Electronics For You (EFY) Group

Established in 1969, the group publishes many popular publications including Electronics for You, Facts for You, IT, ePower and Linux for You. Electronics for You is Asia's largest selling magazine on electronics with over half a million strong readership. Linux for You is India's first Linux magazine, and also the first magazine in English in Asia to focus on Open Source Software and Linux. EFY has a host of other products including EFY Annual Guide, E-Pages, IT Directory, IT Pages, Electronics Projects (19 volumes), amongst others. The other associate organisations of the group are Kits 'n' Spares and IT Solutions. The company is headquartered at New Delhi (capital of India) with offices at Mumbai, Bangalore, Chennai, Pune, Ahmedabad, Hyderabad and Kolkata. EFY is an ISO 9002 Certified company.

Web site: www.electronicsforu.com

MAIT

Setup in 1982 for the purposes of scientific, educational and IT Industry promotion, MAIT has emerged as an effective, influential and dynamic organization representing the Hardware, Training and Services sectors of the Indian IT Industry. It is represented on all concerned Government of India fora and active interface with industry associations: Ministry of Information Technology, Finance, Commerce, DoT, BIS, ESC, CII, STQC, TEMA, ELCINA, etc. with the onset of liberalization in India and rapid developments in the Indian IT Industry, MAIT's activities have been consolidated with special focus on export promotion and attracting foreign investment in the Indian IT Industry. MAIT's activities have been consolidated for scope of newer responsibilities and intense Export promotion and attracting foreign investment to the Indian IT Industry. Today, a wide range of studies, surveys and development works are performed through various committees at MAIT; the results of which are widely distributed through Publications, Seminars and Exhibitions.

Web site: www.mait.com

Technetra

Technetra develops high quality open source software and solutions for its customers in government, telecommunications, financial and education organizations. Technetra has a world-class team which believes in developing high-quality, optimized software and successful deployment to support long-term relationships with its customers. Technetra also sponsors and works with local organizations in the US and India to develop low cost, affordable technology solutions for computer technology training and education for the needy. Technetra is based in Silicon Valley, California and has locations in Washington DC and New Delhi, India. Technetra is a proud partner in making Linux Asia 2004 a success.

Web site: www.technetra.com

Hub Manager

Tetra

Tetra Information Services Pvt. Ltd. located in New Delhi, India, has been providing open source solutions to enterprises since 1996. Specialists in the field of System Integration, and Development of web based applications they have been assisting clients to take advantage of the existing and new technologies, maximizing their overall business efficiency. To facilitate business requirements they offer a broad spectrum of enterprise solutions that brings together technology and a multi vendor open source platform. Tetra has over 7 years of experience in legacy systems redesign and custom software development involving client-server systems, web-enabled databases, and Internet/intranet applications on open source plaforms.

Web site: www.linux4e.com

Event Management

Sercon

Sercon conceptualizes and executes effective business events and below the line marketing initiatives to help clients to access markets and engage their channel and customers. Sercon currently provides this value to more than 70 leading brands and organization, across FMCG, Consumer Durable, Manufacturing, Information Technology and Government segments in India and South East Asia. Sercon has offices in Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Chennai, Singapore and response centers in 16 other cities of India. Sercon has logged 1300 business events, and revenues of 10 million dollars.

Web site: www.sercononline.com

Associates

Association of Chambers of Commerce of India (ASSOCHAM)

ASSOCHAM's mission is to impact the policy and legislative environment so as to foster balanced economic, industrial and social development. A key objectives at ASSOCHAM is to help formulate policy decisions for creating a healthy environment for trade and industry in India.

The organization has active representation in most Government Advisory Committees, organises Seminars, Workshops, Round Table meetings, submits representations/memoranda and publish publications, periodicals and discussion papers.

Web site: www.assocham.org

Computer Society of India (CSI)

The Computer Society of India (CSI) is a National Body of IT professionals in India. One of the objectives of CSI is to promote interchange of information in Informatics and related disciplines amongst the specialists and between specialists and fellow professionals.

Web site: www.csi-india.org

PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PHDCCI)

Established in 1905, PHDCCI today is the apex Chamber of North India actively serving trade and industry for more than nine decades in ten states and one union territory. It has in its membership around 1500 direct members including corporate entities from large, medium and small scale sectors, export houses, professionals etc. Through its 112 Association Members the Chamber reaches out to 35,000 small-scale units. Offering varied services in tune with the requirements of its constituents, the Chamber provides common platform for meetings of the representative of trade, business and industry with senior Govt. Officials at Central and State levels and plays an important role in the formation of Government Policies.

Web site: www.phdcci.org