The Hindu Business Line : 14 cos to showcase IP capabilities

Fourteen technology companies showcasing their intellectual property (IP) development capabilities would be the highlight of this year's edition of BangaloreIT.in 2006, which will be inaugurated on Friday.

A separate "IP Zone" with a theme of "Innovative India" is being set up at the four-day event. Companies showcasing their IP profile include Broadcom, GloNetworks, Ittiam, Mistral, nCore Technologies, netDevices, Tejas among others.

Conferences

"The IP Zone is an effort to highlight the fact that India is not only involved in delivering IT services but also in creating IP that enables the country to compete with other nations in creating high-end technology products for global markets," said Mr M.N. Vidyashankar, IT secretary, Karnataka.

Mr Vidyashankar said he expected some 300 companies including some 170 multinationals to participate in the event. "We are also expecting delegations from countries like Britain, Barcelona, New Zealand, Bavaria, China, Baltics, Taiwan and Germany," he said.

SME Forum and HR Conferences are the other highlights of the event. The SME forum would focus on the issues faced by the small and medium enterprises in IT sector, which normally stand to lose out heavily when compared to their counterparts due to lack of economies of scale.

Round Table

The SME Forum, which will be driven by STPI, will seek to review the Government policy pertaining to the sector. The HR conference will discuss the challenges faced in the IT sector. The India Semiconductor Association is holding a round table to provide ideas on setting up semiconductor company, incubation, funding avenues among others.

Meanwhile, Aircel Business Solution and Microsense have announced the availability of wireless Internet services in Bangalore through the WiMAX technology.