ASIRT Launched

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

ASIRT Launched

A new era in the IT industry has begun with the launch of ASIRT - Association of System Integrators and Retailers In Technology. IT System Integrators and Retailers have taken a bold new step & make a new beginning for the SI and IT retail community. ASIRT has well defined objectives such as creating a unified SI & retail ecosystem, fostering increased partnering and collaboration, working as a conduit between vendors & SIs and finally being a strong voice for the industry.

ASIRT has already got incredible support within Mumbai's SI & retail community with over 60 online signups. Infact Vendors have praised this initiative & pledged to support this forum fully. Suryanarayanan, Director Sales & Marketing Intel, Arvind K.S. from Tally solutions & ASIRT founder members lit the traditional lamp to kick off the Association's activities.

Kshitij Kotak - part of the ASIRT governing board spoke about the fact that System Builders, System Integrators & IT retailers have been the frontrunners of IT industry & that they touch end customers across all verticals & greatly influence customer buying. But this industry faces numerous hardships & problems such as low margins, reckless price wars, unsustainable fiscal health among many others. Hence it is inevitable that the entire ecosystem needs to be improved to ensure better business Then Chetan Shah announced that ASIRTCONNECT - An online partnering portal will go live soon to enable unparalleled opportunities to this community. ASIRT tech forums kick off from next month as well.

Vinay Shetty, Country Manager ASUS said, "I would like to extend my sincere appreciation on this Wonderful and Thoughtful Initiative. By this wonderful initiative, all our SI and Retail friends will come under one Roof to share their view directly to the Vendors and this will be a good platform for mutual learning and growth. On Behalf of the Asus family, Hearty Congratulations on this new Project and Wishing the Team involved Great success ahead."

Navin Pansari, Rashi Perihperals said, "It has been a long standing need of the Industry to have such a platform to address the issues and challenges faced by this community and provide a common forum to pave the way to augment the growth of this sector. We all at Rashi – Rptech wish the newly formed association every success in achieving its mission"

Tejas Goenka, Tally solutions, Umang Mehta, Roop electronics & even other parallel IT associations such as IAMCP & ISODA see this as a welcome move & have pledged to work togather with ASIRT when needed. In summary, ASIRT aims to work at great speed to ensure that it touches the business of hundreds of SIs & retailers & helps them to partner, progress & evolve. ASIRT is run by a governing body comprising of Arvind Singh, Chetan Shah, Dhananjay Thakar, Gaurang Bhatt, Kshitij Kotak, Pravin Rege & Vimesh Avlani.


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