Tata Teleservices (Maharashtra) Limited (TTML), in a strategic tie up with Novatium Solutions, has launched the Nova netPC, world's first home computing service with a globally patented breakthrough technology - "DUDM"- Desktop Utility Delivery Model, in Mumbai. According to a company release, Nova netPC comes at a price of Rs. 2499/-* with a monthly subscription package starting from Rs. 350/-.

Nova netPC is a thin-client based network computer that can be used for both Windows and Linux operating systems and accessing the Internet. Nova netPC also runs local applications using USB peripherals. Nova netPC's server driven delivery feature makes it an obsolescence free desktop, as all the updates are carried out centrally through the server. It has the technical superiority to match with all software advancements and comes with the simplicity of an appliance.

Features like parental support make it an ideal choice for families with growing children. Maintenance hassles become a thing of the past with automatic virus scans and other software updates. A low, first- time, investment also makes it the computing solution of choice.

Referring to this tie-up, Mr. Ramesh Iyer, Head – Enterprise Business, said, "TTML's broadband service, powered by Novatium's patented technology, will help take computing to TTML's fixed line customers and democratize access to information. With its wide spread fiber connectivity and infrastructure, TTML hopes to usher in the computing and broadband revolution. The width and the quality of TTML's fiber connectivity in the city of Mumbai and across Maharashtra will substantially enrich the Nova netPC user's experience in accessing the Internet and other computing applications."

Mr. Alok Singh, CEO, Novatium Solutions Pvt. Ltd. said, "Novatium's Nova netPC is an affordable and simple desktop. We have made it very user friendly so that it can now be operated like any household appliance at the touch of a button. We seek to provide simple and affordable computing for the next generation. We are happy to have Tata Indicom as our partners as their fiber network is unparalleled in the private sector. We are happy to jointly present the Revolution In A Box in Mumbai."