Siri @ 20th Annual ITsAP Software Product Showcase and Awards

As usual, I attended the Advantage AP conference this year too. Earlier, I presented a blog on my visit to 19th Annual software showcase at below link:

http://ethicsofexpressions.blogspot.in/2011/03/siri-19th-annual-itsap-software-product.html

I discussed on what this showcase is and the favorite showcases that inspired me.

Showcase that inspired me:

Galaxilocal.com - As and when I was strolling along the array of various stalls showcasing their software products, I found bit different and interesting about a stall. The names at the top is read as glaxilocal.com. Impressive!!! The stall is surrounded by quite large crowd, around it, just like honeybees around a bee hive. Interesting!!! I went closer and noticed that it is an online super market. Somehow I found way to meet the stall owner and grabbed a chance to talk for few minutes. He is very much aspiring with great ambitions. From his talk, and the way they showcased their products and plans, I found that Galaxilocal is an innovative and customer caring online store. He mentioned it as a convenient online store of the 21st Century fulfilling the needs of customers at doorsteps for free, and with competitive prices offering challenging discounts. Great!!! The continuous and constant analysis on customer requirements done by the founders has made them arrive at such an innovative idea. Infact, they grabbed a lot of recurring orders within a short span even before implementing the intensive marketing. Right now Galaxilocal is local online super market in Hyderabad. Hope to see Galaxilocal as GalaxiGlobal soon. Might be long way, but still wish to see it right away :)

Virgo - Dress in a Flash by Prodigy - Prodigy again grabbed the attention of visitors by displaying its wide range of technology spectrum. This time it showcased Virgo - which offers a new online shopping experience providing a win-win situation for both customers and shoppers. Last year, like Galaxilocal, it showcased its other service product i.e. JustFix which is an innovative home improvement idea, but halted in middle to come out with much more innovation. Waiting for the time of JustFix returns.

Potential Skills developed by me from the exposure:

Gained knowledge on new technologies.

Met the delegates who were introduced in previous year. 

Had business interactive discussions which made me think much more broad and realize my long term goals.

Encountered an Ice break which I remember forever.

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What do women really want?

Young King Arthur was ambushed and imprisoned by the monarch of a neighbouring kingdom. The monarch could have killed him but was moved by Arthur's youth and ideals. So, the monarch offered him his freedom, as long as he could answer a very difficult question. Arthur would have a year to figure out the answer and, if after a year, he still had no answer, he would be put to death.

The question: "What do women really want?" Such a question would perplex even the most knowledgeable man, and to young Arthur, it seemed an impossible query. But, since it was better than death, he accepted the monarch's proposition to have an answer by year's end.

He returned to his kingdom and began to poll everyone: the princess, the priests, the wise men and even the court jester. He spoke with everyone, but no one could give him a satisfactory answer. many people advised him to consult the old witch, for only she would have the answer. But the price would be high; as the witch was famous throughout the kingdom for the exorbitant prices she charged.

The last day of the year arrived and Arthur had no choice but to talk to the witch. She agreed to answer the question, but he would have to agree to her price first. The old witch wanted to marry Sir Lancelot, the most noble of the Knights of the Round Table and Arthur's closest friend! Young Arthur was horrified. She was hunchbacked and hideous, had only one tooth, smelled like sewage, made obscene noises, etc. He had never encountered such a repugnant creature in all his life.

He refused to force his friend to marry her and endure such a terrible burden; but Lancelot, learning of the proposal, spoke with Arthur. He said nothing was too big to sacrifice compared to Arthur's life and the preservation of Round Table. Hence, a wedding was proclaimed and the witch answered Arthur's question thus: What a woman really wants, she answered, "Is to be in charge of her own life!" Everyone in the kingdom instantly knew that the witch had uttered a great truth and that Arthur's life would be spared. And so it was, the neighbouring monarch granted Arthur his freedom and Lancelot and the witch had a wonderful wedding.

The honeymoon hour approached and Lancelot steeling himself for a horrific experience, entered the bedroom. but, what a sight awaited him. The most beautiful woman he had ever seen was waiting for him. The astounded Lancelot asked what had happened. The beauty replied that since he had been so kind to her when she appeared as a witch, she could henceforth, be horrible deformed self only half the time and the beautiful maiden the other half. Which would he prefer? Beautiful during the day or by the night?

Lancelot pondered the predicament and then said to her that he would allow her to make the choice herself. Upon hearing this, she announced that she would be beautiful all the time because he had respected her enough to let her be in charge of her own life.