, ReflectionCOMDDAP means computer manufacturers distributors and dealers association of the Philippines. This association, had their exhibition here in Davao last July 2-4. IT was held on the Apo View Hotel. By the way, for some who does not know about COMDDAP, this is their brief information about the association:
“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.”
This was of course taken from their site, http://www.comddap.org/.
So much for that, I will be talking about my experience on the COMDDAP exhibition on the Apo View Hotel. I arrived on the Hotel most likely around 1:40 or 2:00 pm. There was a sign showing where the exhibition is being held so it was easy finding the venue of the event. But when I saw the façade of the exhibition, I was primarily confused on where to sign up so that I can enter the said exhibition. That was a funny experience since I was not able to see the booth where students are
suppose to go and get there sticker for the exhibition. Good thing I noticed that the people that were signing forms are the people that will be taking the Adobe seminar. I did not went to that seminar since there will be a payment for each seminars, namely for the Adobe Dreamweaver, Adobe Flash, Adobe Fireworks and Adobe Contribute. I have a sufficient knowledge about what the seminars except for the Adobe Contribute. Well then, after much confusion, I got the sticker
for the student pass. I was amazed when I entered the exhibition. There were a lot of these things for techy guys from different brands. There were also other booths that showcases their service instead of their products. I saw our facilitator talking to some people in the exhibition. I tried looking for the place where the seminar will be held, which was my main purpose of coming in the first place. As I was looking for it, I saw some fellow USePians looking for the seminar also. We asked a personnel where the seminar is being held and he pointed us to the back of a booth where we can see a door. To make it short, we arrived at the registration confirmation table, where we asked if it was the room that the seminar is taking place. Good thing we are right but the bad thing is, we are told that we cannot go in anymore… the room is packed and we will have to wait for the next session, which will be the HP thin Client session. Well, since it was our fault then, we waited for the first session to finish. But we didn’t wasted time doing nothing there. We looked around at some numerous booths. There was this one booth that took my undivided attention (that was an exaggeration, hehehe). They were showing on the new graphic manipulation software. I think it was the new version of Corel Draw. I was amazed on the way it was presented and also, the new Acrobat reader presentation was nice. We toured the entire exhibition and after that, we went back to the place where the seminar is being held. We were a bit early so we had to wait for a few minutes for the first session to finish. We verified if our name was listed on the participants of the next session. After that, the first session finished but it seems like the people are not piling out. So as we went in, it was understandable. Most of the people on the first session was from USeP. We were able to find a seat just before the session started. The session is all about the HP thin client. The thin client is a computing device similar to the system unit of a personal computer. This is an exerpt from the site of the HP thin client, http://www.hp.com/sbso/solutions/pc_expertise/article/thinclients_consider.html:
“Thin clients are computing devices that function as an access device on a network. These solid-state devices connect over a network to a server where the bulk of the processing takes place. Thin clients have no hard drive, allowing for more secure storage of data and applications on the server. In fact, keystrokes, mouse events and screen images are all that is sent between the client and server. This makes the device much more secure than a standard desktop or notebook computer. With no hard drive, fan or other moving parts, thin clients have a much longer lifespan than standard computers and use significantly less power. Lower maintenance costs are another benefit as software application updates, virus scanning and patches can be executed on the server. Deployment costs are also reduced as thin clients can be remotely configured and do not need to be set up individually. Break-fix simply requires replacing the thin client. “
Basically, the thin client is more of a business tool rather than for personal use. Based on what I have understood on the session, The TCO of the Hp thin client is lesser than buying desktops. They have this certain features that are really nice to have especially for business and medium enterprises. After the presentation, there was a question and answer portion where prizes were given to those who can answer correctly. I was a fun session, not the type that makes you yawn. Hehehe.. After that, the next session was a proprietary system session and it was for only those who received an invitation. So sadly, we went out. But on the following day, we went back to the exhibition to join the sessions that we missed during the first day of exhibition.
“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.”
This was of course taken from their site, http://www.comddap.org/.
So much for that, I will be talking about my experience on the COMDDAP exhibition on the Apo View Hotel. I arrived on the Hotel most likely around 1:40 or 2:00 pm. There was a sign showing where the exhibition is being held so it was easy finding the venue of the event. But when I saw the façade of the exhibition, I was primarily confused on where to sign up so that I can enter the said exhibition. That was a funny experience since I was not able to see the booth where students are
suppose to go and get there sticker for the exhibition. Good thing I noticed that the people that were signing forms are the people that will be taking the Adobe seminar. I did not went to that seminar since there will be a payment for each seminars, namely for the Adobe Dreamweaver, Adobe Flash, Adobe Fireworks and Adobe Contribute. I have a sufficient knowledge about what the seminars except for the Adobe Contribute. Well then, after much confusion, I got the sticker
for the student pass. I was amazed when I entered the exhibition. There were a lot of these things for techy guys from different brands. There were also other booths that showcases their service instead of their products. I saw our facilitator talking to some people in the exhibition. I tried looking for the place where the seminar will be held, which was my main purpose of coming in the first place. As I was looking for it, I saw some fellow USePians looking for the seminar also. We asked a personnel where the seminar is being held and he pointed us to the back of a booth where we can see a door. To make it short, we arrived at the registration confirmation table, where we asked if it was the room that the seminar is taking place. Good thing we are right but the bad thing is, we are told that we cannot go in anymore… the room is packed and we will have to wait for the next session, which will be the HP thin Client session. Well, since it was our fault then, we waited for the first session to finish. But we didn’t wasted time doing nothing there. We looked around at some numerous booths. There was this one booth that took my undivided attention (that was an exaggeration, hehehe). They were showing on the new graphic manipulation software. I think it was the new version of Corel Draw. I was amazed on the way it was presented and also, the new Acrobat reader presentation was nice. We toured the entire exhibition and after that, we went back to the place where the seminar is being held. We were a bit early so we had to wait for a few minutes for the first session to finish. We verified if our name was listed on the participants of the next session. After that, the first session finished but it seems like the people are not piling out. So as we went in, it was understandable. Most of the people on the first session was from USeP. We were able to find a seat just before the session started. The session is all about the HP thin client. The thin client is a computing device similar to the system unit of a personal computer. This is an exerpt from the site of the HP thin client, http://www.hp.com/sbso/solutions/pc_expertise/article/thinclients_consider.html:
“Thin clients are computing devices that function as an access device on a network. These solid-state devices connect over a network to a server where the bulk of the processing takes place. Thin clients have no hard drive, allowing for more secure storage of data and applications on the server. In fact, keystrokes, mouse events and screen images are all that is sent between the client and server. This makes the device much more secure than a standard desktop or notebook computer. With no hard drive, fan or other moving parts, thin clients have a much longer lifespan than standard computers and use significantly less power. Lower maintenance costs are another benefit as software application updates, virus scanning and patches can be executed on the server. Deployment costs are also reduced as thin clients can be remotely configured and do not need to be set up individually. Break-fix simply requires replacing the thin client. “
Basically, the thin client is more of a business tool rather than for personal use. Based on what I have understood on the session, The TCO of the Hp thin client is lesser than buying desktops. They have this certain features that are really nice to have especially for business and medium enterprises. After the presentation, there was a question and answer portion where prizes were given to those who can answer correctly. I was a fun session, not the type that makes you yawn. Hehehe.. After that, the next session was a proprietary system session and it was for only those who received an invitation. So sadly, we went out. But on the following day, we went back to the exhibition to join the sessions that we missed during the first day of exhibition.
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