B’lore logs on to IT.in today

B’lore logs on to IT.in today
Deccan Herald

The event is expected to see close to a lakh visitors (general and business) taking part. Thirteen countries and about 300 Indian and multinational companies will be on the stands.

The ninth edition of BangaloreIT.in 2006 will kick off on Friday evening with the inaugural function which will be attended by Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy.

The event is expected to see close to a lakh visitors (general and business) taking part. Thirteen countries and about 300 Indian and multinational companies will be on the stands.

This time round, the focus of the mega IT event would be on the Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) segment and Intellectual Property rights.


“With over 3,500 SMEs being part of the software export business, the SME contribution is less than 40 per cent,” B V Naidu, Director, STPI said, adding that SMEs would play a great role in India’s next generation businesses.

Briefing reporters at the curtain-raiser function of BangaloreIT.in, Mr Naidu said, “We want to highlight the fact that India is involved not only in IT services but also in creating IP. We want to show people how much IP is actually created in Bangalore itself.”

Besides promoting the City as an IT hub, the trade show will be a hi-tech affair from the word go. For one, an SMS facility has been made available wherein, visitors and delegates can receive information on the events happening by messaging INFO to 600642.

“You can be in Timbuktoo or New York, you just need to message and you will get all the required information,” said M N Vidyashankar, IT Secretary, Karnataka. Registration can be done via mobile phone by typing the message “reghr” or “regsme” to the same number.