A customer who is pressed with time and is not able to make purchase physically, HomeShop18.com is the solution to their needs.HomeShop18 isIndia's most credible virtual shopping brand from the Network18 Group joined hands with ItzCash Cards Ltd offers 360 degree services to the home shopper comprising cable and satellite TV, an e-commerce portal and a direct marketing division. The channel is promising a vendor-to-door delivery in seven days giving unparalleled convenience of anytime shopping. The products displayed in the channel are available at exclusive prices. You can shop from the wide array of products across various product categories like lifestyle and beauty, health and fitness, home décor and kitchen, electronics, kids and toys, jewellery, gifts, services etc only with ItzCash Card Ltd.

Mr. Naveen Surya, MD, ItzCash Card Ltd. said, "We are very delighted and excited of the joint venture as its will help us to reach more customers directly.HomeShop 18 is one of its kindservice offered to bring convenience and comfort to the customers as it will help us to cater to a broad spectrum of customers across different socio-economic strata".

Customers can now shop any product anytime from home by using ItzCash Card. ItzCash cards are availablein a range of denominations from Rs. 100 to Rs. 10,000/-. The card allows the consumer to be in charge of what they spend. In fact it uniquely enables the consumer to process micro payments of Rs. 10/- onwards. The card is highly renowned for its services, technology, safety & Security, reliability and enjoys premium brand status in the highly competitive Local markets. There are No hidden costs – the consumer can utilize the full value of the card and It guarantees payment without fear of charge-backs and reversals. All transactions are confirmed in real time.The channel also provides detail catalogue information and takes the responsibility of delivering the product at home. Customers have the liberty to make payments post satisfaction of the product.

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About ItzCash Card Ltd.

ItzCash Card Ltd,India's first "Multi Purpose Prepaid Cash Card" part of the Essel Group was established in 2004 having an annual turnover of Rs.1047 crores.

ItzCash is another successful venture that has innovated the entire paradigm of payment solutions across the web and the mobile. The Card offers a portfolio of customized e-commerce & m-commerce solutions in the B2B & B2C space. The card is highly renowned for its services, technology, safety & Security, reliability and ever-increasing business alliances.ItzCash Card by enables safe e-transactions and facilitates secure payments ranging from on-line train & air-line ticket bookings, payment of energy & telephone bills, mobile pre-paid top-ups and post-paid bill.

Mary Kay In India has launched the most in-depth and sophisticated makeover tool currently available - the Mary Kay® Virtual Makeover. This unique tool allows users to upload their photo for a state-of-the-art, personalized makeover. This FREE, fun tool lets them play with color and create custom looks to suit their style at the moment – from everyday color to something a little bolder. Users also can select hairstyles and hair colors (even highlights!) to change their look even more.

Speaking on the occasion, Hina Nagarajan, Country Manager for Mary Kay India says, “Today, every woman has a makeup drawer full of product ‘mistakes’ – shades that looked good in the package but weren’t flattering on. With the Mary Kay® Virtual Makeover, women can try colors on before they buy them. This incredible new online tool offers women a fun, risk-free way to experiment with and create new color looks – from the everyday to the outrageous! And best of all, it’s free and easy to use.”

With the company’s mission to Enrich Women’s Lives Mary Kay India launched the internationally acclaimed “Model Of Beauty” search campaign- Beautiful from the inside out - in July 2008. ”. Through this search Mary Kay has recognized ordinary women who are actually extraordinary because they excel and inspire others in their role as daughter, wife, mother, professional, home-maker etc. Campaign period was from August 1st to October 31st, 2008. Hundreds of women participated across the country and finally 4 winners were chosen by the Judge’s panel which included - Founder Chairperson NGO Navjyoti - Dr. Kiran Bedi, Celebrity Makeup artist Gopika Pillai, International Photographer Sameer Parekh and Country Manager Mary Kay India- Hina Nagarajan. The winners have been given a free make-over by Gopika Pillai, a professional photo shoot by Sameer Parekh and an opportunity to be featured in the 2009 January Look Book and Mary Kay India web site apart from other great prizes.

On the occasion Mary Kay proudly handed over a cheque of the proceeds from “Beauty That Counts” Apple Berry Lipstick Global CSR campaign to Dr.Kiran Bedi’s NGO – Navjyoti India Foundation to support the cause of computer literacy for the underprivileged girls. As a part of this campaign from July 1st – Dec 31st 2008, Mary Kay India has donated 100% of its net profits from the sale of Mary Kay Crème Lipstick Apple Berry to Navjyoti India Foundation. This is yet another initiative by Mary Kay towards Enriching Women’s Lives.

Magsaysay Laureate Kiran Bedi, Founder Chairperson Navjyoti India Foundation expressed, “We at Navjyoti value Mary Kay’s support. The campaign started by Mary Kay will go a long way in making a difference in the lives of underprivileged women and children of our NGO Navjyoti.”

Lastly, Hina Nagarajan, Country Manager, Mary Kay India, said, "Today, as we take another big step in the Indian market, we would like to thank our consultants and customers who have faith in us. We at Mary Kay are committed to enrich the lives of Women in every way including our association with Dr.Kiran Bedi’s NGO Navjyoti Foundation. We are very excited to expand our portfolio, as the demand for our products is ever growing. The “Model of Beauty" search is a unique platform for women from all walks of life to demonstrate their inner beauty – a dimension we celebrate at Mary Kay.”

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About Mary Kay Inc.:

Mary Kay is a leading brand of skin care cosmetics and color cosmetics sold by Mary Kay Inc.

Mary Kay World Headquarters is located in the Dallas suburb of Addison, Texas. Mary Kay Inc. is one of the largest direct sellers of quality skin care and color cosmetics in the world. It was created from one woman’s desire to enrich women’s lives. Mary Kay Inc. is one of the largest direct sellers of skin care and color cosmetics in the world with $2.4 billion in wholesale sales.

Worldwide, more than 1.8 million Independent Beauty Consultants currently own their own Mary Kay businesses in more than 35 global markets spread across five continents. Mary Kay develops tests, manufactures and packages the majority of its own products at its state-of-the-art plants in Dallas and China. During a typical year, Mary Kay performs more than 300,000 tests to ensure the safety and efficacy of its products.

Privately held Mary Kay Inc. anticipates investing approximately $20 million USD in India over the next five years. Mary Kay India’s headquarter is in Gurgaon, with a Beauty Center in Delhi’s fashionable Rectangle-1 Mall in Saket and Mumbai – India’s fashion capital.

With hundreds of Mary Kay Independent Beauty Consultants offering quality products and VIP service, Mary Kay® products are easy to get.

To learn more about Mary Kay, log on to www.marykay.co.in or call 0124-6784900

Welcome address and introduction of Chief Guest by Ms Anuradha Goel, President- FLOFICCI Ladies Organisation started the proceedings of the panel discussion with her welcome address focusing on the need of grooming women for the leadership position. MsVidhi Singhania, Convenor and Governing Body Member, FLOmoderated the Panel Discussion.Mrs. Deepshikha Khiatan, Chairperson, Young FICCI Ladies Organisation, and Ms.Mukta Nandini Jain, Past President FLOwere among the other prominent dignitaries who were present during the discussion.

Talking on the topic Ms Sapna Gupta,Founder & Director-AirHostessAcademysaid, "Women have proved their mettle since ancient times. Their contribution in various sectors is testimony of their capabilities. It is high time corporate sector should share responsibilities with women. Women add a new dimension to the working culture and environment."

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About AHA AirHostess Academy

Started in the 1997 with a boot-strap budget in one room with three students and moving on to become one of the most reckoned Aviation & Hospitality institute with 40 centres spread across 29 cities in the country and training nearly 10,000 annually, AHA Air Hostess Academy's has registered a meteoric growth.

AHA's "A" level faculty, comprising of serving and retired professionals, state-of-the-art infrastructure; and highly interactive, industry-relevant instruction mode and delivery mechanism is highly adequate in "job readying" youth to the exact specifications of the industry. The consistent quality deliverance has enabledAHAAirHostessAcademyto become the only training institute in the country to be validated by theCambridge Universityand accredited with an ISO-9001: 2000 certification. With the various firsts in its palate, the organization is widely acclaimed as the benchmark setter in the segment.

AHA is also known for its unmatched industry placement record with AHA students getting absorbed in leading airlines, hotels and BPO establishments, including Qatar Airways, American Airlines, Emirates, Virgin Atlantic, Sri Lankan Airlines, Jet Airways, China Eastern Airlines, Air Decccan, Spicejet, Kingfisher Airlines, Taj Palace Hotel, ITC Maurya Sheraton, Shangri-La Hotel, Radisson Hotel, Hyatt Regency, Grand Hyatt, The Oberois, The Grand Hotel, Rajputana Sheraton, Hotel Le Meridien and Mughal Sheraton Hotels, HCL, Convergys, amongst others.

Anil Chhikara, President, 24x7 Learning, said, “India has been ranked as the mostpreferred retail destination for international investors. The sector is on a high growth trajectory and is expectedto grow by more than 27 per cent over the next 5 to 6 years. This rapid growthwill require a steady flow of skilled manpower. With training, educatedbut currently unemployable graduates can be groomed into ideal candidates for roles in modernorganized retail formats. Tapping into this chunk of educated youth anddeveloping their skills can result in tremendous cost savings in the retailsector over a period of time.”

Training expenditure today is viewed asa critical investment in human capital, and an effective method of increasingemployee retention. eLearning provides significant cost savings in comparisonto traditional training delivery methods. eLearning has the ability to cut outexpenses related to instructors, locations, and travel, and can consolidateeducation and training across geographical and time constraints. Resultsinclude reduction in learning time, increase in knowledge retention rates andultimately, cost savings.

Speaking on thepartnership, Anil Chhikara, said “We’re very happy to partner with TheRetail Academy and believe that the content offering they have for retail iscomprehensive and best-of-the-breed. Integrating this content with our LearningManagement System-24x7 LearnTrak™ - we can now build and implement VirtualAcademies for large and geographically spread retail players in the Indianmarket. This partnership is in line with our strategy of identifying worldleaders in each industry vertical and bringing them to Indian customers”.

Accordingto recent studies; retail contributes to 10 per cent of India's Gross Domestic Product andprovides employment to 8 per cent of India's working population. The shareof organized retail is projected to grow to US$ 43.8 billion out of the totalretail sector revenues projected at US$ 460.6 billion in 2010-11. Existingplayers are increasingly turning to TierII and Tier III cities for retail establishments and manpower sourcing. Thesecities offer significant cost advantage in the form of low-cost skilled resources. With some training, these graduatescan be groomed into suitable candidatesfor the retail sector. Skills of existing manpower can be upgraded andthey can be groomed for better productivity through continuous learning. Thisencourages employee growth and aids retention, in what is otherwise a volatilejob market.

Rob Arntsen, CEO -The Retail Academy added, “We’re extremely happy to associate with 24x7 Learning, aleader in the Indian eLearning solutions space. Organizations like TESCO, JetPetrol etc. have implemented our programs successfully. We’re looking forwardto the Indian Retail sector leveraging Retail Academy’s tools and resources, deliveredon LearnTrak - 24x7 Learning’s LMS, for optimal organization learning”.

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About The Retail Academy

The Retail Academy is aninternational learning organization providing best-of-breed resources and toolsdesigned to make a real impact on a retail business's bottom line. Thee-learning, tools and qualifications are designed by retailers, for retailers,to help people at all levels of retail to know more and do things better.

The Retail Academy wasestablished in 2003 to provide a better way of developing retail trainingmaterials. The leading Business School at Manchester Metropolitan University andleading technology company MyKnowledgeMap teamed up with retailers and othertraining organizations to create a new kind of partnership that focused onretailers' business needs, and delivered training using the web.

About 24x7 Learning

24x7 Learning is a leading consulting, technology services andoutsourcing company committed to delivering technology enabled learningsolutions. As India’spremier Talent Lifecycle Management Company, it enables organizations to besuccessful globally by upgrading their workforce to compete in the globalmarkets. Headquartered in Bangalore, 24x7Learning has regional offices in Mumbai, Delhi,Chennai, Hyderabad, Pune,and Kolkata. Some of 24x7 Learning’s marquee clients include: The Aditya BirlaGroup, MindTree, Accenture, Samsung, Essar, Mahindra and Mahindra, Steria,Genpact, Barclays Bank, ONGC India, Dell and PepsiCo.

Accolades andAchievements

*Recognized as the 50 fastest growingcompanies in India by Deloitte for the year 2007 and 2008

*24x7 Learning is the largest e-Learningimplementation company in India with users in more than 25 countries across the world

*24x7 Learning has provided learningsolutions to over a million learners since its inception in 2001

*24x7 Learning serves 7 of top 10 IToutsourcing companies and 6 of top 10BPO/ITES companies in India

*24x7 Learning has been awarded the RedHerring 100 Asia award in 2006

*24x7 Learning is the winner of theDeloitte Technology Fast 500 Asia in 2007 & 2008.

*24x7 Learning is amongst the NASSCOM Top 100 IT Innovators of 2007

“The ASUS Eee PC™ S101 has raised the bar for netbooks. Customers now have more choices in terms of style without compromising on functionality. We expect Eee PC™ S101 to lead our netbook sales in India.” said Mr. Stanley Wu, Country Head – Notebook Business, ASUS (India) while commenting on this latest product by ASUS. He further added, “Looking at the changing customer preferences, the Eee PC™ S101 has combined style with substance to suit fashion conscious travelers and business professionals. We are confident that with this latest offering from ASUS customers will be able to enjoy a computing experience with a unique sense of style.”

Fashion-on-the-go Made Eeeasy

With its elegant styling and slender profile, the Eee PC™ S101 cuts a striking profile that complements any sartorial ensemble. Its unique colors emanate confidence, success and dynamism, and its incredible portability—weighing a mere 1 kg and svelter than most fashion magazines at just 1.8 cm—enables users to carry themselves with effortless grace, without the slouching and strain that often plagues users of regular notebooks. Its fantastic slimness, which has an uncanny ability to snare attention, enables it to tuck easily into most bags.

Substance in Equal Measure

Its head-turning looks and astounding portability aside, the Eee PC™ S101 is equally impressive in terms of features. It supports Wi-Fi 802.11n, enabling high speed Internet access virtually anywhere. It also features Bluetooth V2.0, ensuring fast and convenient connectivity with a vast range of Bluetooth-enabled devices.

Every Eee PC™ S101 comes with an encrypted 20 GB Internet storage facility known as Eee Storage, allowing users to store and subsequently access their important documents and media securely whenever, wherever. The Eee S101 will be available two variants - a 16GB solid state drive and a 160 GB hard disk drive model. Rounding off the Eee PC™ S101’s comprehensive storage capabilities is an integrated 4-in-1 flash card reader that supports more formats than other Eee PC™ models. The supported flash memory types are MMC, SD, Memory Stick and MS-PRO.

The Eee PC™ S101 is also equipped with a vibrant 10.2” wide active matrix LED-backlit display which is capable of running at WSVGA resolution, thus providing more-than-ample space for viewing documents and perusing other media.

Long Four-hour Battery Life with Super Hybrid Engine

The Eee PC™ S101 features the exclusive Super Hybrid Engine (SHE) which greatly enhances its energy efficiency, letting users enjoy longer battery life per charge—enabling up to five hours of continuous use—thus eliminating the need to lug power adapters along with them. SHE also offers a choice of performance and power consumption modes that allow users to make quick and easy adjustments to suit their usage scenarios.

Familiar Operating System

Catering to users across the full spectrum of experience levels, the Eee PC™ S101 is available with either Microsoft® Windows® XP Home edition operating system. The Microsoft Windows version offers users with moderate to substantial computing experience with more configuration avenues and a wider spread of applications. The incorporation of Windows Live™ Messenger and Windows Live Mail ensures that all of the user’s communication needs are fully met, and the inclusion of Microsoft Works equips the user with the ability to work efficiently while out of the office.

Specifications

Model

Eee PC™ S101

Operating System

Genuine Windows® XP Home

Display

10.2” wide active matrix LED-backlit TFT, WSVGA 1024 x 600, 252K colors

CPU

Intel Atom

Chipset

Intel 945GSE

ICH7-M

LAN

Onboard 10/100 Mbps Fast Ethernet controller

Wireless Data Network

WLAN: 802.11n

Bluetooth V2.0

Memory

1 GB (DDR2)

Storage

Solid State Drive 16 GB / 160 GB Hard disk drive

20 GB Eee Storage

Interface

1 x VGA port (D-sub 15-pin for external monitor)

3 x USB 2.0 ports

1 x LAN RJ-45

2 x audio jacks: Headphone / Mic-in

Camera

0.3 M Pixel

Reader

4-in-1 MMC, SD, Memory Stick and MS-PRO flash card slot

Touchpad

Multi-touch

Audio

Hi-definition audio CODEC
Built-in high quality stereo speakers
Digital Array Mic

Battery

2-cell Li-Polymer (4 hours)

Dimensions

264 mm (w) x 180.5 mm (d) x 18 ~ 25 mm (h)

Weight

1 kg

Casing Colors / Infusion

Brown, Champagne or Graphite

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ASUS is a leading company in the new digital era. With a global staff of more than ten 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.

As one of the integrated steel plants operated by Steel Authority of India (SAIL), RSP is undergoing an expansion of its facility. It will increase its steel production capacity to 3.2mtpa by adding a new blast furnace and converter. The expansion project also requires setting up Air Separation Units (ASU) to meet the incremental requirement of oxygen, nitrogen and argon. RSP had invited bids from major gas companies to install the ASUs on Build-Own-Operate (BOO) basis. BOC India were able to win the contract under competitive bidding with a unique solution to meet RSP’s demand and serve the growing merchant market in the region.

The contract envisages supply by BOC India to RSP of 2600 tonnes per day (TPD) of gases. BOCI will meet this requirement through the setting up of two Air Separation Units (ASUs). Besides meeting RSP’s requirement, BOC will produce additionally nearly 400tpd of liquid products including oxygen, nitrogen and argon to serve BOC’s markets in Orissa, and neighboring states of Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh and West Bengal.

The contract was signed at Rourkela on January 2nd between the Executive Director, Projects, RSP, Mr. S.S. Verma and Mr. S.K. Menon, Managing Director, BOC India Ltd. Commenting on the award of the gas supply contract, Mr. S N Singh, Managing Director, RSP remarked, "The supply of gases is critical to the operation of the iron and steel making furnaces, and the award of the oxygen plant contract is an important milestone for our expansion project. We look forward to a lasting relationship with BOC."

Commenting on the occasion, Mr. SK Menon said "We were able to offer the most attractive product and service offer to RSP by fully realising synergies between RSP’s demand and our growing merchant liquid business. This contract is a milestone by virtue of being the largest and most competitive BOO gas supply contract awarded by SAIL so far."

Mr Sanjiv Lamba, Regional Business Unit head for Linde’s South & East Asia business added, "This win at SAIL, Rourkela, is an integral part of our strategy to invest in India with premier customers. This contract takes us a step forward in further strengthening our long term relationship with SAIL which has been built over decades on the basis of mutual trust and partnership." In 2007, BOCI had won a contract for supply and installation of a 700tpd ASU at RSP on outright sale basis which is currently under construction. In addition, BOC is also constructing two 750tpd ASUs for SAIL’s IISCO steel plant, and had previously supplied and commissioned a 550tpd ASU for Bhilai steel plant of SAIL in 1998.

The new plant is being designed by Linde’s Engineering Division with major items of plant and equipment being imported from Germany while project execution and local scope including civils, structurals, electrics and control systems will be overseen by the Project Engineering Division of BOCI.

The new plant is being designed by Linde’s Engineering Division with major items of plant and equipment being imported from Germany while project execution and local scope including civils, structurals, electrics and control systems will be overseen by the Project Engineering Division of BOCI.

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BOC India Limited (BOCI), a member of The Linde Group, is the leader in gas business in India since 1935. BOC India provides a one-stop solution to every sphere of gas and gas –related business as well as manufacture of cryogenic and non-cryogenic vessels and designing and commissioning of projects. BOC India has excelled through successfully blending local innovation and adaptation with international expertise from The Group. Be it for food processing, medical, domestic or industrial use, BOC India provides tailor-made solutions for its customers. While providing the best solutions to its customers, BOC India has always conformed to the strictest international standards of production and safety.

The Linde Group is a world leading gases and engineering company with more than 50,000 employees working in around 100 countries worldwide. In the 2007 financial year it achieved sales of EUR 12.3 billion. The strategy of The Linde Group is geared towards earnings-based and sustainable growth and focuses on the expansion of its international business with forward-looking products and services.

Linde acts responsibly towards its shareholders, business partners, employees, society and the environment – in every one of its business areas, regions and locations across the globe. Linde is committed to technologies and products that unite the goals of customer value and sustainable development.

For more information, see The Linde Group web site at www. linde.com .

RSP is one of the five integrated steel plants operated by Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL). RSP was the first integrated steel plant in the public sector in India, set up with German collaboration with installed capacity of 1 million tones per annum (mtpa) of crude steel, which was subsequently enhanced to 1.9mtpa.

The present capacity of the Plant is 1.9 million tons of Crude Steel and 1.671 million tonnes of Saleable Steel. Its wide and sophisticated product range includes various flat, tubular and coated products.

Rourkela Steel Plant is located in the northwestern tip of Orissa and at the heart of a rich mineral belt. Being situated on the Howrah-Mumbai mainline, Rourkela is very well connected with most of the important cities of India. The nearby airports are Ranchi (173 km), Bhubaneswar (378 km) and Kolkata (413KM). Rourkela also has an airstrip maintained by Rourkela Steel Plant.

Intelligence Squared is an established debate forum founded in the UK six years ago. It attracts many of the world’s finest speakers and includes audience participation and a vote on the outcome.

The first debate’s motion is “George W. Bush is the worst American president of the last fifty years”. It will be broadcast on BBC World News from 10 January and speakers include Karl Rove, former-Deputy Chief of Staff to George W. Bush; William Kristol, Editor of The Weekly Standard; Jacob Weisberg, author of The Bush Tragedy; and British journalist, Simon Jenkins.

This will be followed in February with a debate from London, with the motion “The United Nations is terminally paralysed: the democratic world needs a forum of its own”. In March the motion will be “Major carbon reductions are not worth the money.”

The debates will be chaired by BBC World News presenter Zeinab Badawi in London and ABC News’ John Donvan in New York.

Mary Wilkinson, Commissioning Editor, BBC World News says: “We are extremely excited about broadcasting the Intelligence Squared debates to the BBC World News audience. Combining current and provocative issues with high-profile panellists, we are confident the series will appeal to the channel’s 78 million weekly viewers around the globe.”

Intelligence Squared is broadcast on radio in the US, and is an initiative of the Rosenkranz foundation. Chairman Robert Rosenkranz says: “The BBC World News series will engage a global television audience in the same high level discourse that radio listeners in the US have so appreciated.”

Series Editor, Nick Pisani, was Editor of BBC 1’s Question Time for six years, and is CEO of Intelligence Squared in London. The US debates are produced by five-time Emmy award winner Dana Wolfe, a former producer at ABC News Nightline.

Programme times (IST):
10 January 2009 at 1240

Repeated: 10 January at 2040, 11 January at 0640, 1240, 2040, 12 January at 1240

Repeated: 10 January at 2040, 11 January at 0640, 1240, 2040, 12 January at 1240

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BBC World News, the BBC's commercially funded international 24-hour news and informationchannel, is owned and operated by BBC World News Ltd, a member of the BBC’s commercial group of companies. BBC World Newsattracts 78 million viewers a week, is available in more than 200 countries and territories worldwide, and reaches 287million households and more than 1.6 million hotel rooms.The channel's content isalso availableon 64 cruise ships, 42 airlines, 36mobile phone networks and a number of major online platforms including bbc.com/news. For further information on how to receive BBC World News, download schedules or find out more about the channel, visit bbcworldnews.com

The technology deployment will enable NDTV and their thousands of users share their favorite NDTV content through email, instant messengers (Chat), blog, social networks, and bookmarking sites through Tell-A-Friend button.

TAF (http://tellafriend.socialtwist.com) has the capability to pick up relevant content from a webpage and make content rich messages with excerpt text and photo of the story. This application results in building attentive audience based on personalized recommendation.

Speaking on the partnership with Pramati, Sanjay Trehan, CEO, NDTV Convergence says “NDTV.com is one of the first portals to implement Tell-A-Friend across its verticals. Till recently we have received over 10,000 content referrals through the application. We believe this unique social marketing offering will prove to be effective means in delivering value to our customers and increasing content circulation.”

“The NDTV experience strengthens our belief that in the age of Web 2.0 Tell-a-Friend can make a significant impact on the existing marketing imitative of online portals,” says Jay Pullur, CEO of SocialTwist. “By having users promote content so easily, NDTV is creating many Citizen Evangelists for their content.”

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About Social Twist

SocialTwist develops Widget Applications that add a new social dimension to websites and enterprise applications. These Widget Applications seamlessly enhance existing site/application without reengineering effort or long implementation cycles. SocialTwist is a business of Pramati. To know more about Tell-a-Friend and its benefits please visit http://tellafriend.socialtwist.com

About NDTV Convergence

NDTV Convergence Ltd., a subsidiary of NDTV Networks Plc, is a leading web 2.0 company. The company develops exclusive content for cross media platforms such as Internet, mobiles, ITV and IPTV.

NDTV Convergence Ltd operates India's no 1 Television news website www.ndtv.com along with other leading verticals, namely, NDTVProfit.com, Cricketndtv.com, NDTVImagine.com, NDTVGoodtimes.com, NDTVMovies.com, NDTVMusic.com, NDTVGadgets.com, NDTVKhabar.com, NDTVShopping.com and other sites.

The bouquet covers an entire gamut of news and beyond news encompassing recipes, travel, entertainment, shopping, books, health, gadgets and special features.

Cruise Partner™ is used by major brands like MSC, Louis Cruises and Star Cruises and is the recognized leader in third party cruise line reservations systems. It distinguishes itself by its supreme scalability – with clients ranging from small, niche players to mega cruise lines. Every level of operational detail is attended to; from interchangeable cabin configuration to variable segment embark/disembark pricing, to pricing agreements, rules engine-based discounts and commission structures.

“Cruise Partner™ will enable easyCruise to enhance their customer satisfaction by providing user-friendly reservations for the entire cruise, including shore excursions, optional on board packages, special requests and amenities with the future potential to book travel insurance and flight arrangements etc.” said VK Mathews Chairman & CEO, the IBS Group.

“easyCruise’s focus for 2009 is to increase our distribution through the travel trade,” added Paul Ellerby, Sales & Marketing Director UK & USA, easyCruise, “and as a well established platform Cruise Partner™ can help us to achieve this goal. We are delighted to have been able to launch the new system in time for post Christmas booking period”

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About IBS

IBS Software, a leading global provider of new-generation IT solutions to the Travel, Transportation and industry, offers a range of products and services that manage mission-critical operations of major airlines, airports, oil and gas companies, seaports, cruise lines and tour operators world-wide. The services provided by IBS Software include technology consulting, testing, usability engineering, business intelligence & data warehousing, application development, re-engineering, and maintenance. SEI CMMI Level-5 and PCMM Level 5 assessed, ISO 9001:2000, TickIT and ISO 27001:2005 certified, IBS Software operates development centers in Bangalore, Boston, Cochin, London, Trivandrum, Atlanta and Washington DC. IBS operates out of fourteen business centers in the Americas, Europe, Asia-Pacific, the Middle East and Africa.

More information about IBS is available at http://www.ibsplc.com

About easyCruise

easyCruise is one of the latest ventures launched by Stelios Haji-Ioannou, serial entrepreneur and chairman of the easyGroup. The idea is to provide an outstanding holiday experience to independently minded travellers, regardless of age. What makes easyCruise unique is the chance to explore the Greek islands and discover the true Greece. Because the easyCruise floating hotel stays at port far longer than any other cruise line, guests can enjoy all day and night at each destination, with all the time they need to immerse themselves in local culture, make the most of the organised excursions or spend their day delving into the shops, relax on the beaches, sample the delights of the local nightlife or simplylaze on a sun bed bythe pool onboard the ship before sailing to another captivating destination. Freedom to choose is the joy of easyCruise!

The range of itineraries has been designed in such a way that there is something for everyone, whether it’s a long weekend getaway or a week’s holiday. To share our way of life, visit www.easyCruise.com

A combination of on and off-air events, the campaign is essentially a simple fun QUIZ, aimed at testing the knowledge of BIG FM listeners around recession and jobs. The BIG Ticket shall entitle winners to an annual free supply of - groceries, gym memberships, gold jewelry, apparels & sarees, fitness and beauty vouchers and much much more. While 6 winners will be declared each day, the grand finale is something to be looked forward to, which is scheduled to be held on January 13, 2009 at a popular mall where 10 shortlisted listeners will be quizzed and fight for big prizes to last them an entire year.

Listeners can register for the contest via SMS (BIG _ Name to 55454) or call on 80-39890927 and leave their name and number. BIG FM RJ’s will randomly pick registered listeners starting from the 8th of Jan and quiz them on-air. Those who are successful in giving just one correct response will win a year’s supply of merchandize. It’s as simple as that!

Commenting on the campaign, Mr. Sunil Kumaran, Head - Karnataka & Kerala, BIG 92.7 FM said, “We are committed to creating superlative content and entertaining our listeners by providing them wholesome entertainment while addressing their need requirements. ‘Bitti Harusha Idi Varusha’ has been conceptualized keeping in mind the prevailing mood of the listeners and we are confident of receiving packed participation from our listeners who have made us the No.1 Station in the City.”

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About BIG 92.7 FM

BIG 92.7 FM, India’s No. 1 FM Station and a Radio initiative from Adlabs Films Ltd., since its first station launch in September 2006, has expanded at a phenomenal pace creating history by launching its 45 station network in 18 months, including an FM station in Singapore. Having completed its goal of a pan India presence spanning across 45 cities, 1000 towns and 50,000 villages to reach 200 million Indians across India, the brand is now looking towards expanding to more cities within the country as well as overseas. The brand has taken FM as a medium of entertainment beyond the metros, to virgin markets, offering consumers and advertisers a new experience of this medium of entertainment. Within a short span of time with distinctive content and innovative promotion, BIG 92.7 FM has established leadership in the FM space and firmly laid the foundation for an exciting future ahead.

NPO has a six member Board of trustees comprising of people from highest stature and diverse background. Board of trustees of the NPO include Ms. Shaina. N C, Fashion Designer & BJPspokesperson, Maharstra, Shri Y Siva Sagar Rao, Joint Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer, JSW Steel Ltd , Mr. D. R. Kaarthikeyan(former police), Ms. Swati Popat Vats, President Podar Education Network, Mr. Yash Agarrwal and Ms. Anuradha Agarrwal, Horticulturist

Kedhar Groop has a current turnover of 100cr, the company has embarked on a very ambitious project and is all set to become a major player in the heavy Industries segment.Over the next two years, the group will invest about 400 cr in the steel sector, thereby becoming the largest integrated private player ofsteel in Andhra Pradesh.

The new NPO Chrysalis Dimples aims to provide a platform and act as a mediator between the volunteers and the needy.

With an objective of raising awareness on the state of education in India – gaps, challenges and possible solutions and at the same time inspire, motivate and mobilize people to volunteer for education and be more socially active citizens.

Speaking on the occasion chief guest Shaina.N C said "Education is the foundation of civilization and civilized behaviour. The terror attacks on our country are also a result of lack of education & opportunities. I appreciate this initiative of Shri Gopal Agarrwal."

Brief Chrysalis Dimples: "Guru-shishya campaign": The aim of Chrysalis Dimples is to provide a platform to the various members of society who, irrespective of their personal and professional standing, feel a strong desire to give back to society and to participate in building a nation based on more solidarity and justice – by providing basic education to the undereducated children and adults of India. The drive is aimed at connecting educated individuals with the specialist providers – the NGOs that work tirelessly to bring more children under the umbrella of basic education.

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Brief about Kedhar Groop:

Founded in 1983, Kedhar groop (earlier known as Gautam TMT) is one of the largest players in the steel and rolling mills industry in Hyderabad today.With a current turnover of 100cr, the company has embarked on a very ambitious project and is all set to become a major player in the heavy Industries segment.Over the next two years, the group will invest about 400 cr in the steel sector, thereby becoming the largest integrated private player ofsteel in Andhra Pradesh.

A power plant: The group has already invested in land in the outskirts of Hyderabadfor the same and hopes to covert the 150 acres into an SEZ. The power would be produced from the smoke of the sponge Iron plant. The new TMT plant will have a capacity of 300 tonnes/day.

“Demand for more desktop PC storage capacity is far from letting up as computer users worldwide generate massive amounts of digital content every day,” said Rajesh Khurana, Country Manager India and SAARC, Seagate Technology. “Seagate is leading the industry with new storage solutions designed to store, share and manage all of that business- and user-generated content.”

The Barracuda 7200.12 hard drive provides a stellar combination of storage capacity and speed required for today’s most demanding desktop PC applications. The drive’s Serial ATA 3Gb/second interface delivers an industry-leading sustained data rate of up to 160MB/second for fast boot, application startup and file access and a burst speed of 3Gb/second. The 3.5-inch drive is also offered in capacities of 750GB and 500GB with cache options of 32MB and 16MB.

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Seagate is the worldwide leader in the design, manufacture and marketing of hard disk drives and storage solutions, 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 time-to-market leader 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 http://www.seagate.com.

Copyright © 2009 Seagate Technology LLC. All rights reserved. Seagate, Seagate Technology and the Wave logo are registered trademarks of Seagate Technology LLC. Barracuda is a trademark or registered trademark 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. Seagate reserves the right to change, without notice, product offerings or specifications.

Media professionals can access broadcast and web-ready videos and photos at Seagate's Broadcast Center – http://seagate.mediaseed.tv/

There is actually a narrow spectrum of possibilities over which all the words that we use fall under. Both dictionary words and proper nouns, names of people and places. These are also the words that you may come to type on your mobile phone, a limited keypad device, which cant fit all the characters of the alphabet at once and hence has to adopt various devious ways to get the job done.

CleverTexting uses this insight on the nature of languages to make the predictions as you type. And it does so very accurately. It is a dictionary less system and in fact is so lightweight that is has no dictionary in it. CleverTexting does the prediction based on the statistical nature of a particular language which is essentially the popular phonemes and syllabary extant in a language, that works very well.

Developed in India, CleverTexting also introduces a paradigm shift into how we use the mobile keypad, because in this model, there are no letters printed on the keypad. You only look at the screen and type, as the screen keeps making predictions that you choose from in single keystrokes. The experience is new and after a small while you are already typing very fast, always with a single keystroke. No multi-tapping, no wrong word suggestions. No changing modes.

CleverTexting places the next keys that you are most likely to use at positions which are easiest for your thumb to reach and takes care to ask whether your phone is on the Right hand or Left and places accordingly. There are several modes to choose from, one in which the keys are assigned positions according to the old system of keypad if you are habituated to that one.

CleverTexting was released only on the 31st Dec 2008. So if you are reading it you are reading a hot new way of how we could be typing on our phones in the future.

One can also have a feel of the technology by downloading a java implementation that could run on your phone. The website is http://www.CleverTexting.com

CleverTexting also offers to compress your SMS so you can pack in more text into your same message for the same cost. They are not sure if they are the first ones to be offering such an implementation of SMS compression.

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myMobile Ergonomics

Start up in India into development of technologies, applications and services accessible on the Mobile Phone.

The three-day conference was attended by hundreds of delegates from across the world. Three faculty members from Apeejay School of Management, Delhi delivered a special session in the conference along with a corporate CEO and an IIM Professor. Dr. Alok Saklani, Director Apeejay School of Management, chaired the Special session titled "Reward Programs & Loyalty Behavior in the Indian Retail Sector". In another session he discussed about the “Impact of Reward Programs on Customer Loyalty”. He said, “Doubts exist on the very efficacy of reward programs, whether they actually impact the buying behavior as mixed effects results have been observed in repeated studies.” In addition, he has proposed a model on the impact of reward programs on customer loyalty.

Asia Pacific conference is held every third year in rotation with the European and Latin America conferences and is co-sponsored by a leading academic institution in one of the Asia Pacific countries. Last Asia Pacific Conference was held in 2006 in Sydney, Australia.

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The 2-day convention would focus on issues like “Banking in the new millennium”, along with an academicians' meet to address the “Challenges and Problems facing Management education”. This would be followed by paper presentation contest for students of both under graduate and post graduate levels. The topics for the paper would be – ‘Nuclear non-proliferation treaty: Its impact on the Indian economy,’ & ‘Banking in the new millennium: Paradigm changes and challenges.’

Entry for the same is free.

Says Dr. M. R. Menon, Dean Research - AICAR Business School, “The current economic meltdown faced by the West, Europe and Japan has a global impact. There are challenges faced by the Indian economy too. Coupled with this is the impact of the signing of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty between India and USA. These issues are extremely significant and need to be addressed in order to build a strong nation. This convention is an initiative by AICAR Business School to review and debate over these core issues of our economy and also tries to get the ideas & opinions of the young minds, the future managers of the country.”

The session on “Banking in the new millennium”, would include interactions with eminent banking professionals and would provide a perspective on various dimensions of the paradigm shift in banking. The next session would be an interactive academician meet to discuss the problems and directions that management education must take today in the face of recession and other challenges facing the economy.

INDIA CHURNING

Program Schedule

Day 1 : Saturday - 17th Jan ‘09

Morning Session – 9.30 am - “Banking in the new millennium”:

Afternoon Session - An academician's meet on “Challenges and Problems facing Management education”

Closing : 5.30 pm

Day 2: Sunday - 18th Jan ‘ 09, 9.30 am onwards

Paper presentation contest for under graduate and post graduate students

I) Nuclear non-proliferation treaty: Its impact on the Indian economy

II) Banking in the new millennium: Paradigm changes and challenges.

Closing : 4.30 pm

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About Aptech Limited:

Aptech commenced its IT education & training business in 1986. 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); Certified Hardware & Networking programs (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

About AICAR Business School:

AICAR Business School was setup by AICAR Trust in 2002. AICAR Trust has a strategic alliance with Aptech Ltd to setup a “Global Education Hub”. As a strategic partner and resource provider, Aptech supports AICAR in creating world-class education practices, forging industry interfaces / alliances,

developing world-class course material / content and expanding current scope of education and student placements.

2-year Residential PGDM Course with specialization in Finance, Marketing, Communication and HR offered by AICAR Business School is AICTE approved. It has also applied for AICTE approval to offers industry specific Post-Graduate Diploma Courses in Banking, Finance & Insurance; Aviation Management; and International Business.

The addition of Mishra to the Mumbai office comes at a time, when, despite ongoing turmoil in the financial services sector, banks in the Asia Pac region are still projecting growth in targeted IT investments in 2009.

"India, amongst other Asian countries, looks very promising for us. We have a solid new business pipeline for 2009 in the region. By adding a sales function to the existing development, support and services capabilities, Shashank will play a crucial role in helping us close the new business opportunities and in supporting our expansion plans for this important region," said Hugh Stewart, vice president of sales, EMEA and Asia at GoldenSource.

Before joining GoldenSource, Mishra worked at Reuters India as a sales specialist, where he managed enterprise business for South Asia. He has also held positions at Reliance Capital Asset Management, Ltd., Metlife India, Travelex, OM Kotak Mahindra Life Insurance and Netherlands India Communication Enterprise Ltd.

Mishra holds a B Com from Nagpur University and is an IRDA, AMFI and NCFM's Derivative certified professional.

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About GoldenSource

GoldenSource makes it easy to manage critical reference and market data. We offer an integrated Enterprise Data Management (EDM) platform for the securities and investment management industry.

Our innovative products are designed to create, maintain and distribute a trusted golden copy. Our unique data model covers all financial instruments, customers and counterparties, and extends to transactions and positions. The ability to connect, organise and aggregate trusted information reduces risk, drives better decisions and helps our customers achieve their goals. GoldenSource solutions are used by forward-looking banks, brokers, investment managers and service providers to reconcile tactical departmental goals and strategic enterprise objectives.

A proven supplier of on premises EDM solutions to the world's largest financial institutions, GoldenSource also powers managed data services via the innovative Powered by GoldenSource™ program.

For more information, visit www.thegoldensource.com.

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On the other hand, Jimmy Shergill a versatile actor who has shown his outstanding performance in his recent stint in off beat films like ‘Yaahan’ and ‘A Wednesday’, will be seen talking about ‘Though the movie celebrities influence people’ and also about his current plans and what’s new in Kitty.

So fans get set to witness your favourite stars, known for their excellent oratory skills, putting forth their honest and sincere opinions on issues that are significant and are definite to affect the youth only on Idea Bindass Live

Idea Bindass Live is a convergence of Radio on Television and hosted by RAPA award winner and the extremely Bindass babe RJ Malishka from RED FM. It is a live, on-air, first of a kind show that provides the perfect platform for today’s youth to discuss, analyse and express their viewpoint. Bindass LIVE is a step towards harnessing the freshness of young India in a never before media convergence that will articulate young India’s views on day-to-day issues affecting them, and hence our nation. Radio gets a new flavour on television and is packed with interactivity on the web, as she cranks it up radio ishtyle to encourage viewers, listeners and surfers alike to “Speak ur freakkin mind”.

Tune-in to Bindass Live on Bindass Channel

and catch Aashutosh Kaushik on Wednesday, January 7

and Jimmy Shergill on Thursday, January 8

at 8 PM

speak their freakkin mind out

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“Blue Coat provides a unique, comprehensive approach to WAN optimization, combining application visibility, acceleration and security together in a way that increasingly appeals to distributed enterprises,” said Bethany Mayer, senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing, Blue Coat Systems. “The WAN optimization market is no longer about simply accelerating files or applying indiscriminate acceleration techniques to branch office traffic. Companies must now accelerate business-critical applications and manage and distribute corporate video while stopping malware and mitigating the impact of non-business applications.”

Blue Coat® ProxySG® and PacketShaper® appliances enable visibility and control over what passes across the WAN and through the Internet gateway. Enterprises can accelerate important applications to branch offices using the optimization technologies built into the appliances, including protocol optimization, compression, bandwidth management, object caching and byte caching. In addition, the appliances enable organizations to meter the use of recreational and non-business applications, such as streaming media and movie downloads while also providing protection from malicious content and applications. Companies can use the same appliances to secure and control branch offices that have direct Internet access and apply consistent policies across the distributed enterprise. In addition, the same ProxySG appliances serve as the means to efficiently deliver live or on-demand corporate video to branch offices through use of stream-splitting, pre-positioning of content and local caching.

1. Gartner, Inc., “Market Share: Application Acceleration Equipment, Worldwide, 3Q08” by Joe Skorupa and Nhat Pham, December 2008.

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About Blue Coat Systems

Blue Coat secures Web communications and accelerates business applications across the distributed enterprise. Blue Coat’s family of appliances and client-based solutions – deployed in branch offices, Internet gateways, end points, and data centers – provide intelligent points of policy-based control enabling IT organizations to optimize security and accelerate performance between users and applications. Blue Coat has installed more than 40,000 appliances worldwide. Blue Coat is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, and can be reached at (408) 220-2200 or www.bluecoat.com.

Every year Breakthrough has endeavoured towards expanding the visual platform for human rights issues from the global South. Breakthrough is an innovative, high-impact international human rights organisation, using the power of popular culture, media, and education to transform public attitudes and promote values of equality, justice, and dignity around the world. We are a non-profit organisation and are currently working in India and the USA.

This year we bring to you 28 films from more than 20 countries.

There are 11 Asia premieres, 8 India premieres and one World premiere.

The four sections in the festival this year are:

Body · Public –Six powerful films from five countries. Four are from India and two co-productions from Spain/South Africa and Canada/Iran. The films explore the engagements of the human body with the public space. How the body then comes to embody the social, political and even economic consequences. These often take the form of exploited sexualities, restricted social interactions, silencing of self-expression and physical and psychological violence.

Not All in Good Faith – Seven films from nine countries probe and bring to the forefront the indignity and exploitation rendered by neo-liberal development ventures and businesses across the globe.

The Line That Defines – Dwelling on the post-modern subject of border crossing this section comprises of four films from five countries. In different ways, the films trace the role of the political border in the making of a refugee, an exile or an illegal immigrant.

Zones of War – Any area marked by extreme violence can be broadly termed as a war zone. Eleven films from nine countries explore these zones of violence and aggression in various historical and contemporary circumstances around the world.

This year the five-member jury comprises Aruna Vasudev (India), Nick Deocampo (The Philippines), Madhusree Dutta (India), Amir Muhammad (Malaysia) and Anurag Kashyap (India). They decide the winners of the prestigious Jury Award for Best Film and the Jury Special Mention Award.

The Tri Continental Film Festival began in Latin America in 2002, in Africa in 2003 and in Asia in 2004. It has become the primary platform for human rights cinema for the three continents that form part of the global South. In India, the Tri Continental began in 2004.

“This years selection of 28 films from more than 20 countries not just represent these protagonists but also gives them a voice that we are sure will resonate with our own circumstances close to home” says Alika Khosla, Associate Director

- Alika Khosla, Festival Director

"These films open up a world which many of us didn't realize exists. I have suggested that we will support this kind of festival so that people continue to make issue based films. And I do hope in time many people would like to come here."

- Shiela Dixit, Chief Minister, New Delhi

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Breakthrough is an international human rights organization that uses media, education and pop culture to promote values of dignity, equality and justice.

Breakthrough is Building Human Rights Culture

Our organization uses creative tools to teach others about human rights. These rights make up the daily fabric of our lives, of how we tend to live individually and as a community. The rights to life, food, shelter, freedom of expression, freedom from violence, religious freedom – these are all human rights to which we are all entitled. The United Nations has codified many human rights in documents called conventions and treaties, which are ratified by member countries that promise to adhere by their rules. They are described in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Guaranteeing these rights for us and for others is what building a human rights culture is all about.

Breakthrough themes include: women’s rights, sexual and reproductive rights, immigrant rights, racial, ethnic and caste equality and religion and peace.

Breakthrough works through affiliate offices in India and the United States.

Speaking at its launch, CEO & Founder Infibeam.com, Mr. Vishal Mehta said "Present Sir aims at targeting audiences looking for information related to degrees offered by colleges spread across the country". He added "exchanging study materials and resourceful information is made easy with the launch of Present Sir".

The social education site, www.presentsir.com provides useful information about colleges, and degrees awarded by them. Students may avail accurate information regarding the syllabus of a particular course offered by a certain college.

PresentSir.com aims at providing a platform for users to download syllabus, study material, assignments and share reviews and opinions. A college representative would take the initiative to submit assignments on time. The subject page that allows this would be owned by the Professor or a subject expert.

PresentSir.com has a marketplace aspect to it, which allows users to get access to links that connect to a reliable source, where books and study material could be procured. Students can share, lend, rent, sell or swap books with others. This makes learning and sharing study materials, all the more easy.

With easy to access information and a clear-cut display, 'Present Sir' is bound to receive a warm welcome by enthusiastic literates across the globe.

http://www.presentsir.com/

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Presentsir.com is an online community designed to make your social life more active and stimulating. It makes it easy to find people who share study related material and also establish new college/business contacts. You can also create and join a wide variety of online communities to discuss current events, reconnect with old school mates or even exchange your favorite recipes.

Hindware is known for its designer collection which comes in two different categories: Hindware Art Collection and Hindware Italian Collection. With felicitation from EDIDA, Hindware gets accolades for its concept, design and novelty. EDIDA is the only product design award to be presented by any publication of its kind in India. The competition comprised of twelve categories; from products ranging from bathroom to bedroom, to kitchen to furniture, to young design talent to designer of the year. This International awards take Indian design to the global level. The winners were decided purely on the quality of design and execution, aesthetics and innovation, appropriateness of form and function and the creative use of type, texture and colour.

According to Mr. Sandip Somany, Joint Managing Director, Hindustan Sanitaryware & Industries Ltd. (HSIL), “Hindware designs stand apart always, and it is indeed an honour for the entire Hindware Team to receive such a prestigious award ”

Poncho, which bags the EDIDA awards, comes in a froggy shape and is crafted specially for the convenience of the young toddlers. The unique Poncho suite of Water Closet and Wash Basin enables them to use it in a hygienic way. The basin is also in a matching frog shape with built-in pedestal and has eye design bowl space to keep soap dishes which adds a complete new and attractive look to the wash rooms. While the low height makes it easier for every little star to use it independently, its vibrant colors, imaginative shape and the creative seat cover pamper every kid and make the washroom, the true fun room. Poncho comes in a choice of 4 colors- Blush Red, Sunshine Yellow, Electric Blue & Spring Green.

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About Hindustan Sanitaryware & Industries Limited (HSIL):

The GEI Team presented two research papers, ‘Posterior Corneal Elevation Changes Following LASIK With Flap Creation by Femtosecond Laser, Mechanical Keratome, and 20% Alcohol in LASEK’ and ‘Stability of Corneal Topography 1 Year After Corneal Collagen Crosslinking With Riboflavin and Ultraviolet Light in Keratoconus Eyes’, at the AAO-SOE Joint Meet.

The LASIK procedure for removal of glasses consists of two steps. The first Step is the creation of a flap in the eye. The second step is using LASER on the exposed eye underneath the Flap to correct vision. In the first step, Flap can be created using three different techniques; using the Femtosecond Laser (called the Intralase Method), using the mechanical blade Keratome and the Epi-LASIK or LASEK method. The first research paper by GEI presented the comparative study on the effects on the cornea of the eye, after creation of Flap, via the three different techniques, while undergoing LASIK.

Keratoconus is a disorder of the eye in which the cornea thins and changes to a conical shape causing moderate to severe blurriness of vision. The revolutionary ‘Collagen Crosslinking with Riboflavin’ (C3R) Treatment is the only known method to permanently halt the progression of the dreaded Keratoconus disease. GEI became the first institute in the Indian Sub-Continent to offer the C3R treatment to the masses in September 2006. The second research paper by GEI presented the successful results of the C3R method, one year after treatment for progressive Keratoconus.

The two Posters presented by the GEI team at the Joint Meet were ‘Age-Related Thinning of the Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer Evaluated Using Spectral Domain OCT in Normal Eyes’ and ‘Comparative Scores of Ophthalmology Residents and Consultants for Capsulorrhexis and Phacoemulsification on the EYESi Surgical Simulator’.

Glaucoma is an eye disease in which damage to the nerve located in the back of the retina, the optic nerve, results in loss of eyesight. There is some regular loss to the nerve due to aging, independent of the Glaucoma disease. The Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) is a diagnostic machine used for Glaucoma assessment. The first poster presented by GEI is a study done via the OCT to differentiate between losses caused by Glaucoma and aging. The study will help eye doctors identify the cases in which the damage to the optic nerve is due to Glaucoma and others in which it is purely age-related. This will assist ophthalmologist in making earlier and more precise diagnosis of Glaucoma. The second poster presented by GEI is a study on the merits of using specialized Virtual Reality Simulators, which allow eye doctors to practice surgery in the virtual computer world, for training purposes.

The American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) is a medical association of Practicing Ophthalmologists. The group, based at San Francisco, California, boasts of a membership of more than 90 percent of practicing ophthalmologists in the United States and an international membership of more than 7000, making it the largest American association in its field.

The European Society of Ophthalmology or the Societas Ophthalmologica Europæa (SOE), is the aggregation of representatives from 37 National Ophthalmological Societies in Europe. The SOE was created in 1956 to provide a collective platform to eye doctor from Europe.***

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Grewal Eye Institute, with facilities at Chandigarh & Panchkula, is the world's fourth JCI accredited (thehighest quality accreditation)and also India's first ISO 9001:2000 certified eye care hospital chain. GEI is the single stop for all eye care needs under one roof. The institute offers internationally benchmarked, premium quality eye care with many cutting edge techniques like the 'iLASIK', the ultimate in laser vision correction, available at a single premises. GEI has been at the forefront of bringing new technological and medical tools not only to the region, but also to India. GEI became the first institute in the entire Indian Sub-Continent to offer the revolutionary 'Collagen Crosslinking with Riboflavin' (C3R) Treatment for the dreaded Keratoconus disease.

The Grewal Group also offers India's first professional BSc (Hons) degree course in Optometry and Ophthalmic Techniques under the GEI School of Optometry. Roshni, an NGO by the group, aims at assisting poor eye patients in need of treatment. The institute, through tie-ups with major national & international insurance firms, offers cashless transactions. The informative & user-friendly website ' gei.co.in' assists patients both from India & abroad. The institute keeps conducting various eye camps, public education seminars and symposiums for the Continuous Medical Education of Ophthalmologists, on a regular basis. ***

Anu Acharya, CEO of Ocimum Biosolutions says, “We are very happy to announce this partnership with NuGEN since we believe that this is an important step towards becoming a truly integrated, world-class genomic service provider. Our subsidiary, Gene Logic, has had a long-standing and fruitful relationship with NuGEN for many years to support our customers’ clinical studies in the drug development process. By leveraging NuGEN’s expertise and established presence in RNA amplification and sample preparation, we’ve enhanced our genomic services repertoire and now can also better meet our international customers’ needs, especially when working with limited and challenging clinical samples.”

The family of Ovation RNA amplification and labeling products from NuGEN enables life scientists to conduct sensitive, robust, global gene expression profiling and novel signature discovery using a variety of challenging biological samples and gene expression platforms. Ovation Systems are designed for use with a broad range of sample types such as FFPE tissues, whole blood, tissue biopsies, laser-captured micro-dissected cells, and sorted cells. NuGEN achieved ISO 13485:2003 certification in early 2008 for its quality management systems to support the company's customers in meeting mandated regulatory processes.

As an authorized service provider, Ocimum will receive specialized training from NuGEN’s technical team. This will ensure they are highly proficient with NuGEN’s technology and can generate high-quality data from customers’ precious samples. To provide advanced support to their customers, Ocimum Biosolutions and NuGEN will work together to develop additional customer resources, such as online seminars and technology updates.

Sue Pandey, Vice President of Field Operations at NuGEN noted, “We are delighted to have Ocimum as our service provider in India. With India’s rapidly growing number of partnerships with global pharma companies, our alliance will significantly contribute to the success of customers’ development and collaboration programs. We look forward to entering further discussions with Ocimum to expand our relationship to include co-marketing and early technology evaluation activities. We believe the combination of NuGEN’s powerful technology and Ocimum’s deep insight into customer needs will result in accelerated introduction of advanced genomic analysis tools for the worldwide clinical research community.”

Customers may immediately engage Ocimum or Gene Logic for gene expression analysis using NuGEN products. For pricing and availability of their services using NuGEN Ovation Systems, contact:

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Ocimum Biosolutions (and its subsidiary company Gene Logic) is a leading integrated genomics company providing comprehensive genomic reference databases, life science lab information management solutions, GLP-compliant microarray services and essential research consumables. Over 2/3rd of the top 25 pharma companies, leading research institutes and emerging biotech companies worldwide have chosen Ocimum as their preferred outsourcing partner and utilize Ocimum’s expertise for understanding underlying mechanisms of diseases, discovery and prioritization of gene targets and biomarkers.

This contest got a good response from listeners. Simple questions were asked about tourist spots. Daily two winners were declared. Winners were handed holiday pack at Radio Misty studio today. All winners were wished by radio jocks at studios.

Radio Misty Chief Executive officer Nishant Mittal says “we always believe that this station is for them. We on regular basis organise different types of on air contest. We are happy that our 20 listeners’ have got this golden chance to holiday in different tourist spots of country.

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Radio Misty 94.3 fm is First and Number one station of North Bengal and Sikkim.with the tagline Gungunate raho (Keep humming) Radio misty has done wonders in few months. It’s the station for the local people, with the motto of “Local people-Local voice, Local Station- Local choice”. The aim of radio misty is to connect the local people with more interactive and innovative shows, which focus on local culture and heritage. Programmes are designed to cater the people from all walks of life, right from the child to the old people and it has also achieved in making its presence felt.Radio Misty has BBC and Radio Netherlands Worldwide as its partners.

The new solution manages the entire collection process -- from the generation of automatic notifications all the way up to automating communication with customers and external collection agents. Notifications are sent to the customer via SMS, e-mail or via a phone call. All the processes involved such as delivering notifications, assigning renewal opportunities, monitoring performance, automatic reminders and communication with customers, external agents, and so on, is part of this single solution. The solution provides a more streamlined process, ensuring higher productivity, greater customer retention and lower cost of operations. The new solution is user friendly and easily adaptable and finding workers trained in the software is relatively simple. According to Gerald Prabhu, Chief Marketing Officer, CDC-CRM Solutions India, “Collection is a growing area of focus for Insurance companies in India as they start offering more complex products and more options to their customers. The automation will significantly reduce the amount of time and resources spent on the collection process. Also, it will make servicing a client simpler as the system has a database of the entire customer’s actions.” he added further.

The key benefits of the new solution include -automating the collection process by creating a list of renewals due and allocate the renewals to specific teams. Customer communication is also allocated. The customer chooses the form of media with which they are most comfortable (SMS, E-mail, phone calls) and important information on renewals and premium payment reminders are continuously sent. The system will similarly communicate with the agents for a renewal being acted on by the agent directly. Management of activities, such as creating a list of tasks and activities for the renewal team, are managed by the system. After every set of activities the system automatically schedules the next set of activities and it is equipped with a shared calendar where the whole renewal team can view and schedule activities.

Monitoring every stage of activities in the renewal process through reports, notifications and advanced analysis. Reports are generated to assist the whole process. The new solution from CDC CRM is immediately available now in the Indian market.

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About CDC CRM:

Founded in late 2007, CDC CRM Solutions Pvt. Ltd. is a fast growing provider of enterprise CRM and related solutions in India. The solutions offered by CDC CRM stand out as they are micro vertical focused and thus are ready to be deployed in the market segments they address. Another significant advantage they enjoy over competing products is the availability of high-quality technical and customer support locally as most of the research and development work for Pivotal CRM ,customization services and Technical support is done out of Bangalore in India. CDC CRM Solutions is the exclusive sales and implementation arm of CDC Software in India and will focus on marketing and sales of CDC’s Pivotal CRM. Pivotal CRM has out-of-the-box modules for micro verticals such as capital markets, corporate finance, wealth management, asset management and private banking in BFSI as well as out-of-the-box solutions for real estate. CDC CRM offers a core team of professionals to support its focused marketing efforts in India and already has many major customer wins across the micro verticals it serves.

BharatMatrimony.tv will also be producing capsules covering news, events and developments in the world of marriages.Video clips featuring weddings of topnotch celebrities, fashion, style and bridal wear are also available.
The video clips in multiple categories will be added to the site on a regular basis.

The video polls, launched for the first time in India, capture the opinions of the youth across the country on matrimony related topics.

Murugavel Janakiraman, Founder & CEO, Consim Info, said: “Online consumption is on the rise worldwide and the launch of this pioneering channel is part of our efforts to enhance and deliver a compelling user experience through engaging and relevant video clips around matrimony and related content”.

”We see in video content an opportunity to engage our audience and extend our leadership in the matrimony business,”Mr Murugaveladded.

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About Consim Info Pvt. Ltd:

Formerly known as BharatMatrimony Group, Consim Info Pvt. Ltd is India’s leading Internet Company. The company, established in 1997, has developed expertise and successful business models to provide an array of world-class services including BharatMatrimony.com, IndiaProperty.com, IndiaAutomobile.com, ClickJobs.com and IndiaList.com. With over ­­­­­15 million users worldwide, the group has established itself as a leading player in the Indian Internet space.

The appointment is part of the expansion plans at Excel Productions Audio Visuals which also owns Excel Interactive (a leading gaming company and India licensee for Electronic Arts and Disney Interactive Studios), My Baby Excels (A recently launched premium toy brand) and Movies and More (Movie Retail). Says M.N Kapasi, Managing Director, Excel Group, “EXCEL HOME VIDEOS intents to extend its leadership position and further accelerate its growth into becoming a multi-platform for home entertainment services. Roby’s extensive experience in the entertainment industry makes him the right person for the top job.

Also in his successful stint with Excel Home Videos previously as head of marketing and acquisitions, he was responsible for one of the biggest launches (Lion King) in India on home video”.Roby Abraham has more then 11 years of work experience in the entertainment industry in senior management positions at Megastar Home Entertainment, Excel Productions Audio Visuals Pvt. Ltd, Thakral Home Entertainment and BMG Crescendo (India) Pvt. Ltd.. In his previous role as Marketing Manager of Megastar Home Entertainment, Dubai (the exclusive Home Entertainment licensee in the Middle East to Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, MGM Home Entertainment, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment and Sony BMG Music) Roby was responsible for managing revenue growth. Under him, the company has achieved phenomenal compounded growth of over 600% in 4 years.

Roby started his career in the Entertainment Industry way back in 1997 at BMG Crescendo (India) Pvt. Ltd. as the Manager of the Video Division, where he set up and successfully ran the Home Entertainment Department and remained instrumental in acquiring BBC World Videos for them. Says Roby Abraham, “ My focus will be to maintain the leadership position for all the partners and studios we work and represent. This will not just be in numbers that we achieve for them but also in retail presence and meeting their marketing objectives. In both cases, we are clear leaders. It’s one thing to say that one is a market leader because of the number of studios one represents the crucial part is to achieve each studio’s and partner’s objectives whilst keeping the company’s financial sanity. Most of our big competitors are still grappling in the dark here”.

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GlobalLogic, the leader in global software product development, will assist in the enhancement of iYogi’s service delivery framework using best-of-breed Web 2.0 tools and applications. Some of the innovative features to be introduced through this software product development tie-up include an application that resides on the customer’s desktop and provides integration with iMantra (“Support Dock”) and a global MPLS-based IP transport platform that provides customers with the instant deployment of remote access and voice-based support with a single click. This advanced implementation allows for integration with POS payment systems to facilitate real-time processing at the point of sale.

Uday Challu, co-founder and CEO of iYogi, said, “The partnership with GlobalLogic for software product development reiterates iYogi’s commitment to offer affordable access to the highest quality technical support for home users and small businesses with disruptive applications and tools to manage their everyday technology needs. GlobalLogic’s expertise will help us further enhance iYogi’s widely acclaimed iMantra support platform with a new breed of applications and services, bringing us even closer to our customers.”

iYogi provides live computer support for home and small business users globally for the technologies they use everyday. iYogi’s live 24/7 support extends to multiple brands of computers, software and peripherals. Currently available to customers in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and Singapore, iYogi is on an aggressive expansion spree, extending services to several new geographies in 2009. iYogi’s customer satisfaction rate of 93% and resolution rate of 84% ranks it as the highest benchmarked company in the computer support industry.

Peter Harrison, CEO of GlobalLogic Inc., said, "We are excited about this partnership, which will enable us to bring our specialized skills across the full software product development lifecycle to iYogi. Already a proven leader in delivering innovative product engineering services to Web 2.0 companies, GlobalLogic will help iYogi continue to deliver the effective solutions for which it has come to be known.”

In contrast to many firms that focus on IT services, GlobalLogic specializes in software product R&D for emerging and established technology companies. Its services include everything from market analysis and product conceptualization to product engineering, migration, testing and support. The company has received widespread recognition for innovation in software product R&D, including its InfoWorld award-winning platform for distributed Agile development (GlobalLogic Velocity™) and GlobalLogic Version 1.0SM, an offering for both early and late-stage companies that has helped GlobalLogic clients launch innovative and disruptive technologies at major conferences such as Demofall-2008.

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About GlobalLogic:

The leading specialist in global software product development services, GlobalLogic, Inc. partners with emerging and established technology companies to help them bring great software products to market in less time and at less cost. GlobalLogic has developed a unique joint-venture model of partnering with technology companies to create a dedicated global delivery center in the US, India, China, Ukraine and Israel to serve as a virtual extension of a client’s local development team. In other cases where the client does not have any internal engineering staff, GlobalLogic provides a "fabless" partnership from the start, with GlobalLogic taking ownership of the product engineering, platform and architecture. This approach allows companies to focus on the other aspects of a successful product launch, such as strategy, marketing, customer acquisition, go-to-market challenges and the demands of ever-changing markets. By leveraging GlobalLogic’s global facilities, world-class engineers and state-of-the-art tools and processes, companies can increase the quality of their software products while dramatically