With an energy that reflects the creative urban spirit of Indian metros, the Spring Summer 2008 Watch Collection exudes sophistication with a modern attitude and artistic flare. The collection is sexy, eclectic and infused with unique details.

DKNY, Donna Karan New York, stands out in today’s fashion world as a design driven company representing the international pulse of New York in the design, marketing and delivery of a complete lifestyle system to a global customer. Famous for maintaining the highest standards of creativity, integrity, quality and innovation to products and concepts, DKNY has now landed in India and to begin with has launched their Spring Summer 08 watches collection.

Play of colours, exquisite designs and crystals stands out as the hallmark of this collection. Like the diverse culture prevalent in Indian cities, the watches embrace shades of grey, black, and brown with a mix of vibrant variations including rich champagne, gold, white, and pops of orange. Aluminum, ceramic, and steel finishing play off a city’s urban architectural edge.

Jewelry inspired chain linked bracelets; white mother of pearls, shimmer patent leathers, offset dial mesh pieces, and men’s automatics with silver chronograph on sport bracelet completes the collection. The DKNY Spring Summer 2008 watch collection sets you apart from the crowd and is designed for life lived in the city and on the move.

The price range for the collection is between Rs. 6,295/- and Rs.15, 290/-.

These watches are available at select Lifestyle stores, Time Factory and premium watch retail stores across India.

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About Fossil India Pvt. Ltd:

Fossil India Pvt. Ltd. has been set up as a 100% subsidiary of Fossil to introduce the vibrant Fossil portfolio into India that includes DKNY, Burberry, Emporio Armani, Adidas, Zodiac, Diesel and Oyzterbay. Headquartered at Bangalore, the Company has a large and growing presence in India, selling through prestige retailers, department stores and chains. Fossil views India as the next major market and is in the process of setting up local manufacturing facilities.

Established in 1984 in Dallas, It was the first American brand to bring value and style to the watch category transforming the concept of timekeeping from the merely functional to chic and stylish must-haves for the wrist. Since then, the company has moved on to become one of the world’s largest fashion accessory companies. The Company operates a variety of retail formats including concessions, Fossil brand stores, outlets and multi-brand stores.

Market Pulse leverages technology and advanced research methodology to report “last mile” insights via easy to understand dashboards. It acts as a door opener helping marketers deliver better value to clients and enables them to receive, select and evaluate market-measurement information, integrate it and apply it to specific business issues and situations. Clients can view and analyze information from many perspectives, such as by specific product categories, by geographic area or by retail channel.

Market Pulse, is an on-line field marketing tool to help give you a store/format/region specific, snapshot of your point of sale effectiveness versus that of the competitors. This tool also generates last mile insights which allow the brand to focus it’s marketing budgets on consumer touch points where they would give the best results.

Shoppers’ Pulse measures the impact of point of sale presence of a brand on the conversions of prospect to a customer. The tool also helps in generating last mile insights which allow the brand to focus its marketing budgets where they would get the best results. Shoppers’ Pulse provides brand custodians with many opportunities and techniques to examine trends and understand the impact of the market forces that influence consumers' purchasing decisions.

Event Pulse measures the impact that a strategic promotional event has had on the audience or participant via a vis their propensity to the brand being promoted. This tool helps in generating insights which allow the brand to determine the nature of event related association which has the highest returns in terms of conversion.

Commenting on the launch, Mr. Vijay Singh, Managing Director, 141 Sercon said, “We are excited to bring Pulse Suite to Asia. These tools can be leveraged to break the tyranny of conventional and run-of-the-mill rules which influence brand performance to make them more flexible and consumer friendly. With the launch of Pulse Suite, 141 Sercon has yet again demonstrated its prowess in combining technology with innovation to study the shifts impacting today’s consumer behavior.”

Built on the SaaS model (Software as a service), Pulse Suite allows multiple projects to run at one go without using complex IT infrastructure involving high costs. It is as simple as logging in and accessing your own e-mail account. One needs only a four-hour training to understand the tool. It will also enable the brands to set the parameters and criteria according to their need, as per their brand and market condition.

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141Sercon is one of the leading activation networks in Asia and is part of WPP – World leaders in marketing communications.

141Sercon conceptualizes and executes effective business events and below-the-line marketing initiatives to help clients access markets and engage their channels and customers. 141Sercon currently provides this value offering to more than 70 leading brands and organizations, across FMCG, Consumer Durable, Services and Information Technology verticals across Asia. The team at 141Sercon endeavors to understand the brand’s marketing challenges, its environs, its customer behavior and channel response, and addresses them by using below-the-line marketing techniques, in both the offline and online formats. The absolute focus on core competencies and deliverables for the clients has helped 141Sercon become one of the largest experiential marketing solutions providers across Asia.

iXiGO now features accommodation options from Travelguru, India’s leading hotel network, Inasra, a fast-growing Chennai-based hotel aggregator, and Hostelworld, a leading online reservations provider to the budget, independent and youth travelers. These strategic tie-ups make iXiGO India’s biggest hotel and hostel search engine, featuring over 6400 properties in more than 400 cities and towns across India, comparing prices from 40 hotel and hostel booking websites. The new hotel search will give online accommodation seekers a never-before range of options ranging from hostels to serviced apartments and luxury resorts – all available on one page. In addition to the enhanced inventory base, iXiGO has entered into partnerships with HolidayIQ and OKTataByeBye - two of the leading Indian hotel review sites. Users can now read hotel reviews written by other travelers on these partner sites, compare hotel rates from multiple hotel aggregators, before deciding on the best fit accommodation. iXiGO facilitates users to find the best deal and redirects them to hotel booking site for completion of transaction.

Speaking on the occasion of the launch, Mr. Rajnish Kumar, co-founder & CTO remarked – “Our 2.0 release is definitely the killer-app for hotels. Users can now navigate through more detailed map views, narrow down to hotels near an address they specify within the city, and even filter down to their favourite hotel chain brands at the click of a mouse”. Aloke Bajpai, founder and CEO, added – “iXiGOers want comprehensiveness, choice, and unbiased reviews before they make hotel booking decisions, and that’s what we have given them today. It is yet another effort from us to make online travel search in India smarter, easier and faster”.

iXiGO.com was launched in June 2007 by a team of young IITians and INSEAD MBAs. In a short span of one year, iXiGO is being seen as a disruptive innovator in the online travel industry, and has become the country’s leading travel search engine, generating nearly 1% of online direct bookings for some of its airline partners. With the launch of its hotels product in April 2008, iXiGO has diversified into a much more fragmented space, where its unique business model saves time and money for travelers through superior access to real-time travel information from multiple online travel sites.

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ABOUT iXiGO.com:

iXiGO.com ® is India’s leading online travel search engine based out of Gurgaon. Launched in June 2007, iXiGO has been recognized by various national and international awards for its unique market approach, product usability, and passionate management team. iXiGO is driven by an entrepreneurial team of young IITians and INSEAD MBAs and has raised seed capital from BAF Spectrum Pte Ltd, a Singapore based early stage investment fund. For more information about iXiGO please visit www.ixigo.com .

"The enhancements and options we're announcing today enable semiconductors to go from concept to reality much faster – this is the direct result of intense R&D efforts over the last 18 months," said Ankush Oberai, vice president of Magma's Fab Analysis Business Unit. "After nearly 20 years of providing industry-leading failure analysis, CAD navigation and yield management tools, Knights' incorporation into Magma enabled tight integration of IC implementation and fab analysis for true design for manufacturability."

The new On-Line Search Analyzer option speeds and simplifies the search function for failure analysis. One such application improves focused ion beam (FIB) modifications by automating the traditionally manual task of searching for "FIB-able" regions. In this case, the On-Line Search Analyzer performs a three-dimensional search of the layout file for areas where an FIB system can drive a beam through the circuitry to a point of interest that does not intersect or impact underlying geometric structures. This new option integrates Magma's DRC capabilities, making Camelot the first and only CAD navigation tool that enables failure analysis engineers to utilize DRC functions in the fab. With these new capabilities, users can now define applications for a variety of failure analysis and device debug techniques. This flexibility allows them to shorten cycle time for device debug and repair, and to reduce scrap.

The new Hot-Spot Analyzer option analyzes multiple regions in the layout and finds netlist segments that are close to or intersect with these regions. Typically, the regions define photon emissions (emission spots), and the nets in each hot-spot region and number of hot spots for each net are then displayed. This capability shortens the diagnostic process time with Emission Microscope (EMMI) tools.

The new Live Image Overlay option dramatically improves the accuracy of fab tool stage mechanisms that align to layout. To address the potential stage inaccuracy of many high-magnification review, analysis, probe and scanning electron microscope (SEM) tools, the Live Image Overlay option captures an image of the device under inspection and overlays the image onto the design layout. Using advanced mapping technology, it then determines key common features to both the image and layout and then aligns those features. This alignment between the image and the layout compensates for any stage inaccuracies and enables a tool to accurately utilize the design layout to drive to exact coordinates.

"This integration has multiple business benefits," Oberai said. "Because yield loss is reduced, chips that had to be discarded because they didn't function can now be sold, so lost sales can be avoided. The link between design and failure analysis means designers can spend more time designing and less time verifying that their designs are manufacturable. And the shortened turnaround time means you can get to market faster, which is the most significant advantage of all."

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About Magma

Magma's software for designing integrated circuits (ICs) is used to create complex, high-performance chips required in cellular telephones, electronic games, WiFi, MP3 players, DVD/digital video, networking, automotive electronics and other electronic applications. Magma's EDA software for IC implementation, analysis, physical verification, circuit simulation and characterization is recognized as embodying the best in semiconductor technology, enabling the world's top chip companies to "Design Ahead of the Curve"™ while reducing design time and costs. Magma is headquartered in San Jose, Calif., with offices around the world. Magma's stock trades on Nasdaq under the ticker symbol LAVA. Visit Magma Design Automation on the Web at www.magma-da.com.

Magma is a registered trademark and Camelot and "Design Ahead of the Curve" are trademarks of Magma Design Automation Inc. All other product and company names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.

Forward-looking Statements: Except for the historical information contained herein, the matters set forth in this press release, including statements that Knights Camelot can reduce the failure analysis cycle, time to volume and manufacturing costs, and provide increased accuracy, and statements about the features and benefits of Magma's software are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially including but not limited to the ability of Magma's products to produce the desired results and the company's ability to keep pace with rapidly changing technology. Further discussion of these and other potential risk factors may be found in Magma's public filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (www.sec.gov). Magma undertakes no additional obligation to update these forward-looking statements.

Additionally, with the new premium service, WiZiQ members can:

"E-learning is altering the face of the entire educational industry, worldwide," said Harman Singh, founder and CEO of WiZiQ.com. "WiZiQ helps subject experts reach a broader audience and enables learners of any age or interest instantly connect with the best teacher for their education needs. By expanding our platform with a new premium offering that allows educators to earn income from their expertise, we're directly responding to requests from our teacher and tutor community."

WiZiQ is an online teaching and learning platform that brings learners and teachers together across the world. The Flash-based virtual classroom is completely web-based without software download requirements and works on any web browser and with any operating system, including Windows, Mac, and Linux. It is equipped with live audio/video, text chat, document/whiteboard sharing, and session recording capabilities. The platform also offers other key collaboration tools such as a rich content library, a test section, searchable teacher profiles, and free public sessions hosted by experts.

WiZiQ's premium service is available now for an annual charge of $49.95. To get started, sign up for free at http://www.wiziq.com/Register.aspx.

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WiZiQ has clocked nearly 5 million online teaching minutes. The virtual classroom is just one of the tools available for educators and students. The platform has other features like a content library, a test section, teacher profiles, and free public sessions by experts. WiZiQ concept focuses on the teacher’s needs and thereby is unique – this model has evolved through 5 years of observing and learning from user behaviors.

WiZiQ provides a new face of knowledge acquisition to the students in the ‘Global Village’. This is a platform where students and teachers can have access to the best of both worlds beyond the conventional limits of location, time, and security. Educomp, a renowned name in online education has invested its trust in WiZiQ.

With 128 screaming fast cores that each run a new record high 1836 MHz, the GeForce 9800 GTX+ graphics card is truly the Tasmanian Devil of the category. Faster than any graphics card in attractive price range, the XFX 9800 GTX+ simultaneously delivers the most exceptional gaming experience possible—even at extreme HD resolutions.

The XFX 9800 GTX+ is loaded with all of the features hardcore gamers have come to expect, such as PhysX™ technology that transforms the overall gaming experience with realistic facial movements, weather effects and explosions. NVIDIA CUDA technology and new CUDA runtime for Windows Vista enables users to offload intensive processing tasks from their CPUs to their graphics card. It has 128 processor cores for maximum performance across an endless array of computing tasks. HybridPower technology allows users to save power by shifting to their motherboard’s onboard graphics (HybridSLI capable motherboard required) when running less graphically intense applications.

Fully optimized gaming can be achieved by running three XFX GeForce 9800 GTX+ graphics cards in three-way NVIDIA SLI mode on one of XFX’s nForce 780i SLI or 790i SLI motherboards. The three-way SLI systems generate up to a 2.8X performance increase over a single graphics card. And, the XFX GeForce 9800 GTX+ is designed for the PCI Express 2.0 bus architecture featured in nForce 7 series and GeForce 8 series motherboards, ensuring the highest data transfer speeds for today’s bandwidth-hungry games and 3D applications. Users can even fine-tune their performance with the 9800 GTX+’s ESA-enabled control panel.

The XFX 9800 GTX+ features a second generation NVIDIA PureVideo HD technology engine which ensures unsurpassed High Def movie picture quality thanks to features such as dynamic contrast enhancement, colour stretch video processing and dual-stream picture-in-picture content.

The 9800GTX+ graphics card will be available with Rashi Peripherals and its nationwide branches across India at an estimated street price of Rs 16,000 along with 3 years warranty.

To learn more about the XFX log on to www.xfxforce.com.

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About Rashi Peripherals

Rashi is one of the leading distribution Companies in India with distribution of world famous brands like AMD, ALTEC LANSING (West & South), APC, ASUSTEK, COMPEX, FREECOM, HP, PROCURVE, JETWAY, LEADTEK, LENOVO, LOGITECH, NETGEAR, NEXANS, PIXELVIEW, SANDISK, SENAO, SONY and XFX. Rashi has its own ISO 9001:2001 accredited RP Tech Branded Systems. Its products comprise mostly high end, quality and premium range. Rashi has grown consistently over the period of years and its turnover was Rs. 670 Crore (US$ 175 million) for the financial year 2007-08. This year the company plans to grow by more than 50 – 60% over its last year figures. Today Rashi has 53 Branches all across the country and more than 9000 reseller base who are working together with the company for distribution of its brands.

For more information please visit www.rptechindia.com.

Speaking on the launch of Talent Craft, Mr. R. Sundar, CEO, Times Business Solutions Limited said, “Times Business Solutions has already made a significant impact in enabling corporate India to attain accelerated growth, offering the leading job portal - TimesJobs.com and executive search solutions through Smart Hire. Talent Craft is bringing in the next level of corporate empowerment, providing people development solutions within organisations, right from their induction, through performance & promotion systems, to succession planning for leadership. We feel privileged and honoured to provide Miller Heiman’s world-renowned training programmes to India Inc.”

For over 30 years, Miller Heiman has brought an unparalleled precision to the art of selling with simple, yet powerful processes and tools that help drive performance, especially when the sales cycle is complex and the marketplace is demanding.

Miller Heiman also prides itself with expert consultants across the globe who have walked in the shoes of sales leaders and understand the need to deliver immediate results and lasting value having been in that position themselves. They also undertake the world's largest on-going study of sales performance best practices, and have published several best-selling books, including, the award-winning Sales Performance Journal every quarter.

Speaking about Miller Heiman’s association with Times Business Solutions’ Talent Craft, Mr. Michael Light, Regional Director Asia-Pac, Miller Heiman remarked, “We are extremely excited and thrilled to have found such a reputed organisation in India to partner with. We are sure that Times Business Solutions’ Talent Craft will be able to leverage our expertise and disseminate our experience, of working shoulder-to-shoulder with the world's leading companies and our comprehensive research, which has kept us relevant over three decades of change, to Indian Industry.”

Miller Heiman’s ability to transform organizations through their programs is unsurpassed in the industry. They do this by developing enterprise-level sales force strategies, implementing core sales processes to create new opportunities, win big deals, and grow key accounts. They also are global leaders in training sales and support people to maximize their effectiveness, selecting, developing and organizing salespeople and sales managers.

Talent Craft in its initial operations has successfully delivered public and private programs for corporate clients and had representations from organizations in individual capacities for their programs delivered in alliance with Grid International, Vital Smarts and Dale Carnegie. Talent Craft offers premium solutions for building capability, capacity and performance of individuals and organizations by bringing to them global content and solutions.

Talent Craft offers assessment solutions to help reduce the recruitment cycle and collaborate with organizations to set up assessment centers to separate the best from the rest. For these solutions, Talent Craft has also partnered with NIIT for IT domain assessments and Skill Profiler Analytics for Aptitude and spoken English assessments.

Talent Craft brings cutting-edge management solutions from world-renowned management and HR development consultants, ranging from Miller Heiman’s Sales Performance Systems, Dale Carnegie’s People Management programmes, Leadership series from Grid International Inc., Personal Effectiveness and Negotiation Skills from Vital Smarts USA, in association with Aspectum Consulting.

“Talent Craft is a quality source for inputs to develop and retain talent, which will help organizations to build businesses with speed and quality. The HR community can expect a partner who has come into existence to take care of their specific needs, with products and services that are benchmarked as per international parameters. Talent Craft is a long term value building effort, which will offer customized & best-in-class learning solutions to people at all levels of organizational hierarchy.” says Yogesh Sood, President and CEO, of Aspectum Consulting.

As business leaders focus on top-line growth, the value of learning is becoming better understood and more relevant. Those leaders who understand how to drive business results in an increasingly competitive, global environment recognize that a better-trained workforce improves performance, and investing in employee learning and development is critical to achieving success.

Seventy-five percent of executives said talent management is a critical issue in global researches by ASTD (the world’s largest association dedicated to workplace learning and performance professionals), and Towers Perrin ATP Track Research. The increased focus on talent management results from a maelstrom of challenges: the demographic shift driving a dearth of talent; the globalized talent market; the need for new, complex sets of capabilities to drive growth; and firms (particularly those in emerging markets) struggling to attract and retain talent. Increasingly, executives view talent management not as a “nice to have,” but as a critical tool used in the service of achieving business objectives. This has led learning to move from plug and play to become more integrated with business strategy.

The corporate giants of the new economy are high on people dependence, and we are accelerating towards a scenario where - “Money’s at a discount and talent’s at a premium”

To maintain their leadership, corporates are actively seeking assessment & development solutions to acquire and upgrade the skills of their HR Talent in order to remain ahead and develop their people to take on higher responsibilities and manage employee attrition, and this is just what Talent Craft provides.

Talent Craft, in its endeavor to ‘Simplify Learning’ and bring the ‘Best in Class’ solutions in assessment and training, will also conduct regular seminars and knowledge forums on global trends & practices, for the benefit of Indian entrepreneurs and industry.

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Commenting on the AutoInvest benefits, Mr. Prasanth Prabhakaran Senior VP, Kotak Securities said, “Through continuous research, we found that there was a category of investors who wanted to invest in the stock market for long term but are unable to do so, either due to the lack of time or a lack of knowledge in stock picking. We therefore decided to launch AutoInvest to address this gap. Further taking AutoInvest to the next level, we have also launched AutoInvest Gold which allows investors to build their investments in a combination of Gold ETFs, Equity stocks and Mutual Funds. It is our constant endeavour to involving investors in every step of their wealth creation to both motivate them as well as educate them on the best choices available. We aim to cater to investors who believe in a systematic long-term wealth creation. The investor should however be aware that investments in equities are subject to market risks and a SIP product does not necessarily assure returns.”

AutoInvest – Gold, is a systematic investment solution that enables an investor to invest in gold ETFs, stocks and mutual funds on a regular basis, making it a well diversified investment. With AutoInvest - Gold, on sale of Gold ETFs through Kotak Securities, the client will be given a 2 per cent discount coupon which the client can redeem at any Kotak Mahindra Bank branch if he wishes to purchase gold within the validity period of the said discount. For availing the discount coupon on sale of Gold ETFs through Kotak Securities the client needs to be a Kotak Mahindra Bank account holder.

Under AutoInvest - Gold the investor can invest in 3-4 stocks, mutual funds and Gold ETFs every month, which is/are recommended by a dedicated research team at Kotak Securities. Based on the risk appetite, investors can choose from the below profile:

Profile – Features

Ø Aggressive Gold – Only Gold Exchange traded funds (ETF)

Ø Aggressive Gold – Moderate Profile - Equity (30%), Diversified MF (50%) & Gold ETF (20%)

Ø Aggressive Equity – Only Stocks i.e.; investing in large, small and mid cap companies/stocks.

Ø Moderate Equity – Only large cap stocks.

Ø Moderate Profile – Equity (80%) & Diversified MF (20%)

Ø Conservative Equity – Equity (100%)

Ø Conservative Equity & Mutual Funds – Equity (20%) & Mutual Fund (80%)

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Kotak Securities Limited is a subsidiary of Kotak Mahindra Bank Limited and is the stock broking arm of the Kotak Mahindra Group. With a market share close to 7.3%* of daily volumes, it is one of the India’s leading stock broking house. Kotak Securities processes over 300,000 secondary market trades everyday and manages a huge equity asset pool with over Rs. 3300 crore under management. Awarded the Number One “Prime Ranking” in 2004, it is one of the leading distributors of Initial Public Offers (IPO). Kotak Securities has been a distributor for some of the most successful issues in the country. It has also been the winner of many prestigious awards such as – ‘Best Performing Equity Broker in India’ by CNBC – TV 18 – Optimix Financial Advisory Awards 2008. It offers a wide range of financial products for its investors, including Stocks and Shares, IPOs, Mutual Funds and Derivatives. Kotak Securities, today, has 877 outlets in 321 cities, servicing over 4.30,000 customers.

Speaking at the course launch, Mr. R Krishnan, Global Head - Arena Animation, said “To keep pace with the growing and constantly evolving needs of the industry, the animation companies are hunting for animators with the knowledge of every aspect of animation, including both 2D & 3D animation. DAE is a specialized program designed as per the industry demands & with the objective of making the student a complete Animation Professional. Designed with inputs from the industry, the Animation Engineering course serves as the perfect launch pad for students keen to pursue a rewarding career in animation.”

This program offers a unique blend of digital and analog art skills, as well as an understanding of the creative and technical processes involved. In this course students acquire a concrete foundation in art with drawing, storytelling and design skills. They learn to draw, visualize, and effectively apply colour principles. With the mastery of character drawing, principles of animation, texture mapping, motion capture and animation, students translate traditional art skills into the modeling of characters, objects, scenes, and virtual worlds. Skills in audio and video production are also covered, so that story continuity and believability become the hallmark of student productions.

The program greatly emphasizes on teaching the students to integrate both the processes of 2D as well as 3D, with a focus on skill development, right from ideation to execution.

However, an option of taking up a specialized DAE course focusing specifically on 2D or 3D Animation is also now available, with each of the streams having a duration of 1.5 years. This is meant for people who want to focus and specialize in one area only.

· Concepts of Visualization, Illustration & Sketching

· Advanced Sketching with Sketchbook Pro

· Outdoor Sketching, Background & Layout Designing

· Visual Sketching & Story Weaving

· Concepts of 2D, Cel & Limited Animation

· Storyboarding with TBS

· Concept Design, Development & Storytelling Techniques

· Script Writing

· Pre-visualization & Concepts of Animatics

· Concepts of 3D

· Concepts of Rigging

· Character Design & Model Sheet

· Match Moving with Maya Live

· Concepts of Visual Fx

· Compositing with Fusion

To develop the ability of students to understand the animation process and production, special Knowledge Enhancers have been added to DAE 2008 at various levels of the course. These Knowledge Enhancers are - Photographic Techniques, Script Writing, Concepts of Animatics & Clean up and Puppet Making.

DAE offers a dynamic career in the explosively expanding industry of computer animation - used extensively in television/films, animated simulation rides and walk-throughs, computer games, and digital environments. On completion of this course, students will be able to choose from an array of exciting career options such as 2D animator, 3D animator, computer animation effects specialist, technical directors, technical animators, effects animators, effects developers, graphics programmers, games developers etc.

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About Arena Animation :

Arena Animation is a Pioneer, Trendsetter and Global Leader in Animation education. Arena has an extensive network of centers & has trained over 2,00,000 students globally since it’s inception in 1996.

Arena offers industry relevant courses on Animation & Multimedia to students aspiring for global careers in this New Age industry. It trains students as well as professionals in the latest industry relevant courses backed by alliances with world leaders, a world-class faculty and the latest technical educational tools.

Arena’s students are placed as Graphic Designers, Web Designers, 2D/3D Animators, 2D/3D Designers, AV Editors, Technical Trainers, 3D Modelers, Multimedia Programmers, Compositors, Visualizers, Content Developers and Pre and Post Production executives in blue chip animation studios and entertainment companies like Prime Focus, Rhythm & Hues Studios, Crest Animation Studios, EFX, UTV Toons, Toonz Animation, Nipuna Services, Prasad Studio, Colour Chips, Ramoji Film City, Green Gold Animation, DQ Entertainment, Paprikaas Animation Studios, UshaKiron TV, Sony TV, Google India, NDTV, TOI, DD Sports, Discovery Channel, Divya Bhaskar, Asianet Satellite Communications, ETV, NDTV, Zee Sports and Zee TV to name a few.

For further information please visit www.arena-multimedia.com

Although flight operations became extremely difficult in the wake of the tragedy, Dragonair maintained a daily flight to Chengdu, enabling the airline to support relief efforts by various government departments and non-profit organisations. So far, the airline has given out some 200 free air tickets and carried more than 50 tonnes of relief supplies. Dragonair has now resumed the normal double daily schedule to Chengdu.

Cathay Pacific Chief Executive Tony Tyler today presented a cheque for HK$14.6 million to Hong Kong Red Cross (HKRC) Chairman Sir Ti-liang Yang to help earthquake victims rebuild their lives. Also present at the cheque presentation ceremony was Mr Sun Wen-xiu, Deputy Director of Economic Affairs Department, Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the HKSAR.

Speaking at the ceremony, Mr Tyler said: “We had a superb response from our staff and passengers and the value of our total contribution to the relief effort was HK$20.3 million. I’m pleased to say that a grand total of HK$14.6 million of the money we collected will be donated to the Hong Kong Red Cross which is doing vital work to help the people of Sichuan get back on their feet. Dragonair’s service to Chengdu is now back to normal and traffic is gradually picking up on the route, but of course there is still so much work to be done.”

Sir Ti-liang Yang said: “Since 13 May, the day following the earthquake, HKRC has sent relief workers and medical personnel to three affected provinces - Sichuan, Gansu and Shaanxi. We are now focusing on providing temporary shelters, schools and clinics to the quake survivors, with various construction projects being completed over the next three to five years. The people of Hong Kong have placed a great deal of trust in the HKRC and we will try our very best to assist the most needy quake victims.”

The Cathay Pacific Group kicked off its fundraising effort with seed money of HK$2 million on 16 May, pledging to match dollar-for-dollar every donation made by staff until the end of May. This led to another HK$10 million being added to the fund.

The Olympic Torch donated by the airline’s Chief Operating Officer John Slosar helped to raise another HK$4 million after it was offered for a fundraising auction on Commercial Radio’s The Tipping Point programme. Also, contributions totalling HK$2.3 million were donated by passengers through Cathay Pacific’s “Change for Good” and Dragonair’s “Change for Conservation” inflight fundraising programmes.

In total the Group collected donations totalling HK$18.3 million while the free air tickets and freight shipments offered by Dragonair had a value of HK$2 million.

Asia Miles, the Group’s travel reward programme, has donated a total of 11 million miles to charities including Hong Kong Red Cross, Oxfam Hong Kong and UNICEF. The programme’s members have donated a further 10 million miles.

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About Cathay Pacific

Cathay Pacific hasshown a clear commitment to expanding freighter services to and from India. Started off with just one flight a week routed through Mumbai in 1994, the airline now operates a total of 22 freighters a week to the country and has become the number one foreign carrier in terms of cargo capacity and tonnage offered in the Indian market.

The move follows the appointment of DeRisk IT as the new Authorized Partner by Achiever Business Solutions, the recognised European leader in Governance Risk & Compliance (GRC) management software. Under the terms of the partnership agreement, DeRisk IT will provide the widely acclaimed AchieverPlus GRC solution to the Indian, Middle East & Asia Pacific markets. To do this, DeRisk IT will exploit its position as a key player across different verticals markets including MNCs. The tie up reflects an increasing demand for GRC systems among the many multi-national companies that have a base in India apart from Indian enterprises. DeRisk IT will also provide full sales and support services for Achiever Business Solutions and therein expand Achiever Business Solutions’ growing presence as an international market leader.

AchieverPlus software provides a single point of access for GRC management for all areas of risk management, compliance management and regulatory affairs, including quality, health and safety, financial, IT security and environmental management, across the enterprise.

Combining power and flexibility with Microsoft’s .NET technology, AchieverPlus provides a unique management gateway that can easily be embedded into an organization’s existing processes without disrupting working practices. The system unifies all the organization’s disparate standards, policies and resources across any number of sites and locations.

Multiple areas of compliance can be included such as regulatory, legislative and best practice, encompassing many industry standards. Specific solutions for the most highly regulated business areas include: Sarbanes Oxley, Life Sciences (FDA 21 CFR Part 11), ISO 9001, ISO 14001 / 18001 and more.

Traditionally, with disparate point solutions managing each area of compliance, users would have to search multiple systems to identify their tasks and alerts. This can lead to errors and omissions and increase the amount of time spent on managing tasks. In addition, many organisations have seen the regulatory and compliance functions purely in terms of document management and not as a requirement for a dynamic and proactive management tool. AchieverPlus answers the need of those organisations seeking an effective integrated GRC management tool that utilises the full capabilities and agility of .Net technology.

Commenting on the tie-up S. Sree Praveen, Director, DeRisk IT noted: “Teaming up with Achiever Business Solutions to extend GRC services to Indian companies and other MNCs will enable us to provide a complete solution at the highest level to a blue-chip client base.”

For her part, Cherry Rance, Marketing & Strategic Alliances Manager, Achiever Business Solutions, added: “Many companies in India are now global players and are subject to the same pressures, in terms of governance, risk and compliance, as companies in any other part of the world. We are delighted therefore to partner with DeRisk IT as they bring with them an enormous knowledge and experience of the Indian market across numerous industry sectors. We are confident that DeRisk IT will capitalise upon the huge demand in India for cutting-edge, enterprise-wide GRC systems.”

DeRisk IT’s Chief Executive Officer, S Senthil Kumaran, echoed Rance’s comments adding: “Indian businesses are generally, considered as not-so-serious about compliance. However, this is in no way a true reflection as most have woken up to the reality that effective Governance, Risk and Compliance management is critical to success. With this fundamental change of approach, the market has widened considerably and businesses are actively looking for solutions. The knowledge and competencies of DeRisk IT combined with the AchieverPlus range makes for a perfect fit”.

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About Achiever Business Solutions

Achiever is a business unit within The Sword Group. To date Achiever Plus software addresses 38+ areas of legislative, regulatory and best practice requirements within the GRC framework. Achiever continues to invest in research and development to ensure that Achiever Plus technology meets these GRC requirements today and is flexible enough to fully absorb the future's growing and evolving GRC demands.

Our mission is to support our customers' goals for effective management of business critical controls, measurement and reporting, whilst delivering business improvement across the enterprise.

With over 600 active clients across the globe, Achiever has a proven track record having uniquely provided business management software solutions since 1993. Steady growth has funded continuing development of what is now a fully unified Governance Risk and Compliance management solution - Achiever Plus, capable of meeting complex Governance Risk and Compliance management requirements and business improvement demands across a diverse range of industry sectors. Achiever Plus is also capable of managing adherence to multiple legislative, regulatory and best practice demands. Because Achiever Plus is fast to deploy and easy to manage, customers realize immediate benefit, and return on investment is typically achieved from within three months to one year of implementation.

Achiever Business Solutions is the leading European GRC vendor and this is reflected in market overviews by a number of industry analysts including Gartner.

About Sword

The Sword Group is an International IT Products and Services Company that was founded in December 2000 by its Chairman, Jacques MOTTARD. Jacques' vision is for Sword to become the best performing global Product and Services Company by identifying, anticipating and satisfying customer requirements whilst delivering profitability year on year and returning exceptional value to all stakeholders. Sword currently employs 1700+ staff across 11 countries.

IDBI Fortis Life Insurance is a recently launched joint-venture of IDBI Bank Ltd., India’s premier development and commercial bank, Federal Bank, one of India’s leading private sector banks and Fortis, Europe’s banking and insurance giant. The Fortis Group is headquartered in Belgium and the Netherlands.

Speaking to media on the event of the launch, Mr Marc Schiltz, First Secretary (Trade & Investments), Royal Embassy of Belgium, said: ‘Fortis’ is a financial powerhouse in Europe and IDBI Fortis Life Insurance marks their entry in India. Like in Belgium, Fortis seems deeply committed to its relationship with India and this is evident in the innovative products that they have launched here. Wealthsurance is one such product that helps consumers create wealth with protection. With growing uncertainties, Wealthsurance is truly the new mantra for investing.’

Mr G.V. Nageswara Rao, MD & CEO, IDBI Fortis Life Insurance, said: “WealthsuranceTM is a unique combination that aims to provide people with protected growth. The product is designed to ensure that the hard-earned money that is invested is not susceptible to unforeseen circumstances. The plan has a multitude of investment options, tailor-made to suit the changing Indian consumer today,”

WealthsuranceTM is a first of its kind combination of comprehensive investment choices, protected by powerful insurance options, all presented with a reasonable charge structure, making it a one-stop solution to a customer’s wealth building plans. WealthsuranceTM offers investment choices such as Guaranteed Return Fund, Equity Funds, Debt Funds etc. ensuring that the customer would find all his investment requirements satisfied with this one product.

Mr Filip Coremans, CFO, IDBI Fortis Life Insurance, said: “It is exciting for Fortis to be in one of the fastest growing insurance markets in the world. The focus is now to expand our tied agency network to cater to this huge country with so many different languages and dialects, in addition to our wide bancassurance networks with IDBI Bank and Federal Bank.”

Mr Murali Iyer, National Head – Agency and Alliances, IDBI Fortis Life Insurance, said: ”Gurgaon is one of the fastest growing cities in India with a multitude of job opportunities and an enterprising populace. This, coupled with the increasing disposable incomes, offers a tremendous potential here for services and products that we offer.’

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About IDBI Fortis Life Insurance Co Ltd

IDBI Fortis Life Insurance Co Ltd, is a joint venture between three leading financial conglomerates – India’s premier development and commercial bank, IDBI Bank, one of India’s leading private sector banks, Federal Bank and Europe’s banking and insurance giant, Fortis, each of which enjoys a significant status in their respective business segments. In this venture, IDBI Bank owns 48% equity while Federal Bank and Fortis own 26% equity each. IDBI Fortis launched its first set of products across India in March 2008, after receiving the requisite approvals from the Insurance Regulatory Development Authority (IRDA). The company offers its services through a vast nationwide network across the branches of IDBI Bank and Federal Bank in addition to a sizeable network of advisors and partners. At IDBI Fortis, we endeavor to deliver products that provide value and convenience to the customer. Through a continuous process of innovation in product and service delivery we intend to deliver world-class wealth management, protection and retirement solutions to Indian customers. Do visit www.idbifortis.com to know more.

About the sponsors of IDBI Fortis Life Insurance Co Ltd

IDBIBank Ltd. continues to be, since its inception, India’s premier industrial development bank. Created in 1956 to support India’s industrial backbone, IDBI Bank has since evolved into a powerhouse of industrial and retail finance.Today, it is amongst India’s foremost commercial banks, with a wide range of innovative products and services, servingretail andcorporate customers in all corners of the country from over 490 branches and more than 600 ATMs.The Bank offers its customers an extensive range of diversified services including project financing, term lending, working capital facilities, lease finance, venture capital, loan syndication, corporate advisory services and legal and technical advisory services to its corporate clients as well as mortgages and personal loans to its retail clients. As part of its development activities, IDBI Bank has been instrumental in sponsoring the development of key institutions involved in India’s financial sector – such as the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), National Stock Exchange of India Limited (NSE) and National Securities Depository Ltd. Please visitwww.idbi.com to know more.

Federal Bank is one of India’s leading private sector banks, with a dominant presence in the state of Kerala. It has a strong network of over 600 branches and 500 ATMs spread across India. The bank provides over four million retail customers with a wide variety of financial products. Federal Bank is one of the first large Indian banks to have an entirely automated and interconnected branch network. They operate on the core banking platform and are RTGS/ NEFT enabled through which the Bank offers state-of-the-art technology enabled products and services. In addition to interconnected branches and ATMs, the Bank has a wide range of services like Internet Banking, Mobile Banking, Tele Banking, Any Where Banking, debit cards, co-branded credit cards, online bill payment and call centre facilities to offer round the clock banking convenience to its customers. The Bank has been a pioneer in providing innovative technological solutions to its customers and the Bank has won several awards and recommendations. Please visit www.federalbank.co.in to know more.

Fortis, a European financial services provider engaged in banking and insurance with a presence in over 50 countries, offers its personal, business and institutional customers a comprehensive package of products and services through its own channels, in collaboration with intermediaries and through other distribution partners. With a market capitalisation of over EUR 40 billion, Fortis ranks among the 20 largest financial institutions in Europe. Fortis’ sound solvency position and dedicated, professional workforce of over 80,000, enables it to combine global strength with local flexibility to provide its clients with optimum support and service. Please visitwww.fortis.com to know more.

It has roped in the most happening and beautiful actor in Tollywood ‘Anushka’ to play a cameo in their serial. This story of five friends will have Anushka giving company in this special episode.

Anushka plays a hair dresser named ‘Nagalakshmi’ alias ‘Nagu’ in the episode. The story starts with how ‘Nagu’ meets ‘Mady’, one of the five friends who plays an aspiring artist. Soon ‘Nagu’ and ‘Mady’ fall in love and the other friends are skeptical about this love story. Only one friend ‘Manu’ supports him. But what’s cooking up in ‘Nagu’s’ brain? Is she really in love with ‘Mady’?

To find out watch the fun filled episode of Yuva this Sunday, 13th July.

Anushka on sets was very down to earth and cooperative to the crew. She actually went shopping for her costumes with them taking out time from her busy schedule. She became very friendly with the team and brought cakes and ice creams for them during the shoots.

She was approached for a one day but she was kind enough to have given two days making things easier for the crew.

All said and done this special episode is enthusiastically waiting to capture the viewer’s minds and hearts with its light hearted hilarious comedy.

YUVA has changed the trend in the telugu television world by its new approach and elevation. The production house was into every details right from the designing of the exclusive sets like an apartment, a coffee shop etc. Intelligent screenplay which gives three times better quality and efficiency unlike any other routine serial.

MAA channel is telecasting this teleseries at its prime time i.e. at 8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. keeping in mind its commitment of giving excellence viewing for its audience.

Expressing his happiness Mr. Sharrath Marar, Chief Executive Officer, Maa Television Network Ltd. said, “We are extremely delighted and thankful to ‘Anushka’ who was more than willing to be a part of the Yuva team. And also appreciate the production house Annapurna Studios for their commendable contribution”.

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About MAA TV:

MAA TV Network Limited, the leading Telugu general entertainment channel MAA TV was launched in the year 2002, and has grown to be acknowledged as a channel with a difference by the viewing public. The channel is being perceived as one with fun filled programming and innovative content.

Maa Music channel the trendiest and contemporary wing of Maa Television Network Ltd. has been launched on 30th May 2008. It is much more than a music channel with a difference. The programming mix is like a full platter catering to the musical taste of all kinds of viewers. It is also a Lifestyle channel.

It is the perception of the viewers which has helped the MAA brand to deliver quality programming and innovative content.

This easy-to-use feature will immensely benefit users who currently have some part of their training material in Powerpoint and wish to convert it for deployment on an LMS. Moreover, RapideL-i enables value additions to these converted courses by providing ready to use, customizable players/shells which can be tweaked to suit one's branding needs. Apart from this, users can also add a glossary or references to the courses and use all the beneficial tools like the review mechanism, collaborative development tools, back-up tools and publish provided by RapideL-i.

RapideL-i is an internet-based, rapid eLearning content authoring platform which allows a server based collaborative development at anytime, from anywhere. Multiple users can now log on together and work simultaneously to create engaging eLearning at the speed of business. The new version is set to deliver an intuitive end user-experience coupled with a global support plan.

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Based out of US, UK, Australia and India, Brainvisa is one of the fastest growing learning companies. Incorporated in 2000, it has been consistently growing at a rate of over 100% and today is a 400 people company with two state-of-the-art development centers in India. Solutions developed by Brainvisa help clients to achieve competitive advantage through increased sales, improved productivity, reduced time to market, improved employee retention and reduced training time.

Brainvisa's team consists of professionals in the fields of learning consulting, HR consulting, instructional design, graphic design, and multimedia programming. This well honed team has developed over 15000 hours of e-Learning, over 1500 hours of ILT and over 300 calendar days of blended learning for our clientele spread across US, Europe, and the Asia Pacific region.

Brainvisa's Learning Technology solutions help our clients centrally manage the Human Capital, track the learning and improve productivity. With an installation base of twenty five, Brandon Hall has rated the bvLMS as one of the most cost-effective LMS solutions in the world.

With this launch Connoisseur Conference and Leisure Consultants Pvt. Ltd, and Akqua Sun Holidays India Pvt. Ltd leading tour operators and travel service providers in India, also announced their merger. “The city has immense potential to become a tourism hub for all Indian Ocean countries,” declared while addressing the media.

Talking to the media Mr.Mahmood Shaugee, Minister for Tourism and Aviation added, “Maldives has been a favourite tourism destination for many Indians. We also have a plethora of Bollywood producers queuing up to shoot their movies here. With the new international airport in place, Bangalore has the opportunity to be the gateway of India for the small states of Indian Ocean countries. It has the potential to be the hub of travel trade in India. The formation of J Hotels & Resorts will add to the prospects of Maldives as it will to India and Bangalore. Professional hospitality services providers are important to the business and I am sure, leisure and corporate travels will benefit hugely from their services.”

Speaking about J Hotels, Mr. B A Rahim, Director Akqua Sun Holidays India Pvt. Ltd. said, “We have the combined expertise and exposure to give the very best to all our clients and customers. Tourism industry in India is growing with an average of 110% plus and we are confident of taking Bangalore to get a larger share of this pie.”

The promoters are looking at exploiting corporate tourism apart from the regular leisure travellers. With Connoisseur and Akqua providing a one stop solution with a host of services, the merger is seen by many as a blessing for today’s harried tourists and travellers.

Presently Connoisseur and Akqua Sun have offices in Bangalore, Chennai, Mumbai, Hyderabad and New Delhi.

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About Connoisseur Conference and Leisure Consultants:

Are professional conference, event and leisure tour organizer in India. Since its inception in 1999 ‘Connoisseur’ has provided a complete planning service for corporates across various cities in India. Their services include complete conference organization and facilitation. This encompasses destination management, hotel contracts and special pricing, delegate accommodation, surface handling, event management, speaker requirements, F&B, delegate registration, on-site management, conference dinners, pre and post tours.

They take care of every detail, to make the conference develop, grow and succeed with dynamic thinking, intricate planning and professional teamwork.

Connoisseur also adds a lot of boost to our tourism Industry by handling various foreign travel to India.

About Akqua Sun Group:

Akqua Sun Group is a one stop travel organisation providing exceptional travel services within India as well to Maldives , Sri Lanka , Dubai , Egypt , South Africa and Mauritius . They have branch offices in Ahmedabad, Goa, Mauritius , Sri Lanka , Maldives , Hong Kong and Russia .

Present at the inauguration were Mr. Rajendra Singh, Zonal Head (North & East), Mr. Alok Bajpai, Marketing Head, Mr. Debapriya Roy, Area Head (East) and Mr. Salila Parida, Centre Head, Rourkela Centre amongst host of parents, students and enthusiasts.

The Chief guest of the event was Prof. S. Sarangi, Director National Institute of Technology and the guest of honour was Mr. Sarada Prasad Nayak, Hon’ble MLA of Rourkela.

The N-Power Courses have the recognition of International Vendors like CompTIA, Microsoft and RedHat.

In his message, Mr. Ravi Dighe, National Head, N-Power said, “The booming Indian Economy and increased PC penetration in all sectors has resulted in an increased demand for Hardware & Networking professionals throughout the country. As MAIT predicts, manpower requirement in the hardware & networking industry will be in the tune of 2 million in the current year. Keeping this fact in view, Aptech has launched N-Power centres; to offer internationally recognized and specialized program in Hardware & Networking to provide skilled manpower to the industry.”

Says Mr. Rajendra Singh, Zonal Head (North & East), “There is a massive requirement of Hardware & Networking professionals in the Banking & Financial Services, Manufacturing, SMEs (Small & Medium enterprises), Education, Retail and BPO sector at various levels. We are sure this state-of-the-art N-Power training centre will address the training requirements of aspiring Hardware and Networking professionals. Coupled with the official curriculum from various International vendors, delivery by Certified faculty from Aptech and Industry Internship, N-Power courses will lead to International Vendor Certifications like CompTIA A+, CompTIA Network+, MCSE, RHCE, etc. This will definitely give the trained professionals an added advantage in the industry”.

“On account of being training partners of international vendors, we shall be in position to provide discounted coupon to our students for sitting in International certification exams” he added.

Mr.Alok Bajpai, Marketing Head said “These Centres will usher in new awareness in this area about the growing career opportunities in the Hardware & Networking industry. Today a qualified professional can find employment as a PC Support Specialist, Hardware Engineer, Network Engineer or a Systems Engineer. N Power will provide two months of Industry Internship for its premium course ‘Enterprise Systems Engineer’ and also 100% Placement Assistance to each student of the Career programs. We are certain that the N-Power training is bound to contribute to the Industry in a big way.”

Keeping various groups of student community and job requirements in view, N-Power has launched a series of programs divided into Basic, Foundation, Professional and Career tracks ranging from 1.5 month to 11 months, with the most popular being the Career program called “N-Power Certified Enterprise Systems Engineer (NCESE), with two months of Industry Internship.

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About Aptech Ltd.:

Aptech commenced its IT education & training business in 1986 and has trained over 4.5 million students – globally. Aptech is an ISO 9001:2000 organization and the first IT Training and Education company to get this certification for Education Support Services in 1993.

Aptech is successfully maintaining its leadership position through it’s various business lines which include IT, Animation & Multimedia Training (Aptech Computer Education, & Arena Animation); Hardware & Networking (N-Power); Offshore Content Development (Aptech Learning Services); e-learning (onlinevarsity.com), Training & Assessment Solutions for Corporates & Institutions (Aptech Training Solutions & ATTEST) Developer Training & Consultancy (Synergetics) and Aviation Training (Avalon Aviation Academy).

For further information on Aptech Limited, please do visit our website at www.aptech-worldwide.com.

For course details, please contact:
Rourkela : Salila Kumar Parida, Centre Head, N-Power Centre,
D/3, Koel Nagar, Rourkela. Tel No. 0661-3208282/ 3294765
For media queries, please contact :
Kolkata: Arpita Bhattacharjee, Corporate Communication, Aptech Limited. Kolkata. Tel No. 033-24655899. Email : arpitab@aptech.ac.in

1. B.S - Airline Management

2. B.S - Airport Management

3. B.S - Electronic Engineering Technology (Avionics)

For Airline and Airport Management programs, students from all streams i.e. Arts, Commerce, Sciences are eligible to apply. Merit in 10+2 exam will be the criterion for admission. This is a great opportunity for students of all streams indeed. Students qualified in AIEEE/Common Entrance Examination conducted by various states in India are eligible for admission to Electronic Engineering Technology (Avionics) course. Merit in 10+2 exam will be the criterion for admission for this course also.

Speaking on the occasion, Dr. Kalpana Jain, Vice President of Vaughn College said, “The flourishing aviation industry in India presents excellent job opportunities for graduates from the aviation programs. India is fast becoming the international hub for general aviation, cargo and MRO facilities in the South-Asia region. To sustain such a growth will require qualified skilled workforce in aviation.”

Commenting on the same, Dr. P. Narasimha Reddy, Director of SNIST said, “SNIST- Vaughn Collaboration will seek to provide skilled and specialized workforce to the aviation sector. The students from SNIST-Vaughn programs will be graduating at an opportune time when Boeing plans to start operating its MRO facility in Nagpur in 2011. Lufthansa, KLM and other such airlines in India will also open up many jobs in maintenance sector as well.”

The programs offered by SNIST – Vaughn specifically meet the needs of the Aviation Industry and are designed to cater to the inherent technically advanced and sophisticated nature of the key functions of the aviation sector such as airline management, airport management and electronic engineering technology (avionics) course. The students have an option to earn a degree with dual major in Airline Management and Airport Management. The students are required to take four additional subjects to earn degree under this option which will be offered in the 4-year degree program itself.

Sreenidhi Institute of Science & Technology (SNIST) was established in the year 1997 and is approved and accredited by AICTE and affiliated to Jawaharlal Nehru Technical University, Hyderabad.

Vaughn College is a 75-year-old institution, which offers certificate, B.S and M.S programs in the field of Aviation, Engineering & Technology and Management in New York, USA. It is accredited by Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE), PA, USA and has specialized accreditation from Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET), USA for its Engineering Technology programs and International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education (IACBE), USA for its Management programs.

Salient Features of B.S Programs offered by SNIST- VCAT:

B. S in Electronics Engineering Technology (Avionics):

This program provides a strong foundation of principles and fundamentals of Electronics and Communication, which is in the same lines as B.Tech. Course study includes Electronics & Communication Engineering along with extensive knowledge and study of aircraft electronic systems including Aircraft Communication Systems, Navigation Systems, Radar Engineering, Signal Processing, Aircraft, Aircraft Pulse Systems, Power & Distribution Systems, Flight Control Systems, and Traffic Alert/Collision Systems etc.

The program will prepare the students for the entry level Technical and Engineering positions in any electronic industry and specifically with aircraft electronic component and systems manufacturers such as Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, Brahmos- Department of Defense, Honeywell, Rockwell Collins, Lockheed Martin and in MRO facilities being created in India by Boeing, Airbus etc, besides Air India, Indian Airlines, Jet Airways, Kingfisher and other players.

Efforts are being made to acquire DGCA approval for the graduates of this program to be eligible to appear in the Avionics License Examination conducted by DGCA. This license will provide an additional edge to the graduates of this program. With increase in the number of establishment of MRO facilities and other aircraft components and systems manufacturing units in India these graduates are expected to have excellent opportunities for employment and career growth.

B. S in Airline Management:

Airline Management program prepares students for the entry-level management positions in Airlines, Airports and in other related organizations or industry besides aviation. This program provides a strong foundation of management fundamentals and principles along with extensive knowledge of airline operations and management. Some of the courses covered in the program are Introduction to Aeronautics, Introduction to Management, Managerial Economics, Principles of Economics, International Trade and Finance, Airline Operation, Corporate Accounting, Aviation Law, Airline Management, Airline Economics and Finance, Management of Aviation Environmental Issues, Aviation Safety, Air Transport Regulations, Air Traffic Control, Air Transportation and Cargo Management, etc. This program provides graduates competency in all aspects of Airline Management including financial.

Airport Management:

Airport Management program covers a broader aspect of civil aviation. It prepares students specifically for entry-level management positions in airport planning, operations and administration. Besides covering most of the above subjects under Airline Management, four additional subjects namely Airport Planning & Administration, Airport Operations & Management, Marketing Management and Graphics & Computer Aided Design are also studied.

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For more details please visit: www.snist.com

The debut of the BarracudaÒ 7200.11 1.5TB hard drive, the eleventh generation of Seagate’s flagship drive for desktop PCs, marks the single largest capacity hard drive jump in the more than half-century history of hard drives – a half-terabyte increase from the previous highest capacity of 1TB, thanks to the capacity-boosting power of perpendicular magnetic recording (PMR) technology.

The Barracuda 7200.11 hard drive combines proven PMR technology, components and expert manufacturing to provide 1.5TB of reliable storage for mainstream desktop computers, workstations, desktop RAID, gaming and high-end PCs, and USB/FireWire/eSATA external storage.

Seagate’s new 2.5-inch half-terabyte 5400- and 7200-rpm drives – MomentusÒ 5400.6 and Momentus 7200.4 – deliver the best combination of capacity, mobility and durability for mainstream and high-performance notebook computers, external storage solutions, PCs and industrial applications requiring small form factor.

Highlighting the global growth of digital content, Seagate expects to ship its two billionth hard drive within the next five years. Earlier this year Seagate shipped its one billionth hard drive since the company’s inception nearly 30 years ago.

“Organizations and consumers of all kinds worldwide continue to create, share and consume digital content at levels never before seen, giving rise to new markets, new applications and demand for desktop

notebook computers with unprecedented storage capacity, performance and reliability,” said Michael Wingert, Seagate executive vice president and general manager, Personal Compute Business. “Seagate is committed to powering the next generation of computing today with the planet’s fastest, highest-capacity and most reliable storage solutions.”

Momentus 5400.6 and Momentus 7200.4 hard drives are the fourth generation of Seagate’s laptop family to use PMR. The Momentus 5400.6, a 5400-rpm drive, combines a powerful Serial ATA 3Gb/second interface and capacities ranging from 120GB to 500GB with an 8MB cache.

The Momentus 7200.4 hard drive, with its 7200-rpm spin speed and a Serial ATA 3GB/second interface, delivers true desktop performance. The power-efficient 7200-rpm drive maximizes battery life and comes in capacities ranging from 250GB to 500GB with a 16MB cache.

Both Momentus drives are built tough enough to withstand up to 1,000 Gs of non-operating shock and 350 Gs of operating shock to protect drive data, making the drives ideal for systems that are subject to rough handling or high levels of vibration. For added robustness in mobile environments, the Momentus 5400.6 and 7200.4 are offered with G-Force Protection, a free-fall sensor technology that helps prevent drive damage and data loss upon impact if a laptop PC is dropped. The sensor works by detecting any changes in acceleration equal to the force of gravity and parks the heads off the disc to prevent contact with the platter in a free fall of as little as 8 inches and within 3/10ths of a second.

Seagate’s new Momentus drives are lean on power consumption, allowing notebook users to work longer between battery charges, and are virtually inaudible thanks to Seagate’s innovative SoftSonicÔ fluid-dynamic bearing motors and QuietStepÔ ramp load technology.

The Barracuda 7200.11 hard drive combines the capacity and speed required for today’s most demanding desktop PC applications. The drive packs 1.5TB on just four platters and its fast Serial ATA 3Gb/second interface delivers an industry-leading sustained data rate of up to 120MB/second for fast boot, application startup and file access. The 3.5-inch drive is also offered in capacities of 1TB, 750GB, 640GB, 500GB, 320GB and 160GB with cache options of 32MB and 16MB.

All Momentus and Barracuda drives are backed by Seagate’s leading five-year warranty. You can find photos of these three new drives, and other Seagate products, at: http://www.seagate.com/www/en-us/about/news_room/photos/

Availability

Shipments of the Barracuda 7200.11 1.5TB are set to begin August 2008. Momentus 5400.6 and 7200.4 hard drives are to begin shipping in Q4 calendar 2008.

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About Seagate

Seagate is the worldwide leader in the design, manufacture and marketing of hard disc drives, providing products for a wide-range of applications, including Enterprise, Desktop, Mobile Computing, Consumer Electronics and Branded Solutions. Seagate’s business model leverages technology leadership and world-class manufacturing to deliver industry-leading innovation and quality to its global customers, with the goal of being the low cost producer in all markets in which it participates. The company is committed to providing award-winning products, customer support and reliability to meet the world’s growing demand for information storage. Seagate can be found around the globe and at www.seagate.com.

Seagate, Seagate Technology and the Wave logo are registered trademarks of Seagate Technology LLC. Barracuda, Momentus, SoftSonic and QuietStep are trademarks or registered trademarks of Seagate Technology LLC or one of its affiliated companies. All other trademarks or registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners. When referring to hard drive capacity, one gigabyte, or GB, equals one billion bytes and one terabyte, or TB, equals one trillion bytes. Your computer’s operating system may use a different standard of measurement and report a lower capacity. In addition, some of the listed capacity is used for formatting and other functions, and thus will not be available for data storage. Quantitative usage examples for various applications are for illustrative purposes. Actual quantities will vary based on various factors, including file size, file format, features and application software. Seagate reserves the right to change, without notice, product offerings or specifications.

De Lemon a unit of BBL is set to offer consumers stylish designs, a wide and unique range in beaded jewellery and Do It Yourself bead kits. They are specialist in fashion jewellery for kids, teenagers & adults with a USP to sell fashion jewellery at affordable price & introducing unique innovative idea called ‘Do it yourself’. It’s unique concept in which consumers can pick the beads and design their own piece of jewellery and showroom would also help out in the designs. They also take special orders to make accessories like beaded curtains, home cushions, beaded jacket for home furniture etc.

With a theme ‘Jewellery for All’, De Lemon has a wide variety of jewellery like necklace sets, bracelets, rings, anklets, earrings, belts, bags, etc. and also have few varieties of home furnishings. The showroom retail a wide range of beaded and glass jewellery in sync with latest trends and fashion. Customers can choose from exquisite in-house designs that come with a quality guarantee for the complete jewellery shopping experience.

Parvathy Omnakuttan, Pantaloons Femina Miss India World 2008 said, “De Lemon, the new line has launched as part of a long term effort to provide consumers with access to all their fashion accessory needs by creating a one-stop shop. I will pick four to five sets of De-Lemon Fashion jewellery & will wear it at the time of Miss World Beauty Pageant.”

A K Gupta, CMD, BBL said, “We are happy to launch our first fashion jewellery showroom here at Great India Place, one of the biggest shopping mall in Delhi NCR. De-Lemon takes pleasure in being able to provide the best in designs and quality to fashion jewellery market that is both quality and design conscious.

He also added “We named it De-Lemon because Lemon is Fresh and our jewellery range is colourfull & fresh as lemon. Owing to robust demand for fashionable Jewellery in the country (for daily wear and as heavy fashion pieces), the company plans to open more & more De-Lemon outlets. After the success of our first Retail showroom in Delhi NCR, we are planning to open 100 more showrooms across the country. In future De Lemon Fashion Showrooms are coming up in Delhi NCR, Bangalore, Pune, Chandigarh, Hyderabad, Sri Nagar, Kerela, etc. We are also spreading our wings to Middle East countries simultaneously”.

A wide range of beaded jewellery is displayed in De-Lemon, which is priced from Rs.9 to Rs.999. Other then large variety of glass and beads jewellery they also have other beaded accessories like belts, bags, coasters, bells. curtains, cushion covers etc starts from Rs.199 to Rs.999. The showroom also houses its own special corner called “Do it yourself Kits” for those fashion lovers who wants to make their own choice of jewellery.

Mr. Siddharth Gupta, Project Head, De-Lemon said, “Today people are becoming fashion conscious, women loves different jewellery with different wear. We have a wide variety of jewellery from simple to heavy; even a small girl of 7 years old can also come and select jewellery for her. De Lemon offers the latest trends for the budget-conscious consumer. “Our goal has always been to create a store for a targeted audience and avoid consumers the exhaustive searches it takes to find what’s in demand. We have expanded on this concept by adding everyday jewellery and accessories that cater to all age groups who follow trends and demand a reliable source with modest pricing. With De-Lemon we want to reach to the core of India.”

The latest styles and colors were not the only focus for the creation of this new category; De Lemon Jewelry also set the standards for the new selections by conducting private surveys with their existing customers. Key essentials that were addressed for the collection included quality, reliability, usability and pricing. De Lemon promises to further expand this category more in the months to come.

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About Banaras Beads Limited (BBL)

De lemon is a unit of famous Bead jewellery company Banaras Beads Limited. BBL is a publicly owned company involved in manufacturing and marketing of glass beads. In last ten years company has grown every year and today is one of the biggest in the trade. By nature, BBL is born leader. The company’s head office is located at Varanasi, headed by Mr. Ashok Kumar Gupta, Chairman & Managing Director. BBL was established in 1940, they are the leaders in exporting glass beads from India. They are the authorized vendors for big retail showrooms like Target, Wal-Mart, Cosco, Joans, Micheals, etc. The promoter of Company well versed in business intricacies of beads industry. Actively engaged right from order procurement to quality of production and dispatch the company has in bred systems and competence to handle challenging assignments.

Banaras Beads Limited carries large variety and specialized product range. They have the best collection of beads, in more than 300 shapes, 100 colors and 2000 different varieties and designs made by different methods and artifacts with make up our entire product range. The company is well equipped with state of the art automatic machines. The company’s manufacturing process and its quality control measures are in full compliance of society norms and standards

Men’s collection:

The collection is inspired by futuristic design, technological themes and an underlying edginess. The watch designs blend classic styling with a sporty, casual twist. Oversized stainless steel cases, black enamel top-ring with minute markers, coin-ridged bezel and black leather straps embossed to resemble crocodile skin form the hallmark of the collection.

For the bling lovers there are rose coloured gold watches featuring the simple rose gold hour markers to create a strikingly rich and sophisticated contrast against a black dial. Also available is the silver dial featuring two black chronograph counters and a red coloured seconds’ hand. To round off, watches for men on the move coated entirely in black ion plating and topped with a silver coloured world time zone bezel representative of the world’s 24 different time zones helps you stay on time anywhere anytime.

Women’s collection:

The women’s collection is elegant, sophisticated and feminine but at the same time delves on perennial classical designs that are smart, mature and glamorous. Elongated rectangular cases in yellow gold plated stainless steel on a 3-link bracelet with a white mother-of-pearl dial, a sub-second counter and Roman numeral indexes is regularly featured in this collection. With a distinct personality of its own, the watches are naïvely elegant, fresh, playful yet stands sophisticated in their looks with the stainless steel chain link bracelet, multiple chronograph counters, pearl coloured leather straps and removable crystal pavé charms.

Creme de-la resistance for all those ladies who love glitter and glamour is expressed through these watches with a striking combination of materials. Large stainless steel cases with four concentric rows of clear Swarovski crystals set against black rubber straps embossed with the Emporio Armani logo is designed to give you the ultimate high.

Also available is the Meccanico range in this collection for the gadget lovers with rose gold featuring prominently. Classically inspired and extremely refined in its simplicity, the meccanico range has richly detailed dials layered with black mother of pearls.

The price range for the collection is between Rs. Rs. 9495/- to Rs. 35,495/- .

These watches are available at select Lifestyle stores and premium watch retail stores.

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About Fossil India Pvt. Ltd:

Fossil India Pvt. Ltd. has been set up as a 100% subsidiary of Fossil to introduce the vibrant Fossil portfolio into India that includes DKNY, Burberry, Emporio Armani, Adidas, Zodiac, Diesel and Oyzterbay. Headquartered at Bangalore, the Company has a large and growing presence in India, selling through prestige retailers, department stores and chains. Fossil views India as the next major market and is in the process of setting up local manufacturing facilities.

Established in 1984 in Dallas, It was the first American brand to bring value and style to the watch category transforming the concept of timekeeping from the merely functional to chic and stylish must-haves for the wrist. Since then, the company has moved on to become one of the world’s largest fashion accessory companies. The Company operates a variety of retail formats including concessions, Fossil brand stores, outlets and multi-brand stores.

About the launch of this new product, Mr. Stanley Wu - Product Manager, Notebooks, ASUS (India) said, "The ASUS R2E is our latest product offering in the UMPC segment. It is a very innovative notebook that achieves a fine balance between being feature rich and compact at the same time. We believe that an innovation such as the ASUS R2E will provide notebook users in India with a unique solution to their ever increasing on-the-go computing needs.”

Global Positioning System (GPS) for Anywhere Connection
Navigate and explore with built-in GPS. The retractable mechanism stores the antenna away when not in use. Together with Internet access, positioning is possible even off road! Multiple programs can run simultaneously for accurate turn-by-turn directions for the driver while passengers get to enjoy live TV or movie and music playback!

Digital Entertainment On-the-Go
The R2E packs in a great number of multimedia features for personal entertainment anywhere. There's easy media access anytime with live TV enjoyment with an external antenna and a remote controller. For a comfortable viewing experience, the ASUS SunRead glare-proof panel displays images and words sharply for a clear view in bright light.

Solid Security Management for Protected Computing and Solid Privacy Protection
In order to provide business travelers with peace of mind, the R2E offers total data protection that meets the evolving security needs with both software and hardware solutions. This notebook offers a smart balance of mobility and performance with a comprehensive security feature that protects the notebook and its stored information. Data security is uncompromised with a built-in AuthenTec fingerprint scanner with TruePrint® technology that reads from the live layer of skin, preventing common skin surface conditions from impairing scanner accuracy. Embedded TPM is a hardware solution that helps to avoid attacks by hackers looking to capture passwords and encryption keys to sensitive data.

Freedom to navigate with confidence by just the touch of a finger
ASUS R2E with satellite GPS provides a comprehensive travel guide owing to which users no longer need to deal with paper maps or ask for directions! The incorporated GPS antenna with a foldable mechanism allows convenient storage when not in use. Ultimately, the R2E empowers users to go further, do more!

Do more with a Smaller and Lighter Design
The feature-rich R2E is packed with computing, multimedia and connectivity functions. Built-in Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR (Enhanced Data Rate), Wireless LAN 802.11 a/b/g and a high-resolution webcam, offer extensive high-speed connections and wire-free video communication.

Intuitive User Experience
The R2E runs on Genuine Windows® Vista™ Edition with Microsoft® Origami Experience Pack software and ergonomic hardware interface designs. With complete function keys laid out on both sides of the front panel, users enjoy comfortable operation to a full set of control keys, including mouse, scroll buttons, hot keys as well as an on-screen keypad, all at the finger tips.

Handwritten Input with ASUS InfoPen
Increase productivity and efficiency with handwritten input capability! Together with ASUS InfoPen software, users can record and edit images or documents as easy as on a piece of paper with color and highlighter options. The DigiPen stylus also has an eraser end and mouse control buttons so that users can now navigate a wide range of applications with single-handed ease!

Easier and Safer Digital Data Transmission
Secure digital media slot is also integrated into the new R2E notebook PC. It gives users the immediate benefit of easy file sharing with different devices and users, while opening the door for future technologies like secure digital I/O. Secure digital helps ASUS products work better together.

The ASUS R2E notebook comes bundled with a USB keyboard and will be distributed nationwide through Rashi Peripherals Pvt. Ltd. and Net Place Technologies Pvt. Ltd. for an approximate end user price of Rs. 64900/-.

R2E Specifications:

CPU: Intel Stealey™ A110 (800MHz)

LCD: 7" WVGA (Touch Panel) (Sun Readable)

VGA: Intel 945GU

Web Cam: 1.3 M Camera

Operating System: Genuine Windows Vista Premium

Memory: 1 GB DDR II (1GBx1)

HDD: 100G PATA

Card Reader & Other features: FP Reader + GPS (WO/Map)

Free Accessories: USB Keyboard + Car Charger + Link Cable + Car Bag

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ASUS is a leading company in the new digital era. With a global staff of more than eight thousand and a world-class R&D design team, the company’s turnover for 2007 was 6.9 billion U.S. dollars. ASUS ranks among the top 10 IT companies in BusinessWeek’s “InfoTech 100” andhas been on the listing for 11 consecutive years. ASUS was also selected by the Wall Street Journal Asia as No.1 in Quality and ServicesinTaiwan. Its product portfolio includes notebooks, motherboards, graphics cards, optical drives, LCD monitors, information appliances, desktop PCs & PC components, servers, wireless solutions, mobile phones, handhelds, digital home solutions, broadband communication products and networking devices.

MCC will offer a mix of world-class products and services in Preventive, Wellness and Beauty care customised for each individual based on his/her lifestyle and family medical history.

Manipal Cure and Care was formed in January 2007 with a seed capital of Rs 50 Crores and launched its first centre in India at Ahmedabad in August last year & thereafter has opened centres in Bangalore and Mumbai. MCC plans to launch 10 centres in cities like NCR, Baroda and Hyderabad by end 2008.

MCC Centres are established in two different formats across malls, neighbourhoods and high streets. The centres will be open throughout the week, with extended hours for convenience.

Dr. Ranjan Pai, CEO, Manipal Education and Medical Group, said, “Wellness and preventive medicine is expected to exceed 1 trillion USD by 2010 worldwide and is yet to be seriously looked at in India. We see it as an opportunity to extend our leadership in healthcare and healthcare education to offering evidence-based preventive, wellness and beauty solutions in a friendly retail environment. We plan to open 50 outlets by 2011 in the first phase and will look at further expansion in Indian and global markets through the franchise model”.

Mr. Somnath Das, Chief Operating Officer, Manipal Cure and Care said, “We have a four-pronged strategy to strengthen our pioneering leadership in the retail healthcare market in India. Our competitive differentiators are introducing products and services created only through proven world class technology, service and counselling by well-trained doctor and paramedical staff, protocols and processes in line with international best practices and an in-store experience that is highly personalised for each customer.”

MCC centres have consultants from the fields of General Medicine, Dermatology, Dentistry, Pediatrics, Gynecology, Ophthalmology, Endocrinology and Lab Medicine among others.

On the Preventive side, MCC introduceshealth checks with a turnaround time of 45 minutes for diabetic care, liver care, STD screening, Rheumacare, kidney care and lung care, meant for busy professionals. The services include Health Checks Women and Children can avail innovative and ultra-modern Health Checks, augmented by Well Baby and Well Woman care.

Wellness services include immunizations, antenatal care, baby care, adolescent care, eye care, hormonal management, dietary counselling and sexual health advice. Additionally, there are specialized dietary counselling and weight management services

Beauty services include skin care and dental care as well as skin piercing.

MCC has introduced many new things for the first time in India. These include A-M-P-L-E Card (Allergies, Medical History, Past History, List of Medication, Emergency Number), EMR (Electronic Medical Record), Integration of CIMS (Cumulative Index of Medical Specialties – pharmaceutical drug interaction alert) with EMR, Customer Charter and error proofing methodology to name a few. This is drawn from the rich experience of MEMG in healthcare delivery spanning over half a century and spread over three countries.

MCC is the winner of the prestigious Golden Peacock Award for Innovative Product / ServiceAward – 2007. For the first time, this award has been bestowed to a health and wellness retail brand, that too within five months of its launch. MCC is certified by the ACHSI (Australian Council on Healthcare Standards International).

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ABOUT MANIPAL CURE AND CARE:

Manipal Cure & Care is an initiative of Manipal Education and Medical Group (MEMG). Founded by the late Padmashree Dr. T.M.A. Pai in 1953, Manipal Education and Medical Group today stands tall with an enviable track record of success in the spheres of Healthcare, Education and Research nationally and internationally. Its operations are spread across India, Middle East and several Southeast Asian countries.

The integrated Manipal Cure and Care (MCC) centres offer a mix of world-class products and services in preventive, wellness and beauty care. They are the first in India to provide qualitative monitoring of healthcare driven by well trained doctors and paramedical staff. They offer health services that are customized based on each individual’s lifestyle and family medical history.

Manipal Cure and Care builds on the experience, know-how and socially-beneficial vision of the Manipal Education and Medical Group itself. This pioneering venture introduces to India the concept of holistic Health and Wellness care in a retail format, providing superior clinical services with related product offerings, all under one roof! MCC has successfully launched products like Robert Schwartz, Living Proof, Snorben, UAS products etc in India and many more are in the pipeline.

For more information please visit www.manipalcureandcare.com or call (Std code) 3989 3979

'Laya' traces the journey of the protoganist Chaitanya through the various phases of his life. Right from his early days of struggle, his graduation as a medical doctor, his love, his moral values, his transition to a successful practitioner and the ensuing conflicts of life are all woven together by the master story teller Gunnam Gangaraju.

Producer Gangaraju, one of the most successful makers on Telugu television with hits like Amrutham, Radha Madhu and Ammamma.com is now all set to present his latest 'Laya'.

The star casts are the popular faces of the small screen – Kalyan, Sridhar & Geetha. The Story, Screen play, Dialogues are written by Mr.Gunnam Gangaraju himself who has done popular serials and also movies like ‘Anukokunda Okka Roju’, Little Soldiers, Aithe etc.

‘LAYA’ is starting from Monday, 14th July 2008 in the prime time band from 8.00 pm to 8.30 pm. The series will be telecasted from Monday to Thursday.

Expressing his happiness Mr. Gangaraju, Producer, Scorpio Productions says- ‘Like my previous successful ventures in Radha Madhu, Ammamma.dom in Maa TV am very certain ‘LAYA’ also will be a delight for the viewers.’

Mr. Sharrath Marar, Chief Executive Officer, Maa television Network Ltd, says- “In line with its commitment of providing meaningful entertainment for its viewers MAA TV is all set with this new serial which will be on air from Monday onwards”.

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About MAA TV:

MAA TV Network Limited, the leading Telugu general entertainment channel MAA TV was launched in the year 2002, and has grown to be acknowledged as a channel with a difference by the viewing public. The channel is being perceived as one with fun filled programming and innovative content.

Maa Music channel the trendiest and contemporary wing of Maa Television Network Ltd. has been launched on 30th May 2008. It is much more than a music channel with a difference. The programming mix is like a full platter catering to the musical taste of all kinds of viewers. It is also a Lifestyle channel.

It is the perception of the viewers which has helped the MAA brand to deliver quality programming and innovative content.