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Dagoberto Hajjar Tel: +55 (11) 3841-2525 |
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Mr. Hajjar is a 25-year veteran of the technology industry. For the last 7 years he has provided training and consulting for top Brazilian IT companies in key areas such business management, sales and marketing, and building successful channels.
He spent nine years at Microsoft Brazil serving in various capacities, including director of Internet, director of Marketing and director of Strategy. During this time, Mr. Hajjar developed innovative marketing strategies that placed Microsoft’s Internet technologies at the forefront in Brazil.
He graduated in Mathematics and Nuclear Physics from the University of São Paulo.
Regional Spending on Information and Communications Technology
(Data provided by WITSA)
| Technology Sectors | Spending ($millions) | |||||
| Brazil | Argentina | Chile | Colombia | Peru | Venezuela | |
| Hardware | 17,454 | 3,971 | 1,094 | 1,278 | 954 | 1,113 |
| Software | 3,803 | 684 | 202 | 405 | 262 | 368 |
| Services | 14,238 | 2,131 | 825 | 1,011 | 663 | 1,448 |
| Communications | 34,240 | 9,450 | 5,844 | 8,428 | 3,946 | 4,653 |
| TOTAL ICT Spend | 69,734 | 16,237 | 7,965 | 11,122 | 5,825 | 7,581 |
| Vertical Markets | ||||||
| Agriculture | 547 | 68 | 42 | 79 | 27 | 17 |
| Manufacturing | 10,966 | 1,952 | 1,158 | 1,109 | 563 | 729 |
| Utilities | 1,562 | 442 | 204 | 345 | 137 | 115 |
| Construction | 1,102 | 296 | 140 | 163 | 142 | 63 |
| Wholesale & Retail | 3,815 | 1,643 | 715 | 803 | 823 | 1,017 |
| Transportation & Communication | 4,560 | 2,019 | 1,065 | 1,136 | 499 | 946 |
| Finance & Bus. Services | 11,227 | 1,922 | 779 | 1,433 | 681 | 728 |
| Other Services | 5,778 | 1,402 | 450 | 462 | 452 | 726 |
| Government | 13,300 | 1,780 | 996 | 2,268 | 703 | 1,027 |
| Consumer | 16,374 | 4,581 | 2,147 | 3,231 | 7,183 | 1,985 |
| Software Piracy | 59% | 74% | 66% | 58% | 71% | 87% |