This will be followed by an Analyst Call on Friday, February 17, 2012 at 11.30 am IST. It will be hosted by Mr. Sanjay Viswanathan, Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director, Mr. Srikar Reddy, Chief Operating Officer & Deputy Managing Director, Mr. N. Venkatraman, Chief Financial Officer, along with other members of the senior management. During the call, Mr. Viswanathan will also respond to queries related to the company’s performance.

Those who want to participate in the Analyst Call can dial the phone numbers mentioned below :

The numbers listed above are universally accessible from all networks and all countries.

Please dial in at least 5-10 minutes prior to the conference schedule to ensure that you are connected to your call on time. 

About Sonata Software Limited

Sonata Software (www.sonata-software.com), headquartered in Bangalore, India, is a leading Indian Technology Solutions Company. Sonata’s customers are located across the US, Europe, Middle East and the Asia-Pacific region. Its key service lines include Microsoft Services, Emerging Technologies (Mobility and Cloud), Business Intelligence and Analytics, IP/Domain led services, Testing, Enterprise Solutions Open Source/ Java and Remote Infrastructure Management. As per the industry rankings released by NASSCOM for FY 2009-10, Sonata Software figured among the Top 20 IT Software Services Exporters in India for the third consecutive year. Sonata has been recognized for its excellence in providing Software/ISV R&D and Cloud Computing Services to global customers by Zinnov Management Consulting Pvt. Ltd.  Sonata features both under the Software/ISV as well as Cloud Computing verticals in Zinnov’s “Execution Zone”.

Sonata’s subsidiaries and affiliates include (1) TUI InfoTec – Sonata’s Joint Venture with TUI, Europe’s largest tourism group, (2)  Sonata North America Inc (formerly Offshore Digital Services Inc) – Sonata’s arm in the US, which provides development and consulting services to clients, using an Onsite-Offshore Delivery Model, (3) Sonata Software FZ LLC – Sonata’s fully-owned subsidiary that provides value-based IT solutions to customers in the Middle East, (4) Sonata Software (Qatar) WLL – Sonata’s Joint Venture with Mohammad Nasser Abdullah Al MISNAD and (5) Sonata Information Technology Limited, which is a premier software services and product distribution company with India-focused business operations.

For further information, please contact :

Swati Sengupta

Sonata Software Limited

A.P.S. Trust Building,

Bull Temple Road, N.R. Colony

Basavanagudi,

Bangalore 560019, India

Tel : +91 80 30971999

swati.sengupta@sonata-software.com

The importance of being connected is becoming more and more central to the everyday lives of a growing percent of the world’s population and in particular ICT superpowers such as Europe and India. “Networks of the future need to address issues of very high capacity flexibility, heterogeneity, resilience and energy efficiency, while at the same time providing seamleass end to end infrastructure security and dependability,” says Pierre Yves Danet of ASF Lab, France Telecom/Orange labs. Ashok Jhunjhunwala, Professor at Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, “believes Euro-Indian collaboration will help in the development of “new wireless technologies which would reduce power required and transmitted per bit drastically, both to reduce energy usage and potential adverse impact that higher and higher electromagnectic transmission may have”.
Shared investments in key areas such as Networked Media and Future Internet could boost innovation in areas such as system architectures and technologies, ultra-high capacity satellite communications systems, ubiquitous fast broadband access, novel radio network typologies and resilient and flexible networks. Euro-India collaboration could therefore leverage knowledge and experience across a number of application domains such as eGovernment, eEducation and eInclusion.

Empowering citizens

Mounib Mekhilef, Professor in ICT at University of Orléans; Director France, Ability Europe, believes that “EU-Indian collaboration can see the joint development of increasingly personalized tools and solutions that make eInclusion a game-changer in Europe and India”. Areas for Euro-India collaboration could include social, affective and persuasive computing; smart, customised and personalised information; personalisable assistive solutions. ICT plays a crucial role in ensuring that Public Services are delivered more efficiently, faster and at reduced costs to citizens and organisations. Joint initiatives with Europe could identify social trends, undertake policy modelling and validate next-generation infrastructures, services and tools to optimise public service delivery and language portability. “There is a huge opportunity for Europe and India to jointly develop affordable biometric identification and authentication equipment and solutions, including application software, for easy access to and delivery of eGovernance services anytime, anywhere, and to anyone including seniors and those that are differently abled.” says Vinay Deshpande of Encore Technologies, India.

Into the Cloud

The emergence of cloud computing promises to enhance current public services in both Europe and India and transform the way business and research are conducted. Fabrizio Gagliardi, from Microsoft Research Connections is of the view that “cloud computing fits well with the highly distributed nature of India enabling increased access to computer resources and empowering a broad set of users in science and enterprise. Improvements in network infrastructure, solutions for wireless and satellite technologies will enable access to cloud computing resources in India allowing remote access from less developed parts of the Indian sub-continent”. It is important that EU-Indian Collaborative research focuses on intelligent and automatic management of cloud resources, scalable data management strategies, infrastructure virtualisation support for mobile and context-aware applications as well as energy efficiency and sustainability of software and services. Developing a collaborative test bed to pilot the adoption of standards-based, interoperable cloud services would pave the ground for a level playing field of mutual benefit.

Jim Clarke, Waterford Institute of Technology, Ireland, believes there is considerable potential to build collaborative partnerships between Europe in India for sharing research results and building common approaches in areas such as malware protection, privacy protecting identity management systems, a strong societal approach to security and usable, effective security in the mobile world. With such a broad range of common themes research cooperation between India and the European Union needs institutional mechanisms and horizontal measures to be put in place and mobilised. The creation of Indian Technology Platforms is required which could be based on the successful European Technology Platforms such as NESSO and EPoSS.

As the Euro-India SPIRIT project draws to a close, its success bringing European and Indian ICT stakeholders together is evident, with a growing online community of users able to access a variety of multi-media features including interviews, reports and training on Euro-India ICT collaboration.
Find out more – www.euroindia-ict.org / info@euroindia-ict.org

Download The New Paradigm – Harnessing EU-India ICT Research Cooperation – http://www.euroindia-ict.org/Pages/SelectedDocument.aspx?id_documento=8db63f3c-a86b-4c9a-8f37-e7c2775ca385
Nicholas Ferguson, Trust-IT Services – n.ferguson@trust-itservices.com

On the occasion, Mr. Shashi Tharoor, said, “Customer satisfaction is the primary goal for any organization or professional. The unique initiative from Brands Academy to recognize businesses and professionals for achieving excellence in their respective fields is sure to boost their commitment and help them evolve as true challengers to global brands coming to India. Needless to say, your dedication towards customer satisfaction makes you truly deserving for the Business & Service Excellence Awards. I sincerely wish the very best of success to all the winners and hope to see you all achieve even higher standards in the years to come!”

The Business & Service Excellence Awards are given away by Brands Academy to diverse organizations and professionals from various states annually on the basis of their product and service quality, pricing and marketing strategies and initiatives, leadership position in the industry or market segment, dedication to customer satisfaction, entrepreneurial initiatives, exemplary business practices, feedback from the end customers and the industry and business growth. Big Brands Research continually collects inputs from end consumers in different segments regarding their satisfaction levels from products and services being offered by the different brands and professionals in different geographical locations across different states in the country.

The company conducted the research study and opinion surveys in many key cities in North India over a period of 5 months with more than 50 field executives collecting the data from across different states. The primary objectives of this comprehensive study were to identify and recognize product and service excellence, associated innovations and best practices that lead to exemplary performance and to highlight the importance of pursuing customer satisfaction in today’s competitive and ever-evolving business environment.

According to Mr. Sanjay Kumar, Vice President – Marketing, Big Brands Research Pvt. Ltd., “The winners have demonstrated absolute dedication to customer satisfaction while ensuring profitability and viability for their businesses or professions. This, in today’s uncertain economic scenario worldwide, is a tremendous achievement for any organization or professional! The winners have risen above their peers in their respective industries, market segments and geographical regions. We hope that their competitors will try to emulate their success stories and give them tough competition next year.”

Research Methodology
Identification of the key brands and professionals in a particular category and geographical zone and inviting them for participation in the market research. Over 1700 business entities and professionals spread across the different cities in Karnataka were invited to participate in the market research study in different categories and zones depending upon their location and focus of their business. Over 450 of the participants made to the next stage after the initial screenings of the nominations.
Collection of data from the participating brands and professionals about their services, infrastructure, Annual Growth of business, etc.
Gauging the popularity and perception of the participants amongst the end consumers through opinion surveys. Over 8100 completely filled up forms were received with feedback on different participants. This stage was focused on gathering insights into the brand equity, customer feedback, media visibility and feedback from the industry.
Physical survey of the premises of all the participants for collection and verification of data gathered wherever required
Grading the participants on different criteria based on data/feedback/opinion scores

“The growing popularity of the Business & Service Excellence Awards is a testimony to the fact that they have emerged as the most authentic indicators of the ability of the participants to consistently deliver customer satisfaction and delight, which are crucial for success of their business operations,” concluded Mr. Kumar.

About Brands Academy Pvt. Ltd.
Brands Academy is one of the top brand management consultancies in India that offers a plethora of branding services including design and development of brand strategy and brand architecture, brand name development, market research and implementation of brand positioning and brand repositioning campaigns to corporate, start-ups and NGOs. Brands Academy’s extensive experience in corporate branding extends into several industries spanning both consumer and business to business (B2B) domains. Brands Academy has a client list of over 70 companies and a portfolio of over 120 brands. As one of the leading branding companies in India, Brands Academy team has the requisite hands-on experience in development and management of brands that are successful and leaders in their own segments. For more information, please log on to www.brandsacademy.org
About BIG Brands Research Pvt. Ltd.
BIG Brands Research Pvt. Ltd. is one of the leading market research companies in India providing cutting edge marketing research and brand promotion services to business organizations of all sizes. Its mission is to provide its customers with valid, reliable, and actionable information so that they can make informed business decisions. The company has clients both from public as well as private sector. Apart from in-house research projects on various industry segments, BIG Research specializes in undertaking customized research projects specially commissioned to unveil crucial business insights as per the specific requirements of its clients. For more information, please log on to www.bigresearch.in

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A number of events and competitions catering to a variety of disciplines such as music, literature, dance, poetry, theatre and fine arts were a part of this zone-2 fest. This year the topics for the events were very topical and related to the recent happenings which have left an impact on the nation. The topic for debate was “Thanks to Social Networking Sites- there is no face to face interaction”, “62 years of Republic India” for painting competition and “Politics, Corruption & Lokpal Bill” for collage competition.

The ‘fashion parade’ and ‘Mr. and Ms. Anugoonj’ marked the conclusion of the colorful gala event at JIMS’s Rohini Sector-5 campus.
“The underlying aim of ‘Anugoonj’, the youth cultural festival is to promote the hidden talent of the students. Such events play a significant role to foster friendship and brotherhood among participating students. Students learn to focus their energy and the importance of team work,” said, Dr. J K Goyal, Director, JIMS.

Anugoonj is an annual youth festival, where students from all the affiliated institutes and University School of Studies of Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University showcase their talent. The winners of the zonal prelims are the participants of the event. This year Anugoonj will be held from February 2 – February 4, 2012 at the University campus at Dwarka, New Delhi.

About JIMS

Jagan Institute of Management Studies was set up in 1993. As an institute of excellence in the field of management studies and technical education, JIMS has always strived to rework the curriculum in consonance with the changing needs of the corporate world. Regular interaction with leaders in business and academics has helped the Institute in achieving the goal of moving ahead of time.

The standards it has set for the quality of its courses and programmes and the delivery system adopted, have enabled the Institute to attract students from across the country. Its PGDM Programme, recognized by AICTE has gained immense popularity with the graduates seeking higher educational opportunities and new challenges. It is evidenced by the ever increasing number of applicants for this Programme over the years. JIMS PGDM Programme is recognized as being equivalent to MBA by the Association of Indian Universities.

For more information please visit: http://www.jimsindia.org/

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PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS

Consolidated Quarter Review

Consolidated revenues stood at Rs 29.6 crore; up by 44.6% YoY.
Consolidated Net Profit for the quarter stands at Rs 2.7crore, an increase of 248% YoY.
EBIDTA Margin stood at 6.1% as against 6.0% in Q3FY11 – an increase of 10 bps.
Basic EPS for the quarter stood at Rs2.74, 248% jump YoY.

Consolidated 9m Review

Consolidated revenues stood at Rs 87.7 crore; up by 42.4% YoY.
Consolidated Net Profit for the 9mFY12 stands at Rs 8.5 crore, an increase of 431% YoY.
EBIDTA Margin stood at 9.1% in 9mFY12 as against 4.3% in 9mFY11 – an increase of 480 bps.
Basic EPS YTD stood at Rs8.50, increase of 431% over the same period last year.

Commenting on the company’s performance, Mr. A V Asvini Kumar, Chairman & Managing Director, Thinksoft Global, said, “The quarter under review was in line with our expectation driven by performance from the North America and Asia geographies. The Banking segment demonstrated strong growth during the quarter contributing 48.1% of our consolidated revenues. The deal pipeline remains robust which gives us the confidence of sustaining this performance going ahead.”

About Thinksoft Global

Thinksoft Global is a specialist in financial software testing with over 14-million person hour track records for Global 500 financial and insurance organisations in USA, UK, Europe, India and Asia-Pacific. Through its domain focus, structured testing methodologies, offshore delivery, and test automation expertise, Thinksoft helps clients realise ‘business ready software’, compress timelines, and reduce software product life cycle costs. In the last 14 years, Thinksoft Global has established a successful track record of handling large independent functional testing assignments. Thinksoft has established a global presence/ footprint in New York, London, Frankfurt, Singapore, Bangalore and Chennai. Thinksoft Global is the Winner of the Deloitte Tech Fast 50 India and Tech Fast 500 AsiaPac – 2006, 2007 and 2008. Thinksoft is ISO 9001:2000 certified for ‘Providing offshore testing and documentation services for the Banking, Financial Services, and Insurance verticals.

For further information, please contact:

Vaidyanathan N
Thinksoft Global Services Limited

Ph: +91 44 4392 3200

Email: vaidyanathan.n@thinksoftglobal.com

Yash Gadodia
Christensen Investor Relations

Ph: +91 22 64522086

Email: ygadodia@christensenir.com

Highlights of the Report:

• 61 candidates out of the 408 candidates analyzed with self declared pending criminal cases against them are contesting the Punjab 2012 Assembly Elections.
• Out of these 61 candidates, 22 candidates have declared serious pending criminal cases such as murder, attempt to murder, kidnapping, robbery etc against them.
• All major parties have given tickets to candidates with pending criminal cases. INC has 23 out of 116 (20%), SAD has 18 out of 93 (19%), BSP has 9 out of 61 (15%), PPP has 7 out of 89
• (8%)candidates analyzed with pending criminal cases.
• A total of 266 candidates out of 408 analyzed i.e. 65% are crorepati. In the Assembly Elections of 2007, a total of 184 candidates out of 462 analyzed (40%) were crorepati.
• Out of 408 candidates analyzed for Punjab Assembly Elections 2012, only 29 (7%) candidates are women; the number of women candidates for INC is 10 out of 116 (9%), for SAD it is 10 out of 83 (12%),for PPP it is 4 out of 89 (4%), for BSP it is 2 out of 61(3%) and for BJP it is 2 out of 21 (10%).
• Education and Age Analysis also attached.
• Toll-free Helpline (1-800-110-440) to help voters to choose honest candidates and SMS
• MYNETA <Pincode > to 56070 or MYNETA <Constituency name> to 56070

Contacts:

1. Jaskirat Singh, E: jaskirats@gmail.com, pew@myneta.info, M:+91-9316084953, T:0161-4685801
2. Anil Bairwal, E: anil@adrindia.org/adr@adrindia.org, M: +91-8010394248 ,  +91 9999310100, T: 011 40817601
3. Jagdeep Chhokar, E: jchhokar@gmail.com, M: +91 9999620944

Ansal API Lucknow finds its amateur team

Bharath Thapar, Raghav Jaggi and Subhash Chandra qualify for Ansal API Lucknow amateur team

Lucknow, 22^nd January, 2012:  Over the weekend, Lucknow Golf Club saw over 100 amateur golfers vie for a place in the Ansal API Lucknow amateur team that will represent the city in India’s richest domestic golf event – the Louis Philippe Cup. With sustained good performances across two days, Bharat Thapar, Raghav Jaggi and Subhash Chandra have booked their berths in the Ansal API Lucknow team that will carry the city’s hopes in the Louis Philippe cup, scheduled to commence on 5^th March, 2012 at the Karnataka Golf Association, Bangalore. The IPL-style event, with its Rs.1.20 crores prize money and city-based teams is expected to change the way fans relate to golf in India.

With competition spread across day 2, it was a test of endurance for the participating golfers. Day 1 ended with a three-way tie between Sanjay Bhasin, Gaurav Agarwal, Arun Verma for the top spot. But day 2 saw some fine performances that changed the leader board.

Bharath Thapar, playing off a handicap of 6 held his nerves over two days of tough golf to emerge victorious with a score of 38 points. Youngster Raghav Jaggi, played off a handicap of 5 and showed great determination in the face of tough competition but narrowly missed the first spot. He finished 1^st runner up with a score of 37 points while veteran golfer Subhash Chandra, with a handicap of 12, turned in a fine performance to secure the last spot on the ANSAL API Lucknow amateur team with a score of 34 points.

The club qualifiers held at the Lucknow Golf Club on the 20th and 21^st January was the only qualifier for the Ansal API Lucknow amateur team, with the top 3 golfers getting a chance to play alongside veteran pro golfers Vijay Kumar and Sanjay Kumar in the Louis Philippe Cup on the 6th and 7th of March for the pro-am trophy. For a young, upcoming golfer like Raghav Jaggi this presents a great opportunity to hone his skills by playing alongside the best golfers of India.

With the Ansal API Lucknow amateur team for Louis Philippe Cup finalized, the team is looking forward to the competition set to commence in March. India’s top stars like former Asian Tour Player of the Year Jyoti Randhawa (Gurgaon), European Tour regular Shiv Kapur (Delhi), two time European Tour winner SSP Chowrasia (Kolkata), two time Asian Tour winner Gaganjeet Bhullar (Chandigarh), 2011 Asian Tour winner Anirban Lahiri (Bangalore) and 2011 Singapore Classic winner Himmat Rai (Gurgaon), current Rolex-PGTI ranking No. 1 Chiragh Kumar (Delhi) have all confirmed participation in the eagerly anticipated event that promises to be a game-changer for golf in India.

Results:

0 – 15 Handicap Category:

Winner: Bharat Thapar (6 Handicap) -                         38 points

1st Runner up:Raghav Jaggi (5 Handicap) -                 37 points

2nd Runner up: Subhash Chandra (12 Handicap) -       34 points

15-24 Handicap Category

Winner: D D Shrivastava (16 Handicap) -           31 points

Runner Up: Arun Mehndiratta (16 Handicap) -    28 points

Ansal API Lucknow Amateur team:

(L-R) Bharat Thapar; Subhash Chandra; Raghav Jaggi.

For further information please contact:

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“I decided to study international relations,” says 24 year old holder of a Masters degree Noemie Lataud, “and I’ve chosen to focus on Chinese language. As a booming economy and changing society, China offers great opportunities to jump-start a career and come back to France with highly valued experience after working in China. I face personal and professional challenges every day while living in China because people and customs offer me so many new and rich experiences over here. This guide book will help me to even more deeply understand how I should prepare my future days in China!”

Knowledge Must invites students as well as professionals to experience one of the most captivating societies in the world and witness one of the oldest, and at the same time most forward-looking, cultures. “In China you can find an increasing amount of outstanding employment opportunities. In order to achieve professional as well as personal satisfaction though, one really needs to prepare for immersing oneself in the complex cultural scenario in China. Our guide book is meant for assisting people in that process”, states Daniel Ratheiser, Managing Director of Knowledge Must.

In addition to offering career guidance and showing up opportunities, this guide features valuable insights ranging from logistics such as visa procedures and accommodation arrangements to cultural background information and inspiration for how to spend one’s leisure time. This publication guides readers to a deeply satisfying experience when coming to China for work.

Guide Overview
· Format: This guide comes as a 158 page A4 PDF (Acrobat Reader required).
· Pricing: It is available to you for free for individual, non-commercial usage.
· Availability: Download your copy of ‘Work in China – A Guide by Knowledge Must’. You are even allowed to copy and share this guide with others.

Objectives of this Guide
Publishing the guide ‘Work in China’, Knowledge Must once more underscores its commitment to contribute decisively to India’s and China’s intercultural relations, the focus of its work. Knowledge Must’s mission is to help bring about a world where people value cultures different from their own, communicate more effectively across cultural boundaries, and are empowered to effect positive change. The Knowledge Must Team sees the world not only as it is, but as it could be, and sees itself as agents of change in that process. This guide is meant to foster cultural exchange between China and other cultures, and contribute to a world based on inclusion and mutual respect.

About Knowledge Must
From its locations in India and China, Knowledge Must assists students, professionals, and organisations to successfully cross cultural boundaries. The organisation features five divisions: Career Must, Language Must, Training Must, Travel Must, and Culture Must, each of them targeted to a specific challenge when moving from one culture to another. Integrated Solutions combine all services into comprehensive packages that are completely customised according to clients’ individual needs. Starting with career counselling, Knowledge Must offers study, internship, volunteer and work experiences, language immersion, culture-specific and process-oriented training, individualised travel arrangements, and intercultural events, in order to fully equip clients to work more effectively across the diversity of Indian and Chinese cultures.

For more information please visit www.knowledge-must.com and contact Mr. Daniel Ratheiser at info@knowledge-must.com or via phone: +86-(0)28-62023260.

There are few, however, who choose to see things differently. While we may look up, down, left and right, there are some, who look forward. These, are the visionaries of today. Envisioning colour where there is grey, with sight that pierces the mists of time, these are people who live outside the box, challenging boundaries and proving once and again, that possibilities, are indeed, limitless. With stories that can shake the very foundation of our being, these men live to change other people and make them realise that their potential is unbounded.

A story is a curious thing. No one knows how they came about or why they’re so popular. However, one thing is clear, their ability to change people. Events happen every day. However, the beauty of it all lies in the perception of the event, not the execution itself. For example, the long and drawn out, so called debate between science and religion. Science provides a logical explanation, yes, but religion touches some inner part of us, somehow giving most people peace of mind. This is the essence of a story.

We live amongst chaos, caught up in the threads of fate, trying to navigate through the twists and turns life throws up. We often have no idea where we are headed or even where we want our destination to be. Purposeless and lost, everything seems pointless. With no idea of what we want, chaos and disorder seem to take over you and you soon become akin to a twig on a river, with no idea where you’re going and with no ability to control that fate.

In such situations, a properly told story acts as a guiding light, seeking to tell you that what seems impossible is in reality, very much possible. A properly story will change your story into a tale to be heard, that inspires masses to emulate it.

From the organisers of the highly successful 2011 version, we present to you,

TEDxBITSGoa 2012

“This is my story”

Carefully selecting a wide spectrum of stories designed to inspire, excite and evoke passion, we present to you a package that guarantees to deliver. Going through the intricacies of technology and innovation, with a man who has worked with the visually impaired, unravelling the mystery behind blind photography, capturing the bloody emotions and scenes of war and getting an absolute first person view of it by experts in the field and then exploring India’s wild and beautiful terrain with one who can who knows every corner of the country, we then add a dash of humour from the writers of ‘The week that wasn’t’. Moving on, we come to the moving tale of the founder of the India development foundation and his lifetimes work with leprosy patients, the woman who has struggled to make the roar of India’s tigers be heard again, the heart moving tale of a musician who has braved all odds to keep his passion for song alive, a man who has seen the bad side of the law and had the tremendous strength of character and willpower to reform himself, a woman who needs no mention, paving the way for women in the Indian police, a man who has given up all the riches he could have had to teach the poor and educate the masses, and a man who has followed his dream, no matter what, to become one of the most followed people in the field of photography today.

All these visionaries have one thing in common. A story that is far from ordinary, one that will make you sit up and listen, a story that will change your very life. This is your chance to live your dream and not dream it, your chance to start becoming the person you want to be, and to realise that your possibilities are indeed, limitless.

Sunday, 12th February 2012, the auditorium, BITS Pilani K K Birla Goa campus.

Be there.

Check out the website for more details: www.tedxbitsgoa.com

Neil Merchant ||+91 8888312764|| neil@tedxbitsgoa.com
PR Head
TEDxBITSGoa

In the opening speech Dr. K.L Chawla, Director, Accurate Institute welcomed all the distinguished guests. Mr. Niraj Malik shared his experience, success and culture of T.C.S with the students of the institute. Mr. Rahul Chatterjee explained the importance of emerging online media and its effects to the students. Dr. Praveen Alok stressed on “IT Act 2000” and said this act as a law should be more strict to control cyber crime. Putting his views Mr. Kuldeep Tyagi said due to financial crisis and supply being more than demand for IT professionals created a gap for the students in getting jobs whereas Mr. Vijay Kumar Gupta said it is not because of financial crisis in IT industry but because of crisis in other industries that has affected IT industry.

Ms. Poonam Sharma, Group Director, Accurate Institute of Management and Technology, Greater Noida thanked all the guests for sharing valuable experiences and thoughts among the students of the institute. Ms. Sharma also thanked Convener Prof. Shiva Sharma, Prof. Pradeep Verma and Seminar Co-ordinator Ms. Supriya Srivastava for successfully completing the seminar.

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The Gold Shield was awarded to the Company by Dr. M. Veerappa Moily, Union Minister for Corporate Affairs, Government of India, at a grand ceremony held on January 06, 2012 in Chennai. Mr. Amit Dahanukar, Chairman & Managing Director and Mr. Lalit Sethi, Chief Financial Officer of Tilaknagar Industries received the award on behalf of the Company.

Commenting on the achievement, Mr. Lalit Sethi, Chief Financial Officer, Tilaknagar Industries Ltd. said, “This award is recognition of the Company’s internal controls and stringent efforts to maintain compliance with the prescribed financial framework while maintaining transparency and accountability through communications to our stakeholders. Winning this award is thus a great testimony to our belief and an endorsement of TI’s commitment towards corporate transparency. We believe it’s not only about designing a strong governance framework, but more importantly about embracing the same to meet our goal of long term sustainable growth, protecting the interests of our shareholders and presenting financial information in an open manner that is beneficial to current and prospective investors. This award further motivates us to continue engaging with our shareholders with regards to our business plans through consistent and timely financial communication.”

The award has been conferred on TI, by the panel of judges, on review of accounting practices adopted by the enterprise in the preparation of financial statements and the policies adopted for disclosure and presentation of financial statements and other information in the annual report. The key factors for selection for the award entailed:-
· Compliance with statutory requirements for preparation and presentation financial statements as per the Companies Act, 1956 and SEBI regulations
· Quality of financial information judged by the qualifications in the auditor’s report, notes to the accounts and compliance with accounting principles by ICAI
· The nature and quality of financial information presented in the annual report factored in key considerations such as adequacy of revenues/expenses details, use and proper cross referencing of schedules, ease of referencing, utilization of charts and graphs, clarity, lucidity and comprehensiveness of the financial statements from an individual/small shareholder’s view point, extent of comparative data in terms of financial highlights & ratios and provision of additional information such as human resource accounting, inflation adjusted accounting, social responsibility etc
· The extent, nature and quality of non-financial information presented which considers the comprehensiveness and adequacy of the Management Discussion and Analysis, employee engagement and development activities, Corporate Social Responsibility, sustainability measures, business philosophy and ethics, corporate governance and its compliance

About ICAI
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) is a statutory body established under the Chartered Accountants Act, 1949 (Act No. XXXVIII of 1949) for the regulation of the profession of Chartered Accountants in India. During its 61 years of existence, ICAI has achieved recognition as a premier accounting body not only in the country but also globally, for its contribution in the fields of education, professional development, maintenance of high accounting, auditing and ethical standards. ICAI now is the second largest accounting body in the whole world.

About Tilaknagar Industries Ltd. (TI)

Tilaknagar Industries Ltd. (BSE: 507205 / NSE: TI) is one of the renowned Indian Made Foreign Liquor players (including whisky, brandy, gin, rum and vodka) with presence across India. The Company manufactures markets and sells more than 40 brands across all price points. TI’s subsidiaries are Prag Distillery (P) Ltd, Vahni Distilleries Private Limited, Kesarval Springs Distillers Pvt. Ltd and Punjab Expo Breveries Private Limited. The Company exports its products to Western Africa, the Middle East, the Far East and Caribbean countries.

For further information, please visit www.tilind.com:

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The funding will be used to strengthen its R&D activities and expand marketing operations, to fuel growth. Further, after establishing its presence in India and Indonesia, Knowlarity now plans to extend to other international markets.

“SMEs in India are actively looking for the products we offer- SuperReceptionist – the hosted office PBX allows an SME to have PBX without having to buy messy hardware in the office and Superfax – a fax to email service allows an SME to receive faxes in email. Knowlarity taps into this market to develop many innovative, inexpensive and hosted telephony based business products that are aimed specifically at SMEs,” said Ambarish Gupta, co-founder, Knowlarity.

“Knowlarity has set benchmarks in telephony by providing hosted IVR services for a range of Indian enterprises with 99.9% reliability,” said Pallav Pandey, co-founder, Knowlarity. “We provide user friendly technology, enabling a customer to sign up online for a free demo for couple of days and purchase after using it“

Mohit Bhatnagar, managing director, Sequoia Capital said, “Knowlarity best represents the new wave of Indian Telecom 2.0 companies that are going to change the way people communicate in our Country. Cloud Telephony-based services in India are at an early stage and Knowlarity, has been able to build aggressive leadershipin this space.”

Knowlarity’s product range includes SuperFax, SuperReceptionist, SuperConference and SuperCaller. For larger enterprises the company is providing hosted IVR solutions integrated with their existing IT Systems. The company also powers services for social projects such as m-Governance for Mid Day Meal scheme.

About Sequoia Capital
Sequoia Capital currently manages funds capitalized at close to US $1.4 billion and invests across venture, growth and late stage opportunities in India. It takes a long term view on investments and plays the role of an active, value added partner to entrepreneurs, business families and management teams. Over the last 10 years, Sequoia Capital has invested in more than 50 Indian companies including Café Coffee Day, Comviva, Fashion & You, Idea Cellular, Just Dial, Manappuram Finance, Paras, Quick Heal, Micromax, Via and Vasan Health Care. Sequoia Capital operates out of offices in Bangalore, Mumbai and New Delhi.
Globally, Sequoia Capital has an unparalleled track record of partnering with entrepreneurs to create global market leaders. Sequoia Capital has been an early investor in companies such as Google, Cisco, Yahoo, YouTube, Oracle, Apple, Zappos, Dropbox, and LinkedIn. Sequoia Capital maintains dedicated teams in US, China, India and Israel.
For more information, please visit: www.sequoiacap.com/india

About Knowlarity
Knowlarity is the pioneer of cloud telephony based solutions in India. The company developed a distributed and extensive telephony platform that utilizes and combines the calling capacity of each cluster on demand to serve high volume requirements for any of its telephony products and services.
Knowlarity started in early 2009 with a vision to enable SMEs in India with productivity telephony solutions. The company has since then launched products that have been sold in wide range of sectors from the SME industry. Knowlarity is focused to deliver simple and useful telephony products that can help businesses to improve their bottom-line.

January 18th 2012 – Vishal Misal, a 24 year old Masters graduate who came over from India to study at the University of Nottingham on a scholarship, is living his business dream and hiring his hero, Sir Richard Branson, as a keynote speaker for what has been dubbed “The UK’s Biggest Business Event” – Business 2012.

Having been awarded a distinction for his Masters in International Business, Vishal immediately set up events company Blak Pearl Ltd from a small office on the University of Nottingham Innovation Park (before he relocated the business to Bristol in 2011).

Working tirelessly for 18 months, Vishal launched his breakthrough event ILSG 2010, featuring U.S. sales guru Brian Tracy and UK entrepreneur Karren Brady, which placed him firmly on the promotional map.

Now, Vishal has done what his hero Sir Richard Branson has always inspired him to do, think big. So he has, hiring Sir Richard himself to be the cornerstone of his hugely ambitious Business 2012 project, which runs from the 18th-20th March at the O2 in London.

Business 2012 is free to attend, with over 600 workshops, seminars and exhibitors available to learn from and speak to, for anyone serious about setting up or developing their business.

Speaking about the decision to hire Sir Richard Branson, Vishal said:

“I’m sure you can imagine just how proud I am to even be mentioned in the same sentence as Sir Richard. He has inspired me and countless other entrepreneurs across the world to get started in business and to shoot for the stars. As soon as we completed our first major event (ILSG 2010), the team and I began planning for an even bigger one and we knew that there was only one person that we wanted to work with.

“There are so many people out there that crave the opportunity to release the huge potential within their businesses and in turn within themselves and we want to help them to do that through Business 2012. With Sir Richard confirmed as our keynote speaker I am 100% confident we can do just that.”

Speaking about Business 2012, Sir Richard Branson said:
“I can confirm that I will be at Business 2012, being interviewed live on stage and answering questions and tweets. No one has a monopoly on good ideas and events like this can open the door to greater connections and business opportunities: something we all need during these challenging times.”

“I hope the audience will be full of people who run their own businesses, hopefully together, we can come up with some ideas to make our businesses even stronger than they are today.”

To register for your free ticket to Business 2012 visit www.business2012.com

Notes to the editor

ABOUT VISHAL MISAL
Vishal was born in India in small town called Bhoom in 1987 – he’s just turned 24.
He is the eldest son and role model for his siblings and cousins who look up to him for guidance and support. Vishal’s courage and motivation inspires them to achieve their own personal goals.
His father had a successful business that provided Vishal with a good standard of education, however years later, the business collapsed. The foundation of the family business inspired Vishal to develop his own entrepreneurial spirit and goals.

Vishal studied English literature and quickly proved himself by completing a BA Honours in English Literature at the age of 19 and going on to win a scholarship from the Indian Government to the study his masters degree in International Business in the UK at Nottingham University. Vishal passed with distinction. Vishal achieved all these academic qualifications despite suffering from dyscalculia [a learning disability in mathematics].
Although being offered a position at KPMG, Vishal followed his entrepreneurial dreams and formed Blak Pearl Ltd in 2009: an events company with the ambition to bring visionary people to the UK in order to motivate, inspire and promote entrepreneurship.
Business 2012 at The 02 is all about business sustainability and growth for business owners from SME’s to mid-market businesses. Our next event is scheduled for November this year and is ‘Entrepreneurs 2012’ – which is for everyone who wants to be an entrepreneur and to help people get into work, whether it’s starting a business of their own, or working for a company who is looking to employ people with an entrepreneurial spirit

About Blak Pearl
Business 2012 is being organised by Blak Pearl Ltd set up in 2009 based in Kestrel Court, Harbour Road, Portishead, Bristol BS20 7AN. Blak Pearl is a specialist business event company founded by Managing Director, Vishal Misal. Vishal is a successful Indian entrepreneur with a proven track record in sales and event provision, gained in the Business to Business and Health Food sectors with a career strengthened by an MSc (distinction) in International Business. He was nominated for the Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award in 2010.

Business 2012 headline sponsors are Regus and BlackBerry. A further press release will be issued in regards to their involvement.

About Virgin Group
Virgin is a leading international investment group and one of the world’s most recognised and respected brands. Conceived in 1970 by Sir Richard Branson, the Virgin Group has gone on to grow successful businesses in sectors ranging from mobile telephony, travel, financial services, leisure, music, holidays and health & wellness. Virgin has created more than 400 branded companies worldwide and employs approximately 43,000 people, in 29 countries. Global branded revenues of £13bn ($21bn).

Media Contacts:
Greg Simpson,
Email: greg[at]pressforattention[dot]com
Tel: 07791 855 938

Katie Moore,
Email: Katie.moore[at]blakpearl.com
Tel: 07554 743 446 / 01275 390 499

Mumbai, January 18, 2012 :

Sonata Software, a leading Indian Technology Solutions Company, today announced the appointment of Sohrab Kakalia as Chief Sales & Commercial Officer. In this role, Sohrab’s mandate is to drive hyper growth across Sonata enterprise. He will lead new business sales and account management globally, select existing key accounts, and the global Marketing function. Sohrab will be based in Fremont, California.

Announcing the appointment of Sohrab, Sanjay Viswanathan, Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director, Sonata Software Limited said, “We are beginning to see growth opportunities across North America, Europe and Middle East. This makes it the perfect time to welcome a growth leader. I’m extremely pleased to have Sohrab join my Executive Leadership as our Chief Sales & Commercial Officer. He is a recognized growth leader and has built world class business franchises for Infosys and PSI Bull. Sohrab’s wide industry experience and deep C-level relationships will be a major asset to Sonata which is now poised for solid growth”.
Sohrab brings with him more than 25 years of industry experience. Prior to Sonata, he led the Technology Consulting practice globally at Infosys which covered architecture, digital strategy (portal, commerce, and security), Retail, High performance computing and BI/Analytics. Previously, at PSI Data Sytems, Sohrab started as hardware, VLSI engineer in process control and automation and rapidly built businesses around Oil and Gas, Satellite and Space and telecom.
On his appointment, Sohrab Kakalia stated, “I am delighted to join the management team at Sonata. The company’s current focus is to drive growth, achievement and prosperity. I will be closely working with the leadership and various business teams at Sonata to achieve these objectives.”

A B-Tech in Computer Science from Mumbai University, Sohrab also successfully completed an Executive Management Certificate course from Harvard Business School.

About Sonata Software Limited

Sonata Software (www.sonata-software.com), headquartered in Bangalore, India, is a leading Indian Technology Solutions Company. Sonata’s customers are located across the US, Europe, Middle East and the Asia-Pacific region. Its key service lines include Microsoft Services, Emerging Technologies (Mobility and Cloud), Business Intelligence and Analytics, IP/Domain led services, Testing, Enterprise Solutions Open Source/ Java and Remote Infrastructure Management. As per the industry rankings released by NASSCOM for FY 2009-10, Sonata Software figured among the Top 20 IT Software Services Exporters in India for the third consecutive year. Sonata has been recognized for its excellence in providing Software/ISV R&D and Cloud Computing Services to global customers by Zinnov Management Consulting Pvt. Ltd. Sonata features both under the Software/ISV as well as Cloud Computing verticals in Zinnov’s “Execution Zone”.

Sonata’s subsidiaries and affiliates include (1) TUI InfoTec – Sonata’s Joint Venture with TUI, Europe’s largest tourism group, (2) Sonata North America Inc (formerly Offshore Digital Services Inc) – Sonata’s arm in the US, which provides development and consulting services to clients, using an Onsite-Offshore Delivery Model, (3) Sonata Software FZ LLC – Sonata’s fully-owned subsidiary that provides value-based IT solutions to customers in the Middle East, (4) Sonata Software (Qatar) WLL – Sonata’s Joint Venture with Mohammad Nasser Abdullah Al MISNAD and (5) Sonata Information Technology Limited, which is a premier software services and product distribution company with India-focused business operations.
For further information, please contact:

Swati Sengupta
Sonata Software Limited
A.P.S. Trust Building,
Bull Temple Road, N.R. Colony
Basavanagudi,
Bangalore 560019, India
Tel : +91 80 30971999

Future ICT Priorities for India Released in Trend Study by Synchroniser

Synchroniser report goes to the Department of IT, Government of India and the European Commission providing an actionable roadmap for policy coordination & alignment to promote joint ICT research and innovation

BANGALORE, India – January 11, 2012  

  

SYNCHRONISER, a project sponsored by the European Commission (EC) under Framework Programme 7 (FP7), and supported by the Ministry of Information and Communication Technologies (MCIT), Government of India, today organised a Panel Discussion titled “Future ICT Priorities for India” at India’s IT capital, Bangalore. The outcome of this high powered panel discussion on future ICT priorities of India is incorporated in the report titled “Trend study on India’s R&D Focus in the ICT Domain in the next ten years”. This report will be submitted to the Dept of IT, Government of India and the European Commission providing an actionable roadmap for policy coordination and alignment to promote joint ICT research and innovation.

 

Explaining the importance of identification of priorities and the role played by SYNCHRONISER, Ms Katja Legisa, Project Manager of EU projects in India said, “To predict what a country will do in the near future is a big challenge. Nevertheless, given the growing importance of the ICT in India and world across, internalization of the ICT activity and collaboration between countries in this domain is becoming essential. For reaching this objective, identification and agreement of ICT priorities, first within each country and then between cooperating countries, is the first stepping stone.”

 

SYNCHRONISER project partner from the Indian Institute of Science, Dr Mary Mathew, Associate Professor at the Department of Management Studies conducted a survey by interviewing 30 ICT visionaries from across India and analyzed the data gathered from these interviews using the Delphi Method. Dr Mathew presented the result of her analysis and also moderated the panel session. This interactive brainstorming discussion brought consensus on the future ICT research priorities for India recommended by the visionaries in the survey.

 

Speaking at the occasion Ms Mary Mathew said, “Two areas of focus emerged from our dialogues with the visionary sample. First, were Core Information and Communciation Technologies, including Internet access, embedded systems, sensors, cloud computing, for example, and second were technologies related to sectors, the first sector of focus being ICT for health care followed by ICT for energy.”

 

The objective of SYNCHRONISER is to contribute to the EU-India policy dialogue in the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) domain for better policy coordination and enhanced collaborative research activities. This objective is being realized by providing recommendations on future joint ICT research priority areas and identifying long term research priorities for India that will be matched with the EU priorities.

 

SYNCHRONISER project partner EIRC Consulting, Bangalore co-organised this Panel Discussion as part of the project with Bangalore Chamber of Industry and Commerce (BCIC), under the aegis of IT & ITES Expert Committee during their one day Seminar on Industry Academia Connect named ‘SAM – VRIDDHI : Partnering for Progress’.

 

To know more about SYNCHRONISER, please visit http://synchroniser.org/

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“Two areas of focus emerged from our dialogues with the visionary sample. First, were Core Information and Communciation Technologies, including Internet access, embedded systems, sensors, cloud computing, for example, and second were technologies related to sectors, the first sector of focus being ICT for health care followed by ICT for energy.”

~Ms Mary Mathew

 

“To predict what a country will do in the near future is a big challenge. Nevertheless, given the growing importance of the ICT in India and world across, internalization of the ICT activity and collaboration between countries in this domain is becoming essential. For reaching this objective, identification and agreement of ICT priorities, first within each country and then between cooperating countries, is the first stepping stone.”

~Ms Katja Legisa, Project Manager of EU projects

On the occasion, Mr. Kirti Azad, said, “Achieving excellence in providing services has been a highly underrated concept in our country for years. With globalization, things started to change, for good. This unique initiative from Time Research Media to recognize businesses and professionals for Service Excellence is indeed the boost that such organizations and individuals require to help them evolve as true challengers to global brands. Your dedication towards customer satisfaction makes you truly deserving for Service Excellence Awards. I sincerely wish the very best of success to all the winners and hope to see them achieve greater heights in the years to come!”

According to Mr. P K Chaudhary- Vice President, Time Research Media Private Limited, “The winners have exemplified Service Excellence amongst their peers in respective industries and regions. Almost all the winners scored extremely well in our study due to their dedication to customer satisfaction and best business practices. We hope that other players in the industry and region will try to emulate their success story and give them tough competition next year.”

It was organized to felicitate Delhi/NCR’s leading service organizations and professionals, who have displayed exemplary excellence as service providers in their respective fields. The awards were based on a comprehensive market research study and opinion surveys conducted by Time Research Media, one of the top market research agencies in India.

Mr. Kirti Azad gave away the award certificates to the winners, which included prominent doctors, service companies and professionals including ADIVA Aesthetic (Aesthetic Surgeries Clinic), Dr. Seema Singh (Dietician), Dr. Deepak Surya (Sports Physiotherapist), Dr. Praveen Gupta (Neurologist), Dr. Mandeep Singh (Cosmetic Plastic Surgeon), WILDNET Technologies (Search Engine Optimization Company), Dr. M. S. Rawat (Surgeon Specialist), Dr. Rohit Batra (Dermatologist), Apheta Institute Of Clinical Research (Clinical Research Institute), Pikwik Restaurant (Restaurant), Dr. Nikhil Sinha (Dentist), Dr. Shweta Mittal Gupta (Infertility & Ivf), Dr Anil Gomber (Physician Diabetologist), Dr. G.K. Agarwal (Orthopedic Surgeon), Dr. Badrinath Prathi (Sports Physiotherapist), Healing Hands Physiotherapy Clinic (Physiotherapy Clinic), Le Chef Restobar (North Indian & Chinese Restaurant), Nitin Ahuja (Architect), Dr. Rajesh Pal (Physiotherapist), Dr. Rajesh Verma (Orthopedic Spine Specialist), Network Bulls (Network Security Training Institute), Dr. Sanjay Agarwal (Root Canal Treatment Specialist), Dr. P. Bhasin Path labs (Path Labs), Learner’s Castle (Play School), Neeraj Mishra (Occupational Therapist), Chao Bella (Specialty Cuisine Restaurant) And Smile Craft (Dental Clinic).

Time Research Media Service Excellence Awards were given away to business organizations and professionals in various states annually based on their service quality, leadership position in the industry, dedication to customer satisfaction, positive entrepreneurial initiatives, exemplary business practices, feedback from the end customers and the industry and business growth. Time Research Media collects the inputs from end consumers in different segments regarding their satisfaction level from products and services being offered by the different brands and professionals in different geographical locations across different states.

Speaking on the occasion of winning the awards, BM Munjal, Chairman of the Hero Group said, Vicky.in team is doing a wonderful job with these Auto Expo awards. So far there is no parameter for the companies, who are displaying their products at the Auto Expo, to know where they stand, in comparison to others. We are proud that Hero Ignitor has won the Vicky.in People’s choice “Best Bike at Auto Expo 2012″ award.”

Hyundai Motor India (HMIL) Director (Sales and Marketing) Arvind Saxena said, we are very delighted to get the Vicky.in People’s choice “Best Unveiling at Auto Expo 2012″ award for the new Sonata. The award has made us even more proud of the Sonata.”

Karthick Annamalai, Co-founder of Vicky.in said, “2011 was not a favourite year for car and bike manufacturers, yet they turned out with spirit and shown some incredible automotives at 2012 Auto Expo. It was difficult to sort through all, but Vicky.in has chosen the best among them. With these awards, customer have conveyed Auto Expo is not meant to witness the new launches but for planning their future cars and bikes”

List of winners under various categories:

1) Best Debut at Auto Expo 2012 – Renault Pulse
2) Best Unveiling at Auto Expo 2012 – Hyundai Sonata
3) Best Four Wheeler Stall at Auto Expo 2012 – Audi
4) Best Bike at Auto Expo 2012 – Hero Ignitor
5) Best Scooter at Auto Expo 2012 – Suzuki Swish
6) Best Two wheeler Concept at Auto Expo 2012 – Yamaha Ray
7) Best Two wheeler Stall at Auto Expo 2012 – Royal Enfield

Lucky customers who guessed the winners right at Vicky.in People’s choice awards received exclusive gifts from Vicky.in. Vicky.in People’s choice Auto Expo Awardees were crowned at 2012 Auto Expo in Delhi.

Other recipients of Vicky.in People’s choice awards include -

Mr. Rajiv Mitra (Head – Corporate Communications,Renault India),
Mr.Atul Gupta (Vice President – Sales & mktg at Suzuki Motorcycle India),
Mr. Daiji Matsuoka (Head – Marketing & Communication Yamaha India)
Mr. Sachin Chauhan (Deputy GM – Marketing, Royal Enfield)

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About Vicky.in

Vicky.in (www.vicky.in) is India’s popular online destination for buying new cars and bikes. Vicky.in which offers complete buying experience reaches over 4 million Indians customers every month. Vicky.in/shopping launched in 2011 is already the India’s No1 E-Commerce Store for automotive accessories. Vicky.in is the online partner for many manufacturers including Bajaj Auto to sell their merchandises. Vicky.in is owned by Annap Interactive Solutions Pvt Ltd which also runs 600024.com (Leading Tamil Entertainment cum E-Commerce Portal) & CellBharat.com (Mobile Price Comparison Portal)

About 2012 Auto Expo

The 11th Auto Expo 2012, jointly organized by Automotive Component Manufacturers Association (ACMA), Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM), is scheduled from 5-11 January 2012 at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi, India. The Auto Expo 2012 is the biggest platform of the India automobile industry, covering over 1, 15,000 square meters. Around 1500 participants from 24 countries are taking part in the show with a massive surge of overseas participation and a strong presence of Indian manufacturers.

For more Information, visit www.vicky.in

Media contact:
karthi@vicky.in,
+91-9894783970

The following corrections and improvements have been made in Mobile Trader v2.0 for Android:

* Technical indicators implemented;
* Drawing objects implemented (Trend lines, Fibonacci Retracement and others);
* New behavior of account summary panel in the open orders window;
* Minor bugs fixed;
* Supported languages: English, Russian, Arabic, Chinese traditional and simplified, Greek, Turkish, Dutch, Spanish, Italian, French, Portuguese, Japanese, German, Polish.

The minimum Android OS version requirements are still the same. Android OS 2.1 and higher.

Update is available for download on our website.

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Gurgaon, January 11, 2012 – Brands Academy, one of India’s leading brand management and consulting companies, organized Business & Service Excellence Awards Ceremony to felicitate North India’s leading service organizations and professionals, who have displayed exemplary excellence in their respective fields. The awards were based on a comprehensive market research study and opinion surveys conducted by BIG Brands Research, one of the top market research agencies in India. Dr. Shashi Tharoor, a renowned author, human rights activist and a Member of Indian Parliament, was the chief guest at the gala ceremony and was accompanied by his wife Mrs. Sunanda Pushkar Tharoor. Dr. Tharoor gave away the award certificates to the winners, which included prominent doctors, professionals, education institutes and technology, products and service companies. The winners included Gurgaon based Gurgaon IAS Academy (IAS Coaching Institute), Networkers Guru (CISCO Training Institute), Stoma Dentals (Most Preferred Dental Clinic), Dr. Praveen Gupta (Neurologist), Dr. Ashish Pitale (Laparoscopic Surgeon), Dihika Living Wisdom School (Preparatory School), Skin N Smiles (Skin Clinic), Dr. Rajesh Verma (Spine Surgeon), Interact Consultants (Architectural Firm), Dr. Anil Sharma (Orthodontist), Sheela Seharawat (Dietician), Excelsior American School (Day Boarding International School), Karnal based The Brainhub Technologies (Software Application & Website Development) and Ambala based Jai Polytechnic (Polytechnic). Other prominent winners from the NCR included Toshi Automatic Systems (Automation Solutions & Services), Team Communication Solution (Healthcare PR Agency), Modi’s 32 Facts (Dental & Prosthodontic Clinic), Jay Ess World Travels (Tour & Travel Operators), Berco’s (Chinese Restaurant), Gola Southend (Multi Cuisine Restaurant), Gola Sizzlers (Sizzlers Restaurant), Ultimate Tactical & Combat (Security Training Company) and LeewayHertz Technologies (Mobile Applications Development Company). The award ceremony was punctuated with scintillating dance performances by New Delhi’s best Western Dance Academy, ZipOut.

On the occasion, Mr. Shashi Tharoor, said, “Customer satisfaction is the primary goal for any organization or professional. The unique initiative from Brands Academy to recognize businesses and professionals for achieving excellence in their respective fields is sure to boost their commitment and help them evolve as true challengers to global brands coming to India. Needless to say, your dedication towards customer satisfaction makes you truly deserving for the Business & Service Excellence Awards. I sincerely wish the very best of success to all the winners and hope to see you all achieve even higher standards in the years to come!”

The Business & Service Excellence Awards are given away by Brands Academy to diverse organizations and professionals from various states annually on the basis of their product and service quality, pricing and marketing strategies and initiatives, leadership position in the industry or market segment, dedication to customer satisfaction, entrepreneurial initiatives, exemplary business practices, feedback from the end customers and the industry and business growth. Big Brands Research continually collects inputs from end consumers in different segments regarding their satisfaction levels from products and services being offered by the different brands and professionals in different geographical locations across different states in the country.

The company conducted the research study and opinion surveys in many key cities in North India over a period of 5 months with more than 50 field executives collecting the data from across different states. The primary objectives of this comprehensive study were to identify and recognize product and service excellence, associated innovations and best practices that lead to exemplary performance and to highlight the importance of pursuing customer satisfaction in today’s competitive and ever-evolving business environment.

According to Mr. Sanjay Kumar, Vice President – Marketing, Big Brands Research Pvt. Ltd., “The winners have demonstrated absolute dedication to customer satisfaction while ensuring profitability and viability for their businesses or professions. This, in today’s uncertain economic scenario, is a tremendous achievement for any organization or professional! The winners have risen above their peers in their respective industries, market segments and geographical regions. We hope that their competitors will try to emulate their success stories and give them tough competition next year.”

Research Methodology
Identification of the key brands and professionals in a particular category and geographical zone and inviting them for participation in the market research. Over 1700 business entities and professionals spread across the different cities in Karnataka were invited to participate in the market research study in different categories and zones depending upon their location and focus of their business. Over 450 of the participants made to the next stage after the initial screenings of the nominations.
Collection of data from the participating brands and professionals about their services, infrastructure, Annual Growth of business, etc.
Gauging the popularity and perception of the participants amongst the end consumers through opinion surveys. Over 8100 completely filled up forms were received with feedback on different participants. This stage was focused on gathering insights into the brand equity, customer feedback, media visibility and feedback from the industry.
Physical survey of the premises of all the participants for collection and verification of data gathered wherever required
Grading the participants on different criteria based on data/feedback/opinion scores

“The growing popularity of the Business & Service Excellence Awards is a testimony to the fact that they have emerged as the most authentic indicators of the ability of the participants to consistently deliver customer satisfaction and delight, which are crucial for success of their business operations,” concluded Mr. Kumar.

About Brands Academy Pvt. Ltd.
Brands Academy is one of the top brand management consultancies in India that offers a plethora of branding services including design and development of brand strategy and brand architecture, brand name development, market research and implementation of brand positioning and brand repositioning campaigns to corporate, start-ups and NGOs. Brands Academy’s extensive experience in corporate branding extends into several industries spanning both consumer and business to business (B2B) domains. Brands Academy has a client list of over 70 companies and a portfolio of over 120 brands. As one of the leading branding companies in India, Brands Academy team has the requisite hands-on experience in development and management of brands that are successful and leaders in their own segments. For more information, please log on to www.brandsacademy.org

About BIG Brands Research Pvt. Ltd.
BIG Brands Research Pvt. Ltd. is one of the leading market research companies in India providing cutting edge marketing research and brand promotion services to business organizations of all sizes. Its mission is to provide its customers with valid, reliable, and actionable information so that they can make informed business decisions. The company has clients both from public as well as private sector. Apart from in-house research projects on various industry segments, BIG Research specializes in undertaking customized research projects specially commissioned to unveil crucial business insights as per the specific requirements of its clients. For more information, please log on to www.bigresearch.in

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