external connections and tangling wires. W5F comes with a 12.1” WXGA colour shine and crystal shine LCD, and DDR2 533/667 MHz up to 1,536 MB.

Price: Rs 1,10,000 to 1,20,000
Contact: Apratim Sharma
Tel: 98927 56755
E-mail: s_apratim@asus.com.tw
Web site: asus.com

F5’s TrafficShield application firewall

Features: TrafficShield from F5 Networks protects against all the classes of HTTP- and HTTPS-based threats. TrafficShield’s Content Scrubbing capability scrubs social security numbers, credit card numbers, account numbers or any other identifiable text pattern from servers—protecting against sensitive information disclosure and subsequent damage to the business brand.

It is an appliance that sits in front of servers, protecting them from attacks and ensuring that only valid responses get through.

TrafficShield includes a variety of mechanisms for automatically generating and enforcing application security policies, thus reducing manual processes while improving security. It can be deployed in a variety of security postures such as basic protection from random attacks to advanced protection with regard to targeted attacks. Installation takes only a few hours, and security policies are generated automatically.

Price: Rs 19,60,800 ($43,000)
Contact: Shailendra Sahasrabudhe
Tel: 98212 17402
E-mail: s.sahasrabudhe@f5.com
Web site: www.f5.com

LG’s P1 and M1 Series

Features: The LG P1 and M1 series of notebooks, based on Intel’s Napa platform, support DDR2 667 MHz dual channel memory. They come with dual-layer DVD super multi-drive and Combo drive as options, dual Wireless antenna 3945 (802.11 b/g), and serial ATA HDD. These notebooks weigh 2.6-2.8 kg, and have a Gigabit Ethernet 5-in-1 Memory Card Reader.

They come bundled with 5.1-channel Dolby Digital, SRS, 24-bit HD Audio, 3-Port Analog Output, and S-Video. They have enhanced security features such as TPM (Trusted Platform Module), Fingerprint Reader, HDD security and Bluetooth.

Price: Rs 86,990 onwards
Contact: Jaydeep Gupta
Tel: (0) 98113 54445
E-mail: jgupta@lgezbuy.com
Web site: lge.com

Toshiba’s Qosmio G20

Features: The 17-inch Qosmio G20 by Toshiba offers users ‘4-in-1’ Mobile Home Entertainment capabilities that include LCD TV, DVD/HDD recorder, digital audio and notebook PC features in a stylish design. The Qosmio G20 introduces hybrid dual TV tuner support for digital or analog TV reception complemented by a high-contrast 17” Ultrabright display (500NIT) that offers users a better viewing experience. Its other features include NVIDIA GeForce 6600 with 128 VRAM graphics processing capabilities providing graphics for applications such as gaming.

It enables audio playback and virtual surround-sound through Harman Kardon speakers and SRS surround-sound technology.

Price: Rs 1,79,000
Contact: Anurag Arora
Tel: 0120 2520 977
E-mail: anurag@hcl.in
Web site: toshiba-india.com

Sahara’s Media Center (MCE) PC

Features: The Sahara Media Center PC comes with an Intel Pentium IV 2.66 GHz processor. Sahara MCE is being introduced as an alternative for television, CD/DVD player, radio and hi-fi systems. Its other features include FM/MP3 music, and applications for editing and sharing digital photographs, playing games, and burning DVDs/CDs.

The Sahara MCE remote features a start button for launching the Media Center interface, and buttons for the Programme Guide, My TV, My Pictures, My Movies and My Videos. There’s also a TV/Jump button for moving quickly to full-screen TV. In addition there are standard remote buttons such as play, pause, rewind, fast forward, stop and record for the TV.

The Media Center PC series comes with a 19” colour monitor and storage capacity of 80 GB hard disk drive which can be used in conjunction with the built-in Sahara 52x combo drive and 3.5” floppy drive.

Price: Rs 29,999 onwards
Contact: Santosh Choubey
Tel: 0120 439 7777
E-mail: santosh.choubey@saharacomputers.co.in
Web site: saharacomputers.co.in

Watchguard’s Firebox Edge X50

Features: Each Firebox Edge X50 model includes stateful packet filtering and VPN capabilities, and easy set-up and configuration with application-specific security policies, spoof detection, site blocking and port blocking. It allows for network address translation, optional WebBlocker Web content filtering (Powered by SurfControl), managed desktop antivirus protection, WEP, WPA and IPSec VPN security for wireless models. The company offers a renewable subscription to its LiveSecurity Service. The service provides timely information about the latest security threats.

Price: Rs 72,540
Contact: Seema Ansari
Tel: 98218 45630, (022) 2521 5657, 2521 5658
E-mail: salesindia@watchguard-apac.com
Web site: www.watchguard.com