EdServ launched EdCademy, the academic support programme for Arts / Science, Engineering, and Management students recently. Under this programme, EdServ conducts Promptive Metrics based Learning (PML) methods to enhance the performance of students in their semester exams so that their placement prospects become better as they move to final year campus programmes. Further, EdServ’s EdCampus, the Jobs Database that houses tens of thousands of job positions are also accessible for pre-final and final year students to land up an apt job while they complete their degree programme.

Mother Teresa University for women has over 1,000 students in both regular and distance education streams in various disciplines. EdServ shall implement EdCademy in various stages, the first stage being for the MBA and MCA students of regular stream. EdServ shall install the EdCademy system that includes Learning, Assessment, and Placement engines through its secured LAMPS web portal. All the relevant subjects for a particular semester of a degree programme shall be webcasted online to the student through individual logins. The e-contents are 100% University compliant in curriculum, semester exam pattern, and the model questions adhering to the subject exam paper to assess and improve every student’s performance. Further, the student shall also undergo Softskills, personality development skills, basic IT skills through multimedia based audio-video supported e-learning system with appropriate metrics to enhance students’ employability.

Speaking about the association, Mr. S Giridharan, CEO, EdServ Softsystems Limited, stated that “We are delighted to partner with Mother Teresa University through the in-campus programme that helps their students score better marks in their semester exams and look forward to a suitable job. EdCademy has been specifically designed to help student face their exams with more confidence. EdServ addresses the need of every student undergoing the UG and PG degree programmes in a college to pass the semester exam easy and get an appropriate career placement.”

EdServ charges Rs. 3,000/- for each student login for unlimited access to various engines of EdCademy system per academic year. EdServ plans to sign-up 200 colleges with an average of 1,000 logins per college to implement EdCademy in-campus online system by March 2010.

EdServ net up by 46% for the year 2008-09, targets 300% growth for 2009-10

EdServ posted Rs. 369.12 lakhs PAT with an EPS of Rs. 4.54/- for the year ended March 31st 2009, higher by 46% compared to the previous year PAT of Rs. 253.51 lakhs. The top line grew by 114% to Rs. 844.76 lakhs compared to the previous year figures of Rs. 394.53 lakhs.

EdServ targets 300% growth for year 2009-10 with an estimated 200 new in-campus EdCademy implementations in colleges / universities and an estimated 1,000 partner-based off-campus EdCenters through POWER PARTNER model to provide education & placement. EdServ’s jobs database, EdCampus, is expected to grow to 1 live million job positions across all industries / domains during the targeted period.

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About EdServ (BSE Code: 533055, NSE Code: EDSERV):

Incepted in 2001, EdServ is India's first 4th generation education company that uses technology to efficiently synchronize manpower demand and supply in number and skills right from development to deployment. EdServ’s business is web enabled and is run through a secured partner-driven center network in Integrated Learning Model through its EdCenter brand. EdServ also provides academic support programmes in-campus through its EdCademy brand. EdCampus, the jobs database engine, is accessible to all EdCenters and EdCademys as well.

EdServ provides technology-led niche solutions in e-learning and placement seamlessly integrating all benefiting communities viz., student, industry, institution, and partner.

EdServ recently launched the POWER PARTNER business model to expand its partner network of learning and placement Pan India. EdServ already signed up over 150 EdCenters (Learning and Placement centers) in Tamil Nadu and Andra Pradesh through its Power Partner model. EdServ’s EdCampus, grows in job positions on an hourly basis by clients punching in requirements all over in a private secured network controlled by LAMPS.

Though unconventional, it was the best possible way to perfectly demonstrate the Shell Helix promise. Shell Lubricants’ team took an actual Skoda Fabia WRC car and sliced it in half with a 4-meter circular saw to shoot Shell Helix Ultra commercial. Once split in two it was easy to see that the one piece of equipment that was protected from the torture of a rally circuit was the engine. This proves that Shell Helix Ultra Motor Oil ensures the consumer always has an engine that is ‘Clean on the Inside’ no matter how dirty things get on the outside.

The half portion of the car will be taken across India to communicate Shell Lubricants strong brand message that focuses on engine cleanliness and protection. The car was flagged off from Mumbai during Shell’s Global Technology Forum and will be taken to other cities.

Shell has a history of lubricants innovation stretching back more than 70 years. For example:

• In the 1960s Shell was the first to launch multi-grade engine oil for use in all vehicles in all seasons
• In the 1970s Shell pioneered the use of detergents in vehicle oils to help keep engines clean
• In the 1980s we introduced Shell XHVI synthetic base oils, using unique wax isomerisation technology. XHVI base oils are used to formulate high performance synthetic lubricants.
• In the 1990s, Shell was first to market with a ‘low SAPS’ engine oil, with lower levels of Sulphated Ash, Phosphorous and Sulphur. Using low SAPS oils can help to reduce diesel exhaust emissions, by protecting after-treatment devices such as diesel particulate traps.

Shell has a rapidly expanding lubricants business in India with a state-of-the-art blending plant outside Mumbai and distribution facilities in every state.

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Shell is the global market share leader in lubricants with 13% of the market in volume terms, according to the international market research firm Kline & Company. The company makes and sells lubricants to meet customer needs across a wide range of applications including motoring, commercial transport, mining, general engineering and power generation.

Shell Lubricants has research and development centres in the US, UK, Germany and Japan - staffed by more than 200 experts.

Shell’s portfolio of lubricant brands includes Shell Helix, Shell Advance, Shell Rimula, Shell Rotella, Shell Tellus, Shell Cassida, Shell Spirax, Pennzoil and Quaker State.

Shell is the largest and most diversified international investor in India’s energy sector, with nearly US$1 billion invested already. Shell is the only international oil company to have a fuels retailing licence in the country. Shell interests in India include LNG, Lubricants, LPG, Bitumen manufacture, Aviation, Marine, Technology Licensing, Software Development, a Financial Services Centre and basic R&D. It is also a major private sector supplier of crude, products and chemicals to public/private sector oil companies. In India, Shell Foundation has already spent more than USD 7.5 million across seven programmes impacting more than 1,19,000 households and 195 entrepreneurs.

Shell Lubricants India is a 100% subsidiary of Shell. Shell Lubricants’ India operations demonstrate Shell’s long-term commitment to India and its support for the country's increasing energy needs. Going forward, the company expects to see much greater availability of Shell lubricants and faster growth in the market as it wins new customers.

Shell Lubricants’ customers in India include Wartsila, Suzuki Maruti, Ford, VW Skoda, and Thermax. Last year, Shell Lubricants celebrated reaching a delivery milestone of 25 million litres of lubricants to Mahindra & Mahindra, and the company has recently won business with Reliance and Tata Power.

Neetu Bhatia, Co-founder, Chairman and CEO, KyaZoonga.com, said, “I am happy to be associated with one of the highest budgeted movies of the year. We pride ourselves in bringing authentic content to our website users. We are also quite positive about the large number of footfalls that the movie promises to bring to theatres and we look forward to working with Eros on many more projects in future.”

With the opening of the ticket bookings facility, KyaZoonga.com also promises to offer its consumers trailers, contests, wallpapers and Kambakkht Ishq branded merchandise. These offers are available only until stock lasts; hence, it is purely on first come first serve basis. In addition to this, the company also has plans to launch some integrated ad-campaigns along with Kambakkht Ishq which include television, outdoor, print, online and mobile.

Kumar Ahuja, Sr. Vice-President, Business Development, Eros International Media Pvt. Ltd., said, “We believe online ticket sales promises to be an extremely popular medium and partners like KyaZoonga.com will help us bring significant traffic to movies theatres. Kambakkht Ishq is one of the most anticipated films this year and is all set for release tomorrow and we hope that this romantic comedy lives up to everyone’s expectations.”

Sajid Nadiadwala’s Kambakkht Ishq, Co-Produced by Sunil A. Lulla Executive Director and President, India for Eros International and Directed by Sabbir Khan marks the beginning of a milestone film phenomenon among the key players of international cinema, signifying the first ever Indian film to feature both Indian stars and Hollywood talent on one cinematic canvas - India’s top-ranking artists, Akshay Kumar and Kareena Kapoor, with special guest appearances by Sylvester Stallone, Brandon Routh and Denise Richards. The movie is slated for a release on July 3, 2009.

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About KyaZoonga.com

KyaZoonga.com is India’s first and largest movie, cricket, entertainment and sports ticketing company. Launched in 2007, KyaZoonga.com has created and vastly expanded the ticketing marketplace in India by bringing tickets to consumers who traditionally have not been able to access major events. Being one of the frontrunners in the ticketed entertainment industry, KyaZoonga.com’s reach spans across 40 cities and offers extended portfolio of entertainment ticketing such as movies, sports, cricket, concerts etc. KyaZoonga.com also offers multiple payment options through online, mobile, box-office and retail distribution channels.

KyaZoonga.com partners India’s leading multiplex operators, cricket and sports franchises, concert promoters and event organizers to ensure simple and easy access to popular ticketed entertainment options in the country today. For more information, visit www.KyaZoonga.com.

About Eros International Plc

Eros International is a leading integrated studio in the rapidly growing Indian media and entertainment sector, involved in the production, acquisition and distribution of filmed entertainment content across current and emerging formats including cinemas, home entertainment, television and new media. Established in 1977 with a vision to become the gateway for Indian content worldwide and Hollywood content in India, Eros has over three decades of market leadership in creating a global platform for Indian cinema. Strong globally recognised brand, extensive distribution network and an unrivalled library of over 1,900 films render Eros a steadfast market positioning today. In 2006 Eros became the first Indian media company to get listed on AIM, LSE. Eros operates in 5 continents and over 50 countries with diversified assets and worldwide offices throughout India, the United Kingdom, USA, UAE, Singapore, Australia, Fiji and the Isle of Man.

Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Rajesh Rawtani, Director, ZEDDS said, “In order to set a new definition of fashion and style and meet the ever growing demand of our products we have set up this second store in Hyderabad. The new store opening is a part of our National Expansion & Brand retailing strategy. Zedds is looking at rapid growth of the brand across India. We have plans to reach the total count of 10 EBOs (Exclusive Business Outlets) by 2010 with traces in Metros, state capitals and tier-2 cities following a mix of company owned, franchisee or a store in store format. We have made strategic awareness about our brand in Mumbai with Zedds Kiosks at PVR & Cinemax and plan to open a standalone store in Mumbai soon.”

ZEDDS has introduced its latest collections that feature many of today's most popular design trends, including a contemporary twist on leather look and a clean, modern pin-point design. "With contemporary designs, beautiful textures and interesting sizes, Stilletoes, Meule and Thongs Flip Flop are some of the hottest products that ZEDDS has ever offered.

ZEDDS will be targeting high potential areas in Hyderabad and other parts of the country, particularly Mumbai & Indore in the next quarter. ZEDDS understand the value of comfortable, stylish footwear. Many of its shoes specifically include comfort features, like quilted lining and shock-absorbing padding. Technology, Design and Quality are three guiding principles of the brand.

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About ZEDDS

With more than 15 years in the Indian Market, ZEDDS has been the first and only home brand to provide any size of Shoes. One thing that has been synonymous with the brand since it’s inception in 1994 is “contemporary styling’. ZEDDS has always been a ‘design ahead’ brand.

The success mantra of this fast growing brand is the ability to understand the desires of its target audience well and provide them something unparalleled to satisfy their quest of ‘individual style statements’.

The Škoda Octavia & the New Škoda Laura proved to be the hottest selling cars in the C+ segment in India with a sales figure of 737 units – No.1 segment position in June 2009. Maintaining its superb run and giving a 7 star experience to our customers, the new Škoda Superb secured the No. 1 position in the D segment in India with sales figures of 212 units in June 2009.

The C+ segment in India comprises of cars such as the Honda Civic, Toyota Altis, Škoda Octavia, Škoda Laura, Chevrolet Optra, Volkswagen Jetta and Mitsubishi Cedia. The D segment in India includes the Hyundai Sonata, Honda Accord, Škoda Superb, Toyota Camry, Volkswagen Passat and Nissan Teana.

Speaking on the achievement Mr. Thomas Kuehl, Board Member, Sales and Marketing, ŠkodaAuto India said “We are very proud today as we continue our successful run despite the slow patch for the C+ segment in the automobile industry. Our leading position in these segments is a combined result of the new engine options and choice of variants introduced through our two new launches – the Superb & the Laura as well as the expansion of our dealer network in the country. This milestone achievement reflects ŠkodaAuto’s commitment towards India through ourglobal technologies, superior built-quality and valuable services which enhance the ownership experience for our customers.”

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About Skoda India:

Skoda has been operating in India since November 2001 as a subsidiary of SkodaAuto a. s. Czech Republic (Volkswagen Group), one of the fastest growing car manufacturers in Europe. It has set up a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Shendra near Aurangabad, Maharashtra. The facility is spread across 300,000 sq. mt. SkodaIndia has 4 models on sale in India – Skoda Superb, Skoda Octavia, Skoda Laura and Skoda Fabia. Škoda Auto India has a network of 61 dealerships across the country and has sold over 68,000 units since November 2001.

Lee brings to the table a decade of experience in broadcast industry, focused on developing successful sales and promotional strategies for attracting major accounts across United Kingdom & Europe. Before joining WASP3D, he has worked with Aston Broadcast Systems from 2001 to 2009 where he gained a wealth of experience handling CG and broadcast graphics market.

“I am extremely excited to be involved with WASP3D looking at new ground-breaking technology and product features that help overcome host of challenges faced by graphic artists during tight production schedules,” said Lee Otterway on joining WASP3D team.

Speaking at the occasion, Tushar Kothari, Director at WASP3D commented, “United Kingdom is an important market for us and with one of the best broadcast graphics technology in place; it is just about reaching the right people at the right time.” “I am confident that Lee’s long association with broadcast graphics will give a strong momentum to our sales efforts in UK.”

Equipped with innovative features like UBT, Menu Groups, powerful design & animation tools and touch screen based broadcast presentation tool – WASPi Mimosa, WASP3D 2009 is creating waves in broadcast graphics market globally.

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About WASP3D

WASP3D is a networked workflow based interactive, Real-time 3D Graphics solution developed specifically for television broadcasters who are looking at presenting their content in a rich and engaging way. WASP3D is based on futuristic Microsoft DirectX© technology offering real-time graphics rendering that reduces cycle time from design to on-air playout. It is an all-in-one comprehensive 3D broadcast graphics solution for speedy creation of spectacular 3D graphics, content management and its on-air playout.

Newly released WASP3D 2009 offers interactive broadcast presentation solution, WASPi Mimosa power-packed with touch-gesture based application, telestration tools and more.

WASP3D has over 400 installations at leading television broadcasters across 40 countries globally. WASP3D has a state-of-the-art delivery center in India, with offices in UAE and UK. The company employs over 100 highly qualified professionals worldwide.

To know more visit www.wasp3d.com

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

The Company has recently started exploring India as a revenue geography. The Company believes that the Indian market, especially now, offers exciting opportunities for growth and expansion, as many Indian enterprises are driving significant changes in their existing IT systems to support their growing customer needs in a globalized and connected environment.

Leveraging Virtusa’s Lean IT approach to simplifying complex IT environments through software platforming, Virtusa plans to assist Indian companies consolidate, modernize and rationalize core business processes. As a result, customers are able to extend market reach, improve their customers’ experiences, improve time-to-market and reduce overall costs.

Addressing the media here on the occasion, Doug Mow, Sr. Vice President – Marketing, Virtusa said, “According to NASSCOM, the current domestic IT Services spend in India is estimated to touch $8.3 billion in 2009, growing 20% over the previous year. Virtusa is looking at addressing this market.”

“Through Virtusa’s Global Delivery Model, Virtusa has demonstrated a strong track record of serving the technology needs of Global 2000 enterprises in banking, financial services & insurance(BFSI), and telecom. We see real potential in the Indian markets for these verticals. Through our local sales organisation, we are looking at targeting enterprises in the cities of Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore, Chennai and Hyderabad, as part of our go-to-market strategy”, added Krishna Murty Yamajala, Vice President and India Center Head, Virtusa.

“The current economic environment is compelling companies to improve efficiencies across their IT and business processes. Our key differentiator is our ‘Lean IT Approach’ that reduces our client’s IT costs and, enables our clients to realize business outcomes faster and our clients to meet their business goals even during difficult economic times.”, added Akhil Agarwal, Vice President and Global Head (BFSI), Virtusa.

We believe that Virtusa’s compelling market differentiation and proven track record of service excellence will resonate well with Indian enterprises.

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About Virtusa Corporation

Virtusa is a global information technology (IT) services company providing IT consulting, technology implementation and application outsourcing services. Using its enhanced global delivery model, innovative platforming approach and industry expertise, Virtusa provides high-value services that enhance clients’ business performance, accelerate time-to-market, increase productivity and improve customer service.

Founded in 1996 and headquartered in Massachusetts, Virtusa has offices in the United States and the United Kingdom, and global delivery centers in India and Sri Lanka. "Virtusa" is a registered trademark of Virtusa Corporation.

There is no increase in the project cost and even if there is any increase, there is no additional liability or obligation on part of GHMC as the project is PPP nature, indicating that HiMSW has to make any and all the investments required for the project. Currently GHMC is incurring the amounts only in relation to collection & transport. The scope of work and obligations of the project include effective primary collection, secondary collection, transfer station management (Upgrading existing 3 and creating 5 new transfer stations), treatment and disposal and capping of existing dumpsites in accordance with the provisions of MSW Rules 2000. It may be noted that scope of services is more than double of what GHMC was earlier executing. Hence, the allegation that GHMC has agreed to pay additional cost to HiMSW to the extent of double the cost currently being incurred by GHMC is incorrect.

The current agreement contemplates a higher degree and quality of waste management vide up gradation of existing collection and transportation system, improvements and effective operation of transfer stations and development and operations of waste management facility including scientific and aesthetic capping of existing and old dump sites. The project ensures GHMC being in complete compliance with MSW Rules 2000 and ensures high degree of hygiene and sanity through proper waste management. A qualified Independent Engineer will be appointed by GHMC through an open bidding process. This IE will monitor the HiMSW’s performance on day to day basis to ensure the service delivery.

The lands would be allocated at Shamshiguda, Fatullaguda & Gandhamguda to cap the existing dump and to develop new transfer stations. No commercial activities outside the project scope at the sites are allowed. These lands would be leased to HiMSW during the Concession period.

Important aspect to be noted is that the current contract does not include “Sweeping” activity and most of the workforce on behalf of GHMC is engaged in this activity only and such large contingent of Workforce continues to be working under the ambit of GHMC only. We wish to confirm that there is no plan for reduction or retrenchment of employees and this would not lead to any such problems. In the existing setup of GHMC also only 10-15% of the employees are from GHMC and rest are all through different contracts. Ramky will take over the project on ‘as it is’ basis and will not resort to retrenchment of employees and also enter into formal contract with existing contractors

The existing tricycle operators are an important link in Door to Door collection. We are planning to upgrade their working conditions by providing them protective gear and regular health checkups. They will continue with their work normally

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Ramky is a specialist multi-disciplinary organization focused in areas of civil, environmental & waste management infrastructure with specific emphasis on ‘Public Private Partnership’ Projects. REEL is a pioneer and leader in India in the area of integrated waste management with over 50 projects in 11states. It is managing MSW projects in Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore, Guwahati, Kolhapur, etc.

Dr. Joerg Strassburger Managing Director and Country Representative, LANXESS India said, “India is one of the company’s most important markets in Asia and an integral part of LANXESS’ BRIC strategy. We have had a successful run of achieving our targets in India and have shown our commitment to sustained growth in the country with strategic acquisitions and expansions. Our Jhagadia site is on track for production in 2010 and our acquisition of Gwalior Chemicals has significantly improved our position in the Indian chemical industry. We will underpin this growth by being an excellent employer and a responsible corporate citizen, contributing to the sustainability of the environment and well-being of the communities.”

Operating from its registered office in Thane in Maharashtra, LANXESS India has grown from strength to strength. The acquisition of Gwalior Chemical Industries Ltd. has been the most recent significant milestone for the company. LANXESS is to acquire the chemical and wind power businesses and assets of the stock-market-listed Indian company for EUR 82.4 million, including debt. This marks LANXESS’ first acquisition in India.

LANXESS India’s other expansion activities are also in full swing. LANXESS, despite the ongoing economic crisis, is staying on course to start up its new Jhagadia site, Gujarat state, in 2010. With an investment of around EUR 50 million, the site will have a new ion exchange resins plant and a rubber chemicals plant which is being relocated from Thane. The plants will provide employment to 230 workers in the state of Gujarat.

From early 2010, the rubber chemicals plant is scheduled to serve the rapidly growing Indian market as well as export market. In addition, this plant will make LANXESS the only Western company active in this line of business in India. The ion exchange resins plant, on the other hand, will be the most modern of its kind in Asia. It will supply products for the generation of ultra-pure water for the semiconductor and pharmaceutical industries, for industrial water treatment, for food production and for power generation. With good infrastructure and lowered cost of production, the proposed state-of-the-art plant will give LANXESS a competitive edge globally.

Presently, LANXESS India has a manufacturing unit in Madurai. It also has sales offices in Thane, New Delhi, Kolkata and Chennai. All of LANXESS’ 13 business units are represented in India. LANXESS also operates a technical and development center for rubber chemicals in Thane.

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LANXESS is a leading specialty chemicals company with sales of EUR 6.58 billion in 2008 and currently around 14,800 employees in 21 countries. The company is represented at 44 production sites worldwide. The core business of LANXESS is the development, manufacturing and marketing of plastics, rubber, intermediates and specialty chemicals.

RJ Pradeep, host of Whatte Fun Mornings from 7:00 am to11:00 am and RJ Vinayak, host of City Maathu from 5:00 pm to 9: 00 pm each believes that they play the best music for the Bangaloreans in their shows. Now it’s a chance for the listeners to choose their Music na Khilladi by participating in the contest started on June 29 to July 11, 2009 and to vote for their favourite RJ who makes them sing along with the music they play.

Music Na Khiladigalu is interactive and not only invites votes from the listeners supporting their favourite jocks playing their favourite music but also invites suggestions and allows listeners to choose their playlist.

There are big names of Sandalwood supporting the activity with Sudeep, Gurukiran, Ramya, Chetan, Indrajeeth Lankesh, to name just a few, supporting the jocks playing their favourite music. They are sharing with Radio City exclusive unreleased music, making of songs, never before heard trivia to add their support to the activity.

The fun on the station continues as both jocks are trying to outdo each other by getting the jewels of music on each of their shows. Specially remixed music, new music, unique trivia, the works!

Talking about the initiative Mr. Rana Barua Executive Vice President & National Head Programming said, “We are known in the competitive market space as the first to initiate a spark of differentiators through the kind of music we play and our different activities. And with Music Na Khiladigalu we have again set ourselves apart from others. As FM radio’s music experts, music has always been our forte and this is clearly reflected in our music-led programming innovations and the music we play. Our playlists are extensively researched and honed to provide Bangaloreans the music they really enjoy. The fact that Bangaloreans spend highest time spent listening to Radio City is a testimony to this”.

Tune in to Radio City 91.1FM and casting your vote. Voting does not require voting booths, long queues and indelible ink, it is as simple as by typing SMS RCBLR P /V to 57007.P is the short code RJ Pradeep and V is for RJ Vinayak. The lucky listener can win loads of exciting prizes such as Bikes, Home Theatres, Mobile Phones, Restaurant and shopping vouchers and special Radio City’s RJ merchandise - mugs, T-shirts, Button Buddies and loads of other interesting give aways.

To win all these exciting gifts, all the listener has to do is keep voting for the RJ who plays their favourite music or send him suggestions on how he can make his music better.

A sustained focus on understanding listeners and leveraging the synergies of music expertise and innovative programming, allows Radio City to deliver a unique listening experience and be an integral part of the lives of listeners. Aggressively looking at spreading the Radio City experience across the country, Radio City 91.1FM is committed to growing the market and creating superlative content for premium audiences.

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About Radio City 91.1FM

Radio City 91.1FM is India’s first and leading FM radio brand. Promoted by Music Broadcast Private Limited (MBPL), the private FM network has captured the hearts of millions of listeners across 20 FM stations in Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore, Chennai, Ahmedabad, Pune, Hyderabad, Lucknow, Jaipur, Vadodara, Surat, Sholapur, Nagpur, Sangli, Coimbatore, Vizag, Ahmednagar, Akola, Nanded and Jalgaon. Radio City 91.1FM’s fresh and vibrant outlook, 'Whatte Fun' offers a differentiated listening experience through melodious adult contemporary (AC) format of music to SEC AB Adult audiences across the nation. Aggressively looking at spreading the Radio City experience across the country, Radio City 91.1FM is committed to growing the market and creating superlative content for discerning audiences. Radio City 91.1 FM broadcasts round-the-clock using state of the art digital stereo FM for unmatched quality in signal strength, clarity and brilliance.

The appraisal was conducted by KPMG in accordance with the SCAMPI Methodology, and HTIPL has been assessed at the Maturity Level-5 of the Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, USA, and Capability Maturity Model Integrated CMMi Ver 1.2 - for the Products/Platforms/Projects covering Software Engineering, and Product Development in the Application and Services Business Line of the Indian R&D center.

Since its inception in 1999, Huawei Technologies India had laid focus on deploying strong processes for managing the telecom and networking software development, achieving CMM Level 4 in 2001, CMM Level 5 in 2003, and CMMi Level 5 Ver 1.1 in 2005, becoming a competent center in cutting edge technologies.

Mr. K K Raman, Lead Assessor and Executive Director of KPMG stated “Huawei Technologies India has successfully demonstrated their capability to operate at higher levels of software development maturity as seen in the Business Line assessed. The Business Line has been assessed for conformance to all the process areas up to maturity level-5 of the CMMI DEV Model based on the SCAMPI assessment. High levels of management commitment and many consistent higher maturity practices aligned to business line objectives were observed”.

Speaking on the achievement, Mr. Justin Chen, Chief Operating Officer of Huawei Technologies India believes the certification could boost customer confidence in HTIPL’s delivery and quality capabilities.

“CMMI is one of the most suitable models for software product development and is derived from proven industry good practices. We have progressively built and assessed our Quality System and its capability to manage the development, technical support and maintenance of products and solutions using CMMI model, and we will constantly enhance our system, providing vast benefits to the customer.” Chen said.

This appraisal was unique in terms of high maturity practices, and the different expectations to be met and complied with. This was a challenging assignment for HTIPL in channelling new ideas and knowledge as the model enabled HTIPL to establish internal controls, predict the end results, and enhance its quantitative project and quality management skills, and effective practice deployment. This is also a very significant accomplishment for HTIPL being the first R&D centre in Huawei to initiate and successfully complete the CMMi Version 1.2 appraisal, which will result in on-time delivery consistently and improved customer satisfaction.

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About the Carnegie Mellon Software Engineering Institute

The Software Engineering Institute (SEI) is a research and development center operated by Carnegie Mellon University. The SEI helps organizations make measured improvements in their software engineering capabilities by providing technical leadership to advance the practice of software engineering. For more information, visit www.sei.cmu.edu.

About Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.

Huawei Technologies is a leader in providing next generation telecommunications networks, and now serves 36 of the world's top 50 operators, along with over one billion users worldwide. The company is committed to providing innovative and customized products, services and solutions to create long-term value and growth potential for its customers.

For more information, please visit www.huawei.com.

About Huawei Technologies India Pvt. Ltd

As Huawei’s largest and fastest growing R&D center outside of China, Huawei Technologies India plays a key role in the pioneering R&D efforts, developing cutting-edge software products/platforms in the areas of Next Generation Networks, Intelligent Networks, Data Communication, Network Management, Telecom Middleware, Optical Network and Mobile Handset Software for telecom carriers across the world.

Huawei Technologies India activities cover end-to-end ownership of products ranging from front-end process line and system conceptualization to software development, testing & validation, delivery & deployment, and post release support to enhance its core competence for the global market.

Family-owned hotels, local Bed &Breakfast’s [B&B’s] and smaller, unbranded hotels need to ensure that they are able to take advantage of the multitude of online distribution channels available in order to stay competitive.

Booking engine and benchmarking solutions will not be offered in Europe and the US initially but will follow later this year. The deal terms have not been made public.

eRevMax initiates sales operations in Asia Pacific

eRevMax has today announced the commencement of its sales and marketing operations in Asia Pacific. The channel management specialist plans to expand its presence in the region to tap into the growing online hotel market.

With the growing importance of online distribution and channel management for the hospitality industry, hoteliers need solutions that can help provide the maximum possible revenue available. It has become imperative for hotels to manage rates and availability across a greater number of websites to increase bookings.

“We already have a few clients in India and in the last couple of years we have experienced a rise in the number of product enquiries coming in. Thus we decided it was time to open a sales office to cater for the region” says Mr. Reuel Ghosh, Founder & CEO, eRevMax. “Our clients already include Lalit Hotels, Ista Hyderabad and Pride Hotels among other international clients who are benefiting from our benchmarking and inventory allocation product. We are delighted that the market here has started to understand and use these new online channels to generate sales.”

“With consumer buying power increasing on the internet, it has become essential that hotels participate in these third party websites to optimize online bookings and remain competitive. However, manually benchmarking and updating multiple channels becomes time intensive.”

The eRevMax product brands – RateTiger and SimpleDistribution, help hoteliers to understand their market position and formulate an online sales strategy relevant to current market conditions. Channel management tools enable user hotels to consolidate information on competitor rates across multiple distribution channels as well as update their own rates on various sites, centrally, through a single interface.

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As part of the plan, the company has launched special range for the retail. Leonidas is offering customers the opportunity to buy the brand in pre-packed boxes from upmarket retail outlets. Leonidas has launched a special collection for the retail stores.

Indians are travelling the world and looking for international brands back home, their exposure to gourmet chocolates, dark chocolates and demand for vegetarian chocolates has meant an increasing demand for Leonidas in India.

Speaking on the development. Director Ms Vrinda Rambhia, Premium Pralines Pvt Ltd which markets Leonidas in India explains, said, "Distribution is not just about a physical network, the brand has to be available where it is convenient for our customers to purchase. We have decided on retail stores based on customer feedback. We plan to select more retail outlets, which have the infrastructure and customer base to be able to market Leonidas. “

The new retail range consists of the ORIGIN COLLECTION, WHITE CHOCOLATE & FRUIT, PERLES PURES, CHOCOLATE BARS, CHOCOLATE CIGARS, and NAPOLITANS. Pricing will reflect the brand’s strategy of offering consumers a surprisingly affordable luxury.

Leonidas retail range will be available at PREMSONS (Breach Candy), RAKHANGI GENERAL STORES (Worli Seaface), ALFA STORES (Irla), CHEDDA DRYFRUITS (Walkeshwar), J.W. MARRIOT (Juhu) and SATYAM COLLECTION (Churchgate).

Leonidas is globally distributed via more than 1600 retail outlets spread over 40 countries.

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About Leonidas

Leonidas is a premium chocolate brand selling over 100 different kinds of Belgian chocolate through 1,600 outlets. Majority of the Leonidas chocolates are vegetarian. The brand offers Tradition and quality in a modern setting. Leonidas is well known for innovative new products and flavours. Leonidas is renowned for its guarantee of freshness and quality of its chocolates. Its chocolates contain 100% pure cocoa butter, natural ingredients like fresh butter, fresh cream. In addition, delicacies such as hazelnuts from Turkey, Morello cherries from the Périgord, almonds from Italy and walnuts from Grenoble. Latest technology is used to guarantee that freshness, quality and safety of the chocolates. Leonidas has introduced the Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points system.

In India, Leonidas is marketed by Premium Pralines Pvt Ltd. The exclusive Leonidas store is at Kemps Corner, Mumbai. Retail range is available at PREMSONS (Breach Candy), RAKHANGI GENERAL STORES (Worli Seaface), ALFA STORES (Irla), CHEDDA DRYFRUITS (Walkeshwar), J.W. MARRIOT (Juhu) and SATYAM COLLECTION (Churchgate).

Apavou Hotels-Resorts & Spa operates a portfolio of eight hotels in Mauritius and Reunion namely, in Mauritius, Indian Resort & Spa, 4* luxe with 265 rooms; La Plantation Resort & Spa, 4* luxe with 271 room; Ambre Resort & Spa, 4* sup with 298 rooms; Mornea, 4* with 144 rooms; Bougainville, 3* with 50 rooms; Les Cocotiers, 2* with 48 rooms; in Reunion, Hotel le St Denis, 3* with 124 rooms; and Le Royal Cap Resort & Spa, 5* opening in 2010.

Reinforcing the sales force on the Indian market will assist in increasing awareness and business opportunities for Apavou Hotels-Resorts & Spa. Connexons has tight connections with the Indian travel trade, and will work on educating the Indian customers on the unique value proposition and special features offered by the Apavou Hotels.

According to Mr. Jean Luc Helary, India is an exciting and dynamic market and a key business priority for Apavou Hotels. Connexons will assist in re-establishing the hotels in India and target both FIT and MICE travel. For Sunil Puri, the representation will widen Connexons’ reach in this rapidly growing outbound market. Three sales managers will be appointed in the coming weeks, based in Delhi, Mumbai and Chennai.

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Apavou Hotels-Resorts & Spa is a leading hotel group in the Indian Ocean with 1076 rooms in Mauritius and 124 rooms in Reunion Island. The hotels are strategically located on the islands and offer a range of activities and facilities for honeymooners, families on holidays, business purposes, corporate groups and MICE.

As Miller Heiman's licensed distributor for the Indian subcontinent, Sales Principles is equipped to deliver and manage the entire Miller Heiman range of sales practice and process training products. "We are a consulting company with the core focus of injecting strategy and precision into the art of selling," says Priya Sachdev, director of sales and marketing for Sales Principles. "Sales Principles believes in long-term, holistic relationships with clients and is committed to facilitating sales success through the use of Miller Heiman products and services."

"Our strategy for global expansion includes partnering with companies who have strong practical expertise in sales management and a thorough appreciation for the needs of local business leaders," said Damon Jones, president and managing director of international at Miller Heiman. "We look forward to working with Sales Principles to extend Miller Heiman's offerings to clients in India."

Miller Heiman - The Sales Performance Company

Miller Heiman is the global leader in sales performance solutions with more than 30 years of documented results. The company works with leading organizations to improve sales effectiveness through issue-based consulting and training. Headquartered in Reno, Nevada, Miller Heiman has additional corporate offices in the United Kingdom and Australia and offers programs worldwide in 15 languages. For more information, contact 877.506.2973 or visit Miller Heiman's website: www.millerheiman.com.

Sales Principles - Performance and Results

Sales Principles is a licensed distributor for Miller Heiman - The Sales Performance Company in the Indian subcontinent and is accredited to deliver and manage the Miller Heiman range of sales practice and process training as well as development products. The Miller Heiman processes are simple, yet able to bring about tremendous changes to the sales culture of organizations and thereby increase revenue. The Sales Principles directors and core facilitators are certified Miller Heiman sales practitioners and have many years of sales, sales management, account management and sales training experience to draw from. Facilitators are from across industries, giving clients the option of choosing the best fit for specific needs. Headquartered in New Delhi, Sales Principles has offices in Mumbai and Bangalore as well as support available across India.

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Sales Principles is a consulting company with the core focus of injecting strategy and precision in to the art of selling. Sales are the bedrock of organizational growth and we believe that well researched and validated processes are the key to consistent success. In today's turbulent scenario, we propose to partner with you to help your organization achieve more sales, better sales.

Sales Principles is the licensed distributor forMiller HeimanInc.-The Sales Performance Companyin the Indian subcontinent and is accredited to deliver and manage the Miller Heiman range of sales practice and process training as well as development products. The Miller Heiman processes are simple, yet able to bring about tremendous changes to the sales culture of organizations and thereby increase revenue.

Commenting on the appointment, Mr. Manocha said, "We at Courtyard are fortunate to have Mr. Sinha as the Executive Chef. A chef famous for his quick wit is known to dish out finger licking cuisine maintaining respect for the local flavours and traditions. He added further, “Mr Sinha has a vastknowledge and experience in the hospitality industry & his forte lies in banqueting as well as round the clock restaurants operations.”

As the executive Chef at Courtyard by Marriott, Pune- Hinjewadi, Chef Sinha will be responsible for high standards of cooking, presentation, hygiene and supervising the overall operations of the MoMo Cafe. Courtyard by Marriott, Pune- Hinjewadi will be the first new age Courtyard to follow the MoMo Concept. The MoMo menu is designed to maximize F&B offerings, enhance the guest experience and minimize the number of ingredients. The restaurant combines local cuisine with Western favorites and brings for its patrons delectable culinary delights from across the world

A graduate from the Institute of Hotel Management Catering Technology and Applied Nutrition (Kolkata), Mr. Subhash Sinha’s experience in the hospitality industry includes a host of big names. He has been a member of the pre-opening team of three restaurants in Hyatt as well as Marriott. Mr. Sinha started his career in 1997 at The Park Hotel, where he gained valuable experience whilst training at the hotel as part of his internship.

The Courtyard by Marriott family welcomes Chef Subhash Sinha and wishes him great success in his new appointment.

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About Marriott International Inc. (NYSE:MAR): is a leading lodging company with more than 3,100 lodging properties in the United States and 66 other countries and territories. Marriott International operates and franchises hotels under the Marriott, JW Marriott, The Ritz-Carlton, Renaissance, Residence Inn, Courtyard, TownePlace Suites, Fairfield Inn, SpringHill Suites and Bulgari brand names; develops and operates vacation ownership resorts under the Marriott Vacation Club, Horizons by Marriott Vacation Club, The Ritz-Carlton Club and Grand Residences by Marriott brands; operates Marriott Executive Apartments; provides furnished corporate housing through its Marriott ExecuStay division; and operates conference centers. The company is headquartered in Bethesda, Md., and had approximately 151,000 employees at 2007 year-end. It is ranked as the lodging industry’s most admired company and one of the best companies to work for by FORTUNE®, and has been recognized by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) with the 2007 Sustained Excellence Award and Partner of the Year since 2004. In fiscal year 2007, Marriott International reported sales from continuing operations of $13 billion. For more information or reservations, please visit our web site at www.marriott.com.

• Education in Communications, Management and Entrepreneurship leading to Post Graduate level Diploma

• Industry experience in the communications domain spread across the academic year, wherein the Participant works in an organisation and produces strategic business plan for diversification and creation of a new business vertical there

• International Immersion in countries like US, UK and Singapore, giving the participant a global perspective

• Launch and management of one’s own innovative venture, using Com-cubator systems consisting of industry mentorship, well-designed office and communications technology support facilities like an Idea lab, Media Research lab, Film Studio, IMac lab, opportunities of VC funding, legal and HR support etc. Thus the students will be able to start their own ventures right from the time they join the programme and at the same time avail necessary education.

Ideal Participants

PGPCME targets participants who are aware, with strong communications and interpersonal skills and motivated to pursue entrepreneurship in the communications domain. The institute encourages a diverse mix of educational, professional and other background amongst participants to enhance the learning experience.

The programme is largely beneficial to working professionals, with some work experience after graduation, wishing to set up a new venture or upgrade their qualifications for an entrepreneurial career.

The programme would also be of immense benefit to participants from a family business background, who wish to be groomed for leadership positions or want to diversify to start a new venture within communications domain.

Admission Process

Selections for the programme would be done through an Idea presentation, wherein the applicant would share his/her idea or concept that can add new values to communications as an industry or profession.This would be followed by a Programme Absorption Test. Last date of Submission of completed Application forms: 30th July, 2009.

Interested candidates should write to pgpcme@mica.ac.in for details.

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About MICA-EDC

MICA's Entrepreneurship Development Centre (MICA-EDC) is an initiative of MICA, set up with the support of Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India, with the purpose of fostering entrepreneurship in the communications driven initiatives as well as promoting corporate entrepreneurship in the communications industry.

The complete list of stocks in the Russell Global Index, including the names of those based in India, is available at http://www.russell.com/Indexes/membership/default.asp.

"India's domestic economic growth rate continues to be among the best in the world, providing support to the local equity market," said Matt Beardsley, associate portfolio manager for Russell. "Foreign investors also continue to see opportunity in the Information Technology and Financials sectors that benefit from ongoing outsourcing and increased lending opportunities to Indian consumers respectively."

Other key points related to the Russell India Index stemming from the annual update process:

• Financial Services (20.8%) and Energy (20.4%) represent the largest sectors.
• Materials & Processing saw the largest decrease in sector weight, declining from 27.9% to 10%.
• The Russell India Index reflected a year-to-date gain of 56.5% through June 26, while the U.S. broad-market Russell 3000 Index showed a gain of 4.2% for the same period.

The Russell Global Index includes approximately 10,000 securities in 70 countries and covers 98% of the investable global market. Membership is determined by objective rules. All securities in the Russell Global Index are classified according to size, region, country, and sector, and as a result the index can be segmented into more than 300 distinct benchmarks.

Russell's annual index update process is followed closely by many investors because USD$4 trillion in assets are benchmarked against them. Russell Indexes also account for an industry-leading 63.3% of institutional benchmarked products. Accurate benchmarks are an integral part of Russell's ongoing process to monitor more than 8,000 investment manager products worldwide for its $136 billion active investment management business.

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The Telcordia Real-Time Charging solution offers Unitech Wireless a flexible, affordable convergent charging solution that can handle the demands of prepaid-postpaid, voice-data-content, and circuit-packet convergence. While reducing time-to-market for new advanced services, the solution will also help Unitech Wireless reap major cost savings and drive revenue by consolidating charging on a convergent platform while increasing customer loyalty, usage and retention.

"India continues to experience exceptional rates of subscriber growth and communication service providers (CSPs) will look to attract new subscribers and increase service use to boost revenue by differentiating their service offerings," said Anuj Kapur, Country Head -- India, Service Delivery Solutions, Telcordia. "This marks the fourth CSP in India to select Telcordia for real-time charging and is indicative of the value and much needed service differentiation that Telcordia brings CSPs in a highly competitive market by enabling value-added, personalized and interactive services."

"The order placed with Telcordia is one of the major orders for equipment and solutions placed by Unitech Wireless this year. Leveraging existing competencies in the infrastructure and services space will be central to our strategy to reduce time-to-market and ensure a swift and cost-efficient rollout of our services in the Indian market," said Rohit Chandra, Chief Operating Officer at Unitech Wireless.

Independent of network equipment suppliers, Telcordia provides CSPs, such as Unitech Wireless, with solutions that enable rapid scalability of large networks as well as reduce integration costs and complexity with an open, flexible convergent charging platform.

Telcordia Real-Time Charging makes it easy to create and deploy customer-specific rules for rating, discounting, promotions, and settlements, and enables CSPs to differentiate their service offerings and personalize the mobile experience for its customers.

Building off its ongoing relationship with IBM, Telcordia built its comprehensive solution on the IBM BladeCenter and engages IBM to provide local support. The Telcordia solution also uses Telesoft Technologies OKEFORD media platform technology.

For more information about Telcordia please visit www.telcordia.com. For more information about Telcordia's presence in India visit www.telcordia.com/news_events/presskit/india-snapshot.html.

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About Telcordia

Telcordia, a global leader in the development of fixed, mobile and broadband communications software and services, enables Communications Service Providers (CSPs), enterprises, suppliers and government entities to successfully deploy innovative and advanced services that help our clients realize operational efficiencies, drive revenue, and maintain a competitive edge in the new era of services-dominated communications. Telcordia has globally trusted expertise in software and services to meet the needs of customers and partners, including, consulting, next-generation OSS, network and application interconnection, service delivery and charging solutions, industry research and new technology development. Telcordia is headquartered in Piscataway, N.J., with offices throughout North America, Europe, Asia, Central and Latin America. (www.telcordia.com)

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The loan, which matures in January 2013, was used to finance the July 2008 acquisition of Aviva Global Services, the captive BPO operations of Aviva, one of the world's largest insurance groups. The next scheduled $20 million repayment on the facility is due in January 2010, pursuant to the terms of the loan agreement.

"By making an additional prepayment on this facility with our available cash, we are once again demonstrating the strength of our balance sheet and confidence in our ongoing free cash flows, which, this year, continue to average about $5 million per month," said Alok Misra, WNS's Group CFO. "Our relationship with Aviva Global Services continues to progress well and add to the financial health of our company as demonstrated in our last quarter's results. Depending on market conditions, we will consider making additional prepayments on this loan in the future, in order to further reduce our interest expense," he added.

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About WNS

WNS is a leading global business process outsourcing company. Deep industry and business process knowledge, a partnership approach, comprehensive service offering and a proven track record enable WNS to deliver business value to some of the leading companies in the world. WNS is passionate about building a market-leading company valued by our clients, employees, business partners, investors and communities. For more information, visit www.wns.com

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This news release contains forward-looking statements, as defined in the safe harbor provisions of the US Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements include statements regarding our pending prepayment and scheduled payment on our loan facility as well as potential prepayment on the loan facility in the future. These statements involve a number of risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those that may be projected by these forward looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include but are not limited to technological innovation; telecommunications or technology disruptions; future regulatory actions and conditions in our operating areas; our dependence on a limited number of clients in a limited number of industries; our ability to attract and retain clients; our ability to expand our business or effectively manage growth; our ability to hire and retain enough sufficiently trained employees to support our operations; negative public reaction in the US or the UK to offshore outsourcing; regulatory, legislative and judicial developments; increasing competition in the business process outsourcing industry; political or economic instability in India, Sri Lanka and Jersey; worldwide economic and business conditions, including a slowdown in the US and Indian economies and in the sectors in which our clients are based and a slowdown in the BPO and IT sectors world-wide; our ability to successfully grow our revenues, expand our service offerings and market share and achieve accretive benefits from our acquisition of Aviva Global Services Singapore Private Limited and our master services agreement with Aviva Global Services (Management Services) Private Limited; our ability to successfully consummate strategic acquisitions, as well as other risks detailed in our reports filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. These filings are available at www.sec.gov. We may, from time to time, make additional written and oral forward-looking statements, including statements contained in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission and our reports to shareholders. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which reflect management's current analysis of future events. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

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“If our models don’t knock you down, the prices sure will,” said Harish Sukhwal at the launch of the four new models of Kiosks under the Nano series. Specifically designed for the Indian environment, these machines are rugged to withstand extreme operation conditions and come at prices that are “atleast 50-60 percent lower than what is available in the market. We have been able to achieve these prices by taking advantage of new technologies like thin clients and the Atom series of processors. Apart from the low cost of acquisition, the new kiosks also have low overall cost of operation due to their frugality in consuming power.”

The four machines launched today include:

HSK Nano DW 0901: Based on a Devon IT thin client, this machine needs a LAN environment to run. The wall mount display makes it ideal for use in almost every location where space is at a premium. Ideally suited for restaurants, libraries, bank information terminals, hospitals and educational institutes. Can work with a wide variety of system software including Linux and Windows. Click here for system details.

MRP: Rs 38,999/-.

HSK Nano DF 0911: Based on a Devon IT thin client, this machine needs a LAN environment to run. The floor standing model (that comes with frosted acrylic sheets and back lighting) is ideally suited for environments where the kiosk body will be used for publicity. Typical locations would include high traffic areas like malls, restaurants, libraries, bank information terminals, hospitals and educational institutes. Can work with a wide variety of system software including Linux and Windows. Click here for system details.

MRP: Rs 44,999/-

HSK Nano ZW 0921: Based on Intel’s Atom processor this wall mount is a monster performer that sips power. Ideally suited for locations where space is a premium. Can be used to run a wide variety of media from movies, to flash presentations and all types of kiosk software. Typical locations would be airports, rail and bus stations, malls, hospitals, movie theaters, exhibitions and educational institutes. These sleek models are very portable and serve as a great movable informational display. Click here for system details.

MRP: Rs 42,999/-

HSK Nano ZF 0931: Based on Intel’s Atom processor this wall mount is a monster performer that sips power. The floor standing model (that comes with frosted acrylic sheets and back lighting) is ideally suited for environments where the kiosk body will be used for publicity. Can be used in both indoor and outdoor locations. Click here for system details.

MRP: Rs 48,999/-

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About Kiosk:

HASHKIOSK.COM is an interactive software company, which offers one-stop shop for all your kiosk hardware and software needs. With its unique infrastructure, it is able to offer quality solutions for all kiosk requirements. It strives to provide the best service possible, developing strong and continuous commercial relations with our customers.

Results across the globe has shown that Science of Yoga has helped us fight common diseases like constipation, cramping, diarrhea, constipation, osteoporosis, back-pain, high-blood pressure, and even terminal illness like blood cancer.

But, did you know that if specific type of steps can help fight many a disease, then blind imitation and wrong posturing can be life threatening and risky?

Researchers have warned against overdose and abuse of yoga which can be life threatening and the common man often faces the risk of falling on the wrong side of Yogic treatment due to lack of proper knowledge.

Delhi based renowned Integrated Yoga therapist Bijoylaxmi Hota says, “The common mistake people make is to follow a fixed set of asanas and pranaaymas. Such a routine is bound to help some and harm some”

“For example if a person with a weak back practices forward bending asanas, the condition can aggravate. A lady with a weak back who did halasana, got slip disc in that posture and could not come back to the normal position. And a gentleman with high blood pressure ended up in ICU after doing a vigorous pranayama.”

The adverse effects of meditation are widely documented in Western clinical research, which reveals that it can lead to social detachment, despondency, depression, anxiety, confusion, psychosis and withdrawal into the self.Bijoylaxmi Hota says, “But such symptoms are attributed to 'The difficulties of following a spiritual path supposedly warned by the Eastern School of Thought’, rather than deviation from the rules of Meditation, which is most unfair and unfortunate”.

Hota further adds, “Meditation is a great practice and our only shield against stress, the root cause of all our problems-physical, mental, personal, social, and professional.”

So next time you think of Yogic meditation, go to a therapist before you begin.

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Bijoylaxmi Hota, renowned integrated Yoga therapist and best -selling author will hold a ‘Meditation Festival’, at The Ashok, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi, on 25th July 2009. The participants will be taught seven different forms of Meditation to experience their effect and will be guided to choose the right ones for themselves for better physical, mental, psychological and emotional health.

Being the market leader, Hewlett-Packard was the first MNC in India to have established a manufacturing facility in the country to cater to the growing demand for HP products across the nation while reducing the product delivery time. HP has the widest portfolio of technology products spanning consumers and commercial segments and has been ranked no. 1 in the Indian PC market across all product categories quarter on quarter by IDC. During 1Q 2009, HP India retained the top spot in the overall India Client PC (Notebooks and Desktops combined) market with a market share of 18.2% by unit shipment.

Congratulating the team on achieving this milestone, Shalyn Lee, Vice President, Supply Chain, Personal Systems Group, HP Asia Pacific and Japan, said, “Today India represents a strategic market for HP and our facility in the country reiterates our commitment to serve our customers in the region. The world class HP facility at Pantnagar is a progression to the next level of hardware manufacturing for HP India.”

Ravi Swaminathan, President, Personal Systems Group, HP India, further added, “With strong infrastructure and favorable government policies, we see Uttarakhand emerging as a key manufacturing hub for the IT sector.”

Being the technology leader in the industry, the HP facility is designed for excellence and optimizes use of technology as a key differentiator at each step of the manufacturing process. Process control, quality control, IT application, and packaging excellence are brilliantly built into the entire system. This results in a manufacturing process that lends a geometrical precision to the technological competence of its products. The technology at the facility adopts the latest best practices using real time onsite upgrades of operating system software and other crucial internal and external benchmarks. Meticulous audits are undertaken to streamline and optimize the manufacturing process; internal and external process controls lead to zero tolerance for manufacturing defects. Thus it comes as no surprise that HP’s manufacturing facility has been recognized by the industry through various certifications such as the ISO 9001 certification since July 2007.

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About HP

HP, the world’s largest technology company, simplifies the technology experience for consumers and businesses with a portfolio that spans printing, personal computing, software, services and IT infrastructure. More information about HP (NYSE: HPQ) is available at http://www.hp.com.

© 2009 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. The information contained herein is subject to change without notice. The only warranties for HP products and services are set forth in the express warranty statements accompanying such products and services. Nothing herein should be construed as constituting an additional warranty. HP shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein.

This is what Parallel education is all about. The intrinsic approach.

Our educational systems are ill equipped to cope with the larger issues of handling life. Academic excellence is only one of the smaller weapons needed to tackle life. No education is complete unless it is targeted towards the requirement of the corporate world. The biggest challenge Indian educational system faces today, is employability. We have the largest pool of educated youth, well educated yet unfortunately unemployable, said Mr Ramesh Batavia, course director.

It is beyond employment. It is creating a balance between success and happiness. While our youth need to be competent in all fields they also need to have a strong character and uncompromising value system. Only then our country will grow on both economical and ethical grounds.

People are like diamonds. Their basic value multiplies a hundred fold when they are polished. Today’s youth needs to be groomed for challenges of real life world. DRS Para Education, a part of DRS educations seeks to fill this vacuum, he added.

Mr Batavia stressed the need for such an endeavor. We live in a global village, he claimed. We need to shape up to global benchmarks and equate ourselves with enlightened people all over the world. Today’s world calls for partnerships and alliances, a move from self-centered existence to coexistence, from confrontation to interaction. We must live together in mutual empowerment.

DRS Education is part of the Hyderabad-based Rs 500 crore diversified DRS Group with has interests in logistics, relocation, pharma and education. We are the only group to take this novel concept all over India, declared Mr. A K Agarwal, Director of the DRS Group, addressing a press conference in city, today. Soon we will have our presence in various towns in cities such as Nagpur, Delhi, Chandigarh, Chennai and Bangalore, he said. To us, leadership and people are a prime concern. The world’s largest democracy, India, could grow by leaps and bounds if systematic leadership qualities were inculcated in its youth. We will design special products to cater to the needs of rural youth and various other sections of society, he added.

Ms. Kavitha Jain, Dean of DRS Para Education, announced the launch of Hyderabad’s first residential finishing school exclusively for girls, along with two other products:

1. DRS Finishing School, a four week residential course aimed for girls between 16-26 years of age to impart skills to face the challenges of multifaceted roles in their lives. The Finishing School for girls will concentrate on Life Skills, Home Management, Professional Skills, Essential Know-How, personal grooming, social etiquette and is guaranteed to turn a girl into a women of substance.

2. Life Academy, a two week residential training program for boys between 16-24 years to equip them to handle real life responsibilitiesand challenges. The Life Academy for boys will train them in Image Management, Business Skills, Personal Skills, Social Skills, Family Management, Essential Know-How, Manners & Etiquette, Life Values and Sports.

3. Gruhini, a week long residential training program for married women to address the challenges that they face today. Gruhini for married women will provide an opportunity to women to discover themselves said Ms. Kavitha Jain, Dean of Parallel Education. The roles of married women are very complex. With changing times it is the home maker who is often left behind due to lack of exposure. As the mothers of today play a big role in moulding the future of India through their children, it is essential that they are equipped with all the skills and knowledge to do so effectively. They have to be confident to build self esteem in their children. The broad outline modules taught in Gruhini include Home Management, Health & Beauty, Life Skills, Essential Know-How, Hobbies, etc. she added.

Ms. Kavitha Jain added that all the programs are completely interactive and practical based. The 70 plus faculty members who would be handling the sessions are industry leaders in their own right and have been chosen from across the country.

All the program are residential. And will be conducted at the DRS International School at the outskirts of the city. The school has state of the art training facilities and all classrooms are temperature controlled.

The admission to all these programmes is limited to 30, 40 and 20 respectively and is through an interview, which tests the basic understanding abilities. The admissions are open to people across India.

Finishing School program will be held from 10th September to 10th October, Life Academy from 24th September to 10th October and Gruhini from 20th to 27th September.

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For more details, please contact: DRS Education, Phone: 040 - 23792123-26, Email: finishingschool@drseducation.com.You can also log on to www.drsfinishingschool.com or www.drslifeacademy.com.

A seasoned banker, Surojit comes with over two decades of experience in Banking encompassing Corporate Banking, Capital Markets and Investment Banking. Surojit has worked with Citibank, Lehman Brothers and Nomura prior to joining Rabo India.

In his 19 year stint with Citigroup, he held various business management, origination and risk management roles with assignments in India and overseas. Before he moved to Lehman Brothers, in late 2006, he was Managing Director and Head of Corporate Banking for the Indian sub-continent, overseeing corporate and financial institution coverage teams for India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Nepal.

In his role as Managing Director & Head of the Investment Banking Division at Lehman Brothers in India, he was responsible for building the investment banking platform for Lehman Brothers with capabilities across capital markets, M&A advisory and private equity origination. Post the acquisition of Lehman Brothers’ Asian & European businesses by Nomura Holdings in October 2008, he spent the last few months helping in the integration of the legacy Lehman Brothers’ Investment Banking business into the existing Nomura India businesses.

Surojit will report to Rob van Zadelhoff, Head of Asia for Rabobank International. “I am very pleased to have Surojit join our team in India. I am confident that he will be successful in building and growing Rabobank’s business in India given his leadership and management skills,” said Rob van Zadelhoff.

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About Rabo India Finance and Rabobank

Established in 1998, Rabo India Finance Limited (RIF) is a 100% subsidiary of Rabobank International. Through a wide spectrum of fund and fee based products and services, RIF offers sector specific knowledge-based customized solutions in the following core competencies: Food and Agribusiness, Renewable Energy and Carbon Credits, Corporate Finance, Private Equity, Capital Markets, Mergers & Acquisitions and Corporate Advisory, Trade and Commodity Finance and Micro Finance. RIF is backed by a local pool of intellectual and monetary resources as well as Rabobank’s global network. RIF is committed to partnering with clients in creating and providing innovative solutions to their business needs.

Rabobank Group is a full-range financial services provider founded on co-operative principles and awarded a Triple A credit rating from both Moody’s and Standard & Poor’s since 1981. Headquartered in Utrecht, The Netherlands, the Group employs more than 60,000 staff in 43 countries, servicing the needs of more than nine million clients worldwide. Rabobank Group’s operations include retail banking, wholesale banking, asset management, leasing and real estate. Food & Agribusiness is the international prime focus of the Rabobank Group.

Rabobank International (“Rabobank”) is the Group’s wholesale bank and international retail bank, providing customised banking and finance solutions to businesses involved in all aspects of food and agribusiness.

From our century-old roots as a finance cooperative founded in 1898 by Dutch farmers, Rabobank Group has grown today into the 26th largest bank worldwide in terms of total assets by The Banker Top 1000 World Banks 2008, with total assets of EURO 612 billion and a net profit of EURO 2.8 billion in 2008. In terms of Tier 1 capital (the core measure of a bank’s financial strength from a regulator’s point of view), Rabobank Group is among the world’s 20th largest financial institution by The Banker Top 1000 World Banks 2008. Furthermore, our solidity and stability are evidenced by

being ranked 5th in the World’s 50 Safest Banks 2009 list by Global Finance magazine, and the 147th largest corporation in the world as per the Fortune Global 500 ranking on global companies in 2008. We are also one of the 99 companies in the 2009 World’s Most Ethical Companies ranking by Ethisphere.

More information about the Rabobank Group and Rabo India Finance can be obtained from our websites: www.rabobank.com and www.rabobank.com/india respectively.

“The process of accreditation though voluntary, is considered an important benchmark of quality and safety for insurers and patients for any healthcare organization Accreditation follows a rigorous process stretching over six months during which almost 513 measurable elements related to the care of patients, management of the hospital, training and education of staff and the continuum of care are tracked and optimized. It involves training, audits (both internal and external) and process optimization. The accreditation is valid for three years.” said Mr. Pramod Lele, CEO, P.D Hinduja Hospital commenting on the efforts put in by the hospital to receive this significant accreditation. He further added, “We will now compete with global benchmarks. Accreditation to the hospital translates in continuous improvement and this will help us demonstrate our commitment to quality care.”

International Society for Quality in Healthcare (ISQua) has accredited ‘Standard for Hospitals’ developed by NABH which authenticates that NABH standards are in consonance with global benchmarks set by ISQua. NABH Accreditation lays approximately 500-plus objectives in patient interest which the hospital has to comply with. Hinduja Hospital is an extremely process-driven hospital where patient benefit is given utmost importance. With many firsts to its credit in terms of medical field, it is proactive in adapting latest technology making the hospital a very doctor and patient friendly hospital.

Following closely the IMC Ramakrishna Bajaj Award and the CAP (College of American Pathologists) accreditation for quality, Hinduja Hospital has achieved another milestone in its endeavour to provide “Quality Healthcare for All”

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About P D Hinduja Hospital:

Hinduja Hospital is an ultramodern multi specialty tertiary care hospital with a Medical Research Centre. The hospital has an inpatient capacity of 351 beds inclusive of 53 critical care beds in different specialties. As a tertiary care hospital, the services offered are comprehensive covering investigation & diagnosis to therapy, surgery & post - operative care. The inpatient services are complemented with a day centre, out-patient facilities and an exclusive centre for health check for executives. With over 70 hospital based Consultants; which is a unique feature of the hospital, there is always an experienced specialist available to initiate treatment without delay.

About NABH Accreditation:

National Accreditation Board for Hospitals & Healthcare Providers (NABH) is a constituent board of Quality Council of India, set up to establish and operate accreditation programme for healthcare organizations. The board is structured to cater to much desired needs of the consumers and to set benchmarks for progress of health industry. The board while being supported by all stakeholders including industry, consumers, government, has full functional autonomy in its operation.

With health and hygiene being a high priority for the Indian Navy India’s most prestigious and legendary ship, the INS Viraat, the first aircraft carrier of Indian Navy and has installed AiroCide ENCONDITIONER©™. AiroCide has also been installed in INS Brahmaputra & in the process of being installed in INS Mumbai and INS Mysore. Great White Technologies is in talks with the Indian Navy to have its entire fleet fitted with this technology

In enclosed spaces like airports, airborne pathogens increase the likelihood of passengers and staff contracting illnesses from the environment by cross contamination. The Mumbai airport (international) will be the first airport in the country to install the AiroCide ENCONDITIONER©™. The technology will help protect passengers and crew from airborne diseases like Swine flu and prevent the spread of any contamination being brought in by people using the space.

Says Dharmessh Keswani, Director of Great White Technologies, “Airocide has its benefit across sectors. From hospitals to restaurants, from hotels to warehouses. By putting eco-friendly technologies at work, we strive to make a valuable difference to human life. With the concept of ENCONDITIONING©™ gaining recognition across industries like healthcare and hospitality, commercial and public spaces are set to become a lot safer for all of us to use.”

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About Great White Technologies

Great White Technologies is a pioneering enterprise with innovative products at the core of its function. By putting eco-friendly technologies at work, we strive to make a valuable difference to human life.

At Great White, we understand that technology when used to its advantage can change the way things are. Which is why, before our technologies are made available, they undergo intensive testing for efficacy, safety and durability. We ensure that these technologies have been accredited by recognized government and scientific organizations.

With an initiative to open doors to revolutionary technologies in India – Great White has introduced AiroCide – a Photocatalytic Enconditioning System – based on the NASA-developed space technology. AiroCide kills all airborne micro-organisms and keeps the air 99.9998% pure, making it an indispensable asset wherever Indoor Air Quality is of prime concern.

The AiroCide technology has redefined the concept of clean air in a variety of industries. It provides pure air in floral industries to make cut flowers last 15 days longer. In medicine and healthcare industry, AiroCide plays a crucial role by sterilizing the air and eliminating life-threatening, disease-causing bacteria and germs.

By effectively removing ethylene gas, it extends the shelf life of fruits and vegetable and other perishables.

This is a boon to countries like India where 72% of fruit and vegetable production goes waste due to decomposition during storage. By eliminating losses due to decay, AiroCide can play a crucial role in improving the agricultural output and eventually the GDP of the country.

While stories of Shahid’s link ups might be doing the rounds, that didn’t deter the ladies who turned up in droves to meet their favorite star at the Red FM studios. Listeners from all over Mumbai were treated to a hilarious interaction between Shahid and Malishka where Shahid revealed some behind the scene gossip about his upcoming film and also shared a glimpse into his life at Versova. Red FM also threw open its phone lines for fans to call and speak to their favourite star directly!

Stay Tuned to Red FM for the entire interview with Shahid and more details on his movie - Kaminey!

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About RED FM

Launched in 2002, RED FM first started round the clock operations in Mumbai, followed by Delhi and & Kolkata in 2003. Owned by a consortium of Malaysian conglomerate Astro Malaysia, NDTV India and software company Value Labs, Red FM is known for its attitude of providing a Station for Expression to the common man and playing only Superhit Music. Bajaate Raho! As Red FM likes to shout, is already part of common parlance, and truly represents Red FM’s attitude. Widely appreciated by the Trade as well as the Listeners, as proven by the 62 awards to its credit and the tremendous growth over the last year, Red FM is fast consolidating its leadership position in the industry.

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

Tedhi Baat Shekhar ke Saath is India’s first seriously funny talk show where Gurpal Singh is interviewing Shekhar Suman in a new avatar every time. Shekhar promises to light up the screen as he dons different avatars in a mark of his true versatility. Audiences will witness Shekhar in many unique roles ….. a fashion designer from London, a cab driver from Jalandhar, a popular cricketer, a regular mythology actor, an electrician, a man with no particular talent, a beggar, a corporate bigwig … the famous and the not-so-famous.

Commenting on this Anooj Kapoor, Business Head, SAB stated: “SAB is ready with a new genre of comedy which has never been tried in India so far. We have always believed in giving the viewers something new every time.

After the horror comedy and the gangster comedy, here comes TEDHI BAAT Shekhar ke Saath. In this show both the guest and the host remain serious, while the audience will have a hearty laugh. That is the uniqueness of this seriously funny talk show. With a big star like Shekhar on the channel we except the channel to attract newer audiences. Our strategy of family comedy shows have so far given us an exponential growth and we are happy that people are liking the break that this channel gives them from the regular me too soaps.”
Proud to be presenting himself in a manner never seen before, and donning the producer’s hat, says an excited Shekhar Suman, “I’ve formed a new bond with the SAB family. Tedhi Baat has been produced by my own company, Windmill Entertainment, and is very close to my heart. Playing so many different characters for this show has been challenging no doubt, but just as exciting. I’m sure the audiences will enjoy watching this just as much as Gurpal and I enjoyed doing it!”

Catch the excitement on “Tedhi Baat Shekhar ke Saat” and get set for some serious fun!

Starting Monday, 6th July, Monday to Thursday at 10:30 pm only on SAB

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In addition to “Best 10 Leaders by IndustryFocus: Services,” Diebold improved its overall position from the 2008 rankingsin its third consecutive year on the list.The Global Outsourcing 100 includes the world’s top outsourcing serviceproviders and consulting companies in a range of industries.

Industry analysts are acknowledging themany benefits of strategic outsourcing for financial institutions. According to “ATM Fleet Refresh in the Shadowof the Financial Crisis,” a recently published opinion piece by Jaroslaw Knapik,analyst – financial services technology, of independent market analyst,Datamonitor, “ATM management outsourcing is a growing area and is beingconsidered by many banking executives these days, especially by those whostruggle to get capital for their investments but still have to compete for newclients, improve service levels and tackle their aging technology assets.” Further, Knapik wrote, “banks need tocarefully analyze the total cost of ownership that is associated with theoverall fleet management of ATMs, and benchmark it against vendors' rates foroutsourcing services.”

A North American survey of 80 IT decision makers within retail banks conducted by Datamonitor in the fourthquarter of 2008 found that business process outsourcing is high on CIOs’ agendas as one of the majorstrategic goals for 2009.

“ATM management outsourcing, in the currentsevere economic environment, is growing beyond optimizing a financialinstitution’s self-service network,” Knapik said. “The most successful providers areincreasingly viewed by FIs as strategic and trusted advisors that serve assingle points of contact for everything from managing uptime to remote networkmonitoring to currency management. Ultimately,the most innovative vendors will drive the creation of newer, more efficientways of doing business and help FIs to remain competitive by differentiatingthemselves from less progressive competitors.”

Diebold’s typicaloutsourcing customer is anything but typical, ranging from the largest financialinstitutions with a global footprint to smaller credit unions. These customers’ needs range from full IToutsourcing requirements – including the self-service channel and security – toselect pieces of the infrastructure, such as currency management or monitoring. Last year alone, Diebold personally met withmore than 1,000 banking executives representing more than 500 financialinstitutions around the world who were exploring various forms of outsourcing.

“Having a single point of contact for all mattersrelated to our ATM fleet, especially when it’s the manufacturer of the product,makes our business easier to manage. It streamlines our processes and it givesus the ability to upgrade our offerings as new services are released and we’reable to grow into them,” said Marlon Mayfield, executive vice president anddirector of information systems, Community Bankshares. Community Bankshares,Inc., a bank holding company with community banks in Georgiaand Alabama,entered into an outsourcing engagement with Diebold in 2007.

Globally, Diebold employs thousands ofservice and support professionals, all working to provide financialinstitutions with standard-setting advancements that lead to customer retentionand increased revenues, including debit card processing, deposit and tellerautomation technologies, automated teller machine (ATM) marketing andintegrated security programs through a professionally managed implementationstrategy.

“As evidenced by this businesssegment’s 30 percent growth in 2008 and double-digit growth within the lastfour years, Diebold’s Integrated Services® outsourcing solution isbecoming a critical strategy for financial institutions,” said Charles E.Ducey, Jr., senior vice president, global development and services,Diebold. “Outsourcing with Dieboldenables financial institutions to easily upgrade to cutting-edge technologiesbacked by expert service and support without a large capital commitment, whichfrees them to focus on delivering the quality customer service that boosts sales.”

Diebold was named to eight additional IAOPsublist honors, including Best 10 Leaders in No. ofCenters Worldwide; Best 10 Most Company Presence; Best 20 Companies by IndustryFocus: Services; Best 20 Leaders by Service Offered: Customer RelationshipManagement; Best 20 Leaders by Service Offered: Transaction ProcessingServices; Best Five Leaders by Region Served: South America; Best 20 Leaders byRegion Served: India; and Top 10 List Climbers.

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About IAOP

The InternationalAssociation of Outsourcing Professionals (IAOP), with 40,000 corporate,professional and associate members worldwide, is leading the effort totransform the world of business through outsourcing. Its client-side members are, on average,responsible for $60 million per year of outsourcing spending. For more information, visit www.outsourcingprofessional.org.

About Diebold India

Diebold India is a wholly owned subsidiary of Diebold, Incorporatedand is headquartered in Mumbai, India, with aninfrastructure supporting more than 780 locations across the country. A leader in managed services for ATMs in India,Diebold provides services 24 hours a day, seven days a week to more than 11,000ATMs in the country

About Diebold

Diebold,Incorporated is a global leader in providing integrated self-service deliveryand security systems and services.Diebold employs more than 17,000 associates with representation innearly 90 countries worldwide and is headquartered in Canton, Ohio, USA. Diebold is publicly traded on the New YorkStock Exchange under the symbol ‘DBD.’