Second Day of BASIS SoftExpo 2008

Today was the second day of BASIS Softexpo 2008. I went to visit the exhibition and was delighted to see a fair number of enthusiastic visitors at the exposition. Softexpo is the largest exhibition of software in Bangladesh. BASIS has been organizing softexpo ever since the exposition was launched.

Today was Friday, the government holiday of Bangladesh. So, a large crowd came to visit the fair. There are 150 stalls in the five-day long exhibition. All the companies have come up with some attractive offers for their customers. Telecom companies, universities, banks, different software companies etc. are participating in the exposition. Aside from the local companies, there are few foreign companies too. Companies from Denmark, Japan, UK are taking part in BASIS Softexpo 2008.

This year, Denmark is the theme country of the exposition. A number of delegates from Denmark have come to attend the softexpo with a view to increasing the mutual relationship between the two countries. Reports have it that the delegates will go though match making program with 50 local companies, looking for the companies they are interested to give outsourcing activities.

Besides the stalls and all of the various offers from different companies, there are some seminars as well. There were three seminars held today. The stalls are located on the ground and first floor of Bangladesh-China friendship conference center. The media center of the exhibition is located at the Harmony hall. The visitors can get a map showing the locations of the stalls in the media center. Media center was providing help to the journalists and helping out the general visitors if they face any problems. People in the media center were working hard to give the best service to the journalists. Journalists were asking for press releases, seminar schedule and other information, and the media people were helping them.

There is high speed internet connection in the media center for the journalists. I think, it would have been better if BASIS could make a list of new software offered by different companies. Thus, the visitors would be able to know about the new softwares and could visit the company’s stall that offers his/her preferred software.

BASIS Softexpo 2008 will conclude on 18 February. So, three more days are left in the softexpo 2008 exhibition. Many more fans are yet to visit the exhibition. As of now, I have to say that BASIS Softexpo 2008 has got off to a good start and steadily going towards a successful ending.

There were several seminars in the second day.

About second day of SoftExpo, you can read this report:

Danish ICT market offers opportunities for Bangladesh