Top Sub-distributors Felicitated At The Disti Summit 2010

The third annual Disti Summit was held in Kovalam recently. The summit saw
interesting and interactive sessions by eminent personalities and also featured
the Hall of Fame awards night. The three-day event saw a gathering of around 100
top sub and regional distributors from across the country

One of the biggest highlights of the third edition of the Disti Summit was
The Hall of Fame awards night that was held to honor the best sub-distributors
in India. The awards which are the only national level awards for the
sub-distributor community, aim to award business excellence.

While the awards night, were cynosure of all eyes, there was a lot of other
things that marked the Disti Summit this year. The third edition of the summit
was inaugurated by Dr Ajay Kumar, Secretary IT, Kerala by lighting the
traditional ceremonial lamp. Dr Kumar also gave an interesting keynote briefing
the assembled partners about the prospects of IT trading in government and the
way and means by which the channel partners can venture into the government
business segment.

In his keynote PS Neogi, CEO, Redington India discussed the challenges and
opportunities in the IT distribution industry especially with regards to the
slowdown which was seen as an inflection point in the business. Speaking about
the trends Neogi said, "We need to pick up growth numbers and targets in a way
that we meet those easily and do not strain ourselves in the process."

In his session about the trends in IT space Sumanta Mukherjee, Sr Manager,
IDC India clearly laid down that the notebook and laptop segment is overtaking
the desktop space at a fast pace. Anil Gupta, Director, Artek Enterprises took a
keynote about the need for converging solution and distribution to maximize
profits while Chand Narayan, Co-founder, Value Inc Solutions talked the
importance of building a brand through developing your people. The last session
of the summit was taken by Shyam Malhotra, Director, CyberMedia India, who spoke
about nurturing innovation in the organization and its importance in managing
and growing the enterprise.

Group photo of delegates at the 3rd Annual Disti Summit

But the summit was not only about gyaan sessions only. In fact the session
were interspered gaming sessions and even an early morning game of cricket on
beach which saw partners enjoying themselves and also a boat ride across the
scenic backwaters. "These games were of great fun and have offered us relief
from the busy schedule that we normally have. Truly, it is a much-needed
breather in our space," said Kapil Wadhwa, of Delhi-based, Champion Computers.

Dr Ajay Kumar inaugurating the event	A cultural dance performance

Symantec, Microsoft, Zicom, BPE, e-Scan Microworld and Supertron were
associated with the Disti Summit. Admiring The DQ Week for its efforts in
bringing the top channel partners together every year Kolkata-based KL Lalani of
Lalani Infotech said, "The Disti Summit provides an excellent platform for us to
interact in a better form. The way in which this event was organized was too
good and I look forward to participating in the next Disti Summit as well with
full enthusiasm."

DQc news Bureau