CIOL SMB Forum started in 2004, by far has emerged as one of the established and respected SMB media initiative in India. This program was conceived to provide information to business heads engaged in strategically growing their businesses and who wish to achieve their organizational goals by deploying and using cost-effective and robust
IT solutions. It was conceived as a neutral intermediary and an interactive platform to share, learn and network.

The program is targeted at the CXOs & IT decision makers of SMB organization. Top 8800 CXOs are a part of this forum as registered members. The program has touch points across 28 cities in India. Focus on vertical IT user communities and works closely with countrywide IT industry Associations.

The highlights of the program include

• Useful and relevant information on business, technology and strategy from across the world.
• An interactive platform for peer-to-peer interaction.
• A platform that acts as an intermediary between CXOs and IT industry for information, products and services.
• A platform to empower CXOs become "Information" enablers to their business through understanding business strategy.
• A primary information source for studying, comparing, and selecting the most appropriate IT products and/or solutions for their organizations.

CIOL SMB Forum - A Snapshot :

• Period: 2004-2007
• Registered Members in SMB forum: 8800 CXOs
• Online forum: Acts as a base for interaction and knowledge sharing
• No of events: 65
• Attendees for the event:
• 550
• Cities covered through live forum:22 per year
• Association Tie-ups: 26 nos
• Event Themes:
  - Piasa Vasool from IT (2004)
  - Business Advantage (2005)
  - Information Technology for business benefit (2006)
  - Take Control of your infrastructure (2006)
• Distingushed Panelists:
  - Finolex Cables, GATI, GTN Textiles Limited, Tata Steel, JMT Auto Ltd.
• Sponsors : CISCO, SAP, APC, IBM, Microsoft, Lenovo, HP, Intel.
• SMB Handbook: It's a quarterly touch point with the members comprising of the case studies and solution insights. 10 editions published as of now.

Attendee feedback:

"The presentation was superb and the discussion was lively, relevant & resourceful to tackle the market realities" Uttam Ganguly - MD-Bend Joints

"More such seminars will be critically beneficial" Bimal Roy-Sr. Manager -IT-Shalimar Paints

Client feedback:

"Given the kind of industry in the city, it was a great turnout." Asutosh Kapoor - DGM - IBM - STG

“Really good and there is nothing really that I feel needs to be improved" Somil Mathur - Business Partner Relationship Manager- IBM

“The event was well appreciated by our members as it was informative and educative." Suresh Sonthalia - Gen Secretary- Singbhum Chamber of Commerce -Jamshedpur

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