COMPASS 2012
EAST INDIA’s 4 - DAY MEGA IT EVENT FLAGGED OFF AT MILAN MELA
Eastern India’s ICT spend expected to grow by 12-15% in FY 2012
The overall Indian IT spend for 2012 is expected to reach about Rs100,000 crores in FY 2012 according to estimates by various research agencies. The share of Eastern India out of this is likely to be around 9 %. Despite a very sluggish JFM quarter (Q1) in 2012, trends for Q2 indicates that the markets are reviving and consumer and institutional confidence is returning led by buying from the government sec-tor and retail customers. In 2012 strong growth opportunities have emerged in the 200-400 smaller cities in India, where vendors are expanding their retail and distribution presence. Around 45% of new PCs sold in the Indian market are now shipping outside the top 75 cities. The government's policy of providing reservation for local hardware manufacturers in government purchases should help keep prices down and support growth. During the last few years, a number of initiatives have been taken at the central and state government levels to computerize administrative functions for rendering better services to citizens. Various government departments have earmarked 1-3% of their budgets on improving their IT infrastructure. Key pointers as per our analysis are as follows:
• In
2012 it
is expected that around
1.15 crore Desktops and portable PCs will be sold
in India. This
figure does not
include tablets and other large
purchases proposed like
the UP government’s plan
to buy 25
lakh laptops/tablets for free
distribution.
• In our assessment
the much publicized low cost tablet Akash will not impact these figures
• HDD shortage and prices
remains critical. Any further price increase would impact shipments.
• Government buying
will continue to
provide the growth momentum
this year . Corporates
will be
replacing old systems
. SME’s will provide growth opportunities for solution based sales including cloud computing.
• Desktop sales will
continue to grow specially in the government, BFSI and manufacturing verticals.
• eCommerce sales
is not an
immediate challenge to brick
and mortar retailers , but retailers
will need to reorganise their offerings.
• Channels will
continue to face margin pressure and huge credit risk.
• Software Piracy
levels will continue to decline if governments and IP owners work together in educating consumers.
• Mobile Computing,
Smart Phones, Tablets will continue to
expand their market
share with marginal impact
on Desktop and
portable PC sales.
• Eastern India ICT growth
rates will be around 12-15%
About COMPASS 2012: One of the largest
Information Technology (IT) shows in the country, COMPASS 2012, would be on
till 7th May, 2012. The Mega IT Fair is
organised by the Computer Association of Eastern India (COMPASS) which is
industry body representing IT vendors, hardware and software manufacturers in
the eastern region. The flagship event of COMPASS is now in its 15th
edition. COMPASS 2012 is held at the Milan Mela Grounds for the first time.
COMPASS, which is a very popular annual
IT Fair in the eastern region attracts thousands
of visitors who
eagerly await this annual event which was traditionally held at the Netaji Indoor Stadium in Kolkata.
“COMPASS 2012
is the 15th
Mega IT Fair, held
at a new
venue in Kolkata
which spreads over 34,000
sq ft of
space. Nearly 10,000
sq ft more space is available
this year at the Milan Mela Grounds which
has enabled us
to accommodate the participation
of reputed brands and IT companies to
showcase their products
and services. About 10 new
international brands are participating at the IT Fair this year,” said Mr Pawan
Jajodia, Chairman Exhibition Committee, COMPASS 2012. “This year the theme for
the Mega IT Show is “Infinite Possibilities” which is in tune with the
fast moving changes that is taking place in the ICT world” said B. Hari
President of COMPASS.
Dell is the main
sponsor of COMPASS 2012 – with HP and Logitech as the co-sponsors. The four-day
IT air would remain open to the public
from 10:30 am till 8 pm. The exhibition would be spread over three AC-halls
that would house 16
pavilions and 135 stalls put up
by 90 participants. Large multinationals
like Dell, HP, Logitech, Asus,
Canon, AMD, Lenovo, DLink, Samsung, Intex, Acer
had directly partnered with
COMPASS for the
exhibition. Among the new
participants are Ricoh,
Envent, Hunt-Key, Corsair ,
Chirag, Imagine and others. There would be seminars on 5th and
6th of May 2012 at
the exhibition venue
. On 5th May there would be a seminar on Ethical Hacking & Cyber
Security followed by a seminar on Web Graphics & 2D/3D Animation on 6th May
2012.
About us: COMPASS is an
association of IT channel partners and entrepreneurs in Eastern India. Members
of COMPASS and partner associations represent over 80% of channel sales in the
Region and have a significant contribution in promoting the IT business in the
remotest locations of Eastern India. Members of COMPASS and other partner
associations in the EAST collectively employ about 25,000 people and have made significant
contribution to the growth of the IT business
in the region. For any further information on COMPASS 2012 or about COMPASS please
do contact any of the following persons:
Mr. Rajiv Poddar
: + 91 9831021270
Mr Pawan Jajodia
: + 91 9831014294
