CHANNEL SNAPSHOTS: CHANDIGARH

Savneet Kaur

COMPANY: Beyond Computers

FOUNDED: 1999

NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES: 30

BUSINESS AREA: Systems integration for government, education and retail
segments and selling IT products and cutting edge solutions.

Savneet Kaur

STRENGTHS: Introducing cutting-edge technology solutions in the area
of networking and wireless access.

WEAKNESSES: Finding right kind of talent.

MOTTO: Looking for technological innovation.

PLANS: As part of its continuing focus towards retail, the company would
open similar retail stores in Panchkula and Baddi as well.

TURNOVER (2004-05): Rs 3.6 crore

EXPECTED TURNOVER (2005-06): Rs 4.5 crore

OFFICES: 3

Satpal Singh

COMPANY: Data Spek

FOUNDED: 1988

NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES: 12

BUSINESS AREA: Focus is on government sales and printer needs of
customers, with moderate inclination towards branded PC selling. Primarily
focused towards selling DMP and laser printers. Printer business constitutes
about 40% business.

Satpal Singh

STRENGTHS: One of the most active players when it comes to selling
printer and related solutions.

WEAKNESSES: Would like to address other IT segments as well.

MOTTO: To be a one-stop shop for printing needs.

PLANS: To further establish itself not only in the Chandigarh market, but
the region.

TURNOVER (2004-05): Rs 4 crore

EXPECTED TURNOVER (2005-06): Rs 5 crore

OFFICES: 1

Rajesh Puri,
Manu Mehta

COMPANY: Fore Solutions

BUSINESS AREA: Systems integration with IBM, Acer, Sun Microsystems and
Cisco. Annual Maintenance Contract and Facility Management Services providers.
Since last year, focusing more on security and storage with Watchguard, Trend
and CA.

STRENGTHS: Core focus on services is a big strength. Team of 40
engineers work in Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana and Jammu & Kashmir.
Being a service centric organization, it provides end-to-end solutions to
corporates, PSUs and Government. Opened the first IBM retail outlet in India, in
Chandigarh.

WEAKNESSES: Restricted to four to five major cities in this region on the
sales front. Need to address other markets for sustained growth.

MOTTO: Provide value to customers consistently.

PLANS: To be one of the largest regional systems integrators in the next
two years.

TURNOVER (2004-05): Rs 10 crore

EXPECTED TURNOVER (2005-06): Rs 14 crore

OFFICES: 4 locations

Neeraj Mehta

COMPANY: Maxpro Networking

FOUNDED: 1994

NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES: 35

BUSINESS AREA: Systems integration and networking. Primarily focused on
undertaking projects involving setting up of LAN and WAN. Deals in products from
networking vendors like Cisco, Avaya, 3Com, Nortel and Dax.

STRENGTHS: End-to-end solution providing capacity.

WEAKNESSES: Being in the networking business takes a long time for
rotation of money.

MOTTO: Always putting customers first

PLANS: Venture into the call center business by setting up its own call
center operations in Mohali.

TURNOVER (2004-05): Rs 3 crore

EXPECTED TURNOVER (2005-06): Rs 6 crore

OFFICES: 2