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22 November 2012

“GLOBAL Technology Conclave – Journey to discover the most efficient IT Solutions to improve the Learning Experience” organized by SIPSS GLOBAL at THE CATHOLIC BOARD OF EDUCATION Mangalore  is blessed with the presence of the hon’ble chief guest Rev. Fr. Wilson V. D’Souza. Secretary, Catholic board of Education Mangalore, Principals, Deans, Head of the institutions & Computer In-charges of different schools and colleges of around 150 Persons were traveled far to share experience and to engage with each other and certainly made this conclave fruitful and productive. 

The following Technology Leaders showcased their innovative solutions, 

•     NComputing
•     Sprout ON Web (Paatshala)
•     Vigyan Labs Innovations
•     Inttelix Security Solutions
•     ELMO Global & COMM-Singapore

The Conclave purely enabled a great platform to discuss on the Quality needs to improve education in order to prosper, because a country needs a great Higher education system. Hon’ble chief guest Rev. Fr. Wilson V. D’Souza. Secretary, Catholic board of Education Mangalore officially Inaugurated the conclave.

Event Coverage as below

Mr. Shanoj P & Mr. Surya Kumar H.S. (SIPSS-GLOBAL) Welcoming Hon’ble chief guest Rev. Fr. Wilson V. D’Souza. Secretary, Catholic board of Education Mangalore.

Mr. Surya Kumar H.S (SIPSS-GLOBAL) welcoming Mr. Santhosh A (Channel Manager - Karnataka of NComputing)

Mr. Surya Kumar H.S (SIPSS-GLOBAL) welcoming Mr. Shivakumar (Business Head - Indian Operations of Sprout On Web)

Mr. Surya Kumar H.S (SIPSS-GLOBAL) welcoming Mr. Abiv John (Director - Marketing of Vigyan Labs Innovations )

Mr. Surya Kumar H.S (SIPSS-GLOBAL) welcoming Mr. Srinivasan G (Regional Sales Manager - of Inttelix Security Solutions)

Mr. Achyut A Kulkarni (SIPSS-GLOBAL) from his welcome speech

Getting ready to inaugurate the conclave

Rev. Fr. Wilson V. D’Souza. Secretary, Catholic board of Education Mangalore is inaugurating the Conclave, (From Right) Mr. Achyut Kulkarni (SIPSS-GLOBAL), Mr. Surya Kumar H S (SIPSS-GLOBAL), Mr. Srinivasan (Inttelix Security Solutions), Mr. Santhosh (NComputing), Mr. Shivakumar (Sprout On Web), Mr. Abiv John (Vigyan Lab Innovations).

Mr. Surya Kumar H.S (Director- SIPSS-GLOBAL) 

Mr. Srinivasan G (Regional Sales Manager - Inttelix Software Solutions)

Mr. Santhosh A (Channel Manager - Karnataka of NComputing) 

Mr. Shivakumar (Business Head - Indian Operations of Sprout On Web)

Mr. Surya Kumar H.S (Director - SIPSS-GLOBAL is addressing on About SIPSS-GLOBAL) His speech summary as follow...

"SIPSS GLOBAL – A Global Technology Provider in south India clearly focus to improve the reach with right technology and solutions backed with a non- compromised service delivery, Focus of improving the ”value” delivery than the product and solution, helps us to retain our customers with High Rating. We always behaved like an extended IT Team for their business. Our company is always engaged in a search of innovative IT Solutions, we are here today to showcase such great innovations, we have already successfully delivered and maintained in various institutions across the country, their feedbacks are really inspiring us to serve more
We believe our Technology Conclave will empower / inspire you to discover the most efficient IT Solutions to improve the learning experience. Understanding customer business challenges and driving our support delivery Team to meet the customer expectation and beyond, always made us to enjoy and cherish the relationships. I take this opportunity to welcome you all again to discover the latest IT Solutions to empower & bring out the best innovation out of you… " 

Rev. Fr. Wilson V. D’Souza. Secretary, Catholic board of Education Mangalore - Inaugural speech

               Event registration Team (Mr. Mahesh P K (Right) and Mr. Shanoj of SIPSS-GLOBAL)

Mr. Shivakumar (Business Head - Indian Operations of Sprout On Web) Showcasing the  First Town Hall session on Education e-Management. Described the Challenges faced by the Indian Schools and how Sprout On Web and SIPSS-GLOBAL together can enable the rejuvenation to the Existing System.

Mr. Shivakumar Winding up his Town hall- Great Responses from the Audience- A great Start of the conclave !!!!

Mr. Abiv John (Director - Marketing of Vigyan Labs Innovations ) - Town hall on IPMPlus (Intelligent Green Solution to power management) showcasing the importance of efficient power management by describing the importance of Energy Saving with the evident help of Gartner & Forrester survey reports. And made the participants to discover the invisible losses and how IPMPlus can improve the power saving and efficiency  with a proper and disciplined IT Deployment.

Mr. Shivakumar ( Sprout On Web) & C K Sreegith (SIPSS-GLOBAL)

Mr. Shivakumar of Inttelix - Town hall Session on Bio-metric, Specially Facial Bio-metric, GPS & Office 365 Solutions from Microsoft.

Mr. Murali of COMM Products Technologies Pte Ltd. from his Town Hall session, Explaining AVSI Solutions from COMM.

Mr. Sarat Chandra Prasad (South Head – NComputing), Addressing the town Hall session- Most awaited session for the audience, Mr Sarat Got inspired from the Audience response and had a truly interactive Town Hall session (See the following snaps from his session)

Vote of Thanks By Mrs. Precilla D'souza (Principal of St. Aloysius English Medium School - URWA)

Snaps from the Valedictory Function Mrs. Precilla D'souza (Principal of St. Aloysius English Medium School - URWA) From Left  Rev. Fr. Wilson V. D’Souza. Secretary, Catholic board of Education Mangalore, Mr. Sarat Chandra Prasad (South Head – NComputing), Mr. Srinivasan G (Regional Sales Manager - Inttelix Software Solutions), Mr. Abiv John (Director - Marketing of Vigyan Labs Innovations), Mr. C K Sreegith (Manager - Operations SIPSS-GLOBAL) & Mr. Colin S Furtado (Leads - Specialist SIPSS-GLOBAL)

Persons Behind the Conclave  Mr. Colin S Furtado (Leads - Specialist SIPSS-GLOBAL) in Center & Mr. C K Sreegith (Manager - Operations SIPSS-GLOBAL) second from Left side,With Rev. Fr. Wilson V. D’Souza. Secretary, Catholic board of Education Mangalore, Mr. Abiv John (Director - Marketing of Vigyan Labs Innovations) in Left side & Mr. Murali of COMM Products Technologies Pte Ltd (Right)

How to Enable a Proper Green Computing?

Being a leading IT Solution Enabling company we are responsible to communicate the latest trends in the technology and assist you in understanding how we could make use of it to enable a better IT deployment and maintenance, Being part of enterprise IT Support delivery Team and taking care of your IT infrastructure you will be happy to have the following Automated feature to enable a better support extended to your users by creating a proper deployment strategy, and utilizing the available resources at the optimal level etc. We are happy to address the following concerns probably you wish to address

•             A proper automated IT Asset management Package:- Automated IT asset and configuration discovery for all the active IT assets in the Network, All hardware and software details
•            Performance Monitoring to understand how efficiently we are using the computers, Laptops, Servers etc
•            A proper Power utilization trend and analysis to strategize a proper power plan to enable Power Savings
•            Centralized management of the above simply from the central console
•            Option to set the policy to automatically shut down and power on the Desktops/Servers via WOL from the central console
•            Strategize a proper power management plan policy for the enterprise
•            Start giving more happy and efficient returns to your organization in the form of reduced Power consumption
•            All in all Discover how you can implement a Proper Green Computing in all practical sense

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Vigyanlabs Innovations is a highly innovative science and technology company in Mysore providing 'clean and green' solutions. Award Winning Intelligent Green Solution to Power Management- Started emerging and becoming an efficient tool to the CIOs.

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Green computing

Green computing, the study and practice of efficient and eco-friendly computing resources, is now under the attention of not only environmental organizations, but also businesses from other industries. In recent years, companies in the computer industry have come to realize that going green is in their best interest, both in terms of public relations and reduced costs. This article will take a look at several green initiatives currently under way in the computer industry, as well as issues that have been raised regarding these initiatives. http://sipssglobal.blogspot.in/2012/09/green-computing.html The field of "green technology " encompasses a broad range of subjects — from new energy-generation techniques to the study of advanced materials to be used in our daily life. Green technology focuses on reducing the environmental impact of industrial processes and innovative technologies caused by the Earth’s growing population. It has taken upon itself the goal to provide society’s needs in ways that do not damage or deplete natural resources. Mainly this means creating fully recyclable products, reducing pollution, proposing alternative technologies in various fields, and creating a center of economic activity around technologies that benefit the environment. Perhaps the most talked about aspect of green technology is the promise of alternative energy sources. Sun, wind, water, sugar — we’ve heard about them all. However, scientists are working on other aspects of the problem as well, testing building materials and studying chemical processes to reduce the use and generation of hazardous substances. Nanotechnology is also being used in an attempt to manipulate materials at the nanometer scale; scientists are hoping it can transform manufacturing on a global level, from government purchasing to a technological revolution. The huge amount of computing manufactured worldwide has a direct impact on environment issues, and scientists are conducting numerous studies in order to reduce the negative impact of computing technology on our natural resources. Companies are addressing e-waste by offering take-back recycling programs and other solutions, with lower energy consumption and less wasted hardware. A central point of research is testing and applying alternative nonhazardous materials in the products’ manufacturing process. Let us Understand it better We can't live without PCs, so let’s learn how to live with them in a way that makes them friendlier to the environment. Currently, PC’s consume far too much electricity and generate too much e-waste to to be considered an Eco-friendly solution by today’s standards. With a typical PC taking approximately 110 watts to run, and with well over 1 billion of them on the planet, it’s easy to understand what the Silicon Valley Toxics Commission is saying about e-waste is being the fastest growing part of the waste stream. Green Computing is the Future The benefits of green computing are clear. As the number of PCs approaches 2 Billion by 2015, the potential savings related to energy use , CO2 emissions and e-waste are undeniable. The Global Impact of Billions of PCs How many computers are actually in use? According to a report by Forrester Research, by the end of 2008, there were over one billion PCs in use worldwide. As PC adoption grows globally, it is estimated that there will be more than two billion PCs in use by 2015. It took 27 years to reach one billion but will only take 7 more years to double that number. With this trend, something needs to change. If NComputing systems were used at a ratio of 6 NComputing devices to each PC: Energy use would decline by over 143 billion kilowatt hours per year CO2 emissions would decrease by 114 million metric tons. That’s like planting 550 million trees! E-waste would be reduced by 7.9 million metric tons Current Available Solutions Simple and Efficient Solution by Using Desktop Virtualization  Today's PCs are so powerful that we no longer need one PC per person. We can tap into the excess power in one PC and share it with many users. NComputing thin client devices use just 1 to 5 watts, last for a decade, and generate just a few ounces of e-waste. Not only is this a simple solution to a complex problem, the efficiencies achieved using this technology are amazing. NComputing solutions save 75% on hardware, and since they draw less than 5 watts of power, you can reduce your energy footprint by as much as 90% per user. NComputing thin client devices produce practically no heat, reducing the need for energy-consuming air conditioning. Electricity savings alone can pay for the NComputing virtual desktops in as little as one year Power generation One major green computing change that will benefit the environment, is to use alternative power sources.Most energy providers now have an option for using "green power" generated from Solar, windmills, hydroelectric, photovoltaic panels, or nuclear sources, although some of these sources are perceived to be more environmentally friendly than others.  Solar UPS system, one among the most convenient and growing technology specially designed for urban houses and commercial institutions, which require and un-interrupted power source with a considerable saving in electricity bill. The main power source of the system is Solar PV Modules, which produces DC electricity from sunlight. This DC electricity is stored into the batteries. The sine wave inverter of the Power Conditioning Unit converts DC into AC to supply the AC loads. Works from solar (INVERTER mode) when battery is fully charged and continue to work in this mode till battery state of charge reaches 50% Changes over to Mains supply, when battery state of charge become 50%. At this moment, if utility power is not available, system continue to work in Inverter mode till battery state of charge reaches 20%. In MAINS  mode, if utility power fails, it automatically change over to INVERTER mode When battery state of charge become 20%, energize a contact, which can start a diesel generator or external power source like wind mills etc. Key Features:  Maximum utilization of Solar Energy Energy Management Function Microprocessor controlled Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT) Built-in Automatic Voltage regulation (AVR) Pure Sine Wave Inverter Built-in over voltage and short circuit protection Intelligent Power management Solutions Above two methods surely call for a fresh investment, Still if we want to manage to control the power consumption, The solid solution is the usage of effective power management- to enable and ensure the proper deployment we would like to introduce IPM Plus Solution which empower your green initiatives  IPMPlus Approach to Power Management 'Discover, Measure, Analyze and Save' 'Policies based on power consumption, system usage, application usage' Comprehensive Metering of Power Consumption at Node Level, Rack Level, PDU Level, UPS Level enables you to measure and optimize the energy consumption and savings.  IPMPlus is based on a US Patented Application Sensors that detect which applications are active and intelligently turns off various power hungry components in the system, without interrupting the user's work. Application Sensors are configured for commonly used desktop and server applications. Unified Dashboard shows real time status, events, power consumption, peak load and savings. Detailed reporting enables you to track and manage your energy consumption at organization, group and a node level. With Integrated Performance and Energy Measurements, Manage your IT Utilization, Energy Usage, Capacity and Demand efficiently.  Power Policies can be defined centrally via IPM Management Console and policies can be applied to desktops / servers remotely. The enterprise edition allows creation of multiple workgroups of users and the power policies can be customized for every workgroup. A hierarchy of administrators can be created and role based access can be enabled for administrators to manage one or more workgroups. Integrated IT Asset Discovery & Event Reporting - Enables Tracking and Management of IT assets and their status  Global Scheduler - Enables scheduling of Power Polices, jobs at Group and Node Level based on the workload pattern  Summary The combination of above all may ensure a proper and efficient Green computing deployment, There are many more regulations are expected from the government side soon. As part of a responsible organization implementation of green computing and preserving the natural blessing to the next generation is one among the key moral responsibility. Kindly understand the possibilities and keep looking for implementing such solutions and spread the messages across.