Milestones 2004

07 Jan 2004 00:00 IST

New Update

There will be widespread adoption of laptops as well as proliferation of Wi-Fi in 2004. The year will also see many new customer segments presenting new set of opportunities to both IT vendors and solution partners.

KETAN SAMPAT, President, Intel India

I see the cost of products coming down. There will be more duty concessions. There will be increased usage of broadband and IP products. Application of IT in the government sector will increase.

KR NAIK, MD, D-Link

Epson is a strong #2 for both DMPs and inkjet printers in India. We will be striving for the top spot in both categories in 2004.

ETSUO
FUJITA, MD, Epson India

Convergence of IT, telecom and consumer electronics will become a reality. MFPs, LCDs, TV monitors, MP3 players, memory cards and digicams will grow exponentially.

PARAS SHAH, MD, Neoteric Infomatique

We expect the state
governments to invest a lot on enhancing their network connectivity. Also
the entire banking sector will spend towards computerization across the
country.

HS BEEDI, CEO, Tulip IT
Services

In the coming fiscal I expect the PC market to grow more than IDCÂ´s forecast of 19%. There will also be a huge move towards acquiring total solutions, mainly focused around CRM.

ANANTH LAZARUS, Group Manager, Microsoft India

The entire face of computing will undergo a remarkable change with convergence during 2004. Even top-most brands will be found slashing prices extensively to fight increasing competition.

SUNIL SHARMA, MD, Kobian

This year will read as the 'Year of highest growth'. What would set it apart is the volume of investments and the magnitude of liberalization that would get infused into business.

SANDEEP NAIR, MD, Emerson Network Power

A duty reduction from Government is expected in February 2004. If it happens, the average PC cost will come down between Rs 20-25K and with this volume will rise to 3 to 4 million units annually.

SURESH PANSARI, Director, Rashi Peripherals

Networking products market will be a key growth driver during 2004. We expect an increased awareness and adoption of advanced networking technologies like IP Telephony, security and wireless.

SHIRISH JOSHI, Country Head-Channels, Cisco Systems

I am bullish about enterprise routing/core switching market and wireless in 2004. These segments would register an impressive growth and surpass industry predictions.

SUJIT SINGH, Country Manager, Dax Networks

I feel on the security
front, market will become more specialized. In order to be a security
solutions provider, one would need to be well-trained and this in turn
will benefit the end-users too immensely

Alok Gupta, CEO, Softmart
Solutions

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