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Thai Delegates visits Zed-Axis Technologies to seek Mutual Collaboration of Thai IT SMEs with Indian SMEs

January 28, 2010 By: sai.seemac@gmail.com Category: Science & Technology No Comments →

New Delhi, India – A team of 16 Thai Delegates visited Zed-Axis Technologies Pvt. Ltd., with the objective of understanding the paradigm and process of IT SMEs of India. The delegation that consisted of key officials including Mr. Sujin Kodsup, Senior Executive Vice President, Marketing and Product Development of TOT Public Company Limited, one of the largest Thai Telecom industry, and Mr. Pasu Lohajrun and Mr. Surasith Bunyabhisand, Deputy General Managers from Department of Industrial Promotion, conferred Thai Industry overview & expectations from Zed-Axis and the possible collaboration with Zed-Axis.

In response, Zed-Axis Technologies hosted a presentation on their core competencies and experience of working with various overseas companies, including Thai Airways. Mr. Joydeep Kalra, the Executive Director & Business Head of the company, who also delivered a keynote presentation on company’s profile declared, “The Thai Delegation visit has been a good opportunity for our company. If things turn out well, this hand-shake meeting can result in a business relationship in the future.”  Mr. B.P.Savant, the Chief Operating Officer of Zed-Axis Technologies reiterates, “They have come with a purpose. They are looking for a platform that could help the small and medium scaled IT companies of Thailand to collaborate with the SMEs in India and evolve their current ways & processes in IT. We have been able to answer all their queries while discussing our robust, scalable and customized solutions.”

Mr. Mayank Joshi, the Associate Head, Business Development, also delivered a crisp presentation on company’s core business solution’s expertise and addressed their concern on data security over Internet. He exclaims, “One of their major concerns was whether web-based ERP solutions for SMEs & larger organizations, like Repair Management System, Service Management System, Financial & Accounting System, Purchasing and Sale System and Logistic System, have full-proof security or not. Zed-Axis was able to actuate their queries by explaining how their solutions are developed in a highly secure environment and run on 99.9% uptime safe servers and Data Centres!”

Followed by the Question and Answer round addressed by Mr. Joydeep Kalra and others, Mr. Surasith Bunyabhisand presented a souvenir to Zed-Axis as a token of their prospective business relationship.

The delegates then toured the office workplace, the server rooms and the IT department to have a feel of the quality and standard discussed by Zed-Axis. With officials from Thai’s largest Telecom company visiting Zed-Axis, this Delegation visit becomes a major milestone in establishing Zed-Axis’s reputation globally, and opens-up more business avenues with International partners in future.

About Zed-Axis Technologies

Zed-Axis Technologies Pvt. Ltd. is an ISO 9001:2008 certified and a NASSCOM registered Company. Zed-Axis Technologies was founded as a Software Development Company in February 2000 at New Delhi, India. For more information visit http://www.zed-axis.com now!

A new website Scriptsdesk launched providing all kinds of Programming Scripts & a large collections of web programming resources – Scripts Directory

January 28, 2010 By: robertflorish Category: Science & Technology No Comments →

A new scripts directory website called scriptsdesk has been launched and it has the collections of many programming scripts like php scripts,asp scripts,asp.net scripts,perl scripts and many more scripts and web programming resources.Webmasters and Developers who are in search of scripts can avail the scripts directory for the scripts they need.

If you are looking for the quality scripts anywhere on the web, here’s an amazing opportunity to get a professional scripts from Scriptsdesk.com. Scriptsdesk is one such script directory and offers a vast range web scripts such as php scripts,asp scripts,asp.net scripts,c & c++,perl scripts,flash scripts ,CFML ,java scripts,cgi and many more scripts.It is also a resource web portal.Both free and commercial scripts are listed on the scriptsdesk script directory.You can download the free scripts here.And also people who has own the scripts and software or developed the scripts and software can submit the scripts to the scripts directory -scriptsdesk and make your scripts popularize among the web which makes you more business.

This scriptsdesk directory is very useful for webmasters and developers who are in search of scripts .This web script directory is a collection of programming-related resources on a holistic basis serving different categories of people like coders, webmasters, business owners etc.Scriptsdesk is the best scripts directory that compiles and distributes Web programming-related resources, geared toward webmasters, developers and programmers looking for enhancing their Web sites and intranets with dynamic development tools.

Laboratory Balances with Easy Operational Features

January 28, 2010 By: blockscientificpr Category: Advertising No Comments →

Laboratory balances are precision instruments used for a wide range of weighing applications. To make your weighing applications simpler and more accurate, laboratory balances come equipped with advanced and easy operational features.

Laboratory Balances Available in Different Sizes and Styles

Laboratory balances serve a variety of purposes and are widely used in chemical research laboratories, food research laboratories, pharmaceutical research laboratories, manufacturing research laboratories, and other research facilities. Modern laboratory balances are simple to operate and provide fast response times and stable results, eliminating the need for complex calculations.

Laboratory balances are available in different sizes and styles. Many different models having varying capacities, readability, and numerous application modes are offered. The two main types available are precision balances and analytical balances. Some models of precision balances incorporate features such as advanced software for differential weighing, statistical QC, density determination, pipette calibration and formulation. Some come with AutoCal or Draftshield features. And some models include both these features for delivering superior weighing performance. You can choose analytical balances either with internal motor-driven calibration or external calibration. These balance systems with built-in functions such as clock, piece counting function, removable draftshield doors, and more can also be purchased.

Choose a Reputable Dealer for Reliable Products

You can buy these equipments from dependable wholesale or retail dealers. Most laboratory equipment dealers provide used and refurbished models as well, all from reputable manufacturers in the industry. As refurbished laboratory balances are quite reasonably priced, you can acquire these products keeping well within your budget.

Sony KDL-52 Z 5800 LCD TV reviews published by Televisions.com

January 28, 2010 By: lukeallentv Category: Entertainment No Comments →

Televisions.com combines its team’s years of experience in the consumer-electronics industry with a measurement laboratory packed full of the latest high-tech analysis equipment. Subjective evaluation of design and picture quality joins evaluation of objective criteria such as contrast and brightness to form an overall rating for tested devices; the Sony KDL-52 Z 5800 scored 8.3 out of 10 points. The review pays tribute to the TV’s bright image and accurate colours, as well as to the inclusion of a universal multi-tuner for analogue TV, DVB-T, DVB-C, and DVB-S2. But the reviewer was disappointed by the TV’s poor motion clarity in film-based material and its inability to switch the format of up-scaled 4:3 pictures. Nevertheless, Televisions.com’s editor-in-chief, Florian Friedrich, said: “Admittedly, 2,500 pounds isn’t exactly cheap for a TV, but the Sony is worth every penny – even despite weaknesses such as pronounced viewing-angle dependence.”

The KDL-52 Z 5800’s multimedia capabilities get a very positive write-up from Televisions.com: The review praises, for example, the TV’s internet access and streaming network playback. Easy operation earned the Sony more applause, although the reviewer pointed out some confusing quirks, such as awkward channel-list navigation for DVB-S. There’s more praise for both the standard- and high-definition picture quality, although SD signals are said to show slight noise, and HD shows some slight colour errors. The review then offers users a list of ideal picture settings designed to optimise the TV’s picture in the dark home-cinema environment – the reviewers derive these settings using measurement devices before going on to measure the TV’s power consumption and efficiency. Always measuring these values for an ideal picture setup levels the playing field for tested devices.

Friedrich summarised what the Sony has to offer: “The KDL-52 Z 5800 is Sony’s first TV with a universal multi-tuner, but that’s just one of many selling points – not least of which is the outstanding picture quality.”

Press contact:
Matt Morgan
28 Magnolia Gardens
Edgware, Middlesex HA8 9GH, UK
Tel.: +91 2040 712 415,
email: lukeallentv@gmail.com

Explore Cheap Hotels in Bangkok with Excitehotels.com

January 28, 2010 By: touchbase Category: Travel No Comments →

Excitehotels.com offers the insider secrets of how to have a great vacation while saving money and enjoying great hotel accommodation rooms at exciting cheap hotels in Bangkok

Providing attractive discounts and great hotel deals, Excitehotels.com as an online hotel reservation company treats their guests with the foundation of royal care and detailed attention. Offering the best hotel deals in Asia Pacific that includes Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia and Hong Kong, the company gives travelers the convenience of cheap hotels in Bangkok so that they can save money while relaxing at gateways to getaways with hotel accommodation rooms on their website: www.excitehotels.com.

Excitehotels has taken care to offer their guests a range of cheap hotels in Bangkok that have modern facilities blended with value and quality. This online reservation portal offers hotels that are located in centralized places that would save money on transport plus guests can have the added advantage of enjoying the scintillating nightlife, cuisines, culture and the proverbial Thai hospitality. The company’s website offers online reservation with a spectrum of hotels to choose from that would suit every need, budget and taste. Besides great hotel amenities, the website offers marvelous discount rates that make it easy for travelers to take off to see exotic places, enjoy the nightlife and sample the dishes from the secret cuisines of Thailand.

The best thing to do before planning your exotic leisure destination is to find a reliable website that would help you to find congenial surroundings with the best hotel accommodation rooms with the hottest deals and great discounts. You can save with the cheapest rates and have fun sightseeing besides being able to splurge on your vacation. Excitehotels have structured their website with gorgeous hideaways that transform dreams to reality. With Bangkok being one of the most popular cities in the world, tourists can take in the fantastic sights and explore the Rose Garden, the orchards, temples, the klongs of Bangkok, the floating markets, Wat Phra Kaeo (Temple of the Emerald Buddha), the innumerable places to see, shop, try out cuisines, enjoy the entertainment and the nightlife. With knowledge and know-how, this hotel agency also offers more than just luxury hotels and resorts so that travelers can spend less and get more from their vacation with the deep discounts and enjoy rest and tranquility with smaller, inexpensive accommodations with cheap hotels in Bangkok.

Excitehotels offers an attractive array of cheap hotels in Bangkok with up to 75% discount with the best rate guarantees. They assure their guests that confirmed rooms will be waiting on arrival and enhance their services with in-depth care where a vacation is transformed into a journey of a 1000 smiles.

About Excitehotels.com:

Excitehotels.com has been inspired with care as their motto and fine detail to celebrate the freedom of life. Excitehotels.com based in Singapore, has carved a niche as a number one hotel agency in Asia to provide the best rate guarantees with discount online bookings in Asia Pacific. With years of experience and expertise, the company has a vast database of hotel accommodations to suit all budgets and needs of tourists with exciting deep discount rates with online reservation. Providing their clients hotel reservation services with cost-effective hotel rates, the company has infused the detail of reservations for hotels with secure online booking and deep discounts that will help their guests to save tons of money with luxurious accommodation rooms on their website: www.excitehotels.com.

For more information: www.excitehotels.com

Contact: info@excitehotels.com

Tel: +65 6333 9335
Fax: + 65 6333 9980

Verizon announces self-service tools for wireline residential customers

January 28, 2010 By: Ub News Press Release Category: Science & Technology No Comments →

Verizon has significantly expanded and enhanced its self-service tools for wireline residential customers, enabling them to do everything from shopping for bundles of services to paying bills to fixing problems with TV and Internet services – at any time of day or night.

The online and voice-activated tools, the expansion and enhancement of which were announced Wednesday (Jan. 27), are designed to be easy for customers to use and to put them in direct control of their specific service needs.  The tools also meet the needs of consumers, a growing number of whom use self-service tools every day for such things as paying bills, purchasing airline tickets and making hotel reservations.

“The broadband connections we provide our customers have received wide industry acclaim for reliability and performance,” said Lou Sigillo, Verizon vice president of customer service strategy.  ”We’ve now taken that great technology and added diagnostic and self-managed tools that allow customers to obtain the service or products they need from us, whether it’s the middle of the afternoon or dead of night, often using the same tools our own customer service representatives use.

“And because we know some of our customers  prefer a more traditional path for customer service, Verizon’s highly trained customer service representatives remain just a phone call away,” said Sigillo.

Verizon Self Service Options Streamline How Customers Get What They Need

With the self-service expansion and enhancement, Verizon now has five signature self-service tools: the Support section of Verizon.com; online ordering for existing and new customers for bundles and a la carte services within Verizon.com; FiOS TV Interactive Media Guide (IMG); In-Home Agent (IHA) software; and a telephone voice response system.

Verizon.com/Online ordering

Verizon.com is the primary self-service destination for the company’s residential customers.  The site supports online ordering; a way for customers to learn about Verizon services; account management to view and pay bills; and interactive support options that help customers diagnose and resolve problems without ever having to place a phone call to Verizon.

Customers can also update their account information and pay bills online by registering for My Verizon.  As an added benefit, Verizon Perks is being offered exclusively to Verizon customers who are registered users of My Verizon.  The Verizon Perks program provides customers the opportunity to save money when purchasing gift cards from popular retailers.

Customers can use Verizon.com to learn about and order voice, Internet and TV services and obtain the best and most compelling promotional prices only available online.  Verizon.com also provides convenient “click to chat” options where live agents can assist customers with online ordering and other service tasks.  Click here (http://www22.verizon.com/residentialhelp/usercontrols/tour-popup.htm?LOBCode=C&PromoTCode=A0466&PromoSrcCode=V&POEId=VU1SP&CMP=DMC-A0466) to view a short video about, and take a tour of, Verizon’s online support center.

Interactive Media Guide and In-Home Agent

FiOS TV customers have access to some of the most advanced self-service capabilities, utilizing both the FiOS TV Interactive Media Guide and the In-Home Agent.  With the IMG, customers can order new channels, movies or premium services, troubleshoot their FiOS TV set-top box or program their remote controls to specific TVs, sound systems or digital video recorders, all on their TV screen.

Customers can also use the IMG to remedy problems with their TV service and watch a series of short videos on channel 131 that provide information about FiOS services and features. In 2009, Verizon experienced a 40 percent increase in the number of IMG transactions over the previous year.

The downloadable In-Home Agent tool for Verizon FiOS and High-Speed Internet customers provides users with direct access to an application that performs many of the same setup, management and troubleshooting functions that previously required assistance from a help-desk representative.

Back-office systems and information resources have been integrated to enable the In-Home Agent to provide customers with a simple point-and-click feature to perform functions such as configuring a new PC to work on a home Wi-Fi network, setting up e-mail accounts, remotely establishing parental viewing controls, and automatically fixing Internet access or video problems.  Usage of the In-Home Agent tool currently tops 1.2 million interactions per month.

With the Interactive Media Guide and In-Home Agent, customers can take advantage of quick codes which are a set of numbers related to FiOS TV customers on their TV screen that help pinpoint service issues using the network diagnostic system.  By calling a toll-free number and entering the on-screen quick code, a customer helps the diagnostic system identify the problem area — saving time, limiting the frustration of explaining the issue and resolving the problem.  Click here (http://www22.verizon.com/Residential/FiOSTV/MediaGuide/MediaGuide.htm) to watch a series of videos that showcase the value of the Interactive Media Guide for consumers.  Click here (http://vztv.verizon.com/Video.aspx?ProjectNumber=09568&Title=In+Home+Agent) and here (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IuNIZlzeXiI) to view short videos about the value of Verizon’s In-Home Agent to customers.

Telephone Voice Response System

For many common service requests, customers access Verizon’s self-service platform and the voice-activated services by dialing 1-800-VERIZON (1-800-837-4966).  This simple, efficient and single point of contact for Verizon was established in late 2008, and now handles more than half of all inbound service calls to Verizon.  The most widely used self-service solutions that customers can obtain by using Verizon’s voice recognition unit (VRU) are:

Bill balance and bill payment — Rather than waiting on hold to reach a service representative, the VRU interprets a customer’s request for either a current bill balance or desire to pay the current balance and eliminates the need to do anything further.  These two VRU applications are currently used during more than half of all calls placed by customers.

Self-installation of set-top boxes — Customers who have either gone to a Verizon Plus Store to pick up a set-top box or had one shipped to them can utilize the VRU to hear instructions on self-installing and activating their box.  This application is currently used during 80 percent of all calls placed by customers involving set-top boxes.

The VRU system can also help customers create a repair ticket, run a diagnostic test on their home voice line to determine the location of line trouble, and even help fix a calling feature such as three-way calling.

Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ), headquartered in New York, is a global leader in delivering broadband and other wireless and wireline communications services to mass market, business, government and wholesale customers.  Verizon Wireless operates America’s most reliable wireless network, serving more than 91 million customers nationwide.  Verizon also provides converged communications, information and entertainment services over America’s most advanced fiber-optic network, and delivers innovative, seamless business solutions to customers around the world.  A Dow 30 company, Verizon employs a diverse workforce of approximately 222,900 and last year generated consolidated revenues of more than $107 billion.  For more information, visit www.verizon.com.

VERIZON’S ONLINE NEWS CENTER: Verizon news releases, executive speeches and biographies, media contacts, high quality video and images, and other information are available at Verizon’s News Center on the World Wide Web at www.verizon.com/news.  To receive news releases by e-mail, visit the News Center and register for customized automatic delivery of Verizon news releases.

Toshiba 55 SV 685 D LCD TV reviews published by Televisions.com

January 27, 2010 By: lukeallentv Category: Entertainment No Comments →

Televisions.com is an international platform offering reviews, news, and background articles for the TV, projector, and Blu-ray player markets. The team combines years of experience in the consumer-electronics industry with an arsenal of sophisticated measurement technology to provide reliable, reproducible analysis of device quality and performance. For TV reviews, Televisions.com uses both laboratory measurements and subjective evaluation of picture quality to derive an overall rating; the Toshiba 55 SV 685 D scored 8.2 out of 10 points. The review praises the TV’s high contrast ratio and wide range of picture controls, but criticises shortcomings such as blur in 576i/p signals and awkward DVB-C operation. The review recommends the TV both for everyday TV viewing and the home cinema, paying homage to the set’s clean picture and accurate colours. But in reference to the TV’s massive current selling price, the site’s editor-in-chief, Florian Friedrich, said: “It just goes to show that even three thousand pounds can’t buy perfection.”

Televisions.com is critical of the Toshiba’s lack of internet access, a feature it expects to find at this price point. The TV’s operation also failed to impress the reviewer, who admits that the menu is clear and well-structured, but points out annoying shortcomings in the channel management. Picture quality, on the other hand, gets a general thumbs-up, with the review praising the screen’s brightness and convincing colours. It then goes on to offer users some advice on choosing the correct Film mode, as well as a list of calibrated settings designed to optimise the picture for HD content in a dark home cinema. One reviewer summarised the set’s performance by saying: “The Toshiba 55 SV 685 D lives up to its price tag in terms of HD picture quality, but fails to deliver in key areas such as SD up-scaling and multimedia. If you want a TV purely for watching Blu-ray, this is one to add to your shortlist.”

Press contact:
Matt Morgan
28 Magnolia Gardens
Edgware, Middlesex HA8 9GH, UK
Tel.: +91 2040 712 415,
eMail: lukeallentv@gmail.com

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January 27, 2010Televisions.com is an international platform offering reviews, news, and background articles for the TV, projector, and Blu-ray player markets. The team combines years of experience in the consumer-electronics industry with an arsenal of sophisticated measurement technology to provide reliable, reproducible analysis of device quality and performance. For TV reviews, Televisions.com uses both laboratory measurements and subjective evaluation of picture quality to derive an overall rating; the Toshiba 55 SV 685 D scored 8.2 out of 10 points. The review praises the TV’s high contrast ratio and wide range of picture controls, but criticises shortcomings such as blur in 576i/p signals and awkward DVB-C operation. The review recommends the TV both for everyday TV viewing and the home cinema, paying homage to the set’s clean picture and accurate colours. But in reference to the TV’s massive current selling price, the site’s editor-in-chief, Florian Friedrich, said: “It just goes to show that even three thousand pounds can’t buy perfection.”

Televisions.com is critical of the Toshiba’s lack of internet access, a feature it expects to find at this price point. The TV’s operation also failed to impress the reviewer, who admits that the menu is clear and well-structured, but points out annoying shortcomings in the channel management. Picture quality, on the other hand, gets a general thumbs-up, with the review praising the screen’s brightness and convincing colours. It then goes on to offer users some advice on choosing the correct Film mode, as well as a list of calibrated settings designed to optimise the picture for HD content in a dark home cinema. One reviewer summarised the set’s performance by saying: “The Toshiba 55 SV 685 D lives up to its price tag in terms of HD picture quality, but fails to deliver in key areas such as SD up-scaling and multimedia. If you want a TV purely for watching Blu-ray, this is one to add to your shortlist.”

Press contact:
Matt Morgan
28 Magnolia Gardens
Edgware, Middlesex HA8 9GH, UK
Tel.: +91 2040 712 415,
eMail: lukeallentv@gmail.com

Multinationals Given Tools To Cut Costs By Unifying Telecoms Reporting And Analysis

January 26, 2010 By: Gaurav Singh Category: Science & Technology No Comments →

CTI Group launches Analysis 7 ‘MNC’ Reporting Module to help multinational corporations (MNCs) with regional and global offices to unify their billing, analysis and reporting on telecoms consumption and spend, irrespective of currency

To satisfy demand from multinational corporations (MNCs) keen to centralise and control their telecoms billing and analysis across the globe, CTI Group is to launch a new ‘MNC’ Reporting Module. The additional module on the company’s Analysis 7 tool, gives authorised staff within the management teams of larger corporate businesses a detailed analytical view of their entire telecoms usage from across the nation or globe via one central application, delivered in the format and the currency of their choice.

Andy Wilson, Vice President of Sales and Marketing International at CTI Group comments: “In the current economic climate, businesses with multiple offices; regionally or internationally, are looking for ways to unify their various billing solutions into one platform. This not only makes it easier to manage, but also gives those staff a clear outline of spend, presenting it in a format that highlights areas that can be streamlined and usage that can be better managed.”

Until now, telecom carriers have been unable to meet MNC expectations by not providing a centralised, clear, unified reporting mechanism, as highlighted in a recent survey by analysts Ovum, which demonstrated the gap between the billing and analysis functionality currently provided, and that which is actually required in the field by MNCs.

“Larger businesses out there are looking for a carrier that provides bulk purchasing discounts, centralised billing, currency exchange, taxation reporting and policy control across their entire business. Working together with the Telco, CTI Group and Analysis 7 can provide the tools required to meet these needs. The application requires minimal training to get started and the simple to use interface gives management teams the opportunity to analyse their contract according to their corporate criteria; it can be integrated into existing telco or MNC portals; helping them to get the best from their provider,” adds Wilson.

For more information regarding Analysis 7 please contact Ella Crook at CTI Group (ecrook@ctigroup.com)

or visit www.ctigroupuk.com

About CTI Group
CTI Group (Holdings) Inc. is an international provider of electronic invoice management, VoIP and mobile telephony applications. CTI Group’s product suites offer a full array of solutions from call recording and call accounting to e-billing and analytics. CTI Group’s products are used by some of the top service providers and major corporations in North America and EMEA. Headquartered in Indianapolis, CTI Group maintains an overseas office in London and another in Blackburn in the UK. For more information, please visit CTI Group’s website at www.ctigroupuk.com

All Access Networking, LLC buys and sells used telephony equipment

January 26, 2010 By: Gaurav Singh Category: Science & Technology No Comments →

All Access Networking, LLC (http://www.allaccessnetworking.com) buys and sells used and refurbished networking, telephony, telecom, and VOIP equipment from Dialogic, Cisco, Cantata, Excel, Audiocodes, and Quintum.

All Access Networking, LLC (http://www.allaccessnetworking.com) is one of the largest providers of used and refurbished networking technology in the world. We have in stock millions of dollars in Cisco, Audiocodes, Quintum, Dialogic, Cantata, and Excel switching gear that is available and ready to ship today!  If we don’t currently have in stock what you are looking for, we can find what you want – just ask and we will get it for you.

We buy and sell a large variety of used and refurbished telephony equipment. Please visit http://www.allaccessnetworking.com and send us your lists of used equipment you are looking to buy or surplus telephony equipment you wish to sell.

In addition to the significant cost saving you get from purchasing our used and refurbished Dialogic, Cantata, Excel, Cisco, Audiocodes, and Quintum products, you can lower your total cost of ownership by using our products as part of your “spares” strategy instead of paying ridiculous dollars for telephony hardware maintenance agreements.

Also, you can reclaim your investment in your current telephony hardware by selling it back to us or trading it in with your next product purchase!

Lastly, go green by buying and selling used telephony networking gear. It’s not only good for your budget but it’s also good for the environment!

SafeDesk’s Cloud Computing “ManagedPC” Gaining Interest Among Broadband Providers

January 26, 2010 By: Gaurav Singh Category: Science & Technology No Comments →

SafeDesk Solutions’ initial release of their cloud computing platform, the ManagedPC, is gathering attention and a growing acceptance from local telephone companies and broadband service providers who see the product as a way to add value to and strengthen their customer relationships.

Phil Autrey, CEO of SafeDesk SafeDesk says, “Our product effectively addresses the two main business issues we hear in our discussions with the service providers. How do we grow revenue and reduce churn rates?”

Broadband providers offer the ManagedPC to their customers in a “service bundle” that includes the end-user equipment (netbook, laptop), the ManagedPC service and a broadband product, typically a DSL service. Terry Sticka, SafeDesk’s Bus Dev Director, says, “offering the product as a low-cost, multi-year service bundle gives the service providers an effective tool to retain existing broadband subscribers and attract new broadband subscribers. We are also seeing the use of introductory pricing packages as a ‘win-back’ strategy for subscribers they have lost to other providers.”

Service providers have the choice to deploy the ManagedPC service as either a fully hosted service using SafeDesk’s cloud computing resources or deployed using the service providers existing infrastructure. The hosted approach eliminates capital expense for the service provider to purchase the equipment to bring the product into their marketplace and is the predominant choice to introduce the product to the marketplace. SafeDesk works with the service providers to customize the user interface and brand the look and feel of the product by adding local logos, website links and advertising.

But it’s more than just price that attracts both service providers and their subscribers to the ManagedPC. Autrey states the company’s vision; “We believe the current models for deploying and leveraging the power of the internet are fundamentally broken, ultimately proving to be costly and confusing to the majority of users who only want it to be simple to use and want it to work all the time. Most internet users don’t want, and frankly, don’t need a PC that’s expensive, complicated and subjects them to constant updates for virus protection and operating system patches” said Autrey. “They really only want to logon to check their personal email, check the weather, surf the web, and logoff. They want it be simple, safe and at a reasonably low cost.”

Included with the ManagedPC is a fully-equipped productivity platform that includes an Office Suite, Photo Editing Software, a VOIP softphone, and thousands of unique applications. The product will provide a fully functional PC experience regardless of connectivity type or connection status to continue working on local applications through loss of network connection.


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