Press release from Business Wire India
Source: Vedant Fire and Security Systems Pvt Ltd
Sunday, March 31, 2013 11:58 AM IST (06:28 AM GMT)
Editors: General: Consumer interest, People; Business: Business services, Defence & security, Electronic appliances & components, Information technology; Technology
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Vedant Fire and Security System is Bestowed with Best Regional System Integrator for Fire Alarm System from Honeywell Fire Systems
Thane, Maharashtra, India, Sunday, March 31, 2013 -- (Business Wire India) -- Vedant Fire and Security Systems Pvt. Ltd. have commenced the year by basking in the glory of winning the Best Regional System Integrator for Fire Alarm Systems from Honeywell Fire Systems. Within just eight years since their inception Vedant Fire and Security Systems Pvt. Ltd have come a long way and therefore their joy is ecstatic and triumphant!
About winning the award, Mr. Mangesh Nimonkar, Director, Vedant Fire and Security Systems pvt. Ltd (VFSSPL) said that "It is an honour to have won this award and this win is validation of our efforts as a team and is a confirmation of our belief. Our efforts to provide the best service to our clients have driven us to innovate and go further - and our efforts have borne fruit!"
VFSSPL is renowned for their approach towards service with their stated assertion being 'Identifying, delivering and satisfying customers through our quality system integration, profitably.' Now having achieved the coveted award for Best Regional System Integrator - and serving some prominent brands, VFSSPL has certainly carved for itself a niche in the market.
About Vedant Fire & Security Systems Pvt. Ltd (VFSSPL)
Vedant Fire and Security Systems Pvt. Ltd (VFSSPL) is an ISO-9001:2008 company involved in designing, marketing as well consulting for all types of security & safety systems. VFSSPL deals in the complete range of Electronic Security Systems such as access control system, Closed circuit Television (CCTV), Fire detection & alarm system, Intruder Alarm system, Audio/Video communication systems, Perimeter detection system, etc. ensuring total security & safety.
VFSSPL undertakes turnkey project such as preparing an optimum system design based on customer requirements, supplying all equipment to site, supervising installation of equipment, testing and commissioning of the system and training of the operating personnel. All system equipment supplied by VFSSPL is guaranteed for optimum performance for a period of 1 year, following which the customer may enter into Annual Maintenance Contract.
Please visit us @ www.vedantsystems.com for further details.
CONTACT DETAILS
Mangesh Nimonkar, Director, Vedant Fire and Security Systems Pvt. Ltd., +91 9004061588
KEYWORDS
CONSUMER, PEOPLE, BUSINESS SERVICES, DEFENCE, ELECTRONICS, IT, TECHNOLOGY
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Sunday, March 31, 2013
Friday, March 29, 2013
BWI: Success Story of Holi Rummy Tournament at Ace2Three
Press release from Business Wire India
Source: Ace2Three.com
Friday, March 29, 2013 05:50 PM IST (12:20 PM GMT)
Editors: General: Lifestyle, People; Business: Business services, Information technology, Media & entertainment; Technology
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Success Story of Holi Rummy Tournament at Ace2Three
Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India, Friday, March 29, 2013 -- (Business Wire India) -- Ace2Three.com is the first website that introduced online Rummy games to the Indian players. It has been constantly striving towards providing the best user experience by making online Rummy game user-friendly and easy to access and understand. As a result Ace2Three.com has shown stupendous growth within the last few years.
Ace2Three provides multiple Multi Table Tournaments ongoing at the same time. Different varieties of Rummy games available on Ace2Three are 101 pool, 201 pool, Best of Three games, Jumbo Tournaments and many more which are usually played between 2 to 6 players.
Best of all these are the tournaments which run daily where many players come together online, compete with each other and win huge cash prizes.
One such biggest rummy tournament conducted recently at Ace2Three was Holi Special Tournament in which more than five thousand players participated and won Rs. 2 Lakhs cash prize. Initially, the tournament was open for 5000 players. But due an over whelming response and increase in demand from players another 500 seats were added just before start of the tournament.
Holi tournament was one among many successful tournaments conducted at Ace2Three. Such tournaments allow players to compete with each other to win a huge cash prize. Fee for such tournaments is usually very less or nil.
Entry into the Holi special tournament was Free. As many as 5500 players participated in this tournament and 500 players won a whopping cash prize of Rs. 2 Lakhs. Additionally, the online player count reached up to 7000 which is maximum in the history of online rummy in India.
Based on these numbers there is no ambiguity in saying that Ace2Three is the best website to play online rummy.
Ace2Three will be announcing many such big tournaments in the near future. So keep a watch on the promotions and various tournaments at Ace2Three & win exciting cash prizes.
About Ace2Three:
Ace2Three is the first website to introduce online rummy to the Indian market. Ace2Three boasts of having 1.7 million registered players playing rummy for both free and cash. With increased internet penetration Ace2Three has established itself as the pioneer of online card games and the undisputed leader of rummy sites in India.
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Ace2Three - Indian Rummy Online
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CONTACT DETAILS
Samhita Dasari, Jr. Analyst - Marketing, Head Infotech India Pvt. Ltd., +91 (40) 30472222, samhita.d@headinfotech.com
KEYWORDS
LIFESTYLE, PEOPLE, BUSINESS SERVICES, IT, MEDIA, TECHNOLOGY
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Source: Ace2Three.com
Friday, March 29, 2013 05:50 PM IST (12:20 PM GMT)
Editors: General: Lifestyle, People; Business: Business services, Information technology, Media & entertainment; Technology
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Success Story of Holi Rummy Tournament at Ace2Three
Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India, Friday, March 29, 2013 -- (Business Wire India) -- Ace2Three.com is the first website that introduced online Rummy games to the Indian players. It has been constantly striving towards providing the best user experience by making online Rummy game user-friendly and easy to access and understand. As a result Ace2Three.com has shown stupendous growth within the last few years.
Ace2Three provides multiple Multi Table Tournaments ongoing at the same time. Different varieties of Rummy games available on Ace2Three are 101 pool, 201 pool, Best of Three games, Jumbo Tournaments and many more which are usually played between 2 to 6 players.
Best of all these are the tournaments which run daily where many players come together online, compete with each other and win huge cash prizes.
One such biggest rummy tournament conducted recently at Ace2Three was Holi Special Tournament in which more than five thousand players participated and won Rs. 2 Lakhs cash prize. Initially, the tournament was open for 5000 players. But due an over whelming response and increase in demand from players another 500 seats were added just before start of the tournament.
Holi tournament was one among many successful tournaments conducted at Ace2Three. Such tournaments allow players to compete with each other to win a huge cash prize. Fee for such tournaments is usually very less or nil.
Entry into the Holi special tournament was Free. As many as 5500 players participated in this tournament and 500 players won a whopping cash prize of Rs. 2 Lakhs. Additionally, the online player count reached up to 7000 which is maximum in the history of online rummy in India.
Based on these numbers there is no ambiguity in saying that Ace2Three is the best website to play online rummy.
Ace2Three will be announcing many such big tournaments in the near future. So keep a watch on the promotions and various tournaments at Ace2Three & win exciting cash prizes.
About Ace2Three:
Ace2Three is the first website to introduce online rummy to the Indian market. Ace2Three boasts of having 1.7 million registered players playing rummy for both free and cash. With increased internet penetration Ace2Three has established itself as the pioneer of online card games and the undisputed leader of rummy sites in India.
To view the photograph, please click on the link given below:
Ace2Three - Indian Rummy Online
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CONTACT DETAILS
Samhita Dasari, Jr. Analyst - Marketing, Head Infotech India Pvt. Ltd., +91 (40) 30472222, samhita.d@headinfotech.com
KEYWORDS
LIFESTYLE, PEOPLE, BUSINESS SERVICES, IT, MEDIA, TECHNOLOGY
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Thursday, March 28, 2013
BWI: Mudra Institute of Communications, Ahmedabad (MICA), Achieves 100% Placements, Surpasses Last Year’s Average
Press release from Business Wire India
Source: Mudra Institute of Communications, Ahmedabad (MICA)
Thursday, March 28, 2013 05:34 PM IST (12:04 PM GMT)
Editors: General: Entertainment, People; Business: Business services, Education & training, Media & entertainment
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Mudra Institute of Communications, Ahmedabad (MICA), Achieves 100% Placements, Surpasses Last Year's Average
Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India, Thursday, March 28, 2013 -- (Business Wire India) -- Defying the trend of caution and restraint in some sectors of industry, Mudra Institute of Communications, Ahmedabad (MICA), India's premier B-School in Communications Management, registered a 100% placement for the 18th Batch of its flagship PGDM-Communications that passed out last week.
A total of 158 students from a batch of 161 opted to be placed through the Institute's Campus Placements process called 'MICAlibre'. 80 companies visited for placements, making an average of 2 offers per student.
There were 6 offers at the highest salary level of Rs.19.6 lakhs p.a. CTC this year, which was marginally higher than last year's single offer at 19.5 lakhs. The average salary crossed 9 lakhs for the first time to be at 9.2 lakhs this year against an average of 8.5 in 2012.
The students also had good PPO and lateral offers this year, with 19 of them being placed by these processes itself even before the start of the placement season. The average salary for them was 11.75 lakhs.
The largest intake was from Consulting, Media and Advertising companies, closely followed by FMCG, Digital/e-commerce, MR & Analytics, Automobiles, BFSI, Entertainment and Retail. Government/PSUs like ONGC made their presence, as also companies from Sports, Gaming, Entertainment/Events, Technology/ITES, Watches & Jewellery sectors. This year, again, another leading educational institute chose to recruit from MICA for its marketing function.
Even for Summer Internships, MICA witnessed a surge in companies on Campus, particularly in the Digital and e-commerce segment. The highest internship offer was at 1.5 lakhs.
Commenting on placements this year, Dr. Nagesh Rao, President & Director, MICA, said, "The industry, across verticals, is attaching a premium to the value that MICAn's bring in, especially in their ability to focus on innovative, creative solutions and multiple bottom-lines - with equal emphasis on financial, cultural and human quotients.
MICA has also stayed ahead of most in its curriculum development relevant to industry's needs. It's the only B-School offering a specialization in Marketing Research. This year, a new specialization, 'Digital Communications Management' is being offered to the incoming batch, besides other existing ones in Brand, Advertising & Media Management."
About MICA:
Mudra Institute of Communications Ahmedabad, was established in 1991. In its relatively young history, it has helped produce and nurture outstanding students, many who currently hold senior leadership positions in India and abroad. Today, MICA is the most dynamic and academically engaging communications management school in India .It is the alma mater of professionals serving in marketing, marketing research, advertising, media and communications-driven businesses and industry. MICA's mission is to "develop innovative professionals in the practice, development and management of communications, to serve the needs of industry and society through education, research and advocacy"
CONTACT DETAILS
Prof Vaneet Chhibber, Chairperson- Corporate Relations, Mudra Institute of Communications, Ahmedabad (MICA), +91 (2717) 308311 / +91 8000098787, vaneet@micamail.in
KEYWORDS
ENTERTAINMENT, PEOPLE, BUSINESS SERVICES, EDUCATION, MEDIA
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Source: Mudra Institute of Communications, Ahmedabad (MICA)
Thursday, March 28, 2013 05:34 PM IST (12:04 PM GMT)
Editors: General: Entertainment, People; Business: Business services, Education & training, Media & entertainment
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Mudra Institute of Communications, Ahmedabad (MICA), Achieves 100% Placements, Surpasses Last Year's Average
Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India, Thursday, March 28, 2013 -- (Business Wire India) -- Defying the trend of caution and restraint in some sectors of industry, Mudra Institute of Communications, Ahmedabad (MICA), India's premier B-School in Communications Management, registered a 100% placement for the 18th Batch of its flagship PGDM-Communications that passed out last week.
A total of 158 students from a batch of 161 opted to be placed through the Institute's Campus Placements process called 'MICAlibre'. 80 companies visited for placements, making an average of 2 offers per student.
There were 6 offers at the highest salary level of Rs.19.6 lakhs p.a. CTC this year, which was marginally higher than last year's single offer at 19.5 lakhs. The average salary crossed 9 lakhs for the first time to be at 9.2 lakhs this year against an average of 8.5 in 2012.
The students also had good PPO and lateral offers this year, with 19 of them being placed by these processes itself even before the start of the placement season. The average salary for them was 11.75 lakhs.
The largest intake was from Consulting, Media and Advertising companies, closely followed by FMCG, Digital/e-commerce, MR & Analytics, Automobiles, BFSI, Entertainment and Retail. Government/PSUs like ONGC made their presence, as also companies from Sports, Gaming, Entertainment/Events, Technology/ITES, Watches & Jewellery sectors. This year, again, another leading educational institute chose to recruit from MICA for its marketing function.
Even for Summer Internships, MICA witnessed a surge in companies on Campus, particularly in the Digital and e-commerce segment. The highest internship offer was at 1.5 lakhs.
Commenting on placements this year, Dr. Nagesh Rao, President & Director, MICA, said, "The industry, across verticals, is attaching a premium to the value that MICAn's bring in, especially in their ability to focus on innovative, creative solutions and multiple bottom-lines - with equal emphasis on financial, cultural and human quotients.
MICA has also stayed ahead of most in its curriculum development relevant to industry's needs. It's the only B-School offering a specialization in Marketing Research. This year, a new specialization, 'Digital Communications Management' is being offered to the incoming batch, besides other existing ones in Brand, Advertising & Media Management."
About MICA:
Mudra Institute of Communications Ahmedabad, was established in 1991. In its relatively young history, it has helped produce and nurture outstanding students, many who currently hold senior leadership positions in India and abroad. Today, MICA is the most dynamic and academically engaging communications management school in India .It is the alma mater of professionals serving in marketing, marketing research, advertising, media and communications-driven businesses and industry. MICA's mission is to "develop innovative professionals in the practice, development and management of communications, to serve the needs of industry and society through education, research and advocacy"
CONTACT DETAILS
Prof Vaneet Chhibber, Chairperson- Corporate Relations, Mudra Institute of Communications, Ahmedabad (MICA), +91 (2717) 308311 / +91 8000098787, vaneet@micamail.in
KEYWORDS
ENTERTAINMENT, PEOPLE, BUSINESS SERVICES, EDUCATION, MEDIA
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BWI: Sathguru and The University of Sheffield Sign MoU
Press release from Business Wire India
Source: Sathguru
Thursday, March 28, 2013 05:30 PM IST (12:00 PM GMT)
Editors: General: Consumer interest, People; Business: Business services, Education & training; Technology
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Sathguru and The University of Sheffield Sign MoU
Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India, Thursday, March 28, 2013 -- (Business Wire India) -- Leading home-grown multifaceted advisory firm, Sathguru Management Consultants has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with The University of Sheffield, UK. The MoU seeks to facilitate cooperation in areas of mutual interest and benefit to both institutions. The memorandum serves as a general framework for specific collaborative programmes such as the development of partnerships in the areas of higher education, research and technology dissemination with institutions in India.
Over a quarter of a century since its inception, Sathguru Management Consultants has developed immense capabilities in providing strategic advisory, sector growth assessment, technology management, information technology services to public and private enterprises across the globe. Sathguru has emerged as the chosen partner in several innovative and path-breaking initiatives in the areas of development and capacity building in South Asia. Sathguru is also the oldest technology transfer firm in South Asia, globally recognized for creating innovative technology transfer platforms and nurturing innovation through technology commercialization strategies. Through the MoU, Sathguru seeks to replicate a successful model of inter-institutional collaboration across continents that has triggered educational and development programmes in not just India, but also in other countries in South Asia.
The Memorandum of Understanding was signed at the culmination of a week-long exploratory visit to India by Sir Keith Burnett, Vice Chancellor of the University of Sheffield and a team of his senior academic and administrative staff. Over the course of a tightly packed itinerary, the team visited various research institutions, universities and government departments such as the IIT Delhi; Jawaharlal Nehru University; The Energy Resource Institute; Department of Renewable Energy; and the Department of Biotechnology, meeting with directors, faculty, researchers and policy makers. Senior research scientists from IIT Madras and the Tamil Nadu Agricultural University also met with Sir Keith.
"Our real aim is to work together more closely in key areas of strength, to a common purpose. We believe this will impact innovation acceleration within Indian partner institutions and provide a strong platform of collaborative partnership involving academia and industry in research, innovation adoption and accelerated absorption of the innovation, duly converging the expertise among the partners in key areas of shared interest, including food security, sustainability, renewable energies, bio-technologies, the interface between engineering and health, applied technologies and policy in such areas as the development of sustainable cities," Sir Keith said.
More than a hundred years old, The University of Sheffield is a leading centre for quality higher education and research in UK and is a member of the Russell Group that also includes Oxford and Cambridge. The team identified a wide range of opportunities for partnership in India at a strategic level, particularly with a focus around biotechnology and the challenges of feeding a vast nation in the face of climate change, renewable energies and sustainable energy. The team also showed interest in working with partners around the interface of medical science and engineering and met outstanding potential partners in all these areas.
"Sathguru recognizes the historical strength of Sheffield as a centre of global innovation and academic excellence. Our quest for converging academic research, scholarship, innovation application and technology reach to the bottom of the pyramid is perfectly in sync with the Sheffield interest in the region and we see a great potential for the partnership to generate new innovation and accelerate absorption of innovation through the education, research and industry partnership initiatives that are proposed." Mrs. Hemalatha, Director of Sathguru said.
Sathguru already works with Cornell University in the US in a similar way and will provide advice and guidance as an informed anchor with a deep understanding of Indian education and government.
The University of Sheffield
The University of Sheffield, one of the original 'red brick' universities and a member of the Russell Group of research-intensive universities is based in the city of Sheffield in South Yorkshire, England. It. has a reputation for world-class teaching and research excellence across a wide range of disciplines. Sheffield boasts five Nobel Prize winners among former staff and students and a large number of its alumni have gone on to hold positions of great responsibility and influence all over the world, making significant contributions in their chosen fields.
Sheffield has well-established partnerships with a number of universities and major corporations, both in the UK and abroad. Its partnership with Leeds and York Universities in the White Rose Consortium has a combined research power greater than that of either Oxford or Cambridge.
Sathguru Management Consultants
Sathguru Management Consultants is a multifaceted advisory firm providing strategic, technological, functional and sectoral advisory services to an international clientele. Sathguru is among the largest strategy and technology management advisory firm for the life sciences sector that covers a broad spectrum of industries including agriculture, food, retail, animal sciences and health care. Sathguru's development efforts are carried out in partnership with domestic and international development partners. Sathguru has pioneered creation of public-private partnerships for advancement of life science research, skill development and technology commercialization.
CONTACT DETAILS
Susheel Kumar, Sathguru Management Consultants Pvt. Ltd., +91 (40) 30160237 / 30160333
KEYWORDS
CONSUMER, PEOPLE, BUSINESS SERVICES, EDUCATION, TECHNOLOGY
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Source: Sathguru
Thursday, March 28, 2013 05:30 PM IST (12:00 PM GMT)
Editors: General: Consumer interest, People; Business: Business services, Education & training; Technology
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Sathguru and The University of Sheffield Sign MoU
Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India, Thursday, March 28, 2013 -- (Business Wire India) -- Leading home-grown multifaceted advisory firm, Sathguru Management Consultants has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with The University of Sheffield, UK. The MoU seeks to facilitate cooperation in areas of mutual interest and benefit to both institutions. The memorandum serves as a general framework for specific collaborative programmes such as the development of partnerships in the areas of higher education, research and technology dissemination with institutions in India.
Over a quarter of a century since its inception, Sathguru Management Consultants has developed immense capabilities in providing strategic advisory, sector growth assessment, technology management, information technology services to public and private enterprises across the globe. Sathguru has emerged as the chosen partner in several innovative and path-breaking initiatives in the areas of development and capacity building in South Asia. Sathguru is also the oldest technology transfer firm in South Asia, globally recognized for creating innovative technology transfer platforms and nurturing innovation through technology commercialization strategies. Through the MoU, Sathguru seeks to replicate a successful model of inter-institutional collaboration across continents that has triggered educational and development programmes in not just India, but also in other countries in South Asia.
The Memorandum of Understanding was signed at the culmination of a week-long exploratory visit to India by Sir Keith Burnett, Vice Chancellor of the University of Sheffield and a team of his senior academic and administrative staff. Over the course of a tightly packed itinerary, the team visited various research institutions, universities and government departments such as the IIT Delhi; Jawaharlal Nehru University; The Energy Resource Institute; Department of Renewable Energy; and the Department of Biotechnology, meeting with directors, faculty, researchers and policy makers. Senior research scientists from IIT Madras and the Tamil Nadu Agricultural University also met with Sir Keith.
"Our real aim is to work together more closely in key areas of strength, to a common purpose. We believe this will impact innovation acceleration within Indian partner institutions and provide a strong platform of collaborative partnership involving academia and industry in research, innovation adoption and accelerated absorption of the innovation, duly converging the expertise among the partners in key areas of shared interest, including food security, sustainability, renewable energies, bio-technologies, the interface between engineering and health, applied technologies and policy in such areas as the development of sustainable cities," Sir Keith said.
More than a hundred years old, The University of Sheffield is a leading centre for quality higher education and research in UK and is a member of the Russell Group that also includes Oxford and Cambridge. The team identified a wide range of opportunities for partnership in India at a strategic level, particularly with a focus around biotechnology and the challenges of feeding a vast nation in the face of climate change, renewable energies and sustainable energy. The team also showed interest in working with partners around the interface of medical science and engineering and met outstanding potential partners in all these areas.
"Sathguru recognizes the historical strength of Sheffield as a centre of global innovation and academic excellence. Our quest for converging academic research, scholarship, innovation application and technology reach to the bottom of the pyramid is perfectly in sync with the Sheffield interest in the region and we see a great potential for the partnership to generate new innovation and accelerate absorption of innovation through the education, research and industry partnership initiatives that are proposed." Mrs. Hemalatha, Director of Sathguru said.
Sathguru already works with Cornell University in the US in a similar way and will provide advice and guidance as an informed anchor with a deep understanding of Indian education and government.
The University of Sheffield
The University of Sheffield, one of the original 'red brick' universities and a member of the Russell Group of research-intensive universities is based in the city of Sheffield in South Yorkshire, England. It. has a reputation for world-class teaching and research excellence across a wide range of disciplines. Sheffield boasts five Nobel Prize winners among former staff and students and a large number of its alumni have gone on to hold positions of great responsibility and influence all over the world, making significant contributions in their chosen fields.
Sheffield has well-established partnerships with a number of universities and major corporations, both in the UK and abroad. Its partnership with Leeds and York Universities in the White Rose Consortium has a combined research power greater than that of either Oxford or Cambridge.
Sathguru Management Consultants
Sathguru Management Consultants is a multifaceted advisory firm providing strategic, technological, functional and sectoral advisory services to an international clientele. Sathguru is among the largest strategy and technology management advisory firm for the life sciences sector that covers a broad spectrum of industries including agriculture, food, retail, animal sciences and health care. Sathguru's development efforts are carried out in partnership with domestic and international development partners. Sathguru has pioneered creation of public-private partnerships for advancement of life science research, skill development and technology commercialization.
CONTACT DETAILS
Susheel Kumar, Sathguru Management Consultants Pvt. Ltd., +91 (40) 30160237 / 30160333
KEYWORDS
CONSUMER, PEOPLE, BUSINESS SERVICES, EDUCATION, TECHNOLOGY
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BWI: Managing Technology Efficiently for a Better Tomorrow: STEM to Train Technology Professionals in its Annual Summit
Press release from Business Wire India
Source: Society for Technology Management
Thursday, March 28, 2013 04:49 PM IST (11:19 AM GMT)
Editors: General: Consumer interest, Entertainment, People; Business: Business services, Education & training, Information technology, Media & entertainment; Technology
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Managing Technology Efficiently for a Better Tomorrow: STEM to Train Technology Professionals in its Annual Summit
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, Thursday, March 28, 2013 -- (Business Wire India) -- "Most of the organizations generating Intellectual Property could gain a lot more by fully exploiting their potential for commercialization. Proactively resorting to avenues like technology licensing could bring in additional revenues into the companies to further fund their R&D activities and remain competitive," said Mr. K. Vijayaraghavan, Honorary President, Society for Technology Management (STEM), while announcing the STEM annual summit.
Innovations abound across all segments and disciplines in the world, be it agricultural, engineering, or life and health sciences. Stakeholders are constantly on their toes recognizing, evaluating and adopting technologies to meet current or future world needs. Technology managers drive innovations and facilitate effective changes. They market and present pioneering technologies to the right partners for efficient technology commercialization and profitability. It is imperative that technology management professionals update their knowledge base with changing times and market dynamics. To address several critical questions pertaining to effective and sustainable technology management, STEM will hold its Annual Summit on May 15-17 2013 in Chennai to focus on empowering technology transfer professionals with effective tools to act as drivers of change.
The three-day event will host prominent international and domestic speakers in the Intellectual Property, technology transfer & licensing management domains from the USA, Europe, Asia-Pacific and India. The program, focusing on integrating local, regional and global perspectives on technology management and licensing, will adopt a holistic approach to connect the worlds of technology and business using contemporary learning methodologies, case studies, experiential and project-based education, and advanced learning platforms. Participants will get a chance to interact with leading technology management experts, faculty, and professional services firms.
The event will witness the participation of professionals in technology management, Intellectual Property management, business development, licensing, law, policy framing and more. The three-day program will provide insights on how Intellectual Property can be leveraged for enhancing and enduring a competitive edge and feature topics on global technology transfer, licensing strategies of institutions and companies in developing and developed nations, best practices in licensing, technology marketing, post-licensing management, etc. The event will foster entrepreneurship and provide a forum for the participants to gain through global knowledge exchange. The STEM summit will highlight current best practices in technology management while introducing participants to newer concepts and mechanisms. It will also provide an opportunity to display and demonstrate innovative technologies developed by start-ups, incubators and institutions during its exclusive 'Technology Showcasing' event to attract early commercialization interest.
About STEM
STEM (www.stemglobal.org) is a not-for-profit organization, which provides a facilitative environment for successful technology transfer processes and promotes best practices in technology management in India through the development of technology management professionals in diverse science and technology disciplines. Technology Management Professionals provide guidance and assistance to inventors and corporations in matters of intellectual property protection, management and transfer through licensing.
CONTACT DETAILS
Susheel Kumar, Society for Technology Management (STEM), +91 (40) 30160237 / 30160333
KEYWORDS
CONSUMER, ENTERTAINMENT, PEOPLE, BUSINESS SERVICES, EDUCATION, IT, MEDIA, TECHNOLOGY
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Source: Society for Technology Management
Thursday, March 28, 2013 04:49 PM IST (11:19 AM GMT)
Editors: General: Consumer interest, Entertainment, People; Business: Business services, Education & training, Information technology, Media & entertainment; Technology
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Managing Technology Efficiently for a Better Tomorrow: STEM to Train Technology Professionals in its Annual Summit
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, Thursday, March 28, 2013 -- (Business Wire India) -- "Most of the organizations generating Intellectual Property could gain a lot more by fully exploiting their potential for commercialization. Proactively resorting to avenues like technology licensing could bring in additional revenues into the companies to further fund their R&D activities and remain competitive," said Mr. K. Vijayaraghavan, Honorary President, Society for Technology Management (STEM), while announcing the STEM annual summit.
Innovations abound across all segments and disciplines in the world, be it agricultural, engineering, or life and health sciences. Stakeholders are constantly on their toes recognizing, evaluating and adopting technologies to meet current or future world needs. Technology managers drive innovations and facilitate effective changes. They market and present pioneering technologies to the right partners for efficient technology commercialization and profitability. It is imperative that technology management professionals update their knowledge base with changing times and market dynamics. To address several critical questions pertaining to effective and sustainable technology management, STEM will hold its Annual Summit on May 15-17 2013 in Chennai to focus on empowering technology transfer professionals with effective tools to act as drivers of change.
The three-day event will host prominent international and domestic speakers in the Intellectual Property, technology transfer & licensing management domains from the USA, Europe, Asia-Pacific and India. The program, focusing on integrating local, regional and global perspectives on technology management and licensing, will adopt a holistic approach to connect the worlds of technology and business using contemporary learning methodologies, case studies, experiential and project-based education, and advanced learning platforms. Participants will get a chance to interact with leading technology management experts, faculty, and professional services firms.
The event will witness the participation of professionals in technology management, Intellectual Property management, business development, licensing, law, policy framing and more. The three-day program will provide insights on how Intellectual Property can be leveraged for enhancing and enduring a competitive edge and feature topics on global technology transfer, licensing strategies of institutions and companies in developing and developed nations, best practices in licensing, technology marketing, post-licensing management, etc. The event will foster entrepreneurship and provide a forum for the participants to gain through global knowledge exchange. The STEM summit will highlight current best practices in technology management while introducing participants to newer concepts and mechanisms. It will also provide an opportunity to display and demonstrate innovative technologies developed by start-ups, incubators and institutions during its exclusive 'Technology Showcasing' event to attract early commercialization interest.
About STEM
STEM (www.stemglobal.org) is a not-for-profit organization, which provides a facilitative environment for successful technology transfer processes and promotes best practices in technology management in India through the development of technology management professionals in diverse science and technology disciplines. Technology Management Professionals provide guidance and assistance to inventors and corporations in matters of intellectual property protection, management and transfer through licensing.
CONTACT DETAILS
Susheel Kumar, Society for Technology Management (STEM), +91 (40) 30160237 / 30160333
KEYWORDS
CONSUMER, ENTERTAINMENT, PEOPLE, BUSINESS SERVICES, EDUCATION, IT, MEDIA, TECHNOLOGY
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BWI: Hotelier Summit India in its Very First Step Established a Strong Hold in the Indian Hospitality Industry
Press release from Business Wire India
Source: Hotelier Summit India
Thursday, March 28, 2013 04:13 PM IST (10:43 AM GMT)
Editors: General: Entertainment, People; Business: Business services, Hospitality, Media & entertainment
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Hotelier Summit India in its Very First Step Established a Strong Hold in the Indian Hospitality Industry
Bangalore, Karnataka, India, Thursday, March 28, 2013 -- (Business Wire India) -- A three-day initiative encompassing supplier's showcase, industry panel discussions, face-to-face meetings, high grade networking sessions and a golf challenge closed its first edition with impressive success not only in terms of numbers, but also from the point of view of quality deliverables achieved at the luxurious Hotel Marriott Whitefield Bangalore.
The very first edition of the Hotelier Summit India held by IDE at Hotel Marriott Whitefield Bangalore from March 7 - 9, 2013, was primed to set a new benchmark as the 'must attend' hospitality industry forum. Attended by 180 leaders of the hospitality sector from across the country and abroad, this initiative has been successful in generating and facilitating significant business amongst buyers and solution providers.
After reviewing on-site interviews, post show feedback forms, media reports and key-persons' remarks, from all perspectives, feedback has indicated that Hotelier Summit India was a huge success and is indeed the mandatory platform for the Hospitality Sector in India. Hotelier Summit India has proved to be the ideal platform not only for Indian companies, but also for foreign entities that are more and more determined to be part of this rapidly growing market.
Hotelier Summit India was not only served as a gathering of the most influential hospitality industry gurus, but also an unparalleled stage for products and services to be showcased to the pre-qualified high level decision makers . Attendees have opined, attending Hotelier Summit India is a smart investment of time and energy. 82% of the attendees declared to be satisfied or very satisfied with the initiative as per feedback reports.
Talking about the event Abid Butt, CEO-Banyan Tree Hotels & Resorts said "The collection of people was very interesting. The event exceeded my expectations. In simple words Hotelier Summit India is 'Fabulous'."
Another added charm to the initiative was the 'Hospitality Leaders Golf Challenge' which served as a very unique networking plinth and was hosted with the intention to take discussions and networking beyond the boardroom to a relaxed setting. IDE has bagged the honour of being the first event organisers to pioneer a Golf Challenge exclusively for the Hospitality Industry.
Held at the luxurious Prestige Golfshire, the Challenge contenders readied themselves to bring their 'A' game following a Stableford format. Not wanting to exclude anybody from this initiative, IDE organised for a 'Golf Clinic' aimed at beginners who would like to take up the sport sometime in the future. A brief introduction to the game of Golf, etiquettes followed and basic techniques, had everyone excited about the 3 mini competitions namely chipping, putting and SNAG.
Hotelier Summit India was a huge success for the whole industry and confirmed itself as the only must-attend event in the Indian hospitality market. The show will be back this year in the month of December.
For more info on Hotelier Summit India visit http://www.hoteliersummit.com
For more info on the next event visit http://www.designmissionme.com
CONTACT DETAILS
Guruprasad N K, IDE-Global, +91 (80) 49396903, gnk@ide-global.com
KEYWORDS
ENTERTAINMENT, PEOPLE, BUSINESS SERVICES, HOSPITALITY, MEDIA
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Source: Hotelier Summit India
Thursday, March 28, 2013 04:13 PM IST (10:43 AM GMT)
Editors: General: Entertainment, People; Business: Business services, Hospitality, Media & entertainment
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Hotelier Summit India in its Very First Step Established a Strong Hold in the Indian Hospitality Industry
Bangalore, Karnataka, India, Thursday, March 28, 2013 -- (Business Wire India) -- A three-day initiative encompassing supplier's showcase, industry panel discussions, face-to-face meetings, high grade networking sessions and a golf challenge closed its first edition with impressive success not only in terms of numbers, but also from the point of view of quality deliverables achieved at the luxurious Hotel Marriott Whitefield Bangalore.
The very first edition of the Hotelier Summit India held by IDE at Hotel Marriott Whitefield Bangalore from March 7 - 9, 2013, was primed to set a new benchmark as the 'must attend' hospitality industry forum. Attended by 180 leaders of the hospitality sector from across the country and abroad, this initiative has been successful in generating and facilitating significant business amongst buyers and solution providers.
After reviewing on-site interviews, post show feedback forms, media reports and key-persons' remarks, from all perspectives, feedback has indicated that Hotelier Summit India was a huge success and is indeed the mandatory platform for the Hospitality Sector in India. Hotelier Summit India has proved to be the ideal platform not only for Indian companies, but also for foreign entities that are more and more determined to be part of this rapidly growing market.
Hotelier Summit India was not only served as a gathering of the most influential hospitality industry gurus, but also an unparalleled stage for products and services to be showcased to the pre-qualified high level decision makers . Attendees have opined, attending Hotelier Summit India is a smart investment of time and energy. 82% of the attendees declared to be satisfied or very satisfied with the initiative as per feedback reports.
Talking about the event Abid Butt, CEO-Banyan Tree Hotels & Resorts said "The collection of people was very interesting. The event exceeded my expectations. In simple words Hotelier Summit India is 'Fabulous'."
Another added charm to the initiative was the 'Hospitality Leaders Golf Challenge' which served as a very unique networking plinth and was hosted with the intention to take discussions and networking beyond the boardroom to a relaxed setting. IDE has bagged the honour of being the first event organisers to pioneer a Golf Challenge exclusively for the Hospitality Industry.
Held at the luxurious Prestige Golfshire, the Challenge contenders readied themselves to bring their 'A' game following a Stableford format. Not wanting to exclude anybody from this initiative, IDE organised for a 'Golf Clinic' aimed at beginners who would like to take up the sport sometime in the future. A brief introduction to the game of Golf, etiquettes followed and basic techniques, had everyone excited about the 3 mini competitions namely chipping, putting and SNAG.
Hotelier Summit India was a huge success for the whole industry and confirmed itself as the only must-attend event in the Indian hospitality market. The show will be back this year in the month of December.
For more info on Hotelier Summit India visit http://www.hoteliersummit.com
For more info on the next event visit http://www.designmissionme.com
CONTACT DETAILS
Guruprasad N K, IDE-Global, +91 (80) 49396903, gnk@ide-global.com
KEYWORDS
ENTERTAINMENT, PEOPLE, BUSINESS SERVICES, HOSPITALITY, MEDIA
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BWI: Sachin Tendulkar is the Man of the Series as per IBM Social Sentiment Index for the Border Gavaskar Test Series
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Source: IBM India Limited
Thursday, March 28, 2013 03:19 PM IST (09:49 AM GMT)
Editors: General: Consumer interest, Entertainment, People, Sports; Business: Advertising, PR & marketing, Business services, Information technology, Media & entertainment, Sports; Technology
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Sachin Tendulkar is the Man of the Series as per IBM Social Sentiment Index for the Border Gavaskar Test Series
Bangalore, Karnataka, India, Thursday, March 28, 2013 -- (Business Wire India) -- Ravindra Jadeja emerges as the highest trending bowler and fastest social scorer in the series
During the Border-Gavasker Test series, IBM applied advanced analytics software and natural language processing to cricket to build a social score board for the Indian Players. These Social scores were based on the intensity of the sentiment and volume of online conversations. Over 1.77 lakh posts across a variety of platforms including Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and the blogging community were analysed during the four match series. Here are the key highlights:
-- Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar is the Man of the Series across social networks with a highest social score of 351.
-- Irrespective of his test performance, Tendulkar was the only player who was most popular among fans across all online platforms
-- Public sentiment revolved around his batting performance, his past records, his stature and retirement plans
-- Among the top performers as per the social scores, Tendulkar was followed by Dhoni and Murali Vijay as the top 3 batsmen in the series, whereas R Jadeja, R Ashwin and Harbhajan Singh were the best performing bowlers.
-- During the series, Dhoni the captain scored higher on social sentiment than Dhoni the double centurion
-- After a 4-0 victory over Australia, his overall social score stood at 230
-- Ravindra Jadeja is the highest trending bowler, having increased his social conversations 10 times since the beginning of the series
-- He generated over 73% more social conversations than R Ashwin, the man of series in the tournament.
-- Murali Vijay's social conversations are a clear reflection of his batting performance - every spectacular performance has resulted in 150 - 220% increase in the social chatter during that period.
-- Shikhar Dhawan's debut century in the third Test helped him sustain social conversations even in the last match where he never played
-- However, though Pujara's double ton in the second test had seen a rise in social conversation by 12 folds, his notable performance in the final match failed to generate similar social chatter
-- Of all the posts scanned for social chatter on the game, Facebook dominated social conversations, followed by Twitter and YouTube.
About the IBM Social Sentiment Index
The IBM Social Sentiment Index uses advanced analytics and natural language processing technologies to analyze large volumes of social media data in order to assess public opinions. The Index can identify and measure positive, negative and neutral sentiments shared in public forums such as Twitter, blogs, message boards and other social media, and provide quick insights into consumer conversations about issues, products and services. Representing a new form of market research, social sentiment analyses offer organizations new insights into Big Data that can help them better understand and respond to consumer trends. For more information about IBM please visit: www.ibm.com/social-sentiment.
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IBM's Social Sentiment Index for the Border Gavaskar Test Series
CONTACT DETAILS
Raghavendra Ramesh (Raghu), IBM Communications, +91 9880036100, raghu.rags@in.ibm.com
KEYWORDS
CONSUMER, ENTERTAINMENT, PEOPLE, SPORTS, MARKETING, BUSINESS SERVICES, IT, MEDIA, TECHNOLOGY
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Source: IBM India Limited
Thursday, March 28, 2013 03:19 PM IST (09:49 AM GMT)
Editors: General: Consumer interest, Entertainment, People, Sports; Business: Advertising, PR & marketing, Business services, Information technology, Media & entertainment, Sports; Technology
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Sachin Tendulkar is the Man of the Series as per IBM Social Sentiment Index for the Border Gavaskar Test Series
Bangalore, Karnataka, India, Thursday, March 28, 2013 -- (Business Wire India) -- Ravindra Jadeja emerges as the highest trending bowler and fastest social scorer in the series
During the Border-Gavasker Test series, IBM applied advanced analytics software and natural language processing to cricket to build a social score board for the Indian Players. These Social scores were based on the intensity of the sentiment and volume of online conversations. Over 1.77 lakh posts across a variety of platforms including Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and the blogging community were analysed during the four match series. Here are the key highlights:
-- Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar is the Man of the Series across social networks with a highest social score of 351.
-- Irrespective of his test performance, Tendulkar was the only player who was most popular among fans across all online platforms
-- Public sentiment revolved around his batting performance, his past records, his stature and retirement plans
-- Among the top performers as per the social scores, Tendulkar was followed by Dhoni and Murali Vijay as the top 3 batsmen in the series, whereas R Jadeja, R Ashwin and Harbhajan Singh were the best performing bowlers.
-- During the series, Dhoni the captain scored higher on social sentiment than Dhoni the double centurion
-- After a 4-0 victory over Australia, his overall social score stood at 230
-- Ravindra Jadeja is the highest trending bowler, having increased his social conversations 10 times since the beginning of the series
-- He generated over 73% more social conversations than R Ashwin, the man of series in the tournament.
-- Murali Vijay's social conversations are a clear reflection of his batting performance - every spectacular performance has resulted in 150 - 220% increase in the social chatter during that period.
-- Shikhar Dhawan's debut century in the third Test helped him sustain social conversations even in the last match where he never played
-- However, though Pujara's double ton in the second test had seen a rise in social conversation by 12 folds, his notable performance in the final match failed to generate similar social chatter
-- Of all the posts scanned for social chatter on the game, Facebook dominated social conversations, followed by Twitter and YouTube.
About the IBM Social Sentiment Index
The IBM Social Sentiment Index uses advanced analytics and natural language processing technologies to analyze large volumes of social media data in order to assess public opinions. The Index can identify and measure positive, negative and neutral sentiments shared in public forums such as Twitter, blogs, message boards and other social media, and provide quick insights into consumer conversations about issues, products and services. Representing a new form of market research, social sentiment analyses offer organizations new insights into Big Data that can help them better understand and respond to consumer trends. For more information about IBM please visit: www.ibm.com/social-sentiment.
Follow the conversation at #IBMPopData on Twitter
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IBM's Social Sentiment Index for the Border Gavaskar Test Series
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IBM's Social Sentiment Index for the Border Gavaskar Test Series
CONTACT DETAILS
Raghavendra Ramesh (Raghu), IBM Communications, +91 9880036100, raghu.rags@in.ibm.com
KEYWORDS
CONSUMER, ENTERTAINMENT, PEOPLE, SPORTS, MARKETING, BUSINESS SERVICES, IT, MEDIA, TECHNOLOGY
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BWI: Former CEC, Dr. S. Y. Quraishi Appointed Honorary Chair of Sightsavers (India)
Press release from Business Wire India
Source: Sightsavers
Thursday, March 28, 2013 02:42 PM IST (09:12 AM GMT)
Editors: General: Consumer interest, People, Social issues; Business: Business services, Healthcare, biotechnology & pharmaceutical; Healthcare
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Former CEC, Dr. S. Y. Quraishi Appointed Honorary Chair of Sightsavers (India)
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, Thursday, March 28, 2013 -- (Business Wire India) -- Dr S. Y. Quraishi, former Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) of India, has been appointed as the Honorary Chair of the Board of Trustees for Sightsavers (India).
Sightsavers is an international development organization based out of U.K with presence in more than 30 countries and works to eliminate avoidable blindness and for providing equal opportunity to persons with visual impairments.
Great Honour
Expressing delight at the new honour, Dr. Quraishi, soon after taking over as the Chair of Sightsavers (India) Trustee Board, said, "I feel deeply honoured on being appointed the Chair of Sightsavers in India. It also bestows immense responsibilities on me by way of the commitment to the cause of Eye healthcare and mitigation of Visual impairment. I do look forward to working with the members of the Board and its team in India."
It may be recalled that Dr. Quraishi has always been on the vanguard of social causes pertaining to Welfare of the Disabled as well as universal Education--both are the core mandate areas for Sightsavers.
Dr. Quraishi is known for his special contributions in social sector including Health, Education, Population, Drug abuse, and civil society action. He is also credited for his stellar work in the field of Gender, Women & Child Development, HIV/AIDS, Youth and Adolescent issues.
Commenting on Dr. Quraishi associating with Sightsavers, Mr. RN Mohanty, CEO of Sightsavers (India), said, "It is a great privilege for us to have Dr. Quraishi as our Chair. I am sure, his expertise and experience will immensely help Sightsavers in progressing towards the goal of eliminating avoidable blindness and providing equal opportunities for people with disabilities, across India,"
About Sightsavers:
Sightsavers is a global development organization working to eliminate avoidable blindness and to ensure that people who are irreversibly blind receive the support they need to lead lives of independence and dignity.
Registered in India as 'Royal Commonwealth Society for the Blind' under Bombay Public Trust Act 1950, Sightsavers has been in India since 1966 on the eye health domain and has since reached out to over 35 million people.
Today, Sightsavers partners over 100 organizations across 17 states in India bringing eye healthcare, educational support, counselling, training and leadership development to visually impaired people in some of the least served areas of the country.
Sightsavers works on a sustainable basis to promote lasting change by strengthening existing health systems; advocacy and influencing of governments by demonstrable best practices. They network with like-minded organizations to enable exchange of ideas and advocate the rights of the disabled.
Sightsavers believes in promoting indigenous technologies in eye healthcare and expand the outreach of health services in India.
For more information log on to www.sightsaversindia.in.
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Dr. SY Quraishi
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CONTACT DETAILS
Shruti Naik, Sightsavers, +91 (22) 28839789 / 28810876, snaik@sightsavers.org
KEYWORDS
CONSUMER, PEOPLE, SOCIAL, BUSINESS SERVICES, HEALTHCARE, HEALTHCARE
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Source: Sightsavers
Thursday, March 28, 2013 02:42 PM IST (09:12 AM GMT)
Editors: General: Consumer interest, People, Social issues; Business: Business services, Healthcare, biotechnology & pharmaceutical; Healthcare
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Former CEC, Dr. S. Y. Quraishi Appointed Honorary Chair of Sightsavers (India)
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, Thursday, March 28, 2013 -- (Business Wire India) -- Dr S. Y. Quraishi, former Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) of India, has been appointed as the Honorary Chair of the Board of Trustees for Sightsavers (India).
Sightsavers is an international development organization based out of U.K with presence in more than 30 countries and works to eliminate avoidable blindness and for providing equal opportunity to persons with visual impairments.
Great Honour
Expressing delight at the new honour, Dr. Quraishi, soon after taking over as the Chair of Sightsavers (India) Trustee Board, said, "I feel deeply honoured on being appointed the Chair of Sightsavers in India. It also bestows immense responsibilities on me by way of the commitment to the cause of Eye healthcare and mitigation of Visual impairment. I do look forward to working with the members of the Board and its team in India."
It may be recalled that Dr. Quraishi has always been on the vanguard of social causes pertaining to Welfare of the Disabled as well as universal Education--both are the core mandate areas for Sightsavers.
Dr. Quraishi is known for his special contributions in social sector including Health, Education, Population, Drug abuse, and civil society action. He is also credited for his stellar work in the field of Gender, Women & Child Development, HIV/AIDS, Youth and Adolescent issues.
Commenting on Dr. Quraishi associating with Sightsavers, Mr. RN Mohanty, CEO of Sightsavers (India), said, "It is a great privilege for us to have Dr. Quraishi as our Chair. I am sure, his expertise and experience will immensely help Sightsavers in progressing towards the goal of eliminating avoidable blindness and providing equal opportunities for people with disabilities, across India,"
About Sightsavers:
Sightsavers is a global development organization working to eliminate avoidable blindness and to ensure that people who are irreversibly blind receive the support they need to lead lives of independence and dignity.
Registered in India as 'Royal Commonwealth Society for the Blind' under Bombay Public Trust Act 1950, Sightsavers has been in India since 1966 on the eye health domain and has since reached out to over 35 million people.
Today, Sightsavers partners over 100 organizations across 17 states in India bringing eye healthcare, educational support, counselling, training and leadership development to visually impaired people in some of the least served areas of the country.
Sightsavers works on a sustainable basis to promote lasting change by strengthening existing health systems; advocacy and influencing of governments by demonstrable best practices. They network with like-minded organizations to enable exchange of ideas and advocate the rights of the disabled.
Sightsavers believes in promoting indigenous technologies in eye healthcare and expand the outreach of health services in India.
For more information log on to www.sightsaversindia.in.
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Dr. SY Quraishi
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CONTACT DETAILS
Shruti Naik, Sightsavers, +91 (22) 28839789 / 28810876, snaik@sightsavers.org
KEYWORDS
CONSUMER, PEOPLE, SOCIAL, BUSINESS SERVICES, HEALTHCARE, HEALTHCARE
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BWI: $1 Million Caplow Children’s Prize Announced for Saving the Lives of Children
Press release from Business Wire India
Source: Business Wire
Thursday, March 28, 2013 11:57 AM IST (06:27 AM GMT)
Editors: General: Consumer interest; Business: Business services, Healthcare, biotechnology & pharmaceutical; Healthcare
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(BW)(FL-CAPLOW-CHILDREN'S)$1 Million Caplow Children's Prize Announced for Saving the Lives of Children
Miami, United States, Thursday, March 28, 2013 -- (Business Wire India) --
CONTACT DETAILS
CONTACTS :
The Children's Prize
Aleyda K. Mejia, +1 305-776-0902
info@childrensprize.org
KEYWORDS
CONSUMER, BUSINESS SERVICES, HEALTHCARE, HEALTHCARE
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Thursday, March 28, 2013 11:57 AM IST (06:27 AM GMT)
Editors: General: Consumer interest; Business: Business services, Healthcare, biotechnology & pharmaceutical; Healthcare
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(BW)(FL-CAPLOW-CHILDREN'S)$1 Million Caplow Children's Prize Announced for Saving the Lives of Children
Miami, United States, Thursday, March 28, 2013 -- (Business Wire India) --
The winner of the Caplow Children's Prize will receive $1 million to save the lives of children under age five. The Prize is seeking applications from any person or organization worldwide. The entire application process can be completed online at www.childrensprize.org.
The rules to the Children's Prize are simple: Each applicant must propose a plan to save the lives of children who would otherwise die before age five. The lives to be saved must be in immediate danger, and the identity of the beneficiaries must be provided to the donor after the plan is carried out. Plans should balance credibility with the greatest number of lives to be saved within two years. The winner will receive US $1 million to execute their vision. All submitted materials must be in English.
"The death of a child is a universal tragedy," says engineer and entrepreneur Dr. Ted Caplow, creator of the Children's Prize, "and this contest strives to harness the power of the communications age to create new leverage for philanthropy in this area."
As a recent father of triplets, Dr. Caplow's journey through the world of fetal medicine had a deep impact on him. He and his wife welcomed their triplets at 34 weeks gestation with only minor complications, yet the babies still spent a combined total of two months in intensive care. Struck by the enormous concentration of resources - medical, financial, and human - that were drawn into the survival of these babies, Dr. Caplow decided to make child mortality his philanthropic focus.
In 2011, almost seven million children around the world died before their fifth birthday from preventable causes such as malaria, diarrhea, pneumonia, malnutrition, or infection. Prize applicants can include medical clinics, NGO's, municipalities, schools, scientists, doctors, community leaders, etc. Emerging online tools for social connectivity will play a critical role in selecting finalists and verifying results.
The Children's Prize will be accepting Entry Forms until May 1, 2013. The entry form and contest rules, together with video interviews of Dr. Caplow and further information, can be found at www.childrensprize.org. Judges for the Children's Prize include distinguished experts from University of Miami, Harvard University, Emory University and Ashoka Changemakers, among others.
CONTACT DETAILS
CONTACTS :
The Children's Prize
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info@childrensprize.org
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BWI: Rising Awareness to Promote Steady Growth of Media Asset Management in India, Finds Frost & Sullivan
Press release from Business Wire India
Source: Frost & Sullivan
Thursday, March 28, 2013 11:35 AM IST (06:05 AM GMT)
Editors: General: Consumer interest, Entertainment, People; Business: Business services, Information technology, Media & entertainment; Technology
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Rising Awareness to Promote Steady Growth of Media Asset Management in India, Finds Frost & Sullivan
Increasing digitization of tape-based workflows and knowledge about enhanced value proposition to drive uptake levels
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, Thursday, March 28, 2013 -- (Business Wire India) -- The Indian media and entertainment (M&E) industry has started to accept the concept of media asset management, and is slowly, but gradually increasing its adoption. There are about 18 strong vendors that offer solutions for media asset management (MAM) needs of broadcast, production, and other media companies.
As the magnitude of media files that broadcasters have to manage on a regular basis increases, the need for applications that enable the management, acquisition, authoring and editing, deep indexing, meta tagging, querying and retrieving, manipulation, annotation and display, and repurposing of media assets also rises. This will be the most important driver for an increasing demand for MAM solutions.
New analysis from Frost & Sullivan (http://www.digitalmedia.frost.com), Analysis of the Media Asset Management Market in India, finds that the market earned $3.5 million in 2012 and estimates this to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 15 percent till 2018.
Indian broadcasters who have implemented MAM solutions believe that new adopters would be attracted to simplified and standardized solutions that would reduce complexity and enhance reliability. Increasing awareness for MAM among key decision-makers in the broadcasting segment will also bolster the demand for such solutions.
Frost & Sullivan finds that the laborious process of digitizing tape-based workflow that has to be done prior to MAM deployment is also seen as a challenge to market advancement. Nonetheless, digitization of tape-based archive content tops Indian broadcasters' agendas and will continue to do so for the next 24 months.
"Digitization of a tape-based ecosystem in the Indian television industry has encouraged broadcasters to adopt file-based workflows in their production-supply ecosystem," noted the Frost & Sullivan Digital Media Analyst. "As a result, broadcasters and content creators have an expanding file-based repository of video content. To manage, streamline, and repurpose such content, solutions such as MAM are essential. This represents a significant opportunity."
However, the high costs associated with international MAM products, together with the heightened price sensitivity of Indian consumers, has encouraged local vendors to develop low-cost, customized MAM solutions. These frequently do not conform to standards used by international vendors and, moreover, lead to high industry fragmentation.
Frost & Sullivan's analysis finds that while there are several local vendors burgeoning to cater to MAM requirements among broadcasters, there continues to be a higher demand for "tried and tested" solutions.
"In order to tap the potential of the Indian MAM market to the fullest, international vendors will need to collaborate with Indian system integrators to ramp up marketing and training on MAM benefits, without which end users will not be convinced of its value proposition," concluded the analyst. "While international vendors stand to gain with critical partnerships with companies that can help identify specific client requirements, local vendors will have to increase their brand equity with an expanded product portfolio as well as customer enlightenment."
If you are interested in a virtual brochure, which provides a brief synopsis of the research and a table of contents, then send an e-mail to Priya George / Akshata Mhatre, Corporate Communications, at priyag@frost.com / akshatam@frost.com, with your full name, company name, title, telephone number, company e-mail address, company website, city, state and country. Upon receipt of the above information, a brochure will be sent to you by e-mail.
Analysis of the Media Asset Management Market in India is part of Digital Media Growth Partnership Service program. Frost & Sullivan's related research services include: Broadcast and DTT Video Encoders, Pay-TV Video Encoders Market, Enterprise, Internet and Mobile Video Encoders-Transcoders, Content Protection and Digital Rights Management, and Digital Asset Management. All research included in subscriptions provide detailed market opportunities and industry trends that have been evaluated following extensive interviews with market participants
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Nimisha Iyer, Corporate Communications - South Asia, Middle East & North Africa, Frost & Sullivan, +91 9820050519, niyer@frost.com
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Thursday, March 28, 2013 11:35 AM IST (06:05 AM GMT)
Editors: General: Consumer interest, Entertainment, People; Business: Business services, Information technology, Media & entertainment; Technology
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Rising Awareness to Promote Steady Growth of Media Asset Management in India, Finds Frost & Sullivan
Increasing digitization of tape-based workflows and knowledge about enhanced value proposition to drive uptake levels
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, Thursday, March 28, 2013 -- (Business Wire India) -- The Indian media and entertainment (M&E) industry has started to accept the concept of media asset management, and is slowly, but gradually increasing its adoption. There are about 18 strong vendors that offer solutions for media asset management (MAM) needs of broadcast, production, and other media companies.
As the magnitude of media files that broadcasters have to manage on a regular basis increases, the need for applications that enable the management, acquisition, authoring and editing, deep indexing, meta tagging, querying and retrieving, manipulation, annotation and display, and repurposing of media assets also rises. This will be the most important driver for an increasing demand for MAM solutions.
New analysis from Frost & Sullivan (http://www.digitalmedia.frost.com), Analysis of the Media Asset Management Market in India, finds that the market earned $3.5 million in 2012 and estimates this to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 15 percent till 2018.
Indian broadcasters who have implemented MAM solutions believe that new adopters would be attracted to simplified and standardized solutions that would reduce complexity and enhance reliability. Increasing awareness for MAM among key decision-makers in the broadcasting segment will also bolster the demand for such solutions.
Frost & Sullivan finds that the laborious process of digitizing tape-based workflow that has to be done prior to MAM deployment is also seen as a challenge to market advancement. Nonetheless, digitization of tape-based archive content tops Indian broadcasters' agendas and will continue to do so for the next 24 months.
"Digitization of a tape-based ecosystem in the Indian television industry has encouraged broadcasters to adopt file-based workflows in their production-supply ecosystem," noted the Frost & Sullivan Digital Media Analyst. "As a result, broadcasters and content creators have an expanding file-based repository of video content. To manage, streamline, and repurpose such content, solutions such as MAM are essential. This represents a significant opportunity."
However, the high costs associated with international MAM products, together with the heightened price sensitivity of Indian consumers, has encouraged local vendors to develop low-cost, customized MAM solutions. These frequently do not conform to standards used by international vendors and, moreover, lead to high industry fragmentation.
Frost & Sullivan's analysis finds that while there are several local vendors burgeoning to cater to MAM requirements among broadcasters, there continues to be a higher demand for "tried and tested" solutions.
"In order to tap the potential of the Indian MAM market to the fullest, international vendors will need to collaborate with Indian system integrators to ramp up marketing and training on MAM benefits, without which end users will not be convinced of its value proposition," concluded the analyst. "While international vendors stand to gain with critical partnerships with companies that can help identify specific client requirements, local vendors will have to increase their brand equity with an expanded product portfolio as well as customer enlightenment."
If you are interested in a virtual brochure, which provides a brief synopsis of the research and a table of contents, then send an e-mail to Priya George / Akshata Mhatre, Corporate Communications, at priyag@frost.com / akshatam@frost.com, with your full name, company name, title, telephone number, company e-mail address, company website, city, state and country. Upon receipt of the above information, a brochure will be sent to you by e-mail.
Analysis of the Media Asset Management Market in India is part of Digital Media Growth Partnership Service program. Frost & Sullivan's related research services include: Broadcast and DTT Video Encoders, Pay-TV Video Encoders Market, Enterprise, Internet and Mobile Video Encoders-Transcoders, Content Protection and Digital Rights Management, and Digital Asset Management. All research included in subscriptions provide detailed market opportunities and industry trends that have been evaluated following extensive interviews with market participants
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-- The Integrated Value Proposition provides support to our clients throughout all phases of their journey to visionary innovation including: research, analysis, strategy, vision, innovation and implementation.
-- The Partnership Infrastructure is entirely unique as it constructs the foundation upon which visionary innovation becomes possible. This includes our 360 degree research, comprehensive industry coverage, career best practices as well as our global footprint of more than 40 offices.
For more than 50 years, we have been developing growth strategies for the global 1000, emerging businesses, the public sector and the investment community. Is your organization prepared for the next profound wave of industry convergence, disruptive technologies, increasing competitive intensity, Mega Trends, breakthrough best practices, changing customer dynamics and emerging economies?
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Nimisha Iyer, Corporate Communications - South Asia, Middle East & North Africa, Frost & Sullivan, +91 9820050519, niyer@frost.com
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BWI: DAMAC Towers by Paramount Sells Out Phase One on Opening Night
Press release from Business Wire India
Source: Business Wire
Thursday, March 28, 2013 10:56 AM IST (05:26 AM GMT)
Editors: General: Consumer interest, Entertainment, People, Travel & tourism; Business: Business services, Construction, Media & entertainment, Real estate
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(BW)(DAMAC-PROPERTIES)DAMAC Towers by Paramount Sells Out Phase One on Opening Night
Luxury Serviced Residences Snapped Up During First Launch Event
Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Thursday, March 28, 2013 -- (Business Wire India) -- 
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Thursday, March 28, 2013 10:56 AM IST (05:26 AM GMT)
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(BW)(DAMAC-PROPERTIES)DAMAC Towers by Paramount Sells Out Phase One on Opening Night
Luxury Serviced Residences Snapped Up During First Launch Event
Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Thursday, March 28, 2013 -- (Business Wire India) --
The first phase of DAMAC Towers by Paramount, a luxury hotel and serviced residences in the Burj Khalifa Area of Dubai, has sold out the first phase during an exclusive invite-only launch event.
A packed house for the launch of DAMAC Towers by Paramount, luxury serviced hotel & residences in the Burj Khalifa area of Dubai (Photo: Business Wire)
More than 1,000 investors were in attendance at the IMAX cinema at Meydan Hotel for the 'premiere' of the US$1 billion development. Executives hailed the evening as one of the most successful launches since the Dubai property market resurgence of the past twelve months.
Clients came from as far afield as the UK, KSA, Lebanon, India, Nigeria and Russia.
Developed by Damac Properties, the region's leading luxury private developer, in partnership with Paramount Hotel & Resorts (PHR-FZ-LLC), the project offers an ambience and reflection of the Hollywood glamour and California cool lifestyle, synonymous with Paramount Pictures over the past 101 years.
"We were blown away with the positive response from clients looking to make their home in one of the most anticipated projects in Dubai," said Ziad El Chaar, Managing Director, DAMAC Properties. "This is without doubt the biggest launch event in Dubai in the past five years, highlighting the strength in the market, especially in luxury branded serviced living."
A recent report by Knight Frank showed that projects in Dubai associated with luxury brands are demanding nearly 60 per cent more value than non-branded projects in the same area. The report added that: 'it seems likely that as global wealth creation expands, the demand for high-quality, branded residential developments in key global centres will undoubtedly rise.'
DAMAC Properties has already secured approval from RERA, TECOM, and DTCM and the plot of land has been fully paid for. All funds received from the initial unit sales have gone into the Escrow account, specifically tied to the project.
"Residents in the Middle East love going to the movies and enjoy the escapism, anticipation and fantasy that the experience offers," said Thomas van Vliet, Chief Executive Officer, PHR FZ-LLC. "The Paramount Hotels & Resorts Hotel, luxury serviced residences and DAMAC Maison serviced apartments provide that experience in a high-class and stylish manner. The project will bring guests and residents closer to their favourite movies and actors, while creating a refined environment to escape and relax."
The four towers which make up 'DAMAC Towers by Paramount' are brought together with a multi level plaza, offering a selection of themed food & beverage concepts, meeting & events facilities, a screening room, wellness & fitness centres, swimming pools, 24-hour kids club, retail, and merchandise all featuring the Paramount brand or select partner brands. Each tower stretches over 250 metres into the air.
DAMAC Properties have announced they will release the second phase of apartments during a road show in India and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The company will now host events in Mumbai and Delhi on 5 April 2013 and in Jeddah and Riyadh in KSA on 6 April 2013. There will be further events in Dammam and Mecca on 7 April 2013. Interested parties can register for the events at www.damacproperties.com.
The one, two and three bedroom serviced hotel residences will be managed by DAMAC Maison, the hospitality division of DAMAC Properties.
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Wednesday, March 27, 2013
BWI: Barclaycard US Chooses MetricStream for Compliance Functions Software Solution
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Source: MetricStream
Wednesday, March 27, 2013 09:30 AM IST (04:00 AM GMT)
Editors: General: Consumer interest, People; Business: Banking & financial services, Business services, Information technology, Major diversified industrial groups; Technology
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Barclaycard US Chooses MetricStream for Compliance Functions Software Solution
Palo Alto, California, United States, Wednesday, March 27, 2013 -- (Business Wire India) -- MetricStream GRC Solution to drive proactive assessments of risks and controls to enhance compliance programs
Barclaycard US, the payments business of Barclays in the United States, has chosen MetricStream, Inc. to provide Governance, Risk, and Compliance software solutions.
Barclaycard US, based in Wilmington, Del., creates customized co-branded credit card programs for some of the nation's most successful travel, entertainment, retail and financial institutions. The business, considered a pioneer in payments, is part of Barclays PLC, the global bank with more than 300 years of experience and millions of customers worldwide.
"We are pleased to have Barclaycard US as a customer," said Gaurav Kapoor, Chief Operating Officer at MetricStream. "MetricStream solutions are enthusiastically adopted by a full range of financial services organizations - from large global banks to small local community banks."
About MetricStream
MetricStream is a market leader in Enterprise-wide Governance, Risk, Compliance (GRC) and Quality Management Solutions for global corporations. MetricStream solutions are used by leading corporations such as UBS, P&G, Constellation Energy, Pfizer, Philips, BAE Systems, Twitter, SanDisk, Cummins and Sonic Automotive in diverse industries such as Financial Services, Healthcare, Life Sciences, Energy and Utilities, Food, Retail, CPG, Government, Hi-tech and Manufacturing to manage their risk management programs, quality processes, regulatory and industry-mandated compliance and corporate governance initiatives, as well as several million compliance professionals worldwide via the www.ComplianceOnline.com portal. MetricStream is headquartered in Palo Alto, California and can be reached at www.metricstream.com.
CONTACT DETAILS
Mr. Vinay Bapna, MetricStream, +1-650-620-2955, pr@metricstream.com
KEYWORDS
CONSUMER, PEOPLE, BANKING, BUSINESS SERVICES, IT, GROUPS, TECHNOLOGY
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Source: MetricStream
Wednesday, March 27, 2013 09:30 AM IST (04:00 AM GMT)
Editors: General: Consumer interest, People; Business: Banking & financial services, Business services, Information technology, Major diversified industrial groups; Technology
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Barclaycard US Chooses MetricStream for Compliance Functions Software Solution
Palo Alto, California, United States, Wednesday, March 27, 2013 -- (Business Wire India) -- MetricStream GRC Solution to drive proactive assessments of risks and controls to enhance compliance programs
Barclaycard US, the payments business of Barclays in the United States, has chosen MetricStream, Inc. to provide Governance, Risk, and Compliance software solutions.
Barclaycard US, based in Wilmington, Del., creates customized co-branded credit card programs for some of the nation's most successful travel, entertainment, retail and financial institutions. The business, considered a pioneer in payments, is part of Barclays PLC, the global bank with more than 300 years of experience and millions of customers worldwide.
"We are pleased to have Barclaycard US as a customer," said Gaurav Kapoor, Chief Operating Officer at MetricStream. "MetricStream solutions are enthusiastically adopted by a full range of financial services organizations - from large global banks to small local community banks."
About MetricStream
MetricStream is a market leader in Enterprise-wide Governance, Risk, Compliance (GRC) and Quality Management Solutions for global corporations. MetricStream solutions are used by leading corporations such as UBS, P&G, Constellation Energy, Pfizer, Philips, BAE Systems, Twitter, SanDisk, Cummins and Sonic Automotive in diverse industries such as Financial Services, Healthcare, Life Sciences, Energy and Utilities, Food, Retail, CPG, Government, Hi-tech and Manufacturing to manage their risk management programs, quality processes, regulatory and industry-mandated compliance and corporate governance initiatives, as well as several million compliance professionals worldwide via the www.ComplianceOnline.com portal. MetricStream is headquartered in Palo Alto, California and can be reached at www.metricstream.com.
CONTACT DETAILS
Mr. Vinay Bapna, MetricStream, +1-650-620-2955, pr@metricstream.com
KEYWORDS
CONSUMER, PEOPLE, BANKING, BUSINESS SERVICES, IT, GROUPS, TECHNOLOGY
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Tuesday, March 26, 2013
BWI: Chairman Flags Off Mobile Hospital in Bengaluru
Press release from Business Wire India
Source: BAE Systems
Tuesday, March 26, 2013 08:35 PM IST (03:05 PM GMT)
Editors: General: Consumer interest, People; Business: Business services, Defence & security, Electronic appliances & components, Information technology, Major diversified industrial groups; Technology; Healthcare
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Chairman Flags Off Mobile Hospital in Bengaluru
Community Investment dedicated to the city of the India Hawk
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, Tuesday, March 26, 2013 -- (Business Wire India) -- BAE Systems Chairman Dick Olver today flagged off a mobile mini hospital called 'Smile on Wheels' that will provide primary healthcare services to underserved communities in the city. The mini hospital is part of the Company's Corporate Responsibility programme in India through which it supports development programmes in the areas of primary education and healthcare in rural and urban communities across seven states of the country. For this, BAE Systems has partnered with Smile Foundation, a national level development organization with an outreach of over 200,000 underprivileged children, women and youth across 25 Indian states.
The Chairman is leading the BAE Systems Board's first visit to India, one of its five key markets. Accompanying the Board is Guy Griffiths, Group Managing Director - International, Dean McCumiskey, Managing Director and Chief Executive - India, and a number of Company leaders.
The ceremony, held at BAeHAL Limited, an engineering services and business solutions Joint Venture between Hindustan Aeronautics Limited and BAE Systems (40%), also saw Mr. Ian King, CEO, BAE Systems plc, hand over the keys of the mobile mini hospital to Smile Foundation's Chief Operating Officer Vikram Singh Verma and Director and CEO of Bangalore Baptist Hospital Dr. Alexander Thomas. Bangalore Baptist Hospital is responsible for the implementation of the 'Smile on Wheels' programme.
Richard Olver, Chairman, BAE Systems plc, said: "The India Community Investment programme in India is a fine demonstration of our shared global value of investing actively in the communities in which work, including supporting social development. This healthcare programme is dedicated to the city of Bengaluru, the home of the India Hawk and the country's aerospace sector which is spearheaded by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, with whom we have the privilege of a strong, trusted relationship borne of our longstanding collaboration on the Hawk programme."
BAE Systems' support to the purpose-built Mobile Medical Unit enables underserved urban communities in Bengaluru to avail doorstep access to a team of doctors and nurses and state-of-the-art medical equipment and facilities such as X-Ray, ECG, IV fluid transmission and basic pathological testing. The programme also envisages setting up referral linkages with local hospitals as well as a establishing a Community Health Fund to become self-sustaining over the long-term. In the first year of operations, the outreach of the Mobile Medical Unit is estimated at over 20,000 people.
Vikram Singh Verma, Chief Operating Officer, Smile Foundation, said: "This new Smile on Wheels is an excellent addition to our existing fleet of 23 mobile health units and enables a further expansion of our programme in Karnataka. The success of the Smile on Wheels model lies in its accessibility, availability and affordability for target populations with a special focus on children and women. With this, we are happy to deepen our partnership with BAE Systems as well as join hands with Bangalore Baptist Hospital who have an excellent track record of delivering community health services. I am confident that over time, the benefits of this programme will extend far beyond health services and lead to a measurable all-round improvement in the health-seeking behaviours of the communities it serves."
Dr. Alexander Thomas, Director and CEO, Bangalore Baptist Hospital, said: "Bangalore Baptist Hospital has been serving the poor and underprivileged with quality, ethical medical care for the past 40 years. We have been able to overcome the barriers of financial and physical inaccessibility to health care through our outreach services. We are indeed very happy to partner the Smile Foundation in their "Smile of Wheels" project that would further strengthen our efforts. We also thank BAE Systems for their support".
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Dick Olver, Chairman, BAE Systems and Ian King, CEO, BAE Systems, flag-off a mini hospital Smile on Wheels in Bengaluru today
Dick Olver, Chairman, BAE Systems and Ian King, CEO, BAE Systems hand over the ceremonial key of a mini hospital "Smile on Wheel"
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CONTACT DETAILS
Indu Anand, BAE Systems, +91 (11) 43412345 / +91 9811771912, indu.anand@baesystems.com
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CONSUMER, PEOPLE, BUSINESS SERVICES, DEFENCE, ELECTRONICS, IT, GROUPS, TECHNOLOGY, HEALTHCARE
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Tuesday, March 26, 2013 08:35 PM IST (03:05 PM GMT)
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Chairman Flags Off Mobile Hospital in Bengaluru
Community Investment dedicated to the city of the India Hawk
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, Tuesday, March 26, 2013 -- (Business Wire India) -- BAE Systems Chairman Dick Olver today flagged off a mobile mini hospital called 'Smile on Wheels' that will provide primary healthcare services to underserved communities in the city. The mini hospital is part of the Company's Corporate Responsibility programme in India through which it supports development programmes in the areas of primary education and healthcare in rural and urban communities across seven states of the country. For this, BAE Systems has partnered with Smile Foundation, a national level development organization with an outreach of over 200,000 underprivileged children, women and youth across 25 Indian states.
The Chairman is leading the BAE Systems Board's first visit to India, one of its five key markets. Accompanying the Board is Guy Griffiths, Group Managing Director - International, Dean McCumiskey, Managing Director and Chief Executive - India, and a number of Company leaders.
The ceremony, held at BAeHAL Limited, an engineering services and business solutions Joint Venture between Hindustan Aeronautics Limited and BAE Systems (40%), also saw Mr. Ian King, CEO, BAE Systems plc, hand over the keys of the mobile mini hospital to Smile Foundation's Chief Operating Officer Vikram Singh Verma and Director and CEO of Bangalore Baptist Hospital Dr. Alexander Thomas. Bangalore Baptist Hospital is responsible for the implementation of the 'Smile on Wheels' programme.
Richard Olver, Chairman, BAE Systems plc, said: "The India Community Investment programme in India is a fine demonstration of our shared global value of investing actively in the communities in which work, including supporting social development. This healthcare programme is dedicated to the city of Bengaluru, the home of the India Hawk and the country's aerospace sector which is spearheaded by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, with whom we have the privilege of a strong, trusted relationship borne of our longstanding collaboration on the Hawk programme."
BAE Systems' support to the purpose-built Mobile Medical Unit enables underserved urban communities in Bengaluru to avail doorstep access to a team of doctors and nurses and state-of-the-art medical equipment and facilities such as X-Ray, ECG, IV fluid transmission and basic pathological testing. The programme also envisages setting up referral linkages with local hospitals as well as a establishing a Community Health Fund to become self-sustaining over the long-term. In the first year of operations, the outreach of the Mobile Medical Unit is estimated at over 20,000 people.
Vikram Singh Verma, Chief Operating Officer, Smile Foundation, said: "This new Smile on Wheels is an excellent addition to our existing fleet of 23 mobile health units and enables a further expansion of our programme in Karnataka. The success of the Smile on Wheels model lies in its accessibility, availability and affordability for target populations with a special focus on children and women. With this, we are happy to deepen our partnership with BAE Systems as well as join hands with Bangalore Baptist Hospital who have an excellent track record of delivering community health services. I am confident that over time, the benefits of this programme will extend far beyond health services and lead to a measurable all-round improvement in the health-seeking behaviours of the communities it serves."
Dr. Alexander Thomas, Director and CEO, Bangalore Baptist Hospital, said: "Bangalore Baptist Hospital has been serving the poor and underprivileged with quality, ethical medical care for the past 40 years. We have been able to overcome the barriers of financial and physical inaccessibility to health care through our outreach services. We are indeed very happy to partner the Smile Foundation in their "Smile of Wheels" project that would further strengthen our efforts. We also thank BAE Systems for their support".
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Dick Olver, Chairman, BAE Systems and Ian King, CEO, BAE Systems, flag-off a mini hospital Smile on Wheels in Bengaluru today
Dick Olver, Chairman, BAE Systems and Ian King, CEO, BAE Systems hand over the ceremonial key of a mini hospital "Smile on Wheel"
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Indu Anand, BAE Systems, +91 (11) 43412345 / +91 9811771912, indu.anand@baesystems.com
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BWI: Chairman Flags Off Mobile Hospital in Bengaluru
Press release from Business Wire India
Source: BAE Systems
Tuesday, March 26, 2013 08:35 PM IST (03:05 PM GMT)
Editors: General: Consumer interest, People; Business: Business services, Defence & security, Electronic appliances & components, Information technology, Major diversified industrial groups; Technology; Healthcare
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Chairman Flags Off Mobile Hospital in Bengaluru
Community Investment dedicated to the city of the India Hawk
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, Tuesday, March 26, 2013 -- (Business Wire India) -- BAE Systems Chairman Dick Olver today flagged off a mobile mini hospital called 'Smile on Wheels' that will provide primary healthcare services to underserved communities in the city. The mini hospital is part of the Company's Corporate Responsibility programme in India through which it supports development programmes in the areas of primary education and healthcare in rural and urban communities across seven states of the country. For this, BAE Systems has partnered with Smile Foundation, a national level development organization with an outreach of over 200,000 underprivileged children, women and youth across 25 Indian states.
The Chairman is leading the BAE Systems Board's first visit to India, one of its five key markets. Accompanying the Board is Guy Griffiths, Group Managing Director - International, Dean McCumiskey, Managing Director and Chief Executive - India, and a number of Company leaders.
The ceremony, held at BAeHAL Limited, an engineering services and business solutions Joint Venture between Hindustan Aeronautics Limited and BAE Systems (40%), also saw Mr. Ian King, CEO, BAE Systems plc, hand over the keys of the mobile mini hospital to Smile Foundation's Chief Operating Officer Vikram Singh Verma and Director and CEO of Bangalore Baptist Hospital Dr. Alexander Thomas. Bangalore Baptist Hospital is responsible for the implementation of the 'Smile on Wheels' programme.
Richard Olver, Chairman, BAE Systems plc, said: "The India Community Investment programme in India is a fine demonstration of our shared global value of investing actively in the communities in which work, including supporting social development. This healthcare programme is dedicated to the city of Bengaluru, the home of the India Hawk and the country's aerospace sector which is spearheaded by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, with whom we have the privilege of a strong, trusted relationship borne of our longstanding collaboration on the Hawk programme."
BAE Systems' support to the purpose-built Mobile Medical Unit enables underserved urban communities in Bengaluru to avail doorstep access to a team of doctors and nurses and state-of-the-art medical equipment and facilities such as X-Ray, ECG, IV fluid transmission and basic pathological testing. The programme also envisages setting up referral linkages with local hospitals as well as a establishing a Community Health Fund to become self-sustaining over the long-term. In the first year of operations, the outreach of the Mobile Medical Unit is estimated at over 20,000 people.
Vikram Singh Verma, Chief Operating Officer, Smile Foundation, said: "This new Smile on Wheels is an excellent addition to our existing fleet of 23 mobile health units and enables a further expansion of our programme in Karnataka. The success of the Smile on Wheels model lies in its accessibility, availability and affordability for target populations with a special focus on children and women. With this, we are happy to deepen our partnership with BAE Systems as well as join hands with Bangalore Baptist Hospital who have an excellent track record of delivering community health services. I am confident that over time, the benefits of this programme will extend far beyond health services and lead to a measurable all-round improvement in the health-seeking behaviours of the communities it serves."
Dr. Alexander Thomas, Director and CEO, Bangalore Baptist Hospital, said: "Bangalore Baptist Hospital has been serving the poor and underprivileged with quality, ethical medical care for the past 40 years. We have been able to overcome the barriers of financial and physical inaccessibility to health care through our outreach services. We are indeed very happy to partner the Smile Foundation in their "Smile of Wheels" project that would further strengthen our efforts. We also thank BAE Systems for their support".
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Indu Anand, BAE Systems, +91 (11) 43412345 / +91 9811771912, indu.anand@baesystems.com
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CONSUMER, PEOPLE, BUSINESS SERVICES, DEFENCE, ELECTRONICS, IT, GROUPS, TECHNOLOGY, HEALTHCARE
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Source: BAE Systems
Tuesday, March 26, 2013 08:35 PM IST (03:05 PM GMT)
Editors: General: Consumer interest, People; Business: Business services, Defence & security, Electronic appliances & components, Information technology, Major diversified industrial groups; Technology; Healthcare
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Chairman Flags Off Mobile Hospital in Bengaluru
Community Investment dedicated to the city of the India Hawk
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, Tuesday, March 26, 2013 -- (Business Wire India) -- BAE Systems Chairman Dick Olver today flagged off a mobile mini hospital called 'Smile on Wheels' that will provide primary healthcare services to underserved communities in the city. The mini hospital is part of the Company's Corporate Responsibility programme in India through which it supports development programmes in the areas of primary education and healthcare in rural and urban communities across seven states of the country. For this, BAE Systems has partnered with Smile Foundation, a national level development organization with an outreach of over 200,000 underprivileged children, women and youth across 25 Indian states.
The Chairman is leading the BAE Systems Board's first visit to India, one of its five key markets. Accompanying the Board is Guy Griffiths, Group Managing Director - International, Dean McCumiskey, Managing Director and Chief Executive - India, and a number of Company leaders.
The ceremony, held at BAeHAL Limited, an engineering services and business solutions Joint Venture between Hindustan Aeronautics Limited and BAE Systems (40%), also saw Mr. Ian King, CEO, BAE Systems plc, hand over the keys of the mobile mini hospital to Smile Foundation's Chief Operating Officer Vikram Singh Verma and Director and CEO of Bangalore Baptist Hospital Dr. Alexander Thomas. Bangalore Baptist Hospital is responsible for the implementation of the 'Smile on Wheels' programme.
Richard Olver, Chairman, BAE Systems plc, said: "The India Community Investment programme in India is a fine demonstration of our shared global value of investing actively in the communities in which work, including supporting social development. This healthcare programme is dedicated to the city of Bengaluru, the home of the India Hawk and the country's aerospace sector which is spearheaded by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, with whom we have the privilege of a strong, trusted relationship borne of our longstanding collaboration on the Hawk programme."
BAE Systems' support to the purpose-built Mobile Medical Unit enables underserved urban communities in Bengaluru to avail doorstep access to a team of doctors and nurses and state-of-the-art medical equipment and facilities such as X-Ray, ECG, IV fluid transmission and basic pathological testing. The programme also envisages setting up referral linkages with local hospitals as well as a establishing a Community Health Fund to become self-sustaining over the long-term. In the first year of operations, the outreach of the Mobile Medical Unit is estimated at over 20,000 people.
Vikram Singh Verma, Chief Operating Officer, Smile Foundation, said: "This new Smile on Wheels is an excellent addition to our existing fleet of 23 mobile health units and enables a further expansion of our programme in Karnataka. The success of the Smile on Wheels model lies in its accessibility, availability and affordability for target populations with a special focus on children and women. With this, we are happy to deepen our partnership with BAE Systems as well as join hands with Bangalore Baptist Hospital who have an excellent track record of delivering community health services. I am confident that over time, the benefits of this programme will extend far beyond health services and lead to a measurable all-round improvement in the health-seeking behaviours of the communities it serves."
Dr. Alexander Thomas, Director and CEO, Bangalore Baptist Hospital, said: "Bangalore Baptist Hospital has been serving the poor and underprivileged with quality, ethical medical care for the past 40 years. We have been able to overcome the barriers of financial and physical inaccessibility to health care through our outreach services. We are indeed very happy to partner the Smile Foundation in their "Smile of Wheels" project that would further strengthen our efforts. We also thank BAE Systems for their support".
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Dick Olver, Chairman, BAE Systems and Ian King, CEO, BAE Systems, flag-off a mini hospital Smile on Wheels in Bengaluru today
Dick Olver, Chairman, BAE Systems and Ian King, CEO, BAE Systems hand over the ceremonial key of a mini hospital "Smile on Wheel"
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BWI: Janalakshmi and Manipal Launch Janalakshmi-Manipal Institute of Financial Inclusion
Press release from Business Wire India
Source: MaGE
Tuesday, March 26, 2013 06:12 PM IST (12:42 PM GMT)
Editors: General: Consumer interest, Economy, People, Social issues; Business: Advertising, PR & marketing, Banking & financial services, Business services, Education & training, Financial Analyst
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Janalakshmi and Manipal Launch Janalakshmi-Manipal Institute of Financial Inclusion
Bangalore, Karnataka, India, Tuesday, March 26, 2013 -- (Business Wire India) -- Janalakshmi Financial Services Pvt. Ltd.(JFS) and Manipal Global Education Services (MaGE) announced today the launch of Janalakshmi-Manipal Institute of Financial Inclusion(JMIFI), that was formally inaugurated at Bangalore, by Shri. Ajay Maken, Union Minister of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation, Government of India.
Today, with the growing urbanization, the country is facing a unique challenge where the requirement is to train approximately 500 million youth joining the labour force by 2020, while current capacities can only provide training to 10% of this number. Therefore, there is a need to create scalable and sustainable solutions that can address the demand-supply mismatch. The initiative by JFS, a pioneering urban financial inclusion services company, and MaGE, a well-known leader in the field of end-to-end integrated learning & training services to enterprises in India, is significant, in this context.
MaGE has launched several such joint initiatives with leading banks and financial institutions. This is however, the first time that MaGE has entered into a similar tie-up with a microfinance institution focused on delivering comprehensive financial services to the financially excluded. The current programme has been designed for newly inducted staff, as a 3-week residential program covering all aspects of basic delivery of services to the financially excluded. The course covers statutory and industry guidelines along with specific feature of products offered and processes followed in JFS. Soft skills and personality development of the trainees are also provided for. The training will be conducted in vernacular, and jointly by trainers from JFS and faculty of MaGE. The programme structure also includes field visits in which the trainees will visit local markets to meet potential customers and also branches of JFS. Faculty from MaGE and members from JFS team will accompany JFS trainees for the field visits.
Upon successful completion of the training programme, the candidates will be issued a certificate entitled "Certificate in Basic Inclusive Financial Services" by the Janalakshmi-Manipal Institute of Financial Inclusion. Over time, the programme will be expanded both in terms of content and timing, to reflect the growing demands of the organisation and the sector. Close to 1000 employees of JFS are likely to undergo this programme on an annual basis at Bangalore, Maharashtra and National Capital Region.
Launching the Janalakshmi-Manipal Institute of Financial Inclusion, Shri. Ajay Maken, Hon'ble Union Minister of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation, Government of India said "The fast pace of urbanization of India is throwing up interesting opportunities as well as challenges. Financial inclusion of the migrating population, affordable housing, slum upgradation and prevention, skilling or re-skilling of unemployed/underemployed population and creation of employment opportunities for the youth coming to the urban centres are some of the key challenges that we need to address on an urgent basis.
The Government of India has launched various initiatives including the setting up of the National Skills Development Corporation, National Skills Mission and the National Urban Livelihoods Mission. However, the Government is conscious of the fact that in order to successfully implement such initiatives, the Government has to enable, encourage and partner with non-government players for achieving scale and long-term sustainability. It is in this context that this initiative undertaken by Janalakshmi Financial Services and Manipal Global Education Services is extremely significant. This collaboration is expected to achieve the triple objectives of skill development, employment and financial inclusion of the youth that the Government is focused on."
Shri. M. Lakshminarayana, Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister and Housing Department, Government of Karnataka, commented that "The Central and the State Governments have taken up several initiatives to address these issues of skilling and employment of the youth. In the State of Karnataka, which is one of the better off States with relatively lower rate of unemployment, the Government of Karnataka through the Department of Employment and Training and Karnataka Vocational Training and Skill Development Corporation Ltd (KVTSDC) have driven various initiatives like Sahayog, E-learning Labs, Karnataka Placement Cell, Margadarshi, Udyogadarshi to deliver the target of training about one lakh people through Industrial Training Institutes, Industrial Training Centres (ITCs)and Vocational Training Providers. KVTSDC is to train one lakh fifty thousand people and around one lakh people have to be placed though Job fairs and Human Resource Development Councils (HRDCs). The State Government is actively encouraging private institutions to participate in programmes to further scale these initiatives.
We are happy to see private institutions like Janalakshmi Financial Services and Manipal Global Education Services coming together to contribute to the efforts of the Central and State governments".
Mr. Ramesh Ramanathan, Chairman, JFS said, "We are happy to start this programme in association with Manipal Global Education Services. We see this institute addressing two critical challenges of urbanising India - financial inclusion and good quality employment. Most of our employees we hire have qualifications of only 12th standard, and don't have degree certificates. Their career prospects are therefore limited in the formal sector. This programme is aimed at providing the necessary skills for our newly appointed employees to grow in the organisation. Simultaneously, the programme helps address the massive challenge of financial inclusion in our cities, because it is through these staff that we are able to bring a range of financial services to the under-served sections of our cities".
Adding to this, Mr. S. Vaitheeswaran, MD & CEO, Manipal Global Education Services said, "We are delighted to enter into this alliance with Janalakshmi Financial Services. The 3 week residential programme will equip JFS employees with requisite soft and behavioural skills and with working knowledge required to serve the needs of the financially excluded citizens of India. The course will also cover guidelines relevant to Microfinance Industry, along with specific features of products offered and processes followed at Janalakshmi. Manipal Global Education offers the scale and expertise to set up full-fledged collaborative programs to train employees across multiple levels in an organization, thus building a captive talent pool for participating enterprises. The innovative and customized programs developed by MaGE helps enterprises get first-day-first-hour productive talent, thus eliminating the need for expensive hiring for the employers. This new initiative with Janalakshmi reinforces the role of MaGE as the leading end-to-end integrated learning & training services provider in India".
Janalakshmi Group has been focused on promoting a platform for urban livelihoods, in collaboration with varied stakeholders in the sector including government, enablers and skill providers, to build skills that enable access to growing market-based job opportunities offered by emerging urban economies. The setting up of JMIFI is a step forward for JFS to build a scalable model in urban livelihoods, within the financial inclusion sector.
About Janalakshmi Financial Services
Janalakshmi Financial Services Pvt. Ltd., (Janalakshmi) is one of India's leading Microfinance Institutions (NBFC-MFI), and is structured in the form of a unique 2-tier form, with the promoter stake held in the not-for-profit Section 25 Company - Janalakshmi Social Services. This is the only MFI in India structured in such a manner, with the deliberate intent of keeping the social spirit intact. Janalakshmi's market-based approach to financial inclusion is defined by three distinct characteristics: first, an exclusive focus on servicing the needs of the urban poor; second, a strong customer-value driven approach in designing financial products and services; third, the centrality of technology and processes as the foundation of a scalable enterprise (for more information log on www.janalakshmi.com).
About Manipal Global Education Services:
Manipal Global Education Services is the leading India-headquartered International provider of high-quality higher education services. Its ambit includes a wide range of higher education services to institutions in India, corporate training programmes in partnership with leading enterprises, vocational training across a number of sectors, as well as technology-driven services in areas such as testing and education delivery. It also owns and operates university campuses in Malaysia, Antigua in the Caribbean, Dubai and Nepal. It services and supports over 300,000 students currently, many of them through its award-winning technology platform, EduNxtT.
Manipal Global Education Services believes that industry relevance is the key construct in career-focused education in India. This has led to the development of innovative partnerships, with City & Guilds UK to launch IndiaSkills, and, with leading Indian banks like ICICI Bank, Bank of Baroda, Punjab National Bank, Andhra Bank, Axis Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank and others to establish academies of banking & finance. Its other strategic investments include MeritTrac, India's leading testing & assessment company, and iRize, a leading creator of the employment ecosystem in India.
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M Gopalkrishnan, +91 9880716453, gopala.krishnan@manipalglobal.com
KEYWORDS
CONSUMER, ECONOMY, PEOPLE, SOCIAL, MARKETING, BANKING, BUSINESS SERVICES, EDUCATION, Financial Analyst
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Source: MaGE
Tuesday, March 26, 2013 06:12 PM IST (12:42 PM GMT)
Editors: General: Consumer interest, Economy, People, Social issues; Business: Advertising, PR & marketing, Banking & financial services, Business services, Education & training, Financial Analyst
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Janalakshmi and Manipal Launch Janalakshmi-Manipal Institute of Financial Inclusion
Bangalore, Karnataka, India, Tuesday, March 26, 2013 -- (Business Wire India) -- Janalakshmi Financial Services Pvt. Ltd.(JFS) and Manipal Global Education Services (MaGE) announced today the launch of Janalakshmi-Manipal Institute of Financial Inclusion(JMIFI), that was formally inaugurated at Bangalore, by Shri. Ajay Maken, Union Minister of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation, Government of India.
Today, with the growing urbanization, the country is facing a unique challenge where the requirement is to train approximately 500 million youth joining the labour force by 2020, while current capacities can only provide training to 10% of this number. Therefore, there is a need to create scalable and sustainable solutions that can address the demand-supply mismatch. The initiative by JFS, a pioneering urban financial inclusion services company, and MaGE, a well-known leader in the field of end-to-end integrated learning & training services to enterprises in India, is significant, in this context.
MaGE has launched several such joint initiatives with leading banks and financial institutions. This is however, the first time that MaGE has entered into a similar tie-up with a microfinance institution focused on delivering comprehensive financial services to the financially excluded. The current programme has been designed for newly inducted staff, as a 3-week residential program covering all aspects of basic delivery of services to the financially excluded. The course covers statutory and industry guidelines along with specific feature of products offered and processes followed in JFS. Soft skills and personality development of the trainees are also provided for. The training will be conducted in vernacular, and jointly by trainers from JFS and faculty of MaGE. The programme structure also includes field visits in which the trainees will visit local markets to meet potential customers and also branches of JFS. Faculty from MaGE and members from JFS team will accompany JFS trainees for the field visits.
Upon successful completion of the training programme, the candidates will be issued a certificate entitled "Certificate in Basic Inclusive Financial Services" by the Janalakshmi-Manipal Institute of Financial Inclusion. Over time, the programme will be expanded both in terms of content and timing, to reflect the growing demands of the organisation and the sector. Close to 1000 employees of JFS are likely to undergo this programme on an annual basis at Bangalore, Maharashtra and National Capital Region.
Launching the Janalakshmi-Manipal Institute of Financial Inclusion, Shri. Ajay Maken, Hon'ble Union Minister of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation, Government of India said "The fast pace of urbanization of India is throwing up interesting opportunities as well as challenges. Financial inclusion of the migrating population, affordable housing, slum upgradation and prevention, skilling or re-skilling of unemployed/underemployed population and creation of employment opportunities for the youth coming to the urban centres are some of the key challenges that we need to address on an urgent basis.
The Government of India has launched various initiatives including the setting up of the National Skills Development Corporation, National Skills Mission and the National Urban Livelihoods Mission. However, the Government is conscious of the fact that in order to successfully implement such initiatives, the Government has to enable, encourage and partner with non-government players for achieving scale and long-term sustainability. It is in this context that this initiative undertaken by Janalakshmi Financial Services and Manipal Global Education Services is extremely significant. This collaboration is expected to achieve the triple objectives of skill development, employment and financial inclusion of the youth that the Government is focused on."
Shri. M. Lakshminarayana, Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister and Housing Department, Government of Karnataka, commented that "The Central and the State Governments have taken up several initiatives to address these issues of skilling and employment of the youth. In the State of Karnataka, which is one of the better off States with relatively lower rate of unemployment, the Government of Karnataka through the Department of Employment and Training and Karnataka Vocational Training and Skill Development Corporation Ltd (KVTSDC) have driven various initiatives like Sahayog, E-learning Labs, Karnataka Placement Cell, Margadarshi, Udyogadarshi to deliver the target of training about one lakh people through Industrial Training Institutes, Industrial Training Centres (ITCs)and Vocational Training Providers. KVTSDC is to train one lakh fifty thousand people and around one lakh people have to be placed though Job fairs and Human Resource Development Councils (HRDCs). The State Government is actively encouraging private institutions to participate in programmes to further scale these initiatives.
We are happy to see private institutions like Janalakshmi Financial Services and Manipal Global Education Services coming together to contribute to the efforts of the Central and State governments".
Mr. Ramesh Ramanathan, Chairman, JFS said, "We are happy to start this programme in association with Manipal Global Education Services. We see this institute addressing two critical challenges of urbanising India - financial inclusion and good quality employment. Most of our employees we hire have qualifications of only 12th standard, and don't have degree certificates. Their career prospects are therefore limited in the formal sector. This programme is aimed at providing the necessary skills for our newly appointed employees to grow in the organisation. Simultaneously, the programme helps address the massive challenge of financial inclusion in our cities, because it is through these staff that we are able to bring a range of financial services to the under-served sections of our cities".
Adding to this, Mr. S. Vaitheeswaran, MD & CEO, Manipal Global Education Services said, "We are delighted to enter into this alliance with Janalakshmi Financial Services. The 3 week residential programme will equip JFS employees with requisite soft and behavioural skills and with working knowledge required to serve the needs of the financially excluded citizens of India. The course will also cover guidelines relevant to Microfinance Industry, along with specific features of products offered and processes followed at Janalakshmi. Manipal Global Education offers the scale and expertise to set up full-fledged collaborative programs to train employees across multiple levels in an organization, thus building a captive talent pool for participating enterprises. The innovative and customized programs developed by MaGE helps enterprises get first-day-first-hour productive talent, thus eliminating the need for expensive hiring for the employers. This new initiative with Janalakshmi reinforces the role of MaGE as the leading end-to-end integrated learning & training services provider in India".
Janalakshmi Group has been focused on promoting a platform for urban livelihoods, in collaboration with varied stakeholders in the sector including government, enablers and skill providers, to build skills that enable access to growing market-based job opportunities offered by emerging urban economies. The setting up of JMIFI is a step forward for JFS to build a scalable model in urban livelihoods, within the financial inclusion sector.
About Janalakshmi Financial Services
Janalakshmi Financial Services Pvt. Ltd., (Janalakshmi) is one of India's leading Microfinance Institutions (NBFC-MFI), and is structured in the form of a unique 2-tier form, with the promoter stake held in the not-for-profit Section 25 Company - Janalakshmi Social Services. This is the only MFI in India structured in such a manner, with the deliberate intent of keeping the social spirit intact. Janalakshmi's market-based approach to financial inclusion is defined by three distinct characteristics: first, an exclusive focus on servicing the needs of the urban poor; second, a strong customer-value driven approach in designing financial products and services; third, the centrality of technology and processes as the foundation of a scalable enterprise (for more information log on www.janalakshmi.com).
About Manipal Global Education Services:
Manipal Global Education Services is the leading India-headquartered International provider of high-quality higher education services. Its ambit includes a wide range of higher education services to institutions in India, corporate training programmes in partnership with leading enterprises, vocational training across a number of sectors, as well as technology-driven services in areas such as testing and education delivery. It also owns and operates university campuses in Malaysia, Antigua in the Caribbean, Dubai and Nepal. It services and supports over 300,000 students currently, many of them through its award-winning technology platform, EduNxtT.
Manipal Global Education Services believes that industry relevance is the key construct in career-focused education in India. This has led to the development of innovative partnerships, with City & Guilds UK to launch IndiaSkills, and, with leading Indian banks like ICICI Bank, Bank of Baroda, Punjab National Bank, Andhra Bank, Axis Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank and others to establish academies of banking & finance. Its other strategic investments include MeritTrac, India's leading testing & assessment company, and iRize, a leading creator of the employment ecosystem in India.
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M Gopalkrishnan, +91 9880716453, gopala.krishnan@manipalglobal.com
KEYWORDS
CONSUMER, ECONOMY, PEOPLE, SOCIAL, MARKETING, BANKING, BUSINESS SERVICES, EDUCATION, Financial Analyst
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BWI: Kalamandir Conferred the Most Admired Regional Fashion Retailer of the Year (2013) – South
Press release from Business Wire India
Source: Kalamandir
Tuesday, March 26, 2013 05:32 PM IST (12:02 PM GMT)
Editors: General: Consumer interest, Entertainment, Fashion, Lifestyle, People; Business: Advertising, PR & marketing, Business services, Clothing & accessories, Media & entertainment, Retailers
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Kalamandir Conferred the Most Admired Regional Fashion Retailer of the Year (2013) - South
Bangalore, Karnataka, India, Tuesday, March 26, 2013 -- (Business Wire India) -- The 13th edition of the Images Fashion Awards was held on 22nd march 2013 in Mumbai to felicitate the industry titans for their significant contribution towards the industry's growth.
Kalamandir, Retailer of Indian traditional wear stole the limelight by walking away with Most Admired Regional Fashion Retailer of the year - South in Images Fashion Awards (IFA) 2013.
Elated at Kalamandir Most Admired Regional fashion Retailer of the year - South.
Mr. Kalyan Annam, Director Kalamandir Said "Kalamandir has been pioneering design and retail innovation in the lifestyle category and has earned the trust of its customers for expertise. We have introduced novel designs year-on-year, in order to match the evolving customer preferences and complement the budding taste of the next generation. Adding further Kalyan Annam said, "The past year has been a year of great achievements with Kalamandir further strengthening its stake as the pioneering brand in South India. Capitalising on its design and retail expertise, Kalamandir has sustained its dominant position in the South Indian traditional wear segment while achieving recognition at significant platforms.
About Sai Silks (Kalamandir) Ltd:
We are an upcoming retail house in the states of Andhra Pradesh and Karanataka in Southern India focusing primarily on traditional women wear of India i.e. Sarees.We operate 15 retail stores (company-owned) out of which 4 are in Hyderabad, 7 in Bangalore, 1 each in Vijaywada Guntur,Kancheepuram and Hanamakonda. These 15 outlets are spread over about 129035 sq feet. started as a retailer of sarees in Hyderabad in August 2005 at a very modest scale with a Retail Outlet with a floor space of 2000 square feet in Ameerpet, Hyderabad and displayed the traditional sarees like Silk Sarees, Hand loom Sarees, Synthetic Sarees, etc. We have till today been focusing and concentrating on the sarees segment of women's wear especially mid range and upper range, with a considerable margin. With evolution of retail industry in India and change in consumer aspirations and lifestyle, we diversified our portfolio of offerings to include other retail goods like Women dress materials, Kids wear and Men's wear. Currently, we sell different varieties of sarees for different occasions and celebrations and ready-made apparels for women, men and kids in our retail malls.
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Kalamandir conferred the Most Admired Regional Fashion Retailer of the year (South) - Images Fashion Award 2013
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Mr. Kalyan Annam,Director ,Kalamandir receiving Most Admired Regional Fashion Retailer of the year (South) - Images Fashion Award 2013
CONTACT DETAILS
Ravi Singh, Manager Marketing, Sai Silks (Kalamandir) Ltd., +91 8042769903/ +91 9243000132
KEYWORDS
CONSUMER, ENTERTAINMENT, FASHION, LIFESTYLE, PEOPLE, MARKETING, BUSINESS SERVICES, CLOTHING, MEDIA, RETAIL
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Source: Kalamandir
Tuesday, March 26, 2013 05:32 PM IST (12:02 PM GMT)
Editors: General: Consumer interest, Entertainment, Fashion, Lifestyle, People; Business: Advertising, PR & marketing, Business services, Clothing & accessories, Media & entertainment, Retailers
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Kalamandir Conferred the Most Admired Regional Fashion Retailer of the Year (2013) - South
Bangalore, Karnataka, India, Tuesday, March 26, 2013 -- (Business Wire India) -- The 13th edition of the Images Fashion Awards was held on 22nd march 2013 in Mumbai to felicitate the industry titans for their significant contribution towards the industry's growth.
Kalamandir, Retailer of Indian traditional wear stole the limelight by walking away with Most Admired Regional Fashion Retailer of the year - South in Images Fashion Awards (IFA) 2013.
Elated at Kalamandir Most Admired Regional fashion Retailer of the year - South.
Mr. Kalyan Annam, Director Kalamandir Said "Kalamandir has been pioneering design and retail innovation in the lifestyle category and has earned the trust of its customers for expertise. We have introduced novel designs year-on-year, in order to match the evolving customer preferences and complement the budding taste of the next generation. Adding further Kalyan Annam said, "The past year has been a year of great achievements with Kalamandir further strengthening its stake as the pioneering brand in South India. Capitalising on its design and retail expertise, Kalamandir has sustained its dominant position in the South Indian traditional wear segment while achieving recognition at significant platforms.
About Sai Silks (Kalamandir) Ltd:
We are an upcoming retail house in the states of Andhra Pradesh and Karanataka in Southern India focusing primarily on traditional women wear of India i.e. Sarees.We operate 15 retail stores (company-owned) out of which 4 are in Hyderabad, 7 in Bangalore, 1 each in Vijaywada Guntur,Kancheepuram and Hanamakonda. These 15 outlets are spread over about 129035 sq feet. started as a retailer of sarees in Hyderabad in August 2005 at a very modest scale with a Retail Outlet with a floor space of 2000 square feet in Ameerpet, Hyderabad and displayed the traditional sarees like Silk Sarees, Hand loom Sarees, Synthetic Sarees, etc. We have till today been focusing and concentrating on the sarees segment of women's wear especially mid range and upper range, with a considerable margin. With evolution of retail industry in India and change in consumer aspirations and lifestyle, we diversified our portfolio of offerings to include other retail goods like Women dress materials, Kids wear and Men's wear. Currently, we sell different varieties of sarees for different occasions and celebrations and ready-made apparels for women, men and kids in our retail malls.
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Mr. Kalyan Annam,Director ,Kalamandir receiving Most Admired Regional Fashion Retailer of the year (South) - Images Fashion Award 2013
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Ravi Singh, Manager Marketing, Sai Silks (Kalamandir) Ltd., +91 8042769903/ +91 9243000132
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CONSUMER, ENTERTAINMENT, FASHION, LIFESTYLE, PEOPLE, MARKETING, BUSINESS SERVICES, CLOTHING, MEDIA, RETAIL
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BWI: Capco Outlines 'Industrialisation Imperative' for Global Financial Services
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Source: Business Wire
Tuesday, March 26, 2013 05:14 PM IST (11:44 AM GMT)
Editors: General: Consumer interest, Economy, People; Business: Accounting & management consultancy services, Banking & financial services, Business services, Financial Analyst
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(BW)(CAPCO)Capco Outlines 'Industrialisation Imperative' for Global Financial Services
"If you want to make it in the years ahead, you have to stop 'making it all' today," according to a new report from Capco. Instead, industrialise non-core activity. Focus totally on product and service innovation. Maximise delivery efficiency.
London, United Kingdom, Tuesday, March 26, 2013 -- (Business Wire India) --
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Caroline Beer, +44(0)20-3100-3796
capcopr@metia.com
or
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Loretta Mock, +1-646-395-6300
Capco@cognitomedia.com
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CONSUMER, ECONOMY, PEOPLE, CONSULTANCY SERVICES, BANKING, BUSINESS SERVICES, Financial Analyst
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Tuesday, March 26, 2013 05:14 PM IST (11:44 AM GMT)
Editors: General: Consumer interest, Economy, People; Business: Accounting & management consultancy services, Banking & financial services, Business services, Financial Analyst
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(BW)(CAPCO)Capco Outlines 'Industrialisation Imperative' for Global Financial Services
"If you want to make it in the years ahead, you have to stop 'making it all' today," according to a new report from Capco. Instead, industrialise non-core activity. Focus totally on product and service innovation. Maximise delivery efficiency.
London, United Kingdom, Tuesday, March 26, 2013 -- (Business Wire India) --
Capco, a global business and technology consultancy dedicated solely to the financial services industry, today shared its vision of an industrialised path to increased ROE, uptake of surplus banking capacity and return to sustainably profitable banking business. Capco is part of FIST (NYSE:FIS), the world's largest global provider dedicated to banking and payments technologies.
Rob Heyvaert, CEO and Founder of Capco and Corporate Executive Vice President of FIS says: "To return to the ROE levels of 15% historically required by investors, banks must now seize the chance to address deep structural issues. Growth opportunity and sustainable value creation demand fresh approaches."
Stephen O'Sullivan, a Europe-based Partner with Capco, comments: "Banks can no longer do it all, if you want to make it in the years ahead, you have to stop 'making it all' today. Look long and hard at existing services and processes. Then identify areas that external expertise and technology can handle more efficiently."
O'Sullivan adds: "Headcount reduction and tactical cost cutting are no longer sufficient to achieve healthy cost/income ratios. Nor will they enable the break-through innovation demanded to access the unbanked and emerging wealth - crucial to achieve uptake of the sector's current excess capacity. It is estimated that one of the top eight global banks could be taken entirely out of the equation yet leave enough capacity to meet existing customer demand."
However, Capco believes that financial institutions enjoy significant advantages, even as the threat of new mobile and social media entrants becomes a reality. While financial services lag behind other major industry sectors when it comes to streamlining processes and collaboration models with partners, the industry does have invaluable experience dealing with data and privacy protection, as well as the burden of ever-evolving regulation. Capco considers that by re-addressing fundamental operating models, institutions can develop more efficient platforms to compete with new entrants in tapping the huge unbanked and wealth in emerging markets opportunities.
What can banks do now? Capco's vision of an industrialised bank is one that 'does the right things in the right way.' Cost cutting will no longer be tactical and reactive, but rational and productive. Costs, earnings, capital and growth will be better aligned to create more sustainable business models. Straight-through processing will create a highly efficient environment, with low or no-touch, day-to-day processing and predictable compliance. Transformation will come from addressing the front office and change functions, not restricting change to the back office and infrastructure. The resulting streamlined structures will deliver what a new generation of demanding customers want from financial services: personalised and responsive innovation.
How urgent is the task? "It's very urgent," says Ido Gileadi, a North America- based Partner with Capco. "Financial Services is now a very attractive proposition for new competitors outside traditional industry boundaries. These newcomers don't have the baggage of legacy structures and technologies. They are highly innovative. They come from areas such as retail, telecoms and digital media. They won't just adopt and evolve conventional banking models. They have the innovative flexibility to reach the unbanked and the huge wealth in emerging markets."
Now, some 150 years after it first impacted manufacturing,the industrialisation imperative is here to stay. The opportunity for transformation is real. Staying competitive will need new partners and capabilities offering true breadth of financial technology assets along with deep industry expertise.
Get the complete picture. Download the Capco Thought Leadership Paper: The Industrialisation Realisation
About Capco
Capco is a global business and technology consultancy dedicated solely to the financial services industry. Our professionals combine innovative thinking with our unrivalled first-hand industry knowledge to offer our clients consulting expertise, complex technology and package integration, and managed services to move their organisations forward.
Through our collaborative and efficient approach, we provide our clients with tools to enable them to increase revenue, better manage risk and regulatory change, reduce costs and enhance control. We specialise in banking; capital markets; wealth and investment management; insurance; finance, risk & compliance; and technology. We serve our clients from offices in leading financial centers across North America, Europe, Asia and Africa.
Additionally, as a part of FIS (NYSE:FIS) the world's largest global provider dedicated to banking and payments technologies, Capco is able to leverage FIS best-of-breed, innovative solutions and services to support client delivery. Access to the FIS complementary skill set, global talent pool, industry leading-technology assets and strong balance sheet, positions Capco even more strongly to tackle complex architecture and large scale transformation in financial services.
To learn more, visit our web site at capco.com and subscribe to Capco's newsroom RSS feed.
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BWI: Intelligent Energy Reports Highest Power Densities Yet for Automotive Fuel Cells
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Tuesday, March 26, 2013 04:31 PM IST (11:01 AM GMT)
Editors: General: Consumer interest, People; Business: Business services, Energy companies, Information technology; Technology; Automotive
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(BW)(INTELLIGENT-ENERGY)Intelligent Energy Reports Highest Power Densities Yet for Automotive Fuel Cells
London, United Kingdom, Tuesday, March 26, 2013 -- (Business Wire India) -- 
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CONTACTS :
Intelligent Energy
Dr. Jon Moore
Director of Communications
jon.moore@intelligent-energy.com
+44 15 0927 1271
or
Racepoint Group
Alex Gandhi / Elijah Lawal
intelligentenergyuk@racepointgroup.com
+44 20 8811 2474
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CONSUMER, PEOPLE, BUSINESS SERVICES, ENERGY, IT, TECHNOLOGY, AUTOMOTIVE
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Tuesday, March 26, 2013 04:31 PM IST (11:01 AM GMT)
Editors: General: Consumer interest, People; Business: Business services, Energy companies, Information technology; Technology; Automotive
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(BW)(INTELLIGENT-ENERGY)Intelligent Energy Reports Highest Power Densities Yet for Automotive Fuel Cells
London, United Kingdom, Tuesday, March 26, 2013 -- (Business Wire India) --
Intelligent Energy has announced that its proprietary fuel cell technology is providing leading levels of power output and performance for a number of its automotive customers, with the company's fuel cell stacks demonstrating continuous volumetric and gravimetric power densities of 3.7 kW/L and 2.5 kW/kg, respectively.
Intelligent Energy automotive fuel cell stack technology (Photo: Business Wire)
"We believe that our fuel cell stack technology has achieved industry leading power density performance. These interim results are only part way along our technology roadmap and much more is still to come with further improvements in the pipeline", Intelligent Energy's Motive Division Managing Director, James Batchelor commented. "Importantly, we deliver these benchmark performance levels using our own patented technology which has been designed for high volume, low-cost manufacturing. We provide our technology to existing clients as they progress towards series production and continue to work with new automotive customers and OEMs under a variety of commercial arrangements" he added.
Intelligent Energy is a global leader in fuel cell design and development, with a range of high performance, compact, cost-effective and scalable technology focused on its target market sectors. In 2012, the company formed a joint venture in Japan with the Suzuki Motor Corporation to manufacture fuel cells for a range of automotive and other sectors. In February of this year, within 12 months of its incorporation, the joint venture, SMILE FC System, announced the completion of the first ready-to-scale production line.
Dr Henri Winand, Chief Executive at Intelligent Energy, said: "Power-dense power sources are critical in a range of applications across our automotive, consumer electronics and stationary power markets. In particular, fuel cell electric vehicles provide one of the most practical and efficient means of reducing road transport carbon emissions where powerful yet efficient power systems are much needed. Developing class leading technology designed for series manufacture offers our customers reduced time-to-market and lower scale-up risks. It clearly demonstrates that our fuel cells are ready for the automotive industry and other mass markets."
Editors Notes:
About Intelligent Energy
Intelligent Energy delivers efficient and clean energy technology for the global consumer electronics, automotive and stationary power markets - from compact energy packs for mobile devices, to power-trains for zero-emission vehicles, and stationary power units for the always-on infrastructure.
Our unique technology architecture is used by global blue chip companies to create differentiated, cost-efficient fuel cell power systems for mass market applications. It enables Intelligent Energy and our industry partners to solve the challenges of continuous power and productivity, by creating convenient everyday energy solutions to power your life.
Intelligent Energy operates globally, with offices in the Americas, Europe and Asia.
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jon.moore@intelligent-energy.com
+44 15 0927 1271
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+44 20 8811 2474
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