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HP launches laser printer

HP launched an expanded portfolio of environmentally-responsible imaging and printing products and solutions, including industry-first innovations for small and midsize businesses (SMBs). HP’s new offerings help SMBs to obtain more value from their IT investments in the wake of a strong market recovery and to reduce energy and paper use, reduce costs and reduce environmental impact.

“Only HP can combine an exciting new portfolio of industry-first products that offer a reduction in environmental impact,” said Hewlett-Packard Asia Pacific and Japan, Imaging and Printing Group, Senior Vice President John Solomon. “HP is a leader in environmental sustainability, it is in our DNA to deliver solutions that make it easy for customers to reduce their environmental impact and save money. This aligns with our goal to remain the partner of choice for SMBs in Asia Pacific by providing a value equation that encompasses how we can help SMBs go green for their bottom-line and accelerate their business growth,” he said.

The affordable, HP LaserJet P1102 and P1102w printers help customers affordably increase efficiency. In addition, with HP Smart Install, the HP LaserJet Pro1102w lets SMB owners quickly connect and print on-the-go or from virtually anywhere in the home or small office.

Designed for home or small office users who want an affordable HP LaserJet printer that’s easy to use and helps conserve energy and resources, the HP LaserJet Pro1102w printer enables significant energy savings of up to 50 percent over competitive laster products, using Instant-on Technology, increased efficiency and reduced environmental impact.

SMBs can also get additional, effortless savings with HP Auto-On/Auto-Off technology which turns the device on and off automatically, and HP Smart Web Printing, which cuts paper wastage by printing only the desired content. This sleek, space-saving printer also comes with less packaging, plus free cartridge recycling with HP Planet Partners to help reduce customers’ environmental impact.

HP’s industry-first Auto-On/Auto-Off technology lets users print instantly even if the printer has gone into Auto-Off mode, allowing for reduced energy consumption while still giving SMBs the convenience and speed needed to work efficiently.

For desktop HP LaserJet printers, HP’s Auto-On/Auto-Off technology helps customers use up to three times less energy than in a device’s normal sleep mode, automatically powering down printers after a period of inactivity and putting them into a mode that uses less than one watt of power.

Canon to launch fourth generation iR copiers

The Canon iR fourth generation multifunction features customizable document policies, integrated storage folders, electronic document tracking, enhanced document workflow and security and ability to self service and remote maintenance.

“There is no other copier that can compete with the range of functions that the new Canon iR series offers,” said Metropolitan Office Sales and Marketing Head Ali Asgar Roshanali for Canon multifunction and copiers at the sole distributors for Canon in Sri Lanka.

The Canon iR fourth generation series will be launched at the Hilton Colombo Residencies 16 July.

Experts on advanced multifunction technology from Canon Singapore will make a presentation on the future in technology worldwide, while the Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology MD/CEO, Prof. Lalith Gamage will give an insight into the local trends in Information Technologies and Sri Lanka’s way forward.

Link Natural wins IPM Award

Link Natural the Sri Lankan knowledge based company was able to contain costs without retrenching staff, freezing recruitment, containing salary increments or bonuses. This made them emerge as winners of the IPM Industrial Relations Award 2010, at the recently concluded International HR Conference held in Colombo.

Close links with staff members as HR business partners, gain sharing, performance based compensation, internal communications, human resource development, outsourcing, unitarism in IR , in-house unions and employee engagement were some of the strategies used by the company.

The Link HR team comprised Executive Director Dr. Ananda Jayawardena, Assistant Manager HR Priyantha Kolonnage and Assistant Manager HR Muditha Peiris.

Sala launches ProSat GPS device

Sala Geo Information Systems Pvt Ltd (Sala GIS), a subsidiary of Sala Enterprises, yesterday launched ‘Sala ProSat’, a novel GPS Navigation System and available to the general public.

The Global Positioning System (GPS) is a U.S. space-based radio navigation system that provides reliable positioning, navigation and timing services to civilian users on a continuous worldwide basis. GPS provides accurate location and time information for an unlimited number of people in all weather, day and night, anywhere in the world. A GPS receiver calculates its position by precisely timing the signals sent by the GPS satellites high above the Earth.

Sala GIS Managing Director Chinthaka Wijewickrama said, “Our main intention is to take advantage of Sri Lanka’s post-war economic boom including the projected massive development in the tourism sector. We are confident that the introduction of this GPS Navigation System will not only be of immense benefit to a very large cross section of users, but will be a national asset and greatly enhance the country’s image in the region”.

Outlining some of the advantages and benefits, Sri Lanka could achieve by using the ‘Sala ProSat’ GPS Navigation System, Wijewickrama said that it helps one find and navigate any address in Sri Lanka. It also provides turn by turn guidance for travelling to any place along a shortest or fastest route. The user will thus save fuel and time to a greater extent and thereby an overall saving of national resources.

It has over 100,000 important landmarks and points of interest such as fuel stations, ATMs, banks, hospitals, hotels, parks, police stations etc.

Sala ProSat’s maps are all prepared according to Sri Lanka’s traffic law and considering the status of roads in this country.

NSB goes to Karainagar

Gayan Kanchana In Jaffna

National Savings Bank (NSB) opened its 169th branch at Karainagar in Jaffna on Sunday.

NSB Chairman Pradeep Kariyawasam said, “NSB has come a long way and today it reaches a significant milestone in the bank’s history by opening a branch at Karainagar in Jaffna. Through this branch we expect to implement many loan schemes such as fisheries, agriculture and toddy tapping.”

“In the near future, the bank will celebrate its 40th anniversary. NSB is still a sleeping giant but to awaken this giant very soon we implement a corporate advertising campaign. The bank’s ultimate goal is to be the best performing and profitable bank in the country.

NSB is the only local bank to receive AAA Fitch ratings for seven consecutive years and by today NSB is the third large assets base bank in the country,” he said.