Disagreeing with him was Ketan Barai of Kaybee Infotech said, “It is probably
possible for bigger players in the market but usually vendors did what they
thought was best. For most of the month they dictated the price and the volume
and only when it was the month end and their sales targets are not being met,
that they give the partner the price that was initially asked for in the
beginning of the month.”
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| Sanjay Sharma, VP-IT Solutions,
Samsung making a presentation |
S Nautiyal of Spark
Technologies, Delhi makes a point |
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| Prashanto Kumar Roy gives the
commemorative memento to Jitendra Kulkarni |
Anil Mhaske of Data Care, Pune
wins a prize from Supertron |
Partners from upcountry location felt that while vendors would always keep
saying how important the market and sub- disti were to them, they do not do
anything for their benefit.
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| Stretching beauty: The acrobat
girl drew the maximum applause |
What a show: Performers bend a
steel rod |
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| Dance Mania: Partners enjoyed
themselves to the hilt as the DJ belted out one hit number after the other |
Cheers: Delegates applauding the
performers as some click pictures to capture the memories |
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| Ring-o-mania: The ring act had
the audience enthralled |
Strike a pose: Dancers
performing to a popular Bollywood number |
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| Bonding: Partners gather
together and relax as they enjoy the dance and music |
Growth in IT market
The last session of the day was by Sanjit Sinha, Associate VP-Research, IDC
India who talked about the domestic IT market and the beginning of growth 2.0.
Sinha said, “In 2006, the domestic IT market grew by 22.5 percent, ITeS by 65
percent and exports by 30 percent, leading to an overall growth of 28 percent.”
Summarizing the growth points Sinha said, “Firstly identify the structural
shifts and align yourself holistically. The key drivers in enterprises is
dynamic IT. Evolve your offering in line with the three layers or three
operating principals of dynamic IT. Have patience with the consumer markets.
Moving beyond certain segments/ verticals/ geography is the need of the hour and
lastly you need to keep an eye on the developments in the economy and seriously
devise a plan to handle manpower attrition and rising salary costs and increase
productivity.”
The day also saw presentations by Samsung India, Microsoft India, Su-Kam,
Delta Energy Systems, TVS-E, Supertron and Gigabyte who were the sponsors of the
event.
After a hard day of sessions, the evening was reserved for some fun and
music. It started off by a presentation from Xerox. After that partners were
entertained with some fabulous Bollywood dances and acrobatic acts. The party
which rocked till the wee hours of the night saw partners taking to the floor
and jiving away to the dance numbers belted out by the resident DJ. The
highlight of the evening was a performance by Rakesh Jain of Supreme Computers
Chennai who sang some soulful ditties of Kishore Kumar.
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