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HCL Infosystems Ltd launches Beanstalk Home Wonder series

Media Wonder card introduced for the first time in India

New Delhi, March 03, 2003 - HCL Frontline, the distribution arm of HCL Infosystems, India's premier information enabling and integration company, today announced the launch of the Beanstalk Home Wonder PC. A unique feature of the PC is the " Media Wonder Card", introduced for the first time in India, which allows the user to utilize the PC as a home theater system, an intelligent TV, a DVD player, an ACD player or a MP3 player with all controls equipped in a single handy remote and can even become a complete gaming console. One can play, forward, rewind, pause and record TV programs, time shifting, control volume, select language, control speed of fast forward and rewind with the highly sensitive remote, and like any multi-media product, this PC can be operated with a remote, without using keyboard and mouse.

The biggest advantage that HCL Beanstalk enjoys over the competition is that it comes with the world's best sound and display system. The all-new Altec Lansing system, the only one of its kind to come with five plus one speakers and sub woofers, offers the unmatchable digital Dolby surround sound effect. These speakers provide a deep bass surround sound, comparable to the best audio systems available in the market.

The other selling point of the new Beanstalk PC is the completely flat, high-resolution, anti-glare monitor range, with a unique space saving design available in of size 17" and above. The state-of the-art monitor displays a maximum resolution of 1280 X 1024 at 60Hz, is flicker free and guaranteed to be anti-static and anti-glare.

Announcing the launch of the Home Wonder, Mr. Rajendra Kumar, V.P Operations, HCL Infosystems Ltd., said, "HCL Infosystems is dedicated to bringing the latest and the best innovations in technology to its customers. The Home Wonder series is our latest offering to the home users and is intended to comprehensively address all their multi media needs in addition to providing a complete computing experience to the users. Our latest innovation complements the other entertainment devices in a home, making the PC a truly durable purchase. In keeping with our endeavor of providing value for money, we are offering premium features to our costumers at a very competitive price point." The Beanstalk, India's first home computer, was launched in 1995 with a view to addressing the fast emerging home market.

The Home Wonder PC is equipped with a Pentium IV 2.4 and 3 GHz processor and the Windows XP home operating software, the most advanced OS for PCs in the Home segment. In addition to its multi-media features, this HCL Beanstalk is bundled with a variety of work-related features such as the Microsoft Encarta encyclopedia, Classteacher, XP Plus etc. Another key feature of the Beanstalk range is that all the applications are operational in 11 Indian languages.

"The Beanstalk is a 'home' PC in the true sense of the word", Mr Kumar added. "Our aim has always been to offer something to each member of the family and we are proud to have constantly met and surpassed customers expectations. The Home Wonder is the only PC that complements all the other home entertainment devices. It is a step further in the direction of making the PC a durable purchase and as multi-functional as possible."

About HCL Infosystems

HCL Infosystems, India's premier information enabling and integration company, offers its customers technology solutions across multiple platforms. It has partnerships with some leading global player like Intel, Toshiba, HP, Ericsson, Microsoft, Nokia and Sun Microsystems among others.

HCL Infosystems has direct customer services center across 160 locations and two ISO 9001 certified state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities. With a mission to provide world-class information technology solutions and services to enable its customers to serve their customers better, HCL Infosystems is forever setting new standards of IT in the country.