Celebration Time

Yesterday was a real eventful day not only for us but also the entire
country. After a long-long time, India recorded a victory in test cricket
aboard. When Anil Kumble had Andy Caddick--the last man--caught in the slips by
Saurav Ganguly, the whole nation erupted in celebration as this was India's
biggest test victory on foreign soil.

At the same time, this victory came as a bonus for us in the DQ Week Delhi as
we also completed half a decade--five years--of our existence. No doubt, this
itself was a big cause for celebration for us. But in tandem with the victory of
the Indian cricket team, the whole thing has become doubly joyous for us.

When we started off five years back, there wasn't much media focus on the
channel community, something they certainly deserved. In this scenario came the
DQ Week Delhi--the first issue of which came off the press on August 28, 1997.

Right from the beginning, our focus has been on bringing you fresh news every
Thursday morning. Although the focus at that time was on news from the National
Capital Region (NCR), comprising of Delhi, Faridabad, Ghaziabad, Gurgaon and
Noida, but at the same time the other places in the north were not neglected.
Rather, there has always been a heavy dose of news from the other parts of the
country, international happenings, technology related stuff and last but not the
least, Internet.

Over and above all this, special emphasis has been made to ensure that we
carry a lot of stuff which is of direct or indirect benefit to the vast channel
community which is doing business in the capital. All this and more, has been of
immense benefit to this vibrant community.

Over the last couple of months we have focussed heavily on the up-country
market comprising of the B and C class cities--places where the action is really
hotting up. No wonder, all the vendors are betting heavily on these cities. In
addition, the DQ Week Awards have become the most prestigious awards for the
channel community--something all of them aspire to win. Earlier this year, these
awards were given to channel partners from Delhi and 19 other cities of the
north and east.

All in all, the whole Indian IT industry leans on the shoulders of the
channel partners who will have an even more important role to play in the years
to come. And recognizing the importance of this segment, we once again dedicate
the DQ Week Delhi to the entire channel community.