HP to enlist its PCs with DGS&D

Eying a great opportunity in the government sector HP is all set to get
itself enlisted with Directorate General of Supplies and Disposals (DGS&D) for
its desktops and laptops. The company is likely to finish the formalities by the
end of the current FY. Enlisting with the DGS&D is required for a company to
sell goods or products to the government or semi-government bodies. Only vendors
under DGS&D can give special prices for govt tendering.

“We have applied to DGS&D for our laptops and desktops. It is under process
and I hope we will get it by the end of March,” said Ketan Patel, Country
Manager-Mid Market Personal System Group, HP.

So far the company has enlisted with DGS&D for its workstations. Now, as the
vendor eyes a bigger and better marketshare it is planning to enlist with DGS&D
for other IT products as well. According to sources in the industry, the
government sector would have at least 26 percent of the IT marketshare in FY
2009-10.