NEC Focuses on Indian SME Market with SL1000 As a part of its commitment to the small and India, NEC

India, a leading IT and networking IP-enabled Communication Server SL1000, in ially designed for SMEs, NEC aims to increase garner a domestic market share of 30% by end medium enterprise (SME) market in solutions provider, launched a new India today. With this solution spec its presence in the SME sector and of 2011.

The SL1000 is an intelligent cost-effective telecommunication system, which pack s affordability, efficiency and IP-telephony all into one system. This cutting e dge solution caters to the communication needs of SMEs, small offices and home o ffices (SOHOs). Speaking at the launch event, Taichiro Hashizawa, Vice President & Senior Genera l Manager, NEC Corporation said, NEC is one of the top three players in the Unifi ed Communications space* globally and has customers in more than 80 countries. I ndia as a market is of strategic importance to NEC. It is one of our fastest gro wing markets today and we are committed to addressing the needs of Indian custom ers. The SME sector is a lucrative market segment, and with SL1000 we aim to str engthen our focus on this sector.

Ravinder Raina, Country Head, Private Network Solutions, NEC India said, Our pro ducts and solutions conform to the highest international quality standards and a re known for their outstanding reliability, durability and technical superiority . SL1000 is a key pillar of our SME strategy and will enhance our private networ k solutions portfolio. NEC is also looking to partner with prominent telecom service providers who can help the company to reach its customers with a bundled offering. NEC India has s trategic partnerships with Enkay Technologies (India) Pvt Ltd. for customers in the hospitality & enterprise segment; with Intellicon Pvt Ltd. for Government & Enterprise customers, and Arvind Ltd.- Telecom division (Syntel) to reach custom ers in the SME segment through their dealer network. The company also has a str ategic alliance with AGC Networks Ltd. (formerly known as Avaya Global Connect) as a National Distributor for its Private Network Solutions.

NEC has an established presence in India and a strong foothold in verticals such as education, hospitality, healthcare, enterprise, public safety and other grow th segments through its suite of products and solutions, comprising of multimedi a display, unified communications, retail and security solutions. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------AMIMON has announced that Chinese Hisense is introducing three new accessories b ased on WHDI (Wireless Home Digital Interface) standard to allow users to connec t HD sources, such as laptops, iPhones and other devices, to the TV. Hisense will demonstrate a WHDI Transmitter Stick, WHDI Receiver and WHDI case f or iPhone at the Global Sources Electronics and Components World Expo, April 1215 at the AsiaWorld-Expo in Hong Kong. Visitors to the Hisense booth will observe HD transmission from a notebook compu

ter to the TV via a WHDI Stick. This enables wireless mirroring on the TV screen of any content available in the notebook, such as games, YouTube, Blu-ray movie s, Hulu or any other PC application, including 3D, at resolution of up to 1080p/ 60Hz. The demonstration will also include wireless mirroring from an iPhone to the TV. The WHDI wireless transmitter module, integrated with a mobile phone, presents the ultimate solution for wireless connectivity of uncompressed HD video and aud io from the phone to any HD display, such as LCDs, plasma displays and projector s. AMIMON's WHDI wireless video chipsets provide an excellent user experience from these devices to the big screen with crystal clear picture quality, link robustn ess and low latency (less than 1mSec) for interactive applications. Uses include CE, gaming, business, network, conference and in-room and multi-room use in the home for sharing HD content with full coverage, through walls, no line of sight required. "No other technology has been able to meet the same level of performance as WHDI . The affordability of wireless HD mirroring without compressing and without com promising video quality, along with AMIMON's support and experience in China, ma ke WHDI an excellent choice for the smooth development of HD products for the Ch inese market," said Ehud Shchori, Director, Hisense Accessories Division. "As one of the biggest CE brand names in China and one of the top TV makers, His ense's choice of AMIMON for these products is a testament to the quality and per formance of our WHDI technology," said Shimon Greenberg, vice president of sales , AMIMON. "Laptop and iPhone users will now be able to enjoy all their HD conten t, such as movies, games and apps, on the big screen with excellent user experie nce." ---------------------------------------------------4DS and SEMATECH Join hands on Next Generation Non-Volatile Memory Devices 4DS, Inc., a Silicon Valley RRAM technology company, has joined SEMATECH's Front End Processes (FEP) to partner on efforts in non-volatile memory technology dev elopment. 4DS will closely collaborate with engineers from SEMATECH's memory program to bu ild a full transistor-memory to demonstrate a working prototype of a low power R RAM device based on 4DS' proprietary material processes and device structures. RRAM is a next generation non-volatile memory gaining momentum with industrial a nd academic efforts worldwide. RRAM is attractive as a replacement for FLASH mem ory and as a complement for non-volatile memory applications due to its speed, p ower profile and scaling. One of the published obstacles in deploying robust RRA M has been establishing a stable memory element. The race to develop circuits ha s left a gap for development of reliable materials and deposition techniques for low cost manufacturing. "SEMATECH is pleased to welcome 4DS as a partner," said Raj Jammy, vice presiden t of emerging technologies at SEMATECH. "4DS' unique expertise in RRAM materials technology will complement our device, process and characterization expertise. The joint partnership will expand on SEMATECH's current collaborative efforts to develop suitable materials and process techniques for future non-volatile memor y applications." The 4DS platform for non-volatile memory is a low temperature CMOS compatible, b ack end of line (BEOL) process with a simple structure that requires significant ly fewer mask steps than FLASH memory. It potentially operates with significantl

y lower power and writes faster than conventional flash memories. The Company sp ent years developing materials and processes with a promising combination of sim plified structures for manufacturing with low power performance. The 4DS team is comprised of Silicon Valley veterans in material science, processing, equipment and memory device engineering. "This novel structure and simplified process ref lects 4DS know-how in materials processing and manufacturing," said 4DS' Chief S cientist, Dongmin Chen, a nanoscale quantum physicist and former Harvard Rowland Institute Fellow. "The SEMATECH collaboration will produce further validation o f the 4DS offering," said Chen. ---------------------------------------------------------WatchGuard Teams with Mitel WatchGuard Technologies has announced that it will provide next-generation firew all appliances for businesses using Mitel unified communications (UC) solutions. By doing so, businesses gain superior Voice over IP (VoIP) protection for thei r award-winning Mitel UC solutions, as well as their corporate networks, applica tions and data. WatchGuard is pleased to be working with Mitel by offering its extensible threat management (XTM) solutions to the market, said Tim Helming, Director of Product M anagement at WatchGuard Technologies. As the first vendor to offer comprehensive SIP and H.323 proxies, WatchGuard is in a unique position to best protect today s unified communications environments. All WatchGuard XTM security appliances provide unparalleled VoIP protection, whi ch is critical in securing business UC environments. Specifically by having SIP and H.323 proxy protection, WatchGuard XTM appliances protect against a multitu de of VoIP threats, including denial of service attacks, spam over Internet tele phony (SPIT), voice service theft, registration hijacking, eavesdropping, direct ory harvesting, voice phishing (vishing) and more. Providing best in class security for business communications is important, said Pa ul Blide, vice-president Mitel DataNet CommSource. Working with firewall applian ce vendors like WatchGuard is a logical choice because their systems offer our c ustomers the highest degree of performance, flexibility, reliability and most im portantly protection for their business. -----------------------------------ADATA Introduces Channel Partner Visiting Program ADATA is conducting a channel partner visiting program to its official channel p artners. With this program, ADATA will personally visit and reward valued partne rs for all the sincere support and dedication they have for ADATA. Since the opening of ADATA s India subsidiary in Nov. 2010, there has been unprece dented growth and support to ADATA s India business. The ADATA India office bolster s confidence and shows our dedication to our India partners. The channel partner visiting program is a natural extension of this gesture on our part to show our dedication and appreciation says Chris Chang, Managing Director at ADATA India. This program will be ongoing from April 11th to 30th 2011 for valued partners a t all channel levels that have achieved excellent purchases billed from Ingram M icro, Rashi Peripherals, Technocrat Infotech and INSPAN Infotech. ADATA top repr esentatives will travel through 17 cities throughout India such as Goa and Indor e in the West, Chandigarh and Jaipur in the North, Guwahati and Siliguri in the East, Chennai and Hyderabad in the South and many more locations. Through the Channel Partner Visiting Program, ADATA is committed to invest even

more resources into the India Market to help distributors expand their market sh are and for channel partners to grow together with ADATA in this exciting ventur e. ADATA aims of being the most trusted and reliable partner to provide timely su pport together with our authorized distributors. Region North East West South batore Duration Cities 11 APR. - 16 APR. 25 APR. - 30 APR. 11 APR. - 16 APR. 8 APR. - 16 APR. to visit Ludhiana / Chandigrah / Jaipur/ Lucknow Guwahati / Patna/ Siliguri / Ranchi Nagpur / Ahemdabad / Indore / Goa Chennai / Cochin / Hyderabad / Trivandrum / Coim

---------------------------------------------------------Cisco Initiates New Specializations and Learning Partner Program Cisco has announced that it is evolving its industry-leading Channel Partner Pro gram by introducing new architecture specializations for Borderless Networks, Co llaboration and Data Center and this is to help its global community of channel partners realize the full benefits of network-centric architectures By taking an architectural approach to networking, channel partners can become m ore relevant to customers, grow more profitably and differentiate themselves fro m the competition. To accelerate the transition to architectural skills and capa bilities, Cisco is evolving its Learning Partner Program to deliver enhanced arc hitectural training to channel partners and customers through its global network of more than 450 Learning Partners. As per the new Architecture Specializations, Cisco is adding three advanced arch itecture-focused specializations to its Resale Channel Partner Program: Advanced Borderless Network Architecture Specialization, Advanced Collaboration Architec ture Specialization, and Advanced Data Center Architecture Specialization. Begin ning in August 2012, partners must attain all three architecture specializations in order to achieve Cisco Gold Certification. Cisco Silver Certified Partners w ill be required to have a minimum of one architecture specialization, and Cisco Premier Certified Partners can have either one of the architecture specializatio ns or the Cisco Express Foundation Specialization to achieve certification statu s beginning in August 2012. To ensure a smooth recertification process, Cisco is providing a transition period of 16 to 28 months for existing Cisco Certified P artners. The architecture specializations do not become a mandatory requirement for certifications until a partner s anniversary date beginning August 2012 throug h July 2013. Cisco has also reduced the cost of certifications and decreased the training required to achieve the new certifications. For a new Cisco Gold Certi fication, the cost has been reduced by approximately $50,000, and the total trai ning hours have been reduced by up to 25 percent. Cisco is also offering up to $ 5,000 in Cisco Learning Credits for each of the first 500 partners to complete t he recertification process. As a part of its Learning Partner Evolution, the partner program will feature tw o tracks the Learning Partner Associate track and the new Learning Partner Speci alized track. The tracks and architectural focus will help channel partners thri ve in an architectural framework and speed customer adoption of Cisco s architectu ral approach to networking. In the Learning Partner Associate track, Cisco Learn ing Partners will focus on core technology training and preparing end-users for career certification. In the new Learning Partner Specialized track, Cisco Learn ing Partners will evolve their practices to provide specialized training in spec ific areas of expertise mapping to Cisco Architecture Specializations. Cisco Authorized Learning Partners are key catalys ts for the growth and professional development of more than 1 million Cisco cert ified engineers globally. The Cisco Learning Partner Program continues to grow,

with a network of more than 450 strategic partners located more than 130 countri es globally. Cisco Authorized Learning Partners provide best-in-class authorized training and enablement to more than 300,000 Cisco customers and channel partne rs annually worldwide. ---------------------------------------------Strontium Rolls Out SSD Matrix Series Strontium Technology has launched the world s fastest Solid State Drives as their new Matrix series in 128GB capacity at a Press Conference in New Delhi. Based on industry-leading 25nm NAND flash memory, the Strontium SSD Matrix Serie s delivers more performance and reliability features.It is targeted for corporat e IT or PC enthusiasts who would like a substantial performance boost over conve ntional mechanical hard disk drives. Strontium also launched mainstream SSD Gamma series in 60 and 120GB. The 2.5-inc h Gamma SSD uses25nmMLC NAND and Sandforce SF-1222 controller. It is available i n two capacities: 60GB and 120GB with read and write speeds of 200MBps and 100MB ps respectively. It enjoys reduced cost over its predecessors and is meant for m ainstream consumers. Strontium unveiled an advertising campaign to promote their SSD in Indian market . Vivian Singh, Director and Co-Founder of Strontium Technology, said, The key m essage of the campaign called Boot up Faster is to use Strontium SSD for faster bo ot up and accelerated application performance. Strontium also announced the winners of Strontium SMS Star Contest. The contest ran for 7 monthson purchase of Strontium s USB drives, which saw participation fro m nearly 120,000 customers. Lucky participants took home their prizes including Chevrolet Beat car, Hero Honda CBZ, Sony LCD TV, Ray Ban glasses, IPhones, MacBo oks, Digital Cameras, IPods, mobile phones, Sony PS2 and Wrist Watches. Since opening its new branch office in New Delhi, Strontium has significantly in creased its work force in India and continues to recruit. Vivian Singh said, Our continued expansion in India will allow us to work closely with System Integrat ors and Channel customers in Tier 2 and Tier 3 cities, to provideleading edge, t op quality products with unparalleled service. Most of our partners and customer s understand the benefits of Major Brand Chipsets.Now we can be closer to them a nd respond more quickly to their requirements."