| Solutions Space |
| Futurenet Helps WABAG Prepare For The Future |
| Starting off as a product supplier to WABAG, Futurenet gained the customer's confidence and branched off into providing other value-added services |
| Open Source Is Here To Stay |
| Now, open source platforms and OS applications are being increasingly used by leading industries as a cost-cutting initiative. Even Indian SMBs and SMEs are looking at the space with renewed interest |
| The Path of Least Resistance |
| Mark Fullbrook, Director, Cyber-Ark (UK & Ireland) |
| Industry Facts |
| Dell Bags #1 Slot In The Notebook Category: IDC |
| HP retained the top spot with a marketshare of 16.2 percent in terms of unit shipments, while Dell and Acer closed in with 13.6 percent and 10.4 percent |
| The Perspective |
| Only Large & Medium Enterprises Opt For UC |
| SMBs have the same communication pain points as enterprises, but the SMB has fewer resources, which has delayed the traction of UC |
| Channel Event |
| Fastest growing SP (Silver): Omnitech India : Winning The Race |
| Omnitech has so far weathered the slowdown storm well. With projected revenues of Rs 205 crore for the current fiscal, the company has registered a whopping 25 percent CAGR over the last three years |
| Fastest Growing SP (Gold): Allied Digital Services : Leader All The Way |
| Posting an turnover of 87% in times of the slowdown, Allied Digital Services has raked up a turnover of Rs 297 crore. Part of its growth came from its inorganic expansion, which came in the form of two acquisitions |
| Best Solution Provider (Value): PC Solutions : Leading The League |
| The company provides a whole range of services such as helpdesk management, incident management, voice call management and e-mail management |
| Best Service Provider (Volume): Allied Digital Services: Excelling In Services |
| The company delivers its services through its own facilities and centers spread across 132 cities |
| Best Deployment award (Silver): Wysetek Systems Technologists : Disaster Recovery Made Easy |
| The client zeroed on to Wysetek, because of its nationwide strong support network and the financing options made available to them |
| Best Deployment Award (Gold): PC Solutions : Deploying Solutions And Beyond |
| PC Solutions undertook a unified communication project worth Rs 1.5 crore, for a global offshore outsourcing company, where it configured a front server for audio, video and instant messaging |
| Most Successful SP (Silver): Team Computers : Success Attained |
| With a strong focus on international markets, about a quarter of the company's revenue came from offshore projects while North India made up for more than half of its market focus |
| Most Successful SP (Gold): Allied Digital Services : Consistent Performer |
| The company is not only providing better solutions and services, it also has its eye on acquisitions to grow faster |
| Snapshots From Bangkok |
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| Winners Rejoice In Bangkok |
| The sixth DQ Channels Excellence Awards, held on a cruise boat on River Chaopraya in Bangkok, rewarded the Indian solution providing community in various categories |