COMMDAP

Last July 2, 2009 our class was invited to attend a seminar at the Apo View Hotel. The seminar was led by COMMDAP (Computer Manufacturers, Distributors and Dealers Association of the Philippines) and introduced some features they have. Since we are having some reflections about the seminar, hence we are oblige to go for it.


Me and my friends arrive at exactly 1:00pm at the venue, and got our student sticker serve as an entrance. We made a tour at the place for a while and we found some of our classmates going to the comfort room. So I and my company followed them in the comfort room and amaze by the entrance of the seminar room. We fill up some papers as an attendance of participation and we went in to the seminar room.


The seminar started 1:30pm and was divided and categorized. The first presenter was the JSI (Jupiter Systems Inc.) well as for me its quite boring because it’s all about purchasing a car which I’m not really interested. They have presented some of the benefits they offer and other stuff. They also presented their current software which for me and my classmates it’s quite confusing but we didn’t bother to ask for it. The presentation last for an hour.



The next presenter was the HP thin client, we find the presentation fun because we can relate through it. The presentation is all about the benefits of the thin clients and its features. Basically it is a really good to have this thin client because it conducted green IT by reducing energy consumptions and portability. I could suggest we should conduct or apply this technology since it will surely lessen our paying bills in electricity. As the presenter shows us some of the schools who apply the thin client, they provide convenience to the user. Thus it cost only 30,000php I think it’s pretty expensive but to think of a long term plan it could help us because it lessens the electric consumption by 50% or less compare to desktop. The only thing we are concern is that it is server dependent, although we can use it as a personal desktop, but it is really intended with server base company.


After the presentation, the presenter provides some questions with regard to his lecture. The question is really simple and is multiple choices. The prices are so much for such a simple questions, sadly I didn’t have a chance to be called…I was sorry because of the prices…anyway I’m happy because some of my classmate won it…to make mention Kristine won a laptop mouse and she’s really happy because she’s longing for it, and Marvin won a 2G USB. Well although I’m not included I’m still happy for them. The exhibition of thin client lasted for almost two hours.


After the thin client I and my classmates leave the room to feel some air and to view some of the exhibitions outside the seminar room. There are lots of things that amazes me there including the Desktop intended for gaming called GTX1 for me this is the most highlight item I saw since I’m a gamer…I’m astonished of the inside construction of the pc…I could hope for such thing for me in the future.



(in the left an external hard disk 1 Terabyte, GTX1 Gamer desktop - center, video pen - right)
There is still one presenter left at the room when we leave but we decided not to go back at the seminar since we are exhausted and bored. Well this is experience is fun because of the things we know, but really quite boring as the time goes, but I could say it depends on the topic and how the presenter delivers his presentation. As for the first presenter we are bored but the second one got our attention. We are planning to participate again to some seminars.