A monitor or display in computers comprises of the display device, circuitry, and an enclosure. The display device in the modern monitors is typically a thin film transistor liquid crystal display (TFT-LCD), while the older monitors use a cathode ray tube (CRT). The first-ever flat panel television was introduced in 1998 by Philips.
VARIndia, in its special "Vendor and Partner Relationship" series, presents the picturesque of the channel partners of HP's printing business as well as company's value-added offering and backend support to their customers. We spoke to some of the HP Printing business partners across the country with a view to presenting the inside story to our readers on the company’s channel initiatives. Watch out this section for more insightful success stories on vendor-partner programmes.
With the changing trends in PC sales, dominated by notebook segment, the All-in-One (AiO) is widely seen as a niche market product. With the TV integration capabilities, it has much to offer. There was a time when AiO or 3-in-1-like terms were associated with printing devices. It comes with inbuilt CPU. Initiating the renaissance of AiO in India, HP introduced it into the market in 2007, but did not receive warm reception from the channel market. Until early this financial year 2009-10, there are no major rollouts.
85 Accredited Epson partners met in Italy from 7th to 11th November to review & discuss plans for the year ahead Epson's Accredited Partner's Meet 2009 recently concluded in Venice, Italy. In keeping with the location the theme for this year's event was "Veni. Vidi. Vici." (Came. Saw. Conquered.) – a celebration of sorts for the excellent performance of the company.
The Indian PC market has seen QoQ (quarter-on-quarter growth) of approximately 7% in Q2-Q3, 09. Unlike the belief that the desktop market is shrinking, figures show a 9% QoQ growth in the Desktop PC vs 3% in Notebook market.
A decline in the shipments of printers in the FY 2009 has given members of the Indian printer channel a firm indication of the daunting task facing them this year. The last four months of the year are crucial for them as the market is hoping to turn for the better.