Twitter Users Struck Again by Phishers Asking "This you????"

Hackers recruiting hijacked accounts to launch cyber crime campaigns

MUMBAI / BANGALORE, India – February 25, 2010 – IT security and data protection firm, Sophos, is warning about the latest wave of cyber crime spreading across Twitter - a phishing attack designed to steal login details and hijack accounts.

Messages asking "This you????", followed by a link to a bogus Twitter login page, have caused such a scare on the micro-blogging network that the phrase is currently a hot trending topic on the site.

For the benefit of millions of Twitter users, Sophos has made a YouTube video, which journalists and bloggers are free to embed on their own websites, demonstrating the attack: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFVqfgnZV6M



The attack, which is the latest in a storm of phishing attacks that have occurred on Twitter since the weekend, is designed to steal passwords and could use hijacked accounts to spread money-making spam campaigns, steal identities, and distribute malware.

The "This you????" messages are accompanied by clickable links which take unsuspecting users to a fake Twitter login page. Users, who are tricked into believing they might see a picture or information about themselves, may enter their username and password without thinking about the possible consequences.

"Twitter users have been battered with phishing attacks in the last few days, all taking advantage of people's curiousity," said Graham Cluley, Senior Technology Consultant at Sophos. "But if you click on the link and enter your details you could be taking your online identity and handing it over on a plate to hackers. They can then take your username, email address and password and not only use it to spread more attacks via Twitter - they can also try your credentials at many other websites - potentially opening your other online accounts to abuse. Anyone hit by this kind of attacks must change their passwords immediately."

"Crime on social networks is on the rise, we saw a 43% rise in the number of people reporting being phished via such sites in the last 12 months, and the way things are looking that figure can only go up," explained Cluley. "As the social networks grow in size and power there will be more and more hackers attracted to commit crimes via them."

# # #

About Sophos
More than 100 million users in 150 countries rely on Sophos as the best protection against complex threats and data loss. Sophos is committed to providing security and data protection solutions that are simple to manage, deploy and use, and that deliver the industry’s lowest TCO. Sophos offers award-winning encryption, endpoint security, web, email, and network access control solutions backed by SophosLabs—a global network of threat intelligence centers. With more than two decades of experience, Sophos is regarded as a leader in security and data protection by top analyst firms and has received many industry awards. Sophos is headquartered in Oxford, UK and Boston, US. More information is available at www.sophos.com

Worldwide launch of New Fiber Optics Raceway System from R&M

R&M launches a quick-to-install solution for data centers and network operators / accommodates up to 6000 cables

BANGALORE, India & WETZIKON, Switzerland – February 25, 2010 – Swiss cabling specialist Reichle & De-Massari (R&M) has launched a new fiber optic cable guidance product called the R&M Raceway System. This system is suitable for separate and protected cable guidance in data centers and central distribution facilities of network operators.

R&M Raceway System is revolutionary step in Layer 1 solution portfolio. It can be installed in raised floors as well as above the racks. You connect the Raceway System modules simply by snapping them together. No additional special tools are necessary. The range focuses on a small number of components, thus simplifying planning and ordering, warehousing and installation.

Essentially, the system consists of main raceways, junctions, curves and exits, all of which ensure up to 40 mm bending radius, a radius that is easy on fibers. The Raceway System is available in six sizes to accommodate 150 to 6000 jumper or patch cables. Cable exits can be attached anywhere along the main raceway without interrupting it or cutting it up. They are simply attached to the sides. With features like these, cable guidance can be flexibly adapted to the spatial conditions in data centers or central offices, at hubs or co-location points. The fiber optic cabling can be shifted or added to without interrupting operations.

The R&M Raceway System is compatible with legacy cable guidance systems and with other companies’ systems that are commonly sold in the market. The modules are made of PC/ABS, plastics that are resistant to breakage and impact. This material is halogen-free and flame retardant, resistant to frost, heat and light and also resistant to electrical shocks.

Product Image

For high resolution image of the new FM45 from R&M, please click here.

# # #

About R&M
R&M is a leading supplier of passive cabling solutions for high-quality communication networks. With its copper and fiber optic systems the company contributes significantly towards ensuring operational reliability in voice, data and image transmission - worldwide. As a systems provider R&M has set itself the target of developing optimum functionality and, above all, satisfying the highest quality criteria. R&M also provides maximum installation and maintenance convenience. R&M solutions stand out by virtue of their maximum availability combined with cost-effective network operation. R&M’s high level of product quality and forward-looking system design ensure that the networks are sustainable and the investments safeguarded. R&M cabling solutions are used in office buildings and homes, by net-work operators and in industry. More information is available at www.rdm.com

Twitter users hit hard by "LOL" phishing attack

Thousands of accounts compromised by hackers creating Web 2.0 botnet

MUMBAI / BANGALORE, India – February 22, 2010 – IT security and data protection firm, Sophos, is warning that a major attack against Twitter users this weekend was designed to steal passwords and use hijacked accounts to spread money-making spam campaigns.

The attack, which is ongoing, began on Saturday, as Twitter users found that fellow members of the micro-blogging network had posted messages disguised as humorous inks, but actually aimed to phish passwords credentials from unsuspecting users.

Messages, which began with phrases such as "Lol. this is me??", "lol , this is funny.","Lol. this you??" and "ha ha, u look funny on here", were accompanied with clickable links which redirected users to a fake Twitter login page hosted on a website based in China.

Sophos has made a YouTube video, which journalists and bloggers are free to embed on their own websites, demonstrating the attack: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDSskvrUw_g



"This phishing attack has been causing headaches for Twitter users all weekend, resulting in thousands of users being put at risk of having their account broken into," said Graham Cluley, senior technology consultant at Sophos. "The cybercriminals behind the attack are creating a zombie network, or botnet, of hacked accounts that they can then abuse to spread spam, distribute malware and steal identities. There's nothing funny about the LOL attack - you have to be on your guard against clicking on the dangerous messages. if you've fallen foul of it, or find direct messages in your Sent box that you didn't send, you must change your Twitter password immediately."

Sophos researchers discovered that although the main wave of poisoned messages has been via private direct messages between individual users on Twitter, dangerous links are also being posted in public feeds. This means that innocent users can stumble across the links even if they are not sent it directly, or even if they are not a signed-up user of Twitter.

"It appears what is happening is that the messages are being shared more widely because of third-party services like GroupTweet which extend the standard Twitter direct message (DM) functionality and allow private messages to be sent to multiple users and optionally made public," continued Cluley. "This has resulted in the bizarre site of Twitter accounts warning their followers about the phishing attack, only to subsequently fall victim to it themselves."

Sophos has identified that the phishing campaign appears to be already bearing fruit for the hackers as they are now distributing spam selling herbal viagra from the compromised accounts.

"Unless the hacked Twitter users change their passwords, the intruders can continue to spread spam and other attacks from their hijacked accounts," explained Cluley. "Cyber-attacks via social networks are becoming more and more common. Sophos Security Threat Report revealed that there has been an astonishing 70% rise in the number of users reporting spam and malware attacks via social networking sites."

Follow Graham Cluley on Twitter: @gcluley. Graham Cluley is available for comment on +44 (0)7990 552181. Graham Cluley is recipient of two most prestigious awards in this knowledge domain: ‘IT Security Blog of the Year’ (http://www.sophos.com/blogs/gc) and ‘Twitter user of the Year’ (http://www.twitter.com/gcluley)

# # #

About Sophos
More than 100 million users in 150 countries rely on Sophos as the best protection against complex threats and data loss. Sophos is committed to providing security and data protection solutions that are simple to manage, deploy and use, and that deliver the industry’s lowest TCO. Sophos offers award-winning encryption, endpoint security, web, email, and network access control solutions backed by SophosLabs—a global network of threat intelligence centers. With more than two decades of experience, Sophos is regarded as a leader in security and data protection by top analyst firms and has received many industry awards. Sophos is headquartered in Oxford, UK and Boston, US. More information is available at www.sophos.com

CNL signs up iValue as Indian VAD

BANGALORE, India and WOKING, UK – February 18, 2010 – CNL, a world leader in developing physical security information management (PSIM) software, has signed a national distributor agreement in India with iValue InfoSolutions, one of the fastest growing VADs in India. iValue InfoSolutions is focused on helping customers identify, manage & protect ‘Digital Assets’ which are key business differentiators, thus protecting and growing business across India and SAARC geographies.

As the convergence of logical and physical security continues, iValue are increasingly getting involved in distributing IP Based physical security products to the Indian market.

The new partnership is aligned to the shared CNL and iValue vision for a holistic view towards corporate security using an open platform solution, to provide the freedom to choose best-of-breed components and to integrate with other systems for a future-proof solution.

“India is a major market for us. We have some of our largest and most deeply integrated deployments there; in fact it is safe to say these are some of the largest physical security integration initiatives in the world” comments Keith Bloodworth, CEO of CNL. “There is considerable interest in our software, so this partnership will ensure we have a local partner with relationships at key accounts across the right verticals, helping us to jointly address customers & partners, maximising reach and coverage in India.”

Speaking on this, iValue’s CEO, S Sriram said, “Over the last several years we have been helping customer’s effectively protect and manage information assets. We are extending our offering to help our customers protect all their assets through effective physical security infrastructure management since impact to business due to compromise of security is similar, both in physical and virtual world. Recent spurt in natural calamities and activities of anti social elements has made scientific management of IP based physical security a top priority across companies. Command & Control solution from CNL will help organizations centrally manage multiple sites to effectively address all types of physical threats in an automated way. Our partnership with CNL will help customers centrally manage their IP based physical security infrastructure in line with business needs.”

# # #

About CNL
CNL is a world leader in developing Physical Security Information Management (PSIM) software. Its award winning technology is deployed to secure cities, critical resources and global commerce. CNL’s software sits at the heart of some of the largest, most complex and ground-breaking security integration and business value initiatives in the world. Their work with leading organisations is helping to shape the future of security by offering thought leadership on key issues such as energy reduction, process compliance and business advantage in converged environments. For more information, please visit www.cnlsoftware.com

Adlan Hussain
Marketing Manager
+44 1483 480088
adlan.hussain@cnlsoftware.com

About iValue InfoSolutions
A premium technology enabler, iValue InfoSolutions drives adoption of cutting edge technology solution & services through the entire life cycle stages for IT Security, Storage & Managed enterprise wireless space.

With a Mission to empower organisations effectively manage their “Digital Assets” which are critical business differentiators, for protecting and growing the business, iValue offers solutions & services that are aligned & optimized for customer business needs through its partnerships. The team at iValue have proven track record of creating robust & scalable delivery models for niche & emerging solutions/services, while continuing to provide additional growth for matured solutions.

iValue forged & nurtured relationships with over 20+ premium technology partners & done business with 275+ unique partners over last 6 quarters. iValue has direct presence across 10 cities in India along with SriLanka operations. For more information on iValue, please visit www.ivalue.co.in

Inspan Triumphs 2010 – multi city partner events start off from Ahmedabad

Nationwide partner events to mark 10 successful years of IT distribution in India

CHENNAI / BANGALORE / MUMBAI, India – February 17, 2010 – Inspan Infotech, one of the largest IT distribution company for motherboards, cabinets and PC components in India, today kick started the 1st phase of nationwide partner event today from Ahmedabad. This series of events are aimed at strengthening the existing relations and developing new relations. Inspan shared the business plans ahead with the partners. Inspan completes 10 successful years of IT distribution in India and to mark this occasion. Inspan plans to organize similar partner events nationwide ahead.

In this series of events, Inspan is supported by its principals, and Mercury, IXA, Genius, Corsair and Numeric are participating full strength. Starting with Ahmedabad, this series will go to Pune, Kolkata and Chennai in the 1st phase. The first event received very good response that reflected in the turnout of the audience in Ahmedabad.

Addressing the partners Sudhir S, Managing Director of Inspan Infotech said “Inspan expresses its heartfelt gratitude to the partners for their extensive support shown during this journey of 10 years. Inspan has grown from a single office with 5 members to more than 20 offices with about 300 Inspanians across the country. Mercury was the first brand with which we started the business. Today, while enjoying extremely good relation with all the existing brands, we are able to have about 10 vendors in our portfolio. We wish to express our thanks to our vendors”. Sharing the plans ahead, “Inspan plans to enhance the existing product lines and also exploring newer customer segments. We have identified the segments and new product lines to suit that and currently started the discussions with the brands” added Sudhir

Ms. Sushmita Das, Country Manager, Kobian said “In the past decade Inspan has demonstrated the capabilities of a serious IT distribution house. Inspan’s resolve towards this direction has resulted in a stronger relation over the years. We take pride to be associated with the strong & zealous sales and management team of Inspan. Kobian assures the continued brand support to Inspan and we wish them the better success”

Mr. Sandeep Ramani, Country Manager, Genius expressed his views and said, “Genius has recognized Inspan as one of the major partnerships in India. Inspan has delivered good results in reaching out the newer markets. Our association has yielded good takeaways and we expect to strengthen the relationship. Genius wishes success to Inspan in their newer plans and assures the brand support”.

Inspan started distributing Corsair last year and Mr. Mannan M A, Country Manager, Corsair Memory gave an account of this relation and said, “We the Corsair team congratulates Inspan on successful completion of 10years in IT business. Our association with Inspan has seen a steady growth in YoY business. We look ahead towards mutual growth and establish Corsair as a reputed brand across India through Inspan’s wide sales network. Corsair wishes the team Inspan all the best for forthcoming years”.

Mr. R Chellappan, Chairman, Numeric Power Systems had this to say “On this occasion Numeric takes pride to announce the completion of one and a half year relationship with our National Distributor Inspan Infotech, which keeps growing from strength to strength every passing month. The business relationship has grown by 18% year-on-year, thanks to Inspan's wide spread presence across various towns and cities and steered by their Vibrant and ever-enthusiastic team. Our association with Inspan is not only with regard to the growth of business, but also supplying newer market verticals. Team Numeric wishes all the very best to Team Inspan for the happy occasion and to celebrate many more such mile stones”.

As a part of this celebration, Inspan has announced attractive business schemes to partners.

Partners expressed their happiness and some of them recollected the journey together with Inspan over 10 years and stated how the fruitful relation.

# # #

About Inspan Infotech
Inspan Infotech is one of the leading IT distribution companies in India with distribution of established brands like Mercury, ViewSonic, Genius, BenQ, Acer, Numeric, Corsair, A-DATA, etc. Inspan has proved to be one of the fastest growing companies in India registering double the growth rate of IT industry in India for last two years. Inspan has grown due to its strong channel partner network and strong association with major vendors. Inspan believes in providing full value to its partners and is constantly working to add more value per job done. Inspan is looking to constantly add new product lines to complement and leverage on its existing strength to provide more value to partners. With 25 branches across all regions of the country and 3,000 channel partners, Inspan is poised for the next big jump. Website: www.inspaninfotech.com

R&M introduces FM45, first tool-free wireable, field terminable, 8-wire RJ45 connector

Industry capable IDC technology guarantees error-free, vibration- and corrosion resistant wiring

A typical innovation from R&M, the number 1 for layer 1

BANGALORE / MUMBAI / NEW DELHI, India – February 17, 2010 – Swiss cabling specialist Reichle & De-Massari (R&M) has introduced FM45 connector in India. FM45, the Cat 5e connector – the original product on the field assembly market – can be connected in just a few steps. FM45 is the first tool-free wireable, field terminable, 8-wire RJ45 connector, which makes transmission capacity up to 10 Gigabit Ethernet.

FM45 can be used for flexible, quick cabling of large enterprises, industrial plants, offices and residential buildings. With the FM45 you can terminate RJ45 / Cat. 5e connections intuitively in no time at all and with just one click – regardless of where you are and without special tools. The insulation displacement contact from R&M ensures safe, error-free and durable wiring of the eight wires. The FM45 renders installations more efficient since time is saved in planning and work preparation, and cable overlengths are eliminated. Due to its extremely compact shape, it can be lined up horizontally as well as vertically. Thus, the FM45 can be plugged-in to all common terminal equipment with RJ45 connections without constraints.

In office cabling, it can be advantageous if the connector can be connected later once the cable has been pulled through tight areas, such as a piece of furniture or a pillar. The FM45 is the ideal problem solver in many cases.

The FM45 meets Ethernet requirements in the area of automation (IEC 61918 Draft) as well as in the industrial LAN (ISO/IEC 24702 or EN 50173-3 Draft) and in structured building cabling (ISO/IEC 11801 or EN 50173-1). In the FM45, solid or stranded wires can be wired with cross sections of AWG 26 to AWG 22. It accommodates shielded and unshielded cables up to 8 mm diameter and can be rewired up to twenty times. The FM45 in the basic version meets the requirements of the IP20 protection index and in the encapsulated version the requirements of the IP67 protection index.

Product Image
For high resolution image of the new FM45 from R&M, please click here.
For low resolution image of the new FM45 from R&M, please click here.

# # #

About R&M
R&M is a leading supplier of passive cabling solutions for high-quality communication networks. With its copper and fiber optic systems the company contributes significantly towards ensuring operational reliability in voice, data and image transmission - worldwide. As a systems provider R&M has set itself the target of developing optimum functionality and, above all, satisfying the highest quality criteria. R&M also provides maximum installation and maintenance convenience. R&M solutions stand out by virtue of their maximum availability combined with cost-effective network operation. R&M’s high level of product quality and forward-looking system design ensure that the networks are sustainable and the investments safeguarded. R&M cabling solutions are used in office buildings and homes, by net-work operators and in industry. More information is available at www.rdm.com

Corsair unveils India Roadmap 2010

DRAM, PSU and CPU cooler products will be tailored to the Indian market, further expansion of Corsair’s service centre network to match the growth trajectory

HYDERABAD / BANGALORE, India – February 10, 2010 – Corsair® has been a leader in the design and manufacture of high-speed modules since 1994. Corsair’s focus has always been on supporting the special demands of mission-critical servers and high-end workstations, as well as the performance demands of extreme gamers. While maintaining this core focus, in recent years, Corsair also brought its expertise, technology leadership and legendary quality and reliability to memory and other technology products for the more mainstream consumer. Corsair Memory has developed an industry-wide reputation for quality, compatibility and performance.

Unveiling the India Roadmap 2010, M A Mannan, Country Manager-India, Corsair Memory commented, “Corsair is looking forward to an exciting 2010 in India. Indian customers will see the launch of new DRAM, PSU and CPU cooler products tailored to the Indian market and further expansion of Corsair’s service centre network. Corsair India enjoyed 30% growth in 2009 despite the tough economic environment and we expect to exceed this growth in 2010 as our expanded customer base grows and Indian consumers come to value the world class Corsair brand.”

“Year 2010 is crucial for IT industry. The last market-slump has helped the customers to understand which brands and companies are working with long term objectives. When others cut down, we expanded our service network. We have put fruitful efforts in cleansing the channel of the practice of selling below cost and affecting the profitability of the rest of the channel community. We increased the Corsair footprint in many cities, improved our nationwide RMA service, conducted roadshows for brand awareness, and were successful in establishing availability of Corsair products across major B & C cities. We are glad our strategies of innovative product introduction, marketing, service support were effective; none of Corsair partners were pushed to carry excess stocks and lose money. We were successful in ensuring that a proper MOP is maintained in the market for the larger benefit of the channel partners. Since Q4 2009 the market demand has started growing as anticipated and thus we chose Q1 2010 to announce our India Roadmap 2010”, added Mannan.

Corsair products are available in all Indian cities. Corsair gaming heatsink memory was a major success as the educational tours aimed at dealers were positively taken. Corsair dealer channel were enthusiastic about converting from low (or no) margin mainstream DRAM modules to heat sink modules as the quality and margins available on these DRAM modules meant a win-win for the whole channel.

Commenting on Corsair’s commitment to the market, Sudhir S, Managing Director of Inspan Infotech, one of the major distributors of Corsair in India, said, “We feel happy for our association with Corsair. Corsair has shown impressive growth in terms of both business and service. Initiatives like introduction of 24-hours replacement program has helped in transferring confidence through the channels till end customers. Business initiatives like timely response for the market feedback in terms of supportive pricing, stocks, introduction of newer products and models to address the demand have paid off well”.

Corsair Directions and New Launches
2010 will be the year that DDR3 sales volumes will overtake DDR2 in India as Intel mainstream Corei5 platform becomes widely available at competitive prices. Corsair has led the world in the adoption of DDR3.

As usual Corsair would be the first to bring out the new technologies in the memory module industry as it did in being the first to launch 24GB module kit, 2333MHz DDR3 module and working on introducing greater speeds of the modules.

This year, Corsair would be adding more range to its power supply series in low-end wattages, launch the lower-price version of cabinet (Obsidian series). Anything Corsair brings to the market will be top-of-the-line quality with an innovative approach. There are many such products in line for launch aiming at speed, performance and reliability especially for the overclockers.

In Q2 2010, Corsair will be launching Asia specific Power Supplies (PSU) with lower wattages as well as gaming PSUs aimed at the entry level gamers.

Summarizing the Roadmap 2010 for India, Shane Dennison, Sales Manager (Asia), Corsair Memory said, “The combination of Corsair’s sub-5 day nationwide RMA service and DRAM and PSU SKUs tailored to the India market has our sales channel excited about 2010. We are looking to capitalize on the DDR3 leadership position we currently enjoy in India through distributors Tirupati and Inspan.”

Corsair plans to reach every B & C cities in 2010. Corsair has extensive plans to carry out Gaming Memory educational programs in all these cities. Adding dedicated Corsair partners across all cities would be one of the top agenda this year. With the launch of low-end PSUs we plan to ensure reach in every city with our quality-price PSU product.

# # #

About Corsair®
Founded in 1994, Corsair Memory, Inc., is a worldwide leader in high performance components for personal computers. Specializing in very high performance memory and ultra- efficient power supplies, our flagship products, Including Dominator™ memory modules, are the choice of overclockers, enthusiasts, and gamers everywhere. Our expertise in design and manufacturing is also evident in our complete line of Flash Voyager® and Flash Survivor™ USB storage devices. Corsair offers 24/7 customer support via forums and the Tech Support Express helpdesk. For more information, please visit www.corsair.com

iValue eStorm kicked off, 10 city CxO series will empower CxOs towards maximizing the IT impact with minimal budgets

BANGALORE, India – February 9, 2010 – iValue kicked off iValue eStorm, a focused customer CxO series event, from Bangalore. The key theme of iValue eStrom series is empowering CxO community towards ‘Maximizing the IT impact with minimal budgets’. Huawei-Symantec, Loglogic and Parallels are participating along with iValue for these customer series events. In Bangalore, over 40 companies sent their CxOs to the event.

R Venkatesh, VP of Strategic Business at iValue started the proceedings explaining the importance for each organization to identify, protect and manage their Digital Assets which are key business differentiators to grow the business. And explained iValue expertise and offerings both on solution and services front for this critical initiative.

Gorka Sadowski, Senior Technical Consultant - EMEA at Loglogic was especially invited from Paris to address the gathering. He explained the benefits of using Loglogic solution to simplify log/security management along with compliance needs. Gorka also shared case studies where some of Loglogic customers are using the solution to win confidence of their customers by transparently sharing the reports thus helping them gain more business. He encouraged Indian customers who are catering to world markets to replicate the same to win and grow the business using this unique and tangible differentiation.

Vijeth H S, Regional Manager of West & South at Huawei Symantec explained high performance, scalable and affordable storage solutions to help customers ‘Do more with less’ and ‘Pay as you grow’ offerings in line with market sentiments which is on the recovery path.

Sanjeev Sharma, Director at Parallels India explained how virtualization can help each organizations to cut infrastructure cost drastically, reduce management overheads along with going green thru reduction in power consumption. He explained various virtualization technology options both on server and desktop side and advised them to choose the right option purely based on their need. Sanjeev also shared how Parallels as the No.1 service provider of virtualization pioneered the ‘cloud model’ ten years back! Parallels for Mac solution from iValue was another example of doing more with less, enabling users to run their entire Windows program on Mac, along with drag & drop file sharing between Mac & Win platforms. This cross platform solution empowers users with flexibility, productivity along with investment protection which was in line with the event theme.

On the lighter side, there was corporate magic by Mr. Vadivel Pillai. Mr Pillai had the participants spell bound with some unbelievable magic.

The feedback from the participating CxOs for the first edition of iValue eStorm was very good. According to some of them it provided tangible solutions for some of the critical business challenges faced, without driving a hole in their pocket. As India steadily and surely leads the global economic recovery, with many Indian business expressing ‘cautious optimism’, the event was well timed for the CxO community to utilize their precious IT budget where it mattered, along with using the takeaways to plan for next year IT budgets.

iValue will conduct iValue eStorm events in nine other cities in India over the year 2010 to empower the CxO community for maximizing IT impact with minimal budgets.

# # #

About iValue InfoSolutions
A premium technology enabler, iValue InfoSolutions drives adoption of cutting edge technology solution & services through the entire life cycle stages for IT Security, Storage & Managed enterprise wireless space.

With a Mission to empower organisations effectively manage their “Digital Assets” which are critical business differentiators, for protecting and growing the business, iValue offers solutions & services that are aligned & optimized for customer business needs through its partnerships. The team at iValue have proven track record of creating robust & scalable delivery models for niche & emerging solutions/services, while continuing to provide additional growth for matured solutions.

iValue forged & nurtured relationships with over 20+ premium technology partners & done business with 275+ unique partners over last 6 quarters. iValue has direct presence across 10 cities in India along with SriLanka operations. For more information on iValue, please visit www.ivalue.co.in

Inspan launches 3 new high-utility iXA products

Universal Adapter supports 18 plus laptops brands; Notebook Lock and Card Reader provide higher customer engagements for Partners

CHENNAI / BANGALORE / MUMBAI, India – February 1, 2010 – Inspan Infotech, one of the largest IT distribution company for motherboards, cabinets and PC components in India, today announced the launch of the 3 latest, high utility products from iXA range. A notebook lock, universal adapter and a card reader from iXA fills the gap Inspan partners were facing. These products come with the quality of iXA at affordable price ranges with which partners will be able to fulfill the increasing need of their regular customers apart from gaining new customers and business opportunities.

The iXA Universal Adapter supports more than 18 notebook brands besides charging your favorite iPod. This high quality product assured from iXA comes with a LED display which is helps in better monitoring of the activity. Comes with 14 different types of connectors, this adapter can also charge your mobile through the data cable. Black color of this adapter goes with all most all laptop colors. Priced at an MRP of Rs. 2650/-, this product can serve as a better value for money product. This product is available ex-stock.

The iXA Note Book Lock iXA007k is a product made keeping in the requirement of current scenario faced by executives. This long cabled silver colored lock comes with a numbered lock there by eliminating the fear of loosing that ‘small key’ and in real sense tension free security. The MRP of Rs.295/- is quite affordable for the quality of the product and security that it provides for your note book that is invaluable given the data in it.

The Micro SD Card Reader IXA 93 R is another quality product. This product priced at an MRP of Rs. 195/- offers the convenience and fulfills the need of different computing requirements of today’s PC users.

“Accessories help partners in increasing customer engagements besides delivering the value addition for computing needs of the customers. Our experience, which partners also share, tells us that fulfilling customer needs like this often open the doors for bigger opportunities. Bringing such products from brands like iXA, Inspan creates such opportunities for its partners” said Sudhir S, Managing Director of Inspan Infotech. "iXA has been continuously working in this segment with innovation and Inspan is committed to offer the benefit of such products to its partners in future,” added Sudhir.

Price & Availability
Prices have been mentioned above for all the three products. They are available ex-stock with Inspan Infotech and its partners.

Images
Please click here to download the images of iXA Universal Adapter, iXA Note Book Lock iXA007k and Micro SD Card Reader IXA 93 R.

# # #

About Inspan Infotech
Inspan Infotech is one of the leading IT distribution companies in India with distribution of established brands like Mercury, ViewSonic, Genius, BenQ, Acer, Numeric, Corsair, A-DATA, etc. Inspan has proved to be one of the fastest growing companies in India registering double the growth rate of IT industry in India for last two years. Inspan has grown due to its strong channel partner network and strong association with major vendors. Inspan believes in providing full value to its partners and is constantly working to add more value per job done. Inspan is looking to constantly add new product lines to complement and leverage on its existing strength to provide more value to partners. With 25 branches across all regions of the country and 3,000 channel partners, Inspan is poised for the next big jump. Website: www.inspaninfotech.com

Allied Telesis conducts select solution partners meet

Key message at Mission 2010 to solution partners was that with every application getting converged on IP, every network has to be triple play ready. And therein lay the next big opportunity.

BANGALORE, India – January 31, 2010 – Allied Telesis Inc., a global provider of secure IP/Ethernet switching solutions and an industry leader in the deployment of IP Triple-Play networks, conducted its annual solution partners meet Mission 2010 at Leonia Holistic Spa and Resort, Hyderabad with great participation and success. The main agenda was to recognize the efforts put in by the existing partners and address the relevant channel fraternity with a clear vision of how Allied Telesis is creating a revolution in the IP world. It was attended by 45 select channel partners, invited from across the country.

Allied Telesis since inception of its India operations eight years back has always been a 100% channel driven vendor. This annual partner meet was an event especially for its key solution partners. Allied Telesis’s meet was an intelligent and thematic representation of the company's consistent efforts put over the years in developing a complete triple play ready network , on which, any and every IP applications seamlessly could be sitting. Allied Telesis looks at Fiber to the home and desk to be the next big thing in Enterprise, campus and metro solutions and they have a suite of comprehensive solution offerings already deployed in the market.

This is where Allied Telesis believes they are way ahead of most competitors, and with multiple wins within the country are the best poised to offer state of art, true triple play services. Eventually with every application getting converged on IP, every network has to be triple play ready.

Addressing the gathering, Mr M Y Fung, Managing Director of Allied Telesis Inc., said, "Allied Telesis promises high-performance, high-quality, future-proof products that can meet all cutting-edge voice, video and data networking needs, and won’t break your budget. Our strength is in producing efficient, streamlined, powerful products that will last for the life of your network and deliver the highest possible return on your investment.” Mr Fung further added, “As India catalyses the world economic recovery, we pledge our renewed focus on Indian market, and I am sure of an impressive growth. Our partners are the most important part of this growth and the association will certainly grow stronger with the partners.”

In his presentation, he pointed out the YoY growth of the channels. Highlighting the scope of Layer 3 ethernet switches and Multiservice Access Platforms to NICs, media converters or wireless access points, which can augment the stream of revenue for channels, Mr Fung invited the channel to focus on those businesses. "Allied Telesis believes in relationship. Without this, the business will not grow," emphasized Mr Fung.

In line with his view, lauding the channel partners for continuous support, Subhasish Gupta, Country Manager - India & SAARC at Allied Telesis spoke about the various initiatives undertaken by Allied Telesis in the past year, reassuring its commitment to the India market. He spoke about the value propositions associated with Allied Telesis and said, "Allied Telesis wrt its solutions business is committed to further enhance the skill sets of its channel partners, thus getting them truly up the value chain! 100% of our business is driven through channels and our commitment in making the partners’ business easy is manifested in our unique sales model, backed up with a strong local RMA Support policy, currently covering 55 service locations in India."

This meet also succeeded in strengthening Allied Telesis' bonding with its partners for a more consolidated position for the years to come. After a whole day of learning, open forum discussions, specific partner recognition awards, a unique workshop by Prof Rajeev Gowda, the partners had a blast with the Allied Telesis team over a fun-filled cocktail, dinner evening.

The event concluded with Subhasish Gupta felicitating certain key partners and thanking them for their presence and contribution. He further added that the current market scenario points to improving conditions and with Allied Telesis’s crisp GTM strategy, it will further open up a great deal of opportunities for business enhancement and mutual growth. The event concluded on a very positive note.

“For images of the meet, please click here”

# # #

About Allied Telesis, Inc.
For more than 20 years, Allied Telesis has been a leading provider of networking infrastructure. Today the Company enables delivery of data, voice, and video services to a variety of clients globally. Allied Telesis is committed to innovating the way in which services and applications are delivered and managed, resulting in increased value and lower operating costs. Visit us online at: www.alliedtelesis.com