COMDDAP 2009

Last July 2 – 4, 2009 the Computer Manufacturer, Distributors and Dealers Association of the Philippines or COMDDAP conducted a 3 day exhibit, sessions and seminars at the Grand Ballroom of the Apo View Hotel. This was opened to the public including the sessions which the registration is through online. The said event was participated by the leading manufacturers, distributors and dealers of computers and other modern gadgets and systems all over the Philippines. The tech update sessions were scheduled on July 2 to 3. These sessions were free of charge. The said sessions were done by the members of Nexus Group.

All the students under Sir RS Gamboa were tasked to join the said event. Most of us chose the First day of the session since we don’t have any vacant schedule. July 2, 2009, at exactly 1:00 in the afternoon we arrived at the Apo View Hotel, Grand Ballroom. Before we enter the place, we were instructed to get a sticker that shall be worn upon entering the Grand Ballroom. Some of my classmates said that we must first register and write our names in a paper so that we may be able to join the raffle draw but the security guard told us that we are not included. (nawong jud mi ug price.haha.)

When we entered the Grand Ballroom, we saw different booths of the distributors that were part of COMDDAP. We saw hi-tech gadgets, computers and many more. And I said to myself, wow! Kuyaw na jud ang technology karon na panahon.(na-ignorante gud ko kadali.lol). I took pictures all over the place and I was really amazed. It was my first time to join that kind of event and it was indeed a great experience.

After we took some pictures and glanced over the gadgets, we immediately went to the sessions that we chose upon registering online. We entered the Vanda function room the Apo View.

The first session was done by the ERIC Dealer Management System. ERIC DMS is an end-to-end softwaresolution for automotive dealer operation. ERIC DMS range solutions cover Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Vehicle Sales and Administration (VSA), and Service Management (SVM). It is also supported by a robust back-end system on parts and supplies inventory, over the counter sales, purchasing and the requisite financial modules
for financial accounting and reporting. ERIC DMS was part by the
Jupiter Systems Inc.

The second session was from HP. The speaker introduced the amazing device which is called the Thin Client. Thin
clients are computing devices that function as an access device on a network. HP thin client has the solution if your business is facing issues such as Desktop replacement costs, Network Security, Supporting
application software on diverse hardware or Ensuring your data remains accessible and secure. HP is a member of Nexus Technologies, Inc. After the session, the speaker asked some questions and gave the one who can
answer a price. They were given flash disks and t-shirts.

The third session was from Microsoft Dynamic Retail Management System. The Philippine retail industry continues to thrive despite the global financial crisis. Retailers challenged with multi-branch servicing cost need a scalable solution to bring sales orders to its branches promote interbrand stock sharing and send sales information to the head office seamlessly. Find out how you can have enterprise-class tools to analyze data at a fraction of the cost. The need for timely business information helps them improve their bottomline, restore order to multi-branch stores and meet geographical challenges. Retail Management System is part the Nexus Professional Services and Solutions or NPSS.

The last session was Open Source For Applications. We were supposed to leave the session since it was already 5:00 o’clock but we chose to stay because we want to learn more. Although we were already hungry, we never hesitated to stay. Open Source for Applications, as companies cut IT spending by up to 10 percent, its income generating prospects need not suffer. Open Source development for business applications has proven to lower acquisition costs, and decrease vendor lock-in reliance and obsolescence rate so that even commercial software giants have acknowledged the rise of this technology by allowing interoperability. We discovered how the use of internet based Open Source platforms is a viable alternative for developing systems such as corporate, e-commerce, CRM, employment, publishing and collaborative. Some of us were also given chocolates from the speaker.

By joining these sessions, we have learned a lot of things from these new technologies that have been introduced to us. It has been a great help for us as an Information Technology Students. Some of the speakers, taught us not only from their products but also they exceed the line in teaching us some new thing. This experience was indeed a great one.

reference:
http://www.comddap.org/