Press release from Business Wire India
Source: Sify Technologies Limited
Tuesday, March 13, 2012 04:50 PM IST (11:20 AM GMT)
Editors: General: Consumer interest, Entertainment; Business: Business services, Information technology, Media & entertainment; Technology
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Sify.com unveils a New Look
Image-based presentation with youthful style:Sifyfying Information, Communication and Entertainment
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, Tuesday, March 13, 2012 -- (Business Wire India) -- Sify Technologies Limited (NASDAQ Global Markets: SIFY), a leader in Managed Enterprise, Network and ICT Services in India, today unveiled the new look of its portal, Sify.com. The new Sify.com sports an image-based presentation of content with a youthful style. This launch reflects Sify's fresh focus on simplifying [Sifyfying] information, communication and entertainment for all its visitors while enriching the surfing experience with enhanced visual dynamism and interactivity.
The revamp process began with extensive one-on-one customer feedback on the user interface of Sify.com and market research programs to understand user expectations, market perspective and changing browsing behaviour patterns. Thereafter, new homepage layouts were shared with a wide audience mix across key cities in India to study market acceptance and suggestions. The new Sify.com homepage, born of these feedback processes, has a highly visual style of presentation of data. The spread of content on the homepage has been significantly increased. The new homepage is designed to make the discovery of content, and navigation within the content, easier. The focus is on simplifying [Sifyfying] the content and creating platforms for interaction with social media plug-ins.
Music and fun quotient
Web radio has been introduced on the new homepage of Sify.com. Visitors can turn on or off the online radio while browsing the home page, with a click of the play button. This feature will add music and fun to the browsing experience for users.
Tablet and mobile readiness
Sify has just launched the 'Sify News' app for Windows 8 and this is one of 15 applications from across the globe to be featured in the News & Weather category in the Windows Store for Windows 8 Consumer Preview (the prerelease version of Windows 8). The 'Sify News' app created for Windows 8 can work on a variety of form factors, especially the new generation of touch devices.
To launch this new look, Sify is currently running a pan-India campaign with a host of above-the-line, print and online marketing activities. A set of 3 television commercials will be aired in genre specific national channels starting from this week. The marketing campaign features the newly-coined tagline, "Sifyfy everything", to amplify the message that information, communication and entertainment will be provided on Sify.com in the most user-friendly manner.
Commenting on the new look, Mr. Natesh Mani, President - Commercial & Consumer Business, Sify Technologies, said, "In today's fast-paced lifestyle, where multi-tasking is the order of the day, internet access and usage patterns are dramatically changing. There is information overload and a multiplicity of devices. Consumer attention and time are at a premium. The challenge and need of the hour is to be able to push out relevant information of potential interest to the user effectively. The new design and layout of Sify.com is an intense effort in this direction. We are committed to our audience to offer the best of content, adopting state-of-the-art technology, in a simple yet relevant way. I call it a Sifyfying experience.
We are confident that the youthful style and colourful approach employed will appeal to our regular visitors as well as new audiences. We are particularly keen to reach out to the youth of India with this new avatar."
About Sify Technologies
Sify is among the largest Managed Enterprise, Network and IT 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 710 cities and towns in India.
A significant part of the company's revenue is derived from Corporate Enterprise Services, which include Network and IT services, Connectivity, Security, Network management services, Enterprise applications, Hosting and Remote Infrastructure Management Services. 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 and ISO/IEC 27001:2005 certified for Internet Data Center operations. Sify has also built a credible reputation in the emerging Cloud Computing market and is today regarded as a domain leader. 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 also India's first enterprise managed services provider to launch a Security Operations Center (SOC) to deliver managed security services.
As a solutions provider, Software services develops applications and offers services to improve business efficiencies of its current clients and prospective client bases. Sify also offers services in the specialized domains of eLearning for-profit, not-for-profit and government institutions, both in India and globally.
With our Cable landing station and the partnerships inked with several cable companies globally, we are present in almost all the spheres of the ICT eco system.
The expanded Commercial and Consumer business addresses the burgeoning demands of the SMB/SOHO community. The business provides a whole host of services for the retail consumer on the Consumer cloud platform. Sify continues to provide broadband connections for home and at public access points. The portal side of the business operates two of the most popular portals in India, Sify.com and Samachar.com. For more information about Sify, visit www.sifycorp.com.
Forward Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The forward-looking statements contained herein are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those reflected in the forward-looking statements. Sify undertakes no duty to update any forward-looking statements.
For a discussion of the risks associated with Sify's business, please see the discussion under the caption "Risk Factors" in the company's Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended March 31, 2011, which has been filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and is available by accessing the database maintained by the SEC at www.sec.gov, and Sify's other reports filed with the SEC.
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CONTACT DETAILS
Mr. Praveen Krishna, Investor Relations & Corporate Communications, Sify Technologies Limited, +91 (44) 22540777 (extn.2055), praveen.krishna@sifycorp.com
Ms. Trúc Nguyen, Grayling Investor Relations, +1-646-284-9400 (ext. 418), truc.nguyen@grayling.com
Mr. Christopher Chu, Grayling Investor Relations, +1-646-284-9400 (ext. 426), christopher.chu@grayling.com
KEYWORDS
CONSUMER, ENTERTAINMENT, BUSINESS SERVICES, IT, MEDIA, TECHNOLOGY
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