Kobian, one of the leading brands in Pc peripherals and lifestyle products, today unfurled an array of designer models under their Mercury Xpress Casing series. Its an extension of a range which has over 40models and has been reigning as #1 brand for Casings in India.

Mercury Chassis have been synonymous with quality casings which has marked and sustained its position in a market which is getting cluttered with lower grade Chassis where the manufacturer has compromised in various aspects like metal gauge, separators and no. of bays in the Chassis. Mercury Xpress series comes with an affordable price tag but ensures the metal thickness and all the measures meeting the standards set by Mercury chassis in the market for years. The case is powered by Mercury 450Watt Power supply which comes with 3year warranty support.

Ms. Sushmita Das, Country Manager of Kobian Pte Ltd., said, "The MOP of Chassis has dropped by over 25-30% in last six-eight months and the market is predominantly filled with Chassis with very thin metal gauge and no proper protection and walls internally. One should realise that quality of the Chassis plays an important part in the efficient working of the complete PC. It houses all the components and is responsible for the right environment for the temperature maintenance for all the vital components. Mercury Chassis ensures the quality parameters are not compromised and our economics of scale allows us to get the product with a affordable price tag. The new variety of Mercury Xpress series will give customers more choice of having a stylish and quality product as per their needs."

The new Mercury chassis is ideal for the usage with both ATX & MATX Motherboards. These latest Xpress Series cabinets include features like it is powered with Front USB ports, Audio connector, two Cooling fans one in the front wall and the other at the back wall to facilitate proper ventilation which is essential to achieve greater processor performance and to keep the components within their safe operating temperature limits.

Available in various range with Glossy panel and attractive colors i.e. metallic black, black & silver and red & black, Mercury adds a new stylish look to your PC. The new range is available for Rs.1000/-

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ZyXEL Communications (TSE: 2391), the world's leading broadband access solutions provider, today announces the company's participation in an integrated marketing communications campaign by the "Taiwan Excellence" initiative, organized by TAITRA (Taiwan External Trade Development Council) held at Inorbit Mall, Mumbai. ZyXEL is one of the top 20 Information Communications Technology Companies in Taiwan invited to participate in this campaign, to showcase Taiwan's leadership and excellence in information and communications technology. This fair was for 3 days from 13^th August - 15^th August, 2010.

On this occasion, Mr. Pinaki Chatterjee, Executive Director -Technical, ZyXEL Technologies said, "We are happy to be a part of 'Taiwan Excellence' campaign where we are showcasing our leading technologies.This is the good platform for the emerging companies to showcase the new technologies and innovation. We are thankful to the government of both the countries for providing us wonderful opportunity. Hope such initiative will be more in near future."

He further added, "ZyXEL showcased four lines of product: ZyXEL P-660HW-T1v3; 802.11g 54MB Wireless ADSL2 broadband router gateway, NBG- 419NWireless N 300 MB Home Router, NBG-417N 150MB Router and NBG 4115 Wireless N lite 3G Routers with NetUSB features in which we offer to attach printer, USB storage and 3G USB dongle and share in the LAN through USB hub and can support up to three device in one go.We are known across the globe for our new innovative technologies which are increasingly getting connected through trade and commerce so that growth upside in the long term would be strong. With the rapidly increasing demands for wireless connectivity, ZyXEL's experience of lean manufacturing, supply chain management, current asset management and its strong relationships in the market and the community would help in the new business as well."

ZyXEL solutions, with more than 20 years of proven performance and technology leadership, are evidently the right solutions to these new, emerging needs. ZyXEL's high-performance router provides stable and reliable wireless connections for high-speed data and multimedia deliveries. It's eco friendly wireless scheduling saves energy and enables the configuration smoothly. The wireless routers are designed keeping in mind today's demanding applications and home networks. The wireless-N extends the possibilities of wireless home networking by providing a Steady-Stream approaching 300Mbps, and is compliant with draft 802.11n. It is ideal for deployment in environments where minimal downtime of network applications, superior performance, security and control is required.

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Astaro, a leading Unified Threat Management vendor, today announced the release of the Astaro Security Gateway Version 8. This major release comes with several new features and general improvements, providing SMB as well as enterprises with comprehensive protection. While Unified Threat Management has been the option of choice for the SMB sector for some time, Astaro's partners have observed an increasing demand from enterprises for integrated security solutions.

The latest version of Astaro's flagship solution comes with a host of new features, including:

• Multi-role Administration - Specify access permissions for different administrators
• Configuration Change Auditing - See what settings were altered in the configuration and by whom
• IPv6 Support - Accommodates the next iteration in IP addressing
• Printable Configuration - Save a copy of configuration maps for auditing or compliance reasons
• VPN Activity Reporting - Displays the status and historical activity of your remote workers
• Country Blocking - Disallow all communications with specified countries or regions

The new features of the Astaro Security Gateway V8 appeal to both the enterprise and SMBs. For example companies can now track all network activities from users logged in from remote locations and completely block Internet traffic from selected countries. Additionally, the user interface of the Astaro Security Gateway has been revised in order to further simplify management tasks. These changes include the introduction of a search function which automatically brings up all menu items related to the administrator's query.

"Version 8 is further testimony of Astaro's commitment to innovation. Astaro will continue to invest R & D efforts in developing extremely useful features for our customers worldwide and in India. With features like Country level blocking, IPv6 support, configuration change auditing etc. security administrators get unprecedented ease of use, flexibility and ROI on their investment in Astaro solutions," said, Mr. Sunil Sapra, Country Manager- India/ SAARC.

The security challenges for organizations are evolving rapidly. As companies grow and add new offices at remote locations, creating a greater need for multifunction firewalls, both in the SMBs and enterprises. "Like SMBs, enterprises search for a security solution that saves time and money and they like the idea of integrated functionality," said Gert Hansen, Vice President Product Management at Astaro. "But most UTM solutions lack functionality that is essential for the enterprise segment, like in the areas of revision and compliance. The new version 8 of the Astaro Security Gateway addresses these needs."

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Kobian, one of the leading brands in PC peripherals, today unleashed the Mercury D800 Mobile phone, a unique combination of Mobile and Desktop Phone!

Sophisticated and stylish, the Mercury D800 is an aesthetically designed Dual SIM phone with a 2.2' Touch Screen LCD Display and features like 1.3MP Camera, Micros SD(4GB) support , Cable-free loudspeaker FM , MP3 /MP4 Media player. The phone is powered with 4100mAh battery allowing a 16hr talktime and 60days Stand-by time which makes it stand out amongst the current league of mobile phones available in the market.

The Mercury D800 is designed to serve the dual purpose of being used both as a Desktop & a Mobile phone for the Home and SOHO users. For Office users it can serve as one set which stores the contacts of all clients at one place as the phone allows a phonebook of 2000 address. For Home users, it replaces the landline- wired or cordless phones. Today with the Mobile rates getting cheaper than Landline, Mercury D800 promises to be a home phone which you can use as a residence line and carry along on your vacations too.

Discussing the roadmap ahead, Ms Sushmita Das, Country Manager-Kobian, said "The Mercury D800 is packed with rich set of communication and multimedia features with a striking design. It allows users to upgrade their traditional desktop phone to a powerful desktop mobile phone. It offers a Touchscreen, Camera, Bluetooth, MP3 & FM Player, SD Card support & is ready with the social networking sites like Facebook,etc. Our users shall enjoy all these features on a phone which is designed bigger than the conventional palm sized mobile phones." Said Ms Sushmita Das , Country Manager – Kobian Pte Ltd

After its successful launch in MidEast and Africa, the product has been aggressively priced for India market at Rs 5625 Nett for the end customer. Mercury D800 promises to revolutionize the desktop phone experience!

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ZyXEL has expanded its green product series with the world's first green firewall products. It re-emphasizes ZyXEL's commitment to developing products that protect the environment and also helps its users to reduce their energy costs without compromising performance.

Recognized as the 2^nd Best Green Company in Asia in 2007 and honored with the CSR awards in 2008 and 2009, ZyXEL is committed to responsible environmental practices throughout the business and technology, developmental process. Striving to excel, ZyXEL not only complies with the criteria of three EU directives – WEEE, RoHS and EuP - in manufacturing environmentally responsible products, also continues to go one better in its endeavors to employ green practices on all aspects – from the initial design concept, material sourcing, and manufacturing process to final output.

As a green enterprise, ZyXEL continues to strengthen and enhance the company's green initiative, to extend the green product series, which includes Wireless Routers, Powerline, Network Storage Appliance and Switches. The latest availability of the world's first green firewall products once again demonstrates and certifies ZyXEL's commitment to green product development as the best fulfillment of responsible, corporate citizenship for environmental protection and energy savings.

The new ZyXEL security product series, powered by ZyXEL's exclusive IntelliEnergy Green Technology, reduces power consumption by up to 80% with an intelligent power management mechanism, while maintaining the outstanding performance of the entire system. Users, particularly best for small businesses and branch offices alike, of the new security products not only benefit from exceptional performance in network system protection from a variety of Internet threats and invasions, but also profit from the exclusive green features that ensure efficient power consumption and energy savings.

"We are pleased that our company is on pace towards accomplishing its green initiative to meet our customers' needs," VP of ZyXEL's Enterprise Solution Business Unit, Alpha Chen said. "By continuing to provide environmentally friendly products shows that ZyXEL always takes the lead in developing innovative new products and features that increase energy efficiency, offer outstanding performance and meet global environmental standards."

The world's first green security product series will be available in September, 2010. To find a local ZyXEL distributor or for more information about the products, please visit http://www.zyxel.com/web/where_tobuy.php