Monday, February 28, 2011

BWI: Union Budget 2011-12 Favourable for MSMEs: IndiaMART CEO Mr. Dinesh Agarwal

Press release from Business Wire India
Source: IndiaMART
Monday, February 28, 2011 06:22 PM IST (12:52 PM GMT)
Editors: General: Economy; Business: Financial Analyst, Information technology; Technology
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Union Budget 2011-12 Favourable for MSMEs: IndiaMART CEO Mr. Dinesh Agarwal


New Delhi, Delhi, India, Monday, February 28, 2011 -- (Business Wire India) --
--Progress on GST commendable; look forward to speedy implementation
--Appreciate allocation of Rs 5000 cr to SIDBI for refinancing incremental lending by banks to MSMEs; however, better increase was expected
--Move to take rural broadband connectivity to all the 2.5 lakh Panchayats in the country in next three years to provide much-needed empowerment to rural India
--Emphasis on the use of technology/ Internet in rural areas to bring efficiency in the system
--No major steps to increase supplies in order to tackle inflation announced in the Budget


Commenting on the Union Budget 2011-12, Mr. Dinesh Agarwal, Founder and CEO, IndiaMART.com, said, "We welcome the Union Budget 2011-12 presented by the Honourable Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee today.


We are delighted that the FM has taken into consideration the need to simplify the tax procedures for small businesses. This was one of the key expectations we had from this budget. The progress on GST is also commendable and we look forward to its speedy implementation this year. This will synchronise the sale of goods across the country and simplify taxation for MSMEs.


While we appreciate the allocation of Rs 5,000 cr to SIDBI for refinancing incremental lending by banks to micro, small and medium enterprises, we expected better increase in the outlay to cover as many of these firms possible.


Presently, credit is the main challenge facing the Indian MSMEs. With the increase in priority sector lending targets for the PSBs, it can serve some of the funding requirements of MSMEs and help them scale up.


Lowering of the surcharge tax limit on corporate tax to 5 per cent will also help the small and medium businesses who will be able to use the capital for further expansions.


Besides, the government's decision to take the rural broadband connectivity to all the 2.5 lakh Panchayats in the country in next three years is a right step towards nation-building which will provide much-needed empowerment to the rural India. Also, the emphasis on the use of technology/ Internet for e-governance will bring effectiveness and efficiency in the system.


However, we did not find any major steps to increase supplies in order to tackle the inflation in the Budget. This is the need of the hour and we urge the government to look into this as well.


Now, we believe the emphasis should be laid on implementation, which will further ensure overall inclusive growth of the economy."


About IndiaMART.com

IndiaMART.com is India's largest online B2B marketplace connecting global buyers with suppliers through business directories, online product catalogs, buy-sell offers, industry specific marketplaces, printed media and trade shows participation.


Founded by Mr. Dinesh Agarwal (CEO), the company has a pan-India presence in over 100 cities. With over 3500 employees located across 63 offices in the country, IndiaMART.com offers an extensive range of value- added products and services to its 1 million registered members and nearly 5 million global buyers across various industries and verticals.


IndiaMART.com has won numerous awards over the years and has been widely covered by several media for its pioneering role in promoting SME business in the country. Its existing investors include Intel Capital and Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd.




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BWI: A Play-it-Safe Budget with no Bold Reforms: Kiran Majumdar Shaw

Press release from Business Wire India
Source: Biocon Limited
Monday, February 28, 2011 05:51 PM IST (12:21 PM GMT)
Editors: General: Consumer interest, Economy, Politics, Social issues; Business: Accounting & management consultancy services, Banking & financial services, Business services, Financial Analyst, Stock exchanges
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A Play-it-Safe Budget with no Bold Reforms: Kiran Majumdar Shaw


Bangalore, Karnataka, India, Monday, February 28, 2011 -- (Business Wire India) -- Striving to augment growth in the face of rising inflation and falling investor confidence, India needed Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee to deliver a 2G Union Budget - a bold statement from the UPA government that addressed Growth and Governance. Unfortunately, all he has is delivered is a 'play-it-safe' budget by balancing his books, containing the deficit, averting subsidies and creaking open the door to foreign investment in Indian mutual funds.

While Mr Mukherjee has increased allocation for the social sector - which is a welcome step to enable inclusive growth - the fact remains that this enhanced outlay will not have an immediate impact. Moreover, the quantum of the hike in some areas is too insignificant. Rs 300 crore here and there is not going to make a difference in a country like India, with its large population and significant problems. Thus, the Budget has made cosmetic pronouncements when it comes to clean energy and higher education, without offering these crucial sectors the means with which they can bring positive change.

For a government that started its term with meaty pronouncements on the need for reform, this was an opportunity for the UPA government to take some long overdue and bold decisions in retail, insurance and infrastructure. It was a platform for the government to back up its pronouncements on growth and employment with bold budgetary rollouts in manufacturing and services. Not only would this have been welcomed by foreign investors but it would also have introduced strong growth traction in the economy.

The Indian Growth Story has been sustained by foreign direct investment, as investors across the world clamored to partake in the dividend offered by the country's growth. Now, we seem to have lost the plot - even as other emerging markets are managing to garner higher foreign investment, we are failing to compete and seem to have lost our policy momentum. The result? In the past 2 months alone, $2 billion dollars have been taken out of the stock market. In 2010, FDI reduced 30 pc to $24 billion. These are very dangerous signs, reflecting a reality where investors are losing confidence and we cannot afford to be complacent. This budget needed to take steps to attract FDI back to India, especially in the retail and insurance sectors. However, apart from allowing FDI in MFs, Mr Mukherjee has failed to take any step towards this end.

Beyond growth, India's sizeable population of youth requires jobs, which cannot be created by the government. The government can only enable jobs by setting a job-oriented tone for sectors that create jobs, such as retail and manufacturing, which are again largely absent in this Budget. While the finance minister is promising that the government will come out with a manufacturing policy, which is a welcome sign, we don't know what it entails.

The Budget has been disappointing for the corporate sector. What is deeply distressing is that he has taken several retrograde decisions in this Budget. Not only has he increased MAT for the corporate sector, but he has also brought SEZs under the MAT ambit. SEZs augur well for exports, enabling development by generating employment, attracting investment and upgrading technologies. However, today SEZs are lost in the maze of ad-hoc policy and questionable practices.

This Budget has also let down the healthcare sector, which has not seen anything concrete beyond the increase in allocation and the extension of health insurance to NREGA workers. Instead of taking measures such as extending health insurance to all Indians and setting up an integrated healthcare system to ensure affordable and accessible healthcare for all, Mr Mukherjee has taken pot shots at easy targets such as bringing health check-ups and diagnostics under the service tax net.

The Minister has totally excluded the promising Biotechnology sector, failing to make provisions for the funding the industry requires. Incentivising R&D by providing a 5-year tax holiday on products developed in-house, venture funding, zero duty on R&D equipment, and a longer tax-free allowance for biotech SEZs are steps that have been totally ignored. No steps have been taken to enable scientific and technological advances or boost innovation. The government is failing to back its pronouncements with actual steps, leaving the pronouncements as mere rhetoric.

This Budget has not taken any imaginative decisions that can make a difference to India, its citizens and its industry. I would rate this budget no higher than 5.5 on a scale of 1 to 10. The UPA government will have to do a lot more to supercharge India and enable inclusive growth.

Kiran Majumdar Shaw
CMD, Biocon Group


CONTACT DETAILS
Paula Sengupta, Biocon Limited, +91 (80) 28082222, paula.sengupta@biocon.com
Varija Belliappa, Biocon Limited, +91 (80) 28082223, varija.belliappa@biocon.com

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BWI: Indian Innovator in US list of “Top 25 Doers, Dreamers, and Drivers”

Press release from Business Wire India
Source: Kalamandir
Monday, February 28, 2011 03:18 PM IST (09:48 AM GMT)
Editors: General: Consumer interest, People; Business: Advertising, PR & marketing, Business services, Information technology, Media & entertainment, Publishing & printing, Retailers; Technology
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Indian Innovator in US list of "Top 25 Doers, Dreamers, and Drivers"


Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India, Monday, February 28, 2011 -- (Business Wire India) -- Mr. Sai Kumar Rachuri, the Chief Information Office of Ohio Office of Budget and Management, a native of Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh who hails from the family of reputed and renowned South India's Biggest retail store chain KALAMANDIR, wins the rare distinction by being named as one of the "Top 25 Doers, Dreamers and Drivers" from Government Technology Magazine.

The Innovative Back Office Design developed by him brought the honor by listing the name in the "Top 25 Doers, Dreamers and Drivers". He is the only Indian to be featured in the list this year and the nation is proud of him.

This rare distinction is given each year by Government Technology Magazine to the Top 25 people in the United States Public Sector Service, who have conquered barriers to innovate and reshape government operations in the public sector for the better.

Mr. Sai Kumar Rachuri has won the credit for his unique and groundbreaking design of the Ohio Shared Services Center's technology backbone. The design ensures that employees work on thin clients and voice over Internet protocol telephony; data goes to the on-site, dedicated server room. State employees send their invoices to the center through a statewide PeopleSoft ERP implementation called the Ohio Administrative Knowledge System.

The IT was made flexible so that the state could quickly add or subtract services as needed, but it's robust enough that the state could potentially use the infrastructure someday for other shared service "Verticals" such as technology or procurement.

Handled individually. Each invoice used to cost the state $33, Mr. Sai Kumar Rachuri said "Ohio Shared Services has lowered that to $12 and hopes to get down to $6".


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BWI: Nirmal Datacomm becomes 'Cisco Learning Solution Partner'

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Source: Nirmal Datacomm
Monday, February 28, 2011 12:45 PM IST (07:15 AM GMT)
Editors: General: Consumer interest; Business: Advertising, PR & marketing, Business services, Education & training, Information technology; Technology
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Nirmal Datacomm becomes 'Cisco Learning Solution Partner'


Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, Monday, February 28, 2011 -- (Business Wire India) -- In it's bid to become the most credible organization in the space of enterprise technology, technology skill and training, Nirmal Datacomm Pvt Ltd (NDPL) has achieved the accreditation of 'Cisco Learning Solution Partner'.

The Cisco Learning Solution Partner (CLSP) is the highest level that Cisco authorizes to offer official technical, product, sales, and solutions training. CLSPs work closely with Cisco Partner Development and Education, Learning@Cisco, and Cisco product teams. CLSPs have access to Cisco intellectual property and are especially qualified to create, customize, and deliver market-leading training using Cisco CCSI certified instructors.

This accreditation is given to NDPL, after a stringent audit process which was done by Cisco Systems. After receiving this prestigious tag from Cisco, Mr Kedar Shah, CEO of Nirmal Datacomm stated, "Cisco Learning Solution Partner certification authenticates our quality and focus towards providing the right set of education to the professionals in the technology domain. This is been given to us after evaluation of our standards in providing best faculty, best lab infrastructure and dedicated mechanism to nurture the technical talent for the industry. With this tag in hand, we can offer technical training to our students which is of international standards. I hope that this accreditation will further boost trust and faith of NDPL among the student community which always wanted to upgrade themselves."

From network managers to system administrators to freshers, this new certification will be an added attraction. However, NDPL is aggressively looking at training nearly about 2000 professionals in next 12 months. Commenting on these plans, Mr Shah said, "We are gearing up to expand our training and skill development business.We are looking forward to cater to the education and training needs of IT professionals in a comprehensive manner and by reaching out to them closely. In this regard we will be expanding our base in the market."

However, NDPL targets enterprise technology segment aggressively and offers wide range of solutions from networking, security, wireless, unified communications and data center solutions. This new accreditation will surely help the company to strengthen it's trust among customers as well as the IT professionals community who always wanted to upgrade their knowledge with international standards.

About Nirmal Datacomm

Nirmal Datacomm Private Limited is a leading Network Integrator providing End-to-End solutions based on advanced technologies. Founded in 1996, Nirmal Datacomm has been a dynamic and a quality conscious organization that thrives on continuous innovations and uncompromising excellence. Nirmal Datacomm aggressively pursues a mix of Product technology and Technical Support while providing Turnkey solutions to our clients. The company endeavors to implement, own and operate an efficient narrow-cast medium through its services and technology.

Nirmal Datacomm is known for consistently delivering superior business value. We achieve this through strong technology focus and client specific IT solutions that nurture Long Lasting Relationship and by safeguarding the interest and investment of our customers by providing them customized and scalable solutions, thus ensuring Investment Protection. A relatively low cost of installation, centralized control, accurate inventory tracking base makes this medium the lowest CPM service sector, thereby maximizing return on investment. Our endeavor has always been to get an insight into the core competencies of our clients' businesses.


CONTACT DETAILS
Faiz Askari, Nirmal Datacomm, +91 9871762630, faizaskari@gmail.com

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BWI: Microsoft Launches Microsoft Dynamics AX for Retail in India

Press release from Business Wire India
Source: Microsoft
Monday, February 28, 2011 12:31 PM IST (07:01 AM GMT)
Editors: General: Consumer interest, People; Business: Advertising, PR & marketing, Business services, Information technology, Retailers; Technology
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Microsoft Launches Microsoft Dynamics AX for Retail in India
New solution plus Microsoft Dynamics ERP and CRM partner offerings support a "connected retail experience."

New Delhi, Delhi, India, Monday, February 28, 2011 -- (Business Wire India) -- Microsoft India today announced the launch of Microsoft Dynamics AX for Retail, a focused offering for the Retail sector in India. This solution offers a consolidated, integrated system that promises the capabilities of a stronger profitable retail supply chain and connected retailing to significantly reduce business complexities.

Microsoft Dynamics AX for Retail brings for enterprise and midsized specialty retailers a deep level of integration across point of sale, store management, supply chain, merchandising and financials, to deliver business productivity while enhancing customer service through a single integrated solution. "With key industry verticals such as retail evolving aggressively, customized vertical solutions have become a huge differentiator. Microsoft Dynamics AX for Retail is a single, end-to-end solution that drives visibility across the organization enabling Indian retailers to reduce complexity, react quickly, seize new opportunities, and build customer loyalty, all of which are vital in today's evolving retail environment" said Subhomoy Sengupta, Group Head, MS Dynamics India.

Microsoft Dynamics "AX for Retail"

- A single, integrated solution
- It manages point-of-sale, store management, supply chain, merchandising and financials capabilities for midsize and enterprise specialty retailers.
Builds the following capabilities-
- Insight Retail Role Centers mean key data can be surfaced quickly and easily, helping people make more informed decisions and be productive.
- Loyalty Expanded scenarios and centralized management out of the box help retailers enhance the customer experience
- Simplicity New interfaces for assortment and item management speed workflows and help drive productivity.
- Global availability New localizations and translations further support the needs of multinational and growing organizations.

This solution offers out of the box integration allowing complete control of data flows across the organization. Real-time connectivity allows customer data and loyalty transactions to be immediately captured and shared across the organization; while real-time inventory lookup and visibility to inventory movement provides critical information to enhance customer centricity. "With so many digitally empowered consumers, retailers are being challenged to operate faster and smarter across their organizations to achieve deeper customer loyalty and maintain a competitive edge," said Kirill Tatarinov, Corporate Vice President, Microsoft Business Solutions. He also added "To address these challenges, retailers need to adopt what we call a "Connected Experience for Retail" which Microsoft Dynamics AX for Retail essentially will enable."

The architecture and innovation that remain core to Microsoft Dynamics AX for Retail provide extensibility and a high degree of interoperability, so the solution and can adapt and grow with your business. When added to powerful infrastructure components like Windows, Sharepoint, SQL, Office as well as innovations Surface; TAG; Mobility on Windows, retailers are agile and empowered in their business. Further, this offering is supported by global retail partners who can customize the solution to fit specific customer needs.

A key strength of Microsoft Dynamics is its partner ecosystem. Microsoft Dynamics AX for Retail provides a solid, scalable foundation for the retail environment, combined with a rich partner ecosystem that will deliver customer-specific configuration and implementation services. Microsoft is working with both globally and regionally based ISVs on integrating to the Microsoft Dynamics AX for Retail solution. Also, by offering an industry specific platform, partners (VARs and ISVs) have an opportunity to create deeper vertical functionality for retailers, more easily and at lesser cost.

Availability: Microsoft Dynamics AX for retail is available in Australia, Canada, Denmark, Germany, Finland, France, Ireland, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Singapore, South Africa, the UK, the US. The most recent ones that have been added to the Microsoft dynamics AX for retail network are Austria, Belgium, Brazil, China, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungry, Iceland, India, Israel, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, and Turkey.

About Microsoft India

Founded in 1975, Microsoft (NASDAQ "MSFT") is the worldwide leader in software for personal and business computing. The company offers a wide range of products and services designed to empower people through great software - any time, any place and on any device. Microsoft Corporation India Private Ltd is a subsidiary of Microsoft Corporation USA. It has had a presence in India since 1990 and currently has offices in 16 cities - Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Chandigarh, Chennai, Coimbatore, Hyderabad, Indore, Jaipur, Jamshedpur, Kochi, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, New Delhi, and Pune.

About Microsoft Dynamics

Microsoft Dynamics is a line of financial, customer relationship and supply chain management solutions that help businesses work more effectively. Delivered through a network of channel partners providing specialised services, these integrated, adaptable business management solutions work like and with familiar Microsoft software to streamline processes across an entire business.


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BWI: Update on Special Leave Petition in Supreme Court on Tuticorin Smelter

Press release from Business Wire India
Source: Business Wire
Monday, February 28, 2011 11:30 AM IST (06:00 AM GMT)
Editors: General: Law & justice, People; Business: Heavy industries, Mining companies
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(BW)(NY-STERLITE-INDUSTRIES)(SLT)Update on Special Leave Petition in Supreme Court on Tuticorin Smelter


Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, Monday, February 28, 2011 -- (Business Wire India) --

The Special Leave Petition filed in the Honourable Supreme Court of India against the Madras High Court Order wherein Interim Stay was granted vide Order dated October 1, 2010 was heard. After hearing the arguments, the Supreme Court has ordered National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI) to submit a report on the Tuticorin Unit of the Company.

The matter is now listed after eight weeks and the stay has been extended, allowing the plant to continue to operate.

For further information, please contact:

Ashwin Bajaj

Senior Vice President - Investor Relations

Sterlite Industries (India) Limited

   

sterlite.ir@vedanta.co.in

Tel: +91 22 6646 1531

 
Sheetal Khanduja

AGM - Investor Relations

Sterlite Industries (India) Limited

sterlite.ir@vedanta.co.in

Tel: +91 22 6646 1531

About Sterlite Industries

Sterlite Industries is India's largest non-ferrous metals and mining company with interests and operations in aluminium, copper, zinc and lead and power. It is a subsidiary of Vedanta Resources plc, a London-based diversified FTSE 100 metals and mining group. Sterlite Industries' main operating subsidiaries are Hindustan Zinc Limited for its zinc and lead operations; Copper Mines of Tasmania Pty Limited for its copper operations in Australia; and Bharat Aluminium Company Limited for its aluminium operations. The company operates its own copper operations in India. The company has entered the commercial energy generation business and is in the process of setting up a 2,400MW independent power plant through its wholly owned subsidiary, Sterlite Energy Limited. Sterlite Industries is listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange and National Stock Exchange in India and the New York Stock Exchange in the United States. For more information, please visit www.sterlite-industries.com.



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sterlite.ir@vedanta.co.in

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Saturday, February 26, 2011

BWI: Aquatech India 2011 Brings in New Technologies for Processed Water & WASTE WATER Management

Press release from Business Wire India
Source: Aquatech India 2011
Saturday, February 26, 2011 02:07 PM IST (08:37 AM GMT)
Editors: Business: Advertising, PR & marketing, Business services, Media & entertainment, Water; Technology
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Aquatech India 2011 Brings in New Technologies for Processed Water & WASTE WATER Management
International Conference and Exhibition

New Delhi, Delhi, India, Saturday, February 26, 2011 -- (Business Wire India) -- Aquatech India 2011- A premier exhibition on water industry dealing in waste water management, drinking water and other water related activities is scheduled from 2nd - 4th March in Bombay Exhibition Centre, Goregaon, Mumbai, India. The 3 day exhibition and conference would serve as a platform to give solutions for the crucial water related problems, which would be inaugurated by Shri Laxman Kondiba Dhobale, Hon'ble Minister of Water Supply & Sanitation, Govt. of Maharashtra, India in Presence of Mr. Paul Folmsbee, Consul General, United States Consulate General, India, Ms. Marijke van Drunen Littel, Consul General, Kingdom of the Netherlands, India

After making a highly successful debut in New Delhi in 2010, Aquatech India 2011 has made a significant move from its home base in New Delhi to Mumbai, India's financial capital. Aquatech India incorporates all sectors of process, drinking and wastewater industries under one roof, making it the only complete platform for the exciting Indian water sector.

Aquatech India 2011 will be the confluence of decision makers, professionals, advisors, technical experts, engineering organisations, consultants and users from the water industry. Huge investments in every water related industry will be required to tackle the unprecedented growth in the demand of water in Asia and especially in India. The 3 day conference on the water sector would have high level panel discussion on various Agendas like:

-- Innovative Technologies in Water Sustainability
-- PPP's in Water & Waste Water Sector
-- Municipal Water Supply System
-- Introduction of Green Origio Domestic Sewage Treatment System
-- Plastic Pipes - Technological Advancements for Sustainable Water Management in India
-- A Revolutionary Cutting
-- Water Treatment & Management
-- Ozone in Waste Water Treatment
-- Low Cost Media Filtration for the Removal Trace Inorganic Contaminants
-- Sustainable High Rate Water Reuse in Industries and Cities
-- Sewage Treatment for Recycle and Reuse Application using 'ICEAS' - SBR based technology
-- Electrodeionization & Liquid Degasification
-- RO Technology & Biological Treatment

And many more topics would be discussed during these 3 days

Aquatech India 2011 is a joint venture between Amsterdam RAI and Inter Ads Exhibitions (India) Pvt. Ltd., a leading name in exhibitions in India. Indian Desalination Association (InDA), International Water Association (IWA), Indian Water Works Association (IWWA), Indian Plumbing Association (IPA), US Commercial Service, Water Quality Association (WQA) that supports Aquatech India and strongly focuses on drinking water, process water and wastewater management. Aquatech India has become a part of largest international series of water events in the world.

"We are happy to organise Aquatech India as it is the world's leading water exhibition," adds Rajan Sharma of Inter Ads-Brooks Exhibitions (India) Pvt. Ltd. "Aquatech India 2011 has successfully established itself as India's leading event, which gives a platform to all decision makers and professionals from Asia and throughout the world to see the latest techniques to save water from throughout the world. We are very thankful to our partners and associates like Wipro, Aquanomics, Liqui-Cel, Norit, Doshion Veolia Water Solutions Wilo, GE, Wipro, India Water Works Association, US Commercial Service, International water association and other participating organisation, which has driven this event on the path of sucess. We are now in a position to move to the next level. Together with the international exhibitors of Aquatech, we will make Aquatech India the most influential and high profile international water show in the country." Says Rajan Sharma, Inter Ads-Brooks Exhibitions (India) Pvt. Ltd.

Water is the most common chemical substance that is essential for the survival of all known forms of life. While the world's population tripled in the 20th century, the use of renewable water resources has grown six-fold. Within the next fifty years, the world population will increase by another 40% to 50%. This population growth - coupled with industrialization and urbanization - will result in an increasing demand for water and will have serious consequences on the environment. Already there is more waste water generated and dispersed today than at any other time in the history of our planet: more than one out of six people lack access to safe drinking water, 3900 children die every day from water borne diseases. It is all the more critical that increased water use by humans does not only reduce the amount of water available for industrial and agricultural development but has a profound effect on aquatic ecosystems and their dependent species. Environmental balances are disturbed and cannot play their regulating role anymore.

Looking at these criticalities in water sector the second edition of Aquatech India 2011 is coming up to bridge ever growing gap between the demand and supply of water, the Asian and especially the Indian Water sector will witness a phenomenal growth in the future. The water use is likely to increase substantially in the period up to 2025 particularly in the domestic, individual & power sub-sectors. Huge investments in every water related industry has done and more would be required to tackle the unprecedented growth. Growth further will demand some policy related changes that include;

-- Greater cost recovery
-- Larger private sector participation
-- Adoption of water conservation policies
-- Empowering local bodies and ensuring greater people participation
-- Reduction in pollution through better agricultural practices

'Aquatech India 2011' would serve as a platform to raise awareness of the water supply and waste water treatment problems in India and to promote international cooperation in seeking solutions for these problems by providing communication platform and organizing technology and academic exchange programs.


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Hritu Pawar, Sky Public Relations, +91 9910775431

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BWI: SRF Board Approves Rs. 665 cr Capex Projects, Interim Dividend and Buy Back

Press release from Business Wire India
Source: SRF Limited
Saturday, February 26, 2011 01:50 PM IST (08:20 AM GMT)
Editors: General: Consumer interest, Economy; Business: Banking & financial services, Business services, Chemicals, Financial Analyst, Stock exchanges, Textiles
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SRF Board Approves Rs. 665 cr Capex Projects, Interim Dividend and Buy Back


Gurgaon, Haryana, India, Saturday, February 26, 2011 -- (Business Wire India) -- -- greenfield project in South Africa; second overseas packaging film plant
-- second chemical plant at a new site in India to manufacture HFC-134a/ HFC 125
-- second interim dividend of Rs. 7 per share
-- buy back of shares up to Rs. 380 per share not exceeding Rs. 90 cr

SRF Board today approved expansion projects worth Rs. 665 crore including one for setting up of the company's second overseas packaging film plant to manufacture Biaxially Oriented Polypropylene (BOPP) film in South Africa. Earlier in October 2010, the board had approved a Joint Venture to set up a Bi-axially Oriented Poly Ethylene Terephthalate (BOPET) film plant of 28,500 MT per annum in Bangladesh. The new BOPP film plant with an annual capacity of 25,000 tonnes is being set us as a greenfield project at a total investment of around Rs. 250 crore. Equipped with a metallizer of 5400 tonne of annual capacity, the BOPP plant in South Africa is expected to start commercial production in July 2013. The new South African plant will also mark SRF's maiden entry into the BOPP space. Currently, SRF has an annual capacity to manufacture 59,500 tonnes of BOPET films per annum through two of its plants in India.

The only Indian manufacturer of HFC-134a, an ozone friendly refrigerant, SRF also obtained Board approval for setting up the company's second HFC-134a plant with an annual capacity of 15,000 tonnes in its Chemical Complex in Dahej. The capacity of the second HFC-134a plant is significantly higher than the company's existing 5,000 tonne capacity plant in Bhiwadi. The project is expected to be commissioned at an estimated cost of Rs. 365 crore. The new HFC plant, which is scheduled to become operational by January 2013, will also be backward integrated to produce 20,000 tonnes of AHF (anhydrous hydrofluoric acid), one of the key raw materials.

To meet the enhanced requirement of power and utilities for the new projects at Dahej site, SRF Board approved another project for Enhancement of Captive Power Generation Capacity to 14 MW at an estimated cost of Rs. 50 crore.

"While we are determined to expand operations in all our businesses to achieve and retain global leadership, the expansion in the Chemicals and the Packaging Films businesses is part of our overall strategy and ongoing efforts to reduce our dependence on nylon tyre cord", said Mr. Ashish Bharat Ram, Managing Director, SRF.

Besides the capex proposals, the Board approved a second interim dividend at the rate of 70% amounting to Rs. 7 per share. Earlier, the Board had approved an interim dividend at the rate of 70% amounting to Rs. 7 per share.

The Board also approved buy back of shares of the company up to Rs. 380 per share not exceeding Rs. 90 crore from open market. Buy back can remain open for the period up to 25th February 2012 or such earlier date as may be determined by the Board.

About SRF

Established in 1973, SRF as a group has today grown into a global entity with operations in 4 countries. Apart from Technical Textiles Business, in which it enjoys a global leadership position, SRF is a domestic leader in Refrigerants, Engineering Plastics and Industrial Yarns as well. The company also enjoys a significant presence among the key domestic manufacturers of Polyester Films and Fluorospecialities. Building on its in-house R&D facilities for Technical Textiles Business and Chemicals Business, the company strives to stay ahead in business through innovations in operations and product development. A winner of the prestigious Deming Application Prize for its tyre cord business, SRF continues to redefine its work and corporate culture with the TQM as its management way.



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Friday, February 25, 2011

BWI: India Embraces International Teams Non-India Matches in the World Cup deliver Solid TV Ratings

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Source: ESPN STAR Sports
Friday, February 25, 2011 07:49 PM IST (02:19 PM GMT)
Editors: General: Consumer interest, People, Sports; Business: Business services, Media & entertainment, Sports
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India Embraces International Teams Non-India Matches in the World Cup deliver Solid TV Ratings


New Delhi, Delhi, India, Friday, February 25, 2011 -- (Business Wire India) -- -- First 4 non-India matches rate 2.23 TVR in top 6 Metros
-- Netherland - England encounter gets a peak rating of 8.87 TVR
-- Tournament is averaging 4.2 TVR in top 6 metros till the 5th match

The ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 has taken the cricket lovers of India by storm. Not only has the first game featuring India been highly watched, with a rating of 10.3 TVR, according to the latest data now issued by rating agency TAM, the average rating of the first 4 non-India matches too has been a very impressive 2.23 TVR in top 6 metros. The match between Netherland and England rated 2.8 TVR with a peak rating of 8.87 TVR. 3 of the first 4 non-India matches have rated more than 2 TVR in the top six metros. This is 5 times the rating achieved by top non-India series in recent times. Underlining the fact that this is the Cup that Counts, a very high quality of cricket has been on display, which has proven highly attractive for viewers and bodes very well for the rest of the tournament.

Overall, the 5 matches have been watched by 53% of the audience in Top 6 Metros, which translates to around 38 Mn individuals. Taking the warm-up matches and the opening ceremony into account, the tournament has already been watched by a whopping 42 Mn individuals in Top 6 Metros.

Commenting on the rating success enjoyed by the tournament so far, Sanjay Kailash, Executive Vice President - Ad Sales & New Media, ESPN Software India Pvt. Ltd, said, "After the blockbuster opening match, the non-India matches too are setting new trends in viewership and I am absolutely delighted with the response the ICC Cricket World Cup has received. Befitting its stature, the tournament is generating its own euphoria and buzz, the likes of which I have not seen in a very long time. With many of the highly anticipated matches still to come, we are confident that ratings will continue to remain very strong and grow even further in the days to come."

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*Source: TAM Peoplemeter System
Market: 6 Metros
TG (for Ratings): CS M 15+ ABC
TG (for Reach): CS 4+
Channel: ESPN, STAR Sports, STAR Cricket, DD1
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BWI: LG' IPS LCD Captures Wins, Losses and Celebrations of ICC World Cup 2011

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Source: LG Display-IPS
Friday, February 25, 2011 05:50 PM IST (12:20 PM GMT)
Editors: General: Consumer interest, Entertainment, People, Sports; Business: Advertising, PR & marketing, Business services, Electronic appliances & components, Information technology, Media & entertainment, Sports; Technology
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LG' IPS LCD Captures Wins, Losses and Celebrations of ICC World Cup 2011


New Delhi, Delhi, India, Friday, February 25, 2011 -- (Business Wire India) -- The ICC World Cup, 2011, has just started, but not without giving fans all over the world a long treat with the greatest sporting action, a continuous adrenaline rush and memories to last forever. The Cup that launches many heroes and also brings many to their knees at the same time, ensuring that those who are not present in the stadium, would forever be glued to their LG IPS TV screens to catch the action live.

In a cricket-crazy India, the cricket fever spreads like never before. The Indian supporters spend many a sleepless nights to catch it all in action. The passion and zeal can never be missed as fans don Indian Team jerseys and crowd around TV screens, to ensure that they do not miss the power-packed excitement. The cricket fans have just started discussing the special moments of the game. Scores of viewers are simply glued to their screens and the LG IPS panel technology has emerged as the ubiquitous choice. A cricket enthusiast commented, "As I could not be at the stadium for the matches, I ensured I watch it all on my LG IPS screen at home. With this technology, I could catch all the quick motion action of the games. It was just as good as being physically present at the stadium, maybe even better."

The LG IPS panel with the Tru-Motion 480Hz technology is the most advanced LCD technology to provide sharper and clearer pictures of fast movement and provides a vivid and clear picture without any blurring at any viewing angle. In case you don't want the commentary to die out in a cacophony of human voices in the background, the 'Clear Voice' feature alters the sound balance to reduce the background noise. LG's In Plane Switching (IPS) technology is one of the world's leading LCD technologies, and innovatively aligns liquid crystal technology to increase the viewing angle.

With an IPS panel, one is assured of vivid and clear moving images because of excellent Moving Picture Response Time (MPRT) performance and variation. Sports fanatics can be assured that there will be no colour distortion from any angle because of no shift in gamma rays, thus being least strenuous to human eyes. The touch panel is also vastly stable as moving picture image sticking does not occur. LCD technology has evolved dramatically and LG's IPS technology backed TVs are indeed the choice of the times!

About IPS:

IPS (In Plane Switching) technology is one of the most leading LCD technologies in the world. IPS technology innovatively aligns liquid crystal horizontally to increase the viewing angle and changes the LCD transmittance. IPS is mainly owned by LG Display Company. This technology was unanimously accepted in its early phase by professionals from all across the globe. IPS enabled LCD TV particularly deserves praise on its dynamic image expression in comparison to Normal LCD TV, because the IPS liquid crystal responds faster and expresses smoother moving images. While ensuring the image sharpness, IPS is more suitable to viewing dynamic images such as the Olympic Games and can entirely satisfy consumer needs for high definition images.



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BWI: Juniper Networks Introduces QFABRIC™: The Foundation of Data Centers for the Next Decade

Press release from Business Wire India
Source: Juniper Networks
Friday, February 25, 2011 05:36 PM IST (12:06 PM GMT)
Editors: General: Consumer interest, People; Business: Advertising, PR & marketing, Business services, Information technology, Retailers; Technology
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Juniper Networks Introduces QFABRICT: The Foundation of Data Centers for the Next Decade
New Paradigm in Data Center Fabric Provides Breakthrough Scale, Speed, Savings and Simplicity to Power the Cloud Computing Era

Bangalore, Karnataka, India, Friday, February 25, 2011 -- (Business Wire India) -- Juniper Networks (NYSE: JNPR) today unveiled QFabric, the world's first true data center fabric. An outcome of "Project Stratus," Juniper's multiyear data center network research and development initiative, QFabric delivers quantum leap improvements in data center performance, operating cost and business agility, from the enterprise to the large scale cloud provider. Engineered as a simplified, highly scalable data center network solution, QFabric enables a superior approach to building and securing virtualized data centers that eliminates the tradeoff between quality of experience and economics that plagues today's legacy networks.

QFabric enables exponential improvements in data center speed, scale and efficiency, by removing legacy barriers and improving business agility. QFabric's flat architecture also enables the industry's first integrated security solution that provides visibility, enforcement and scale across the entire physical and virtual data center fabric. Juniper has invested three years and more than $100 million in research and development to address these constraints, creating a new architecture that is designed to be the foundation of data centers for the next decade. QFabric delivers on Juniper's 3-2-1 data center network architecture - collapsing the traditional three-layer network down to a single, high-performance layer.

"Data center compute and storage technologies have advanced over the last decade, and the legacy approach to networking has not kept pace," said Kevin Johnson, CEO of Juniper Networks. "As cloud computing and the mobile internet accelerate, demand is intensifying for a quantum leap forward in data center capabilities. With QFabric, Juniper is transforming data center economics by introducing the only network fabric that is able to eliminate multiple layers of cost and complexity."

Juniper's QFabric architecture is up to ten times faster, uses 77 percent less power, requires 27 percent fewer networking devices, occupies 90 percent less data center floor space, and delivers a nine fold reduction in operating resources than the nearest competitive offering . Improvements in operating expenses of this magnitude provide significant benefit to customers coping with the growing cost of continuing to scale data centers to drive revenue and meet escalating demands driven by cloud computing and mobile Internet.

"QFabric is an evolutionary path to a revolution in computing," said Pradeep Sindhu, founder and CTO of Juniper Networks. "We have fundamentally reengineered the datacenter network, and with QFabric we address the demand for exponential speed, scale, security and efficiency for the next decade."

A New Class of Networking Products: The QFabric Product Family
QFabric is composed of three components that create a high-performance, low latency fabric, unleashing the full power of the data center. The QF/Node acts as the distributed decision engine of the fabric; the QF/Interconnect is the high speed transport device; and the QF/Director delivers a common window, controlling all devices as one.

Available for order today, the Juniper Networks® QFX3500 is the first product in the QFabric family and a stepping stone into the QFabric architecture. It is also capable of operating as a stand-alone 64-port 10Gigabit Ethernet switch with FCoE and Fiber Channel gateway functionality. The QFX3500 offers the fastest unicast and multicast performance in the industry.

The QF/Interconnect and QF/Director will be available for order in Q3.

Juniper's Partners: Advancing the Data Center
Juniper partners IBM, NetApp, CA Technologies and VMware believe that the QFabric architecture will help address market requirements for data center networking and cloud.

"Our clients have been turning to the IBM Communications Service Provider Platform to rapidly create new cloud-based development environments and offer new services. Juniper's push to simplify the network aligns with IBM's vision to provide customers with a more intelligent and connected business infrastructure," said Scott Stainken, general manager, global telecommunications industry at IBM.

Juniper customers such as NYSE Euronext and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory are already seeing the performance gains that the new architecture is able to deliver.

"Traditional architectures can't deliver the type of mission critical, high-speed performance our business demands in order to operate most effectively," commented Andrew Bach, senior vice president, technology, NYSE Euronext. "Juniper's reduced layer model has shown the capability to provide outstanding results in the rigorous trading environment of NYSE Euronext's data centers and we're confident this is the right solution for our business and the millions of customers that rely on our systems every day."

"Enterprises and service providers must look beyond traditional multi-layered, complex and inflexible data center networks to deliver on the business requirement for a more agile IT infrastructure and technical solutions for virtualization and cloud services," said Mark Fabbi, vice president, distinguished analyst, Gartner Research. "We're seeing the emergence of a new concept we call 'Fabric Computing' and a new round of network innovation that better meets the needs of the next generation data center."

To get more information or join the conversation, please refer to the following resources:

Juniper Launch Site and Webcast
Juniper Online Newsroom
The Network Ahead blog
Architecting the Network blog
The Networking and Security Now blog
Juniper.Net Community
Juniper's Social Channels

About Juniper Networks

Juniper Networks is in the business of network innovation. From devices to data centers, from consumers to cloud providers, Juniper Networks delivers the software, silicon and systems that transform the experience and economics of networking. Additional information can be found at Juniper Networks (www.juniper.net).

Juniper Networks and Junos are registered trademarks of Juniper Networks, Inc. in the United States and other countries. The Juniper Networks and Junos logos and QFabric are trademarks of Juniper Networks, Inc. All other trademarks, service marks, registered trademarks, or registered service marks are the property of their respective owners.

Statements in this press release concerning Juniper Networks' prospects and future products are forward-looking statements that involve a number of uncertainties and risks. Actual results or events could differ materially from those anticipated in those forward-looking statements as a result of certain factors, including those listed in Juniper Networks' most recent report on Form 10-Q or 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. All statements made in this press release are made only as of the date set forth at the beginning of this release. Juniper Networks undertakes no obligation to update the information in this release in the event facts or circumstances subsequently change after the date of this press release.

'Product comparisons are based upon product information that is publicly available for Cisco's Nexus 7000 Series and Nexus 5000 Series platforms for a 6000 X 10GE port configuration standard industry estimates




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BWI: Sri Sai Ram Engineering College Emerged First Amongst South Indian Collegesfor Design and Fabrication of All Terrain Vehicle

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Source: Sri Sai Ram Engineering College
Friday, February 25, 2011 12:30 PM IST (07:00 AM GMT)
Editors: General: Consumer interest; Business: Advertising, PR & marketing, Automotives, Business services, Education & training, Transport engineering; Automotive
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Sri Sai Ram Engineering College Emerged First Amongst South Indian Collegesfor Design and Fabrication of All Terrain Vehicle


Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, Friday, February 25, 2011 -- (Business Wire India) -- Sri Sai Ram Engineering College team emerged first amongst the South Indian college teams in an all India level technical competition - SAE INDIA BAJA 2011 - for designing and fabricating All Terrain Vehicle.

This competition organised by Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) recently at Pithambur, Indore, Madhya Pradesh. Every college needs to design and fabricate an All Terrain Vehicle (ATV) which is capable of sustaining rugged terrains and cross the boundary successfully.

SAE INDIA BAJA is a technical event conducted annually providing opportunity to budding and aspiring engineers from all over India to showcase their mettle and compete with the best peer engineering groups from different parts of the country.

A total of 79 teams were selected from an initial entry of 198 colleges includes IIT's, NIT's, University colleges and Government colleges via elimination through Virtual BAJA held at New Delhi for the main event SAE INDIA BAJA 2011 held from 28th January to 2nd February, 2011. Among 79 teams selected, 25 teams were from colleges of South India - especially comprising 13 teams of Tamil Nadu.

The team `The Most Wanted' from Sri Sai Ram Engineering College bagged the 1st position in South India and secured an overall 4th position.

In the event, the vehicles designed by the students were tested and evaluated on several aspects including Brake Test, Speed Test, Rough Terrain Test on hills and Competitive features. Experts from Research and Development departments of leading organizations assessed the overall competitiveness of the vehicles.

The team comprised of 21 members from the Mechanical Engineering department and 2 members from the Electrical and Electronics Engineering department who fabricated an ATV with all the technical expertise and knowledge.

The ATV designed by the students of Sri Sai Ram Engineering College was completely fabricated in the college workshop and is capable of manoeuvring obstacle laden terrains with minimum effort. The 4 tyre single seater vehicle consists of a LGA 340 petrol engine and Mahindra Alfa transmission System and weighs 401 kg.

The features such as centre steering, dual wishbone system, diagonal braking system and rear wheel drive - all for enhancing the performance of the vehicle and providing excellent comfort. These apart, the vehicle also incorporates high-quality brake circuit and other main spare parts manufactured by leading automobile companies.

Adherent to the `Go Green' theme of BAJA 2011, the vehicle was designed with the innovative `Energy Harvesting' aspect that converts unwanted vibrations in the vehicle into useful energy supplied to electrical systems. Also, the students developed a `Negative Ion Generator' that was aimed at cutting down on the emissions from the exhaust by generating excess negative ions to neutralise the positive ions and in turn release cleaner, fresh air from the exhaust.

The team bagged Safe Vehicle Award with a cash prize of Rs. 1,00,000 towards the team's innovative ATV and the team was also chosen for the `Chairman's Award' with a cash prize of Rs. 10,000 for team effort, effective leadership, good co-ordination and team spirit.

Talking about the advantage of SAEINDIA BAJA event, MJF.Ln.Leo Muthu, Chairman, Sri Sai Ram Engineering College said "Technical events like SAE INDIA BAJA helps in increasing the competitiveness of students and open the doors for innovation to meet the real time practical demands. Thus it becomes necessary on the part of the colleges to provide the students with enough practical knowledge that could give them a winning edge in job opportunities."

Also proudly claims that Department of Mechanical Engineering bagged GOLD MEDAL in the academic year 2009-10 in addition to three university ranks. The college bagged 43 University ranks including 4 Gold Medals in the academic year 2009-10 in the examination conducted by Anna University, Chennai.

The management sponsored for fabricating ATV during this year, in addition to earlier years 2009 and 2010. The team was also sponsored by Leather Leader Pvt Ltd, Synergy Maritime Pvt Ltd, Vincart Services Pvt Ltd. etc., LGA 340 petrol engine of Lombardini and Transmission System of Mahindra & Mahindra were given to all the 79 final participant teams through SAE.

SAE INDIA BAJA is being conducted in India since 2007 and Sri Sai Ram Engineering College has so far participated in three annual events from the year 2008 or 2009.

Chairman of the college MJF.Ln.Leo Muthu, Secretary Mr. M. Vasu, Chief Executive Officer Mr. Sai Prakash Leo Muthu, Director Prof. Mr. V.R. Rajamanickam, Principal Dr. C.V.Jayakumar, Dean (R&D) cum Head of the department Dr. A. Rajendra Prasad and BAJA-2011 Coordinator Mr. K. Natarajan were the supporters behind the success of the college team.

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Students' team of Sri Sai Ram Engineering College with its in-house designed All Terrain Vehicle (ATV) that bagged the 1st position amongst the South Indian colleges in an all India level technical competition - SAEINDIA BAJA 2011 - conducted recently at Pithambur, Indore, Madhya Pradesh
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BWI: “Rotary Stands Out as an Organisation Promoting International Understanding and Contributing to the Welfare of the Humankind”

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Source: Rotary International
Friday, February 25, 2011 12:09 PM IST (06:39 AM GMT)
Editors: General: Consumer interest, People, Social issues; Business: Advertising, PR & marketing
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"Rotary Stands Out as an Organisation Promoting International Understanding and Contributing to the Welfare of the Humankind"
Mr. Andrew T. Simkin, Consul General of USA, during the celebrations of World Understanding Day at The Madras Club

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, Friday, February 25, 2011 -- (Business Wire India) -- "In the long history of 106 years of existence, the Rotary International has contributed a lot to the welfare of the people around the globe and noteworthy is its efforts towards polio eradication. Rotary with its programmes to promote international understanding and welfare measures to the humankind stands distinguished and I wish the organization to witness more founding day celebrations like today," said Andrew T. Simkin, Consul General of USA, presiding over the commemoration of Rotary's founding day as World Understanding Day at The Madras Club on 23rd February 2011.

Addressing the Rotary-sponsored UK and US Group Study Exchange (GSE) teams present on the occasion, Mr. Simkin said "India is a great nation that provides the international visitors a warm reception and rich cultural experience. Exposure to vocational and cultural practices in a land different from yours might have given you useful life changing experiences to take back home. By arranging the study programmes like GSE the Rotary Organization does a distinguishable job of promoting international understanding."

The Rotary International - District 3230 while celebrating the World Understanding Day also bid farewell to the UK and US teams that stayed in the city a month long on GSE programme - annual exchange organized by the Rotary Clubs across the globe facilitating the young professionals to experience the different cultures and promote goodwill and international understanding between nations.

Rotary, a global network of community volunteers, is one of the largest and most influential international humanitarian service organizations worldwide. Founded in Chicago on February 23, 1905, today over 12 lakhs members belong to 33,000 Rotary clubs in more than 200 countries and geographical areas. As Rotary members strive to build goodwill and peace, and provide humanitarian service in their communities and throughout the world, its founding day is recognized as `World Understanding Day'.

The farewell was arranged to 10 members who in 2 teams (5 from US and 5 from UK) and aged between 25 and 40 years were in the city since January 24, 2011, studying and experiencing our culture and institutions, observing how our vocations are practiced, developing personal and professional relationships, and exchanging their views and ideas.

The professionals were chosen as a part of this year's knowledge exchange programme between Rotary District 3230 Chennai and two other Districts: RI Dist. 5220 Central Valley of California, USA and RI Dist. 1220 Nottingham, England.

The teams during the first fortnight of this month met Worshipful Mayor of Chennai Shri. M. Subramanian and interacted and exchanged views about the state and its people, their vocation, the Chennai city, cultural shocks and surprises and other similarities and differences experienced, as part of the study.

The RI Dist 3230 which played the host facilitated the stay and study of the participants during the programme and exposed them to ample club presentations, formal visits and social events, cultural events and vocational visits in the areas of each member's expertise and interest. Kalashetra, Egmore Museum, Dakshinachitra, Cholamandal Artists' Village, Vellore Golden Temple and Thiruvannamalai Temple among others were some of the places of the state's pride visited by the guests.

"Today all of us here are in a highly emotional state as we are celebrating our founding day as well as bidding farewell to the US and UK teams who were with us for a month on a study programme. We feel extremely proud of our foundation that supports many social causes and organizes programmes to promote goodwill and international understanding. That is why our founding day is worth to be celebrated as World Understanding Day," said Rtn G. Olivannan, District Governor, RI Dist 3230.



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BWI: ISLE to Organize International Light Fair in Chennai from 4 to 7 March 2011 Supported by TNEB, SIDCO, MSME, TEEMA and others

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Source: Indian Society of Lighting Engineers (ISLE)
Friday, February 25, 2011 11:33 AM IST (06:03 AM GMT)
Editors: General: Consumer interest; Business: Advertising, PR & marketing, Business services, Energy companies, Media & entertainment, Transport engineering; Technology
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ISLE to Organize International Light Fair in Chennai from 4 to 7 March 2011 Supported by TNEB, SIDCO, MSME, TEEMA and others


Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, Friday, February 25, 2011 -- (Business Wire India) -- Supported by government agencies like TNEB (Tamil Nadu Electricity Board), TEDA (Tamil Nadu Energy Development Agency), Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Industries, NSIC, and others, the Chennai centre of Indian Society of Lighting Engineers (ISLE) is organizing biggest ever Light Fair titled Light India International 2011 at Chennai Trade Centre, Nandambakkam, from 4 to 7 March 2011.

ISLE had earlier organized four lighting specialty trade shows in New Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Indore. Now for the first time it has chosen Chennai as the venue, keeping in view vibrant economic pace of activity in the city as well as the growth potential. The Chennai fair is expected to be participated by more than 250 manufacturers including 80 from overseas mainly from China, Germany, Taiwan, Italy, Malaysia, Singapore, South Korea, Sweden, Switzerland, UAE, USA.

Seminars, Meets, Technical sessions, Theme pavilion, Laser shows and Cultural programmes are to be part of this dynamic fair. The first day (March 4, 2011) is to witness product presentations and technical detailing meet of sponsor companies. Technical seminar on Green Lighting for a Greener World is scheduled on March 5, when lighting experts from India and overseas are to deliver lectures on various topics related to Green Lighting.

Electricians Meet, Architects' Association Meet and IndiaMart Award presentation are slated for the third day, i.e., on March 6. The final day will feature a Seminar on Green Lighting Concepts including Lecture on LED Lighting. Dr. Prakash Barjatia, Director, School of Light & Energy, Pune and Er. A. K. Venkatasamy, President, TNEIEA (Tamil Nadu Electrical Installation Engineers Association) are to address the attendees across the departments - PWD, CPWD, Railways, ICF, BSNL, MES, Port Trust, Airport Authority and TNEB, among others.

The fair is being organized in the backdrop of Indian lighting industry witnessing a remarkable growth owing to increased investments in the Infrastructural sectors, reduced import duty and growing living standards. The Light India International 2011 will publicize the developments taking place in the lighting industry and provide excellent marketing opportunities for all the products and services under the lighting industry.

The exhibition will showcase a wide range of products over 16500 sqm exhibition area in Chennai Trade Centre, covering Residential, Commercial and Retail lighting; Industrial lighting; Street lighting; Security lighting; Environmental/Landscape lighting; City beautification lighting; Architectural lighting; Railway/Metro lighting; Airport & Runway lighting; Refineries / Mines lighting; LED lighting; Intelligent lighting; Lighting with non-conventional energy; Specialty lighting; Lighting accessories and controls; Power saving solutions; and Testing and measuring instruments, IT, Publications and Consultancy services relating to lighting industry.

India Trade Promotion Organization, Ministry of Commerce, Government of India, has approved Light India International 2011 for facilitating participation by foreign companies.

Mainly a B2B event, the fair will provide the exhibitors with opportunity to explore investment opportunities and locate partners for joint ventures and tie-ups.

The fair website: www.lii2011.in will provide more information on the event. The fair will be open to public in the evenings from 3 PM to 7 PM.

About ISLE

ISLE is a professional registered body in the field of illumination engineering with a broad-based membership of scientists, engineers, architects, academicians, researchers and designers. ISLE is affiliated to the CIE, the International Commission on Illumination. It is closely associated with the Bureau of Indian Standards, the Department of Science and Technology, the Ministry of Power and the Ministry of Non-Conventional Energy Sources.


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BWI: element14 and Littelfuse Expand their Regional Distribution Agreement

Press release from Business Wire India
Source: element14
Friday, February 25, 2011 10:13 AM IST (04:43 AM GMT)
Editors: General: Consumer interest; Business: Advertising, PR & marketing, Business services, Information technology; Technology
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element14 and Littelfuse Expand their Regional Distribution Agreement
Leading, comprehensive circuit protection solutions now available to electronic design engineers in South East Asia, India, Australia and New Zealand; element14 strengthens its product portfolio to include the cutting-edge Littelfuse POWR-GARD fuse range with next day delivery in most cities in Asia Pacific

Bangalore, Karnataka, India, Friday, February 25, 2011 -- (Business Wire India) -- element14, the industry's first fusion of commerce and community supporting millions of engineers and purchasing professionals worldwide, has expanded its partnership with Littelfuse, the world's leading manufacturer for high performance circuit protection devices. Offering the widest range of Littelfuse products stocked in Asia Pacific with no minimum order quantity required, element14 adds over 400 new products from Littelfuse POWR-GARD circuit protection solutions across three distinct classes of fuses to electronic design engineers and maintenance and repair professionals in South East Asia, India, Australia and New Zealand.

A reliable and comprehensive circuit protection solution

Circuitry protection solutions are one of the pressing concerns faced by electronic design engineers across the region. Littelfuse solutions add a distinct competitive advantage and value to element14 existing inventory of products. The introduction of the multi-purpose and reliable circuit protection series will allow electronic design engineers in the region to have the necessary surge protection solutions to meet their evolving business challenges.

These high performance fuses can be used in a variety of applications including motor control centres, transformer protection, general purpose circuit, such as mains, feeders and branch circuits; service entrance switches, switchboard main and feeder switches, distribution panel boards and general purpose circuits. The fuses can also be used to protect individual electric services and meter stacks when integrated in main switches.

William Chong, Regional Director of Supplier, Product & Purchasing Management, element14, Asia Pacific said, "element14 is committed to providing its customers across the region with the most innovative and industry-leading products and services as the franchised multi-channel distributor of Littelfuse products across the region. With the broadest range of electronic design centric products stocked in Asia Pacific, the addition of the complete range of industry-leading Littelfuse POWR-GARD series to element14's inventory provides customers even more innovative solutions to meet their business objectives."

"This partnership with element14 is an exciting and successful development for Littelfuse that provides us with an excellent platform to further expand our geographic reach using element14's extensive distribution network in the region. This strategic collaboration has been realised to ensure electronic design engineers and maintenance and repair professionals in the Asia Pacific region will now have easy and instant access to our range of products through element14's commerce portals and online community," says Angus Tsai, Regional Sales Manager for POWR-GARD Asia, Littelfuse.

There are three key fuses series from Littelfuse's POWR-GARD range. With their fast reaction and ability to execute a clean break in the circuitry, they are crucial preventive solutions for electrical mishaps. Each of these fuses is carefully designed to undertake different applications and overcome different challenges. More about these fuses below:

JTD_ID Series Indicator® POWR-PRO® Class J Fuses

The compact class J fuses have superior performance characteristics and is designed for equipment which has limited space, allowing electronic design engineers to make optimum use of the space in their designs.

-- The current-limiting time delay JTD_ID offers a patented, true dual-element design that is ideal for use in circuits with high, in-rush currents.

-- Equipped with an indicating window that enables users to pinpoint open fuses immediately, even when the power is off, thereby reducing unnecessary and costly downtime and improving safety levels.

FLNR_ID/FLSR_ID Indicator® Class RK5 fuses

-- Has the same indicator window that allows users to detect a blown fuse without the need for power.

-- Features a superior time-delay and cycling characteristics which can lengthen fuse life and reduce nuisance openings.

-- Superior overload and short circuit protection that reduces the possibility of equipment damage.

JLLN/JLLS POWR-TT Class T Fuses

The Class T fuses are the most compact fuses available in ratings above 30 amperes. Compared to similar Class R fuses, it is one-third the size and requires less than 50 percent of the panel space.

-- Designed to handle even the most extreme surge of currents and can provide fast reliable protection against overcurrents up to 200,000 amperes.

-- Minimise the damaging heat and magnetic effects caused by short circuit currents, thus providing improved safety for users and longer lifespan for devices.

-- Optimal for devices such as surge sensitive equipments that contain variable speed drivers and rectifiers that require fast-acting extreme condition protection.

For data sheets on Littefuse POWR-GARD series, please click here:

JTD_ID Series Indicator® POWR-PRO® Class J Fuses
FLNR_ID/FLSR_ID Indicator® Class RK5 fuses
JLLN/JLLS POWR-TT Class T Fuses

About element14

element14
offers more than 120,000 products, for next-day delivery from its three distribution hubs located in Shanghai, Singapore and Sydney. The company offers 24/7 telephone support for customers in four languages, 24/5 online technical support, and catalogue sales, with a hassle-free return policy.

Please visit http://in.element14.com/. This eCommerce site is integrated with the Group's global online Community portal (www.element14.com).

Worldwide, element14 is the first collaborative community, research portal and eCommerce website for design engineers and electronics enthusiasts. The website provides product data, design tools, technology information and top brand components to seamlessly facilitate the design process; users can consult industry experts and collaborate with peers around the globe. element14 online Community is sponsored by Premier Farnell plc (LSE: pfl).

About Premier Farnell

Premier Farnell plc is leading the way in the high service, multi-channel provision of essential products, information, software and technology solutions to electronic design engineers, maintenance and repair engineers and purchasing professionals globally. Its differentiated proposition includes 29 local language transactional websites, and the critically important element14 ecommunity for design engineers - an industry first (www.element14.com). With sales last year of £795.3m and underlying profits of £54.8m the Group distributes its comprehensive portfolio of products and services throughout Europe, North America and Asia Pacific, supported by a global supply chain of over 3,500 suppliers and an inventory profile developed to anticipate and meet its customers' needs. Recently awarded Platinum status by the Business in the Community Corporate Responsibility Index the business takes its CSR commitments very seriously.

While global in scope, Premier Farnell recognises the individual needs of each market and has continued to internationalise its model accordingly, trading locally under different brand names. Its primary electronics businesses trade as Farnell in Europe, Newark in the US, Canada and Mexico and Farnell Newark in Brazil. Across Asia Pacific the business trades as element14.

Key facts

-- Operations in 35 different countries
-- 4,100 employees
-- Over 2 million customer contacts in 156 industries
-- Over 3,500 leading suppliers
-- Over 400,000 products stocked with access to over four million more on demand
-- Global leader in legislation RoHS, WEEE, REACH


For more information, please visit www.premierfarnell.com

About Littelfuse

Littelfuse is the worldwide leader in circuit protection, offering the industry's broadest and deepest portfolio of circuit protection products and solutions. Backed by industry-leading technical support, design and manufacturing expertise, Littelfuse products are vital components in virtually every product that uses electrical energy, including portable and consumer electronics, automobiles, industrial equipment and telecom/datacom circuits. In addition to its Chicago, Illinois, world headquarters, Littelfuse has over 20 sales, distribution, manufacturing and engineering facilities in the Americas, Europe and Asia. Technologies offered by Littelfuse include Fuses; Gas Discharge Tubes (GDTs); Positive Temperature Coefficient Devices (PTCs); Protection Relays; PulseGuard® ESD Suppressors; SIDACtor® Devices; Silicon Protection Arrays(SPAT); Switching Thyristors; TVS Diodes and Varistors.

For more information, please visit the Littelfuse web site at www.littelfuse.com.

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CONTACT DETAILS
Christina Loh, Communications, element14 Asia Pacific, +65 6788 0300, cloh@element14.com
Eileen Sim, Communications, element14 Asia Pacific, +65 6788 0300, esim@element14.com

KEYWORDS
CONSUMER, MARKETING, BUSINESS SERVICES, IT, TECHNOLOGY

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Thursday, February 24, 2011

BWI: eClerx Joins WAA as Corporate Member

Press release from Business Wire India
Source: eClerx Services Ltd
Thursday, February 24, 2011 05:48 PM IST (12:18 PM GMT)
Editors: General: People; Business: Advertising, PR & marketing, Business services, Information technology; Technology
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eClerx Joins WAA as Corporate Member


Mumbai, Maharashtra, India and New York, United States, Thursday, February 24, 2011 -- (Business Wire India) -- eClerx today announced that it has joined the WAA, Web Analytics Association, to help shape the evolution of the digital marketing industry. Founded by web analytics industry leaders in 2004, the mission of the WAA is to lead and support its members by providing quality education, developing standards and best practices, conducting research and advocating for issues that advance the industry.

With a strong history of dedication to the promotion of a global understanding of web analytics, the WAA creates an informed and involved web analytics community through the connection and empowerment of its members. The organization has more than 1,500 members worldwide, representing forty countries and a broad spectrum of expertise.

"We are excited about joining the Web Analytics Association, the standard bearer for the web analytics universe," said Scott McCartney, Principal, Sales & Marketing Services division, "and we look forward to working with them and the broader community to continue to advance the digital marketing discipline. We are particularly energized at the possibilities of helping further develop the web analytics ecosystem in India with the WAA and our dedicated and our ever growing team of analysts."

eClerx's web analytics practice is a key pillar of their Digital Marketing service offering which provides end to end Online and eCommerce operations management from its offshore delivery centers in India. eClerx's web analysts become extensions of their Fortune 500 and Internet Retailer 500 clients' teams, taking on the heavy but critical lifting of web analytics: data management, cleansing and verification, report building and automation, tagging and QA. The end benefit for clients is bandwidth to undertake more strategic, higher value analysis and action and the realization of the opportunity costs tied up in the foundational work.

WAA is the leader, spokesperson, and guardian of the web analytics profession and is owned and run by members for the benefit of members. Members of the WAA receive access to web analytics best practices, current and relevant industry information, local and global networking opportunities, key resources, valuable research, standards, , discounts to industry events and publications and participation with social media groups. WAA members are also given the opportunity to get involved with relevant industry legislation and they may choose to participate in the strengthening of the trade through certification programs.

Peter Sanborn, president of the WAA, stated, "On behalf of the WAA Board and members, we welcome eClerx to the association. The strength and success of WAA is generated from and through members. The more companies who participate in the WAA, including both vendors and practitioners, the association will be better positioned to lead the industry and profession."

About eClerx

Incorporated in 2000, eClerx is India's first and only publicly listed Knowledge Process Outsourcing company and is traded on both the Bombay and National Stock Exchanges of India. eClerx employs 4000 employees across its five Indian delivery centers in Mumbai and Pune plus our global client interfacing locations in San Francisco, Chicago, Austin, New York, London, Dublin, and Singapore. eClerx delivers confidence and value to our clients' critical processes via research and consulting services and process outsourcing solutions that combine people, process and technology to reduce the total cost of service whilst improving insight, quality and control.



CONTACT DETAILS
Gaurav Tongia, eClerx Services Ltd, +91 (22) 66148422, Gaurav.Tongia@eclerx.com
Parthajeet Sarmah, Christensen Investor Relations, + 91 9867001356, psarmah@christensenir.com

KEYWORDS
PEOPLE, MARKETING, BUSINESS SERVICES, IT, TECHNOLOGY

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BWI: TravelMartIndia.com Pvt. Ltd. Announces the Launch of ‘Vamoose.in’, India’s First Group Buying Travel, Leisure and Vacation Portal

Press release from Business Wire India
Source: Vamoose Vacations Pvt. Ltd.
Thursday, February 24, 2011 04:23 PM IST (10:53 AM GMT)
Editors: General: Consumer interest, Entertainment, Lifestyle, People, Travel & tourism; Business: Advertising, PR & marketing, Business services, Hospitality, Information technology, Retailers, Travel & tourism; Technology
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TravelMartIndia.com Pvt. Ltd. Announces the Launch of 'Vamoose.in', India's First Group Buying Travel, Leisure and Vacation Portal


Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, Thursday, February 24, 2011 -- (Business Wire India) -- TravelMartIndia, the country's leading travel web portal announced today that it has launched India's first group buying portal for travel, leisure and vacation destinations.

Pioneered in the US, the concept of group buying has already seen enormous success the world over. When companies can sell in bulk, they can offer deep discounts to consumers.

Vamoose.in's platform has been developed and will be run by 'EL Media', a UK-based technology company that has perfected the group-buying model across the globe! Their platform is in operation in South Africa, Israel, Kenya, Russia and now in India.

'Vamoose.in' is in talks with various travel, leisure and hospitality companies, to join hands with them, in offering special deals that will be marketed by Vamoose.in. There is already a very positive response among the airline industry, hotels, spas, etc, and the first set of deals have already been launched.

"On the offer, will be a range of special packages from weekend getaways to hill-stations to long national and international vacations, and from adventure packages to rest, relaxation and wellness packages", said Manoj Gursahani, Chairman, TravelMartIndia Pvt. Ltd. Speaking about the group buying business model.

CEO of the Company, Hari Swaminathan added, "Every day, Vamoose.in will send out a newsletter for new deals. Members will have about a week to purchase their vouchers, and the validity of the deals will be for several months, at least. Consumers get all the price benefits of buying as a group, but retain the flexibility of traveling at their convenience anytime within the validity period."

From a hospitality vendor's perspective, Ms. Moiz Mumtaz, Head of Club Med, General Manager, India stated, "Being in the hospitality industry, I already know the statistics for group buying are very impressive overseas. And, during off-season times, even obscene discounts would help the travel and leisure industry meet costs. So, I think the group-buying system offers a good deal for everyone concerned."

"I for one, am very excited about the Vamoose model", she added.

About Travel Mart India Pvt. Ltd.

Travel Mart India Pvt. Ltd. has over two decades of presence in the travel, leisure and vacation industry. Its services include Airline Ticketing, Corporate Travel Management, Worldwide Hotel Reservations (45,000 Hotels), Group Tours for Incentives, Dealer Conferences, Car Rental Services, Foreign Exchange, Travel Insurance, Visa Services, etc. It has a large worldwide network of travel affiliates.

For its new venture, Vamoose.in, Travel Mart India has joined hands with EL Media, a UK-based technology company that has been successfully developing and running the group buying e-commerce platform across Europe and Africa.

For further information please visit the company's website at http://www.vamoose.in .


CONTACT DETAILS
Hari Swaminathan, CEO, Vamoose Vacations Pvt. Ltd., hari@vamoose.in
Manoj Gursahani, CEO, Travel Mart India Pvt. Ltd., +91 9821149366 / +91 (022) 43438100, manoj@vamoose.in

KEYWORDS
CONSUMER, ENTERTAINMENT, LIFESTYLE, PEOPLE, TOURISM, MARKETING, BUSINESS SERVICES, HOSPITALITY, RETAIL, TRAVEL, TECHNOLOGY

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BWI: CA Technologies Executives Recognized as Channel Chiefs by Everything Channel’s CRN

Press release from Business Wire India
Source: CA Technologies
Thursday, February 24, 2011 12:39 PM IST (07:09 AM GMT)
Editors: General: People; Business: Accounting & management consultancy services, Business services, Information technology, Media & entertainment; Technology
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CA Technologies Executives Recognized as Channel Chiefs by Everything Channel's CRN
Four Company Executives Make Prestigious List for Dedication to Partner Community and Business Innovation

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, Thursday, February 24, 2011 -- (Business Wire India) -- CA Technologies (NASDAQ:CA) today announced that four company executives have been named 2011 Channel Chiefs by Everything Channel's CRN. Channel Chiefs are leaders in creating effective channel programs for solution providers. They consistently defend, promote and execute effective channel partner programs and strategies.

Noted for their record of business innovation and dedication to the partner community, the CA Technologies executives honored on the list were:

-- Adam Famularo, general manager, Cloud Computing
-- Mike Crest, general manager, Data Management
-- David Roberts, vice president, Americas, Data Management
-- Toni Clayton-Hine, vice president, Global Channel Marketing

This year's Channel Chiefs were chosen by the CRN Editorial staff. Applicants were judged based on policy and program innovations made during the past year, the amount of revenue their company generates through partners, their willingness to speak out publicly on behalf of the channel, and the number of years they have dedicated to channel activities.

"The CRN Channel Chiefs list is a comprehensive listing of the leading channel executives at vendor organizations and their accomplishments," said Kelley Damore, vice president, Editorial Director, Everything Channel. "This prestigious list serves as a valuable must-read for solution providers looking to get to right contacts within the vendor community. We applaud this year's Channel Chiefs for their successful partner programs and strategies."

Four CA Technologies executives also recently made CRN's 2010 list of the 100 Top Most Influential Executives in the Industry, including Chief Executive Officer Bill McCracken (Top 25 Most Influential Executives); Adam Famularo (Top 25 Most Innovative Executives); Mike Crest (Top 25 Channel Sales Leaders); and David Roberts (Top 25 Channel Mavericks).

For additional information on the CRN Channel Chief list, visit www.crn.com. The Channel Chief list was published in the February 21, 2011 issue.

About CA Technologies

CA Technologies (NASDAQ: CA) is an IT management software and solutions company with expertise across all IT environments - from mainframe and distributed, to virtual and cloud. CA Technologies manages and secures IT environments and enables customers to deliver more flexible IT services. CA Technologies innovative products and services provide the insight and control essential for IT organizations to power business agility. The majority of the Global Fortune 500 relies on CA Technologies to manage evolving IT ecosystems. For additional information, visit CA Technologies at www.ca.com.

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CONTACT DETAILS
Satyajit Lahiri, Director, Corporate Communications, CA India, +91 9967588902, satyajit.lahiri@ca.com
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KEYWORDS
PEOPLE, CONSULTANCY SERVICES, BUSINESS SERVICES, IT, MEDIA, TECHNOLOGY

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