{"id":16377,"date":"2012-06-25T14:01:16","date_gmt":"2012-06-25T12:01:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=16377"},"modified":"2012-06-25T14:27:19","modified_gmt":"2012-06-25T12:27:19","slug":"tech-expo-cancelled-on-economic-outlook","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/it-services\/16377\/tech-expo-cancelled-on-economic-outlook\/","title":{"rendered":"Tech expo cancelled on economic outlook"},"content":{"rendered":"

Exhibition and event organiser, Montgomery Africa<\/a> says\u00a0that the 2012 edition of\u00a0technology show, IP EXPO,\u00a0will not take place as planned in August this year.<\/p>\n

The organisers say they took the decision because many information and communication technology (ICT) vendors and resellers whose technologies were on show have cut their advertising budgets again as the recession continues to bite.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0IP EXPO was launched in South Africa \u00a0in 2011\u00a0at Sandton Convention Centre and attracted just over 1,100 visitors and 18 exhibitors.<\/p>\n

Damion Angus<\/a>, managing director of Montgomery Africa, said the cancellation was a disappointment after its successful d\u00e9but last year. \u201cThis has been particularly frustrating as the response to the inaugural show was so positive,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cPressure on global marketing budgets has made it difficult for ICT vendors to focus on developing markets such as South Africa,\u201d said Hugh Keeble<\/a>, managing director at Imago Techmedia, Montgomery\u2019s partner in the project. \u201cWe will be keeping a keen eye on the region, however, and hope to make more announcements when conditions are right.\u201d<\/p>\n

Keeble suggests that perhaps the show was a little ahead of its time for the South African market, since it focuses on the still-emerging technologies of cloud computing, IP infrastructure, and virtualisation.<\/p>\n

He noted that the recession has forced businesses to reduce or delay their investments in IT infrastructure, and at the moment, those bandwidth-intensive technologies are still at the early adoption stage in South Africa. But that would inevitably change in the near future.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe benefits of IP networks on increased business agility and collaboration are well understood, and the impact of technologies such as virtualisation and cloud computing means that adoption is inevitable,\u201d Keeble said.<\/p>\n

Imago Techmedia has staged IP EXPO in London since 2007, and it is now the UK\u2019s leading technology event. The event was also launched successfully in Sweden earlier this year.<\/p>\n

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