Intel Channel Conference I, 2004

Members of the Genuine Intel Dealer (GID) program from Dhaka, Chittagong, and other parts of the country attended the program. The training consisted of both sales and technical topics including desktop and server as well as a product showcase. GB Kumar, director, sales, Intel Technology India (Pvt.) Ltd. made the keynote speech while Nishant Goyel, channel platform manager updated the GIDs on the emerging new products and technologies.

Call2Net for common cell phone users
UY Systems, a local IT company has introduced 'cell2net', a service that will add value for the mass mobile user, says a press release. Through this service, mobile phone users can use their mobile as a separate web terminal for e-mail, SMS service with other mobile phone operators and internet user can send SMS from the web free of cost. The strategy behind the service is to make a footstep in the highly competitive software and telecommunication sector. UY systems are also adding a lot of new features with the existing GSM services such as SMS to E-mail and E-mail to SMS service. For more information, interested persons may visit www.uysys.com.

Tablet PC lucky draw
HP Tablet PC Lucky Draw prize distribution ceremony was held at a city restaurant on June 6, says a press release.

The campaign started on March 15 and continued till April 23. Five winners were awarded at the programme. Each winner received a HP Compaq Tablet PC TC 1100. The resellers from whom the wining purchase was made also received a HP iPAQ Pocket PC h5500.

The awarding ceremony was preceded by presentations on HP market share, Personal Sales Group (PSG) promotion, Imaging and Printing Group (IPG) product line, Color in Office and new supply sticker and original supply promotion updates. The presentations were conducted by Rumesa Hussain, business development manager and Shabbir Shafiullah, sales manager, IPG of Hewlett-Packard. About 70 participants from HP Premium Business Partners and Business Partners attended the ceremony.