COMDDAP DAVAO EXPO 2009
COMDDAP stands for: Computer Manufacturers, Distributors, and Dealers Association of the Philippines
What is COMDDAP all about?
COMDDAP is an association of the country's top information technology businesses. Its primary objective is to promote the sustainable development of the of the country's information technology industry through voluntary collaboration of its member companies. It is the goal of COMDDAP to be able to provide its members general views and updates from different sectors - private and government, and highly regarded individuals to further uplift the morale and knowledge of its organization.
The vision of promoting and elevating the standards of Information technology (IT) in the Philippines fueled a group of prominent computer companies to form the Computer Distributors and Dealers Association of the Philippines or COMDDAP. Its initial member-companies represent the world's leading makers and providers of computer products, solutions and peripherals.
In 1997, the manufacturing sector - represented by industry leaders Hewlett Packard, Epson and Compaq, among others - was integrated into the COMDDAP membership, making the association a more diverse representation of the IT sector and thus the new name, COMPUTER MANUFACTURERS, DISTRIBUTORS AND DEALERS ASSOCIATION OF THE PHILIPPINES.
http://www.comddap.org/aboutus.htm
The Seminar
July 02, 2009 marks the two-day exhibit visit of the IT sectors at the Apo View Hotel here in Davao. And as an IT student, we are told to attend the seminars conducted by the Nexus Group as what I have seen on the screen.
The exhibit composed of different technology products such as latest phenomenal gadgets, computer stuffs and different kind of technology. Anyway, I haven’t spent much time on roaming around to examine those displayed things but I have attended seminar on four different topics.
Here are the interesting topics that we were able to attend:
What is COMDDAP all about?
COMDDAP is an association of the country's top information technology businesses. Its primary objective is to promote the sustainable development of the of the country's information technology industry through voluntary collaboration of its member companies. It is the goal of COMDDAP to be able to provide its members general views and updates from different sectors - private and government, and highly regarded individuals to further uplift the morale and knowledge of its organization.
The vision of promoting and elevating the standards of Information technology (IT) in the Philippines fueled a group of prominent computer companies to form the Computer Distributors and Dealers Association of the Philippines or COMDDAP. Its initial member-companies represent the world's leading makers and providers of computer products, solutions and peripherals.
In 1997, the manufacturing sector - represented by industry leaders Hewlett Packard, Epson and Compaq, among others - was integrated into the COMDDAP membership, making the association a more diverse representation of the IT sector and thus the new name, COMPUTER MANUFACTURERS, DISTRIBUTORS AND DEALERS ASSOCIATION OF THE PHILIPPINES.
http://www.comddap.org/aboutus.htm
The Seminar
July 02, 2009 marks the two-day exhibit visit of the IT sectors at the Apo View Hotel here in Davao. And as an IT student, we are told to attend the seminars conducted by the Nexus Group as what I have seen on the screen.
The exhibit composed of different technology products such as latest phenomenal gadgets, computer stuffs and different kind of technology. Anyway, I haven’t spent much time on roaming around to examine those displayed things but I have attended seminar on four different topics.
Here are the interesting topics that we were able to attend:
- Enterprise Resource Information and Control (ERIC-DMS)
- Brilliant Dealer Management System
- HP Thin Client
- Microsoft Dynamics Retail Management System
- Open Source for Business Applications
1. ERIC-DMS
Presented by Mr. Celmer L. Santos from Jupiter Systems, Incorporated. He talked much on Brilliant Dealer Management System that widely used by Car Businesses. Anyway, Jupiter Systems, Inc. is a 24- year old software company and one of the members of the ERP systems of the Philippines. Their clients include Mitsubishi, Honda, Mazda, Volvo, and Nissan. Their Database Management Systems flow starts with the pre-sales, then vehicle sales and last is the after sales.
The Jupiter Systems’ has also Service Management General Features which are the following:
The Jupiter Systems’ has also Service Management General Features which are the following:
- Advance bookings or Customer appointments
- Operation maintenance or FLAT rates
- Repair orders
- Repair Estimates
- Customer Service
- History Technician
- Time-in or Time-out
- Parts requisitioning and picking
- Service invoicing
- Warranty claims and processing
- Field Service Actions (Campaigns)
2.HP Company
(The Thin Client)
Presented by Leonard Zapa, Market Deveopment Manager of HP Company. He started with talking about Linux, CE, and XPe.
He also mentioned the following topics:
Data security, reliability, easier
Management
Remote PC alternatives
Virtualization
Lower TCO
Broadband and related
(Challenge for IT Professionals)
Provide information securit
yDeployment and maintenance
Total cost of ownership (TCO)
He also introduced the widely used HP Thin Client. This is a computing device without a hard drive and can be used independently.
Here some of its features:
- Enhanced security
- Easy manageability
- High reliability
- Environment – friendly
- Lower overall costs
Also he sites its advantages over the usual PC power system:
- Hardened embedded OS
- Free Management Tools
- ¼ failure rate, 10x higher MTBF
- 10x higher MTBF
- Longer life
- ONSITE, Whole unit replacement
- Up to 80% lower power
- Space saving
- Reduced (by 75%) foam and board (by 40%) packaging
- Minimal heat
- Lower initial hardware
Well I guess, the audience are more alive when the discussions was about to end. Why not? The speaker had given tokens for those who can answer their questions. 2-Gig Flash drives, t-shirts and the most exciting is the last token which is an 8-Gig USB. Wow! Usepians got most of the token.
3. Microsoft Dynamics Retail Management System
I could remember that the speaker had mentioned that one of the clients of this system is Petron.
RMS Key Features:
Inventory control and tracking
Purchase orders.
Pricing, sales, and promotions
Sales TrackingPowerful, flexible reports
Key Benefits:
Streamline operations
Improve profit margins
Build customer loyalty
Manage business, not technology
Have a life outside your business
4.Open Source for Business Applications of the Spinweb Productions, Incorporated
The speaker asked the audience particularly those who are employed of their definition about Open source. Some shared the following understanding: source code, free, open, contributor, no license, etc.
As the discussions go deeper, it was cleared that Open Source has license but only that it is free. Unlike any other proprietary software you have to pay the licenses that are obviously expensive.
Also the speaker talks about the benefits of using Open Source over Proprietary soft wares applications.
Reliablewidely usedhighly scalableproven performance
Some of the sites that were given are:
lullabot.com
joomlapolis.com
joomla.org.ph
openwp.org.
Some of Open Source Software:Ubuntu
GIMPOpen office
PHPOS commerce
MySqlMozilla
DrupalWHY we have to use Open Source Software?• No vendor Locking• Large Support• More Secure
Evaluation:
Well obviously, it’s another experience that would add up our learning. Seeing different kinds of new technology trends, and experiencing to know more about it must be another thing. As an IT student and a future IT professional, it is an opportunity to expose ourselves in the current trends of the growing technology. It is a challenge for us to be more aware of the world that we are going to travel in the near future. The fast changing IT environment challenged us to go deeper in our chosen field. Also, it was so nice to meet those people who shares their experiences and who promote their respective career. And before I forgot, I was stuck with the conversation, I mean when (Jaime?) intervene the discussions and talks the automated election issue. He shares that the said electoral reform with regards to software’s do not guarantee best performance yet when talks about software, he suggested that many things have to be considered before choosing either open source or proprietary.
RMS Key Features:
Inventory control and tracking
Purchase orders.
Pricing, sales, and promotions
Sales TrackingPowerful, flexible reports
Key Benefits:
Streamline operations
Improve profit margins
Build customer loyalty
Manage business, not technology
Have a life outside your business
4.Open Source for Business Applications of the Spinweb Productions, Incorporated
The speaker asked the audience particularly those who are employed of their definition about Open source. Some shared the following understanding: source code, free, open, contributor, no license, etc.
As the discussions go deeper, it was cleared that Open Source has license but only that it is free. Unlike any other proprietary software you have to pay the licenses that are obviously expensive.
Also the speaker talks about the benefits of using Open Source over Proprietary soft wares applications.
Reliablewidely usedhighly scalableproven performance
Some of the sites that were given are:
lullabot.com
joomlapolis.com
joomla.org.ph
openwp.org.
Some of Open Source Software:Ubuntu
GIMPOpen office
PHPOS commerce
MySqlMozilla
DrupalWHY we have to use Open Source Software?• No vendor Locking• Large Support• More Secure
Evaluation:
Well obviously, it’s another experience that would add up our learning. Seeing different kinds of new technology trends, and experiencing to know more about it must be another thing. As an IT student and a future IT professional, it is an opportunity to expose ourselves in the current trends of the growing technology. It is a challenge for us to be more aware of the world that we are going to travel in the near future. The fast changing IT environment challenged us to go deeper in our chosen field. Also, it was so nice to meet those people who shares their experiences and who promote their respective career. And before I forgot, I was stuck with the conversation, I mean when (Jaime?) intervene the discussions and talks the automated election issue. He shares that the said electoral reform with regards to software’s do not guarantee best performance yet when talks about software, he suggested that many things have to be considered before choosing either open source or proprietary.
THE END…
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