Under the terms of the agreement, BSV will develop and manufacture the product for marketing by Actavis in Europe, Australia, South Africa and Turkey. The financial details of the agreement are not disclosed.

Actavis, one of the world’s leading generic pharmaceutical companies, will obtain its marketing authorizations based on BSV’s dossier which will be licensed to Actavis on an exclusive basis and will source all of its product requirements exclusively from BSV.

The product is a sterile lyophilized injectable product, presenting significant technological and regulatory challenges. The total worldwide sales of the product are close to USD 300 million. BSV and Actavis will be working closely together to obtain the marketing authorization in Europe and other countries.

This arrangement is a result of the business model that BSV has focused on building in the recent past and is a significant collaboration after its tie up with a leading Indian pharma company for its novel oncology product. BSV has allocated substantial resources towards the research and development of pharmaceutical products in the areas of Novel Drug Delivery, Biotechnology and Biologicals. BSV has an exciting pipeline of novel products and “difficult generics” and is in discussions with potential partners for commercialization of these products. The novel products include certain New Biological Entities and Novel Drug Delivery systems. These products would be the ‘first time’ in the world and the patents for these products will belong to BSV. The anti-infective product is from the drug delivery research and comes under the category of difficult generics. BSV is seeking various partnering models including licensing, co-development, etc. to commercialize its products.

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With reference to the articlein the Economic Timesdated 9th Septemberwe herebystate that Marico has not reverted to any stoppage of supplies to Subhiksha. Marico continues to supply to Subhikshaand enjoys a healthy business relationship with the account.
S.Subramanian, Head - Modern Trade, Marico

This is to inform you that we have no issue regarding payment or supplies with subhiksha.
Ankit Garg, Regional Manager, Emami Ltd.

Further to the article in ET we wish to let you know that ITC has not gone to the press and neither wishes to stop supplies to you. We value our relationship and would like to work with you to grow our business further.
Karunesh, National sales manager, ITC Ltd

Subhiksha is a very valued customer of Dabur, We enjoy excellent business relations with it and we continue to supply stocks to Subhiksha. We expect a substantial increase in business with Subhiksha with the festival season ahead.
Sitaram, Chief Operating Officer, Dabur India Ltd

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M6 Studio, an animation production subsidiary of M6, the second largest private French broadcaster has decided to use this iconic image for television animation production with DQE & Method Animation as a tripartite co-production. DQE, Method Animation and Luxanimation will be exclusively executing the animated production of this tripartite animated series.

Head of children's programs at M6 and Deputy Manager of M6 Studio, Natalie Altmann said:

“Adapting Little Nick, the masterpiece of René Goscinny and Jean-Jacques Sempé, for the small screen represents quite a challenge. The dialogue and humour of Goscinny,the father of Asterix, are so unique and subtle and the graphic talent of Sempé is so sensitive, that we needed to surrender ourselves with the best artistic teams in the animation industry. The association of Method Animation and DQE on this great project is, for me, the best possible choice. Together with the financial and commercial support

of the M6 group, we have all the elements to make of Little Nick not only a commercial success but a creative breakthrough in the arena of animated series for television."

Aton Soumache, Chairman of Method Animation said:

“We are really proud to do the animated adaptation of this iconic brand Little Nick across three generations. The Goscinny family has trusted M6 Studio and us to adapt Little Nick for animated story telling and we will do justice to this trust.”

Tapaas Chakravarti, Chairman and CEO of DQ Entertainment said:

“We are delighted to be associated with this production alongside M6 Studio & Method Animation, France. 2009 will mark the 50th Anniversary of Little Nick and we feel honoured to be involved in this animated project and celebrating the legacy of this iconic cartoon.”

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About DQ Entertainment:

DQ Entertainment (DQE) is the leading producers of Animation for Feature Film, TV Series, Home Video, Games Art and Visual Effects (VFX) for global TV series, Feature Films, DTH Videos, including online, mobile and Next-Gen Console Game Art and in-game animation.

The Groups client base spans across various continents and includes large production companies like Walt Disney Television Animation - USA, Nickelodeon Animation Studios Inc. - USA, Electronic Arts – UK, Canada, Method Films – France, Marvel - USA, American Greetings - USA, NBC-Universal - USA, BBC - UK, Mattel - USA, Take 2Interactive - USA and others.

DQE is listed on the AIM market of London Stock Exchange and the group's production facilities are based out of India & in Manila, Philippines while the creative & sales offices are located in USA, France & Japan. DQE's largest facilities in India are in Hyderabad spread over 10 locations while the other facilities are Kolkata, Chennai & Mumbai with the manpower over 3400+ and adding over 1000 shortly, making it the largest group in this domain.

DQE's expertise in quality planning & strong production management has earned a DNV ISO 9001 certification, by Det Norske Veritas (DNV), Netherlands.

M6 Studio (France):

M6 Studio is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the French broadcaster M6. Dedicated to the production of animated features and series, M6 Studio has produced the latest animated Asterix movie “Asterix and the Vikings”, released in 2006, that enjoyed much success in France and abroad. M6 is a diversified group, including other channels like W9 or Paris-Première, a distribution arm (SND), as well as many other commercial entities from internet to home shopping and sports. Part of the RTL Group, M6 is known for its strong orientation towards the young and is a leading innovator in French broadcasting.

Method Animation SA (France):

Method Animation is a leading European and multi award winninganimation concept and content creation company, which produces content for a number of international broadcasters including Nickelodeo, BBC, ITV, France 2, France 3,M6, ABC Australia, etc. Method Animation has produced severall well known TV series, created in house and co-produced with DQ Entertainment, including skyland, Les Gnoufs, Mikido, and has rejuvenated international brands such as Iron Man in co-production with Marvel Entertainment and DQ Entertainment.

He further elaborated that, “Each audit will take in 4-6 weeks and we will be doing 33 audits in one year. The total cost of the project is Rs.38 lakh and Electrical energy savings will be to the tune of 5 to 10% of total energy bill after the audit”.

MITCON, a 25 year old consultancy organization promoted by financial institutions, banks and state organizations acts as a bureau of energy efficiency (BEE) approved energy auditor and has completed over 400 energy audits in India, Spain, Belgium and Seychelles. MITCON intends to orient REL’s customers in the areas of energy efficiency improvement, leading to reduction in electricity consumption and their cost of bills.

In the present scenario, such initiatives are needed to reduce electricity shortages and pollution.

“The carbon market, which is growing at a fast pace in India and is estimated to be of USD 5 billion, has started to show its fruitful outcome for some industries. In the past few months, 62 Indian projects have received Rs. 29 crores with MITCON’s assistance, of which 32 projects were from Maharashtra”, Informed Mr. Deepak Zale, Executive Vice President, energy and carbon services, MITCON Pune.

Some of the companies that have received carbon credits include, Tata Motors Ltd., (about Rs.1524 lakh) Vanaz Engineers, (about Rs.18 lakh) Mahalakxmi Constructions (about Rs.35 lakh) , Alkyl Amines, (about Rs. 61 lakh) Saroj group of Industries (about Rs.100 lakh), RDS Constructions (about Rs.35 lakh) Mayura Steels, (about Rs. 31 lakh) etc. Apart from these, leading lenders of the Indian economy including State Bank of India, ICICI Bank, IDBI Bank, HDFC Bank have signed MOUs with MITCON for providing carbon credit services to their borrowers; this itself gives a kind of testimony of MITCON’s success.

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ABOUT MITCON CONSULTANCY SERVICES LTD.

MITCON Consultancy Services Ltd, a Pune based consultancy organization provides complete solutions to develop a project that has the potential to earn carbon credits. MITCON also assists in the registration of the project with UNFCCC as well as in identifying buyers from the developed countries. Some of the companies that have received carbon credits include, Tata Motors Ltd, Ghodawat Industries, Vanaz Engineers, Alkyl Amines, Saroj group of Industries, Mahalakxmi Constructions Mayura Steels, Universal Starch, Hindustan Distilleries, Unique Sugars Ltd. MITCON is also engaged with several companies including, VRL Logistics, IPCA, Sterlite Industries, WMI cranes, Rajmal Lakhichand Jewelers, Ranka Jewelers, Asahi Glass etc for acquiring carbon credits.

There is a tremendous potential for the Indian industries to expand its monetary inflow through the use of environmental friendly technologies. With the proper guidance even a small-scale company has the potential to earn a huge sum.

Mehrasons will be the 22nd company to announce their franchise plans in the gems and jewelry segment. The Indian Retail industry is in a state of flux. The share of organized retail at present is only 3% of the total market and is expected to go up to 10% by the year 2015. In the days to come, traditional retailers in most industries will face intense competition. They will need to come up with alternatives for survival and growth. Indian jewellery market with a size of Rs.70,000 crore is also undergoing changes.

He stated that it has got a premium positioning and will cater to customers who prefer contemporary designs in diamond jewelry. The company has also taken the franchise route for expansion across the country and is scouting for the franchising partners to expand their footprints all over.

Mehra said, "The targeted states for the first phase of expansion include Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu."

"The new retail format will be the company's first distinctive jewelry format which will specialize in just diamonds and diamond jewelry. It will cater to the latent demand for versatile, au courant pieces of Indian jewelry which appeal to all age brackets," he mentioned.

Mehra affirmed, 'Introducing a new retail format for diamond jewelry was a natural progression for Mehrasons Jewellers. We wanted to demarcate and segregated our diamond division in order to draw focus to the product offerings," and added, "Our research indicates that there is a demand specific to contemporary diamond jewelry. In order to bridge this need gap and provide customers easy access to what they want we have introduced Just Diamond, which will specialize in diamond jewelry."

As per the Franchising Association of India, Official Franchise Directory, There are around 21 franchise brands in this lifestyle. Some of the prominent brands in this space are Sangini Diamonds, Tara and Just in Vogue. For more information on jewelry brands please visit http://www.franchisebusiness.in/Franchises/Jewellery. The jewelry market will pose healthy growth in this financial year based on increased consumer spending and the migration from the local jewelers to more lifestyle, fashion statement options.

As India’s jewellery market matures, it is expected to get more organized and the share of family jeweller is expected to come down.

Franchising Association of India is the only professionally run and recognised trade body fostering the healthy growth of franchising activity and entrepreneurship in the country.

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The Franchising Association of India is a Membership Organisation of Franchisors, Franchisees, Vendors, Consultants, Financial Institutions and Students and others. Our services are dedicated to provide a one-stop shopping experience for franchising business and with membership of the prestigious World Franchise Council we have ongoing access to knowledge of the World accepted best practice related to Franchising in different areas of business activity as also networking contacts with the WFC member Franchising Associations in different parts of the world for generating new business opportunities for Indian entrepreneurs.

In recognition of the increasing role of franchising in the market place and the very beneficial positive contributions of franchising to the Indian economy, the franchisor and franchisee members of the FAI believe that franchising must reflect the highest principles and standards of fair business practices.

Mission
Tap the vast entrepreneurial energy available in the country by promoting the concept and practice of franchising in India.

Objectives
- Exchange and safeguard the business environment for franchising, both with regard to franchisors and franchisees
- Act as the resource centre for current and prospective franchisors, franchisees, the media and the Government.
- Disseminate knowledge to promote the concept of 'franchising' and propagate it as a healthy business practice.
- Establish a forum for discussion and deliberation on Franchising related matters and problems and help promote the interest of members by organising seminars, conferences and meetings.

Activities
To work towards achievement of the above mission and objectives our activities will include:
- Creation of appropriate forums for discussion of issues and problems related to Franchising.
- International linkages to promote - bringing in of foreign frachisors and best practice for doing business in India through Marketing India at International Expos and otherwise.
- Make representations to the Government with regard to legislative and other measures affecting the promotion of concept and practice of Franchising.
- Encouraging Bank and Venture Capital funding for franchisees.
-Publication of Franchising Successes
- Creation of India's most comprehensive Online Franchise Directory - which helps franchisors promote their business's and attract new franchisees.

For more information about FAI, please visit www.fai.co.in

In AMT's new product TAROBY, AMT plans to integrate Lightstreamer's COMET implementation for live message delivery and push functions for high performing collaboration functionalities. TAROBY - Team Automated Response Organization By You - is a web-based service that can be used to configure multiple email accounts and facilitate the sharing of mail accounts amongst team members. Taroby can be used to create, manage and share messages online and access them anytime, from anywhere.

“The partnership with Lightstreamer was crucial. We believe COMET technology will play an integral part in the live content delivery of applications on the Internet. Lightstreamer is a pioneer in that domain and we are glad to be associated with them. The implementation of COMET technology will add a new dimension to the functionalities that TAROBY currently offers”, said director and co-founder of AMT, Aby Varghese.

Lightstreamer, also a member of the Open Ajax alliance, has been used in many mission-critical production systems, where scalability, low network impact, bandwidth management, adaptive streaming, and other advanced features, have proven fundamental.

“We are very satisfied with this partnership. AMT is a reliable and strategic partner for the Indian market, which is growing fast and is showing a rising interest in Lightstreamer. Furthermore, we are quite excited about the integration of Lightstreamer with Taroby, which will allow us to enter the Unified Messaging and Collaboration space”, said Alessandro Alinone, Chief Technology Officer and creator of Lightstreamer.

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About Lightstreamer

Lightstreamer is a scalable and reliable Server for pushing live data to Rich Internet Applications. Based on the AJAX-Comet paradigm, it streams real-time data to any Web browser, without installing anything on the client. The development of Lightstreamer began in 2000, as part of a system integrator’s activity for the Italian financial market. In 2004 Lightstreamer was separated into an independent ISV (legal entity Weswit Srl) to provide 'push technology' to a wider global market. For more information see www.lightstreamer.com where several on-line demonstrations are available.

About Advanced Millennium Technologies (AMT)

Advanced Millennium Technologies (AMT) is a full service software and solution provider founded by Aby Varghese and Tobias Rueckert in Bangalore, India. Since the company's incorporation in 2004, AMT enjoys a continuous growth and presently has two locations in Bangalore and Kochi which are catering to third party customers in India and around the globe. AMT provides its clients with scalable high quality solutions for their daily Content Management, E-Commerce, CRM, ERP and other business needs. Apart from offering software development and consulting services to other companies, AMT has also developed some visionary and innovative products such as TAROBY, JinX and PuzzleCommerce. For more information visit www.amtindia.co.in.

Venture Infotek would study the payment dynamics of the Libyan market and implement the ‘best business practices’, thus ensuring that the Libyan banks run the business of card-based ePayments smoothly and efficiently.

The scope of services offered by Venture Infotek would broadly include offering consultancy in card issuance process, PoS installation services, back office operations, implementation services, production migration, production services, customer call centre and loyalty management .

Expressing his delight on this association, Mr. Piyush Khaitan, Managing Director, Venture Infotek Global Pvt Ltd said - “This project gives us an opportunity to team up with the Central Bank of Libya and introduce a whole new world of ePayments across the Libyan banks. Venture Infotek with its decade long experience in transaction processing and knowledge management will be able to support the Central Bank of Libya in setting up a nationwide infrastructure to enable ePayments. We look forward to a fruitful and long standing relationship with the Central Bank of Libya.”

Mr. Suleman Azzabi, General Manager, FEFS Company, said - “It has been our constant endeavor to make banking and related activities a delightful experience to our customers. ePayments especially through cards has always been an area of focus for us. We are glad to partner with Venture Infotek in providing a whole new experience of transacting through payment cards.”

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About Venture Infotek:

Venture Infotek Global Pvt. Ltd. (VIGPL) is India's leading ISO 9001:2000 transaction processing and knowledge management company. The company has practically built the Indian third party credit card processing industry from scratch and is the only third party processor in South Asia registered with VISA, MasterCard and American Express GNS. Having built a dominant position in the Indian Transaction Processing landscape over the past 10 years, Venture Infotek provides integrated end-to-end card payment solutions to organizations across industry verticals like banking, financial services, petroleum, retail and telecom. For more on VIGPL, please log on to www.ventureinfotek.com

About Foreign Exchange & Financial Services (FEFS) Company:

Foreign Exchange & Financial Services Company is a joint stock Libyan company established in accordance with the decision of the General Peoples' Committee No. 611 of 1994 & the Secretary of the General People's Committee for Economy & Commerce decision No. 327 of 1994 with a capital of L.D. 7 million or the equivalent of US $ 19 million. The amount was paid in full and equally among the shareholders. The company started operating officially on November 15, 1994. For more on FEFS, please log on to www.sarafa.net

Under the banner “UNIQUE HOTELS FOR UNIQUE PEOPLE”, WORLDHOTELS offers business and leisure travellers a wide choice of about 500 Luxury Hotels in more than 300 destinations worldwide which includes USA, Europe and Asia.

Today's independent travellers naturally seek out a unique accommodation experience, demanding character, local flavour and world-class services.

Uniqueness, Reliability and Excellenceare the hallmarks of WORLDHOTELS. They place strong emphasis on properties with character and distinction. Hence the Pride Hotels has been selected by WORLDHOTELS qualifying the rigorous series of tests and assessments based on the uniqueness of the hotel offering an abundance of local charm, combined with the rigorous quality standards and the commitment of the staff towards providing a unique experience that is required for membership in any of the WORLDHOTELS collections.

On the occasion of the tie-up with WorldHotels Mr.S.P.Jain, Director of Pride Group of Hotels said that, “Keeping in view the changing way of doing business, this association will tremendously help in positioning The Pride Hotel as a global brand to reckon with and the business and leisure travellers will have the ease of getting instant confirmation and the best of the deals for their travel and stay”.

With this association The Pride Hotels will benefit from the extensive marketing reach of WORLDHOTELS across the globe and will be electronically distributed across the globe. To its member hotels, WORLDHOTELS provides a wide range of sales, marketing, distribution technology and related services and enables hotels to be part of a globally recognised brand.

The Pride Hotels will be now be distributed globally by the Global Web Based Central Reservation System with seamless connectivity to all major Global Distribution Systems under the chain code EW (Exclusive Worldhotels). Almost 6 lakh travel agents across the globe will have direct access to book the Pride Hotels.

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The Pride Group has a chain of hotels in Nagpur, Pune, Chennai and Ahmedabad, Bangalore with 120 Rooms and Jaipur Hotel will open in October 2008. The Pride Hotel now offers total 501 rooms in Nagpur, Ahmedabad, Pune and Chennai and post expansion it will offer 1126 rooms in the 5 star categories. Currently The Pride Hotels has 15 food outlets which include restaurants, coffee shops and bars and 21 banquet halls and conference rooms in their properties.

The Pride Group of Hotels is planning to manage Biznotels in Hyderabad, Chandigarh, and Kochi. It has also tied-up for managing an up market resort in Mahabaleshwar and Hotel and Spa in Jaipur built in the Rajasthan haveli style. The Group has already acquired land in Mumbai for a five star hotel and at Alibaug and Goa for a resort and Spa.

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Trials have already been carried out for this product and it has been registered under the Fertilizer Control Order (FCO). Further, the parties have the intention to run trials and seek FCO approval for eventual sales of another two micro nutrient products, which presently are not sold in India.

The scope of the MOU is limited to the three products specifically stated therein as outlined above and does not apply to any other products of the range of Yara Speciality plant nutrients in India.

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About Yara International

Yara International ASA is a leading chemical company that converts energy, natural minerals and nitrogen from the air into essential products for farmers and industrial customers. As the number one global supplier of mineral fertilizers and agronomic solutions, we help provide food for a growing world population. Our industrial product portfolio includes environmental protection agents that safeguard air and water purity and preserve food quality. Yara's global workforce of more than 8,000 employees represents great diversity and talent enabling Yara to remain a leading performer in its industry. Please visit www.yara.com

As the penetration of 3G mobile phones has increased, broadcast and media companies have expressed a growing interest in 3G as it offers an ideal way for average citizens to collect and transmit user generated content (UGC). iPoint-media’s GOliveTV platform offers these companies a solution for collecting, moderating, storing and playing out UGC to webcasts, TV broadcasts and mobile TV. The platform also enables the deployment of new interactive TV show formats where viewers participate in live TV broadcasts from their 3G mobile phones.

iPoint-media’s solutions also benefit mobile operators and service providers looking for new and innovative services to offer their 3G subscribers. The Company’s Vitrage 3G video calling application platform enables the deployment of a wide range of interactive premium rate, community and enterprise video services that help increase 3G traffic and revenues while offering new visual experiences for mobile subscribers.

Suramya Karunaratne, CNT’s Chief Executive/Director, commented:

“We are excited about our partnership with iPoint-media - the world’s leading provider of video application delivery platforms. Given the extremely fast growth and take-up of 3G services in the Asia Pacific region, we are confident that our partnership with iPoint-media will enable us to rapidly penetrate the market with state of the art 3G video value added services.”

Yaron Sagie, iPoint-media VP Business Development, commented:

“Asia Pacific offers one of the largest potential markets for 3G video calling services. We’re pleased to be working together with CNT to improve our access to the region and look forward to working closely with them to deliver the leading interactive 3G video calling services.”

CNT is headquartered in Sri Lanka and has many offices in the Asia Pacific Region catering to the requirements of the telecommunications industry by providing carrier grade state-of-the-art solutions based on cutting edge technology.

iPoint-media’s 3G video calling platforms offers a flexible means of delivering interactive video calling services. The Company’s platforms are currently used by leading mobile operators, service providers and broadcasters in Europe and Asia Pacific.

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iPoint-media is the leading provider of delivery platforms for live user generated content (UGC) and value added video calling services. The company’s GOliveTV platform enables media companies and broadcasters to develop new UGC-focused participation TV show formats that can be published to the web, mobile and live TV broadcasts. GOliveTV manages the complete lifecycle of UGC, from content collection through to tagging, moderating, storing and publishing. iPoint-media’s Vitrage video calling service platform enables mobile operators and content aggregators to deploy the widest array of interactive video calling services utilizing recorded and user-generated content. Vitrage services include one2many broadcasts, video dating, video call centers, video chats, video blogging, as well as interactive astrology and tarot card services.

Commenting on the DSCB implementation of VSoft's solutions for image based cheque processing across its 40 branches, Mr. R. S. Dahiya, Managing Director, DSCB, said - "VSoft was able to quickly analyze our situation and understand our requirements. Branch user access to inward item images over the Internet was a unique solution to our problem of branches viewing the inward cheques. The solution is very easy to use and has been operational for over a month now substantially improving our processing speed."

VSoft with their immense experience in this field was able to deliver the application to DSCB in a very short period of time. VSoft's solutions for image based cheque processing will keep DSCB's overall costs low and its application will support multiple institutions in terms of high speed image and data processing.

Pointing out the benefits of the solution, Mr. Murthy Veeraghanta, Chairman, VSoft, said - "By implementing VSoft's Central Site Capture solution, DSCB will be able to drastically improve its cheque processing speed delivering overall process efficiencies with improved customer satisfaction."

As part of the requirements laid out by the RBI on the specifications of cheque processing system, the bank had to put in place a system that met these specifications. DSCB implemented the system across 40 branches by using VSoft's solution for image based cheque processing system. With the implementation of automated cheque processing in DSCB, customers can do cheque transactions on the same day and get the amount credited to their account the next day, as compared to the traditional practice, where the entire cycle would take around 4-5 days.

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About Delhi State Cooperative Bank Ltd (DSCB)

The Delhi State Cooperative Bank is the apex bank in the State Cooperative's hierarchy. With a working capital of Rs 1000 crore, the bank has 40 branches in and around Delhi and services over 80,000 customers. This apex level cooperative credit institution plays a leading role in the development of the states cooperative credit structure by the overall development of different tiers in the system such as District Central Cooperative Banks and Primary Agricultural Cooperative Societies.

About VSoft

A global information and technology provider of process improvement tools for financial institutions, Atlanta-based VSoft Corporation has been offering scalable, flexible solutions since its inception in 1996. Led by industry experts with proven track records in excellence, VSoft Corporation is proud of its ability to provide technology designed for easy implementation and migration from the proprietary banking systems of the past. VSoft's experienced systems integration teams ensure that every customer gets the VSoft Advantage. VSoft Corporation has multiple products, services and support that cover back office, operations, lockbox processing, Check 21 legislation, and retail functions. These solutions are designed to maximize core efficiencies, while reducing operational costs. More information about the company can be found at www.vsoftcorp.com

"We had already established a leadership position in supporting wireless carriers and tower operators in managing their capital programs. Many of the leading service providers like Goodman Networks were already part of the value network collaborating with the carriers and tower operators. We have broadened the footprint of our application by expanding our focus to cater to the needs of service providers. This will increase productivity and collaboration and generate value to all participants in the service value chain." said Bernard Fried, chief executive officer at Siterra.

"We work with all the leading wireless companies in United States to manage and execute the entire lifecycle of their wireless infrastructure projects. One of our greatest challenges was a customer whose reporting system was focused primarily upon expenditures, not the work. Working with Siterra, we were able to build a workflow that both reports to the customer's legacy corporate system but also provides us and the client's local office the ability to synchronize tasks among our teams. Our customers choose us because of our ability to manage projects at the lowest cost with the lowest risk. Having a centralized application accessible from anywhere adds increased productivity to our team." said Michael Moser, Regional Program Manager at Goodman Networks.

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Goodman Networks is a leading provider of turnkey services solutions for all phases of the telecommunications equipment lifecycle in Wireless, Wire line and OSP industries. Goodman provides complete lifecycle and spectrum support for both carriers and OEMs assuring that your telecommunication projects will run smoothly and meet schedule and budget guidelines.

Siterra Corporation is a leading provider of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) to help companies manage large scale geographically-distributed capital asset programs. With its integrated suite of Program Management, Lease Management, Asset Management, Document Management and Vendor Management products, Siterra has helped companies across Wireless, Wind Energy, Solar Energy, Retail and Real Estate industries plan, acquire, build, deploy, manage, operate their portfolio of capital assets while reducing costs and generating significant ROI.

For more information, please visit www.siterra.com or call 415.875.7100

Announcing the MOU, Mr Prem Menon , CEO of Real Estate TV said, "MQ Networks is headed by M.S.Mahesh and a team of professionals who have the experience and market knowledge to achieve the kind of revenues we are expecting". "They have the right attitude and approach to this business and we believe they will prove to be good partners in our growth path" Menon added.

MQ networks is a leading integrated media and entertainment company stretching beyond the boundaries of conventional media. The networks prime focus is on Media Sales, Custom publishing, OOH Media, Television Channel promotion, Television content Development and Broadcasting. According to Mahesh "Team MQ focuses on synergies & dynamics of content creation, Advertising sales, marketing and distribution. The brimming talent of next-gen media pros culminates into triple play success". "We are also fortunate to have Mr Arvind Kumar former Dy CEO & Sr VP of Zee, as our Group advisor" Mahesh added.

"Real Estate TV is poised to grow into a very popular niche channel by the nature of potential of the industry it caters to. We are really excited at the opportunity to sell this channel at a Pan India level. We believe we could be worthwhile partners to the promoters" Mahesh added.

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Live2Support’s dedicated live chat solution has been developed especially for small, medium and large-sized companies that wish to build and preserve a two-way communication channel with customers. “We have found Live2Support to be an excellent way to stay in touch with our customers” said Gautam Khurana, CEO of http://Indastro.com, one of India’s leading Vedic astrological services company which recently signed up for live chat service from Live2Support. “Our customers can now receive answers to their questions instantly without having to wait for e-mail responses or making phone calls to us,” he said. The live chat medium is ideally suited for online commerce since it generates a paper trail and adds clarity to communication.

Live2Support’s product suite is subscription-based and does not require a technical background to use. It is currently being deployed worldwide in many industry verticals including travel and hospitality, education, exports, insurance, online shopping, industrial design and manufacturing. The company can be reached at support@live2support.com. You can also visit http://live2support.com for more information.

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Another aspect of importance is the maturity of BioLink’s biometric offerings, which is best witnessed by BioTime, an integrated biometric Time and Attendance/Access control solution which has received the Microsoft certification. Based on Microsoft .NET, BioTime ensures scalability, high performance and plenty of integration options. Microsoft SQL Server is used to securely store the biometric data, thus guaranteeing ease of deployment and operation.

All BioLink products run under Microsoft operating systems, including the latest Windows Vista version. In particular, BioLink IDenium is fully compatible with Microsoft Active Directory. Another example of Microsoft’s groundbreaking synergy with biometrics is the use of Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) in BioLink’s universal ID platform BioLink BioID, providing for simplified check-in/check-out event registration for any applications requiring strong identification.

As an ISV Software Solutions partner, BioLink is about to primarily focus on the following activities:

1) Further development of the biometric ID market by satisfying the ever increasing demands of corporate customers and public bodies

2) Promotion of BioLink’s products via resources and support offered by the Microsoft Partner program

3) Ongoing integration of Microsoft’s most recent technologies and architectures into biometric ID systems

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About BioLink

BioLink, a leading provider of biometric identification solutions, develops, manufactures, and markets advanced fingerprint biometric products. The Company's goods and services form the core of biometric identification and authentication solutions for all scale civil identification, access control and information security applications. BioLink's solutions provide the lowest total cost of ownership in the industry and are being implemented by corporate and government entities worldwide.

As a part of this arrangement, NDTV Media will be responsible for selling the advertising spots at the cinema theatres with which UFO Moviez India Ltd. has the advertising rights. This would include the selling of airtime on the cinema screens as well as on ground activation at these cinema halls which will include Seat branding, ticket branding, putting up standees & stalls and any other ground activation for advertisers.

Speaking on this appointment, Niraj Dutt, Chief Operating Officer, NDTV Media Ltd. said, “We are extremely pleased to partner with UFO Moviez India Ltd. on this pioneering initiative. Digital Cinema is a powerful innovation in the space of Cinema advertising and brings with it a host of benefits including flexibility, reach and transparency. With a satellite based delivery mechanism, Digital Cinema offers the opportunity to advertisers to reach Cinema halls across the country in multiple languages with just one Digi-Beta. For the first time, this format allows for theatre-wise, spot-wise monitoring of the client’s activity”.

He further added, “After having a stronghold in the Television and Internet space, Digital Cinema is another medium that NDTV Media is venturing into thereby being able to offer its clients multiple touch points to reach its consumers. In keeping with the expansion plan that we have at NDTV Media, Digital Cinema advertising provides a new platform that we can offer our clients. We are confident that this relationship will be mutually beneficial.”

Rajesh Mishra, CEO – India Operations, UFO Moviez India Ltd. said, “Earlier the single screens were largely unable to monetize the advertising opportunities in their cinemas owing to the fragmented nature of the market. Now that we have reached 1200 screens across India, we can begin to tap the advertising opportunities that are possible with our network of cinemas. Their handling of the ad sales activity will allow us to focus on our core business of Digital Cinema Operations. NDTV Media will bring to the table their extensive and specialized expertise and contacts in the field of advertising. We look forward to a long association with NDTV Media.”

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About UFO Moviez India Ltd.

UFO Moviez India Ltd launched in association with Apollo International Limited part of the Billion Dollar Group Apollo, is the media initiative of the Valuable Group. With more than 1200 installations, it is the world’s largest digital cinema network, this path-breaking initiative, is spearheaded by founder director Sanjay Gaikwad, having rich and varied experience in Gaming, Technology, Television, Internet, Retail and Marketing. Set to revolutionize the way films are distributed and exhibited in India through its pioneering technology and infra-structure, UFO Moviez envisages a ‘FIRST DAY FIRST SHOW’ regime for film distributors and cinema owners across the country. The Company's strength lies in its innovative business approach, execution skills and focus on technology enabled business innovations.

Today with over 1200 digital cinema installations, UFO has taken over the Indian film industry by storm. Within a short span of one and a half years, the Company has become the worldwide market leader in its area of operations offering end to end digital cinema solutions and delivering films via satellite directly to theatres using a unique pay per show business model.

Journey so far…

· 1200+ UFO Theatres installed All India.

· More than 800+ movies released UFO platform.

· Released films in 19 different languages

· More 1 Million screening held using UFO technology

· Appointed as a member of Information and Broadcasting Ministry’s core group in “Anti Piracy and Exhibition Sectors.”

· UFO bagged IIFA award in “Technology Innovation in Indian Cinema”, Yorkshire, April 2007

· UFO bagged 3 awards in prestigious Bangalore Ad Club Award, July 2007

o Gold - Media Innovation – Cinema

o Gold - Media Innovation – Digital

o Bronze - Media Innovation – Never Before used Media.

· UFO bagged Global Entrepolis @ Singapore Award, November 2007.

· Operations started in Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka & Mauritius.

About NDTV Media

NDTV Media, India’s best-known and most respected Media Marketing and Consulting Company.

NDTV Media started operations in the year 2002 and is now among the leading revenue generators in the Indian advertising industry in the television and internet sector. The company is led by Raj Nayak, a media professional, known in the Indian media circles for his vision and foresight.

With a 1500+ client list across all brands, the largest client count for any independent media marketing company in India, NDTV Media’s current bouquet of offerings in the media space include NDTV 24X7, NDTV India, NDTV Profit, NDTV Good Times, NDTV MetroNation, Mi Marathi, Just TV Punjabi and Sahara’s Entertainment channels viz., Sahara One, Filmy, Firangi. In addition to this NDTV Media is also the exclusive sales representative for MSN in India and for Microsoft Advertising platform which includes all the Popular sites like Facebook, Bollywood Hungama ,HDFC securities, Equitymaster etc and is responsible for all revenue generating efforts for the MSN offerings and for the online and mobile verticals under Microsoft Advertising.

These tops would find use in kitchens, bathroom furniture, also in laboratories, which require extremely hygienic conditions. These tops will be available in 200 different colors and finishes.

The license agreement to manufacture the products was signed by Director of the world’s leading producers of decorative surface products company USA based Wilsonart International Co. Mr. Ranjan Dhamija and Mr. Pramod Rawat Director of Rawat Bros Furniture Pvt. Ltd.

Mr. Pramod Rawat also informed that the products will be manufactured by Rawat Brothers at their state of the art furniture manufacturing plant at Kelewadi near Pune. These tops are on display at the Rawat Bros showrooms on Tilakroad and will be on display at the Satara Road and Paud Road Showrooms in the next few weeks.

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ZoomIn is an online service that enables consumers to store, share, personalize and print their digital photos – easily and affordably. Zoomin.com delivers gorgeous photo prints and custom gifts such as photobooks, mugs and t-shirts anywhere in the India and the US. In addition to their special Rs.200 gift voucher from MoneySaver, new customers also get 25 free prints, free unlimited storage of photos and a 100% satisfaction guarantee.

According to Kunal Bahl, CEO, Jasper, “Through the tie-up with ZoomIn, we now have a great offer for our customers: a Rs.200 gift voucher for any purchase from the ZoomIn site which basically translates to 50 free photo prints!”

MoneySaver is a simple solution that offers the Indian shopper a better informed way to shop. It presents shoppers with information which will enable and empower them to make intelligent decisions and at the same time offer them great incentives. Priced at just Rs. 399, this coupon booklet cum shopping guide comes with a free movie ticket and many other great deals from top brands, including “Buy One Get One Free” offers from leading fast food restaurant chains and fine dining destinations. You can also visit www.moneysaver.in to browse across all the brands and deals available. "ZoomIn.com is committed to offering the greatest value and quality. We are delighted to partner with MoneySaver to offer its customers the very best in photo prints and gifts" said Nehal Mehta, Marketing Manager of ZoomIn.

To assist shoppers and provide them access to leading brands across categories, MoneySaver’s partnerships extend to most of the popular and premium brands across the country, such as adidas & Reebok (footwear), Dominos, Nirula’s, Yo!China, McDonald’s & Baskin Robbins (Food outlets), Levi’s & Pepe Jeans, Benetton, W, CTC Emporio, Dockers & Westside (apparel), Jet Airways (airlines), Yatra.com, Travelguru.com (online travel), Book My Show (Movie Tickets), and now Zoomin.com (photo printing).

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MoneySaver is a first of its kind product in India, and is currently being sold to consumers through www.moneysaver.in and many retail channels including Baskin Robbins, Spencer’s and at your nearest book store.

The website will also host episodic trailer/promos that will help the viewers to choose the episode they would like to watch or download.

Commenting on the occasion of the alliance with NDTV Imagine, Mr. Murtuza Kagalwala, Business Head, BIGFlix, said, “Ramayan is one of the most profound and greatest epics today and will continue to be one of the channel drivers not only with the Indian audience but also with the NRIs across the globe. NDTV Imagine has a vast presence across and plans to have further aggressive plans for viewership across many more countries. With a strong loyal audience for Ramayan across the globe, we are confident that our association with NDTV Imagine with regards to this initiative will get us a wider audience worldwide. We will continue to add to our content aggressively with value added user interface services to provide the best of entertainment for all masses across all genres in the coming days.”

Mr. Gaurav Gandhi, EVP, Business Operations and Ancillary Revenues, NDTV Imagine said, “We are very excited about this association with BIGFlix. At NDTV Imagine, our strategy is to create compelling content that can be distributed across multiple platforms and geographies. After the phenomenal success of Ramayan on NDTV Imagine, this association will help the show to reach out to a whole new base of audiences from across the world. Besides Ramayan we plan to launch other popular shows (such as Dharam Veer, Jassuben Jayantilaal Joshi Ki Joint Family and Main Teri Parchhain Hoon) on BIGFlix in the coming weeks”

Going forward, BIGFlix and NDTV Imagine also plan to introduce many exciting features on Ramayan that will interest their viewers. This association will go a long way in bringing complete entertainment to families with a click of a button.

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About NDTV IMAGINE

NDTV Imagine is the new entertainment initiative from NDTV Ltd. Spearheaded by Sameer Nair, the company has planned strategic forays into key businesses in the media and entertainment space. Ace director and producer, Karan Johar is a creative consultant and brand ambassadorof this initiative. This is further strengthened by the experience of Dr. Prannoy Roy and other seasoned professionals. The company launchedits Hindi General Entertainment channel, NDTV Imagine on January 21st, 2008, which promises to 'Entertain and Delight' audiences with a whole new world of Hindi entertainment. Catering to the needs of the entire spectrum of television viewers, the channeloffersa wide variety of fresh programming across genres ranging from light-hearted family soaps to period dramas and from music based shows to the most glamorous events of the industry. As part of its larger plans for this dynamic and exciting business, the company has also recently launched NDTV Lumière, an initiative which will bring contemporary cutting edge world cinema to discerning Indian audiences.

About BIGFlix

BIGFlix, the home entertainment division of Reliance ADA group, is India’s largest online and offline movie rental service, offering access to close to more than 1000 titles on its video-on-demand division, www.broadband.bigflix.com and has a commitment of another 1000 titles soon. BIGFlix offers the biggest range of premium quality Indian entertainment spanning across 12 languages in India. The portal offers the biggest, widest library of films, music and Indian entertainment content ranging that will be available through its broadband services at attractive prices by providing premium quality entertainment at par with international standard benchmarks. The website has tie-ups with other premium channels viz, Star TV, Zoom, Special TV series, NDTV, Raj TV and Care World TV TO showcase their programs for free viewing.

With the aim to reach out to Indians of all age groups the world over, as the one entertainment hub to provide cutting-edge, world class digital content from the world of movies, TV serials and music, www.bigflix.com will provide a legitimate access to biggest range of Indian entertainment spanning across languages and genres available for download to own, streaming at affordable price points and subscription offer as well. BIGFlix broadband has garnered over 2 million visitors per month where 90% of the audiences are NRIs and delivers over 50 million views per month.

BIGFlix has innovative, convenient and cost-effective entertainment making Indian cinema, television and music accessible to more than 25 million strong overseas Non Resident Indian (NRI), South Asian population and Indian cinema lovers the world over. The company offers the download to rent and subscription services in its portfolio of operations as well.

About Reliance ADA Group

Among India's top three private sector business houses, with a market capitalization of over Rs. 160,000 crore (US$ 40 billion), net worth to the tune of Rs 40,000 crore (US$ 10 billion), Turnover of about Rs. 30,000 crore (US 7.5 bn) and Net profit of Rs. 5,200 crore (US 1.3 bn).

The group has a customer base of over 50 million, the largest in India, and a shareholder base of over 8 million, among the largest in the world. Through its products and services, the Reliance - ADA Group touches the life of 1 in 10 Indians every single day. The business presence of the Group extends to over 6,000 towns and 300,000 villages in India, and 5 continents across the world. The interests of the Group range in Communications, Financial services & Insurance, Generation, Transmission and Distribution of power, Natural Resource & Energy, Media & Entertainment & Infrastructure Services.

About bigflix.com

To garner the opportunity galore in the digital entertainment space, Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group, (ADA Group) has launched yet another ambitious venture – bigflix.com – offering the biggest, widest library of films, music and Indian entertainment content ranging from Hindi, English to Vernacular that will be available through its broadband services at attractive prices by providing premium quality entertainment at par with international standard benchmarks.

With the aim to reach out to Indians of all age groups the world over, as the one entertainment hub to provide cutting-edge, world class digital content from the world of movies, TV serials and music, bigflix.com will provide a legitimate access to biggest range of Indian entertainment spanning across languages and genres available for download to own and streaming at affordable price points.

BIGFlix is India’s largest online and offline movie rental service, offering access to over 15000 titles in its rental division (www.rentals.bigflicks.com) and more than 1000 titles in its broadband division (www.broadband.bigflix.com). The company is adding content aggressively and plans to have an addition of another 1000 titles in its broadband division soon. BIGFlix offers the biggest range of premium quality Indian entertainment spanning across 15 languages in India. BIGFlix currently has 50 state-of-art stores in 10 cities namely, Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore, Pune, Hyderabad, Chandigarh, Ahmedabad, Indore, Kolkata and Chennai. The company expects the store tally to touch 200 by end of this fiscal with RWorld stores bringing in the support with 75- 100 BIGFlix stores in shop-in-shop format and franchise route in minimum 10 cities across the country.

Highlights of BIGFlix

· One membership works all over India, so one can use the membership online at www.bigflix.com and across all BIGFlix stores in India

· Watch unlimited movies

· Access to vast Indian and international content

· Order movies from our BIGFlix store, at our website and via phone

· Free delivery and pick up of movies at your doorstep

· No due dates

· No late fees

· Get unlimited movies throughout the month of your subscription plan

· Upgrade or downgrade the plan as per your needs

· Pause and resume membership anytime

Genres @ bigflix.com

- Besides Hindi and English, the website will be one-of-its kind to offer a variety of regional content in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Marathi across multiple movie genres of all eras – from old to the latest

- Downloads of TV content and music

International technological alliances @ bigflix.com

- To maximize the users’ experience and save on their time and bandwidth, bigflix.com has partnered with Entriq, a company which provides content protection service through Digital Rights Management (DRM), issues end licenses on downloadable content and provides access control to prevent misuse of content. The content serving platform of Entriq is a download manager platform which allows the user to download movies from the bigflix.com. The innovative progressive downloading feature of this application allows users to download and watch movies at the same time. 10 minutes into the downloading process, a user can start watching movies while the download progresses.

- Appointed Limelight Networks, the world’s leading content delivery network for digital media, as the exclusive provider of streaming content delivery services for bigflix.com that will enable the site to deliver its vast library of full length Indian movies, music videos, TV shows, documentaries, and other premium video content via the Internet to a global audience

Distribution @ bigflix.com

Three modes of distribution:

o The online movie download service for the NRI and PIO market enabling users to download or stream Indian entertainment content via the internet

o The online mail order service for the Indian market, providing users with the ability to enjoy the conveniences of premium quality movie entertainment from the comfort of their homes

o Physical presence of the brand in the form of its retail stores to enable users to experience and access movie entertainment of their choice.

- Two models of online movie downloads:

o In the streaming model, the content (including films/songs) is available for free viewing. A user with a fast broadband connection can view them instantly

o The other is download to own model where downloads are available for a fee of anywhere between $2and $10

Differentiating Features @ bigflix.com

- The quality of titles downloaded from or streamed on bigflix.com is of a much superior quality and higher definition to ensure complete customer satisfaction of the product delivered

o Download at bit rates of 1500 kbps, which is higher than even most of the international benchmark sites as well and

o Offers free streaming content at a speed of 800 kbps as compared to its closest Indian competitors who offer streaming at just 512 kbps

- Buy and rent video legally allowed on three PCs

o Users can watch a movie on one PC and make copies on three other PCs , Burn movies to DVD and one can also with the right equipment may connect your PC to your TV.

- Despite the high cost of offering downloads at 1.5 mbps, Bigflix.com still prices its titles for as low as $2 up to $10

- Very soon the downloaded content could be transferred into mobile or an iPod besides offering premium quality DVD content without the retailer and wholesaler margins at a competitive price

- Bigflix.com downloadable content can be viewed in as soon as 10 minutes. The file to be downloaded can be chosen and watched at one’s convenience, on a device best suited to his/her purpose

Bigflix.com seeks to expand its business beyond the Indian diaspora by offering its subscribers, especially in North America, UK, Canada, Middle East, South East Asia, Europe, and Australia, with a vast, ever-expanding library of quality video entertainment content with the aim to become the ultimate destination for every entertainment-yearning Indian across the world.

IKF Technologies’ Telecom Division aims to provide Internet Bandwidth, VoIP, Video and related services across the country. IKF Telecom is on its way to leave a revolutionary impact on the society, corporate and public at large with it is compelling product and services.

According to Mr. Pankaj Garg, Director- IKF Technologies Ltd. & President-IKF Telecom’s Global Operations, said, “IKF Telecom is geared to actively participate in the booming Indian telecom market via incredible opportunities in the field of Internet, Broadband and VoIP services for corporate and Retail users. IKF Telecom’s Internet Bandwidth and VoIP products can fit the specific requirement of any enterprise, Call Center or Retail client as IKF can provide VoIP and Internet broadband services both over wire line and wireless technologies”.

This newly acquired license further enables IKF Technologies to ramp up its service offering for a number of International call centers and corporates through a host of Internet based value added services. IKF Telecom’s soft switch platform is located in India and USA for providing VoIP services to Wholesale, Enterprise and Retail Clients. IKF Telecom has its presence in 20 different locations including Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Bangalore etc.

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About Telecom division:

IKF Technologies Ltd has an ITES/ BPO division which is providing, “Client life cycle management solutions, inbound customer service for some of the leading Indian Telecom players such as Tata-Indicom, Vodafone, Aircel, Reliance etc”. IKF’s state-of-the-art facilities are in Delhi, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Chennai, Durgapur, Shillong etc.

IKF Technologies Ltd is also providing e Governance services in the state of Rajasthan under SWAN project, through a vast network of POPs enabled with wireless technology and large number of Retail outlet (Kiosks).

About IKF Technologies:

IKF Technologies Ltd. was incorporated in 2000 as IKF Software.com Limited to carry on the software development business and ITES-BPO activities. It is listed on Mumbai (BSE), the Calcutta Stock Exchanges and Luxembourg Stock Exchange. The company is seeking further listing on National Stock Exchange (NSE). The name of the company was changed to IKF Technologies Limited with effect from 5th July 2001. The company is being managed by Board of Directors, who are senior professionals drawn from various fields. It has won the award of "Udyog Ratan Award" by IES/ICSME in 2007 for Corporate Excellence.

It has taken a diversified in the field of telecom through establishing its calling card business which is expected to further strengthen the company's path of progress. With subsidiaries in South Africa and USA and it now plans setting up offices in Romania, Swaziland and Mozambique. Additionaly, in order to capitalize emerging opportunities in IT and ITES, the Company is also in the process of commencing BPO operations from South Africa

In a day long activity, Red FM will run a unique music contest called ‘Kaan Mein Dum Hai to Aaa’ where they will dare listeners to prove their musical mettle on air by recognizing snippets of songs, answering trivia questions, etc. This contest will also be extended across Planet M outlets. Listeners can simply send an SMS Red Planet M to 58558 to become eligible for this contest. On receiving the response message, all they have to do is walk into their nearest Planet M outlet and participate in the on-ground contests. If short listed they will then be taken on-air on Red FM and the jocks will play the ‘Kaan Mein Dum Hai to Aaa’ contest with them. Listeners stand to win on the spot Gift Hampers and Mobile Phones sponsored by Planet M.

Commenting on the initiative Mr. Subir Ghosh, CEO Planet M, said, “World Music Day is a cause for celebration amongst all music lovers. We are celebrating the same through on air activities with Red and instore activities in the form of special offers on Music titles and Music phones”

In order to add to the excitement, Red FM RJs Neeil and Nyssha will also host their show ‘Red FM Khopcha’ LIVE from the Planet M outlet in Lower Parel. The show which begins at 3 p.m. will have the RJs interacting with the customers at the stores and daring them to participate in the ‘Kaan Mein Dum Hai to Aaa’ musical contest.

Commenting on this initiative, Anuj Singh, National Marketing Head & Station Head (Mumbai), Red FM, said, “Planet M is synonymous with Music, and therefore provides a very good platform for us to reach our listeners at a direct touch point. Our stations proposition is to play only superhit music and through this contest we are throwing an open challenge to our listeners to test their superhit music knowledge while at the same time providing a unique opportunity to experience the brand and interact with its RJs.”

So come and be a part of the celebrations with Red FM and Planet M

And don’t forget to catch Neeil & Nyssha at the Red FM Khopcha at Planet M (Lower Parel) from 3 pm onwards.

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About RED FM

Launched in 2002, RED FM first started round the clock operations in Mumbai, followed by Delhi and & Kolkata in 2003. Owned by a consortium of Malaysian conglomerate Astro Malaysia, NDTV India and software company Value Labs, Red FM is known for its attitude of providing a Station for Expression to the common man and playing only Superhit Music. Bajaate Raho! As Red FM likes to shout, is already part of common parlance, and truly represents Red FM’s attitude. Widely appreciated by the Trade as well as the Listeners, as proven by the 21 awards to its credit and the tremendous growth over the last year, Red FM is fast consolidating its leadership position in the industry.

Superhit Music, Superhit RJs, Superhit Movies and Superhit Cricket - that’s what Red FM stands for. Bajaate Raho!

WASP3D has been creating a lot of buzz in the European broadcast market with its HD ready real-time 3D graphics solution that has integration capabilities with widely used production and newsroom automation solutions like Aveco, B4M, Octopus, Avid iNews, Norcom to list a few. The product was recently used by Romania based television channel Antena 3 for live coverage, analysis and presentation of Romanian assembly elections.

Divyajot Ahluwalia, Regional Business Manager (Europe) – WASP3D said, “WASP3D, with its unmatched technology and easy-to-use features has created a demand for itself in the European market; we are delighted to partner with AV2P and we are looking forward to leveraging their vast experience and knowledge in French broadcast market to penetrate the high potential market.”

"We have been in the broadcasting business for quite some time and wanted to offer technically advanced, feature rich 3D graphics system to our costumers. With WASP3D added to our line-up, we now have a solid range of solutions for the French broadcast market,” commented Emmanuel Saillant, VP Sales, AV2P

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ABOUT AV2P

With over 10 years of experience in distributing broadcast equipments and solutions, AV2P is a trusted name when in comes to French broadcasting space. Based out of Nanterre, westwards of Paris, A2VP has ongoing relationship with leading audio and video broadcasters and post-production houses.

To know more visit www.av2p.com

ABOUT WASP3D

WASP3D is a networked workflow based Real-time 3D Graphics solution developed specifically for television stations and post-production houses for speedy creation of spectacular 3D graphics, content management and its on-air playout. WASP3D is based on the advanced Microsoft DirectX© technology offering real-time graphics rendering that reduces cycle time from design to on-air playout. It is an all-in-one, comprehensive Real-time 3D Graphics solution that can address complex graphics requirements in various application areas including business, elections, news, sports, weather, virtual sets and simulations.

Today, WASP3D has over 300 installations at leading Television broadcasters, across 40 countries globally. WASP3D has a state-of-the-art delivery centre in India, with sales offices in India and Europe; the company employs over 100 highly qualified professionals worldwide.

To know more visit www.wasp3d.com

WASP3D is the registered trademark of Beehive Systems Ltd. All other product or service names may be registered trademarks or trademarks, and are the property of their respective owners.

All HOME-LIKE HOTELS provide a fine standard of comfort for the discerning guest. With more hotels joining the collection this year, HOME-LIKE HOTELS provide a one-stop-shop for both the leisure and business traveller at affordable prices.

As HOME-LIKE HOTELS chief executive officer, Amrik Singh Khokhar, commented: “With the level of interest generated by the Indian tourism campaigns and the accelerated performance of the Indian economy, leisure and business travel to India has steadily increased. Travel has also become easier with increased number of flights and slow but steady improvements in airport infrastructure. Hence it is strategically important for HLH to make its services available to a wider audience outside India. With this agreement, HOME-LIKE HOTELS will be able to target its efforts and create a presence in Europe. And we expect that new sales avenues will be opened up along with increased revenue generation”.

With hotels in popular resort locations, like Munnar and Varkala in Kerala, to the valleys of the Himalayas, HOME-LIKE HOTELS offer unique holiday and travel options for any length of time. As for the business traveller, great value hotels are available in India’s major cities, such as Delhi, Bangalore and Hyderabad, with more destinations being added.

Based in London, HSSO’s specialist sales team will provide a broad range of sales and marketing activities to promote HOME-LIKE HOTELS in the UK and make them more accessible to the European clients.

Visit www.homelikehotels.com and www.hospitalitysalessolutions.co.uk for more details.

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About HOME-LIKE HOTELS

HOME-LIKE HOTELS (HLH) is a hotel company which offers sales, marketing and distribution services to its member hotels.To the traveller, HLHallow India's myriad places of interest to be more accessible, available and affordable. To the independent hotelier, HLH provides the ability to sell and market their hotel to a wider audience through innovative use of the latest travel and hotel technology, as well as the support of a professional sales and marketing team on a global platform. HLHis based in India with its corporate office in Greater Noida and an international sales office in London. Company website www.homelikehotels.com

About Hospitality Sales Solutions Ltd (HSSO)

Hospitality Sales Solutions Ltd (HSSO) offers customised solutions to expanding hotel companies to enhance their sales reach and potential for revenue generation. As a specialist business based in the dynamic business hub of London, HSSO works actively with expanding hotel companies to access new European markets. HSSO also work to optimise internal sales processes and to introduce effective sales technology. Company website www.hospitalitysalessolutions.co.uk

The Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Dr. Anbumani Ramadoss has said that the enterprises were ordered to suspend production for non-compliance with good manufacturing practice (GMP). This gives rise to many issues:

1) Since the public enterprises were under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, what did the Minister of Health and Family Welfare, do over the past 4 years to ensure their compliance with newer norms? While the Government is planning to spend Rs. 300–500 crores to develop the upcoming vaccine and medical park in Chengalpattu which will become operational in 2012, why were these three enterprises which were engaged in vaccine production since decades not provided with the Rs. 50-60 crores they required? Who will supply vaccines in the interim, and at what cost?

2) The closure of vaccine production in these units comes at a time, when the demand-supply in vaccines for India’s Expanded Program for Immunization (EPI) is widening and coverage of immunization against these crucial vaccine preventable diseases is declining. The closure of production of these vaccines, will have enormous implications for the cost and access to these vaccines in the future.

In this context, the allegations of purchase of raw material for measles vaccines at inflated cost from private companies, providing them raw material from these 3 units at either free or at ridiculously low prices, and further agreeing to profit-sharing needs an enquiry at the highest level. The Government must reverse with immediate effect its directives on the functioning of these enterprises and ensure all assistance to make them compliant with newer norms.

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The company is based on the concept of sales and marketing affiliation. It offers independent hotels the chance to come under a single sales and marketing umbrella, as part of HLH brand, to increase their sales and marketing voice. At the same time HLH addresses the increasing demands of the modern traveller for accommodation that is unique, yet affordable and trusted, across India.

The chief operating officer of HOME-LIKE HOTELS, Vineeth Purushothaman, commented: ”Anyone who has travelled through India has surely experienced the challenge of finding unique but dependable accommodation in the economy segment. Either you go for the luxury high-end hotels, which set you back enormous amounts, or you need to settle for not knowing what you get. Our collection provides a fine choice of carefully selected small hotels with character at a reasonable price. Most of our hotels offer rooms for less than 100 USD a day and offer great value for money.’’

With hotels in popular resort locations, like Munnar and Varkala in Kerala, to the well-known beaches of Goa and charming resorts in the Himalayas, HOME-LIKE HOTELS offer unique holiday and travel options whether just for the weekend or longer. For the business traveller there are great value hotels available in the major cities, like Bangalore, Delhi and Hyderabad, with more destinations being added all the time.

With many more hotels to join the collection this year, HOME-LIKE HOTELS aims to provide a one-stop-shop for unique independent hotels to both the business and leisure traveller at an affordable price.

For more information and to book a hotel, please visit www.homelikehotels.com

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HOME-LIKE HOTELS (HLH) is based in India with its corporate office in Greater Noida and an international sales office in London. To the traveller, HLH will allow India's myriad places of interest to be more accessible, available and affordable. To the independent hotelier, HLH provides the ability to sell and market their hotel to a wider audience through innovative use of the latest travel and hotel technology, as well as the support of a professional sales and marketing team on a global platform.

Digital Vision, the premier supplier of picture enhancement systems for film and television post-production, announced today that it has appointed leading Indian technology reseller, Real Image Media Technologies, to sell, support and distribute its full range of products. This exclusive arrangement will expand Digital Vision’s market in this important region and build upon its current relationships with key Indian post production facilities EFX, Filmlab and Shemaroo.

With a network of offices and training centres in India, Real Image was instrumental in the introduction of digital non-linear editing with Avid and digital cinema sound, through DTS, in India, and has a reputation for partnering with the most innovative products and companies.

Raja Enok, Chief Marketing Officer - Real Image comments; “Having distributed Avid in India for well over a decade, and pioneering digital cinema in the country, Real Image is focused on providing its wide customer base a seamless workflow all the way from production, post-production to mastering, distribution, delivery, play back and archival in the digital domain. We believe Digital Vision has great products that are powerful for DI and restoration that enhance and facilitate this workflow. Digital Vision products will fill a certain niche and satisfy a pressing need of the Indian film industry.”

Simon Cuff, President and COO, Digital Vision adds; “Real Image has been pivotal in bringing leading technologies to the Indian market and has succeeded due to its experienced team and knowledge of film and broadcast workflows. We are therefore delighted that they have chosen to work with Digital Vision to offer their customers 4k and High Definition mastering and grading that produces the best possible pictures with unrivaled performance.”

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About Digital Vision

Digital Vision provides innovative image restoration, enhancement, color correction and data conforming systems that major movie studios, television networks and post-production facilities use to master and deliver feature films, TV programs and commercials. The company’s Nucoda product line provides a strong suite of products for tapeless and non linear grading for HD broadcast and 2k/4k digital intermediate productions. The company’s award-winning products are a standard of the media and entertainment industry and are deployed at top facilities and broadcasters around the world.

Digital Vision AB was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, with three wholly owned subsidiaries, Digital Vision (US) in Los Angeles, California; Digital Vision UK in London, England; and Digital Vision in Hong Kong, China. The company maintains its global presence through a network of qualified distributors. Digital Vision is listed on the Stockholm stock exchange. For further information, go to www.digitalvision.se.

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About Real Image Media Technologies Pvt. Ltd.

Real Image Media Technologies is a company with a focus on digital entertainment technology in the film, video and audio industries. The company was instrumental in the introduction of computer-based digital non-linear editing and digital cinema sound with its alliance with Avid Technology Inc. and DTS, Inc. respectively. It has successfully implemented large scale Avid solutions for several key broadcasters in India and is the unchallenged market leader in the broadcast arena.

Real Image’s expertise in the technology arena, coupled with its strong marketing skills and international presence has helped it explore several unique opportunities in markets worldwide though its recent initiatives, Qube Cinema and QMedia.

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About WatchIndia.TV

WatchIndia.TV is the first site from Live Asia TV, an innovative new Internet Television company whose goal is to bring ethnic Asian programming to those residing in other countries. WatchIndia.TV partnered with top rated Indian networks to offer subscribers the flexibility to watch the best national and regional channels when and where they want. For more information, or a free 5-day trial, visit www.WatchIndia.TV.

About Shemaroo Entertainment

Shemaroo Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. is an integrated film production, distribution and animation player. With an excellent library of Hindi films, Shemaroo has successfully leveraged emerging technologies like Broadband, Internet, IPTV and Mobile. Shemaroo Entertainment has evolved as a one-stop shop providing end-to-end content related solutions to leading service providers across the globe. For more information visit www.shemaroo.com

The epidemiological trends of MENA region combined with high population growth, the current socio economical situation along with the improvement of educational level are as many elements in favour, not only of a growing need for biotech products and services in the region in the near future, but also for an equitable access to such products and services.”

With recently announced agreement in North America for Neukine®, IBPL’s reach has extended to every continent and geographical region. This business deal brings together two companies, with complimentary strengths and niche expertise, which will help in launching the first GCSF generic in North America. After EU GMP certification, the entry into semi-regulated markets has become relatively easy for IBPL as the quality conscious Pharma/Biotech companies are assured of superior quality of products and services. Amongst regulated/semi-regulated markets, IBPL offers an edge over its competitors in terms of unique pricing, products, services and its marketing strategy. With unique capabilities of R&D, Manufacturing and Marketing, IBPL has significant presence in Europe, Asia-Pacific, Middle East, Russia & CIS, South and Central America and Africa.

Further elaborating on company’s future prospects, Mr. Simon Daniel said, “IBPL is looking to consolidate its position in the Contract Research and Manufacturing Services (CRAMS) segment. The company has taken up CRAMS opportunity as a focus area with tremendous potential and are preparing to scale up the facilities. With respect to CRAMS, IBPL offers a unique business model for offshore clients from regulated/semi-regulated markets and has competitive advantage in terms of developing new biotech products, technology transfer and contract manufacturing at committed costs, quality and time to create a competitive advantage for the company. With growing business opportunities, IBPL will find itself in the best position to plan certain key initiatives in the coming financial year.”

Speaking on IBPL’s domestic operations, Mr. Daniel said, “In order to give impetus to IBPL’s sales activities, the company plans to launch new sales division BRIDGE catering to Nephrology / Neurology therapeutic areas. IBPL is the only Indian biotech company to manufacture Pegylated GCSF and market it under the brand name Neupeg™. The product offers treatment against toxicity caused due to chemotherapy in cancer patients. This USP has prompted the need for a special and dedicated sales division RELAY. IBPL has doubled its sales force to allow more focussed approach towards niche therapeutic areas of Oncology. Keeping in view the future product pipeline, increasing the sales force is an important step towards strengthening IBPL’s presence in the domestic market.”

Intas entered the Indian anti-cancer market in the year 1998 with the launch of Novatech division (oncology marketing division). Starting with a product basket of a few oncology products in 1999, today, IBPL can boast of one of the most comprehensive oncology product basket comprising of 26 products in different dosage forms (capsules, injections, tablets and pre-filled syringes).

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“Juniper partners with companies like Radware to deliver high-performance networking solutions that customers require,” said Doug Erickson, director of worldwide alliance and channel development at Juniper Networks. “We look forward to providing our customers and partners with solutions that deliver high-availability, maximum performance and comprehensive security.”

Juniper’s high-performance infrastructure delivers fast, reliable, secure access to services and applications over a single network. Radware’s AppDirector application delivery controller provides the scalability and performance necessary to maximize IT investments and help to ensure productivity is not compromised. By combining these unique strengths, the joint solution provides customers with an application-aware network that offers application availability, optimized end user response time and productivity, and a fully secured application delivery infrastructure.

“We are very excited by the opportunity to team with the market leader in high-performance networking,” stated Yossi Vardi, Vice President Global Business Development, Radware Ltd. “The value proposition of our joint solutions meets customers’ requirements for availability, performance and security, and provides a scalable cost-effective solution for future growth with full investment protection.”

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Along with the weather data from TWCI, Sulekha.com will feature links back to http://www.weather.co.uk for more comprehensive forecast information including hourly and 10-day forecasts, interactive maps, weather almanac data, travel forecasts and other content. TWCI provides international forecasts for more than 98,000 locations in over 215 countries.

Commenting on the above, Mr. Satya Prabhakar, CEO of Sulekha.com said, “Sulekha.com, as the leader in providing local commerce and city-driven interactions, is delighted to partner with The Weather Channel Interactive to provide real-time weather information to its members and visitors.“

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