Dell, MAIT enable SMBs grow with ICT

BANGALORE, INDIA: Dell India in partnership with Manufacturers’ Association for Information Technology (MAIT) — the apex body actively representing the IT Hardware and associate industries in the country announced that it is organizing a pan-India Seminar and Expo on “Technology Updates for SMEs”.

The event would enable performance and growth by latest and cost effective ICT Technologies. This is being done with the support of Ministry of Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME), Govt. of India.

The seminar, which takes place first in Chennai, would also be scheduled at Cochin, Bhopal, Pune, Lucknow, Ahmedabad, Tirupur, Hyderabad, Ludhiana, and Dehradun.

Other associations supporting this initiative include Tamil Nadu Small and Tiny Industries Association (TANSTIA), The Madras Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI) and the Hindustan Chamber of Commerce and the Madras Management Association (MMA), said a press release.

The event is targeted at decision-makers and senior representatives from all verticals of SMEs / Technology User Industries. Dell solutions will also be exhibited at the venue to enable participants have a closer look and feel and at the same time closely interact with the technology/solution providers directly.  

“Customers need a partner with the intellectual property, integration, scale and partner ecosystem to help them navigate the changing landscape,”said Ravi Bharadwaj, general manager — SMB, Dell India while commenting on the initiative.

He added that this seminar tries to educate the participants on how to reduce the technology expenditure by selecting optimum tailor made technology solutions. Apart from the cost factor, parameters like data security, faster connectivity, network & telecom solutions will also be addressed.

Commenting on the same, K.S. Nandakumar, regional director and acting head, MAIT said, “Since technology is extremely dynamic and its effectiveness needs to be constantly monitored, the primary objective of this event is to update the user industry, especially the Small and Medium Enterprises, on the latest hardware, networking and telecom technologies and solutions which would enable improvement in their performance and profitability.”

Dell would also be organizing the Essential Solutions Seminar in partnership with Intel. The Essential Solutions Seminar will be rolled out in Chandigarh, Nagpur, Noida, Trivendrum, Hyderabad, New Delhi and Mumbai.