The event had received 380,000 last year.[break]
Suresh K Karna, president of Computer Association of Nepal (CAN), said they were satisfied with the visitors´ turnout and products range at the Info-Tech. “There were more visitors than buyers, but I strongly believe CAN has provided the platform the business houses were looking for,” he said. Karna claimed that the final day, which was designated as ´business day´, was able to attract genuine buyers as well.
Exhibitors took the event as the platform to promote their brands and they were satisfied with the enquiries on their products that they receive from the visitors. The sales were also good, but most of the users were seen collecting information about new innovations and products in information technology.
Broadlink, which offered Wi-Fi internet service to students at just Rs 300 per month, was the major attraction at the six-day event. Binod Timalsina, CEO of Broadlink, told Republica that more than 3,500 visitors subscribed the company´s Wi-Fi internet service during the Info-Tech.
Sushil Paudel, managing director of iDream Professionals, said the Info-Tech is a platform for branding products as it helps people to know what different companies are offering.
“If 25 percent of the sales are recorded during the Info-Tech, remaining 75 percent takes place from the showroom,” Paudel added. He further informed that many visitors were attracted toward the BenQ Tablet R100 that iDream Professional launched during the Info-Tech. The company sold around 50 laptops during the event.
Similarly, digital cooking machine launched by Prabhat and Practical Trade managed to draw huge attention of visitors during the Info-Tech. “People basically get information about products and services at the Info-Tech. They visit the showrooms if they are interested to buy them,” an official of Prabhat and Practical Trade said. The company offered Rs 1,000 cash discount on the machine priced Rs 7,000. It received 60 bookings for the product.
GIT Computers, which showcased computer parts and accessories, managed to sell products worth Rs 150,000 during the Info-Tech. Dipak Subedi, manager of the company, echoed other exhibitors and said most of the visitors were interested to see what was being displayed.
“Though the number of visitors at the Info-Tech was high, the sale was not satisfactory as most of the visitors were students,” said Durga Mani Khanal, service engineer of Malla Baba Exim. The company showcased Simoco netbook at the fair and received 20 bookings.
Midas Education, which had two different stalls at the Info-Tech, sold more than 100 interactive CDs of educational materials from each stall. The CDs were priced Rs 400 to 1,000. “We participated in the event to raise awareness among people on our products rather than selling them,” said Raju Baniya, chief administrative officer of the company.
Sagar Infosys saw sales of mobile phones and mouse rather than laptops as people do not carry much money while visiting crowded places. “We sold more mobiles and mouse rather than laptops,” said Jyoti Shrestha of Sagar Infosys. The company sold more than 5 Baleyo mobile phones and around 40 to 50 mouse each day.
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