Introduction

KDMPL started in 1999 with a vision of bringing a synergy between IT Companies and Channel. The first step in this direction was to introduce VARIndia IT Magazine for Indian VAR's (IT channel resellers). VARIndia has positioned itself today as "The ultimate voice of the Indian Value Added Resellers." With circulation of over 25,000 copies every month , this is a unique opportunity for you to express yourself fully to the call of time "Value Addition" for you as well as your partners and customers in all the metros and over 187 cities , towns and several talukas in India. The magazine covers entire IT industry including Hardware, Software, Services & Solutions (Networking, Servers, Storage, Security, Security & Surveillance, & Mobility etc. in a user-friendly language. VARIndia serves as a major resource of business intelligence for VARs.

Industry Events 2012-13

VARIndia has always tried to be innovative and futuristic in its approach with respect to the content. When people were talking about supercomputing , grid and Cloud computing as the inthing in the industry, we were writing about bridging the digital gaps in India apart from the technology marvels by providing various B2B events in various market places like Delhi ,Mumbai , Kolkata, Bangalore and Bhubaneswar. Today VARIndia events are the benchmark among IT Companies and Channel for creating a single platform for discussing, introducing new technology and sharing feedback to bridge the gap between vendors and channels.

Events Calendar
VARIndia Event Calendar is divided into 2 parts : National Events a. VARIndia Star Nite Awards b. VARIndia IT Forum State level Events ( Regional events) a. Orissa Information Technology Fair (OITF) b. East India Information Technology Fair (EIITF) c. South India Information Technology Fair (SIITF) d. West India Information Technology Fair (WIITF)

11th Star Nite Awards 2012

23rd November 2012- Hotel Le-Meridien , Connaught Place , New Delhi VARIndia celebrates 11th year Award Nite in a row , The VARIndia Star Nite Awards, which had its debut in the year 2002 to recognize the top performers among the various IT Vendors (Hardware and Software, Networking, Peripheral, etc.) through electronic voting by their Channel partners across the country. This annual felicitation happens after a crucial selection procedure is undertaken through on-line survey. Then the results are scrutnized by a Jury consisting of leading professionals and our editorial board .VARIndia also undertakes comprehensive research programs, testing products, filling up of questionnaire by the major partners , telephonic interview and voting mechanism in the website. This event acts as a benchmark of products positioning in the Indian market.

10th VARIndia IT Forum 2012

11th May 2012 Hotel Leela Palace, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi It is the 10th year that VARIndia IT Forum has been organised successfully. The event this year would be held in Hotel The Leela Palace, New Delhi. The objective of the forum is to bring the government and corporate bodies to a common platform, for a better understanding of the opportunity in the Government and PSU business. 250 officials from the govt. & PSU from the state and central Govt. shall attend the forum to understand the latest Technology offerings from various corporates.

This forum is organized in two phases. In the first phase, we have The seminar held on ICT in Education. And, in the second phase corporates showcase their latest Technology and there after panel discussions on exploring the opportunities in government business. We are going to release the 1st annual Brand book of the year for customers , which is special attraction for this 10th year celebration.

ORISSA INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY FAIR (OITF) Bhubaneswar, 27th ( Friday) JANUARY 2012- ( Networking summit)- , Hotel Swosti Premium- Bhubaneswar, Orissa
This is the 5th year of OITF , the annual event will be organized in the hotel Mayfair Lagoon, Bhubaneswar to understand the opportunity in the state Govt. and how the partners can gear-up to face the challenges ahead.

Current Scenario

About 45% of the SMEs in Odisha are going through the first wave of building basic IT infrastructure Only 10% are in the connectivity phase and use their website for transactional purposes Only 2% are leveraging the benefits of ERP applications, intranet and managed security solutions and this segment is witnessing the highest growth rate

WESTERN INDIA INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY FAIR (WIITF), 22nd March, 2012 Hotel Lalit, Inter continental,
Mumbai .

There are 300 CXOs ( S.I., N.I and VARs) attended the event to see on how the Technology transformation is happening in the cyber world since Mumbai is the house of the Distributors, System Integrators and Telecom hub of India, the top distributors in the IT industry would present in Mumbai and the Topic of the event would be BUSINESS & TECHNOLOGY EMPOWERMENT & READINESS by the Corporates to understand to the Partner community in the western India.

EASTERN INDIA INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY FAIR ( EIITF),27th July, Hotel The Park, Kolkata, 2012( SME Summit) In its 3rd year, the annual event is going to be organized with the support of the Govt. of West Bengal ,STPI , Department of Power ,BCCI and COMPASS to understand the potential of SME growth in West Bengal and how there could be Digitization under the confluence of ICT. In the afternoon session SMEs above Rs.10 Cr. and employee strength above 200 who have IT department in the organization Expecting 70 no CIO and CTO to understand on how innovative technologies can work as the USP for growth in increasing the ROI. In the evening session Top partners ( S.I, N.I ,VARs) Top officials of WEBEL and senior officials of Eastern India Trade associations and Confederations in total 200 Partners are going to participate in this ICT Confluence.

SOUTHERN INDIA INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY FAIR (SIITF), 28th September,2012, Hotel Chancery Pavilion,
Bangalore.( Technology Summit)In its 3rd year, the annual event is going to be organized with the support of the Govt. of Karnataka, STPI to understand the potential of SME growth in the Karnataka and how there could be Digitization under the confluence of ICT.

This tech summit has been organized with a strong belief on the Future Technology since Karnataka is the most preferred destination for frontier technologies & create a conducive environment for related industries. where there will be the 200 CIO and CTOs from leading IT and Telecom Companies are going to attend the Technology summit. Corporate will showcase the bigger success in your business on latest Technology innovations and experts from across India and the globe will be sharing their views and at the end brain storming session on the technology adoption and survival. It will be witnessing the path breaking scientific breakthroughs in Technology.

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