3400 Under configured PC’s to Education Ministry from PC House
WE DELIVER,WE CARE
This is how well known IT company PC House in Sri Lanka cheated Education Ministry in Sri Lanka whom they call them self the market leader.
Every one knows that PC House sell PANORA branded computer system, but you cannot find PANORA any part of the world but only at PC House as they assemble it. But they say it’s from Giga Byte Company in Taiwan, ROC. They do large sales as they are very keen of cheating people and deliver apart from what they have promised. This is the best example which was aspired in the Lanka news paper. Please take your precious time to read the attachment because you might be the next victim of PC House.
But even after reading the attachment if you think you will buy your PC from PC Hose I feel sorry about your self.
A sad customer.
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http://www.pchouse.lk/English/Newsevents_Panoralauch.aspx
Colombo . Thursday 17th June 2004. PC House (Pvt) Ltd today launched Sri Lanka’s first ever locally innovated branded computers ‘Panora’ and unveiled plans to market the product in SAARC regional countries such as India, Pakistan, the Maldives, Bangladesh, Nepal and Myanmar.
PC House CEO S.H. Mohamed Rishan told a news conference today that the launch of ‘Panora’ branded computers follows 15 months of test marketing and is the long awaited answer to the growing demand for good quality locally developed computers for Sri Lankan users. Showcased as competitive and reliable machines, ‘Panora’ is a registered Trade Mark in Sri Lanka
“While assembled computers play the role of a ‘price fighter’ among cost-conscious buyers, the comparatively more expensive branded computers are known for their reliability and high quality performance. During the test marketing period, ‘Panora’ won the confidence of its users, while parallely gaining acceptance and reputation for its reliability, after sales support and pricing”, he said.“Most of the essential PC components such as motherboard, graphics audio, audio, LAN, power supply, optical storage drive, and casing are pre-assembled, thus allowing users to own reliable systems. This is one of the key features of the ‘Panora’ benefits”, Rishan added.
Powered by Intel Pentium 4 processors respectively, the Panora G Max series are Panora’s response to professionals in search of a comprehensive work tool that features high performance. ‘Panora’ also sports solid features that can double up as an impressive business I home entertainment PC. These features guarantee exceptional flexibility granting users the finest soft ware experience.
Director Sales, Intel Technologies (I) Pvt. Ltd. G.B. Kumar said, “The attributes of this new manufacturing technology, along with numerous architectural enhancements, enable us to continue delivering processors that offer end users experiences that will help their homes become digital homes, and improve responsiveness for both corporate and home users. The Panora computer systems which are powered by these processors are well suited for today’s applications, and offer headroom for the next wave of technologies”.
Country Manager - Microsoft Sri Lanka Sriyan de S. Wijeyeratne said it was encouraging to see such initiatives being taken by local companies to provide high quality, value-for-money computers to the local market.
“Microsoft is happy to support such initiatives. All Panora computers come with genuine Microsoft Operating Systems, which enhance the performance and reliability of the product. PC House has grown over the years to become a leading player in the Sri Lankan market and Microsoft Sri Lanka is happy to work with such partners and help develop Sri Lanka ’s ICT ecosystem”, Wijeyeratne added.
PC House General Manager Saliya Wimalaratne said that Panora’s vision was to be a nationally accepted computer system. “As the globally accepted
strategy, PC House is outsourcing ‘Panora’ computer manufacturing to Gigabyte Technology, Taiwan , which manufactures ‘Panora’ Systems according to guidelines specified by PC House” he said.
“Operating on licensed Microsoft XP Professional and XP Home systems, ‘Panora’ will be positioned as a reliable ‘price reliever’ in between Branded and Assembled Systems. It is expected to compete with international and locally branded computer system segments.
The newly launched products have the complete backing of PC House’s 23 branches island-wide backed by a 24-hour Customer Support Division and a fully equipped Engineering Division”, Wimalaratne added.
ISO 9001:2000 Quality Management System Certified PC House (Pvt) Ltd, is the largest IT supplier in Sri Lanka operating through 23 branches strategically located in all major cities. It represents major brands such as Philips PC Peripherals, Gigabyte motherboards and VGA Cards, Logitech and Labtech range of products, and Power Tree Uninterruptible power supply systems.
It holds a Business partnership with IBM Business solutions in addition to being a Premier Provider for Intel, Microsoft Business Partner and an authorized Telecommunications solutions provider for Suntel. An Online Customer Support Scheme is in the pipeline for the next quarter.
Comment by lankabuzz — October 10, 2005 @ 6:25 am
http://www.pchouse.lk/English/Newsevents_Panoralauch.aspx
Colombo . Thursday 17th June 2004. PC House (Pvt) Ltd today launched Sri Lanka’s first ever locally innovated branded computers ‘Panora’ and unveiled plans to market the product in SAARC regional countries such as India, Pakistan, the Maldives, Bangladesh, Nepal and Myanmar.
PC House CEO S.H. Mohamed Rishan told a news conference today that the launch of ‘Panora’ branded computers follows 15 months of test marketing and is the long awaited answer to the growing demand for good quality locally developed computers for Sri Lankan users. Showcased as competitive and reliable machines, ‘Panora’ is a registered Trade Mark in Sri Lanka
“While assembled computers play the role of a ‘price fighter’ among cost-conscious buyers, the comparatively more expensive branded computers are known for their reliability and high quality performance. During the test marketing period, ‘Panora’ won the confidence of its users, while parallely gaining acceptance and reputation for its reliability, after sales support and pricing”, he said.“Most of the essential PC components such as motherboard, graphics audio, audio, LAN, power supply, optical storage drive, and casing are pre-assembled, thus allowing users to own reliable systems. This is one of the key features of the ‘Panora’ benefits”, Rishan added.
Powered by Intel Pentium 4 processors respectively, the Panora G Max series are Panora’s response to professionals in search of a comprehensive work tool that features high performance. ‘Panora’ also sports solid features that can double up as an impressive business I home entertainment PC. These features guarantee exceptional flexibility granting users the finest soft ware experience.
Director Sales, Intel Technologies (I) Pvt. Ltd. G.B. Kumar said, “The attributes of this new manufacturing technology, along with numerous architectural enhancements, enable us to continue delivering processors that offer end users experiences that will help their homes become digital homes, and improve responsiveness for both corporate and home users. The Panora computer systems which are powered by these processors are well suited for today’s applications, and offer headroom for the next wave of technologies”.
Country Manager - Microsoft Sri Lanka Sriyan de S. Wijeyeratne said it was encouraging to see such initiatives being taken by local companies to provide high quality, value-for-money computers to the local market.
“Microsoft is happy to support such initiatives. All Panora computers come with genuine Microsoft Operating Systems, which enhance the performance and reliability of the product. PC House has grown over the years to become a leading player in the Sri Lankan market and Microsoft Sri Lanka is happy to work with such partners and help develop Sri Lanka ’s ICT ecosystem”, Wijeyeratne added.
PC House General Manager Saliya Wimalaratne said that Panora’s vision was to be a nationally accepted computer system. “As the globally accepted
strategy, PC House is outsourcing ‘Panora’ computer manufacturing to Gigabyte Technology, Taiwan , which manufactures ‘Panora’ Systems according to guidelines specified by PC House” he said.
“Operating on licensed Microsoft XP Professional and XP Home systems, ‘Panora’ will be positioned as a reliable ‘price reliever’ in between Branded and Assembled Systems. It is expected to compete with international and locally branded computer system segments.
The newly launched products have the complete backing of PC House’s 23 branches island-wide backed by a 24-hour Customer Support Division and a fully equipped Engineering Division”, Wimalaratne added.
ISO 9001:2000 Quality Management System Certified PC House (Pvt) Ltd, is the largest IT supplier in Sri Lanka operating through 23 branches strategically located in all major cities. It represents major brands such as Philips PC Peripherals, Gigabyte motherboards and VGA Cards, Logitech and Labtech range of products, and Power Tree Uninterruptible power supply systems.
It holds a Business partnership with IBM Business solutions in addition to being a Premier Provider for Intel, Microsoft Business Partner and an authorized Telecommunications solutions provider for Suntel. An Online Customer Support Scheme is in the pipeline for the next quarter.
Comment by lankabuzz — October 10, 2005 @ 6:27 am
PC House (Pvt) Ltd recently completed the supply of 3450 nos ‘Panora’ Personal Computer Systems and Power Tree UPS systems to the Education Ministry following the awarding of a Rs. 390 million tender. Together with this was also the supply of 212 nos Epson Printers, Networking (D-link network products and accessories) 212 locations, Microsoft and Redhat Linux installations on each Computer System and the supply of Encyclopedia versions of Brittanica and Encarta. This tender comes under the Secondary Education Modernisation Project (SEMP) funded by the Asian Development Bank.
PC House will also provide value-added latest IT operating software such as Windows XP, Office XP, Visual Studio Net, Front Page Office 2003, Redhat Linux 9.0, Workstation, Star Office 7.0 etc to name few. Coupled with this will also be the latest hardware components such as processors, HDD, memory in order to provide an up-to-date knowledge about the hardware side of a computer.
Managing Director PC House S.H.M. Rishan said that this was one of the largest tenders awarded by the Education Ministry to a single company. “We are particularly happy in that we were able to complete the supply of all items in a record 45 days, ahead of schedule”.
“Panora, which is Sn Lanka’s first ever locally innovated branded computer, is known for its reliability and high quality performance. Showcased as a competitive machine, ‘Panora’ is a registered Trade Mark in Sri Lanka. Panora computer systems are well suited for today’s applications, and offer headroom for the next wave of technologies”, Rishan added.
PC House General Manager Saliya Wimalaratne said that these Panora machines will be installed at 212 national schools across the country, including both the North and East and comes under the purview of the Computer Learning Centre project. These Centres are mainly located in rural areas and are part of a new programme initiated by the government to enhance the computer literacy of rural school children.
Comment by lankabuzz — October 10, 2005 @ 6:28 am
PC House General Manager Saliya Wimalaratne said that Panora’s vision was to be a nationally accepted computer system. “As the globally accepted
strategy, PC House is outsourcing ‘Panora’ computer manufacturing to Gigabyte Technology, Taiwan , which manufactures ‘Panora’ Systems according to guidelines specified by PC House” he said.
Comment by lankabuzz — October 10, 2005 @ 6:30 am