Inspan launches Corsair Cooling Fan for Memories

First time in India, to improve the life of the expensive memories and better RoI

CHENNAI / BANGALORE / MUMBAI, India – March 29, 2010 – Inspan Infotech, one of the largest IT distribution companies for motherboards and hardware components, announced the launch of Corsair CMXAF1 – the cooling fan for memories. Aimed at improving the life of expensive memories by keeping them cool, this product ensures the better Return on Investments. There is an ever growing demand for memory modules and they are becoming an expensive SKU set of PC Components. They get heated very fast. Keeping them cool, helps in increasing their life, thereby ensuring higher RoI

The CMXAF1 GTL is a fan assembly kit for the GTX 2 memory modules. It has extended legs to provide the necessary clearance to accommodate the high-performance DHX+ fins. These extended legs can also accommodate the other memory products from Corsair as well. Powered by a three pin connector this Airflow fan works efficiently to keep the memories cool.

CMXAF1 is an apt device for power users of the PC such as gamers, creative users. Also useful where large amount of real time high speed transactional computing is demanded.

“Speed is in demand. Computing needs are evolving and demand for higher computations in lesser time is increasing rapidly. This requires higher and higher memory modules working to fulfill the demand. Investments are also very high. Corsair has brought out solutions to increase the life of memories. This again demonstrates the ability of Corsair to feel the pulse of the market” said Sudhir S, Managing Director of Inspan Infotech, ”Corsair CMXAF1 will come handy for those who care for higher computing and yet be economical.” adds Sudhir.

Price, Warranty and Availability
Corsair CMXAF1 cooling fan for memories is priced at an MRP of Rs. 2,050 and is available ex-Stock. This product carries a lifetime warranty.

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About Inspan Infotech
Inspan Infotech is one of the leading IT distribution companies in India with distribution of established brands like Mercury, IXA, Genius, BenQ, Corsair, Cyberclean, Numeric, A-DATA, ViewSonic 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

Adaptec MaxIQ SSD Caching Solution with Microsoft Technology Demonstrates Dramatic I/O Acceleration

SSD & Storage Controller Combo Delivers 3.2 Times Performance Increase in an OLTP Workload Simulating a Demanding Brokerage Firm

BANGALORE, India, March 29, 2010 — Adaptec, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADPT), a global leader in data center hardware and software storage solutions, today revealed benchmarking results for its MaxIQ™ SSD Cache Performance Solution. Integrating an advanced solid state storage control technology developed by Microsoft Corp., the solution is licensed and has been further enhanced by Adaptec. Using a simulation of a dynamic brokerage application environment, Adaptec consistently demonstrated a 3.2 times increase in system I/O (input/output) performance over the best results of a similar system without SSD caching. An increase in performance of 3.2 times can translate into a savings in capital and operating costs of up to 70 percent.

“These benchmark tests provide data center managers working with high-traffic transactional workloads with quantifiable evidence that storage controllers utilizing SSD caching in SSD/HDD High-Performance Hybrid Arrays can dramatically increase system performance,” said Jon Flower, Vice President of Advanced Technology, Adaptec. “Accelerating throughput, particularly during peak transactional periods, along with reducing capital and operating costs, minimizing system footprint, and consuming less energy are critical issues for data center managers today. Adaptec MaxIQ SSD Caching solutions were designed to address all of these issues.”

This application is a database application benchmark which models a brokerage firm with customers who generate transactions related to trades, account inquiries, and market research. The brokerage firm in turn interacts with financial markets to execute orders on behalf of the customers and updates relevant account information. Simulating a 50,000 user environment, Adaptec MaxIQ consistently achieved system I/O performance that was 3.2 times greater than the best results for a hard disk drive-only system without SSD caching.

“When our datacenter team came up with some innovative ideas around using solid state devices as read caching devices, we determined it made good sense to license these advances to Adaptec because Microsoft itself doesn’t sell these types of products,” said David Kaefer, General Manager of Intellectual Property Licensing at Microsoft. “By collaborating through licensing, Adaptec customers benefit from a product that delivers impressive performance and cost savings over alternatives in the market.”

Adaptec’s MaxIQ SSD Cache Performance Solution creates High-Performance Hybrid Arrays (HPHAs) by pairing tuned 32GB Intel® X25-E Extreme Solid-State Drives, used as high-performance cache, with Adaptec’s MaxIQ SSD caching software and standard hard disk drives. The hybrid SSD/HDD solution provides I/O intensive data center and cloud computing customers with maximum I/O performance, up to 70 percent savings in capital and operating costs and cost-effective scalability, all without disrupting existing operations.

More information about Adaptec MaxIQ can be found here.

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About Adaptec
Adaptec is the global leader in I/O innovation. The Company provides innovative data center I/O solutions that protect, accelerate, optimize, and condition data in today’s most demanding data center environments. Adaptec products are used in IT environments ranging from on-demand cloud computing to traditional enterprise data centers. Its products enable data center managers, channel partners and OEMs to deploy best-in-class storage solutions to meet their customers’ evolving IT requirements. Around the world, leading corporations, government organizations, and medium and small businesses trust Adaptec technology. More information is available at www.adaptec.com, on its blog, storageadvisors.adaptec.com and at adaptec.com/facebook and twitter.com/Adaptec_Inc.

Big Things Do Come in Small Packages: Corsair® Announces 32GB Flash Voyager® Mini

Popular compact USB Flash Drive now available with 32GB capacity

HYDERABAD / BANGALORE, India – March 25, 2010 – Corsair®, a worldwide leader in high-performance computer and flash memory products, today announced the addition of a 32GB model to its award-winning Flash Voyager Mini line of USB flash drives. The increased capacity allows a huge number of movies, music, photos and personal documents to be stored in a format that’s one third the size of typical USB Flash drives.

“USB flash drive users love the convenience and ruggedness of the Flash Voyager Mini form factor,” stated John Beekley, VP of Technical Marketing at Corsair. “The increase in density to 32GB allows users to carry their digital world with them at all times on this compact drive.”

The Flash Voyager Mini utilizes a cap-less retractable USB connector, which easily opens with the flick of the thumb, and its diminutive size makes it easy to carry virtually anywhere. The rubberized housing is also durable, making it an ideal flash drive for users with busy and active lifestyles.

The 32GB Flash Voyager Mini is available immediately from Corsair's distributors – Inspan Infotech and Tirupati Enterprises and resellers across India. Complete customer support via telephone, email, forum and Tech Support Xpress is also available.

Corsair India Service and Inquiries
In conjunction with Kaizen Infoserve, Corsair offers service and warranty across 23 centers nationwide. A dedicated team of service representatives is on-hand to respond to queries relating to Corsair products through our toll free number at 1800 425 54 64 and email address indiaservice@corsair.com

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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

R&M makes FTTH access easy with FO Splice Outlet

The solution for the Indian market focuses on the use of high-capacity data transmission, multimedia, and Internet TV in large residential complexes too.

BANGALORE, India – March 24, 2010 – Swiss cabling specialist Reichle & De-Massari (R&M) is promoting the expansion of broadband infrastructure with Fiber To The Home (FTTH) through its easy-to-install FO splice outlet. The solution from R&M is targeted at large and medium enterprises. It allows system and network integrators to extend fiber optic broadband all the way to the last access point. The solution for the Indian market focuses on the use of high-capacity data transmission, multimedia, and Internet TV in large residential complexes too.

The FO splice outlet is a wall outlet with four ports and integrated splice storage for optical fibers. The ports can be fitted with two LC duplex, SC or SC-RJ connector sockets. The R&M outlet also accommodates a standardized Cat. 5e or Cat. 6/RJ45 connection module, allowing the hybrid use of fiber optic and copper cabling.

The splice storage unit can be mounted and opened with ease reducing the overall time required for installation. The construction ensures that the bending radius of the individual fibers does not fall below 15mm, thereby avoiding losses in the signal transmission. R&M recommends that customers use innovative G.657.A optic fibers with optimized bending characteristics. Even at small bending radii, they exhibit only minimal attenuation losses (dB); in this case, 0.1 dB at a radius of 15 mm.

With a surface of 88 by 88 millimeters, the new FO splice outlet fits in standard Swiss outlet frames. The front plate is 14 millimeters deep; the adapter, 34 millimeters. The solution is ideal for retrofitting existing buildings, where space for additional installations is often at a premium and lean, easy-to-install systems are required. The socket can be sealed and labeled. Colored dust caps can be employed to mark the individual ports. The adapters point downward to prevent any danger from laser beams.

The FO splice outlet blends well with the R&M copper and fiber optic home cabling systems already available in the market. With the FTTx and FTTH solutions from R&M, customers can modularly expand their systems for everything from Central Offices to individual homes. R&M thus views itself as the leading supplier of comprehensive cabling solutions that guarantee the successful expansion of broadband access. The R&M range for fiber optic home cabling also includes thin in-house cables with four fibers and optimized bending characteristics. They can be laid with ease even in tight spaces, so electricians can always find a path for installing them into the individual stories and rooms. R&M delivers units preterminated on one or both ends if required.

The new FO splice outlet from R&M takes fiber optic connections into individual rooms in resi-dential and commercial buildings. The center-piece is an easy-to-use splice storage unit. See the picture attached.

The FO splice outlet from R&M features four ports that allow fiber optic connections to be installed in a minimal amount of space. The outlet was specially developed for home broad-band access. See the picture attached.

Lean and hybrid: Along with fiber optic connections, the new FO splice outlet from R&M can also be fitted with an RJ45 port for copper cabling. See the picture attached.

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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

Inspan launches Corsair Padlock 2, Password based USB drive

First time in India, Security for sensitive and confidential data, Prevents Data Theft

CHENNAI / BANGALORE / MUMBAI, India – March 23, 2010 – Inspan Infotech, one of the largest IT distribution companies for motherboards and hardware components, announced the launch of Corsair Padlock 2 – a highly secured USB drive for protecting confidential and sensitive data. This USB drive is first of its kind and launched in India for the first time by Corsair and Inspan.

This drive works similar to ATM cards and is unlike the other such drives from various brands which work on software based passwords. Unless a 4-10 digit password is entered, the data cannot be retrieved. The software based password protected USB drives are prone to hacking. If the drive is lost or stolen one need not worry about the important data being accessed by wrong hands.

This 8GB USB drive is compatible with Windows, Mac and Linux systems. Password protection can be scaled up to 10 digits for locking the drive. In case the PIN code is forgotten, the user can restore the USB drive to factory settings by clearing the data on it so that drive can be used again.

The USB key has 256-bit encryption on stored data and is just plug and play like the regular USB. The drive is housed in an extremely durable shock-proof rubber to prevent it from physical damages, a feature of all high end Corsair products. Moreover, Corsair offers Life time Warranty on this making it a fantastic product to choose from.

The product is extremely useful in segments where data protection is of paramount importance like Defence, R&D establishments, BFSI etc.

“Security is the key. There is an increasing trend of data theft. Protection of data is quite a challenge especially in a device like USB drive as it may change many hands. Corsair has addressed this problem very well by introducing padlock based USB drive” said Sudhir S, Managing Director of Inspan Infotech, ”Corsair Padlock 2 will create a segment of its own in USB drives. Corsair has always created specialty products and Inspan has been passing on the benefits of those features to partners and customers” adds Sudhir.

Price, Warranty and Availability
Corsair Padlock 2 USB drive is priced at an MRP of Rs. 5,000 and is available ex-Stock. This product carries a lifetime warranty.

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About Inspan Infotech
Inspan Infotech is one of the leading IT distribution companies in India with distribution of established brands like Mercury, IXA, Genius, BenQ, Corsair, Cyberclean, Numeric, A-DATA, ViewSonic 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

Hackers Exploit Oscars to Spread Scareware Attack, Sophos Reports

MUMBAI / BANGALORE, India – March 8, 2010 – IT security and control firm Sophos is warning that hackers are exploiting interest in last night's Oscar film awards ceremony to infect the computers of unsuspecting computer users.

Movie-loving internet users are searching the web for information and gossip about the Academy Award winners, making phrases like "Oscars Winners" one of the most commonly searched for phrases on the internet. However, using SEO (search engine optimisation) techniques, hackers have created webpages stuffed with content which appears to be related to The Oscars - but are really designed to infect visiting computers.

"Many people won't have had the chance to watch The Oscars live on television, and so turn to the internet for news on whether their favourite film won an award or not - but careless clicks can lead to a malware attack," explained Graham Cluley, Senior Technology Consultant for Sophos. "Hackers have created poisoned pages that appear on the first page of search engine results, tempting users to click on them. However, if you visit the links you can expect to see bogus warnings that your computer is infected with viruses, that try and trick you into downloading dangerous clean-up software or handing over your credit card details. Scareware or fake anti-virus attacks like this are an increasingly common weapon in the armoury of cybercriminal, jumping on the coat tails of breaking news stories."

Sophos detects the attacks Mal/FakeAVJs-A and Troj/FakeAV-AXS. Users are advised to be cautious about the links they click on and ensure that they are running up-to-date anti-virus protection.

"Cybercriminals lover launching SEO attacks because they've proven to be so successful at hitting unsuspecting users," explained Cluley. "Visiting mainstream news websites for breaking news might be a lot safer for users than stumbling across dangerous pages carrying traps laid by hackers."

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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

Inspan launches Genius NetScroll 110X Optical Mouse

First time in India – Higher DPI - Lower Price combo offers triple accuracy compared to standard optical mouse

CHENNAI / BANGALORE / MUMBAI, India – March 8, 2010 – Inspan Infotech, one of the largest IT distribution company for motherboards, cabinets and PC components in India, today announced the launch of the latest optical mouse NetScroll 110X from Genius. This mouse breaks the barrier of price for this dpi range and is launched by Genius and Inspan for the first time in India.

This NetScroll 110X is has a plug and play USB interface and is designed for both right and left hand users alike. The 1200 dpi ensures the triple accuracy compared to normal optical mouse at this price range. This is also compatible with Windows 7 where some of the other brands have reported some issues besides working well with earlier versions of Windows OS. NetScroll 110X also works well with Macintosh OS X10.2.8 or later version.

Available in a compact hanger package, it becomes easy for display for the at the point of purchase. This stylish optical mouse designed in superior aesthetics in attractive black color matches perfectly in any contemporary environment. The Genius NetScroll 110X has a comprehensive 3 years warranty ensuring higher confidence levels for customers and partners.

“We thank Genius for this great effort in making available this product. It is quite a delight for customers and partners to have such a higher product at such an astonishing price. Genius always endeavors to come out with unique features to impress markets and Inspan feels encouraged to distribute such products” said Sudhir S, Managing Director of Inspan Infotech, "Genius has been supporting the market requirements and we provide the continuous feedback to them from the field. The result is seen. We urge the partners to make best of this opportunity” adds Sudhir.

Price & Availability
NetScroll 110X, the 1200 dpi mouse is priced at an MRP of Rs. 340. It is available ex-stock with Inspan Infotech and its partners.

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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