Tuesday, June 2, 2009

BWI: New Technology Resource and Online Community, element14, set to Enhance Electronic Design Engineers’ Development Capabilities

Press release from Business Wire India
Source: element14
Tuesday, June 02, 2009 10:00 AM IST (04:30 AM GMT)
Editors: General: Consumer interest; Business: Advertising, PR & marketing, Business services, Information technology; Technology
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New Technology Resource and Online Community, element14, set to Enhance Electronic Design Engineers' Development Capabilities


Bangalore, Karnataka, India, Tuesday, June 02, 2009 -- (Business Wire India) -- element14, a new online technology resource and community for electronic design engineers was launched today at www.element-14.com. This new website is specifically created for electronic design engineers who are looking for a wealth of unbiased technical information and tool-focused services in one source to enhance their design and development capabilities. element14, unlike many other engineering resource websites, uses web 2.0 functionality to facilitate interaction, collaboration and information sharing among users.

element14 provides a vast array of product data, design tools and technology information, ensuring electronic design engineers worldwide have access to necessary information when they need it. A true value added benefit of element14 is the ability to collaborate with select engineers about design techniques or seek new technology developments from experts in the field.

Users have their own unique login, allowing them to customise and personalise their homepage with widgets of the applications they use most.

Google Translate has been incorporated to facilitate even greater interaction and enable users of different languages to converse in real time, breaking down language barriers to help increase the availability of resources for this global community.

Users participate in the community by posting comments, podcasts and videos that can help to drive traffic to their site, using referral links to raise awareness about their individual profile, academia, technology development or business.

"element14 provides a very much needed one-stop resource for electronic design engineers, said Kevin Yapp, Chief Innovation Officer of Premier Farnell, the organisation behind element14. "This website provides information on a wide variety of technology materials with collaboration from a variety of electronics suppliers, academics and other experts from around the globe. element 14 is specifically built for electronic design engineers, design students, suppliers and journalists looking for the opportunity to share technical information and have access to all the latest electronic design engineering resources."

Editor's Notes:

A fact sheet outlining element14's functionality and user benefits is available by visiting: https:www.pinnaclemarcoms.com/element14/element14_facts.pdf.

Customer testimonials detailing how element14 is changing the face of the electronic distribution industry are available by visiting: https:www.pinnaclemarcoms.com/element14/element14_testimonials.pdf.

A high-resolution screenshot of element14 is available by visiting: https:www.pinnaclemarcoms.com/element14/element14_image.jpg.

About element14

element14 is a new, innovative information portal and eCommunity specifically built for electronic design engineers. It provides product data, design tools and technology information, whilst incorporating web 2.0 functionality to facilitate communication, interaction, collaboration and information sharing between colleagues around the world. Users can consult experts, discover trends, post blogs, articles and comments in this world-wide forum.

element14 is another innovative offering from Premier Farnell plc (LSE:pfl), FTSE 250, a leader in multi-channel distribution and specialty services for electronic design engineers throughout Europe, the Americas and Asia Pacific. It has a stocked range of 450,000+ products, and access to 4,000,000 more items from 3,500 top manufacturers. The company has group sales of £804.4m and over 4,100 employees globally.

For more information about element14 visit: www.element-14.com.


CONTACT DETAILS
Hui-Yun Chen, element14 PR Communications Asia Pacific, +65 63803239, hychen@farnell.com
Rony Rajan, 20:20 MEDIA, +91 (11) 22123111/2/3, +91 9980162010, rony@2020india.com

KEYWORDS
CONSUMER, MARKETING, BUSINESS SERVICES, IT, TECHNOLOGY

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Monday, June 1, 2009

BWI: India TV Reconnects "Anju" with Family

Press release from Business Wire India
Source: India TV
Monday, June 01, 2009 08:35 PM IST (03:05 PM GMT)
Editors: General: Law & justice, People, Social issues; Business: Media & entertainment
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India TV Reconnects "Anju" with Family
Sets A Benchmark in Public-Spirited News Television

New Delhi, Delhi, India, Monday, June 01, 2009 -- (Business Wire India) -- Rajat Sharma's India TV today raised the bar for journalistic follow through and public-spirited news television.

After riveting the nation since Thursday night with the poignant story of Anju (real name Vanitha) who had lost her memory and had ended up being rescued from flesh traders by good samaritan Dr Jayaben Amipara of Surat, the channel today succeeded in connecting "Anju" with her parents and her husband.

The story became front-page news in some national dailies today.

"Anju" was a name given to Vanitha by Dr Amipara.

After diligent follow up, India TV today revealed that "Anju" got married when she was 14 years old and she has a 16-year-old daughter. The daughter is in boarding in Karnataka and is now a days at her maternal grand father's home in Santa Cruz, Mumbai.

CL Gowda, the father of "Anju", her husband Beju Gowda and her sister-in-law Sujatha contacted India TV helplines to reconnect with their lost family member.

In August last year, "Anju" had been found in Surat's New Civil Hospital with her past erased from poisoning. She was discharged by an unidentified man (claiming to be a menial labourer by the name of Rajesh) who then offered "Anju" as domestic help to Dr Amipara. He also left behind his wife and a teenaged boy. Rajesh then returned some three weeks later and tried to sell "Anju" for Rs 500, before Dr Amipara threatened him with an arrest.

Speaking to India TV, Dr Amipara said she always felt that "Anju" didn't belong to Rajesh's family and she had been trying to locate the parents of "Anju" ever since. The doctor had even pasted pictures of "Anju" at various public places and had regularly followed up with the police with no results until India TV intervened. "Anju" speaks Hindi and Gujarati and fluent English.


CONTACT DETAILS
Rohit Bansal, India TV, +91 (120) 3051000, rohitbansal@indiatvnews.com

KEYWORDS
LAW, PEOPLE, SOCIAL, MEDIA

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BWI: Progressive Infotech Honoured with the “Company of the Year” Award at the CRN Xcellence Award Ceremony 2009

Press release from Business Wire India
Source: Progressive Infotech
Monday, June 01, 2009 06:36 PM IST (01:06 PM GMT)
Editors: Business: Advertising, PR & marketing, Business services, Information technology; Technology
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Progressive Infotech Honoured with the "Company of the Year" Award at the CRN Xcellence Award Ceremony 2009


New Delhi, Delhi, India, Monday, June 01, 2009 -- (Business Wire India) -- Progressive Infotech, a leading independent provider of ICT Infrastructure Services is accredited with the "Company of the Year" award at the CRN Xcellence award ceremony 2009. From being recognised as the System Integrator North last year to being facilitated as the "Company of the Year" this year, Progressive has scaled up significantly in these awards.

The award ceremony took place in Goa recently and the objective was to recognize companies that have excelled in their businesses by adopting best practices and applying sound business acumen, inspiring a whole new generation of business leaders.

The CRN Xcellence Awards signify the benchmark for business leadership and excellence in Indian IT channels. A team of CRN experts judged the companies on parameters required to excel in the increasingly competitive global scenario. The award is in recognition of Progressive's traction in the market place and the customer value delivered by the company.

The nominees were judged by the channel chiefs of eminent IT distributors and vendor companies across key performance and growth parameters such as quality of turnover and profitability; products and solutions mix; quality of HR; marketing and sales innovation; quality of business systems and processes; and future plans.

Commenting on the Award, Prateek Garg, MD & CEO, Progressive Infotech said, "We at Progressive are delighted to receive this award and this is a testament to Progressive's continued commitment to innovation and customer satisfaction while increasing its relevance in the market place to both its customers and partners. The award is a marvellous acknowledgement of the hard work and dedication of all the teams at Progressive. We're determined to maintain and exceed the past performance and successes. Awards such as this provide a vital source of recognition and encouragement for us to ensure that we keep doing what we do so well."

Dhaval Valia, Executive Editor, CRN said, "The Board of Jury for CRN Xcellence Awards 2009 unanimously conferred the award on Progressive Infotech for its strong performance in 2008-2009. Despite of the downturn, Progressive Infotech has logged an impressive 25% growth on the back of its strong focus on high-growth segments like Datacenter Solutions, Remote Infrastructure Management Services and Virtualization. Progressive's strong growth performance and focus on new technologies and services earns it the CRN Company of the year Award for 2009."

Progressive Infotech was adjudged the 'Company of the Year' award for its excellent performance during financial year 2008-09. Progressive's strategic business units are on a sustained growth path to deliver combined revenues in excess of over INR 1820 million in the fiscal year 09-10.

Progressive is among the few organizations worldwide to have achieved Integrated Quality Management Services encompassing three quality standards ISO 9001:2000, BS15000-1 (now ISO 20000-1:2005) and ISO 27001:2005.

The company has charted a new path by expanding its operations beyond Indian shores to leverage on the systems integration and managed services opportunities in the international market with direct presence in UAE and Singapore.

About Progressive Infotech

Progressive Infotech is a leading independent provider of ICT Infrastructure Services encompassing Provisioning, Integration and Management of ICT Infrastructure. Progressive's services offering span across the ICT infrastructure needs of an enterprise and has three strategic business units; Infrastructure Provisioning & Integration, Managed Services and Professional Services. It is the Premier Enterprise Partner of HP and has strategic alliances with all the industry majors and provides ICT Infrastructure Management services across the industry verticals. Founded in 1998, the company employs over 800 associates and operates from its head office in Noida, covering more than 110 locations country wide including regional offices in all major cities like Mumbai, Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad and Kolkata. For more information about the company, please visit www.progressive.in.



CONTACT DETAILS
Binal Kamdar, Positive Communications, +91 (011) 26601800/ +91 9990609553, binal@positiveindia.biz

KEYWORDS
MARKETING, BUSINESS SERVICES, IT, TECHNOLOGY

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BWI: Progressive Infotech Honoured with the “Company of the Year” Award at the CRN Xcellence Award Ceremony 2009

Press release from Business Wire India
Source: Progressive Infotech
Monday, June 01, 2009 06:36 PM IST (01:06 PM GMT)
Editors: Business: Advertising, PR & marketing, Business services, Information technology; Technology
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Progressive Infotech Honoured with the "Company of the Year" Award at the CRN Xcellence Award Ceremony 2009


New Delhi, Delhi, India, Monday, June 01, 2009 -- (Business Wire India) -- Progressive Infotech, a leading independent provider of ICT Infrastructure Services is accredited with the "Company of the Year" award at the CRN Xcellence award ceremony 2009. From being recognised as the System Integrator North last year to being facilitated as the "Company of the Year" this year, Progressive has scaled up significantly in these awards.

The award ceremony took place in Goa recently and the objective was to recognize companies that have excelled in their businesses by adopting best practices and applying sound business acumen, inspiring a whole new generation of business leaders.

The CRN Xcellence Awards signify the benchmark for business leadership and excellence in Indian IT channels. A team of CRN experts judged the companies on parameters required to excel in the increasingly competitive global scenario. The award is in recognition of Progressive's traction in the market place and the customer value delivered by the company.

The nominees were judged by the channel chiefs of eminent IT distributors and vendor companies across key performance and growth parameters such as quality of turnover and profitability; products and solutions mix; quality of HR; marketing and sales innovation; quality of business systems and processes; and future plans.

Commenting on the Award, Prateek Garg, MD & CEO, Progressive Infotech said, "We at Progressive are delighted to receive this award and this is a testament to Progressive's continued commitment to innovation and customer satisfaction while increasing its relevance in the market place to both its customers and partners. The award is a marvellous acknowledgement of the hard work and dedication of all the teams at Progressive. We're determined to maintain and exceed the past performance and successes. Awards such as this provide a vital source of recognition and encouragement for us to ensure that we keep doing what we do so well."

Dhaval Valia, Executive Editor, CRN said, "The Board of Jury for CRN Xcellence Awards 2009 unanimously conferred the award on Progressive Infotech for its strong performance in 2008-2009. Despite of the downturn, Progressive Infotech has logged an impressive 25% growth on the back of its strong focus on high-growth segments like Datacenter Solutions, Remote Infrastructure Management Services and Virtualization. Progressive's strong growth performance and focus on new technologies and services earns it the CRN Company of the year Award for 2009."

Progressive Infotech was adjudged the 'Company of the Year' award for its excellent performance during financial year 2008-09. Progressive's strategic business units are on a sustained growth path to deliver combined revenues in excess of over INR 1820 million in the fiscal year 09-10.

Progressive is among the few organizations worldwide to have achieved Integrated Quality Management Services encompassing three quality standards ISO 9001:2000, BS15000-1 (now ISO 20000-1:2005) and ISO 27001:2005.

The company has charted a new path by expanding its operations beyond Indian shores to leverage on the systems integration and managed services opportunities in the international market with direct presence in UAE and Singapore.

About Progressive Infotech

Progressive Infotech is a leading independent provider of ICT Infrastructure Services encompassing Provisioning, Integration and Management of ICT Infrastructure. Progressive's services offering span across the ICT infrastructure needs of an enterprise and has three strategic business units; Infrastructure Provisioning & Integration, Managed Services and Professional Services. It is the Premier Enterprise Partner of HP and has strategic alliances with all the industry majors and provides ICT Infrastructure Management services across the industry verticals. Founded in 1998, the company employs over 800 associates and operates from its head office in Noida, covering more than 110 locations country wide including regional offices in all major cities like Mumbai, Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad and Kolkata. For more information about the company, please visit www.progressive.in.



CONTACT DETAILS
Binal Kamdar, Positive Communications, +91 (011) 26601800/ +91 9990609553, binal@positiveindia.biz

KEYWORDS
MARKETING, BUSINESS SERVICES, IT, TECHNOLOGY

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BWI: Falcon Celebrates Environment Week

Press release from Business Wire India
Source: Falcon Realty Services Pvt. Ltd
Monday, June 01, 2009 04:25 PM IST (10:55 AM GMT)
Editors: General: Consumer interest, Environment, Social issues; Business: Advertising, PR & marketing, Business services, Construction, Real estate
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Falcon Celebrates Environment Week
Save Environment, Save Life

New Delhi, Delhi, India, Monday, June 01, 2009 -- (Business Wire India) -- Your planet needs you-unite to combat climate change, Falcon Realty Services Pvt. Ltd. a company actively involved in providing Self Sustainable, Energy Efficient Green Developments celebrates the Environment Week. The aim is to promote an understanding that communities are pivotal to changing attitudes towards environmental issues.

On 5th June every year countries join hands in the annual celebrations of World Environment Day, participating in environmental education activities, tree planting projects and community celebrations throughout the world. Falcon stands for the issue and celebrates "Environment Week" raising awareness on climate change and working towards achieving better living conditions. In association with radio stations Falcon Group is urging the people of Delhi and NCR to give their vehicle a day off to save the environment. The company aims to see more than one new tree planted by every person in the favor of mankind where people enjoy a safer and more prosperous future.

Expressing concern about climate changes Mr. Bhim Yadav , CEO of Falcon Realty Services Pvt. Ltd. says "On this World Environment Day, I encourage all people living in Delhi - NCR region to take concrete steps toward making the planet greener and cleaner. Start switching off the lights when not in use. Start taking public transportation, Plant a tree and conserve life, Clean up your local park".

Adding more to this he says "our planet needs more than just action by governments and corporations; it needs each of us. Although individual decisions may seem small in the face of global threats and trends, when billions of people join forces in common purpose we can make a tremendous difference. The city needs is more eco - friendly buses, more rational routes and encouragement to use the metro system".

The economic and financial turmoil sweeping the globe is a true wake-up call, sounding an alarm about the need to improve upon old patterns of growth and make a transition to a new era of greener, cleaner development. The Earth faces grave threat of climate change. The world needs a "Green New Deal" focused on investing in renewable sources of energy, eco-friendly infrastructure and energy efficiency. If an individual invest even part of the substantial new economic stimulus packages in the green economy, we can turn today's crisis into tomorrow's sustainable growth.


CONTACT DETAILS
T. Anand Mahesh, Mavcomm Consulting Pvt. Ltd., +91 9350266285, anand@mavcommconsulting.com
Sarangapani Borah, Mavcomm Consulting Pvt. Ltd., +91 9891370608, +91 9312882827, saranga@mavcommconsulting.com

KEYWORDS
CONSUMER, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIAL, MARKETING, BUSINESS SERVICES, CONSTRUCTION, REAL ESTATE

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