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Press release

Softmart & Techmart World 2006

October, 25th – 28th, 2006

 

Opening ceremony: 8:30 am, Wednesday, 25 October, 2006

Venue: Phu Tho Stadium, 221 Ly Thuong Kiet, District 11, Hochiminh City

 

TechMart has been recognized as high technologies and equipments fair which initiated by Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee since 1999. As a part of TechMart, SoftMart specialized in software IT solutions has been held from 2000. This annual event has been held under the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee’s direction to represent as the government concern and support to the science technology and software, which are fledgling industries in Vietnam. Being assigned by Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee to Science and Technology Department, Center for Science & Technology Information of Ho Chi Minh city – CESTI is resposible for conducting this mission.

 

SoftMart-TechMart World is the necessary activity to create an environment to connect sciences and business, in which government management is supporting and encouraging organization to push the development, contribute in creating Technology market. Therefore, SoftMart-TechMart World is not only an event to display technology equipments as same as others, but also to be a bridge for business matching, networking.

I.          SoftMart-TechMart World 2006 Highlights:

-          Technology, equipment, software and IT solutions fair

-          Business matching, Supply – demand connection

-          Conference, theme “Evaluate intellectual property – intangible property in enterprise”

-          Typical product introducing with 45 technologies, equipments, software and IT solutions are the most updated from the enterprises.

 

1.        Technology, equipment, software and IT solution exhibition

The combination of SoftMart and TechMart enhance this event to become the largest- scale than ever in its event. The organizers estimate that there will are about 100,000 visitors coming, trading and signing contract, MOU, technology transfer… at this fair.

More than 5,000m2 at Phu Tho Sport Center is covered by over 200 domestic and foreign exhibitors. The number of showcase rises up to 420 booths, in which there are more than 250 software showcases and 250 technology ones. All of them are well-prepared and arranged meticulously and attractively.

This event attracts many business delegations from China, Taiwan, Korea, United States of America specially with the latest technology, media, software, and IT solution on over the world.

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      SoftMart

Providing updated, multi-function of the integration software package for small and medium enterprises. Software and IT solutions for industries such as: oil and gas, textile, construction, mechanics, electricity, automobile, chemicals, printing, tourism… Instant Software and IT solutions for themselves: semiconductor and telecommunication. Software and IT solutions for social life: e-commerce, internet, multi-media, education, services…

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      TechMart

Display the most recent technologies brought into reality directly from patents and R&D centers, IT-rich devices and technologies such as chip, software and Internet technologies that are widely applied in all industries such as: oil, textile, construction, mechanics, electricity, automobile, chemicals, printing …

 

2.      Business Matching, Supply-demand connection

This is one of decisive important content in the event’s success. Most of exhibitors in SoftMart and TechMart World 2006 are enterprises and organizations from Hochiminh City and Southern provinces who are interested in the event. Up to now, the organizer received the number of register via the first survey step:

-          SoftMart: 129 enterprises and organizations have demand to supply and transfer more than 807 software and IT solutions which need to be support, contact with supplier at SoftMart

-          TechMart: 268 enterprises have demand to supply and transfer 437 technologies and equipments which need to be support, contact to suppliers at TechMart.

The organizer will support supply-demand by provide services as follow:

-          Providing the cycle information for both supply and demand about sources of technology, equipment, software, and IT solutions to be able to deliver.

-          Guiding to connect supply-demand trade procedure, consulting information, technical, technology...

 

3.      Conference is held by Ministry of Science and Technology

Conference theme is “Evaluate intellectual and intangible property in enterprise” with plentiful, reality content to satisfy business’ needs. It identifies how to builds, protect, and trade intellectual and intangible property that help domestic enterprises understand well then take chances in cooperation with foreign investors once Vietnam enters WTO.

Keynote:

- General about Intellectual Property and Intellectual Property – Intangible Property in business

Dr. Nguyen Trong – Chairman of the Consultancy Association of Hochiminh City – Technology and Management of HCMC.

- General about Intellectual Property Law

Dr. Nguyen Van Vien – Chairman of Intellectual Property Association of HCMC

- Technology Evaluation Issue

Dr. Luc Du Khuong – Specialist of Appraise Evaluation and Technology Appraisement Affair, Ministry of Science and Technology.

- Brand name and trademark evaluation issues

MA Dao Minh Duc - Director, Intellectual Properties Department, Science and Technology Department

- The important of Intellectual Property in production-business of enterprise

MA Nguyen Thi Phi Nga lawyer – Office of Pham and Lien danh lawyers

- Basic enterprise appraisement methods and techniques

MA Nguyen Trong – Chairman of Science Consultation Association - Technology and Management of HCMC.

- Vietnamese Enterprises need to be respected in intellectual property

MA Bui Trieu Tuan Anh – FPT Information System

 

4.      45 typical industrial products and equipments program:

Continuing within 3 days, typical and updated techniques, equipments, software and IT solutions are chosen by enterprises and introduced to customers, attendee who have demand of buying.

 

5.      Other activities

- Business matching between domestics and foreign companies. Until now, there are enterprises from Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and China who have registered to join this activity.

- TechMart Online: opportunity to sell products online for exhibitors with updated products. More than 4.000 techniques, equipments, software and IT solutions are not only sold during exhibition but it is also available for customers through “TechMart Online”, www.techmart.cesti.gov.vn

- Award Ceremony “Enterprise has typical products and software solution – Ho Chi Minh city”, hosted by Department of Posts and Telematics

- IT Job Festival: the leading companies in software TMA, PSD and PSV (FCG Vietnam) and a professional human resource company such as HR Vietnam will directly interview at exhibition for all applicants.

- “Creating Website Contest” wil be an exciting activity among other alluring activities in the SoftMart & TechMart World 2006 event. It will be carried out for the purpose of creating a dynamic and intelligent playground for everyone who loves designing, has basic creating website knowledge. To join this contest, please register online by: www.websangtao.com

- Kidsmart:  a useful and healthy playground for children to be familiar with IT from a young age.

 

II.          About organizers:

1.      Centre for Scientific and Technological Information (CESTI)

Under HCMC Department of Science and Technology, CESTI is a leading agency in scientific and technological information nation-wide. CESTI has established a fundamental database of domestic and overseas scientific and technological information, including an industrial property information system comprising 20 million documents; an information system on standards with 200,000 documents; an information system on technologies and research reports with 6,000 journals and 4.5 ml local and international research. Especially, information on 3,200 technologies and equipment has been gathered from the previous TechMart and SoftMart.

Every year, more than 10.000 businesses and researchers are provided with scientific and technological information as requested.

CESTI has been acting as the main body and the focal point in the successful organization of more than 20 TechMart and SoftMart sessions from 1999-2005. By now, these events have been recognized as a practical solution for promoting the application of new technologies and equipment in both industrial and social activities.

The website www.cesti.gov.vn will provide full information on the operation of and scientific and technological information resources available at CESTI.

 

2.      International Data Group (IDG)

Established in 1964, International Data Group (IDG) is the world’s leading technology media, research, and event company. A privately-held company, IDG published more than 300 magazines and newspapers including Bio-IT World, CIO, CSO, Computerworld, GamePro, InfoWorld, Network World and PC World. The company features the largest network of technology-specific websites with more than 400 around the world. IDG is also a leading producer of more than 170 computer related events worldwide including LinuxWorld Conference & Expo R, Macworld Conference & ExpoR, DEMO R, and IDC Directions. IDC provides global market research and advice through offices in 50 countries.

IDG Viet Nam, a subsidiary of IDG, established in 2003 as a 100% foreign-owned company, is active in event management, publications, research in technology. Through the presence of IT Conference and Exposition brands in Finance, Banking, Education and Training, Communications and Networking, Public Services, Vietnam Computerworld Expo; Publications such as The gioi Vi tinh - PC World, Thoi Bao Vi Tinh Sai Gon – COMPUTERWORLD; Research, IDG Vietnam is the leading company in these areas in Vietnamese market.

Further information is available at http://www.idg.com; www.idg.com.vn.

 

3.      Gold sponsor – FPT Information System Company (FPT-IS)

The provider of integrated system and solutions in fields of network technology, server, storage and data recovery, security system, application software, telecommunication technology, ERP, GIS and other specialized products and solutions. In Softmart 2006 exhibition, FPT – IS will make a speech on Education and E-learning Solutions. Typical reports on software products to be shown in the exhibition are: Land Information System, Education Management Information system, e-POWER (Human Resource Management System), TLS-300 (Automatic Tank Gauge system). The company’s products, written by software experts mastering customer’s business, are suitable and do serve the operation and management process in the organizations effectively.

 

 

 

For further information, please contact:

Centre for Scientific and Technological Information (CESTI)

Room 406, 4th floor, 79 Trương Định Dist.1, HCMC

Tel:  (84-8) 8258 857,

         (84-8) 8297 040 (503, 508, 129) 

Fax: (84-8) 8291 957

Web: www.cesti.gov.vn

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 International Data Group (IDG)

Room 2.6B, 364 Cộng Hòa, Dist. Tân Bình, TP.HCM

Tel: (84-8) 8120 061

Fax: (84-8) 8120 060

Web: www.idg.com.vn

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