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Imation launches Epson-compatible cartridges

BANGALORE: Imation has launched Epson-compatible cartridges costing less than

Epson cartridges. The ink cartridges are from Neon and they will be distributed

in India through the authorized resellers of Imation.

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The MRP of the cartridges show an average difference of Rs 50 for black ink,

and about Rs 200 for color. Imation has also brought in an innovative way to

differentiate between the cartridges. Now one doesn’t need to remember the

model numbers of the printer or cartridges. All the Neon cartridges come with a

fruit reference that make them easy to recall. Imation is not the only one

trying to enter the Epson cartridge space. Amkette is already

there.-Computers@Home

Compuware ties up with Sonata

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BANGALORE: Compuware has tied up with Sonata for distribution of Compuware

products in India. It will focus on automated testing tools for software

development, debugging applications, code testing, load testing applications,

quality assurance and deployment device drivers.

Compuware is based in the US and has closed the fiscal year 2001 with a

turnover of more than $ 2 billion. In its product portfolio are Numega, QA and

EcoTools.-Computers@Home

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LIC goes on-line

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BHOPAL: Life Insurance Corporation of India has launched its on-line premium

payment facility. The facility would enable checking of one's policy status as

well as on-line payment of one's insurance premium through http://www.licindia.com.

The Internet payment of premium can be done through direct debit, should the LIC

policy holder hold accounts in UTI Bank, Bank of Punjab, Corporation Bank, HDFC

Bank or ICICI Bank.-CNS

Accton introduces Gigabit Ethernet card

MUMBAI: Accton Technologies Corporation has launched their Cheetah Gigabit

Ethernet card in India. The cards are targeted at specific segments like R&D

labs, graphics and multimedia designers, ISPs, etc. that are high bandwidth

users. The Cheetah card (technical name EN1408-T) is a high performance 32 bit

card that fits on PCI slots. The product's advanced features such as VLAN

tagging, eight levels of priority to deliver desired quality of service,

priority queuing, full duplex control flow that ensures maximum data integrity

even under heavy loading, and jumbo frames capability to boost throughput by up

to 300 per cent. The Cheetah card is compatible with Windows 2000, 98, 95, NT

and ME along with Netware and Linux.-CNS

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