Page 141 - Annual Report 2016_17

Siemens Open Stage 60 for Scientists, Open Stage 40 for other staff member and Open Stage 15 for
security & residences.

During the year under report, Centre procure 60 “Open Stage 15” IP phones to extend the IP Telephony
services in 39 Guest Rooms and staff in office.

A dedicated ISDN PRI line is used for Video Conferencing Facility with high definition resolution camera
with codec, multipoint control unit and HD LCD/LED TV for display. Public Addressing System (PAS) is in

place for playing soothing music in the background in the premises of a building to give pleasant
ambiance for working professionals. The entire building is divided into various zones and zone-wise
announcement is also possible with centralized control. Boardroom is equipped with facilities which can
be controlled with a wireless touchpad/iPad. A well-equipped auditorium with 380 seating capacity
having professional sound system with an advanced dynamic mixer is made available with state-of-art

mic preamps with DSP with 100 presets including reverb, chorus, flanger, delay, pitch shifter and various
multi effects with at least 12 channels for audio devices like mics (i.e. collar, hand-help, audio mike,
cordless and vocal instrumental), laptop, CD/DVD player or music instruments, media players, etc. The

mixer is connected with sufficient amplifiers for Base (Woofers), FOH (Front of the House), surround
speakers, crossover amplifier for balancing the gain of audio and stage monitor speaker with plug and
play facility. The entire campus is equipped with Wi-Fi hotspot.

2.3. Training Lab

The Centre conducts training programmes including SOUL training programme on regular basis. A
Training Laboratory with 42 PCs has been set-up with projection system and other equipment for this

purpose. All PCs in the Laboratory are connected to the Centre’s LAN, which is connected to the
Internet. All PCs are set-up in dual operating system mode, i.e. Windows and Linux. All the PCs and
network equipment are backed-up with Uninterrupted Power Supply (UPS).

2.4. SOUL Support Centre

The SOUL software, developed by the Centre, has more than 3,352 installations. SOUL Support Cell is
equipped with 5 PCs, scanner and printer. A facility has been created to provide support to the users of
the SOUL Software with dedicated telephone line, fax and manpower special earmarked for this
purpose.

2.5. Walk-in User’s Facilities for Researchers

The Centre has 16 Internet-enabled all-in-one PCs with Wi-Fi earmarked for students, scholars and

faculty from neighbouring institutions for accessing e-resources subscribed under the e-Shodh Sindhu.
The license agreements signed with the publishers of e-resources provides for access to e-resources for
“walk-in” users. More than 400 users availed this facility during the period under report.

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