Which are the fields likely to feature considerable growth in 2002, according to the IT&C business community? The possible answers to this question may be found in the four main topics of the seventh edition of ROCS – ROmanian Computer Show.

The event will open today at Bucharest Marriot Grand Hotel and the four main issues are: “Telecommunications – equipment and infrastructure for communication and data,” “Security and securing the data in banks and companies,” “Solutions for the Small and Medium-sized companies (SMEs)” and “ERP/CRM.”

The ROmanian Computer Show is a marathon that comprises almost 40 conferences, seminars and events taking place during four days. The show is to traditionally conclude with the gala of the Excellence Awards granted by the International Data Group (IDG), which organised the event.

The novelty of this year’s edition consists in the five awards granted to the companies that have developed Romanian software.

ROmanian Computer Show is exclusively dedicated to the business community and the outstanding projects at the national or local level.

The most important opportunity the ROmanian Computer Show proposes to the Romanian IT&C market is the possibility to outline more clearly the directions where the high-tech industries will be heading.

Especially because 2001 is obviously a particular year, marked by major shifts in approaching the business, market consolidation, an evident slowdown in the sales of equipment and tragic events that led to the reassessment of the data securing notion, as Mihaela Gorodcov, general manager of International Data Group Romania maintains.

The e-business and e-management solutions for companies – with special focus on the Small and Medium-sized companies (SMEs), will be presented within two days, on Thursday and Friday.

The companies providing these solutions are competing to present their products, while some of them bear names that almost resemble advertising slogans.

The most important aspect is that any manager willing to “computerise” a particular company can choose from plenty of options at the ROmanian Computer Show.

The companies that announced their presence at the ROmanian Computer Show are: Microsoft, IBM, Oracle, Compaq, Alcatel, ICL, CISCO, Omnilogic, S&T, Tornado, Geosystems, Softwin, Crescendo, Provision, ISACA, RomsymData, Genesys, Romus Industries, Canon, Prima Group, General Systems, Wizrom, Transart, Bit Software, Scala Business Solutions, Siveco, Totalsoft, PricewaterhouseCoopers and SNR.