OT has been marketing its products to both the domestic and international markets. We have exhibited at ITCN Asia 2005(Pakistan), GITEX 2005 (DUBAI), ceBIT 2006 (Germany) and Expo 2006 (Pakistan).

We will also be exhibiting at ITCN Asia 2006 (Pakistan). You can visit us at Hall #2, Stall B57 from the 9th to the 11th of August 2006.

Event Snap Shots:
ITCN 2005
GITEX 2005
ceBIT 2006
EXPO 2006
ITCN 2006
GITEX 2006 (Coming Soon)

Flare (September 2005 ), Lahore – Pakistan “Pakistan Enters Global Market Of CD-R Export”

September 2005 – OT is Pakistan’s one of the first recordable storage media manufacturing facility. OT also exports its products to international markets such as Bangladesh and UAE.

This is the first time that any Pakistani company has done exports of Disc Storage Media. This reinforces Oyster Technologies' success in manufacturing of quality products that conform to the international standards. This is a remarkable achievement for the IT Sector of Pakistan.
 
After participating in ITCN Asia 2005(Pakistan), Oyster Technologies is also promoting its brand in the international markets via GITEX 2005 (Dubai). These steps will help strengthen OT's foothold in the domestic and the international market. And build the platform for Pakistan's IT Industry to grow and prosper.

The News (August 2005 ), Karachi – Pakistan “Pakistan's First Branded Recordable Storage Media manufacturing Plant Started Operation”

Saturday 27th of August 2005 - Pakistan has started its first branded CD-R manufacturing plant in Karachi. In the inauguration ceremony, Managing Director - Oyster Technologies (Pvt) Ltd., Mr. Faizan Ajanee said, “It is for the first time that Pakistan has achieved the capability of manufacturing Compact Discs (Recordable) in the country. Now we will be able to export CD-Rs to India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Bhutan and UAE. We have installed state-of-the-art German technology with an investment of US$4 million with which we are capable of competing with any international standard. Currently we have a capacity of producing 40,000 high quality A-Grade CD-Rs per day”.

Flare (August 2005 ), Lahore – Pakistan “OT - A Symbol of Reliable Data Storage”
 
August 2005 - ITCN is a great platform for companies striving to create an identity in the IT industry. It is a medium to gain maximum coverage at a mass audience
level.
 
OYSTER TECHNOLOGIES is Pakistan's one of the first dedicated facilities manufacturing recordable storage media (CD-R / DVD-R). This newly established company brings a new segment of high-tech IT products which will help boost exports from Pakistan.
 
OT uses superior German equipment and technology. This state-of-the-art facility has professional staff, some of whom are trained abroad. This synergy equips us to challenge any competition in the international market.
 
"ITCN is a great platform for companies striving to create an identity in the IT industry. It is a medium to gain maximum coverage at a mass audience level. ITCN has proved to be very beneficial for a newly emerging IT sector (i.e. Storage Media Sector)", said Mr. Faizan Ajanee [Managing Director - Oyster Technologies Pvt Ltd].

 

Business Helpline (August 2005 ), Karachi – Pakistan “Special Report On OT's Participation in ITCN Asia 2005: Oyster Technologies Manufacturing Recordable Storage media (CD-R & DVD-R)”

Mr. Faizan Ajanee, Managing Director of Oyster Technologies Pvt. Ltd., has recently set up a new industrial unit in Korangi Industrial Area, Karachi. It is state-of-the-art manufacturing facility producing recordable storage media.

“We are manufacturers of recordable storage media, such as CD-Rs and DVD-Rs. The domestic and international markets are huge. Exports of such media could potentially be to the sub continent, Far East, Middle East, Europe and the USA”.

Expressing views about the ITCN Asia 2005 exhibition, Mr. Ajanee said it was a good opportunity for IT companies in Pakistan. Given that a multitude of visitors from all over the world attended the exhibition, it had a good platform for local companies.

In relation to the local market, Mr. Ajanee stated, “Currently CD-R’s are imported from China which are poor quality and inexpensive. Until recently, Pakistan didn’t have its own recordable media brand. Most of the (imported) branded products, presently available in the market, are counterfeits. Thus they are low-priced and sub-standard quality.”
Mr. Ajanee says, “The discs are plastic-based products, which is a by-product of petroleum. Due to the increase in the price of POL products, the cost of raw materials has increased by 40-50%, yet CD-R’s are still being imported at previous rates through under-invoicing. This, inevitably, hurts local industries of Pakistan. A definite resolution would be to increase the price on imports so as to create fair competition in the market”. He further mentioned, “We are exporting CDRs at US$ 0.11 and the local importers are importing the same at US$ 0.60- 0.70. The playing field is definitely not leveled and this is not in favor of local companies. The governmental authorities need to make a price correction in view of the global market and revise import values. This would give a fair chance to the local industry in Pakistan.”
IT industry in general is a technology driven industry. For Pakistan this could mean a great potential of earning more foreign exchange. Unfortunately there have been no measures undertaken to promote this industry. Disc manufactures’ in international markets such as India, Taiwan and China earn billions of dollars in revenue. Pakistan can also take a piece of this pie if the government supports this IT manufacturing industry.
Mr. Ajanee’s response to the question of the quality was that different levels exist in regards to CDRs. Currently our CDRs are A-Grade quality at low-prices, running at 52x speed and 700 MB of data capacity.
It is extremely difficult for us to compete on price with under valued low quality imports (B & C grade) which are flooding the local market with substandard discs. Our overall setup is at par with international standards with state-of-the-art equipment guaranteeing excellence in product quality.
About export of these products, Mr. Ajanee stated “It was a recent addition to the business. We are looking for export avenues in the markets of the neighboring countries including the CIS and the Middle East countries. Oyster Technologies provides export quality products”.

Mr. Ajanee stated that the IT Ministry of Pakistan needs visionary decision makers to realize the potential of the IT industry, which is phenomenal. At present, the current policies of the Prime Minister of Pakistan, Mr. Shaukat Aziz are in the right direction.