CMDA Expo: A Big Bang

Besides generating business of around Rs 25 lakh in four days, the CMDA Expo
2006 also witnessed the launch of an official directory. This was distributed to
all visitors and it is expected that it will boost the business prospects of the
local channel

The Computer Media Dealers Association (CMDA) four-day
exhibition-cum-exposition concluded with a bang on Dec 24, 2006. The event was
held at the Saakhar Sankul Ground at Shivaji Nagar, a suburb in Pune and
organizers claimed that it was a win-win situation for exhibitors, consumers and
the association too. Prataprao Pawar, MD, Sakal Papers inaugurated the IT expo
while Rajinder Singh, Additional Commissioner of Police was the guest of honor.

One of the attractions at the expo was a cyber crime stall of Pune Police.
The stall was set-up to sensitize the public about cyber crimes and also make
them aware of how they can safeguard themselves. This gave visitors a chance to
clear their doubts about cyber crimes.

Business for all: Birjen Shah, President, CMDA stated that business worth Rs 25 lakh was generated from the event

Good response

“We are overwhelmed by the response we have got for our four-day event.
Besides visitors, even the participants claimed that they got a chance to meet a
cross-section of customers,” informed Shital Nahar, Convener, CMDA Expo and
Secretary, CMDA.

E-Vision had displayed its entire HP offerings at the event.

Pacific Infotech from Mumbai had displayed its own products along with the
Sony and Asus line of products. “There were substantial number of visitors
from other cities of Maharashtra also,” said Kishore Jeswani of Pacific
Infotech. He especially lauded Shital Nahar, Brijen Shah and Naresh Lalwani for
the effort they made in making the expo a success.

Brijen Shah, President, CMDA accepted this compliment graciously and said,
“The response to the event was encouraging.

The exhibitors were happy and satisfied.” Business of around Rs 25 lakh was
generated from the expo. “Apart from the bigger exhibitors, even the smaller
stalls did do a good amount of business,” informed Shah.

Special features

The special feature for this year was a zone for employment opportunities
available in the field of information technology including the software and
hardware domain. Candidates could drop their resumes at a specific
domain-related company.

“The exhibition area was broadly classified into two pavilions. The first
was an SI zone dedicated to systems integrators (SIs) and the second zone was an
open space for vendors,” said Lalwani.

SNIGDHA KARJATKAR