About 40 IT companies are participating in a three-day long IT expo at Jammu,the winter capital of the state,starting from December 16. Jammu Computer Dealer Association will be holding a three-day IT expo meet in Jammu from December 16-18,JCDA President Arvind Koul said. JCDA is a nodal body of over 200 companies of Computers and other IT related products in Jammu advocating cause of IT industry in Jammu and Kashmir. The IT expo will be inaugurated by Raman Bhalla,Minister for Revenue & Rehabilitation of J & K Government. "The major sponsors for the IT show this year are Intel,whereas the co-sponsors include Epson,Digisol,HP-Compaq and Sharp. There will be around 40 stalls in the expo," Koul said adding "We are expecting a huge crowd of at least 50,000 people". The major highlight this year will be Next Generation IT category,which would include products like Tabloids,Cloud Computing,Latest Processing Technologies,Large Format Printers,Latest Networking and Wireless Products,Security Products and many more,JDCA president said. "Every year we organise this event to introduce the latest technologies to the people of Jammu," said Koul. It is also known that the JCDA IT show has a major impact on the local and national economies by helping in creating employment directly or indirectly,by assisting the development of small and medium enterprises. Koul further said that JCDA IT EXPO has been one of the most effective mediums for establishing and maintaining customer relations,as seen last year also.
