Sify becomes the First ICT player to have Submarine Cable System

Sify Technologies Limited (Nasdaq NM: SIFY), a leader in Enterprise and Consumer Internet Services in India with global delivery capabilities today announced it’s readiness to activate their capacities in the Europe India Gateway (EIG) submarine cable system, thus becoming the first ICT player to do so.


Sify has made a strategic investment in EIG capacities to support their expanding global operations.

EIG is a US $700 million high-capacity fiber-optic cable and one of the most advanced submarine cable systems in the world. It will provide multinational customers additional diversity and capacity to meet their critical communications needs. When fully activated, the EIG will be the first, direct, high-bandwidth optical fiber system from the UK to India .



The immediate beneficiaries are Sify’s enterprise customers and partners in India , Europe & Americas, who can now leverage their enhanced capability to extend network and managed services across Middle East and Africa .



Sify’s exclusive partnership with GBI (Gulf Bridge International) to land their Cable System in India , scheduled to go live in second half of 2011 will consolidate its position as a major player providing comprehensive ICT services globally.



Chairman of Sify, Mr. Raju Vegesna commenting on the achievement said “We will have over 50 Gbps of bandwidth between India , Middle East and Europe and this will establish our presence and reputation on the Global Telecom map. Our International Services now have a world class cable system backing to serve the growing markets in the Middle East & Africa”



“We are working with our Middle East Telecom partners to create seamless network services to serve Indian, Asian & US Carriers and Business and help them connect to Middle Eastern countries like Saudi Arabia , Bahrain , Qatar , UAE, Oman , Yemen , Iraq , Sudan and East African countries like Djibouti , Somalia , Kenya , Tanzania , Mozambique , South Africa and Madagascar . We are also working on establishing similar capabilities on India ’s eastern sea board,” Mr. Vegesna added.



“Sify’s activation of it’s capacity in EIG demonstrates our commitment to empower our customers and partners to do business in the global growth markets” Mr. Vegesna concluded.

About Sify Technologies

Sify is among the largest Managed Enterprise and Consumer Internet Services companies in India , offering end-to-end solutions with a comprehensive range of products delivered over a common telecom data network infrastructure reaching more than 600 cities and towns in India .



A significant part of the company's revenue is derived from Corporate Services, which include corporate connectivity, network and communications solutions, security, network management services, enterprise applications and hosting. Sify is a recognized ISO 9001:2008 certified service provider for network operations, data center operations and customer support, and for provisioning of VPNs, Internet bandwidth, VoIP solutions and integrated security solutions, and ISO / IEC 20000 - 1:2005 certified for Internet Data Center operations. Sify has licenses to operate NLD (National Long Distance) and ILD (International Long Distance) services and offers VoIP back haul to long distance subscriber telephony services. The company is India 's first enterprise managed services provider to launch a Security Operations Center (SOC) to deliver managed security services. A host of blue chip customers use Sify's corporate service offerings.



Sify also caters to global markets in the specialized domains of eLearning Services and Remote Infrastructure Management Services. The eLearning Services designs, develops and delivers state-of-the-art digital learning solutions for non-profit, for-profit organizations and governmental organizations in the fields of Information technology, engineering, environment, healthcare, education and finance. The Remote Infrastructure Management Services provides dependable and economical solutions around managed services, hosting and monitoring.



Consumer services include broadband home access and the ePort cyber café chain across more than 200 cities and towns in India . Sify.com, the popular consumer portal, has channels on news, entertainment, finance, sports, games and shopping. Samachar.com is the popular portal aimed at non-resident Indians around the globe. The site’s content is available in 8 Indian languages, which include Hindi, Malayalam, Telugu, Kannada and Tamil, Punjabi and Gujarati in addition to English.



For more information about Sify, visit http://www.sifycorp.com/

Ramco Systems awarded for ‘Operational Excellence and Quality’

Ramco Systems (BSE - 532370, NSE – RAMCOSYS, MSE – RSST); a leading software company focused on consulting, product and managed services, has won the prestigious award for ‘Operational Excellence and Quality’ at the BPO Excellence Awards 2010-2011, held at the Taj Lands End, Mumbai. Ramco won the award for exhibiting successful implementation of its acclaimed IP3 Framework, in bringing operational excellence and quality to customers. Mr. K A Vishwanathan, Head BPO, Ramco Systems, received the award on behalf of the company.


Launched in April 2010, the IP3 Framework (Infrastructure, Product, Process and People) incorporates a four staged approach which brings an optimal synthesis of technology and process coupled with the right human resources and infrastructure. This framework helps organizations to switch amongst models, such as BPO to Licensing to Hosting, given the flexibility and customized approach that is adopted. The outcome of this IP3 framework benefits the customers in the following way:



1.Interoperability Model (BPO-License-Hosting)

2.Reduction in CAPEX

3.Expertise in SLA based delivery

4.Avoidance of multiple risk points

5.Possession of a good delivery platform

On receiving the award, Mr. K A Vishwanathan, Head BPO, Ramco Systems, said, “I am extremely reveled to represent Ramco Systems in this prestigious forum. Within a year of the launch of the IP3 framework, we have received industry recognition and award for delivering ‘Operational Excellence & Quality’. This further reinforces our belief and commitment to quality through our continuous investments in R&D, and innovation. Ramco’s BPO division has been offering the best of services to customers and helping them in their growth with a robust technology. This award is a testimony to our customers’ belief on Ramco and its offering.”

About BPO Excellence Awards 2010-2011

The prestigious BPO Excellence Awards are given out each year in India by the business group ‘Stars of the Industry,’ recognizing outstanding performance and contribution of BPO players to the industry. The Stars of the Industry Awards recognize performance excellence across diverse sectors of Manufacturing, IT-ITES, FMCG Food Service & Hospitality Sector and Education.


About Ramco Systems

Ramco Systems, a part of the USD 875 million Ramco Group, is a leading software company focused on consulting, product and managed services business. Headquartered in Chennai, Ramco Systems was started as an R&D division of Ramco Industries Limited in 1992, and later established as an independent company in 1999. The company focuses on providing innovative business solutions that can be delivered quickly and cost-effectively in complex environments. Globally, Ramco has over 100,000 users from 800+ customer organizations since inception. The company currently has 15 offices spread across India , USA , Canada , Europe, Middle East , South Africa and APAC and employs over 1,500 employees.

Ramco’s key differentiator is its innovative approach to develop products through its revolutionary enterprise application assembly and delivery platform - Ramco VirtualWorks™. Ramco Systems has seven major product suites – Ramco Enterprise Suite, Ramco Enterprise Asset Management Suite, Ramco Aviation, Ramco OnDemand ERP (ERP on Cloud), Ramco Enterprise Information Management Suite, Ramco Advanced Process Control, and Ramco Mine Management. Strong domain knowledge coupled with proven implementation expertise enables Ramco to provide specialized solutions in verticals such as Manufacturing, Real Estate & Construction, Energy & Utilities, Logistics, Service, BFSI, Aviation, Government and Defense.



Ramco Systems has been assessed for ISO 9001:2008 and ISO 27001:2005 information security standards. Ramco’s BPO unit is SAS 70 Type II certified.

Google announce Google Cloud Connect for Microsoft Office

Google announces worldwide availability of Google Cloud Connect for Microsoft Office and the launch of the 90-day Appsperience under the broader theme of collaboration.


Beginning today, anyone around the world can start using Google Cloud Connect for Microsoft Office. Cloud Connect provides users of Microsoft Office tools -- Word, Excel and Powerpoint -- in versions 2003, 2007 or 2010 with a bridge to using the Google cloud.


In addition, Google is also launching the 90-day Appsprience which allows businesses to test drive the collaboration aspects of Google Apps (Docs, Sites, etc.) with the assistance of one of our authorized reseller partners. As part of this Appsperience, businesses can also start measuring the impact of their productivity tools through the new Google Apps collaboration dashboard in the Google Apps control panel.


More details on this news can be found on the Google Enterprise Blog.



Link to the blog post: http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2011/02/new-ways-to-experience-better.html

Verisign Marks 15 Years of the Commercial Internet in India at a Thought Leadership Event

Verisign, the trusted provider of Internet infrastructure services for the networked world, marked the profound impact of the Internet at its Thought Leadership Event held in New Delhi on February 11th, 2011. Attended by Internet policymakers, industry leaders and other stakeholders, the event celebrated the transformational force of the Internet and looked forward to its next fifteen years.




The Internet economy in India has been in existence for more than 15 years. During this time, it has revolutionized businesses, the economy and society. Key India Internet facts include -



- With 81 million Internet users1 India today ranks fourth in terms of Internet users worldwide

- Rediff.com was the first .com domain name registered in India in 1996



- India has 180,000 cyber cafes and 75,0002 Community Service Centres (CSCs)3 that cater to the Internet access needs of consumers

- www.irctc.in, the website of the Indian Railways Catering and Ticketing Corporation, is the most searched website4

- 84 percent of total Internet users visit social networking sites in India5



- India’s mobile market is predicted to reach 868.47 million users by 20136



- The mobile Internet is primarily used to check emails and search for information7.



- India has registered a total of 1.037 million .com and .net domain names8



- India is predicted to have the third largest number of Internet users by 20139


“The Internet has not only transformed India, it has defined a generation of innovation and entrepreneurism, serving as the launch pad for a new generation of companies that have transformed communications, commerce and entertainment. Its promise as a medium for improving commerce and daily life will be further strengthened as it is used by more and more people. A multilingual Web, ease of use via the voice perhaps and the mobile Web could be solutions for the future. Public-private partnership will of course continue to play a key role in accelerating the growth of the Internet in India,” said Mr. Ravi Shanker, Joint Secretary & CEO NIXI, Ministry of Communications & Information Technology, Department of Information Technology, Government of India.

The Internet boosts economic growth and its direct impact on economic growth has been calculated in a study done by the World Bank. The study10 reveals that for every 10 percentage-point increase in the penetration of broadband services, developing countries can see their economy grow by 1.3


“What makes the Internet so powerful and pervasive is the extent to which it supports and improves our lives. The 25th anniversary of .com is an opportunity to celebrate the Internet and all of the individuals and organizations that have contributed to its remarkable development. With continued diligence, global cooperation and commitment, there is no limit to what we will accomplish in the years to come”, said Patrick Kane, Senior Vice-President and General Manager, Naming Services, VeriSign Inc. “As one of the most dynamic and fastest-growing Internet markets, India will be at the forefront of the next 25 years of digital evolution. India not only accounts for a large and growing percentage of the global user base, it has also emerged as a hotbed of innovation and a nexus for high-tech and engineering expertise”, he added.







To commemorate the occasion, Mr. N Ravi Shanker and Patrick Kane unveiled Net Ch@kra, a book on the impact of the Internet in India. The book is an initiative of and is published by the Digital Empowerment Foundation (DEF), a not for profit organization that works toward finding solutions to bridge the digital divide. Net Ch@kra is a compilation of articles from academicians, industry and government leaders such as Sam Pitroda, Adviser to the PM for Public Information Infrastructure & Innovation, Jyotiraditya M Scindia, Minister of State, Ministry of Commerce & Industry; N. Ravi Shanker, Joint Secretary, DIT; Ganesh Natarajan, CEO, Zensar and Prof S. Sadagopan, Founder-Director, IIIT-B.







Verisign as a part of its commitment to the Internet infrastructure has embarked on an initiative called Project Apollo, which will grow capacity 1,000 times today’s capacity of 4 trillion queries to manage 4 quadrillion queries per day by 2020. This initiative will dramatically strengthen and scale the .com infrastructure by the year 2020. Over the next three years alone, the Internet is expected to see the number of users increase by 500 million to 2.2 billion worldwide, and devices accessing the Internet increase from 1.6 billion devices to 2.7 billion devices. And with the emergence of innovations like smart grids, electronic health care and radio frequency ID (RFID) tags, the Internet and associated technology systems will undergo profound changes in the next decade.

Sify appoints David Nishball as Chief Strategic Officer

Sify Technologies Limited (NASDAQ Global Markets: SIFY), a leader in Enterprise and Consumer Internet Services in India with global delivery capabilities, today announced the appointment of Mr. David Nishball as their Chief Strategic Officer.



Mr. Nishball in his new role will work closely with the Chairman & MD to drive the strategy to maximize Sify’s global market opportunity and delivery footprint, expand the current portfolio of products and services and drive momentum to become a major global ICT player. Mr. Nishball will also assist in guiding and catalyzing Sify through its growth phase by tapping into new global venture opportunities.







Commenting on his new engagement, Mr. Nishball said, “With its systematized and scalable delivery capabilities, Sify is in an enviable position to address business opportunities across the globe. Sify has scope for immense growth in the Enterprise , Consumer and International markets. With its strategically planned investments in the last 4 years in Network, Data Centers , Application Services and now in setting up a Cable Landing Station, Sify has the core set of assets necessary to deliver networked ICT services on a global scale”.







Chairman & MD, Raju Vegesna commented, “I take great pleasure in welcoming David on board. As Chief Strategic Officer, I am sure Sify will benefit from David’s immense depth of experience in building and guiding businesses, domestically and internationally, and taking them to the next phase of growth.”





Mr. Nishball brings over twenty nine years of experience spanning various roles and functions in the ICT and telecommunications industry, including almost 20 years in the Asia Pacific Region, most recently in India . He has built and guided the Enterprise business for a number of global operators, joint venture companies and emerging market operators, including Orange Business Services, AT&T, Concert, and Bharti Airtel ( India ).


Mr. Nishball is the Founder and Managing Partner of Darlington Asia Group, which provides ICT-related business development and investment advisory services. From 2007 to 2010, he was the President of Airtel Enterprise Services, based in New Delhi . Prior to joining Airtel, Mr. Nishball was a Senior Vice President, Asia Pacific, for Orange Business Services (formerly Equant), based in Singapore . From 1982-2002, he held a number of strategic positions with AT&T and its related companies, where he played a key role in supporting and managing several global ventures.







Mr. Nishball holds an MBA from the University of California , Berkeley - Walter A. Haas School of Business.







About Sify Technologies



Sify is among the largest Managed Enterprise and Consumer Internet Services companies in India , offering end-to-end solutions with a comprehensive range of products delivered over a common telecom data network infrastructure reaching more than 600 cities and towns in India .



A significant part of the company's revenue is derived from Corporate Services, which include corporate connectivity, network and communications solutions, security, network management services, enterprise applications and hosting. Sify is recognized as an ISO 9001:2008 certified service provider for network operations, data center operations and customer support, and for provisioning of VPNs, Internet bandwidth, VoIP solutions and integrated security solutions, and ISO / IEC 20000 - 1:2005 certified for Internet Data Center operations. Sify has licenses to operate NLD (National Long Distance) and ILD (International Long Distance) services and offers VoIP back haul to long distance subscriber telephony services. The company is India 's first enterprise managed services provider to launch a Security Operations Center (SOC) to deliver managed security services. A host of blue chip customers use Sify's corporate service offerings.



Sify also caters to global markets in the specialized domains of eLearning Services and Remote Infrastructure Management Services. The eLearning Services business designs, develops, and delivers state-of-the-art digital learning solutions catering to for-profit, non-profit organizations, and governmental organizations in the fields of hi-tech, engineering, environment, healthcare, education, and finance. The Remote Infrastructure Management Services provides dependable and economical solutions around managed services, hosting, and monitoring.



Consumer services include broadband home access and the ePort cyber café chain cross more than 200 cities and towns in India . Sify.com, the popular consumer portal, has channels on news, entertainment, finance, sports, games and shopping. Samachar.com is the popular portal aimed at non-resident Indians around the globe. The site’s content is available in 8 Indian languages, which include Hindi, Malayalam, Telugu, Kannada and Tamil, Punjabi and Gujarati in addition to English.

EVERNOTE CROSSES 6 MILLION USER BASE

Evernote, the app that's helping people all over the world remember everything, announced that it has surpassed a whopping six-millionth user base.


Phil Libin, CEO. Evernote Corporation, while commenting on the achievement said, “Crossing 6 million users is an amazing feat for us and the rate at which we’re progressing is even more encouraging. From taking 446 days to reach the first million users, Evernote’s leapfrogged from 5 to 6 million in just 52days flat, which speaks volumes for the popularity of an app that’s been around for less than 3 years. The largest percentage increase was in Premium users, they grew in 2010 from 35,310 to 201,308—a whopping 470%. This means that not only are we growing faster than ever, but that more of our users are coming back each month, and even more are choosing to pay.”



Evernote is an Internet service that increases people’s productivity and makes their life more organized. Evernote helps people remember their ideas, things they see, and things they like. From text notes to snapshots to interesting web pages to file attachments, Evernote makes capturing anything of personal interest incredibly simple. Evernote applications for smartphones, tablets, desktop computers, and the web allow people take notes, snap photos, clip web pages, track tasks and to-do’s, and much more. Everything captured in Evernote is instantly saved to the cloud and synchronized across all user devices, making all the content accessible and searchable from any phone or computer.

With a 186% year-on-year growth, Evernote now has more then 6 million active users. From taking 446 days to reach the first million users, Evernote has leapfrogged from 5 to 6 million in 52 days flat. The graph below clearly illustrates Evernote’s growth path.

In terms of growth from the various platforms over which Evernote is available,  iOS is still the platform providing Evernote the highest number of users; however,  this year, Android has emerged as the platform that’s giving Evernote the highest growth rate (+1570%).

SIFY introduces Microsoft based applications to enrich online user experience

Sify Technologies Limited ( NASDAQ NM : SIFY), a leader in Enterprise and Consumer Internet Services in India with global delivery capabilities announced a number of interactive user applications to enrich user experience in partnership with Microsoft India .


•The first, an Interactive Cricket Scorecard on Sify sports powered by Microsoft Silverlight platform.

•The next, an Interactive photo gallery on Sify movies enabled on the latest HTML5 standards.

•And lastly, the IE 9 Jumplists on Windows 7 for all properties of Sify.com enabling one-click access and ease of navigation for users.

Commenting on the partnership, Natesh Mani , President – Consumer Business, Sify Technologies Ltd, said, “With Sify.com, we strive to offer our consumers the latest and relevant content powered by the best-of-breed technology. The latest comScore (September 2010) ratings reflect the growing popularity of Sify Sports (http://Sify.com/sports/). This is well timed as we gear up for the exciting sports season ahead. With Microsoft Silverlight technology, we have made our popular cricket scorecard a lot stickier. We are also one of the first companies to adopt HTML5 standards to create an Interactive photo gallery. With the above enhancements, consumers will now be treated to a rich experience and brand partners will derive greater value.”

“What is unique about Internet Explorer 9 is that it puts the web first, allowing the sites to shine. With IE9, sites can unlock the next class of web experience with a new wave of graphically rich, immersive and personalized environment and get closer to their customers,” said Moorthy Uppaluri, General Manager, Developer Partner Evangelism, Microsoft India. “I would like to congratulate Sify for creating these unique assets on the web using Microsoft technologies and I am sure these applications will be incredibly popular among all age groups.”

Interactive Cricket Scorecard in Sify Sports powered by Microsoft Silverlight Platform

The Interactive Cricket Scorecard powered by Microsoft Silverlight takes the current version of the cricket scorecard to the next level. The users will not only have real time updates to the match scorecard but can also catch up with upcoming matches, latest cricket news and photos, all in one go. For a first hand experience, please visit http://www.sify.com/livescores.html

According to the latest *comScore ratings (September 2010) researched across the Indian sports audience, Sify Sports now ranks amongst the top sites in terms of total unique visitors. Largely due to its rich interface, it now has visitors spending more time on the site than earlier. Sify Sports also continues to score high in Average pages per visitor.

Interactive Photo Gallery on Sify Movies enabled on latest HTML5 standards

Sify is among the first Indian portal to launch a photo gallery on the HTML5 standards. These standards transform a regular photo gallery into a vivid experience directly on the browser without the need to install any additional browser plugin. The photo gallery can now be experienced through Microsoft’s IE9 browser and other modern browsers that support HTML 5 standards. To experience the change, please visit http://Sify.com/movies/imagegallery

Jumplists for Sify.com and Samachar.com for Windows 7 Users

Windows 7 users can now enjoy the benefit of pinning all properties of Sify.com onto their taskbar and browse seamlessly via Jumplists. This would facilitate consumers to quickly access their favorite Sify properties like news, sports, movies, finance and Samachar pages with just a single click.

Dax Networks forays into IP Surveillance; launches a range of IP Network Video Surveillance Solutions

Dax Networks, one of the Top Networking Brands in India , launched a range of IP Network Video Surveillance Solutions. Starting from DX-133B-AN12-IP-A, these solutions are ideal for Enterprise customers to monitor their businesses anytime from anywhere in the world.

Commenting on the launch, Ms Sudha Jagadish, Chief Executive Officer, Dax Networks, said, “With 25 years of experience in Networking India, Dax Networks has built a comprehensive portfolio of products and solutions that covers all Networking needs, right from the Edge to Core. Dax is now all set to make a strategic entry into IP Surveillance. The new portfolio of Video products and solutions will rest on our strong IP Networking backbone and adds a new, exciting dimension to our Networking capabilities.”

Dax has more than 50 models of IP cameras that are cost effective and suit a wide range of applications.

Highlights:

Ø IP66-rated housing: Dax’s IP Surveillance Solutions can be installed outdoors and protected from extreme weather conditions including rain and dust.

Ø Power over Ethernet (PoE): The in-built PoE allows these products to be easily powered and connected to the network via a single Ethernet cable, allowing for effortless installation.

Ø 24/7 surveillance capability: Dax cameras are integrated with minimum 6-48 infra red LEDs. This offers more flexibility and enhanced security, and can be used day and night.

Ø Simultaneous Dual streaming: The combination of Mpeg4 and H.264 video compression with a powerful lens allows the cameras to record better video during live streaming and recording & consume less bandwidth.

Ø Integrated motion detectors: Dax IP cameras record movements, triggered by alarms, as a video on the FTP server and sends email alerts with pictures to the client.

Dax Networks’ range of IP products comprises four broad categories – Fixed IP Cameras, Fixed Dome Cameras, PTZ Cameras and High Speed Dome Cameras.

Fixed IP cameras are an ideal choice to monitor a very specific area or direction and are best suited for indoor applications. Fixed Dome cameras are better suited to provide unobtrusive surveillance for both indoor and outdoor applications. To monitor wider areas and zoom in on specific individuals, objects and activity, PTZ (Pan-Tilt-Zoom) network cameras are ideal, as they allow the user to control the pan, tilt, and zoom functions.

High Speed Dome IP cameras can pan up to 360 degrees and support continuous surveillance operation. This enables a single network high speed dome camera to automatically move between presets and cover a large area that would typically require multiple fixed cameras. These cameras can be used in traffic surveillance, traffic signals, hotels, airports and defense establishments.


The IP cameras come with a 3-year warranty and online support for customers. Dax intends to market these products through its broad network of its partners and system integrators.

A Year in Search: Google India's Top Searches of 2010 - Google Zeitgeist 2010’

A Year in Search: Google India's Top Searches of 2010 - Google Zeitgeist 2010’



· 'Why be in line when you can be online' is the mantra as IRCTC tops the chart this year


· Kites emerge as the most searched movie


· Nokia retains the most searched brand online tag with Samsung following closely and Micromax mobiles make their debut


· One billion and we still ask How to get pregnant? - Most asked question online


· British actress Aruna Shields and Bollywood’s new sensation Sonakshi Sinha emerge as the fastest rising people on Internet

We’re here! We’re back! And we bring you the year that was, through top searches that defined India's preferences in 2010. The year- end Google India Zeitgeist- a listing of the top Google searches done by Indian netizens in 2010- throws up a panorama of events, moments and trends that shaped our lives this year.“Google Zeitgeist 2010 is a real reflection of the spirit of the nation. It offers a unique perspective on the year's major events and hottest trends based on searches that Indians did online.” said Vinay Goel, Head of Products, Google India.

For starters, IRCTC continues to top the charts of the year-on-year fastest rising bracket, while some of the newer entries this year are the Micromax and Samsung mobiles- giving an indication of how central the mobile phone has become for people in today’s world.

Netizens continue to be movie buffs with Kites, Endhiran and Dabangg topping the charts in the most popular movie bracket, this year. Amongst the fastest rising category, British actress Aruna Shields emerges on top followed by Sonakshi Sinha, who made her film debut this year. Some of the other favorites from Bollywood this year include Katrina Kaif and Zarine Khan, while amongst the men, Salman Khan ruled the web.

Music soothes souls clearly! More and more people are turning to the World Wide Web for music as ‘songs’ featured as the most popular searched term this year. Entertainment is not the only thing ruling netizens' minds this year as sports continues to be a favourite. FIFA World Cup not only grabbed the real world’s attention, but of the virtual world too! Social networking continues to connect many as Facebook, Orkut and YouTube remain in the Top 10 list of the most popular searches.



And Internet is the new 'counsellor'! Many turned to the Internet with queries such as ‘How to get Pregnant’, ‘How to Kiss’ and ‘How to impress a girl’.


While putting together the lists, Google studied the­ aggregation of billions of queries people typed into Google search in 2010 to compile the Google India Zeitgeist 2010. We used data from multiple sources, including Insights for Search, Google Trends and internal data tools to compile the same. We also filtered out spam and repeat queries to build out lists that best reflect "the spirit of the times." All of the search queries we studied are anonymous - no personal information was used. Except where noted, all of these search terms are most popular for 2010 - ranked in order of the queries with the largest volume of searches this year. In some cases, we list the "fastest rising" queries, which means we found the most popular searches conducted in 2010 and then ranked them based on how much their popularity increased compared to 2009.


Zeitgeist Explained

Google reveals the internet "Zeitgeist" (German for "the spirit of the times") through an exploration of the billions of search queries we receive every year. In addition to the year-end Zeitgeist, which highlights the top trends of 2009, we also have several tools that give insight into global, regional, past and present search trends. Google Zeitgeist tools can never be used to identify individual users because we rely on anonymized, aggregated counts of how often certain search queries occur over time. These tools are available year-round for you to play with, explore, and learn from: www.google.com/zeitgeist

MediScan Systems Pioneers Breakthrough TeleSonography Screening to Reduce Birth Defects in new-borns

Birth defects are a global problem. Experience from high-income countries shows that up to 70 percent of birth defects can either be prevented, or that affected children can be offered care that could be lifesaving or would reduce the severity of disability. Every year an estimated 7.9 million children (6percent of total births worldwide) are born with a serious birth defect of genetic or partially geneticorigin*.




“With nearly 30 million births in India, an estimated 1.5 to 2 million children are born with serious birth defects, every year. Serious birth defects can be lethal. Even when they are not lethal a significant number of these disorders can cause lifelong disability” said Dr S. Suresh, Director MediScan Systems, Chennai and one of the pioneers in the field of ultrasound and fetal medicine in India.

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“Timely monitoring and structured screening of pregnant mothers especially in the 11-13 week of pregnancy is critical for preventive and corrective measures to be taken early in the pregnancy cycle. Unfortunately, the numbers for fetal medicine specialists trained for handling possible abnormalities is too low in a country like India for the vast number of live births every year”, he added.

In a move to dramatically reduce birth defects in India, and to meet the challenges of this shortfall, MediScan Systems have partnered with Bangalore based i2i TeleSolutions, a leading supplier of Telemedicine Software to provide a TeleSonography platform that can link sonographers and experts from around the world. Experts can now monitor pregnancy, review and report on fetal health remotely be it through the internet or the mobile network.


"The ability to compress and securely transmit obstetric ultrasound images and data lossless to experts anywhere, anytime on platforms like the iPhone and iPAD, fundamentally changes the way healthcare can be accessed from remote locations ”, said Arindam Sen, Senior Vice President at i2i TeleSolutions.

"Providing pregnant mothers early access to fetal healthcare specialists without the constraint of geography is the primary goal of our TeleSonography platform”, said Sham Banerji, CEO of i2i TeleSolutions.

MediScan Systems, Chennai, played a key role in setting standards for Down syndrome screening and setting up a Birth Defects Registry of India. Under the guidance of Dr. Suresh, the Fetal Care Research Foundation has the vision to offer access to the most advanced fetal care for every fetus. The aim of the foundation is to provide preventive, supportive and curative care for birth defects. FCRF is involved in extensive activities to achieve this end.

The TeleSonography platform integrates the leading ultrasound reporting workstation SONOCARE™ from MediaLogic, developed under the guidance of Dr. Suresh with TelePACS™ Telemedicine platform from i2iTeleSolutions.

Internet Grows to More than 196 Million Domain Names in Second Quarter of 2010

The global base of Internet domain names grew by more than 3 million in the second quarter of 2010, according to the latest Domain Name Industry Brief, published by VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRSN), the trusted provider of Internet infrastructure services for the networked world.

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The Domain Name Industry ended the second quarter of 2010 with a base of more than


196.3 million domain name registrations across all of the Top Level Domain Names (TLDs). The second quarter total represents an increase of 2 percent over the first quarter of 2010. Compared to the second quarter of 2009, registrations grew by 12.3 million, or 7 percent, across the industry.


The combined base of .com and .net domain names surpassed 100 million, finishing the quarter with an adjusted zone size of 101.5 million. New .com and .net registrations totaled 7.9 million during the second quarter, an increase of 13 percent from a year ago. The .com/.net renewal rate for the second quarter was 73.2 percent, up from 72.1 percent for the first quarter.1



VeriSign's average daily Domain Name System (DNS) query load during second quarter 2010 was 62.5 billion per day, with a peak of 83.6 billion. Compared to first quarter 2010, the daily query average increased 16 percent and the peak grew by 32 percent. Taken annually, the daily average increased 28 percent and the peak daily queries grew 43 percent.


Forrester Study: DNS Security Extensions Ready for Prime Time



The latest Domain Name Industry Brief also spotlights the industry’s progress in implementing DNS Security Extensions (DNSSEC), which is designed to protect users against “DNS cache poisoning” and “man-in-the-middle” attacks by cryptographically signing DNS data. In July, VeriSign joined with U.S. Department of Commerce and the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) to deploy DNSSEC at the root of the DNS.


A new Forrester Research study conducted on behalf of VeriSign shows how timely the implementation of DNSSEC is. For the study, titled DNSSEC Ready for Prime Time, Forrester polled 297 IT decision-makers. The survey revealed that DNS attacks are commonplace, and this has made DNS security a top-line concern for companies and organizations. Forrester found



51 percent of respondents reported experiencing DNS-related attacks, 38 percent of whom said they had experienced man-in-the-middle attacks, which DNSSEC is specifically intended to prevent.


Forrester researchers also found that while DNSSEC may not yet be widely understood – only



43 percent of respondents said they had heard about DNSSEC and knew what problems it solved – the majority of business IT leaders who do know about it plan to deploy the technology on their networks. Of those who reported knowing about DNSSEC, 90 percent said they would implement the technology within 18 months. Only 5 percent reported that they would not implement DNSSEC.



“With so many factors pointing toward the need for widespread DNSSEC adoption, one of the greatest obstacles lies in building awareness of the technology and its value among the Internet community as a whole,” said Ken Silva, senior vice president and chief technology officer at VeriSign “The path toward global deployment is a long one, but with the implementation of DNSSEC at the root and the growing call for DNS security measures at companies and organizations, the community has taken a significant first step.”

Internet domains around the world are working to implement the technology in their zones. VeriSign expects to deploy DNSSEC in .net before the end of 2010 and in .com in the first quarter of 2011. For more information on DNSSEC implementation, visit: www.verisign.com/dnssec


VeriSign publishes the Domain Name Industry Brief to provide Internet users throughout the world with significant statistical and analytical research and data on the domain name industry and the Internet as a whole. Copies of the 2010 second quarter Domain Name Industry Brief, as well as previous reports, can be obtained at www.verisign.com/domainbrief

HONEYWELL'S UOP AND INDIAN OIL CORP. TO COLLABORATE ON BIOFUELS PROJECTS IN INDIA

UOP LLC, a Honeywell (NYSE: HON) company, announced today that it signed a memorandum of understanding with Indian Oil Corp. Ltd. (IOCL) under which the two companies would collaborate on research and development for a range of biofuels technologies and projects in India.

The companies would evaluate installation of a demonstration-scale unit to produce green transportation fuels at an existing IOCL site using non-food feedstocks available within India . IOCL and Honeywell’s UOP would also evaluate the viability of pyrolysis oil technology to convert lignocellulosic materials, or plant biomass, into renewable power and heat.

IOCL would also focus on research and development for the production of algal oil for use as a feedstock in the green fuels production.

“This collaboration is focused on the development of viable and sustainable green fuels that will enable reduced greenhouse gas emissions in India ,” said Jennifer Holmgren, vice president and general manager of Honeywell UOP’s Renewable Energy and Chemicals business unit. “We are honored to work with IOCL to support this initiative and movement toward a reduced carbon footprint in India .”

“We have to reduce the carbon footprint of our business operations at least by 25 percent from the present level. It is not only our moral responsibility, but also necessary for sustaining the growth of our business. Green operation will allow us to reduce costs by reducing the energy intensity of our operations and thereby becoming cost competitive. It also helps us produce more from the same or even less inputs. We are looking forward to working with UOP to bring together our respective areas of expertise and achieve these goals,” said Mr. Anand Kumar, director of research and development for IOCL.

The UOP/Eni Ecofining™ process uses catalytic hydroprocessing technology to convert natural oils and animal fats to Honeywell Green Diesel™ fuel. The product, which is chemically indistinguishable from traditional diesel fuel, offers improved performance including a higher cetane value, excellent cold-flow performance and reduced emissions over both biodiesel and petroleum-based diesel. Green Diesel offers value as a blending stock for refiners seeking to enhance existing diesel fuels and expand the diesel pool.

Honeywell’s UOP has also developed process technology to produce Honeywell Green Jet™ fuel under a contract from the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) for both military and commercial aircraft. The process produces a fuel that meets all critical specifications for flight while offering reduced emissions and improved energy density to enable aircraft to fly farther on less fuel.

In 2008, Honeywell’s UOP formed the joint venture Envergent Technologies LLC with Ensyn Corp. to offer RTP® rapid thermal processing technology that converts biomass such as forest waste or agricultural residuals into pyrolysis oil, which can be used to generate heat and power.



IOCL, India 's flagship national oil company and downstream petroleum major is India 's largest commercial enterprise. The IndianOil Research and Development Centre is the region’s foremost commercial center of excellence in the areas of lubricants, oil refining, fuel additives, engine testing, materials sciences, and environmental sciences. This center plays a key role in supporting the IOCL and its customers and was the first Indian company to demonstrate the feasibility of producing biofuels from non-edible oils.



UOP LLC, headquartered in Des Plaines , Illinois , USA , is a leading international supplier and licensor of process technology, catalysts, adsorbents, process plants, and consulting services to the petroleum refining, petrochemical, and gas processing industries. UOP is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Honeywell International, Inc. and is part of Honeywell’s Specialty Materials strategic business group. For more information, go to www.uop.com.

ARUBA NETWORKS POSITIONED IN LEADERS QUADRANT

Aruba Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARUN), a global leader in 802.11n wireless LANs and secure mobility solutions, today announced that it has again been positioned in the “Leaders” quadrant in Gartner's 2009 “Magic Quadrant for Wireless LAN Infrastructure” report.

“Magic Quadrants evaluate vendors based on the completeness of their vision and their ability to execute, and we’re delighted to receive this recognition from Gartner," said Dominic Orr, Aruba ’s president and CEO. “2009 saw the release of such innovative products as our value leading AP-105 802.11n Access Point, AirWave OnDemand cloud-based multi-vendor network management, and the Best of Interop 2009 award-winning Virtual Branch Networking solution. We also grew our market share, widened the distance to our next closest competitor, and added roughly 600 new customers per quarter. These are major accomplishments, especially since they occurred in the midst of an economic downturn.”



The report notes that “A vendor in the Leaders quadrant will have demonstrated an ability to fulfill a broad variety of customer requirements, provide an end-to-end infrastructure-based solution and have financial viability to continue that support beyond a single installation. Leaders should have demonstrated an ability to shape the market, maintain strong relationships with their channels and customers, and have no obvious gaps within the product portfolio.”



Aruba’s centralized wireless LAN architecture delivers switch-like performance while also lowering IT operating expenses by simplifying network set-up, expansion, and updates. Whether managing a single campus or a multi-national enterprise, the centralized architecture delivers exceptional performance yet requires minimal IT staff overhead to manage.

To ensure a good user experience, even in the presence of other nearby or legacy Wi-Fi networks, Aruba ’s Adaptive Radio Management (ARM) technology uses infrastructure-based controls to optimize the real-time performance of Wi-Fi devices. By controlling how Wi-Fi devices interact, ARM ensures that data, voice, and video applications have sufficient network resources, including airtime, to operate properly. The benefits of using ARM are especially noticeable in high-density deployments like urban locations, sports arenas, trading floors, classrooms, and lecture halls.



While Aruba is best known as a supplier of adaptive 802.11n wireless LANs, other products include a wide range of branch office and teleworker solutions, security products, and both server and cloud-based multi-vendor network management platforms. Taken together these products yield operational benefits across the enterprise because they address so many costly pain points.



“We can significantly lower operating expenses using a tool set drawn from our deep line-up of seamlessly integrated Wi-Fi, security, branch office, and management solutions,” continued Orr. “Most of our competitors either lack comparable tools or the cost of integrating their tools is so high as to be non-competitive. We believe our positioning in the Magic Quadrant recognizes Aruba ’s competitive advantages and the cost-containment and productivity-enhancement benefits we bring to the table.”

CA Completes Nimsoft Acquisition

CA, Inc. (NASDAQ:CA) today announced it has completed its acquisition of privately-held Nimsoft, Inc.—a leading provider of IT performance and availability monitoring solutions for emerging enterprises and Managed Service Providers (MSPs)—for $350 million in an all-cash transaction.

The acquisition significantly extends CA’s ability to meet the unique IT management needs of emerging enterprises and MSPs, both of which are playing leading roles in the growth of cloud computing. Nimsoft’s technology and go-to-market approach also will leverage CA’s presence in growing international markets—where the Company expects cloud computing and hosted/managed services to play a central role in business development.

“We believe that the acquisition of Nimsoft by CA will result in enhanced monitoring solutions in the area of hosted/managed services,” said Kevin Crowe, Director of Managed Services of Long View Systems. “Nimsoft technology, combined with CA’s commitment to cloud computing, will provide us with a robust solution that will allow us to create more value for our clients and will enable us to continue to evolve and innovate as an MSP.”

The acquisition also will extend CA’s leadership position in the Service Assurance market segment, offering one of the most comprehensive suites of IT monitoring and management solutions in the industry.

Nimsoft will operate as a standalone business unit within CA's Cloud Products & Solutions Business Line.

Talisma Announces Record 2009 and Hiring Plans for 2010

Talisma Corporation Pvt. Ltd., a leading provider of Customer Relationship Management (CRM) solutions to the Asia-Pacific and European markets, announced today that it plans to increase hiring in India in 2010. With the acquisition of Talisma by Campus Management in 2008, Talisma’s India headquarters achieved year-on-year growth of 40% in international markets.



Winning new customers was the leading contributor to Talisma’s 2009 achievements—with 120% growth in the second half of 2009, compared to the business’ first half performance. The success in the fourth quarter of 2009 was largely due in part to new client wins which included Maruti Udyog, National Stock Exchange, Manipal University , and TPI.



“The market is creating more urgency around customer service and responsiveness,” stated Raj Mruthyunjayappa, Managing Director of Talisma’s India headquarters. “More rapid and personalized communication and the need for lower cost marketing automation are driving up demand for CRM applications and our platform’s integrated capabilities across sales, marketing and service have carried us forward.”



Banking and financial services have proven to be the Bengaluru-based Talisma’s most durable verticals. However, Talisma earned increased attention in postsecondary education as well as the government sectors. The organization also is rolling out a pre-packaged CRM solution for small and medium businesses.


““We are extremely proud of Talisma’s foundation as a product created in India , now becoming a global brand name. India has proven to be a very dependable market for Talisma, and we foresee India ’s economy continuing to grow above and beyond the pace of many other markets.” said Mr. Timothy B. Loomer, President and Chief Executive Officer.



Talisma’s products offer customers a robust CRM application that is at once flexible to fit the needs of many departments within an organization, while also being interoperable with other enterprise systems and portals. Talisma CRM is widely deployed in higher education, banking and financial services, business process outsourcing, travel, online retailing, and other industries demanding a broad scope of functionality and power.

CA to Acquire Nimsoft

CA Inc., (NASDAQ:CA) today announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire privately-held Nimsoft, Inc.—a leading provider of IT performance and availability monitoring solutions for emerging enterprises and Managed Service Providers (MSPs)—in an all-cash transaction valued at $350 million.

The acquisition significantly extends CA’s ability to meet the unique IT management needs of emerging enterprises and MSPs, both of which are playing leading roles in the growth of cloud computing. CA estimates that emerging enterprises, which it categorizes as organizations with annual revenues from $300 million to $2 billion, will account for approximately a quarter of the software spending in CA’s market space by 2013. By leveraging Nimsoft’s market expertise and technology, CA expects to add an entirely new set of customers to its base, which historically has been comprised of large enterprises.

Nimsoft’s technology and go-to-market approach also will leverage CA’s presence in growing international markets—where the Company expects cloud computing and hosted/managed services to play a central role in business development.

“With our planned acquisition of Nimsoft, CA will be equipped to capture several important growth market segments—including emerging enterprises, emerging national economies, and the MSPs who are providing these customers with IT management services via the cloud,” said Chris O’Malley, CA’s executive vice president, Cloud Products and Solutions Business Line. “Penetration of these markets will further expand our global leadership in IT management and complement our existing strength with large enterprise customers.”

Nimsoft Unified Monitoring Solution
The Nimsoft Unified Monitoring™ solution is designed to allow MSPs complete visibility into the performance and availability of their customers’ business applications across both internal and external IT infrastructures. Its broad capabilities and easy deployment and automated maintenance make it an optimal solution for MSPs. Its automated implementation can help accelerate time-to-value and its advanced features are specifically designed to streamline monitoring of a wide range of business applications for multiple customers—advantages that MSPs around the world are leveraging to improve service, expand offerings, and boost margins.

Nimsoft has developed monitoring and reporting solutions for public cloud and on-demand offerings like Google Apps™ for Business, The Rackspace Cloud™, Amazon Web Services™ and EC2, Salesforce.com, as well as internal applications, databases, and physical and virtual server environments.

Today’s announcement follows CA’s recent acquisitions of Cassatt, NetQoS and Oblicore and the planned acquisition of 3Tera.

“As the way organizations deploy business services continues to shift, the way they manage those services must also shift,” said Dennis Callaghan, senior analyst at The 451 Group. “CA’s acquisition of Nimsoft—following its other recent acquisitions in the cloud computing space—demonstrates that CA is expanding its capabilities to meet the needs of its existing enterprise customers while also stepping up to address those of the emerging enterprise and MSP sectors.”



The acquisition also will extend CA’s leadership position in the Service Assurance market segment, offering one of the most comprehensive suites of IT monitoring and management solutions in the industry. These solutions provide IT organizations with complete insight into application behaviors and infrastructure health, helping them to ensure the reliability of critical business services and optimally utilize available hardware capacity.

Nimsoft was originally established as Nimbus Software in 1998 and renamed Nimsoft in 2004. It has approximately 800 customers, including nearly 300 MSPs and operates primarily in the United States and Europe . CA intends to work closely with Nimsoft’s robust network of MSPs, hosting providers, outsourcing providers and partners to penetrate emerging markets.

“CA and Nimsoft are a perfect match,” said Gary Read, Nimsoft president and CEO, who will be joining CA. “We are joining a company that wrote the book on enterprise management. We’re bringing a very strong track record of success in the hosted and managed services segment and with mid-market enterprises. CA clearly shares our commitment to address customers’ evolving requirements for the management of their IT systems, including their move to virtualization and the cloud.”

Nimsoft’s operations will report under CA’s Cloud Products and Solutions Business Line. It is anticipated that the majority of Nimsoft’s approximately 120 employees will remain with CA after the completion of the transaction, which is expected to close by the end of CA’s fourth fiscal quarter, ending March 31, 2010.

The acquisition is expected to have minimal impact on fiscal year 2010 results and to be dilutive to earnings per share in fiscal year 2011.

CA appoints Arun Balasubramanian as Sales Director for South India & Sri Lanka

CA, Inc. (NASDAQ: CA) today announced the appointment of Arun Balasubramanian as Director Sales of CA Technologies, South India & Sri Lanka.

Based out of the CA sales office in Bangalore , Arun will be responsible to drive CA’s business in South India and Sri Lanka .

CA’s Managing Director for India & SAARC, Amit Chatterjee said: “We are excited to have Arun on board. We look forward to Arun leading our South business to accelerated growth, given his solid track record in this market.”



Prior to this role, Arun was regional head of sales for HP Software. He was responsible for driving exponential sales growth during his tenure as software lead for five years. During his twelve year career with HP, he has very successful track record in various sales roles starting from managing large global customers to driving and formulating strategy for SMB business.

Arun said: “I am excited by the opportunity to work towards strengthening CA’s sales growth in a market as exciting and dynamic as India .”

Arun is a university rank holder during his graduation as BE (Computes) and holds executive management degree from XLRI, Jamshedpur .

Compuware Launches New Initiative to Increase Profitability of Mobile Data Service Providers

Compuware Corporation (NASDAQ: CPWR) today launched a new initiative to increase the profitability of mobile data service providers by empowering them to improve and manage the customer data experience. The exponential increase in data-rich applications on mobile devices makes the optimization of the subscriber experience more difficult to achieve and more important to revenue, customer satisfaction and service provider loyalty.

Compuware Vantage for Mobile is the first integrated solution to provide a real-time view of a customer’s mobile data services experience by starting with an individual subscriber’s experience and linking back to key business functions. Customer benefits include increased subscriber retention, higher data average revenue per unit (ARPU), optimization of network investments, reduction in customer support costs and improved customer experience.

“Data-centric mobile devices continue to pave the way for a massive growth in network traffic,” said Elisabeth Rainge, Program Director for Network Software at IDC. “Network performance metrics are indeed important to validate the huge investments currently being made in mobile broadband networks to ensure data services are fast and reliable. But unless the network performance is combined with an understanding of the customer experience, the provider risks discouraging the now-nascent usage of mobile data services as well as undermining the profitability and trust that come with a long term customer relationship.”

Unlike existing network-centric management tools that only provide metrics on network performance and the aggregate view of subscribers, Vantage for Mobile effectively addresses the new challenges that require operators to understand individual subscriber experiences on mobile data services. The solution enables network operations teams to identify areas for network expansion; customer support teams to quickly resolve issues; sales and marketing teams to make informed business decisions; and customer retention teams to better understand customer renewal decisions.

“Mobile operators have traditionally been focused on the network; as the demand for mobile broadband data services grows they need to extend their focus to include quality of experience. The quality of the customer data experience will differentiate one operator from another,” said Ian Clarke, Global Director of Telecoms Strategy at Compuware. “In this new world, the price of having no real-time visibility into a subscriber’s experience of mobile data services is an unsustainable combination of decreasing profit and escalating subscriber churn. With the popularity of mobile applications on devices such as Apple’s iPhone, the customer data experience has to be flawless. This business-wide issue impacts a broad range of departments and must be addressed if operators are to reduce retention risks and increase profitability.”

Compuware also announced the availability of a market research study of 22 operators worldwide. This study confirmed that the root cause of reduced customer satisfaction, increased churn and increased management costs is a lack of visibility into the subscriber experience of mobile data services. Moreover, the study identified how the growing demand for mobile data has brought operators a new dimension of management challenges that include: higher than expected network traffic, reduced profitability of IP data revenue, rising support costs, rising complexity of new devices and services and increased pressure on call center staff. These challenges combined with intensified competition and price wars are eroding operator profitability.

“As mobile network operators (MNOs) search for elusive growth in tough economic times, mobile broadband data services represent a bright spot for accelerating demand and revenue generation,” said Sheryl Kingstone, Director Enterprise Research, Yankee Group. “Success will only happen when MNOs capitalize on their strengths in service distribution and personalization and implement solutions to address the fundamental challenges in economically delivering profitable services. Yet MNO’s do not have visibility into the critical network data as it relates to their subscriber base to capitalize on the opportunity. Only then can they proactively identify new revenue opportunities and improve customer experience.”

Delta Forays into OEM/ODM Networking Business in India

Delta Group, the world’s largest provider of switching power supplies and DC brushless fans, introduced today its networking division for ODM/OEM customers in India market with networking solutions and services offered by the group’s Delta Networks, Inc. As one of the top global original design manufacturers (ODM) of network communications equipment for almost 20 years, Delta Networks will leverage Delta India to offer product design, engineering and bulk manufacturing for networking range of products to Indian networking companies based on clients’ specifications and requirements.

“Delta Networks has always believed in identifying emerging trends and acting quickly to capture new opportunities, and we prove this by being one of the devoted few to invest a full establishment to serve our Indian customers. With Delta Networks’ strong design capability, fast time-to-market product development experience, and high-quality solutions, Indian networking companies will be able to leverage the growth opportunities in the one-billion networking equipment market in India ,” said Quenton Miao, Sales Director, OEM Business Development, Delta Networks, Inc..

Delta Networks has expertise in designing and developing high-end technology, products and solutions for telephone central office (telco), enterprise, SME and SOHO segments with a wide range of products including Ethernet/fiber switches, broadband products/CPEs (customer premise equipments), involving ADSL/VDSL, GPON, 3G , Wi-Fi, etc., and multimedia /IP-STB products. The company boasts manufacturing space of more than one million square feet, providing solutions and products for major networking companies across USA , Europe and Southeast Asia .

Delta’s operations in India for the networking business will be overlooked by Sanjeev Bajaj, Business Unit Head-India.

Free Online Preparation Resources for CAT 2009

Realising the changing needs of MBA aspirants with Common Admission Test (CAT) turning into a Computer Based Test (CBT) in India from this year, Minglebox.com , India ’s No. 1 education website for Indian students, has launched e-CAT Prep - a fully online platform for CAT preparation.

Preparation plays a significant role for a large number of candidates and through e-CAT Prep, Minglebox.com intends to assist students, from over 250 cities, by offering them high quality content, tests and study material designed by CAT preparation experts.

Kavita Iyer, CEO, Minglebox.com (an IIM Ahmedabad alumnus) commented, “With e-CAT Prep, we have aggregated the best online resources for CAT preparation and are offering it completely free to aspirants. We believe these mock tests will help students prepare in an organized manner and also give them confidence in the lead up to their CAT exams. We have done a lot of research to ensure that these tests are close to the real thing. Minglebox.com promises to help students by providing them with latest, most updated, authentic and comprehensive information.”

Minglebox e-CAT Prep content covers the complete syllabus with refresher material for each lesson following which students can take the refresher and the practice tests. Not only this, online versions of previous year CAT papers are also available for getting used to this medium while solving the questions of the same difficulty level. The robust testing engine on e-CAT Prep closely simulates the actual CBT environment. e-CAT Prep for CAT 2009 can be accessed on www.minglebox.com/CAT2009.

In addition to the test preparation content, e-CAT Prep has a CAT Expert Panel to share tips and tricks and provide suggestions and guidance for preparation through regular columns and practice tests. There are interviews with previous years’ CAT toppers to motivate and encourage aspirants for CAT 2009. A strong aspirant community is actively interacting through forums and Q&A sections.

On this occasion, advising students on preparing for CAT 2009, Mr. T Vamsee Krishna, IIM-A alumnus and part of the e-CAT Prep Expert Panel said, “With CAT turning into a Computer Based Test, the mode of preparation also needs to change. Through Minglebox e-CAT Prep, CAT aspirants can prepare with some of the best online resources and a test engine simulating the actual CAT exam. As we get closer to the CAT exam, one needs a large amount of practice with mock tests and the free tests on e-CAT Prep will help the students immensely. Aspirants can also get valuable advice, tips and suggestions through columns and articles by experts. Also, there's no need to panic over the computer format of CAT, remember to keep your cool and give your best."