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Epson High Definition projectors
Epson has recently unveiled its two new Full-High Definition (HD) 1080p projectors that are engineered to offer the best possible home cinema experience. With the Epson EH-TW3000 and EH-TW4000, the company promises its customers a high definition projection experience with a contrast ratio of up to 75,000:1, whether it’s viewing movies, sporting events, digital photos or playing video games.
The projectors feature the company’s 3LCD technology and its new D7 C2Fine panels, along with the advanced DeepBlack technology and an improved E-TORL lamp which promises to minimize light leakage and ensure sharp and precise projection. With an optical x2.1 zoom capability and an innovative horizontal and vertical lens adjustment function, the EH-TW3000 and EH-TW4000 aim to provide ease of use. EH-TW3000 supports a Full HD 1080p resolution with a dynamic contrast ratio of 20,000:1 and a high light output (1,600 ANSI lumens) for day and night viewing. It can connect to a wide range of sources with 2 x HDMI version 1.3 input.
EH-TW4000 supports a full HD 1080p resolution and x.v. Color mode for vivid color reproduction. It promises superior image quality with the 3LCD technology, the C2Fine inorganic D7 panel, a high dynamic contrast ratio of 75,000:1 with Epson DeepBlack technology; also a high brightness of 2,000 ANSI lumens that is designed for convenient viewing in any light condition with perfect rendering through an improved Cinema Filter.
With a Hollywood Quality Video (HQV) video processor which supports 12bit video processing, frame interpolation and 4-4 pull-down for film-like images, a horizontal/vertical lens shift and 2.1x optical zoom and an anamorphic wide screen mode (with third party anamorphic lens), the projector is designed to provide a superior viewing experience. It can connect to a range of input sources with 2 x HDMI version 1.3, YUV and VGA inputs.
The projectors are certified by the Imaging Science Foundation (ISF). End-users can expect a good level of performance from these Epson Full HD projectors, as they can be professionally calibrated to suit any operating environment, without the need for color filters.
The HD projectors are available from March 2009 with the EH-TW3000 priced at Rs 1,27,100, while the EH-TW4000 comes at a retail price of Rs 1,92,800.
ZoneFlex Enterprise Smart WLAN
Ruckus Wireless has recently unveiled the new additions to its ZoneFlex Enterprise Smart Wireless LAN (WLAN) offerings with a series of products that are aimed at delivering wireless connectivity across large enterprise environments.
The new line-up includes the ZoneFlex 7962, a dual-band 802.11n access point with the company’s patented beamforming antenna and automatic interference mitigation technology, deployed as a standalone access point (AP) or in a ZoneDirector-managed WLAN. The ZoneDirector 3500, is a scalable and easy-to-use Smart WLAN controller that can manage up to 500 of the ZoneFlex Smart Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n access points.
The portfolio also includes the Ruckus Smart/OS, an application platform software which supports advanced WLAN capabilities for the ZoneDirector, such as Smart Mesh Networking and new enhancements including WLAN groups, advanced user access controls, and automatic traffic handling features. It allows administrators to create up to 32 discrete WLANs, map the same WLAN to different VLANs and define WLAN groups that are only broadcast on select APs.
The offering also includes the Enhanced FlexMaster, a Wi-Fi remote management system for the ZoneDirector and ZoneFlex access points, either standalone or controller-managed locally, with delegated administration support for enterprises with multiple network managers. Available with a lifetime warranty in India from March end, the ZoneFlex 7962 is priced at Rs 61,938. While the Smart/OS 8 is a free upgrade to customers with support contracts, the ZoneDirector 3500 will be available in the second half of 2009.
Juniper high-performance scalable gateways
 Juniper Networks has recently expanded its SRX Series arsenal with the SRX3000 line of extensible gateways. Targeted at data center, enterprise, public sector and service provider environments, the gateways are designed to deliver the flexibility, security, scalability, operational simplicity and reliability required by high-performance businesses to deploy next-generation services.
The line-up includes the SRX3600 gateway, designed to enable a no-compromise 10 GE network environment that can support 30 Gbps of stateful firewall, up to 10 Gbps of VPN, 10 Gbps of IPS, and 175,000 new connections per second. It also includes the SRX3400, which can support 20 Gbps of stateful firewall, up to 6 Gbps of VPN, 6 Gbps of IPS, and 175,000 new connections per second. Both gateways are based on a mid-plane design, promising twice the flexibility of other units of similar size.
In addition to delivering firewall services, the gateways natively integrate multiple services such as Intrusion Prevention System (IPS), Distributed Denial of Service (DDos/DoS) protection, Network Address Translation (NAT), policy and control, identity management, and Quality of Service (QoS). The gateways are built on the company’s Dynamic Services Architecture which offers a dedicated dual management engine and a purpose-built, carrier-class terabit speed fabric technology. This technology has been designed to enable fast, reliable and secure access to applications and services from a single network architecture, running on a single operating system, managed by a single management framework.
The extensibility of the SRX Series promises to offer scalable performance, based on the appropriate footprint, types of services, and number of input/output and Services Processing Cards (SPCs). The gateways run on JUNOS which helps to automate network operations by providing a single consistent implementation of features across the network, in a single release train designed to minimize the complexity, cost and risk associated with implementing network features and upgrades.
The services gateways are currently available with the SRX3400 chassis priced at Rs 25,00,000 onwards, while the SRX3600 chassis starts at Rs 30,00,000.
NETGEAR ProSafe managed switch
NETGEAR has recently introduced its new ProSafe FSM7226RS, 24-Port 10/100 MBPS L2 Managed Stackable Switch with static routes.
With its 24 10/100 Mbps ports, the switch promises a high level of scalability. It also features two 10/100 Mbps RJ-45 or SPF Fiber Gigabit Ethernet ports, two HDMI based physical stacking ports with eight switches per stack and a stacking capacity of 8 Gbps per switch. With fiber connectivity through two hot-swappable, small form-factor pluggable (SFP) Gigabit interfaces, the switches promise to deliver simultaneous, full wire-speed, low-latency throughput to all ports.
User interfaces include a Command-line Interface (CLI) via console port, ProSafe Control Center web-based management via embedded HTTP server or Telnet remote login (5 sessions). Security features include IEEE 802.1x port-based authentication ensuring network access only to authorized users and Access Control List (ACL) which provides a higher level of security for specific traffic and applications. The switches can be managed securely with Secure Sockets Layer (SSLv3) for the Web GUI and Secure Shell (SSH) for CLI sessions. Multiple switches can be securely managed via SNMPv3 with the ProSafe Network Management Software NMS100.
The 1U rack-mount form factor promises less rack space and a lower per-port cost compared with Fast Ethernet switches. The switch, which comes with a lifetime warranty, is available via Rashi Peripherals and Ingram Micro, the company’s authorized distributors, at a price of Rs 26, 900.
BenQ digital DLP projectors
 BenQ has recently introduced its new range of digital DLP projectors aimed at providing optimal solutions to frequent traveling professionals and different industry verticals. The offering includes the CP270, a lightweight projector designed for business travelers and for use in small offices and the MP727, a high-brightness projector designed for multimedia users and for the industrial sector.
Designed for portability, the 1.5kg Commuter Series CP270 projects at native XGA (1024 x 768) resolution and features a high brightness of 2000 ANSI lumens with a high contrast ratio of 1000:1. Further, its 30 seconds quick-cool feature allows the projector to cool faster even after long usage hours.
The projector is engineered for high-dust, high-traffic settings, while its filter-free design eliminates the time and cost of filter cleaning and replacement. Its Quick Auto Search technology promises to provide source detection within 2 seconds and the Wall Color Correction feature is designed to accurately render colors when a screen is not available. With a compact 190 x 77.5 x 205mm size, the projector is also scratch-resistant.
The MP727 high-brightness projector is equipped with a host of features designed to suit the needs of small and medium size businesses. The projector has a 4300 ANSI lumens which makes it perform in both blackout conditions and in well-lit environments. With OSRAM’s UNISHAPE technology and Texas Instruments’ BrilliantColor technology, the projector promises a high contrast ratio of 3500:1. For multimedia users, the projector is HDTV and HDMI 1.3 compatible (with HDCP) and features an integrated 3-watt speaker. It also comes with a universal audio remote that allows users to easily adjust the volume of all audio devices, such as external speakers, DVD players and notebooks that are connected to the projector.
The projectors boast of an advanced 6-segment Golden Ratio color wheel and BrilliantColor color processing, which promises to boost brightness levels by up to 50 percent and drastically amplify mid-tone hues. Colors can be fine-tuned with the company’s 3D Color Management feature that enables independent adjustment of hue, saturation and boldness of all six color wheel tones (red, green, blue, cyan, white and yellow) without compromising any color.
The MP727 projector will be available, at a price of Rs 1,68,000, through BenQ dealers.
Seagate 6 Gbps SATA interface
Seagate, in collaboration with AMD, has recently unveiled the next-generation high-speed data transfer Serial ATA connectivity interface with speeds of up to 6 Gigabits per second for bandwidth-hungry desktop and laptop applications including gaming, streaming video and graphics multimedia.
Serial ATA (SATA), the mainstream storage interface for desktop and notebook disk drives, is currently available in two speeds, 3 Gb/second and 1.5 Gb/second. SATA 6 Gb/second was developed by the Serial ATA International Organization (SATA-IO) under the Serial ATA Revision 3.0 specification.
The third generation of the mainstream storage interface for desktop and notebook computers also enhances power efficiency and improves Native Command Queuing (a SATA feature to increase overall system performance and data transfer speeds of mainstream PC applications), and especially applications with heavily transactional workloads, such as scientific modeling and forecasting, and engineering design and simulation.
In keeping with SATA-IO objectives for designing a low-cost interface for desktop and notebook PCs, SATA 6 Gb/second maintains the low cost and low-power design requirements of previous SATA generations and is designed to be backward compatible with SATA 3 Gb/second connectors, cables and other hardware.
The SATA interface will deliver burst speeds of up to 6 Gigabits per second, for all PC applications, while maintaining backward compatibility with the SATA 3 Gb/second and SATA 1.5 Gb/second interfaces; the interface uses the same cables and connectors as previous SATA generations to ease integration.
RSA enhanced enVision platform
RSA has recently introduced the enhanced version of enVision, its log management solution for Security Information and Event Management (SIEM). The new enhancements will allow customers to assign risk values to certain threats and enable IT organizations to fine-tune the effectiveness of security policies, processes and resources.
The enVision 4.0 platform is designed to simplify compliance, enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of security operations and risk mitigation, and optimize IT and network operations (through the automated collection, analysis, alerting, auditing, reporting and storage of IT log data). Beyond analyzing and correlating alerts on log data from all event sources, the RSA enVision platform is designed to enable organizations to efficiently pinpoint where potential security problems are most likely to occur.
The new enhancements will help the solution provide relevant and real-time information to security analysts by integrating with common configuration management and vulnerability assessment solutions and providing regular threat and vulnerability information; by notifying analysts when high risk vulnerabilities are discovered or when attackers try to exploit those vulnerabilities; and by providing improved correlation rules that can be easily tailored to the customer’s environment to help detect the highest priority threats.
The solution now provides an interface designed for investigating security issues so that the analyst can easily evaluate events leading up to the incident and monitor a specific problem that evolves in real-time. It is designed to make more asset and vulnerability information available to security analysts and to give analysts additional context as they investigate an incident. With its closed-loop integration with trouble ticketing systems, it will auto-escalate incidents to a trouble ticketing system and send the status back to the enVision platform. Once closed it will allow security operation processes to be better aligned with wider enterprise operation functions such as service level management.
The new enhanced reporting features promise to provide security managers with the ability to identify bottlenecks in the incident handling process with reports on how incidents are created, escalated and responded to. With improved asset and vulnerability information being available in reports, the enhancements also promise to allow security managers and analysts to prioritize activities by evaluating which of their hosts are the most vulnerable or are at the highest risk to be attacked. The solution with its new enhancements also promises to provide better access to threat and attack trend information, allowing managers and architects to provide visibility into the working of their security controls.
 HP ProCurve gigabit switches
HP ProCurve has recently unveiled its Green-Certified 2910 Switch series aimed at addressing the high-performance demands of bandwidth-intensive applications such as unified communications, Voice-over-IP (VoIP), network storage, video streaming as well as large databases. The series features four gigabit enterprise-class switches with 10 gigabit (10G) options and are designed for deployment at converged enterprise edge, data center top-of-rack and remote branch offices.
The series features the ProCurve 2910al-24G managed switch with 24 10/100/1000 ports along with four dual personality gigabit ports and four optional 10G ports (CX4/SFP+) and the ProCurve 2910al-48G managed switch with 48 10/100/1000 ports along with four dual personality gigabit ports and four optional 10G ports (CX4/SFP+).
It also includes the ProCurve 2910al-48G-PoE+ managed switch with 48 10/100/1000 ports capable of supporting PoE+ with four dual personality Gigabit ports and four optional 10G ports (CX4/SFP+). The switch supports IEEE 802.3at for Power over Ethernet Plus and provides up to 30W per port. A redundant power supply is also available as an accessory.
The switches are designed to reduce power usage and promise up to 23 percent energy cost savings when compared to the industry average, based on typical usage costs. They are standards-based and offer interoperability in multi-vendor network environments.
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