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[Title] => COMDDAP expo opens today
[Summary] => MANILA, Philippines - Consumer desire for higher comfort, achievement, and ownership sets off a cycle of innovation. And the race for faster, more efficient, and high-value information technology products all converge at the premier IT show and shopping bazaar COMDDAP Expo Manila 2012 from Nov. 16 to 18 at the World Trade Center in Pasay City.
Organized by the Computer Manufacturers, Dealers and Distributors Association of the Philippines, the expo offers substantial discounts, special deals, bundled promotions, trade-ins and other expo-exclusive offers on computers and accessories, monitors, laptops (notebooks and netbooks), printers, projectors, smartphones, and tablets, among other gadgets.
“The IT show’s theme ‘Make I.T. work 4 U’ sums up our commitment to offer the latest products from global and local technology brands at their most affordable prices and enticing freebies,” said Jefferson T. Plaza, COMDDAP Expo chairman.
The annual COMDDAP Expo is free and open to the public.
Leading IT sellers will participate in the three-day IT shopping spree. They include Advance Solutions, Inc.; Astech Pengson Distributors, Inc.; Complink Marketing, Inc.; Coby Kyros Touchscreen Internet Tablet; Infoworx, Inc.; International Microvillage, Inc.; JMG; Mustard Seed Systems Corporation; Nanotec Corporation; Edupro, Inc.; Jupiter Systems, Inc.; Nexus Technologies, Inc.; Spinweb Productions, Inc.; Trinity Marketing, Inc.; and Wordtext Systems, Inc.
Advance Solutions offers discounts on a wide array of laptops, including Lenovo Z470 and G470 notebooks by up to 27 percent or close to P10,000 in savings; Asus gaming notebook G75VW at 27 percent or as much as P26,000 saving; and Dell Inspiron 13z, 14z, 15z, and N4050 notebooks by up to 20-percent.
The company will also offer price cuts on Acer netbooks 270, 756, and E1-471 by up to 19 percent or close to P4,000 saving; HP Folio 13 ultrabook and notebooks by up to 13 percent or as much as P6,000 in savings; and Samsung netbooks by up to nine percent.
Astech Pengson gives owners of old working or non-working projectors (any brand) a chance to get a new BenQ SVGA 2,700 ANSI lumens projector at only P14,000, or a P4,000 saving from the original P18,000. They can also win a BenQ GP2 LED projector valued at P33,500 if they “like” BenQ Projector Philippines on Facebook.
Complink shaves off eight percent along with exclusive freebies to buyers of selected Toshiba netbooks, notebooks, ultrabooks, Ivy Bridge processors and tablets under Satellite, Portege, and Regza series. It will also offer Lifextend, an extended product warranty of one to two years on top of the manufacturer’s warranty.
Tablet enthusiasts will get five percent discount on US brand Coby Kyros Touchscreen Internet Tablets for its products priced from P5,995 and up. They will offer MID7042, MID8042, MID9740, MID1042, and MID9042 models at the expo.
International Micro Village offers up to 50-percent discount on Avira Antivirus Premium and Avira Internet Security versions 11 and 12. Prices for Avira’s ultrafast, cloud-enhanced virus protection and security software will range between P470 to P1,700.
Nanotec Corporation extends up to 30-percent discount on selected motherboards, casing, power supply, keyboards, mouse and headsets, battery packs, laptop chargers, and coolers from Thermaltake/ Tt eSPORTS, Corsair, FSP/Amacrox and ASRock.
Wordtext Systems gives up to 50-percent discount on 2012 McAfee Antivirus Plus, Internet Security Suite and Total Protection with free upgrade to 2013 version and McAfee trade-in deals; up to 50 percent discount on Microsoft hardware (mouse, keyboard and headset); and 20-percent discount on ribbons for Printronix printers. WSI extends discounts on Microsoft software bundle deals and Star POS printer trade-in offer.
COMDDAP Expo Manila sponsors are Microsoft and Advanced Solutions, Inc. with Symantec as supporting organization.
This year’s theme, “Make I.T. Work 4U,” focuses on consumer and small business markets, which would also benefit from three days of IT seminars on Windows 8 and Windows-run products by Microsoft (Friday, Nov. 16, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.), “Changing the Game with Backup Exec 3600 Appliance” by Symantec (Saturday, Nov. 17, 2 p.m. to 4 pm.), and a discussion on the Cybercrime Law by the Department of Justice (Sunday, Nov. 18, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.).
BPI, Security Bank MasterCard and Diners Club International cardholders (zero percent installment plan exclusive to expo buyers) may charge their purchases onsite.
For inquiries, call COMDDAP secretariat at 810-3814, e-mail [email protected] or [email protected], or visit www.comddap.org and its Facebook page.
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[Title] => From radical technology to gadgets we can’t live without
[Summary] => In 1984, a group of computer distributors and resellers joined a privately-organized exhibition of computer equipment in Manila.
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[Title] => Grand tech sale at Comddap Expo Manila
[Summary] => The Computer Manufacturers, Distributors and Dealers Association of the Philippines (COMDDAP) holds a grand technology sale called “Got I.T. COMDDAP Expo Manila 2011” from Dec. 9 to 11, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. at Hall 1, SMX Convention Center, Mall of Asia Complex in Pasay City.
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[Title] => P-Noy says ICT brings more jobs, sustains economy
[Summary] => The information and communications technology (ICT) industry helps government bring more jobs and opportunities to Filipinos whose lives also improve with more access to technology, President Aquino said at the formal opening of an industry-led ICT exhibition in Pasay City last Thursday.
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[Title] => Technology sale expo at smx
[Summary] => The Computer Manufacturers, Distributors and Dealers Association of the Philippines (COMDDAP), a non-stock, non-profit trade association promoting sustainability in the IT industry, will hold COMDDAP Expo Manila 2010, the longest-running IT exhibit in the country, from Dec. 2 to 5 at SMX Convention Center at Mall of Asia Grounds in Pasay City.
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[Title] => Economic optimism fuels tech investments growth
[Summary] => The motivation of companies and organizations to be competitive amid the wave of economic optimism has paved the way for a robust growth outlook in technology solutions investments in the Philippines.
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