PC sale picks up at BCS show

On the fourth day of the seven-day computer fair, the customers finally appeared to have concentrated on the purchase of PCs after having judged the quality and price for the last three days.

Talking to this correspondent, a number of hardware vendors said their sale is picking up. The fair is being held at the Bangladesh-China Friendship Conference Centre at Sher-e-Bangla Nagar in the city.

Dolphin Computers Ltd is marketing its own brand, Notebook Computer 'Dolphin Amigo', at a special price at the fair. It is priced at Tk 58,500 with Celeron 1.7 gigahertz processor and Tk 63,000 with the Pentium Four 1.8 gigahertz.

Daffodil Computers Ltd is selling all types of computer solutions including hardware, software and multimedia products, Internet services and training facilities of Daffodil Online. Eight Daffodil companies are taking part at the fair in 12 stalls.

RM Systems is marketing a new motherboard of Jetway at Tk 2,900 to Tk 3,000. The motherboard is compatible for Pentium three and four processor.

Several firms are selling easy portable hard disk drive 'Thumb drive' at Tk 3,000 at the fair.

ATI Limited has brought new software 'Bangla Shikkhya' for the children.

Promiti Computer's and Networks Ltd has brought some software on payroll management system, financial accounting system, library management and micro-credit management information system on the occasion of the fair.

According to fair authority, around five hundred students from city's different school and colleges visited the fair yesterday.

Pepsi, the official drink of the fair, will award a lucky customer after the fair concludes. The lucky one will be selected through a draw of the coupons, which are being given to the buyers of the official drink.

Internet Service Providers Association of Bangladesh (ISPAB) organised a seminar on 'VoIP as Small Investment' at the fair seminar room yesterday.

Board of Investment Executive Chairman Mahmudur Rahman and the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industries (FBCCI) President Yussuf Abdullah Harun were present at the seminar.

Speakers in that seminar said legalisation of VoIP will open a new sector for business for the traders of the country.

Board of Investment (BOI) will organise a seminar on 'Opportunities for Investment in IT and Electronic Sector of Bangladesh' at 2.30 pm at the fair seminar hall today.