TTML to launch NovaPC

MUMBAI, INDIA: Tata Teleservices (Maharashtra) Ltd (TTML) has tied up with Novatium to launch their thin-client solution along with TTML’s High Speed Internet DSL products in Mumbai, Maharashtra and Goa.

NovaPC is a thin-client based network computer that can be used for both computing applications and accessing the Internet. It supports both Windows and Linux operating systems. NovaPC also runs local applications using USB peripherals.

Alok Singh, CEO, Novatium, said: “We are very pleased to partner with TTML, the largest private sector operator in the enterprise wireline voice and data space in Mumbai and Maharashtra, for launching the NovaPC. The width and the quality of TTML’s fiber connectivity in the city of Mumbai and across Maharashtra will substantially enrich the NovaPC user’s experience in accessing the Internet and other computing applications.”

Milesh Ruparel, president (Corporate), TTML, said, “This next generation technology product, priced less than $100 or Rs. 4500, will especially be a boon for middle class Indians and small and medium enterprises seeking to access the worldwide web and leverage the power of information technology to improve their economic well-being and quality of life. The NovaPC provides at a very affordable price all the advantages of a personal computer with none of the hassles of hardware maintenance, software licensing, upgrades and viruses. Additionally, it provides monitoring mechanisms to facilitate parental control on both content and time”.