Uttaranchal Laptop Market Envisions Better Growth

Posted October 19, 2007 | No comments yet

By Arun Pegu
New Delhi, 19 Oct 2007

Uttaranchal IT market is witnessing a slow but steady growth due to the establishment of a host of educational and financial institutions.
Though assembled PCs are making most of the business in the city, sale of laptops is on the rise due to their competitive pricing, mobility, and aesthetic appeal.

The demand for laptops is generated mostly from varied segments comprising corporate to the government.

Vineet Jain, vice president of Uttranchal IT traders Association says that the laptop market is growing at 30-40%, owing to the festive season. And as compared to the last several years, lifestyle and gaming products are generating good business too. Most of the demand comes from end-users and corporate offices.

Rajiv Sharma, proprietor of Aastha Enterprises says that the laptop market is capturing a good market share; popular brands like Compaq and Lenovo are leading in Dehradun. Initially, Aastha used to sell around 10-15 laptops in a month, but now around 70 units.

Considering the Laptop market scenario, Puneet Kaura, general secretary of Uttranchal IT Traders Association, says that all eminent brands like Lenovo, Compaq, and HP are experiencing good sales due to ready availability of servicing. Another reason for this is the greatly reduced price and stylishness of notebooks.

Servicing and replacement is always a big issue for many channel partners in many locations. However, Uttaranchal has a good presence of service centers.

While on the association front, the association recently conducted an election for new executive members for the year 2007-2008.

In the association executive body, Surjeet Singh of Elegance was elected the president, whereas Puneet Kaura of Interface Corporation was appointed the general secretary. Others in the association executive body are the Rajeev K. Gupta of R K Agencies as Treasurer; Vineet Jain of Teknomex Solutions as vice president; and Bipin Kothari of Prompt Services and Harish Narang of Narang Computers are the other board members.

When asked about the association’s objectives, Surjeet Singh, president of Uttranchal IT Traders Association, said, “The major objectives of the association are to handle problems of the IT community related to companies, government, and private sector.”

The Uttranchal IT Traders Association (UITTA) has 110 members. The most recent commendable achievement of the association was IT Chetna the trade fair. The association is in the process of organizing another big IT event in the month of December.

News Source: http://www.channeltimes.com