BITA 2007 hosts 181 stalls

The three-day Baroda IT Expo 2007, organized by the Baroda IT Association (BITA)
concluded with splendid response from participants and users. Exhibitors
wholeheartedly participated in the expo and the same can be said about the
visitors.

The chief guest of honor, KP Kumar, GM, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd, Vadodara
inaugurated the event organized at the Akota Stadium ground. Also present at the
event were Subhash Sagar, grandson of reputed Bollywood director Ramanand Sagar
and Vinesh Paperwala, District Manager-Enterprise Solutions and Sales Division,
Intel India.

The association members claimed that BITA 2007 had the highest number of
stalls in the history of any IT exhibition in Vadodara. “Citizens here have
always responded overwhelmingly to our annual events. This time around, 75
percent of the stalls were booked within 30 minutes of opening of the booking.
For the first time we had 181 stalls in the show,” informed Amit Shah,
President, BITA.

(L-R) Subhash Sagar of Sagar Films and KP Kumar, GM, BSNL, Vadodara inaugurating BITA expo

In the much-awaited IT show, consumers were excited and curious about the
latest IT products. “We started receiving several inquiries from 10 days
before the IT show. Most of the queries were about latest products and discounts
on them in the expo. Mostly customers postpone their buying for the show due to
the discounts they get during the expo,” said Aashish Parmar of Ashinik
Incorporated, Vadodara.

The theme for the ninth BITA event was 'IT for Society'. Major companies
in the IT field like IBM, Lenovo, HP-Compaq, Zenith, HCL, Wipro, LG, Samsung etc
showcased their latest products at the event.

Launch of the directory

Baroda IT association also launched its directory during the BITA IT show 2007.
This was the ninth edition of its directory.

Around 10,000 copies were distributed for free of charge at the venue. The
copies are also to be distributed for free in schools and top corporate. This
time the directory is available in three formats-hard copy, online version and
soft copy. The directory is now also available at the stands at a tentative
price of Rs 20-25.

Also on the agenda of BITA was to encourage participation from people outside
Gujarat and present Gujarat as a potential lucrative market.

The day before the event, a rally of cars and scooters by all BITA members and
exhibitors was flagged-off from Kirti Stumbh and reached Ajit Nagar Ground via
Rajmahal Road, Sayajigunj, RC Dutt Road and old Padra Road. This was the
association's unique way to publicize the event and get more people to visit
it.