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June 5, 2004
HCL revolutionises digital entertainment in India

NEW DELHI -- HCL Infosystems, India's premier information enabling and integration company, recently launched the Beanstalk Neo, a convergence product that blends futuristic style with pioneering technology. It is available countrywide through the company's channel network.

The PC comes with a 17 inch integrated high-resolution, anti-glare flat LCD monitor and 1280x768 support -- 16:9 aspect ratio. Among the features that make it the ideal, entertainment powerhouse are a wireless keyboard and mouse, built-in TV tuner, DVD/CD player/recorder, MP3 capability, an FM radio, gaming tools, a photo editor and a Web browser. It can create, edit, store and screen digital home movies and photos. The Beanstalk Neo is equipped with an Intel Pentium IV 2.8GHz with Hyper-Threading technology, 800 MHz FSB and Windows XP Media Center Edition 2004 operating software.

The product allows user to pause and rewind live TV and radio, record an entire TV series or genre and watch shows at their convenience, experience digital photos, videos, and DVDs with friends and family, put their world of music at fingertips with jukebox and get connected to a world of digital movies, music and more. In addition to its multi-media features, it also offers the dream pack with five Microsoft games, 100 songs, five movies and 10 karaoke.

Launching the Beanstalk Neo, Ajai Chowdhry, chairman and CEO, HCL Infosystems Ltd., said, "The Beanstalk Neo will transform digital entertainment for the Indian user. The Beanstalk range, ever since its advent in 1995, has always brought the best-of-breed technology to the Indian consumer and kept him in-step with the latest innovations worldwide. We see a trend today where the user wants a multi-functional product combined with ease of use. The Neo has been designed keeping the requirement of today's demanding consumer in mind. Concisely put, the Neo is not just a new PC, it is a revolution. It is computer technology invading entertainment."

Rajiv Kaul, managing director, Microsoft Corp., said: "The proliferation of various technology products and services has complicated the life of the consumer, and they are demanding simplicity, ease-of-use and holistic offerings that work. The Windows XP Media Center Edition 2004 is an example of integrating software, hardware and services to create simple and compelling entertainment experiences that enhance the lives of users. For all these functions jammed into the PC, HCL's Beanstalk Neo is sexy enough to be in a living room. It is an experience computing."

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Beanstalk Neo blends futuristic style with pioneering technology.
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