Round Table Discussion :
Moderated by Mr. Deepak Kumar Sahu,Chief editor, VAR INDIA
30 IT Associations from across the country on a discussion to taking action
against the e-tailing companies in India on unethical trade practices
MR. CHAMPAK RAJ GURJAR,CHAIRMAN,TAIT-MUMBAI,MR.KSHITIJ M KOTAK,PRESIDENT,ASIRT-MUMBAI,MR.K L LALANI,EXECUITVE
PRESIDENT,COMPASS-KOLKATA,MR.HIREN SHAH,JT. SECRETARY,ACMA-AHMEDABAD,B HARI,PRESIDENT,CITA-KOLKATA,MR.NALIN R PATEL,VICEPRESIDENT/
FITDAK-BANGALURU,MR.ARUN KUMAR DEY,PRESIDENT,ITAO-BHUBANESWAR,MR.M.VEERA SWAMY ,PRESIDENT,TCCDAHYDERABAD,
MR.NATARAJAN MUTHU SAMI,PRESIDENT,COFED OF IT ASSOCIATION-COIMBATOR, MR.LIJU,VICE-PRESIDENT,AKITDA-COCHIN,
MR.SENTHILKUMAR M,PRESIDENT- CHENNAI IT ASSOCIATION-CHENNAI,MR.ANIRUDDHA MENAVLIKAR,PRESIDENT-PUNE,MS.KAVITA
SINGHAL,VICE CHAIRMAN,ISODA,MR.ALOK GUPTA,PRESIDENT,PCAIT-DELHI,MR.SWARAN SINGH,JOINT SECRETARY,DCTA-DELHI,MR.GURPREET
SINGH SUNNY,PRESIDENT,PACT-LUDHIANA,MR.AMARJIT SINGH,PRESIDENT,JCDA,MR.YOGENDRA DIXIT,MR.MANOJ JAIN,MR. PRAVEEN
KHANDELWAL,NATIONAL GENERAL SECRETARY-CONFEDERATION OF ALL INDIA TRADERS,MR. R K MALHOTRA,EX-PRESIDENT-PCAIT,MR. SANJEEV
WALIA,PRESIDENT-CHANDIGARH IT ASSOCIATION AND MR. K K SHARMA, EX D.G-COMPETITION COMMISSION OF INDIA PRESENT AS THE
LEGAL EXPERT
3. Introduction
The august presence of Shri. Sunil Soni,IAS, Director General,BIS, GOI
,Shri. S.N.Tripathy,IAS, J.S.-MSME-GOI , Shri. Savtur Prasad, PCDA-Indian
Army-GOI, Shri. Vipin Tyagi, E.D-C DOT and Industry honchos
,leading IT Associations from various parts of the country, represented by
their (President/Secretary), CEO’s and top management of leading national
and International IT companies and various Value Added Resellers during
the 13th Star Nite Awards( SNA) – 2014, DNA of Channel was a vision of
the VARINDIA family which was gloriously upheld . Bringing those who are
considered to the heart and soul of the IT Industry together under one roof
to commemorate a series of revolutionary achievement is itself a milestone.
The companies selected for this year's 13th Star Nite Awards were from
organizations dealing in IT peripherals, PCs to server & Storage, Mobile
and software with their global powerhouses. Companies demonstrated not
only their ability to create new value using IT and execute their projects well
but also how they did so in an uncommon and innovative way: pioneering a
new technology, applying a familiar technology to a new purpose, setting
the bar higher for their competitors. We also took into consideration the fact
that how IT companies weather today’s economic challenges and survive
vis-à-vis their competitors.
4. Methodology for Selection of
Awards
We examine as to how each company stands up against
others at a time of cut throat competition, keeping in view the
submissions that tell the best stories about generating
business value through creative and cutting-edge technology
and value-added services (VAS) on the basis of :
Price Performance
Product availability
Pre- and post-service support
Training and Certification
Marketing Communication
Brand Building
Vendor–Partner relationship
6. August Presence of Distinguished
Delegates and guests
(The guests present in the event includes; ( From Left to Right) Mr. Suresh Reddy, Vice President- Enterprise-
Huawei Telecommunications,Mr. Laxmi Narayan Rao, CTO - Technology Services – HP India, Mr. Asoke K.Laha ,
M.D. & CEO-Interra IT ,Mr. Ajay Kaul, Director & GM-GCC–Dell India,Mr. N Ravi Shanker, IAS, Addl. Secy &
Adminstrator, (USOF),DOT,GOI ,Mr. Vipin Tyagi, Director- C-Dot , GOI ,Mr. Subroto Das, Director, India & South
Asia - Western Digital ,Mr.Manoj Chugh- Global Head (Business Development), Tech Mahindra, Mr. Deepak
Kumar Sahu, Publisher, VAR INDIA, Mr.Sanjiv Bhavnani, CEO- Mentorpreneur , Mr. Himanshu Chawla, Director
Channel Sales – Microsoft India,Kshitij M Kotak, President – ASIRT, Mr. Jagannath Pattnaik, Director- Sales-
Kaspersky lab., Mr. Sandeep Dutta, System Storage, IBM-STG-India/SA-IBM India Pvt Ltd. Ms. Senapati Mohini
Ratna, Editor, VARINDIA, Mr. Sivakumar N.- V.P. - PC Business - Toshiba India , Mr. Ramesh Natrajan, V.P.,
7. Channel leadership award 2014
Aditya Infotech receives as Best Distributor in Security Surveillance being
honored by Prof. Shriram Hegde, Department of Applied Mechanics, IIT-Delhi
and Mrs. S Mohini Ratna, editor-VAR INDIA
8. Round Table Discussion :
Moderated by Mr. Deepak Kumar Sahu,Chief editor, VAR INDIA
30 IT Associations from across the country on a discussion to taking
action against the e-tailing companies in India on unethical trade
practices
MR. CHAMPAK RAJ GURJAR,CHAIRMAN,TAIT-MUMBAI,MR.KSHITIJ M KOTAK,PRESIDENT,ASIRT-MUMBAI,MR.K L
LALANI,EXECUITVE PRESIDENT,COMPASS-KOLKATA,MR.HIREN SHAH,JT. SECRETARY,ACMA-AHMEDABAD,B
HARI,PRESIDENT,CITA-KOLKATA,MR.NALIN R PATEL,VICE-PRESIDENT/FITDAK-BANGALURU,MR.ARUN KUMAR
DEY,PRESIDENT,ITAO-BHUBANESWAR,MR.M.VEERA SWAMY ,PRESIDENT,TCCDA-HYDERABAD,MR.NATARAJAN MUTHU
SAMI,PRESIDENT,COFED OF IT ASSOCIATION-COIMBATOR, MR.LIJU,VICE-PRESIDENT,AKITDA-COCHIN,
MR.SENTHILKUMAR M,PRESIDENT- CHENNAI IT ASSOCIATION-CHENNAI,MR.ANIRUDDHA MENAVLIKAR,PRESIDENT-PUNE,
MS.KAVITA SINGHAL,VICE CHAIRMAN,ISODA,MR.ALOK GUPTA,PRESIDENT,PCAIT-DELHI,MR.SWARAN SINGH,JOINT
SECRETARY,DCTA-DELHI,MR.GURPREET SINGH SUNNY,PRESIDENT,PACT-LUDHIANA,MR.AMARJIT
SINGH,PRESIDENT,JCDA,MR.YOGENDRA DIXIT,MR.MANOJ JAIN,MR. PRAVEEN KHANDELWAL,NATIONAL GENERAL
SECRETARY-CONFEDERATION OF ALL INDIA TRADERS,MR. R K MALHOTRA,EX-PRESIDENT-PCAIT,MR. SANJEEV