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08 February 2007

Dopod Intros the D600 in India

Dopod Communication India has introduced a new handset, the D600, in the Indian market.

The company said the D600 is a Windows Mobile PDA phone that aims at enhancing users' mobile experience with a powerful yet easy-to-use interface.

Dopod also said that the D600 has been especially designed to cater to the discerning Indian market. With this latest offering, the company will provide a wider portfolio of devices across 25 cities in India.

Talking about the India launch of D600, Jack Tong, Chief Executive Officer, Dopod International, said, "We are pleased to unveil yet another revolutionary product in India that aims to enhance the mobile experience for customers. The D600 is the perfect PDA phone for Indian customers, as it combines a stylish design with ease-of-use, and offers powerful functions, all packaged at a very attractive price point."

The D600 is fashionable, sleek, and stylish in design; is powered by Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0; and comes bundled with Direct Push Mail, Internet Explorer Mobile, Office Mobile, Windows Media Player 10 Mobile, Pictures and Videos, and Pocket MSN.

Besides, the D600 puts together a full-featured quad-band mobile phone, with an inbuilt 2-megapixel CMOS Camera, a speakerphone with push-based wireless email, SMS, Web browser, and personal organizer applications, all on a large and high-resolution color 71.1mm screen.

The D600 PDA also offers the Voice Commander option, allowing users dial and control their music easily with their voice. According to Dopod, the D600 model has been specially developed for active mobile professionals who want to manage their work wherever they are, and also keep in touch with family, friends, and access the latest news, informs an official press release.

According to Ajay Sharma, Regional Sales Manager, Dopod Communication India, "The D600 has a highly advanced interface, and offers Personal Information Management (PIM), which allows users to easily sync the phone with their computer."

Meanwhile, the D600 PDA phone will be available at all leading counters from February 10 at a price of Rs 22,893 (inclusive of all taxes).

Labels: D600, dopod, handset, india, Mobile phones

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07 February 2007

VSNL Debuts Ethernet in India

According to reports, Tata-owned Videsh Sanchar Nigam Ltd (VSNL) has said that it is introducing the Ethernet service in the Indian market today, just four months after launching the service globally.

Ethernet is touted as a large, diverse family of frame-based computer networking technologies for local area networks (LANs). It is a part of a suite of managed network services from VSNL, spread over a large geographical area. Ethernet is a technology that provides the option of connectivity between two networks.

On this occasion, Arvind Mathur, Vice President - Global Product Management, VSNL, said that their Ethernet services would deliver an extensive domestic footprint connecting 120 major Indian cities to key business hubs across North America, Europe, and Asia. And it would be offered through group concern Tata Indicom Enterprise Business Unit (TIEBU).

Mathur said that the company hoped to receive clients from pharmaceutical, media, financial services, and manufacturing sectors.

In another move, VSNL has also become the first domestic Indian Ethernet service provider to achieve Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF) certification.

The Iometrix test laboratory certified VSNL's Ethernet Private Line (EPL) service to be compliant with the international MEF 9 specification of the MEF, the pre-eminent industry organization dedicated to facilitating adoption of Ethernet services.

Mathur added that the offering uses an Ethernet over SDH/NOET platform, and complements VSNL's international dedicated global Ethernet and Ethernet over MPLS offerings.

The EPL service benefits customers with the power of choice through a large selection of scalable bandwidths. From standard Fast-E, to Gig-E interfaces that can be upgraded on a need basis without service interruption, VSNL's EPL is a reliable and scalable service that allows enterprises the flexibility to grow and adapt according to business demands.

According to Kevin Vachon, Chief Operating Officer, Metro Ethernet Forum, when an Ethernet service receives MEF certification, customers are assured that the service will be compliant with technical specifications established by the MEF. It is an honor to present VSNL with this critical recognition, and welcome them as the first Carrier Ethernet provider to receive MEF 9 certification for services provided in India, and verified to span the globe.

Labels: ethernet, india, internet, VSNL

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