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Indian Immunologicals Ltd.

admin — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:41:16 +0000

The National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) set up Indian Immunologicals Ltd. (IIL) in 1982 with the objective of making Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) vaccine available to farmers at an affordable price. The technology for FMD vaccine manufacture was obtained from M/s. Wellcome Foundation Limited, United Kingdom. The plant in Hyderabad today has a capacity to make 80 million trivalent doses of FMD vaccine. Following the successful introduction of Foot &Mouth Disease Vaccine-Raksha, IIL launched the tissue culture vaccine “Raksharab” in 1989. This was the first Indian tissue culture vaccine in the market. Subsequently IIL has developed many biologicals through its own R&D efforts and launched several vaccines in the Indian market at affordable prices. IIL is today the fifth largest animal health player in the Indian market and the market leader in veterinary biologicals in India. It operates one of the largest plants in the world for veterinary vaccines and is WHO-GMP and ISO-9001 certified. IIL exports its products to several countries and exports contributed substantially to the company’s turnover.

IIL pursues not only the mandate of NDDB to provide products and services to enhance the quality of livestock in the country but also use its technological capabilities to the benefit of the people of India. IIL strongly believes that its mission of “Biotechnology in healthcare made affordable and accessible” can be actively pursued only with a sound technology base in modern biotechnology. IIL operates a facility in Ooty to manufacture the Vero cell culture rabies vaccine for use in human beings. This plant was set up in 1998 at the specific request of the Government of India so that the country can phase out use of the older and unsafe sheep brain vaccine (also termed nerve tissue vaccine – NTV) with the modern tissue culture vaccine. IIL sells the product under the brand name “Abhayrab” through its network of “Abhayclinics”.

IIL is the second company in the world to launch the purified Vero cell rabies vaccine (PVRV). The vaccine is sold at very economical price when compared to the brands of multinational companies. A new vaccine facility in Hyderabad has been setup to manufacture various other human vaccines such as Diphtheria, Pertussis, Tetanus, Recombinant Hepatitis B, Hepatitis A and Measles.

Achievements:

1983: Foot and Mouth Disease vaccine plant commissioned.
1985: Animal health products for the cooperative sector Introduced.
1989:

First Indian company to manufacture tissue culture Veterinary Rabies vaccine.
Tropical Theileriosis vaccine for cattle, first of its kind in the world.

1992:

Introduction of Haemorrhagic Septicaemia (HS) and Black Quarter (BQ) Vaccines
Introduction of Xylazine Hydrochloride injection, based on in-house research.

1996: Introduction of Enterotoxaemia vaccine.
1997: Awarded WHO GMP certification. Export avenues opened.
1998:

Awarded ISO 9002 Certification.
FMD – Ovac ((FMD adjuvant vaccine) introduced
Vaccines for sheep and canines introduced.
Human Rabies vaccine plant at Ooty commissioned.

1999:

‘Abhayrab’ introduced; Veterinary formulations range expanded.
Abhay Clinics for mission of ‘Immunity made Affordable’.

2000: World ’s first combination vaccine for FMD, HS and BQ – Raksha Triovac.
2001:

Unique medicated feed pellets – Vetfen-600 launched.
Emerges as India ’s largest veterinary product exporter.

2002:

Vaccine for Brucellosis in cattle launched.
Human vaccine portfolio increased with Measles and MMR vaccine.
Launched ‘Operation Pratirodh’ – Animal Health vaccination services.

2003:

New Human Vaccines plant and Research and Development Center inaugurated.
Introduction of unique concept of Fenbendazole through feed pellate.

2004:

Nimovet-world’s first Nimesulide injection for livestock introduced.
Indiagen Ltd, a company offering scientific &professional breeding services launched.
IIL emerges as the fifth largest animal health company in India.
Raksha FMD Vaccine emerges as the largest animal health brand in India.

2005: Abhayrig, an affordable immunoglobulin to treat class 3 dog bites introduced.
2006:

Launch of the first vaccine from the Human Vaccine Manufacturing Plant Hyderabad – Elovac-B (r-DNA Hepatitis-B vaccine).
4th largest company in domestic animal health market
Achieved milestone of Rs.100 Crores sales turnover
Indian Immunologicals Ltd. wins the first ‘Corporate social responsibility’ award instituted by Animal Pharm

2007

Launch of indigenously produced Measles Vaccine
Launch of Raksha-PPR (Pestis des petits Ruminants) vaccine
Launch of Animal Nutrition Division – Calsagar, Goumix, Goumin.
IIL’s sales turnover reached Rs.158 Crores in 2006-07.

Corporate Office:

Indian Immunologicals Ltd.
Road # 44,
Jubilee Hills,
Hyderabad – 500 033
India.

Tel: +91-40-23544585/+91-40-23544593/+91-9948298322/+91-9948298422
Fax: +91-40-23544007

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Serum Institute of India

admin — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:02:42 +0000

Serum Institute of India is a manufacturer of immunobiologicals including vaccines in India. The company is managed by the Poonawalla Group. The company is one of the top vaccinemaker by volume. The company is the world’s biggest maker of measles and DTP vaccines. It is estimated that two out of every three children immunized in the world is vaccinated by a vaccine manufactured by Serum Institute. Serum produces a billion doses a year selling in about 140 countries. It is one of the world’s lowest cost producers of vaccines and had sales of $250 million and net profits of $107 million.

The Serum Institute of India was founded by Cyrus Poonawalla and his brother Zavary in 1966 with the aim of manufacturing life-saving immuno-biologicals, which were in shortage in the country and imported at high prices. Thereafter, several life-saving biologicals were manufactured at prices affordable to the common man and in abundance, with the result that the country was made self-sufficient for Tetanus Anti-toxin and Anti-snake Venom serum, followed by DTP (Diphtheria, Tetanus and Pertussis) group of Vaccines and then later on MMR (Measles, Mumps and Rubella) group of vaccines. Poonawalla sold horses to raise the initial $12,000 needed to start the company. Using the money and a 12-acre (49,000 m2) lot used to bury horses, the brothers founded the company. Because they had no science background, they hired 10 doctors and scientists from the Haffkine Institute of India. After a number of legal hurdles, the company finally received permission to produce vaccines. Sales finally began picking up when the company won contracts to supply state governments and hospitals. Today, 80% of Serum’s sales are to groups Unicef and the Pan-American Health Organization as well as immunization programs like charity for children’s welfare in India, Germany, the majority of which are from developing markets. Serum became accredited by the World Health Organization in 1994, after which it began exporting vaccines from India. The company plans to enter to the western markets soon, in order to boost its revenue, through a partnership with American firm Akorn

The Philanthropic philosophy of the company still not only exists but has been proliferated to bring down the prices of newer vaccines such as Hepatitis-B vaccine, Rabies vaccine, Combination vaccine etc., so that not only Indian’s, but the entire under-privileged children of the world, in more than 140 countries are protected from birth onwards.

Serum Institute of India has set up Serum Bio Pharma Park, India’s first biotech Special Economic Zone (SEZ). The Park is adjoining Serum Institute’s existing manufacturing unit and is a sector-specific SEZ meant for biotechnology and pharmaceutical products. The SEZ will allow Serum Institute of India to avail various tax benefits such as income tax, import duty on capital goods etc. This has encouraged a lot of foreign companies to partner with Serum Institute of India to avail and share these benefits.

Milestones:

1967: Operations started with manufacture of Tetanus Antitoxin followed by Fluid Tetanus Toxoid.
1972: Large-scale manufacture of Adsorbed Tetanus Toxoid undertaken.
1974: Triple Antigen (Diphtheria-Tetanus-Pertussis) Vaccine production commenced.
1977: Autonomous scientific wing, Serum Institute of India Research Foundation established.
1979: In response to urgent requirement of vaccines for India’s EPI, giant Blending Vessels indigenously fabricated.
1980: First-time-in the-world collection of equine serum by simultaneous and continuous plasmapheresis using IBM Computerised Cell Separator.
1981: Manufacturing of life-saving Polyvalent Anti-Snake Venom Serum effective against four poisonous snakes commonly encountered in India commenced.
1982: Introduction of Anti-D Rho Immunoglobulin, Iyophilised and tested on Autoanalyser.
1984: A 2500- litre Blending Vessel, largest in the world for DTP vaccine, successfully fabricated and commissioned.
1984: Landmark visit, for technical conference, by Dr. Jonas Salk of Salk’s Polio Vaccine fame.
1985: Hi-tech plant set up for large-scale manufacture of Human Albumin from human placenta.
1986: The film ‘Snakebite’ awarded ‘Best Professional Film Award’ at ninth International Film Festival in U.S.A. Followed by two more international awards in 1987 and 1989.
1986: Technological breakthrough results in first-time-ever manufacture of Quadruple Vaccine (DTP with Inactivated Polio Vaccine).
1988: Product availability expanded to include range of Fertility Products of World Leaders, Serono of Switzerland.
1989: Manufacture of M-Vac (Measles Vaccine) using E-Z Strain of virus on Human Diploid Cells for the first time in India.
1991: Anti-snake Venom Serum, incorporating venoms from snakes in Central African Countries introduced.
1992: Manufacture of Rubella virus vaccine (monovalent Rubella vaccine) for the first time in India.
1993: Manufacture of MMR Vaccine and MR vaccine for the first time in India.
1993: Launch of Serum International Limited.
1994: Commencement of export of vaccines to UN agencies.
1996: Use of Automatic printing and Labelling Machine, use of Automatic Inspection Machine (screening) for liquids in ampoules and vials.
1997: Commencement of export of Anti-cancer products.
1997: Use of Modular Laboratory meeting international GMP requirements.
1998: Export of vaccines crossed over to 100 countries.
1999: Serum Institute recognised as the largest producer of Measles and DTP vaccines in the world.
2000: One out of every two children in the world vaccinated by Serum Institute’s vaccine.
2001: Launch of indigenously manufactured Recombinant Hepatitis-B vaccine ‘GeneVac-B’.
2002: Launch of BCG vaccine.
2004: Launched the World’s only adsorbed liquid HDC Rabies vaccine, SII RABIVAX.
2005: Launched indigenously developed DTP-HB Combination vaccine, SII Q-VAC.
2006: Launch of DTP-HB-HIB Vaccine
2007: Launch of Penta Vaccine

Rewards & Recognitions:

Certificate of Merit awarded by CHEMEXCIL, Mumbai, for outstanding export performance in 1994-95.
First Award under the Drugs and Pharmaceuticals panel from CHEMEXCIL, Mumbai, for sterling export performance in 1995-96.
Certificate for Export Recognition (1st Rank) under the Export House category, from the Government of Maharashtra for export achievement in 1996-97.
Vikas Bharati Award received in 1997 from International Council for Business Promotion, New Delhi, for outstanding achievements and contribution in the chosen field of activities, towards promotion and maintaining quality and standard of products/ services through innovative strategies.
Certificate of Merit awarded by the Government of India, Ministry of Commerce for outstanding export performance in 1996-97.
Export Excellence Award for 1996-97 and 1997-98 awarded to TOP TEN EXPORTERS from Pune Region by the Joint Director General of Foreign Trade, Pune and Mahratta Chamber of Commerce, Industries and Agriculture

Corporate Office:

Serum Institute of India Ltd.
212/2, Hadapsar,
Off Soli Poonawalla Road,
Pune – 411 028.
India

Tel: +91-20-26993900
Fax: +91-20-26993921

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Biocon

admin — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 07:11:12 +0000

Established in 1978, Biocon is India’s premier biotechnology company. Headquartered in Bangalore Biocon has evolved from an enzyme company to a fully integrated biopharmaceutical enterprise, focused on healthcare. In 2007, Biocon made a strategic decision to divest its historic enzymes business to Novozymes A/S of Denmark. Biocon now strategically focuses its activities on its bio-pharma business verticals that include APIs, biologicals and proprietary molecules both commercialized and under development with this divestment, the company mission is to ‘Develop novel & affordable Biotherapeutics for global markets’.

Biocon Limited and its two subsidiary companies, Syngene International Limited and Clinigene International Limited form a fully integrated biotechnology enterprise specializing in biopharmaceuticals, custom research and clinical research. Biocon’s integrated business approach has enabled the company to establish a significant presence in the global biopharmaceutical market via its product offerings and customised, high value solutions at any stage in the lifecycle of a drug-from discovery to market. Biocon’s vision is to be an integrated biopharmaceutical enterprise of global distinction.

The company applies its proprietary fermentation technologies to make effective and innovative biomolecules in diabetology, oncology, cardiology and other therapeutic segments. Biocon’s products in the biopharmaceutical category include: anti-diabetic agents, anti-hypertensive agents, anti-inflammatory agents, anti-oxidants, biologicals, cholesterol-lowering agents, haemostatic agents, hepatoprotective agents,
immunosuppressants, nutraceuticals and orthopaedic agents.

With its strong focus on R&D Biocon offers services in custom research (Syngene) in the fields of synthetic chemistry and molecular biology in early stage drug discovery and development. Clinical research (Clinigene) is carried out in the fields of clinical studies and clinical trials.

Biocon Park, inaugurated in June 2006 by President APJ Abdul Kalam comprises an integrated cluster of research laboratories and manufacturing facilities laid out on a 90 acre expanse in Bommasandra Industrial Area – Phase IV. Built with a total investment of Rs. 650 crores, with further investments to follow, Biocon Park is the single largest capital investment made by Biocon in its 32-year history and is focused on exports of both bio-pharmaceutical products and research services. The multi-product facilities mainly cater to the following disease segments: cardiovascular, cholesterol reduction, immunosuppressants in organ transplantation, diabetes and cancer.

Biocon’s success has been characterized by an enduring set of corporate values based on innovation, integrity, strong leadership and social responsibility. As India’s first and leading biotechnology company Biocon extends its support to numerous community outreach and corporate citizenship initiatives with special concentration in the areas of healthcare, education and environment. The Biocon Foundation, set up in 2004 has launched Arogya Raksha Yojana, a unique health initiative for rural India.

Biocon aims to continuously create growth in different areas of the company and is the first company, globally to manufacture human insulin, Insugen® using a Pichia expression system. In addition, in 2006, Biocon launched BIOMAb EGFR™, the first indigenously developed humanized monoclonal antibody for Head & Neck cancer.

Key Facts:

Biocon is India’s first biotechnology company, established in 1978
Biocon is the country’s first biotechnology company to export microbial enzymes to USA and Europe
Biocon is the first biotechnology company to receive ISO 9001 certification in India
Syngene, a Biocon subsidiary, is the country’s first biotech custom research company in drug discovery
Biocon is the first Indian company to be approved by US FDA for the manufacture of pplovastatin, a cholesterol-lowering molecule
Biocon’s subsidiary, Clinigene, has India’s first CAP (College of American Pathologists) accredited clinical research laboratory
Biocon is the first company to manufacture human insulin using a Pichia expression system

Businesses:

Syngene: Pre-Clinical Discovery
Biocon’s custom research organisation, Syngene, offers high value discovery and development services, from target identification and validation to small molecule and library synthesis. With our reputation for meticulous IPR protection, we provide pharmaceutical and biotechnology majors customised solutions in the areas of synthetic chemistry and molecular biology.

Clinigene: Clinical Development
Biocon’s clinical research organisation, Clinigene, specialises in Phase I-IV clinical trials and studies, using well-characterised clinical databases in diabetes, oncology, lipidemia and cardiovascular diseases. We offer these services at our CAP and NABL accredited Central Reference Laboratory and a state-of-the-art Bioavailability and Bioequivalence (BA/BE) Centre.

Biocon: Commercialisation
Biocon has an impressive track record of commercialisation capabilities. We have brought to market a considerable portfolio of biopharmaceuticals, led by our blockbuster Statins. The commercialisation of Insulin, Immunossuppressants and a range of Biogenerics demonstrates our highly advanced process development and manufacturing expertise. Under rapid progress are two challenging collaborative projects for the development of novel medicine, including Oral Insulin and T1h. Biocon also markets a basket of branded formulations in India, among them INSUGEN®, BIOMAb EGFR® and EPO.

Milestones

Biocon is India’s first biotechnology company, established in 1978
Biocon is India’s first biotechnology company to export microbial enzymes to USA and Europe
Biocon is the first biotechnology company to receive ISO 9001 certification in India
Syngene, a Biocon subsidiary, is India’s first custom research company in drug discovery
Biocon is the first Indian company to be approved by US FDA for the manufacture of lovastatin, a cholesterol-lowering molecule
Biocon’s proprietary bioreactor, the PlaFractor™, receives a US patent
Biocon’s subsidiary, Clinigene, has India’s first CAP (College of American Pathologists) accredited clinical research laboratory, setting the benchmark for laboratories in India
Biocon is awarded the Biotech Product and Process Development and Commercialisation Award, 2001 by the Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India
Syngene is awarded the Certificate of Excellence for Export Achievement by the Government of India, for two consecutive years 2002-2003
Biocon is the first company, globally to manufacture human insulin, INSUGEN®, using a Pichia expression system (2004)
Biocon launches BIOMAb EGFR® India’s first anti-cancer, therapeutic Monoclonal Antibody-based drug for treating solid tumors of epithelial origin, such as head & neck cancers (2006)
Biocon divests its enzymes division to Novozymes, focuses on biopharmaceuticals (2007)
Syngene receives “BioServices Company of the Year”, BioSpectrum Awards (2007)
Biocon’s BIOMAb EGFR® wins “Product of the Year”, BioSpectrum Awards (2007)
Biocon acquires a 78% stake in German pharmaceutical company, AxiCorp GmbH for a consideration of €30 Million (2008)
Biocon launches a Safety Device in the form of pre-filled syringes for two of its life saving products, GCSF (granulocyte- colony stimulating factor) and EPO (Erythropoietin) in collaboration with Safety Syringes Inc. ERYPRO Safe™ and NUFIL Safe™ are the first two drugs that will marketed using this novel device with other injectable products to follow in the future (2008)
Biocon and Abraxis Bioscience launch ABRAXANE in India for treatment of Breast Cancer (2008)
Biocon is ranked among the top 20 global biotechnology companies (Med Ad News) (2008)
Biocon is the 7th largest biotech employer in the world (Med Ad News), 2008
Biocon announced the results of an ascending dose study on its oral insulin drug (IN-105) at the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) meeting in Rome (2008)
NeoBiocon and Abraxis Bioscience launch Abraxane in The UAE for the treatment of Breast Cancer (2008)
Biocon’s Syngene partners with Sapient Discovery to expand integrated drug discovery offerings (2009)
Biocon’s Syngene and DuPont Crop Protection Forge Alliance Partnership (2009)
Bristol-Myers Squibb and Biocon’s Syngene open new R&D Facility at Biocon Park (2009)
Biocon launches BASALOG – long lasting basal insulin for Type 1 & Type 2 Diabetics (2009)
Biocon inks partnership with ISB to launch the Biocon Cell for Innovation Management (2009)
Biocon Announces Strategic Collaboration with Mylan to enter the Global Generic Biologics Market (2009)

Products:

Biopharmaceuticals

Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs)

Anti-Diabetic Agents
Anti-Inflammatory Agents
Anti-Oxidants
Cardiovascular Agents
Anti-Obesity Agents
Digestive-Aid Enzymes
Anti-Hypertensive Agents
Haemostatic Agents
Hepatoprotective Agents
Immunosuppressants
Gastro-Intestinal Agents
Nutraceuticals

Biologicals

Insulin
Streptokinase
EPO
GCSF
Monoclonal Antibodies

Branded Formulations

Oncology

BIOMAb EGFR®
NUFIL safe™ (Pre-filled Syringe)
NUFIL™ (Vials)
Abraxane® for injectable suspension

Nephrology

ERYPRO safe™ (Pre-filled Syringe)
TACROGRAF™
RAPACAN™
CYCLOPHIL ME™
RENODAPT®
RENODAPT® – S
CeRACaL™

Cardiology

STATIX®
STATIX®-F
STATIX®-EZ
BESTOR®
TELMISAT™
TELMISAT™-H
ZARGO®
ZARGO®-H
ZIGPRIL®
ACTIBLOK™-IPR
BRADIA™
CLASPRIN®
THINRIN™
MYOKINASE™
CLOTIDE™
DYNALIX®

Diabetology

INSUGEN®-R
INSUGEN®-N
INSUGEN®-30/70
INSUGEN®-50/50
BASALOG™ 3ml, 10 ml
BLISTO™ 1, 2 & 4
BLISTO™-MF 1, 2 & 4
METADOZE-IPR® 500 & 850
PIODART®
PIODART®-MF
TriGPM™
ZUKER™-MF
GABIL™
GMAB™ Plus
OLISAT™

Corporate Headquarters:

20th KM Hosur Road
Electronics City
Bangalore – 560 100
India

Tel: +91-80-28082808/+91-80-40144014
Fax: +91-80-28523423

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Paprika Media

admin — Tue, 11 May 2010 08:15:41 +0000

Paprika Media is a publishing house, founded and launched by Smiti Ruia in 2004. Paprika Media marks Essar group’s (a leading business conglomerate with an enterprise value of approximately US$ 15 billion Rs. 67,000 crores ) foray into the publishing industry. (Figures as of May 2010).

Paprika Media deals in editorial, designing, production, distribution and marketing solutions.

Additionally, Paprika has taken on several strategic publishing projects from producing a monthly magazine for Mumbai’s premier shopping destination (High Street Phoenix) to producing a bimonthly tourism magazine for the Rajasthan Tourism Board.

Paprika Media marks the Essar Group’s foray into the publishing industry. The Essar Group is one of India’s largest corporate houses, straddling business in both the manufacturing and consumer sectors, in both the old and new economies.

Essar provides Paprika Media with innumerable support, namely a strong financial backing, general business know how & knowledge of the Indian market as well as important support from a legal & governmental perspective.

Paprika Media is a separate business entity with a young, creative & dynamic team.

The Essar Group:
Essar Group is a diversified business corporation with a balanced portfolio of assets straddling the manufacturing and services sectors of Steel, Energy, Power, Telecommunications, Shipping Ports & Logistics, Construction and Mining & Minerals. Essar Group has a firm value of approximately USD 50 billion (INR 200,000 crore) and employs 40,000 people across offices in Asia, Africa, Europe and the Americas.

With a firm foothold in India, the Essar Group has been focusing on global expansion with projects/investments in Europe, North America, the Caribbean, Africa, the Middle East and South East Asia. Privately owned and professionally managed, the Group is judiciously invested in the commodity, annuity and services businesses. Forward and backward integration, as well as the use of state-of-the-art technology and in-house research and innovation have made Essar Group a leading player in each of its businesses. Group’s abiding philosophy is to be a low cost, high quality, technology driven group with innovative customer offerings.

Paprika Media – Portfolio:

Magazines:

Paprika Media has tied up with UK-based publishing company, Time Out, to publish Indian editions of the magazine.
Time Out Mumbai, a fortnightly magazine, launched in September 2004. Since then, Time Out Mumbai has become an integral part of the city’s art and entertainment scene.
Paprika Media has brought Time Out Delhi, to universal acclaim.
Expanding it’s reach, Paprika Media has started Time Out Bengaluru.

Books:

Paprika Media has launched the Time Out Kids Guide, the indispensable guide for parents who want more for their children.
It also undertakes projects for third-party clients.

Contract publishing:

Paprika Media has done several projects for state tourism departments in India.
It also undertakes publishing projects for corporates and publishes in-house magazines for retail as well.

International content creation and syndication:

Paprika Media undertakes third-party projects.

Consultation:

Projects include events, brand building, corporate communications, HR practices and systems and processes.

Head Office:

Paprika Media,
Essar House,
P.O box 7964,
11 K.K. Marg,
Mahalaxmi,
Mumbai – 400 034,
India.

Tel: +91-22-66601111
Fax: +91-22-66601112

Mahindra & Mahindra Limited

admin — Tue, 04 May 2010 07:14:24 +0000

Mahindra & Mahindra Limited is part of the Mahindra Group, an automotive, farm equipment, financial services, trade and logistics, automotive components, after-market, IT and infrastructure conglomerate. The company was set up in 1945 in Ludhiana as Mahindra & Mohammed. The company’s name was later changed from Mahindra & Mohammed to Mahindra & Mahindra in 1948.

The birth of Mahindra & Mahindra began when K.C. Mahindra visited the United States of America as Chairman of the India Supply Mission. He met Barney Roos, inventor of the rugged ‘general purpose vehicle’ or Jeep and had a flash of inspiration: A vehicle that had proved its invincibility on the battlefields of World War II, be ideal for India’s rugged terrain and its kutcha rural roads.

Swift action followed this thought. The Mahindra brothers joined hands with a distinguished gentleman called Ghulam Mohammed & on October 2nd, 1945, Mahindra & Mohammed was set up as a franchise for assembling Jeeps from Willys, USA.

Two years later, India became an independent nation and Mahindra & Mohammed changed its name to Mahindra & Mahindra. Ghulam Mohammed migrated to Pakistan post-partition and became the first Finance Minister of Pakistan.

Initially set up to manufacture general-purpose utility vehicles, Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) was first known for assembly under licence of the iconic Willys Jeep in India. The company later branched out into manufacture of light commercial vehicles (LCVs) and agricultural tractors, rapidly growing from being a manufacturer of army vehicles and tractors to an automobile major with a growing global market. At present, M&M is the leader in the utility vehicle (UV) segment in India with its flagship UV, the Scorpio (known as the Mahindra Goa in Italy).

M&M is India’s largest SUV maker.

Mahindra embarked on its journey in 1945 by assembling the Willys Jeep in India and is now a US $6.3 billion Indian multinational. It employs over 1,00,000 people across the globe and enjoys a leadership position in utility vehicles, tractors and information technology, with a significant and growing presence in financial services, tourism, infrastructure development, trade and logistics. The Mahindra Group today is an embodiment of global excellence and enjoys a strong corporate brand image.
Mahindra is the only Indian company among the top tractor brands in the world and has made an entry in the two-wheeler segment, which will see the company emerge as a full-range player with a presence in almost every segment of the automobile industry.
The Mahindra Group expanded its IT portfolio when Tech Mahindra acquired the leading global business and information technology services company, Satyam Computer Services. The company is now known as Mahindra Satyam.
Mahindra’s Farm Equipment Sector is the proud recipient of the Japan Quality Medal, the only tractor company worldwide to be bestowed this honour. It also holds the distinction of being the only tractor company worldwide to win the Deming Prize. The US based Reputation Institute recently ranked Mahindra among the top 10 Indian companies in its Global 200: The World’s Best Corporate Reputations list.
Mahindra is also one of the few Indian companies to receive an A+ GRI checked rating for its first Sustainability Report for the year 2007-08.

Highlights:

Mahindra & Mahindra grew from being a maker of army vehicles to a major automobile and tractor manufacturer. It has acquired plants in China and the United Kingdom, and has three assembly plants in the USA. M&M has partnerships with international companies like Renault SA, France and International Truck and Engine Corporation, USA.
M&M has a global presence and its products are exported to several countries. Its global subsidiaries include Mahindra Europe Srl. based in Italy, Mahindra USA Inc., Mahindra South Africa and Mahindra (China) Tractor Co. Ltd.
M&M is one of the leading tractor brands in the world. It is also the largest manufacturer of tractors in India with sustained market leadership of over 25 years. It designs, develops, manufactures and markets tractors as well as farm implements. Mahindra Tractors(China) Co. Ltd. manufactures tractors for the growing Chinese market and is a hub for tractor exports to the USA and other nations. M&M has a 100% subsidiary, Mahindra USA, which assembles products for the American market.
M&M made its entry into the passenger car segment with the Logan in April 2007 under the Mahindra Renault joint venture. M&M seeks its maiden entry into the heavy trucks segment with Mahindra Navistar, the joint venture with International Truck, USA.
M&M’s automotive division makes a wide range of vehicles including MUVs, LCVs and three wheelers. It offers over 20 models including new generation multi-utility vehicles like the Scorpio and the Bolero.
At the 2008 Delhi Auto Show, Mahindra executives said the company is pursuing an aggressive product expansion program that would see the launch of several new platforms and vehicles over the next three years, including an entry-level SUV designed to seat five passengers and powered by a small turbodiesel engine. True to their word, Mahindra & Mahindra launched the Mahindra Xylo in January 2009.
Also in early 2008, Mahindra commenced its first overseas CKD operations with the launch of the Mahindra Scorpio in Egypt, in partnership with the Bavarian Auto Group. This was soon followed by assembly facilities in Brazil. Vehicles assembled at the plant in Bramont, Manaus, include Scorpio Pik Ups in single and double cab pick-up body styles as well as SUVs.
The US based Reputation Institute recently ranked Mahindra among the top 10 Indian companies in its ‘Global 200: The World’s Best Corporate Reputations’ list.

Mahindra Group at a Glance:

Automotive

Domestic Operartions
International Operations
Mahindra Renault Private Limited (MRPL)
Mahindra Navistar Automotives Limited (MNAL)
Mahindra Navistar Engines Private Limited (MNEPL)

After-Market Sector

Mahindra Spares Business
Mahindra First Choice
Mahindra First Choice Wheels Ltd.

Farm Equipment Sector

Domestic Operartions
International Operations
Mahindra Gujarat Tractor
Mahindra Agribusiness
Mahindra Powerol
Mahindra USA
Mahindra Australia
Mahindra China Tractors

Financial Services Sector

Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services Ltd (Mahindra Finance)
Mahindra Insurance Brokers Ltd.
Mahindra Rural Housing Finance Ltd (MRHFL)

Infrastructure Development Sector

Mahindra Holidays & Resorts
Mahindra Lifespaces Developers Limited
Mahindra World City
Mahindra Infrastructure Developers
Acres Consulting Engineers

Information Technology Sector

Tech Mahindra
Bristlecone

Mahindra 2 Wheelers

Mahindra Systech

Forgings
- Mahindra Forgings Limited – India
- Mahindra Forgings Europe – Ag
  - GSA
  - Schonoweiss & Co GMBH
  - JECO
  - Stokes UK
  - Falkenroth

Engineering Services
- Mahindra Engineering
- Engines Engineering Italy
- Mahindra Aerospace

Stampings
Steel
Ferrites
Contract Sourcing
Telematics
Composites
Castings
Gears
- Mahindra Sar Transmissions
- Metalcastello Italy

Speciality Businesses

Mumbai Mantra
Mahindra Defence System

Mahindra Partners

Mahindra Odyssea
Mahindra Intertrade
Mahindra Steel Service Center
Mahindra MiddleEast Electrical Steel Service Centre (MMESSC)
Mahindra Logistics Ltd.
Mahindra Retail

Registered Office:

Gateway Building,
Apollo Bunder,
Mumbai – 400 001
India.

Tel: +91-22-2021031
Fax: +91-22-2028790/89

Head Office:

Mahindra Towers,
G.M Bhosale Marg,
Worli,
Mumbai – 400 018
India.

http://www.mahindra.com

Evolutionary Systems Pvt. Ltd (Evosys)

admin — Mon, 03 May 2010 11:11:28 +0000

Evolutionary Systems Pvt. Ltd (Evosys) is an ORACLE Applications Implementation partner. Certified with the highest level of Partnership. The company is one of the most successful Implementation Partners in ME Specially in Saudi Arabia and UAE.

Evosys, founded in the year 2006 has it’s global headquarters located at Ahmedabad, India and other office at Saudi and UAE. Evosys’ service portfolio is primarily built around the stack of Oracle products.

The company provides end-to-end Oracle-E-Business Suite implementation services. The company’s business also includes EPM – OBIEE/Hyperion. Oracle – Human Capital Management, Siebel – CRM etc.

Evosys specializes in Oracle Implementation for HealthCare, Public Sector, Diversified Groups, Sales and Marketing Agencies, Trading and Distribution Companies etc.

Evosys also specialize in Implementation of the following Modues

Oracle Finanancials.
Oracle SCM Suite
Oracle HCM Suite
Oracle CRM
Oracle SRM
Oracle EAM
Oracle Manufacturing

Awards & Achievements

Evosys was awarded the *RISING STAR* of GUJARAT in the Software and IT/ITES industry at the *GESIA AWARDS 2010*.
Evosys awarded for active interest in CSR with YUVA.
Nasscom Emerge 50- Shortlisted amongst “The emerge new markets category for Year 2009″.
Oracle Case study Library includes, “Evosys implementation of Oracle EBS at King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre, Abu Dhab” as a case study.
Evosys Implementation at Supreme Commission of Tourism,KSA was awarded the “Best ERP implementation in Public Sector”.

Partnerships

Oracle Platinum Partner
Orion-Rhapsody Integration Engine
Care 2000

Global Headquaters:

Evolutionary Systems Pvt. Ltd.
4th Floor,
Drive-In Cinema Building,
Ahmedabad – 380 054
India

Tel: +91-79-40053350
Fax: +91-79-40053349

http://www.evosys.co.in

Jindal Steel and Power Limited

admin — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:31:24 +0000

Jindal Steel and Power Limited is the most valuable private steel producer in India, With an annual turnover of over US $2.1 billion (Rs. 10,000 crore), Jindal Steel & Power Limited (JSPL) forms a part of the US $12 billion (over Rs. 60,000 crore) Jindal Group. JSPL is a leading player in Steel, Power, Mining, Oil & Gas and Infrastructure. The company produces economical and efficient steel and power through backward integration from its own captive coal and iron-ore mines and passes on the benefits to its customers.

However, in terms tonnage, it is the third largest steel producer in India. The company manufactures and sells sponge iron, mild steel slabs, ferro chrome, iron ore, mild steel, structural, hot rolled plates & coils and coal based sponge iron plant. The company is also involved in power generation.

Jindal Steel and Power is a part of the Jindal Group, founded by O. P. Jindal (1930-2005). In 1969, he started Pipe Unit Jindal India Limited, one of the earlier incarnations of his business empire.

On June 3, 2006, Bolivia granted development rights for one of the world’s largest iron ore reserves in the El Mutún region to Jindal Steel. With an initial investment of US$ 1.5 billion, the company plans to invest an additional US$ 2.1 billion over the next eight years in the South American country.

Expansion Plans:

Raigarh

2 MTPA cement plant. Additional power generation of 540 MW. Medium structural mill. Pipe conveyor from mines to plant. Mini blast furnace up-gradation Fabrication unit in the industrial estate.

An MOU has been signed between JSPL and the Government of Chhattisgarh for setting up an additional 7.0 MTPA steel plant in phases and a 1600 MW power plant with an investment of over US $ 5.20 billion (Rs. 26,000 crore).

Jharkhand

An 11 million ton integrated steel plant and 2600 MW captive power plant in phases, with a total investment of US $ 6.00 billion, (Rs. 30,000 crore).

Orissa

A 12.5 million ton integrated steel plant and 2600 MW captive power plant in phases, with a total investment of US $ 8.00 billion (Rs. 40,000 crore). The first phase of 3 million ton is expected to be commissioned by 2011.

Coal to Liquid Petroleum Project

Jindal Steel & Power has been allotted the Ramchandi Promotional Coal Block in Orissa for the proposed Coal to Liquid (CTL) project by the Union Coal Ministry, Government of India. The project cost estimated to be around US $ 8.4 billion (Rs. 42,000 crore) includes CTL plant, coal mining and power plant. The project to be located in Tehsil Kishore Nagar, Dist. Angul, Orissa will produce 80,000 barrels per day (4.0 MMTPA) crude using environment friendly Indirect Coal Liquification Technology developed by M/S Lurgi of Germany for the first time in India. The prestigious CTL project is yet another feather in JSPL’s cap.

Jindal Petroleum Limited

As part of its diversification process, JSPL has recently forayed into the oil and gas sector, operating under the banner of Jindal Petroleum Limited. The company has acquired 7 Oil & Gas blocks in different parts of the world, including 5 in Georgia, 1 in Bolivia and 1 in India. Recently a delegation from the company went to Georgia to sign contracts with the Government of Georgia for the exploration and production of the blocks, signifying the importance the company is giving to its petroleum business. The company has so far committed an investment of US $ 200 million (Rs. 1000 crore) and is working on several other projects in the sector.

Bolivia

JSPL plans to invest US $ 2.1 billion (Rs. 10,500 crore) in Bolivia, South America, in the coming years for mining and setting up of an integrated 1.7 MT steel plant, 450 MW power plant, 6 MT sponge iron and 10 MT iron ore pellet plant.

Rewards and Recognitions:

Certifications

Quality Management System – ISO 9001:2008
Environmental Management System – ISO 14001:2004
Occupational Health & Safety Management System

Environment Management Awards

Golden Peacock Environment Management Award – 2008
Greentech Environment Excellence Award – 2008
Greentech Environment Excellence Award – 2007
Srishti Green Cube Award for Good Green Governance – 2007
Golden peacock Eco-innovation Award – 2007.
Srishti Green Cube Environment Excellence Award – 2006
Greentech Environmental Excellence Award – 2006
Golden Peacock Environment Management Award – 2003
Greentech Environment Excellence Award – 2003
Third prize in the private sector-manufacturing segment, by the Institute of Cost & Works Accountant of India (ICWAI)

Energy Conservation Awards

National Energy Conservation Award – 2008
National Energy Conservation Award – 2007
National Energy Conservation Award – 2005
National Energy Conservation Award – 2004
National Energy Conservation Award – 2003
National Energy Conservation Award – 2002
CII (ER) Fuel Conservation Award – 2002
National Energy Conservation Award – 2001

Performance Awards

JSPL ranked 36th among India’s 100 Most Profitable Companies by Business & Economy Magazine, September 2009
2nd most investor friendly company, Business Today – 2008
Golden Peacock National Quality Award – 2008
One of the ten fastest growing large size companies (Dalal Street Journal – 2006)
One of the ten most investor friendly companies (Dalal Street Journal–2006-2007)
Rated Amongst the Top 20 Investor Friendly Companies by Business Today
National Award for Excellence for Cost Management – 2005
As the top 20-investor friendly companies in the Year 2004 by Business Today
IIM Quality Award for 2003 by the Indian Institute of Metals, instituted by the Bureau of India Standards
Golden Peacock National Quality Award – 2002
CII (ER) Quality Award – 2002
I.I.M. Quality Award – 2001
JSPL was nominated as one of the Emerging Companies of the Year 2001 by The Economic Times
Rajiv Gandhi National Quality Commendation Certificate – 2001

Safety Awards

National Safety Award (Mines) 2006, by the Ministry of Labour
National Safety Award (Mines) 2005, by the Ministry of Labour
National Safety Award (Mines) 2004, by the Ministry of Labour
National Safety Award for the year 2003, by the Ministry of Labour
Greentech Safety Award – 2003
Second prize in the National Safety Award 1998 for longest accident-free period by the Ministry of Labour

HR Awards

SAIL-HR Award for excellence in Human Resource Management 2009
JSPL among Top-20 “Best Companies To Work For” by Business Today – 2009
CII Chhattisgarh HR Excellence Award – 2004
Asia Pacific HR Excellence Award – 2003

Corporate Social Responsibility Awards

JSPL bags Think Odisha Leadership Award in Corporate Social Responsibility 2008
Golden Peacock CSR Award 2006

Sports Promotion Awards

FICCI annual award 2006 for corporate initiatives in sports

Registered Office:

OP Jindal Road
Hisar 125 005
Haryana.
INDIA

Tel: +91-1662-222471 – 84
Fax: +91-1662-220476

Corporate Office:

Jindal Centre
12 Bhikaiji Cama Place
New Delhi 110 066.
INDIA

Tel: +91-11-26188340 – 50
Fax: +91-11-26161271

http://www.jindalsteelpower.com

Usha International Ltd.

admin — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 09:03:00 +0000

Usha International Ltd is a part of The SHRIRAM Group, established about 110 years ago and is among India’s most dynamic and reputed business houses. With interests as diverse as sugar, edible oils, chemicals, air conditioning & refrigeration, automobiles, power equipment and engineering, to name a few. And equally wide ranging alliances with world leaders. Usha International has, in its own right, been at the forefront of the country’s economic and corporate growth for over 50 years. Reaching out to people in the far-off corners of the country, and the world.

Usha International Ltd, presently exports to over 40 countries worlwide including Middle East, Europe, USA, Latin America & Africa.

The SHRIRAM group was incorporated by Lala Shriram (grandfather of Siddharth Shriram) in 1889. Over the next 100 years, the group expanded into textiles, chemicals, sugar, automobiles, engines, rayons / nylon tyre cord, automotive components, edible oils, heavy chemicals (fertilizers/ chlor caustic), engineering foundries, sewing machines, fans, home appliances and other kind of items. In 1989, the group was split amongst the descendants of Lala Shriram and the businesses that came to Siddharth Shriram’s group.

The Siddharth Shriram Group

Siddharth Shriram Group is one of India’s renowned business groups with interests as diverse as sugar, edible oils and industrial chemicals to fans, appliances and automobiles

Mawana Sugars Ltd.

Sugar business

Plantation white sugar
Refined sugar
Ethanol
Co generated power from bagasse

Chemical business

Caustic soda (lye and flake)
Chlorine
Stable bleaching powder

Edible oils business

Packaged oil

USHA International Limited (Formerly known as The Jay Engineering Works Ltd.) One of the India’s known consumer durables sales, marketing, distribution and manufacturing Companies. It was started in 1937. The company has been marketing its products since then under the brand name USHA. USHA has its manufacturing facilities for Electric Fans at Hyderabad and Kolkata, Fuel Injection Equipment at Hyderabad and Water Cooler factory at Faridabad. USHA was the First Indian Company to be awarded ISO 9001:2000 for Marketing processes.

Associates:

Hunter Fan Company, USA
Janome Sewing Machine Company, Japan
Honda Siel Power Products Ltd.
NGK India

Product Portfolio: UIL is a multi product consumer durable sales, marketing, distribution and manufacturing Company with a diverse product portfolio that includes the following product lines:

Electric Fans
Sewing Machines
Home Appliances
Engines, Electrical motors & Pump sets
Drinking water coolers & dispensers
Auto Products

Timeline:

1934 India’s first indigenous sewing machine marketed under the brand name USHA.
1946 The first Indian Sewing Machine is exported.
1948 Fans are added to the product range.
1950 The first Indian Fan exported.
1966 Dr. Charat Ram appointed as Chairman of the board of UIL.
1968 Diesel Engines are added to the Usha product range.
1975 Usha becomes a Public Ltd. Company.
1979 Fuel Injection Equipment is introduced to the Usha Auto Components range.
1982 Usha Sales is renamed to Usha International.
1984 Launches a range of Home Appliances.
1994 Fourth generation fully automatic Sewing Machines in collaboration with Janome Sewing Machine Company of Japan is added to the product range.
1994 Monoblock pumps followed by a complete range of water lifting equipment are launched.
1996 Introduces a new range of diesel engines for power generation.
2000 Commences marketing of Light Weight Kerosene pumpsets powered by Honda engines.
2001 Tie-up with Hunter Fan Company of USA for marketing of premium Usha Hunter ceiling fans.
2005 Purchase of Water Cooler factory from DAIPL.
2007 Appointed as super distributor for 2 and 3 wheeler spark plugs in India by NGK Spark Plug Company Limited, Japan.
2008 As of June 2, 2008, Usha International Limited and Shriram Fuel Injection Industries Limited have merged into Jay Engineering Works limited, and the merged entity has been re-named Usha International Limited.

UIL’S Distribution Network

Separate product verticals and different channels for the Trade / Dealer Network, Modern Retail, Government Sales and Commercial Bulk Buyers.
16 Locational Offices
60 Company run Showrooms across the Country
Dealership in all urban centers with population greater than 20,000
Penetration in important modern retail outlets (Future Group, Metro, Reliance)
Presence in rural India, contributing to ~ 20% of total sales

Supply Chain Network

33 warehouses leased and managed in–house
SAP enabled across all UIL locations (Head office, Location offices, Warehouses)

Information Technology & ERP

Year 2001, Journey of SAP started in Usha International Ltd. with roll-out of SAP R/3 Version 4.6C across all locations leaving behind the legacy application.

16 Sales Office, 1 Plant and 20 Godown were brought on private wide area network (VPN) to get the benefit of centralized SAP application hosted on robust and reliable IBM iSeries servers at corporate office.

The core areas of the business were mapped in SAP with three modules i.e SD,MM, FI/CO and later added Country India Version (CIN) & PP module. The effective adoption of SAP has brought standardization of process & methodology provides enhanced productivity.

In the year 2009, the ERP system was upgraded to mySAP ERP-2005(ECC6) alongwith the robust and reliable iSeries servers from IBM. Company had undergone for both technical and functional upgrade with new and enhanced functionalities of the system.

With the enhancement of SAP application, the network setup also been upgraded from PSTN to dedicated broadband link at most of the godown locations, to ensure effective and secure utilization of new / enhanced SAP functionalities and better response time.

Supplier Relation Management (SRM) software has been integrated with the ERP system to enable online interaction with large vendors over the Internet.

Similarly Online Service support software has been introduced at company’s authorized service center to ensure the faster and prompt response to our valuable customer.

Security of Information system is accorded top priority. A third party ISO17799 audit is carried periodically and comprehensive IT Security policy framed, which is monitored and adhered to, so as to ensure that its business operations are not compromised.

Registered Office:
Surya Kiran,
19, Kasturba Gandhi Marg,
New Delhi – 110 001.
India

Tel: +91-11-23318114
Fax: +91-11-23318118/23318119

Corporate Office:
Plot No.3,
Institutional Area,
Sector 32,
Gurgaon-122 001.
Haryana (India)

Tel: +91-124-2883100
Fax: +91-124-2883200

http://www.ushainternational.com

Sony Corporation

admin — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 07:19:50 +0000

Sony Corporation (commonly referred to as Sony) is a multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan, and one of the world’s largest media conglomerates with revenue exceeding ¥ 7.730.0 trillion, or $78.88 billion U.S. (FY2008). Sony is one of the leading manufacturers of electronics, video, communications, video game consoles, and information technology products for the consumer and professional markets. Its founders Akio Morita and Masaru Ibuka derived the name from sonus, the Latin word for sound, and also from the English slang word ’sonny’, since they considered themselves to be ’sonny boys’, a loan word into Japanese which in the early 1950’s connoted smart and presentable young men. With the far-sight of expanding worldwide, it was in 1958 that the company formally adopted “Sony Corporation” as its corporate name.

Sony Corporation is the electronics business unit and the parent company of the Sony Group, which is engaged in business through its five operating segments – electronics, games, entertainment (motion pictures and music), financial services and other. These make Sony one of the most comprehensive entertainment companies in the world. Sony’s principal business operations include Sony Corporation (Sony Electronics in the U.S.), Sony Pictures Entertainment, Sony Computer Entertainment, Sony Music Entertainment, Sony Ericsson, and Sony Financial. As a semiconductor maker, Sony is among the Worldwide Top 20 Semiconductor Sales Leaders. The company’s current slogan is make.believe.

Sony’s Story:

It was in 1946 that Masaru Ibuka and Akio Morita together with a small team of passionate and committed group of employees started to build “Tokyo Tsushin Kenkyujo” (Totsuko), or “Tokyo Telecommunications Research Institute” into the billion dollar global conglomerate that it is today. The main objective of the company was to design and create innovative products which would benefit the people.

From early attempts at creating products like the rice-cooker to the later success of creating Japan’s first magnetic recorder, the innovative company went on to create other hit products which won the company widespread recognition and international acclaim as a truly global company known for its quality and innovative products. Significant product milestones included Japan’s first transistor radio (1955), Trinitron colour television (1968), Walkman personal stereo (1979), Handycam videocamera (1989), PlayStation (1994), Blu-ray Disc recorder (2003) and PlayStation 3 (2006).

Sony in India:

One of the most recognized brand names in the world today, Sony Corporation, Japan, established its India operations in November 1994, focusing on the sales and marketing of Sony products in the country. In a span of 15 years Sony India has exemplified the quest for excellence in the world of digital lifestyle becoming the country’s foremost consumer electronics brand. With relentless commitment to quality, consistent dedication to customer satisfaction and unparalleled standards of service, Sony India is recognized as a benchmark for new age technology, superior quality, digital concepts and personalized service that has ensured loyal customers and nationwide acclaim in the industry.

With brands names such as BRAVIA, Xplod, Sony hi-fi, Handycam, Cyber-shot‚ VAIO, Walkman, Memory stick‚ PlayStation. Sony has established it self as a value leader across its various product categories of Audio/Visual Entertainment products, Information and Communications‚ Recording Media, Business and Professional products.

In India, Sony has its footprint across all major towns and cities through a distribution network comprising of over 4000 dealers and distributors, 240 exclusive Sony outlets and 19 direct branch locations. Manned by customer friendly and informed sales persons, Sony’s exclusive stores ‘Sony Center’ are fast becoming the most visible face of the company in India. [Figures as of January 2010].

Sony India also has a strong service presence across the country with 20 company owned and 190 authorized service centers.

Mergers, acquisitions, and joint ventures:

1987: On 18 November, Sony acquired CBS Records Group from CBS. It was renamed “Sony Music Entertainment” in 1991.
1989: 28 September; Acquired Columbia Pictures Entertainment from The Coca-Cola Company for US$3.4 billion. It was subsequently renamed “Sony Pictures Entertainment” in 1991.
1989: 29 September; Acquired The Guber-Peters Entertainment Company for $200 million.
1993: Acquired Psygnosis Limited a computer games company based in Liverpool, UK. Psygnosis director Ian Hetherington was made Managing Director of Sony Computer Entertainment Europe.
1995: Sony/ATV Music Publishing, a 50:50 joint venture of Sony Corporation of America and Michael Jackson.
1997: ST Liquid Crystal Display Corporation (STLCD), a 50:50 joint venture of Sony Corporation and Toyota Industries.
2001: Sony Ericsson, a 50:50 joint venture of Sony Corporation and Ericsson AB, was established on 1 October.
2002: Aiwa Corporation in October.
2004: S-LCD, a joint venture of Sony Corporation and Samsung Electronics (Samsung Electronics: 50% plus 1 share, Sony: 50% minus 1 share) was established in April.
2004: On 20 July, the European Union approved a 50–50 merger between Sony Music Entertainment and BMG. The new company was named Sony BMG Music Entertainment and, as of 2005, holds a 21.5% share in the global music market, behind worldwide leader Universal Music Group, which has a 25.5% share.
2005: On 8 April, The MGM Company (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and United Artists) was acquired by a Sony-led consortium (Providence Equity Partners 29%, TPG Capital 21%, Sony 20%, Comcast 20%, DLJ Merchant Banking Partners 7% and Quadrangle Group 3%) finalized the deal to purchase the film studio for about $4.8 billion, including $2bn in debts from Armenian-American Kirk Kerkorian.
2006: Sony NEC Optiarc Inc, a 55:45 (Sony 55%, NEC 45%) joint venture of Sony Corporation and NEC Corporation, was established in April.
2006: Obtained an option to acquire half of Michael Jackson’s 50% stake in Sony/ATV Music Publishing.
2006: Acquired digital Single Lens Reflex (Digital SLR) cameras section from Konica Minolta including digital camera support and servicing.
2006: Acquired Grouper Networks (now Crackle, Inc.), a Sausalito-based startup company that created a user generated video sharing platform and P2P technology for $65M.
2006: Field Emission Technologies Inc., a carve-out of Sony’s nano-Spindt FED technology. Established in December 2006 by Technology Carve-Out Investment LLP (62.2%) and Sony (37.8%).
2007: Qreatic Design Inc, a 50:50 joint venture of Sony Corporation and Qimonda AG.
2007: Moversa GmbH, a 50:50 joint venture of Sony Corporation and NXP Semiconductors.
2008: Acquired Gracenote, Inc. for $260M.
2008: Acquired Bertelsmann AG’s 50% stake in Sony BMG Music Entertainment.
2009: Sharp Display Products Corporation (SDP), a joint venture of Sharp Corporation (92.96%) and Sony Corporation (7.04%). Sony plans to make additional capital injections to SDP, resulting in a maximum 34% ownership by Sony of SDP by the end of April 2011. SDP produces large-sized LCD panels and modules using the 10th generation glass substrates at the Sharp Green Front Sakai in the Sakai-Semboku Industrial Complex, Sakai, Osaka.
2010: Acquired Convergent Media Systems Corporation.
2010: Acquired iCyt Mission Technology, Inc., a producer of flow cytometers.
2010: Acquired Surrey, England-based Media Molecule of for an undisclosed price.

Sony India Registered Office:

A – 31,
Mohan Co-operative Industrial Estate,
Mathura Road
New Delhi – 110044

Tel: +91-11-66006600
Fax: +91-11-26959141

List of branch offices in India

http://www.sony.co.in

Paladion Networks (Pvt) Ltd.

admin — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 15:00:56 +0000

Paladion is a global full service managed security provider committed to delivering technology solutions to ensure impenetrable security to 400+ clients in 15 countries across Asia, US and Europe. Using their industry knowledge, security-related expertise and technology capabilities, the company offers unique technology platform and integrated services framework for its clients to actively monitor, reduce and prevent risks on a 24X7 basis.

Paladion’s expertise extends over Banking-Finance-Insurance, IT and Consulting, Telecommunications, Research & Development and Government. Paladion’s solutions encompass security assurance, compliance, governance, monitoring and management services.

Paladion Network professionals are extensively trained and certified in CISSP, CISA, SANS, BS7799, CBCP, ISO 20000 and ISO 27001.

Services Offered by Paladion:

Professional Services

Security Testing
Consulting
SOC Services
Identity and Access Management

Managed Services

Managed governance, risk and compliance
Managed security operation center
Managed testing and assurance
Managed identity and access

Partners: Paladion has a tie-up with

ArcSight
Hewlett-Packard
Bigfix
Modulo Solutions
Cenzic
i-sprint
Sentrigo
Qualys

Client List

Banking, Finance and Insurance

Standard Chartered Bank
ABN AMRO Bank
HSBC
ING Vysya
State Bank of India
ICICI Bank
Kotak Mahindra Bank
Commercial Bank of Kuwait
Riyad Bank
Principal Financials AMC
IDBI Bank
Medmarc Insurance
Kotak Mutual AMC+AMI Insurance
First Islamic Bank
OrbiTech Solutions
Prudential Singapore
Prudential ICICI AMC
Syndicate Bank

Information Technology and Consulting

Infosys Technologies Ltd.
ITS2
Digicert
Aditi
PWC
HCL Tech
Hewitt Associates
Tata Elxsi
Intel
Seva
CMC
Polaris
Keane
Fortuna
Microsoft Consulting
SK-International
Hurix Systems
America To Go
Atcom

Manufacturing

Titan
Reliance Industries
Pfizer
Pidilite
HLL
Asian Paints
DaimlerChrysler

Telecommunication

Comsat Max
Tata ISP
Rolta Net
Nextel
Reliance Infocomm
Global Tele
Satyam

Research and Development

BEL
ISRO
GE Tech Center

Government

Department of Justice,USA
Ministry of IT, India

Corporate Office:

Shilpa Vidya,
49 1st Main, 3rd Phase,
JP Nagar,
Bangalore – 560 078

Tel: +91-80-42543444
Fax: +91-80-41208929

http://www.paladion.net

Birlasoft

admin — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 14:57:23 +0000

Birlasoft is a leading provider of information technology services in both onshore and offshore models to Fortune 1000 as well as mid-sized organizations in banking, financial services, insurance, retail, healthcare, manufacturing and independent software vendors sectors.

Birlasoft services include application development, support & maintenance, enterprise application implementation, integration, infrastructure management and quality assurance & testing.

Birlasoft’s robust delivery processes embrace digitized project management methodologies, embedded within proven practices of Six Sigma on Continuous Representation. The Noida centers of the company have been recently assessed at PCMM Level 3 for its HR practices.

Birlasoft provides applications development and support services in eCommerce, Data Warehousing, Legacy Systems, QA, CRM, RIMS (Remote Infrastructure Management Service) and ERP.

Birlasoft is part of the global $1.7 billion CK Birla Group which traces its roots back to over 150 years and has diversified interests ranging from automobiles, cement, paper, software etc. to hospitals, schools and colleges as part of its philanthropic work.

The foundation for the Birla House in India was laid in 1861.

Spanning four continents, the GP-CK Birla Group has global revenues of more than $1.7 billion with interests in major industries, including automobile, bearings, earthmoving and power transmission equipment, heavy machinery, paper, cement, building products and electrical products and information technology. The group has a track record of successful partnerships and collaborations with technology leaders like General Motors, Caterpillar, Ford Motors, Mitsubishi Motors, Isuzu Motors and NTN to name a few.

The group entered the information technology arena in 1992-93. Initially, the company, Birla Horizons International, concentrated on professional services with offices in New Delhi, New Jersey and California. In 1998, the company was rejuvenated and renamed Birlasoft Inc. when GE Capital joined the company as a strategic investor. Over the years Birlasoft has evolved into an institution with more than 4,000+ employees across the globe.

Alliances:

Birlasoft works with alliance partners that offer best-in-class technologies in specific industries, enabling them to develop and deliver leading solutions and business value to their clients.
Birlasoft’s alliance partners include:

SAP: Birlasoft is SAP India certified Associate Channel partner as an SMB Value Added Reseller for mySAP ERP All in One Solutions. As a part of the agreement, Birlasoft is authorized to sell SAP licenses and implement SAP projects in India. The initial focus verticals will be Consumer Products, Mill Products & Textiles.

mySAP™ All-in-One is a prepackaged, industry specific solution with built-in content, tools and methodologies for a cost effective, turnkey deployment. The solution has been designed to keep the specific needs of the SMB segment in mind.

Oracle: Birlasoft is a Global (Worldwide) Certified Partner of Oracle. It’s Global (Worldwide) Certified Partnership with Oracle helps it to simplify and consolidate offerings from multiple Oracle product groups. This further helps to deliver best of breed solutions and services with increased levels of support and engagement from Oracle and by gaining access directly to the tools and resources that are needed to support the entire Customer Business Cycle across the globe.

HP Software (Gold Business Partner): HP specializes in developing and manufacturing computing, storage, and networking hardware, software and services. HP markets its products to households, small to medium size businesses and enterprises both directly, via online distribution, consumer-electronics and office-supply retailers, software partners and major technology vendors.

Siebel Systems: Siebel Systems, Inc. is a leading provider of business applications software, enabling corporations to sell to, market to, and serve customers across multiple channels and lines of business. With more than 4,000 customer deployments worldwide, Siebel Systems provides organizations with a proven set of industry-specific best practices, CRM applications, market-leading analytics products, and business processes, empowering them to consistently deliver superior customer experiences and establish more profitable customer relationships. Siebel Systems’ sales and service facilities are located in more than 30 countries. Birlasoft Inc. has a dedicated Siebel Center of Excellence which provides following onsite/offshore services to many of it’s Fortune customers, as below:

Siebel Implementation Services
Siebel Upgrade Services
Siebel Testing Services
Siebel Support and Maintenance Services

IBM: Birlasoft is an IBM business partner and provides consulting and outsourcing services on Tivoli, WebSphere, Rational and Lotus line of products.

Global Presence:

Headquartered at Noida, India, Birlasoft has 4,000+ employees across:

US
UK
Germany
Netherlands
Czech Republic
Malaysia
Australia
Singapore
India.

Corporate Office:

Birlasoft
H – 9, Sector 63,
NOIDA – 201 306.

Tel: +91-120-6629000.
Fax: +91-120-6629494, +91-120-4079494

Global Commercial Bank Locations across India

http://www.birlasoft.com

Citibank

admin — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 07:38:02 +0000

Citibank is the consumer banking arm of financial services giant Citigroup. Citibank was founded in 1812 as the City Bank of New York, later First National City Bank of New York. As of June 2009, Citigroup is the third largest bank holding company in the United States by total assets.

Citibank has retail banking operations in more than 100 countries and territories around the world. More than half of its 1,400 offices are in the United States, mostly in New York City, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco/Silicon Valley, and Miami. More recently, Citibank has expanded its operations in the Boston, Philadelphia, Houston, Dallas, and Washington D.C. metropolitan areas, albeit with a mixed record of success. It was reported that Citigroup executives were pleased with the performance of the Boston branches, but were less impressed with the Philadelphia experiment, according to a person familiar with the situation.

In India, Citibank has been operating since 1902. The bank is present at 28 locations as of April 13, 2009. These locations include Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Chandigarh, Noida, Delhi, Gurgaon, Faridabad, Lucknow, Jaipur, Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Indore, Bhopal, Surat, Nashik, Aurangabad, Akola, Bhubaneshwar, Kolkata, Vapi, Mumbai, Pune, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Chennai, Pondicherry, Cochin and Coimbatore.

On September 24, 2009, The Wall Street Journal reported that Citi planned to narrow the focus of Citigroup’s U.S. branch network to just six major metropolitan areas, including New York, Washington, Miami, Chicago, San Francisco and Los Angeles, where Citi has a substantial presence but ranks no higher than No. 3 in deposits. The article also noted that Citi could abandon or scale back where it is an also-ran, including Boston, Philadelphia and parts of Texas, according to people with knowledge of the discussions.

In addition to the standard banking transactions, Citibank offers insurance, credit card and investment products. Their online services division is among the most successful in the field, claiming about 15 million users.

As a result of the Global financial crisis of 2008–2009 and huge losses in the value of its subprime mortgage assets, Citibank was rescued by the U.S. government under plans agreed for Citigroup. On November 23, 2008, in addition to initial aid of $25 billion, a further $25 billion was invested in the corporation together with guarantees for risky assets amounting to $306 billion.

Products and Services in India
The bank offers a variety of services and products under the Personal Banking, NRI Banking and Corporate Banking categories.

Personal Banking
The services offered by the bank under Personal Banking are Loans and Credit Cards, Regular Banking services such as savings account, business banking solutions including Personal Wealth Management and investment options such as Mutual Funds and Demat Services. The bank also offers various insurance solutions and hi-tech banking services such as Online Bill Pay, Pre-paid Mobile Recharge, Internet Banking and CitiAlert account statements on the mobile phone.

NRI Oriented Services
For its Non-Resident Indian (NRI) customers, Citibank provides a wide range of services including Rupee Checking Account, Money Remittance, Investment solutions and Home Loans for the NRIs.

Corporate Banking Solutions
Citibank also pays specialized attention to its corporate customers in India through its Corporate Banking services, which comprises of an array of customized banking solutions tailor-made according to the needs of its corporate customers in India. These services include Cash Management, Trade Services, Loans, Securities and Fund Services, and Investment Banking services.

Global Commercial Bank Services
Citibank also offers Global Commercial Bank services through its Commercial Relationship Banking wing and Global Subsidiaries Group. The Commercial Relationship Banking services are aimed at helping the Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) and Mid Market Enterprises, while the Global Subsidiaries Group provides comprehensive banking services for the top multinational corporates and their subsidiaries in India.

Citi’s Global Presence

Africa
Algeria, Angola, Cameroon, Conga, Egypt, Gabon, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Morocco, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia.

Asia Pacific
Australia, Bangladesh, Brunei, China, Guam, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Macau, Malaysia, Nepal, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam.

Central America/Caribbean
Bahamas, Barbados, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Panama, Puerto Rico, Trinidad & Tobago, Virgin Islands.

Europe
Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Channel Islands, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Luxembourg, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom.

Middle East
Bahrain, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Oman, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates.

North America
Canada, Mexico, United States.

South America
Argentina, Aruba, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela.

Corporate Office – India

Citigroup Center,
7th Floor,
C-61, Bandra Kurla Complex,
G, Block,
Bandra(East),
Mumbai. 400 051
India

Tel: +91-22-40015757/26532325

Branch/ATM Locator

http://www.citibank.co.in

SBI Mutual Fund

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SBI Mutual Fund is India’s largest bank sponsored mutual fund and has an enviable track record in judicious investments and consistent wealth creation.

The fund traces its lineage to State Bank of India (SBI) – India’s largest banking enterprise. The institution has grown immensely since its inception and today it is India’s largest bank, patronised by over 80% of the top corporate houses of the country.

SBI Mutual Fund is a joint venture between the State Bank of India and Société Générale Asset Management, one of the world’s leading fund management companies that manages over US$ 500 Billion worldwide.

In twenty years of operation, the fund has launched 38 schemes and successfully redeemed fifteen of them. In the process it has rewarded it’s investors handsomely with consistent returns. A total of over 5.8 million investors have reposed their faith in the wealth generation expertise of the Mutual Fund.

Schemes of the Mutual fund have consistently outperformed benchmark indices and have emerged as the preferred investment for millions of investors and HNI’s. Today, the fund manages over Rs. 38,782 crores of assets and has a diverse profile of investors actively parking their investments across 38 active schemes. (As on December 2009)

The fund serves this vast family of investors by reaching out to them through network of over 130 points of acceptance, 28 investor service centers, 46 investor service desks and 56 district organisers.

SBI Mutual is the first bank-sponsored fund to launch an offshore fund – Resurgent India Opportunities Fund.

SBI Mutual Fund (SBIMF) has been the proud recipient of the ICRA Online Award – 8 times, CNBC TV – 18 Crisil Award 2006 – 4 Awards, The Lipper Award (Year 2005-2006) and most recently with the CNBC TV – 18 Crisil Mutual Fund of the Year Award 2007 and 5 Awards for it’s schemes.

Products Offered:

Equity Schemes:

Magnum COMMA Fund
Magnum Equity Fund
Magnum Global Fund
Magnum Index Fund
Magnum MidCap Fund
Magnum Multicap Fund
Magnum Multiplier Plus 1993
Magnum NRI Investment Fund – FlexiAsset Plan
Magnum Sector Funds Umbrella
- MSFU – Emerging Businesses Fund
- MSFU – IT Fund
- MSFU – Pharma Fund
- MSFU – Contra Fund
- MSFU – FMCG Fund
SBI Arbitrage Opportunities Fund
SBI Blue Chip Fund
SBI Infrastructure Fund – Series I
SBI Magnum Taxgain Scheme 1993
SBI ONE India Fund
SBI TAX ADVANTAGE FUND – SERIES I

Debt Schemes:

Magnum Children`s Benefit Plan
Magnum Gilt Fund
- Magnum Gilt Fund (Long Term)
- Magnum Gilt Fund (Short Term)
Magnum Income Fund
Magnum Income Plus Fund
- Magnum Income Plus Fund (Saving Plan)
- Magnum Income Plus Fund (Investment Plan)
Magnum Insta Cash Fund
Magnum InstaCash Fund -Liquid Floater Plan
Magnum Institutional Income Fund
Magnum Monthly Income Plan
Magnum Monthly Income Plan Floater
Magnum NRI Investment Fund
SBI Capital Protection Oriented Fund – Series I
SBI Debt Fund Series
- SDFS 15 Months Fund
- SDFS 90 Days Fund
- SDFS 13 Months Fund
- SDFS 18 Months Fund
- SDFS 24 Months Fund
- SDFS 30 DAYS
- SDFS 30 DAYS
- SDFS 370 days
- SDFS 60 Days Fund
- SDFS 180 Days Fund
- SDFS 370 days
- SDFS 30 DAYS
SBI Dynamic Bond Fund
SBI Premier Liquid Fund
SBI Short Horizon Debt Fund
- SBI Short Horizon Debt Fund – Ultra Short Term Fund
- SBI Short Horizon Debt Fund – Short Term Fund

Balanced Scheme:

Magnum Balanced Fund

Exchange Traded Scheme:

SBI Gold Exchange Traded Scheme

CORPORATE OFFICE:

SBI Mutual Fund,
191, Maker Tower ‘E’,
Cuffe Parade,
Mumbai – 400 005.
India.

Tel: +91-22-22180221
Fax: +91-22-22189663

http://www.shriramlife.in

http://www.sbimf.com

Shriram Life Insurance Company Ltd.

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Shriram Life Insurance Company Ltd. is a joint venture of the Shriram Group and Sanlam with South African firm holding 26 per cent strake, maximum permissible ceiling for a foreign partner in a private insurance company. (As of June 2009).

The Shriram Group is one of the largest and well-respected financial services conglomerates in India. The Group’s main line of activities in financial services include chit fund, truck financing, consumer durable financing, stock broking, insurance broking and life insurance.
The Group has a customer base of 30 lacs chit subscribers and investors and operates through a network of 630 offices all over the country. The Group has the largest agency force in the private sector consisting of more than 75,000 loyal and dedicated agents.

Shriram Life Insurance Co. Ltd. was launched in January 2006. India currently accounts for 16% of the world’s population.70% of this population is below 35 years of age. Between 2001 and 2006, Indian demography has changed with the higher income classes (more than INR 70,000 per annum) constituting about 79%. This represents huge market for insurance products.

This is amply reflected in the growth of insurance industry in the last couple of years. However, this growth has not really reach the Rural and Semi Urban areas. Shriram Group with its network of branches particularly in these areas enjoys a unique opportunity for reaching out to wider audience and sustain the growth story of the insurance industry. Most of the products of Shriram Life were designed by advisors working in the field and based on need analysis done through Intense Market Research.

Sanlam Life Insurance Limited, a part of the Sanlam Group, is one of the largest providers of life insurance in South Africa with 3.2 million individual policies under administration. It has a significant presence

across South Africa, United Kingdom and Namibia and is a major provider of life insurance, retirement annuities, saving and investment products, personal loans, home loans and trust services to individuals. The shareholder’s funds of Sanlam Life equates to USD 4.4 billion.

The Sanlam Group was established in 1918 and has a leadership position in financial services in South Africa. Demutualized in 1998, the group is listed on the JSE Securities Exchange in Johannesburg and on the Namibian Stock Exchange. It has a current market capitalization of USD 5.4 billion.

The Sanlam Group also operates in the areas of Group Schemes, Retirement Funds, Life Insurance, Asset Management and other financial services. It has an employee strength of 10,000 and has shareholder funds in excess
of US$ 4.6 billion.

During the first year of operation the company (Shriram Life Insurance Company) earned a profit of Rs 2 crore, which doubled to Rs 4 crore in the subsequent year. For the fiscal ended March 2009, the company earned a profit of Rs 8 crore, adding the total premium at the end 2008-09 stood Rs 1,000 crore. The company aims to garner new business premium of Rs 1,000 crore in next three years. The company also intends to increase its presence in 100 cities in the next 3-4 years.

Presently Shriram Life Insurance Company offers 11 products catering to various situations and strata of society:

Shri Life
Shri Nidhi
Shri Raksha
Shri Vidya
Shri Plus
Shri Plus (SP)
Shri Laabh
Shri Vivah
Shri Vishram
Shri Sahay
Immediate Annuity Plan

Head Office:

Shriram Life Insurance Company Limited,
3-6-478, 3rd Floor, Anand Estates,
Liberty Road, Himayat Nagar,
Hyderabad – 500 029
India.

Tel: +91-40-2343 4466
Fax: +91-40-2343 4488

List of Branch Offices

Computer Sciences Corporation India Pvt. Ltd. (CSC)

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Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC) [NYSE: CSC] is an information technology (IT) and business services company headquartered in Falls Church, Virginia, USA. CSC predominantly provides IT personnel staffing services in the following areas: systems integration and professional services; enterprise application development and management; application software for the financial services industry; business process outsourcing; managed hosting services; and application and IT infrastructure outsourcing. CSC’s consulting and professional services include advising clients on the acquisition and utilization of IT and on business strategy, security, modeling, simulation, engineering, operations, change management and business process reengineering.

CSC was founded in April 1959 by Roy Nutt, Fletcher Jones and Bob Patrick. Their goal was to provide programming tools such as assemblers and compilers. Jones, who ran the business and its marketing, obtained a contract from Honeywell that made the business profitable and respected within the industry. Within four years of its founding, CSC became the largest software company in the United States and took the business public with an IPO listed on the American Stock Exchange.

By the end of 1968, CSC was listed on the New York Stock Exchange and had operations in Canada, India, the United Kingdom, Germany, Spain, Italy, Brazil, and the Netherlands.

Since its beginnings in 1959, company headquarters had been in California.

CSC serves Fortune Global 1000 companies in fifteen industries and national and local governments. CSC employs over 92,000 people in 80 countries and is one of the largest players in global outsourcing.

CSC reported revenue of $16.74 billion on May 21, 2009. This was a 1.5% growth over the revenue generated in same period last year. On September 28, 2009, when Xerox acquired Affiliated Computer Services, Computer Sciences Corporation became the nation’s remaining, independent major outsourcing vendor.

Acquisitions:

Index Group (1988)
Continuum (1996)
Ploenzke AG (1995-1999)
Nichols Research Corporation (1999)
PMSC/Mynd (2001)
DynCorp (2003) (some units later sold in 2005)
Datatrac Information Services Inc. (2006)
Covansys Corporation Limited (2007)
First Consulting Group (2008)
OBS BG (2008)
Log.Sec Corporation (2008)
BearingPoint in Brazil (2009)

Industries Served:

Aerospace & Defense
Banking
Chemical, Energy & Natural Resources
Communications, Media & Entertainment
Financial Services
Government
Health Services
Insurance
Life, Annuities & Pensions
Manufacturing
P&C – General Insurance
Retail
Technology
Travel & Transportation

Solutions Provided:

Cloud Computing Services
Credit Services
Customer Relationship Management
Enterprise Solutions
Hosting Services
Legal Solutions
Managed Network Services
Management Consulting
Outsourcing
Risk Management & Claims
Security
Service Oriented Architecture
Supply Chain Management
Testing Services

Global Presence:

Africa
- South Africa
Americas
- Brazil
- Canada
- Chile
Asia
- China
- Hong Kong
- India
- Japan
- Korea
- Malaysia
- Singapore
- Thailand
- Vietnam
Australia
- Australia
Europe
- Austria
- Belgium
- Czech Republic
- Denmark
- France
- Germany
- Italy
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Netherlands
- Norway
- Portugal
- Slovakia
- Spain
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- United Kingdom

Corporate Headquarters:

CSC Ltd.

3170 Fairview Park Drive

Falls Church, VA 22042

USA

+1.703.876.1000

India Office:

Unit 13, Block 2

SDF Buildings

MEPZ

Chennai (Tamilnadu) – 600 045

India.

Tel: +91-44-22628080/22623880

Fax: +91-44-22628171

List of India offices

List of Worldwide offices

http://www.csc.com

The Muthoot Group

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The Muthoot Group is an 120-year-old business house based in India. It has interests in Financial Services, Information Technology, Media, Healthcare, Education, Power Generation, Infrastructure, Plantations, Precious Metals and Hospitality. The Muthoot Group operates in 21 states in India, and has a customer base of over 25 million. It is wholly owned and managed by the Muthoot Family.

The Group takes its name from the Muthoot Family based in Kerala. The Company was set up by Muthoot Ninan Mathai in 1887 at Kozhencherry, a small town in the erstwhile Kingdom of Travancore (Kerala). It was then later taken over by his son M.George Muthoot who incorporated the Finance division of the group which was till then primarily involved in wholesale of grains. The company is now managed by the third and fourth generation of its family members.

The group is headquartered in Kochi, Kerala

Finance

The Muthoot Group, with its subsidiary Muthoot Finance since 1939 is primarily involved in the Financial sector of the country. Muthoot Finance falls under the category of Non Banking Financial Company (NBFCs) of the RBI guidelines. Muthoot Finance has more than 1400 branches spread across 20 states of the country. ‘Muthoot Gold Power’ is the lifestyle product of Muthoot Finance aimed at mobilizing the Household gold in India which is estimated to be more than 15000 tonnes. Muthoot Finance according to its company website has “the largest gold loan portfolio in the country”. Muthoot also provides various financial services such as Insurance distribution, Wealth Management, Foreign Exchange, Money Transfer and Vehicle & Asset Finance.

Information Technology

Emsyne, the information technology wing of the group develops products for the service, education and healthcare industry. Emsyne offers on site and offshore services, whether project-based outsourcing / assignments, or based on time and materials. The Core Products of Emsyne are Edge – Educational Institutions Management System Finex – Innovative Banking Automation System

Securities

Muthoot Securities offers broking services in cash and derivatives segments at the National Stock Exchange and Bombay Stock Exchange. It has a network of more than 100 branches.[5]. Muthoot Securities launched its portfolio management services on 20th August 2009.

Media

Chennai Live 104.8 is India’s first talk radio FM station. The station focuses on knowledge centric and local content and will be targeting the information and entertainment needs of Chennai’s intellect community.

Healthcare

The Group operates several Diagnostic & Scan centers throughout Kerala and 2 multi-specialty hospitals in Kozhencherry and Pathanamthitta. Muthoot Medical Center at Kozhencherry is a Non-Profit Organization.

Hotels & Hospitality

Muthoot Hotels operates a 4 star resort in Thekkady (Kerala) and also operates 12 houseboats in the backwaters of Kerala under the brand Muthoot River Escapes.

Kaapi Club is a chain of South Indian coffee outlets managed by Muthoot Hotels. Muthoot Hotels is in the process of constructing a 5 star luxury hotel in the city of Kochi and 5 star beach resort in Mararikulam.

Housing & Infrastructure

The projects of Muthoot Builders are primarily situated in central and south Kerala, Muthoot has a track record of more than 30 completed projects including commercial and residential spaces.

Other Divisions

Muthoot has interests in Power Generation through windmill farms in the state of Tamil Nadu. The group also manages a school in New Delhi and 2 Nursing Colleges in Kerala.

Philanthropy

Muthoot M George Charity Foundation Set up in memory of the Late M. George Muthoot, the Foundation has been extending financial aid for its employees as part of the Staff Welfare measures. Every branch of The Muthoot Group is actively involved in Community Development and Social Welfare. The Muthoot Foundation frequently grants medical and financial aid to deserving individuals through its welfare programs. The Muthoot M. George Charitable Foundation is approached by numerous organizations and individuals requesting financial and medical assistance.

Muthoot Medical Centers at Kozhencherry and Pathanamthitta are super specialty hospitals set up in the rural areas of Kozhencherry and Pathanamthitta. They are both Non-Profit organizations established in 1989.

Environment Research Foundation

The Periyar Foundation set up by Muthoot Hotels is based in the town of Thekkady, near the Periyar National Park has undertaken several projects for the conservation of the national park including ‘vasantha sena’ and a research study along with the National Institute of Advance Studies for the conservation of ‘Nocturnal Flying Squirrels’.

The group is headquartered in Kochi, Kerala

Subsidiaries:

Finance

Information Technology

Securities

Media

Healthcare

Hotels & Hospitality

Muthoot Hotels operates a 4 star resort in Thekkady (Kerala) and also operates 12 houseboats in the backwaters of Kerala under the brand Muthoot River Escapes. Kaapi Club is a chain of South Indian coffee outlets managed by Muthoot Hotels. Muthoot Hotels is in the process of constructing a 5 star luxury hotel in the city of Kochi and 5 star beach resort in Mararikulam.

Housing & Infrastructure

The projects of Muthoot Builders are primarily situated in central and south Kerala, Muthoot has a track record of more than 30 completed projects including commercial and residential spaces.

Other Divisions

Muthoot has interests in Power Generation through windmill farms in the state of Tamil Nadu. The group also manages a school in New Delhi and 2 Nursing Colleges in Kerala.

Philanthropy

Environment Research Foundation

The Periyar Foundation set up by Muthoot Hotels is based in the town of Thekkady, near the Periyar National Park has undertaken several projects for the conservation of the national park including ‘Vasantha Sena‘ and a research study along with the National Institute of Advance Studies for the conservation of ‘Nocturnal Flying Squirrels‘.

Registered Office:

Muthoot Buildings,

P.B.No.11

Kozhencherry – 689 641

India.

Tel: +91-4682-214078/214005

Fax: +91-4682-213417

Head Office:

Muthoot Chambers

Opp. Saritha Theatre Complex

Banerji Road

Ernakulam – 682 018

India.

Tel: +91-484 -2396478 , 2394712

Fax: +91-484 -2396506

Corporate Office:

The Muthoot Group,

K-24, 3Cs Road,

Lajpat Nagar – II,

New Delhi – 110 024.

India.

Tel: 011-46697777

Fax: 011 – 29841832

http://www.muthootgroup.com

British Physical Laboratories India Pvt Ltd (BPL)

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One of the most recognized brand names in the India, BRITISH PHYSICAL LABORATORIES INDIA PVT LTD (BPL), is an Indian electronics company that deals with consumer appliances (such as refrigerators and washing machines), home entertainment products and health care devices. The company was established in the year 1963 as a single product company manufacturing high precision hermetically sealed panel meters for defense applications in Palakkad, Kerala, under the name of British Physical Laboratories.

Within a span of 5 years BPL has exemplified the quest for excellence in the world of medical products becoming the country’s foremost in manufacturing electro-cardiographs. With the increasing nationwide infrastructure development in power & telecommunication, BPL ventured into this field with its Power Line Communications Carrier (PLCC) and continues to be a leader in this field. With the advent of televisions in India, BPL used its manufacturing strengths and strong technical tie up with SANYO Japan to launch the BPL brand televisions in Indian market. With relentless commitment to quality, consistent dedication to customer satisfaction and unparalleled standards of service, BPL is recognized as a benchmark for new age technology, superior quality, digital concepts and personalized service that has ensured loyal customers and nationwide acclaim in the industry.

BPL established its image as a reliable and strong brand in the consumer durables market, a reputation that it still enjoys. In India, BPL has its footprint across the country through a distribution network comprising of over 7000 channel partners. Manned by customer friendly and informed sales persons.

Over the years, BPL’s growth has been subject to constant challenges. The company was started at a time when the government had reserved many areas of business for the public sector. It had also virtually barred most entrepreneurs from entering other fields through reservations on licensing.

From 1980 onwards, when the industrial licensing was relaxed, BPL began manufacturing televisions and telecommunications equipment, demonstrating its potential and future business area. In the early 1990s, after globalisation and liberalization of the Indian economy, competition entered the market. BPL retained its strong presence and growth rate. Strategic alliances with international companies provided the technology for them and set the standards of quality.

Using its experience of the market and the consumer, BPL concentrated on importing technology, improving product quality, innovations and manufacture of electronic products that enhanced the quality of life. After 37 years, BPL has metamorphosed from an entrepreneurial venture, into India’s biggest consumer electronics company.

Corporate History:

1963: British Physical Laboratories India Private Limited established for the manufacture of hermatically sealed panel meters in collaboration with BPL (instruments) Limited, UK
1967: Commencement of manufacture of Electrocardiographs in Technical collaboration with Fukuda Electric Co., Japan.
1971: Commencement of manufacture of Power Line Carrier Communication Equipment.
1972: Technical collaboration with Nihon Kohden Kogyo Co. Ltd, Japan for patient monitoring system.
1975: Formation of BPL independent Marketing and Sales department.
1979: Manufacture of plain paper copier in collaboration with Gestetner UK.
1982: Made a foray into consumer electronics.
1984: Commencement of manufacture of EPABX and Telephone instruments.
1985: Secured industrial license for manufacture of VCRs in collaboration with Sanyo.
1989: Diversified into Home Appliance business in collaboration with Sanyo.
1994: Commencement of the manufacture of Kitchen appliances.
1995: Commencement of Mobile Telephony Services in Mumbai, Maharashtra, Tamilnadu & Kerala.
1996: Took over the Uptron CPT company from BIFR.; BDDL makes profit in 2001-02.
1997: Diversified into the manufacture and distribution of batteries (dry cells and alkaline)
2000: Strategic alliance with Slovenian Manufacturing Company for off-shore manufacturing in Europe.
2001: State-of-the-art design & development center setup for systems & embedded software solutions at BPL Telecom.
2005: Entered into a JV with SANYO for CTV manufacture and distribution

In May 2007 after the failure of Sanyo BPL venture. The attrition in rate in Sanyo BPL was 70%. BPL concentrated 100% on Healthcare Business group Started Sales and Service Support for PIX and re branded the Service operations under “SURE CARE” brand .Sure Care provides support for BPL Healthcare and PIX X-Ray products.

Corporate Office:

BPL Limited

Dynamic House

64, Church Street

Bangalore – 560 001

India

Tel: +91-80-25589109, 25327985

http://www.bpl.in

Dabur India Limited

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Dabur India Limited is the fourth largest Company in India with interests in Health Care, Personal Care and Food Products. It is most famous for Dabur Chyawanprash, Hajmola, Glucose-D, Vatika. Dabur had a turnover of approximately Rs. 19 billion (approx. US$ 420 million) during the fiscal year 2005-2006, with brands like Dabur Amla, Dabur Chyawanprash, Vatika, Hajmola & Real. The company’s growth rate rose from 10% to 40%. The expected growth rate for two years was two-fold. Dabur operates in more than 5 countries and distributes its products worldwide. The company was founded by Dr. S. K. Burman in 1884 as a small pharmacy in Calcutta (now Kolkata), West Bengal, India. The company headquarters are in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India, near the Indian capital of New Delhi, where it is registered. Dabur’s manufacturing operations are in India, Africa and the United Arab Emirates.

The company, through Dabur Pharma Ltd. does toxicology tests and markets ayurvedic medicines in a scientific manner. They have researched new medicines which will find use in O.T. all over the country therein opening a new market.

Dabur Foods, a subsidiary of Dabur India is expecting to grow at 25%. Its brands of juices, namely, Real and Active, together make it the market leader in the Fruit Juice Category.

Dabur is the co-owner of the IPL team Kings XI Punjab.

Key Facts:

Dabur is a leading consumer goods company in India with a turnover of Rs. 2834.11 Crore (FY09)
3 major strategic business units (SBU) – Consumer Care Division (CCD), Consumer Health Division (CHD) and International Business Division (IBD)
3 Subsidiary Group companies – Dabur International, Fem Care Pharma and newu and 8 step down subsidiaries: Dabur Nepal Pvt Ltd (Nepal), Dabur Egypt Ltd (Egypt), Asian Consumer Care (Bangladesh), Asian Consumer Care (Pakistan), African Consumer Care (Nigeria), Naturelle LLC (Ras Al Khaimah-UAE), Weikfield International (UAE) and Jaquline Inc. (USA).
17 ultra-modern manufacturing units spread around the globe
Products marketed in over 60 countries
Wide and deep market penetration with 50 C&F agents, more than 5000 distributors and over 2.8 million retail outlets all over India
Consumer Care Division (CCD) adresses consumer needs across the entire FMCG spectrum through four distinct business portfolios of Personal Care, Health Care, Home Care & Foods
Master brands:
- Dabur – Ayurvedic healthcare products
- Vatika – Premium hair care
- Hajmola – Tasty digestives
- Réal – Fruit juices & beverages
- Fem – Fairness bleaches & skin care products
9 Billion-Rupee brands: Dabur Amla, Dabur Chyawanprash, Vatika, Réal, Dabur Red Toothpaste, Dabur Lal Dant Manjan, Babool, Hajmola and Dabur Honey
Strategic positioning of Honey as food product, leading to market leadership (over 75%) in branded honey market
Dabur Chyawanprash the largest selling Ayurvedic medicine with over 65% market share.
Vatika Shampoo has been the fastest selling shampoo brand in India for three years in a row
Hajmola tablets in command with 75% market share of digestive tablets category. About 2.5 crore Hajmola tablets are consumed in India every day
Leader in herbal digestives with 90% market share
Consumer Health Division (CHD) offers a range of classical Ayurvedic medicines and Ayurvedic OTC products that deliver the age-old benefits of Ayurveda in modern ready-to-use formats
Has more than 300 products sold through prescriptions as well as over the counter
Major categories in traditional formulations include:
- Asav Arishtas
- Ras Rasayanas
- Churnas
- Medicated Oils
Proprietary Ayurvedic medicines developed by Dabur include:
- Nature Care Isabgol
- Madhuvaani
- Trifgol
Division also works for promotion of Ayurveda through organised community of traditional practitioners and developing fresh batches of students
International Business Division (IBD) caters to the health and personal care needs of customers across different international markets, spanning the Middle East, North & West Africa, EU and the US with its brands Dabur & Vatika
Growing at a CAGR of 33% in the last 6 years and contributes to about 20% of total sales
Leveraging the ‘Natural’ preference among local consumers to increase share in perosnal care categories
Focus markets:
- GCC
- Egypt
- Nigeria
- Bangladesh
- Nepal
- US

Milestones:

1884 – Established by Dr. S K Burman at Kolkata
1896 – First production unit established at Garhia
1919 – Early 1900s – Production of Ayurvedic medicines
Dabur identifies nature-based Ayurvedic medicines as its area of specialisation. It is the first Company to provide health care through scientifically tested and automated production of formulations based on our traditional science.
1930 – Automation and upgradation of Ayurvedic products manufacturing initiated
1936 – Dabur (Dr. S K Burman) Pvt. Ltd. Incorporated
1940 – Dabur introduces Indian consumers to personal care through Ayurveda, with the launch of Dabur Amla Hair Oil.
1949 - Widening the popularity and usage of traditional Ayurvedic products continues. The ancient restorative Chyawanprash is launched in packaged form, and becomes the first branded Chyawanprash in India.
1957 – Computerisation of operations initiated
1970 - Addressing rural markets where homemade oral care is more popular than multinational brands, Dabur introduces ‘Lal Dant Manjan’. With this a conveniently packaged herbal toothpowder is made available at affordable costs to the masses.
1972 – Shifts base to Delhi from Calcutta
1978 – Dabur continues to make innovative products based on traditional formulations that can provide holistic care in our daily life. An Ayurvedic medicine used as a digestive aid is branded and launched as the popular Hajmola tablet.
1979 – Dabur Research Foundation set up
1979 – Commercial production starts at Sahibabad, the most modern herbal medicines plant at that time
1984 – Dabur completes 100 years
1988 – Launches pharmaceutical medicines
1989 – The Ayurvedic digestive formulation is converted into a children’s fun product with the launch of Hajmola Candy. In an innovative move, a curative product is converted to a confectionary item for wider usage.
1994 – Comes out with first public issue
1994 – Enters oncology segment
1994 – Dabur establishes its leadership in health care as one of only two companies worldwide to launch the anti-cancer drug Intaxel (Paclitaxel). Dabur Research Foundation develops an eco-friendly process to extract the drug from its plant source
1996 – Dabur captures the imagination of young Indian consumers with the launch of Real Fruit Juices – a new concept in the Indian foods market. The first local brand of 100% pure natural fruit juices made to international standards, Real becomes the fastest growing and largest selling brand in the country.
1998 – Burman family hands over management of the company to professionals
2000 – Dabur establishes its market leadership status by staging a turnover of Rs.1,000 crores.
2001 – With the setting up of Dabur Oncology’s sterile cytotoxic facility, the Company gains entry into the highly specialised area of cancer therapy. The state-of-the-art plant and laboratory in the UK have approval from the MCA of UK. They follow FDA guidelines for production of drugs specifically for European and American markets.
2002 – Dabur record sales of Rs 1163.19 crore on a net profit of Rs 64.4 crore
2003 – Dabur India approved the demerger of its pharmaceuticals business from the FMCG business into a separate company as part of plans to provider greater focus to both the businesses. With this, Dabur India now largely comprises of the FMCG business that include personal care products, healthcare products and Ayurvedic Specialities, while the Pharmaceuticals business would include Allopathic, Oncology formulations and Bulk Drugs. Dabur Oncology Plc, a subsidiary of Dabur India, would also be part of the Pharmaceutical business.
2005 – As part of its inorganic growth strategy, Dabur India acquires Balsara’s Hygiene and Home products businesses, a leading provider of Oral Care and Household Care products in the Indian market, in a Rs 143-crore all-cash deal.
2005 – Dabur India announced issue of 1:1 Bonus share to the shareholders of the company, i.e. one share for every one share held. The Board also proposed an increase in the authorized share capital of the company from existing Rs 50 crore to Rs 125 crore.
2006 – Dabur India crosses the $2-billion mark in market capitalisation. The company also adopted US GAAP in line with its commitment to follow global best practices and adopt highest standards of transparency and governance.
2006 – Moving forward on the inorganic growth path, Dabur India decides to raise up to $200 million from the international market through Bonds, FCCBs, GDR, ADR, QIPs or any other securities.The capital raised will be used to fund Dabur’s aggressive growth ambitions and acquisition plans in India and abroad.
2007 – Dabur India announced its foray into the organised retail business through a wholly-owned subsidiary, H&B Stores Ltd. Dabur will invest Rs 140 crores by 2010 to establish its presence in the retail market in India with a chain of stores on the Health & Beauty format.
2007 – Dabur India decides to merge its wholly-owned subsidiary Dabur Foods Limited with itself to extract synergies and unlock operational efficiencies. The integration will also help Dabur sharpen focus on the high growth business of foods and beverages, and enter newer product categories in this space.
2008 – Dabur India acquires Fem Care Pharma, a leading player in the women’s skin care market. Besides an entry into the high-growth skin care market with an established brand name FEM, this transaction also offers Dabur a strong platform to enter newer product categories and markets.
2009 – Dabur Red Toothpaste becomes the Dabur’s ninth Billion Rupee brand. Dabur Red Toothpaste crosses the billion rupee turnover mark within five years of its launch.

IT Initiatives

Migration from Baan and Mfg ERP Systems to centralized SAP ERP system from 1st April 2006 for all business units.
Implementation of a country wide new WAN Infrastructure for running centralized ERP system.
Setting up of new Data Centre at KCO Head Office.
Extension of Reach System to distributors for capturing Secondary Sales Data.
Roll out of IT services to new plants and CFAs.

Upcoming Challenges
- Forward Integration of SAP with Distributors and Stockists.
- Backward Integration of SAP with Suppliers.
- Implementation of new POS system at Stockist point and integration with SAP-ERP.
- Implementation of SAP HR and payroll.
- SAP Roll-out to DNPL and other new businesses.

Registered Office:

Dabur India Limited,

8/3, Asaf Ali Road,

New Delhi – 110 002

India

Tel: +91-11-23253488

Corporate Office:

Dabur India Limited,

Kaushambi

Ghaziabad – 201 010

Uttar Pradesh

India

Tel: +91-120-3982000 (30 Lines)

+91-120-3001000 (30 Lines)

http://www.religaretechnova.com

http://www.dabur.com

Religare Technova Business Intellect Ltd

admin — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 08:18:04 +0000

Religare Technova Limited is the holding company for the IT business of a large diversified Indian transnational business group. The group pursues aggressive business interests globally in Financial Services (Religare Enterprises), Health Care (Fortis HealthCare), Wellness (Religare Wellness, formerly Fortis HealthWorld), Diagnostics (Super Religare Laboratories, formerly SRL Ranbaxy) and Aviation and Travel (Religare Voyages).

The offerings of the company are divided into Products and Services. The Religare Technova umbrella includes Religare Technova Global Solutions (formerly Asian CERC Information Technology Ltd and Capital Market Solutions Pty Ltd), a global leader in providing Enterprise Software Solutions to the Capital and Financial markets; Religare Technova IT Services Limited, which provides Enterprise IT Solutions and Religare Technova Business Intellect Ltd, which provides Knowledge Management Solutions.

Currently with over 2000 employees and presence in over 10 countries, Religare Technova is poised to be a leader in the global IT space. Religare Technova focuses on clients in key verticals such as Banking and Financial Services, Insurance, Capital Markets and Health Sciences (Healthcare and Pharmaceuticals).

As businesses are realizing the efficiencies and cost savings of KPO, it’s beginning to develop into an industry of its own. The focus of KPO at Religare Technova Business Intellect Ltd is knowledge and analytical expertise. KPO is the high intellect “cousin” of BPO (Business Process Outsourcing). The company’s emphasis is on higher complexity processes which require the talent of professionals with extensive education and experience. To meet the needs of the clients, it develops specific and advanced knowledge of a particular domain, technology, industry. The objective is to allow clients to focus on their core business, while benefiting from the cost savings, better results, training and recruiting experience of RTBIL.

Services offered:

Investment Research
- Corporate Finance
- Financial Modeling & Analysis
- Investment Banking Support
- PMS/PFS
Market Research
- Data Acquisition & Data Entry
- Data Processing
- Data Profiling & Segregation
Analytical Services
- Data Warehousing
- Data Preparation
- MIS & Reports
- Business Intelligence
- Statistical & Econometric Modeling
- Optimization modeling & Solutions
Information Management
- Data Base Creation
- Quantitative/Financial Statement analysis
- Data/Information Synthesis
- KYC – Know your customers
Consultancy Services
- Operations
- Project
- Data Base
- Strategy Planning
- CRM
- Transitioning

Awards and Recongnitions:

Religare Technova has been awarded membership of the elite Microsoft Dynamics President’s Club 2008. The President’s Club consists of only 13 members (As on August 2009) across India. The elite club recognizes about 100 Microsoft Business Solutions partners worldwide and their constant dedication to delivering solutions that meet their customers’ unique needs, active pursuit of product and technological advancement and impressive sales performance.
Religare Technova was also honored with the ‘Star Emerging SI Sales Award by Microsoft’ in 2008.
The prestigious ‘Amity HR Excellence Award’ was awarded to Religare Technova at the Fifth Global HR Summit 2008.
Religare Technova has been appointed ASP for Lenovo. The relationship is for a pan-India footprint and pertains to Lenovo PC’s and Laptops. Post launch of Lenovo’s Servers, the ASP for Servers would be extended to the company as well.
Religare Technova has been awarded the mantle of Cisco Premier Certified Partner in India Sub-Continent. The company has demonstrated its excellence in selling, installing, and supporting Cisco solutions in the Indian Sub-Continent.
Religare Technova has achieved “Information Worker Solutions” – Competency from Microsoft. This recognition enables the organization to use certain exclusive sales tools and gives access to the online technical communities. They have also achieved – “Database Management Solutions” – Competency from Microsoft. The Data Management Solutions competency is designed for partners who specialize in database applications developed on Microsoft technology, including the Microsoft SQL Server data platform.

Registered Office:

Religare Technova Business Intellect Ltd

255, Ist Floor, Okhla Industrial Estate,

Phase – III,

New Delhi – 110 020.

India.

Tel: +91-11-66210101

Fax: +91-11-66210195

Corporate Office:

Religare Technova Business Intellect Ltd

210, Taj Building,

Dr. D N Road,

Fort,

Mumbai – 400 001.

India

Tel: +91-22-22073191

Fax: +91-22-22073190

List of Branch Offices

Network18

admin — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 07:48:57 +0000

Network18 is one of India’s leading full play media conglomerates with interests in television, print, internet, filmed entertainment, mobile content and allied businesses. Network 18 listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange and the National Stock Exchange on the 2 February 2007. Since the company was created as part of the re-structuring of TV18 to comply with foreign ownership laws for news channels in India, it did not have to list through a public issue. Through its holding in Television Eighteen India Ltd (TV18), Network18 operates India’s leading business news television channels, CNBC-TV18 and CNBC Awaaz. It also runs one of India’s largest Internet players – Web18, as well as one of India’s leading real time financial information and news terminals – Newswire18. TV18 has recently expanded into print with Infomedia18, a newly formed entity following the acquisition of Infomedia, India’s leading player in the special interest publishing and printing operations space. Through its holding in ibn18 Broadcast Ltd (ibn18), Network18 operates in the general news and entertainment space with leading general news channels CNN-IBN and IBN7 and has launched IBN Lokmat, a Marathi news channel in partnership with the Lokmat group. ibn18 also operates a joint venture with Viacom, called Viacom18 which houses the MTV, VH1 and Nickelodeon channels in India – as also Studio18, the Group’s filmed entertainment operation and has launched ‘Colors’, a Hindi general entertainment channel. Additionally, Network18 holds the Group’s online & on-air home shopping venture, Homeshop18, its full spectrum events management venture, E18 and its sports management & marketing division, Sports18. In a pioneering foray, the group recently launched Forbes India, the nation’s first local edition of a foreign news magazine title and the world’s most influential business brand, in collaboration with Forbes media.

Network Channels:

CNBC-TV18
Is India’s No 1 business media brand and reaches out to more people than any business daily, magazine or channel. The channel has single handedly created the business category in the Indian television industry. CNBC-TV18 today is clearly the last word in business news. CNBC-TV18 is a joint venture between Network18 and CNBC, the global leader in business television.

CNN-IBN
A service of Network18 and Time Warner, CNN-IBN is India’s first and very own world class English news channel, headed by one of the most credible faces of news journalism, Rajdeep Sardesai. CNN-IBN is a melting pot of some of the bravest minds and top reporting talent from India and across the globe. The channel became the English News leader within six months of launch.

IBN7
IBN 7 has the most respected Hindi news team under the leadership of Rajdeep Sardesai and Ashutosh. IBN 7 has doubled its viewership within six weeks of launch and is set to become the leading Hindi news channel of the country. IBN 7 is redefining the news genre by providing hard news with an in-depth perspective.

www.in.com
IN.COM, launched on 21st July 2008, caters to the entire internet consuming audience, bringing it the latest and the best of news, songs, videos, products, games, and the worlds shortest email id. Within a short period of its launch, the site has emerged as India’s leading general interest web destination (No.2 Indian Site, Comscore- Sep’08).

www.moneycontrol.com
Moneycontrol is Asia’s largest and the world’s second largest financial and business portal. Moneycontrol with more than 150 million page views per month boasts five million users and one million registered users seeking information and guidance for all their financial needs and queries. This end-to end financial vertical offers real time coverage of all the market movements, key expert insights and the intrinsic dynamics between the various market participants.

www.ibnlive.com
IBNlive is India’s leading and definitive news portal that provides dynamic online content including streaming video feeds from CNN-IBN and IBN7, breaking news alerts, and video downloads on mobile phones for users on the go. A popular feature is IBNBlogs, where users can interact and share views and opinions with our journalists through regular online posts.

www.poweryourtrade.com
PowerYourTrade is a financial advisory portal, delivering a comprehensive mix of expert advice, stock news and analysis to investors and traders. This site has India’s leading technical and fundamental analysts giving out daily trading calls, as well as long-term investment strategies.

www.commoditiescontrol.com
India’s first and most credible commodities information and research service with more than 30,000 paid subscribers and six million page views a month, CommoditiesControl brings its users a deeper understanding of the Indian commodities space, with coverage of real-time market information and the interplay between the various market participants, through first hand access to prices from over 100 spot markets.

www.jobstreet.com
Network18 has entered the e-recruitment market space by acquiring JobStreet India, one of India’s premier e-recruitment portals. JobStreet is all set to become the leading destination for job seekers and recruiters in India.

www.yatra.com
Yatra provides travel-related information, pricing, availability and reservations for airlines, hotels, railway, buses and car rentals across 5000 large cities and small rural areas throughout India. Yatra’s multi-language customer service center enables business and family/leisure travelers to make well-informed and cost effective bookings 24 hours a day or night, 365 days a year, through its online, call center and mobile support.

www.cricketnext.com
The site was launched in 2000 by Walchand CricketNext.Com Limited and has been recently acquired by Network18 and also forms part of Web18. It offers volumes of information and opinion, not to speak of contests and loads of fun. CricketNext.Com recognises the fact that the medium allows ready interactivity. The interactive features include a daily poll question, celebrity chats and discussion boards besides encouraging cricketizens to express themselves by writing in their own columns.

www.compareindia.com
The site was recently acquired by Network18 and forms a part of Web18. The uniqueness of the portal lies in the fact that it operates at two levels: at the back-end, it is a research organization and at the front-end, it is a free information service. It uses research as a tool to provide consumers free information on products they want to buy. Currently, the site features 37 product categories: Audio systems, televisions, washing machines, microwave ovens, refrigerators, fax machines, photocopiers, and printers, amongst others.

www.tech2.com
Tech2.com is Network18’s integrated technology media brand. It includes the website, www.tech2.com, the Tech Shows on CNBC-TV18 and CNN-IBN, and in the near future, Events as well as a Mobile Platform.

www.homeshop18.com
HomeShop18 (HS18) is a new venture from Network18. HS18 is a nationally televised home shopping service, selling credible brands through interactive electronic media, primarily through cable TV and internet.

Studio18
Studio18 is the entertainment division of Network18. It is a full spectrum film production and services operation, which is a division of Viacom18 (the Group’s 50:50 JV with Viacom). Its business model encompasses a 360 degrees approach to the film business, which includes Production, Acquisition, worldwide Distribution, Marketing, Syndication, Home Video and Music Label.

NewsWire18 Ltd
NewsWire18 Ltd is a part of Network18. NewsWire18 was formed by acquiring the staff and business of CRISIL MarketWire Ltd, India’s first real-time financial news agency.

Capital18
Capital18 is the group’s venture capital and private equity arm focused on making investments in media, entertainment and technology ventures.

E18
E18 is one of Network18’s latest ventures. It is active in the live entertainment space. It will leverage the various brands owned by the Group, including the new ones added via the Viacom 18 joint venture.

www.indiwo.com
IndiWo.com as the name suggests is meant for the Indian woman everywhere in the world. The site’s aim is to continuously empower her to make informed decisions, learn new things and choose the best products and services for herself and her family.

www.bookmyshow.com
Bigtree Entertainment, one of the latest additions to the Network18 family, is India’s premier comprehensive ticketing, information and analysis solutions provider. It has interests in software sales and support, ticketing services, box office tracking and analysis.

www.buzz18.com
Web18’s entertainment portal, Buzz18, has a comprehensive content range, compelling a user to be active rather than passive. It meets people’s entertainment needs comprehensively, and anyone with access to the Internet, in the office or at home, NRIs with a strong desire to stay in touch with desi-entertainment, will all now find a single destination.

www.josh18.com
Josh18.com is the world’s biggest Hindi website. It was launched to provide a platform for new-age bi-lingual Indians across the globe, and to give them information in their own language.

Biztech2
Biztech2.com, the business technology media label from Network18, is the widest-reach business technology media brand in India today, aimed at building and empowering a community of business technology decision makers. Biztech2.0 TV, the online, on-demand Enterprise Technology channel on BizTech2.com is a revolution in enterprise technology media in India, with never-before-seen case studies, features, interviews and more on cutting-edge Internet video.

Mobile18
Mobile18 is the mobile arm of Network 18 group with an objective of convergence of Network’s rich content on Mobile Platform & offering an additional channel for end users. It currently offers the content from TV & Internet for mobile users. Mobile 18 has developed the WAP sites for Moneycontrol.com, IBNLive, IN.com, Cricketnext.com, Tech2.com, In.com & Buzz18.com. Mobile18 also introduced an innovative launcher on WAP that gives direct access to all their WAP properties on a single platform. Besides, Mobile 18 has its services on Voice & SMS Platform. Recently they also launched streaming of Network Channels on Mobile Platform besides introduction of new network short code 51818.

IBN LOKMAT
Lokmat Group, Maharashtra’s leading Newspaper group, present IBN-Lokmat – a 24-hour Marathi News and Current Affairs Channel. The legacy of these two renowned media powerhouses will give IBN-Lokmat a sense of immense credibility as well as access to a vast audience base

Infomedia18
Infomedia 18 Limited is India’s leading print media company with strong market presence in diverse business areas spanning Business Directories, Magazine Publishing, Printing Services, B2B online SME marketplace and Publishing Outsourcing. The Company is the undisputed market leader in Yellow Pages and Special Interest Publishing and one of the most respected contract printers in the country. Infomedia 18 is well-placed to consolidate its position in this booming market with tremendous growth potential.

Viacom18
Viacom 18 Media Pvt. Ltd. is a 50/50 joint venture operation in India between Viacom Inc. (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B, world’s leading entertainment content company, comprising brands like BET, MTV Networks and Paramount Pictures) and the Network18 Group. The joint venture includes leading brands across television, film and digital media to build one of India’s leading multimedia entertainment powerhouse. Viacom 18 Media Pvt. Ltd. includes the vibrant youth brand – MTV, the fastest growing kids channel – Nick, India’s only International Music & Lifestyle channel – Vh1 , Studio18, a new-age motion picture brand that produces, acquires and distributes Hindi films and also launched the Hindi General Entertainment channel – COLORS. This apart, Viacom18 also runs Viacom’s consumer products business in India. Viacom18 brings together the unique strengths of two formidable partners, thus forming an entertainment conglomerate that will have a competitive advantage in serving the needs of both viewers and advertisers.

Sport18
Sport18 is a sports marketing company with expertise in Rights Management, Sponsorship Sales and Servicing, Sports Broadcasting, International Representation, Consultancy and Research. Started on Jan 1, 2008, Sport18 has already spread its footprint across multiple sports. As a full fledged sports solutions provider, it manages the interests of the Professional Golf Tour of India (PGTI), the official body of professional golf in India. The three internationally recognized distance running events in India namely the Standard Charted Mumbai Marathon, Sunfeast World 10K and the Airtel Delhi Half Marathon are broadcast through Sport18. Sport18 is also marketing the Volvo Ocean Race Stopover at Cochin. Other areas of operation include working with domestic football federations and developing some of the globally popular sports which have significant potential in India.

Cell18
Cell18 is a creative and brand powerhouse and part of the Network18 Group. It is one of Asia’s largest film production houses, capable of doing everything from Channel and Film Packaging, to large Brand Films, to AVs, content programming, microsite designs, web virals and more.

Forbes India
Forbes is the world’s leading business magazine and since its inception in 1917, it has stood, unwavering, for one overriding principle: the unshakable belief in the power of free enterprise.

Partners:

CNBC
CNN Worldwide
Jobstreet.com
Yatra
Australia Network
Viacom
The Lokmat Group
Forbes

Registered office:

Television Eighteen India Ltd.,

601,Commercial Tower

Hotel Le-meridien

Raisina Road

New Delhi – 110001

India.

Tel: +91-11-41506112 -14

Fax: +91-11-41506115

Corporate Office:

Television Eighteen India Ltd.,

Express Trade Tower,

Plot No. 15-16, Sector-16A, Noida,

Uttar Pradesh – 201301,

India.

Tel no: +91-120-4341818, 3987777

Fax no: +91-120-4324106

http://www.network18online.com

CNBC-TV18

Is India’s No 1 business media brand and reaches out to more people than any business daily, magazine or channel. The channel has single handedly created the business category in the Indian television industry. CNBC-TV18 today is clearly the last word in business news. CNBC-

TV18 is a joint venture between Network18 and CNBC, the global leader in business

CNBC-AWAAZ
AWAAZ is India’s first channel focusing on consumer related information. AWAAZ has become the choice of the Hindi speaking affluent masses, small businessmen, entrepreneurs, and a cross section of people with varied information needs. AWAAZ is fast becoming the single authoritative source for making informed decisions on investing, saving, purchasing and career choices.

Life Insurance Corporation of India Ltd. (LIC)

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Life Insurance in its modern form came to India from England in the year 1818. Oriental Life Insurance Company started by Europeans in Calcutta was the first life insurance company on Indian Soil. All the insurance companies established during that period were brought up with the purpose of looking after the needs of European community and Indian natives were not being insured by these companies. However, later with the efforts of eminent people like Babu Muttylal Seal, the foreign life insurance companies started insuring Indian lives. But Indian lives were being treated as sub-standard lives and heavy extra premiums were being charged on them. Bombay Mutual Life Assurance Society heralded the birth of first Indian life insurance company in the year 1870, and covered Indian lives at normal rates. Starting as Indian enterprise with highly patriotic motives, insurance companies came into existence to carry the message of insurance and social security through insurance to various sectors of society. Bharat Insurance Company (1896) was also one of such companies inspired by nationalism. The Swadeshi movement of 1905-1907 gave rise to more insurance companies. The United India in Madras, National Indian and National Insurance in Calcutta and the Co-operative Assurance at Lahore were established in 1906. In 1907, Hindustan Co-operative Insurance Company took its birth in one of the rooms of the Jorasanko, house of the great poet Rabindranath Tagore, in Calcutta. The Indian Mercantile, General Assurance and Swadeshi Life (later Bombay Life) were some of the companies established during the same period. Prior to 1912 India had no legislation to regulate insurance business. In the year 1912, the Life Insurance Companies Act, and the Provident Fund Act were passed. The Life Insurance Companies Act, 1912 made it necessary that the premium rate tables and periodical valuations of companies should be certified by an actuary. But the Act discriminated between foreign and Indian companies on many accounts, putting the Indian companies at a disadvantage.

The first two decades of the twentieth century saw lot of growth in insurance business. From 44 companies with total business-in-force as Rs.22.44 crore, it rose to 176 companies with total business-in-force as Rs.298 crore in 1938. During the mushrooming of insurance companies many financially unsound concerns were also floated which failed miserably. The Insurance Act 1938 was the first legislation governing not only life insurance but also non-life insurance to provide strict state control over insurance business. The demand for nationalization of life insurance industry was made repeatedly in the past but it gathered momentum in 1944 when a bill to amend the Life Insurance Act 1938 was introduced in the Legislative Assembly. However, it was much later on the 19th of January, 1956, that life insurance in India was nationalized. About 154 Indian insurance companies, 16 non-Indian companies and 75 provident were operating in India at the time of nationalization. Nationalization was accomplished in two stages; initially the management of the companies was taken over by means of an Ordinance, and later, the ownership too by means of a comprehensive bill. The Parliament of India passed the Life Insurance Corporation Act on the 19th of June 1956, and the Life Insurance Corporation of India was created on 1st September, 1956, with the objective of spreading life insurance much more widely and in particular to the rural areas with a view to reach all insurable persons in the country, providing them adequate financial cover at a reasonable cost.

LIC had 5 zonal offices, 33 divisional offices and 212 branch offices, apart from its corporate office in the year 1956. Since life insurance contracts are long term contracts and during the currency of the policy it requires a variety of services need was felt in the later years to expand the operations and place a branch office at each district headquarter. re-organization of LIC took place and large numbers of new branch offices were opened. As a result of re-organisation servicing functions were transferred to the branches, and branches were made accounting units. It worked wonders with the performance of the corporation. It may be seen that from about 200.00 crores of New Business in 1957 the corporation crossed 1000.00 crores only in the year 1969-70, and it took another 10 years for LIC to cross 2000.00 crore mark of new business. But with re-organisation happening in the early eighties, by 1985-86 LIC had already crossed 7000.00 crore Sum Assured on new policies.

Today LIC functions with 2048 fully computerized branch offices, 100 divisional offices, 7 zonal offices and the Corporate office. LIC’s Wide Area Network covers 100 divisional offices and connects all the branches through a Metro Area Network. LIC has tied up with some Banks and Service providers to offer on-line premium collection facility in selected cities. LIC’s ECS and ATM premium payment facility is an addition to customer convenience. Apart from on-line Kiosks and IVRS, Info Centres have been commissioned at Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad, Kolkata, New Delhi, Pune and many other cities. With a vision of providing easy access to its policyholders, LIC has launched its SATELLITE SAMPARK offices. The satellite offices are smaller, leaner and closer to the customer. The digitalized records of the satellite offices will facilitate anywhere servicing and many other conveniences in the future.

LIC continues to be the dominant life insurer even in the liberalized scenario of Indian insurance and is moving fast on a new growth trajectory surpassing its own past records. LIC has issued over one crore policies during the current year. It has crossed the milestone of issuing 1,01,32,955 new policies by 15th Oct, 2005, posting a healthy growth rate of 16.67% over the corresponding period of the previous year.

From then to now, LIC has crossed many milestones and has set unprecedented performance records in various aspects of life insurance business. The same motives which inspired our forefathers to bring insurance into existence in this country inspire us at LIC to take this message of protection to light the lamps of security in as many homes as possible and to help the people in providing security to their families.

Some of the important milestones in the life insurance business in India are:

1818: Oriental Life Insurance Company, the first life insurance company on Indian soil started functioning.
1870: Bombay Mutual Life Assurance Society, the first Indian life insurance company started its business.
1912: The Indian Life Assurance Companies Act enacted as the first statute to regulate the life insurance business.
1928: The Indian Insurance Companies Act enacted to enable the government to collect statistical information about both life and non-life insurance businesses.
1938: Earlier legislation consolidated and amended to by the Insurance Act with the objective of protecting the interests of the insuring public.
1956: 245 Indian and foreign insurers and provident societies are taken over by the central government and nationalised. LIC formed by an Act of Parliament, viz. LIC Act, 1956, with a capital contribution of Rs. 5 crore from the Government of India.

The General insurance business in India, on the other hand, can trace its roots to the Triton Insurance Company Ltd., the first general insurance company established in the year 1850 in Calcutta by the British. Some of the important milestones in the general insurance business in India are:

1907: The Indian Mercantile Insurance Ltd. set up, the first company to transact all classes of general insurance business.
1957: General Insurance Council, a wing of the Insurance Association of India, frames a code of conduct for ensuring fair conduct and sound business practices.
1968: The Insurance Act amended to regulate investments and set minimum solvency margins and the Tariff Advisory Committee set up.
1972: The General Insurance Business (Nationalisation) Act, 1972 nationalised the general insurance business in India with effect from 1st January 1973. 107 insurers amalgamated and grouped into four companies viz. the National Insurance Company Ltd., the New India Assurance Company Ltd., the Oriental Insurance Company Ltd. and the United India Insurance Company Ltd. GIC incorporated as a company.

LIC has been one of the pioneering organizations in India who introduced the leverage of Information Technology in servicing and in their business. Data pertaining to almost 10 crore policies is being held on computers in LIC. The company has gone in for relevant and appropriate technology over the years.

1964 saw the introduction of computers in LIC. Unit Record Machines introduced in late 1950’s were phased out in 1980’s and replaced by Microprocessors based computers in Branch and Divisional Offices for Back Office Computerization. Standardization of Hardware and Software commenced in 1990’s. Standard Computer Packages were developed and implemented for Ordinary and Salary Savings Scheme (SSS) Policies.

FRONT END OPERATIONS

With a view to enhancing customer responsiveness and services, in July 1995, LIC started a drive of On Line Service to Policyholders and Agents through Computers. This on line service enabled policyholders to receive immediate policy status report, prompt acceptance of their premium, Revival Quotation delivery and Loan Quotation on demand. All of the branches across the country have been covered under front-end operations. Thus all the divisional offices have achieved the distinction of 100% branch computerisation. New payment related Modules pertaining to both ordinary & SSS policies have been added to the Front End Package catering to Loan, Claims and Development Officers’ Appraisal. All these modules help to reduce time-lag and ensure accuracy.

METRO AREA NETWORK

A Metropolitan Area Network, connecting 74 branches in Mumbai was commissioned in November, 1997, enabling policyholders in Mumbai to pay their Premium or get their Status Report, Surrender Value Quotation, Loan Quotation etc. from ANY Branch in the city. The System has been working successfully. More than 10,000 transactions are carried out over this Network on any given working day. Such Networks have been implemented in other cities as well.

WIDE AREA NETWORK

All the Zonal Offices and all the MAN centres are connected through a Wide Area Network (WAN). This enables a customer to view his policy data and pay premium from any branch of any MAN city. As on November 2005, LIC had 91 centers in India with more than 2035 branches networked under WAN.

INTERACTIVE VOICE RESPONSE SYSTEMS (IVRS)

IVRS has already been made functional in 59 centers all over the country. This enables a customer to ring up LIC and receive information (e.g. next premium due, Status, Loan Amount, Maturity payment due, Accumulated Bonus etc.) about their policies on the telephone. This information could also be faxed on demand to the customer.

Subsidiaries

LIC owns the following subsidiaries:

Life Insurance Corporation of India International: This is a joint venture offshore company promoted by LIC which commenced operations in July, 1989 with the objectives of offering US$ denomimated policies to cater to the insurance needs of NRIs and providing insurance services to holders of LIC policies currently residing in the Gulf. LIC International operates in all GCC countries.
LIC Nepal: A joint venture company formed in 2001 with the Vishal Group of Industries, Nepal.
LIC Lanka: A joint venture company formed in 2003 with the Bartleet Group of Companies, Sri Lanka.
LIC Housing Finance: Incorporated in 19 June 1989, its main objective is to provide long term finance for construction or purchase of houses or apartments. It has a Dubai office.
LICHFL Care Homes: A wholly owned subsidiary of LIC Housing Finance, it builds and operates “Assisted Community Living Centres” for senior citizens.

Head Office:

Life Insurance Corporation Of India (LIC)

1st Flr Yogakeshema Cntrl Office,

Jeevan Bhima Marg,

P B No 19953,

Nariman Point,

Mumbai – 400 021.

Tel: +91-22-66598000

http://www.licindia.com

Sify Technologies Limited

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Sify Technologies Limited is India’s pioneer & leader in Internet, Networking and e-Commerce services, and the first Indian Internet company to be listed on the Nasdaq National Market in the US. It provides integrated end-to-end solutions for both corporates & consumers, with a range of products and services delivered over a common Internet backbone infrastructure. The company started its commercial operations in April 1998.

Sify began by developing India’s first TCP/IP network and offering multiple services on a common backbone infrastructure for an integrated Internet, networking and eCommerce business model. This was the first such business model in the world, and appropriate for catalyzing the growth of the Internet and networking in an infrastructure starved market. It also enabled a virtuous cycle, where each business supported the other, while catalyzing the market to growth.

Fortune magazine, in their December 2000 issue, selected Sify (then Satyam Infoway) as one of the world’s ten hot technology companies to watch out for based on this innovative business model! From the start of commercial operations in April 1998, Sify has become the market leader in most lines of business, winning global recognition for its expertise, performance, customer focus and standards along the way.

Sify was one of the first private sector player to offer internet access, when internet access was opened to private sector (until then the state run VSNL had a monopoly in providing internet access in India). It leased international bandwidth from global vendors, domestic connectivity from telecom players and set up last mile connectivity by multiple methods: wi-fi connections using roof top antennae, copper connections using phone lines or cable tv connections. Sify also started providing internet network connectivity for business enterprises in India. Sify set up a chain of franchised internet cafes (today a network of over 3,300+ cybercafes).
In 2007, Sify got the registration of its UK branch.

Sify pioneered corporate networking services in the country and helped revolutionize business computing in India, with interconnectivity between multi-location offices, flexibility of platforms, applications software and smooth transfer of data for corporates.

As of June 2009, Sify is India’s only ISO 9001:2000 certified service provider for network operations, data center operations and customer support and has been certified ISO 9001:2000 for provisioning of VPNs, Internet bandwidth, VoIP Solutions and integrated security solutions.

Recently, Sify was awarded the prestigious Frost & Sullivan Market Leadership Award for IP VPN markets for the year 2003.

The company’s Network services, Data Center Operations and Customer Relationship Management processes have been certified ISO 9001:2000. Sify is the first and only company to receive this certification. This certification comes as a validation of trust placed in the company by over 650 corporate customers, who run their business critical applications as diverse as SAP, BAAN, Oracle, CRM and ERP solutions on Sify’s backbone network.

To enable world class hosting services in India, Sify commissioned the country’s first Level 3 Internet Data Center of 20,000sq feet at the Vashi Infotech Park, Navi Mumbai in September 2000. Sify now has two more such data centers, one in Tidel Park, Chennai and the other in Electronics City, Bangalore.

The company was awarded the Frost & Sullivan Marketing Engineering Award for Business Development for 2001 in Data Center markets for its innovative approach to developing the market. Today, Sify is the only company in the country to offer Disaster Recovery and Business Process Continuity between its major datacentres in Mumbai, Chennai and Bangalore. Sify also offers these services to overseas clients with the increasing availability of quality international bandwidth.

After successfully launching broadband connectivity services for corporate services, Sify launched broadband services for the residential segment using fixed wireless broadband technology- the first ISP in India to make available such a service to it’s consumers. Sify, is now a leading provider of broadband services in India, both directly and through cable operators, and currently has over 200,000 home users for the service.

In keeping with its purpose of empowering Indians with the Internet, Sify launched the iWay chain of cyber cafes across many cities in India. This initiative is helping bridge the digital divide with an ever-increasing number of Indians accessing the Internet for information, communications and entertainment in a cost-effective manner. Thousands of users from over 3500 iWay cyber cafes across 158 cities in the country use this service, with more planned as the demand for them increases. iWays have redefined the standards for branded cyber café chains, with standardized, air-conditioned, well-designed interiors, with broadband connectivity and promoted as a branded service.

To ensure easy and reliable Internet Access, Sify has established a world-class network using the best of the equipment manned by a highly trained group of engineers. An ISO 9002 certified Customer Care Centre is also available around the clock to provide any assistance required. In addition, the Sify Online Internet connection comes with a unique dialer called Intellidial. Sify has also set up International Gateways and continually adds
bandwidth to ensure faster downloads. Thousands of digital access lines enable Sify users get connected to the network easily.

In addition to connecting consumers to the Internet, Sify’s leading consumer portal, www.sify.com, provides them with tools and channels to improve the quality of their lives. This spans the basic communication and search tools including email, messaging, chat, greetings, a search engine to jobs, travel, online portfolio management, personal finance, shopping, interior decorating, cars, sports, the news and much more.

Today, not only is the portal used by thousands of people, it is earning Sify as much revenue as a good business magazine in India does.

Based on its rich experience in India, Sify has launched global Infrastructure Management Services aimed at international corporations having global IT infrastructure. Sify’s services include remote monitoring and management of networks, servers, applications and managed security services. Sify’s services are based on a customized on-site / off-shore delivery model that aims at minimizing the risks of off-shoring infrastructure management processes while achieving targeted objectives such as cost savings, process improvement and service level enhancements. Sify’s infrastructure management services use best-of-breed carrier class network operations and conform to the highest global standards. Sify’s service tools and processes are ITIL compliant.

Sify’s services include the monitoring of critical elements of a company’s IT infrastructure such as servers, applications, routers, switches, caching servers, load balancers and any other SNMP compliant device. From its global operations center in Chennai, Sify will remotely monitor network infrastructure, provide incident alerts and reports, send periodic reports on the health of network infrastructure, and online reports through its service portal. Sify’s service portal allows customers to monitor information on their infrastructure in real time- building customer confidence and trust.

Sify eLearning is a comprehensive eLearning Solutions provider and brings world-class technology, tools and content services to customers both in India and abroad with tie-ups with world leaders. Sify eLearning’s services are targeted at corporates, educational institutions and eLearning companies. It offers a gamut of services, which include – Custom content and courseware development, performance consulting, simulation based training, and Learning Management Systems implementation.

Services offered at Sify:

Corporate Services:

Sify Enterprise Solutions – Sify Enterprise Solutions is the corporate services arm of Sify Limited, and is India’s leading provider of end-to-end corporate network.
Sify eLearning – Sify eLearning provides unique end-to-end solutions and dedicated services for corporates and eLearning organizations.
Sify Hosting – Sify comes with a product range that covers the four Cs of cyberspace: connectivity, content, commerce and community.
Sify Network Services – Sify Enterprise Solutions is the first and only service provider in India to be ISO 9001:2000 certified in network operations.
Sify Application Services – An array of customizable Intranet and extranet web applications, ranging from websites to workflow automation and eBusiness applications
Sify Security Services – SifyGuardian provides a comprehensive suite of Enterprise Assurance, Implementation & Procurement and Managed Security Services.
SafeScrypt:Data Security Service – Data Security solutions including encryption technologies, strong authentication, data protection and privacy, Digital Rights management and PKI are offered by SafeScrypt, a SIFY subsidiary.
Sify Infrastructure Management Services – Sify’s world class service operation centers deliver 24/7/365 availability and scalability to your business without your having to make high levels of investment.
Forum - Forum™ from SIFY is a revolutionary solution addressing the need to establish seamless connectivity with supply chain partners
Search Engine Optimization – Sify provides a complete range of search engine marketing solutions in India and worldwide, specialized in search engine optimization, ethical on-page and off-page SEO strategies, niche keyword phrase research, manual search engine submission, natural link development, website ranking in major search engines like Google, Yahoo! and MSN etc.

Consumer Services:

Sify Broadband – Sify is India’s largest provider of Broadband Services to explore the true potential of the Internet.
Sify iway – An extensive network of cyber cafes spread across the metropolitan cities of India.
Sify Way2Talk – Way2Talk is Sify’s Internet Telephony service to make calls across the world using a PC 2 Phone Dialer.
Sify.com – Sify.com is a popular consumer portal with comprehensive information, facilities and services and information.
Sify imeet – Video conferencing facility at the Sify iway.
Sify WiZone – Sify wizone offers blazing internet speeds at upto 11 mbps local connectivity and upto 384 kbps to the internet.
Sify gamedrome – Sify has built on its growing online games business by not only providing contents at its iWay chain & its 200 exclusive gamedromes.

International Services:

Sify has specialist capabilities in remote infrastructure management. Over 1200 clients, including Whirlpool, GE, Gillette, depend on Sify to run their business critical applications.

Today, clients use Sify’s services to better align their IT operations & processes to meet business objectives. By outsourcing day-to-day infrastructure management to Sify, clients are able to unlock their in-house resource potential for strategic work. They save up to 50% of current operational costs while retaining complete control.

Sify leverages its deep expertise and proven transition & delivery methodologies to provide proficient support. Sify’s robust global service infrastructure helps in supporting clients from offshore command centers, on a 24X7X365 basis.

Data center management
Ensure operational efficiency and process compliance, through constant monitoring and management of the client’s servers, databases, storage and applications.

Network management
Achieve network optimization through monitoring and management of the client’s networks and network devices, including performance.

Security management
Help protect the client’s information and systems, by ensuring availability, integrity, authentication, confidentiality, and non-repudiation.

Desktop management
Maintain client’s desktops & laptops through remote Desktop Management & Standardization.

Corporate Office:

Sify Technologies Limited
II Floor, Tidel Park,
No.4, Canal Bank Road,
Taramani, Chennai – 600 113

Tel: +91 44 2254 0770-77
Fax: +91 44 2254 0771

http://www.bajajcapital.com

http://www.sifycorp.com

The Bajaj Capital Group

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The Bajaj Capital Group is one of India’s premier Investment Advisory and Financial Planning companies approved by SEBI as Category I Merchant Bankers.

The company offers personalised Investment Advisory and Financial Planning services to individual investors, corporate houses, institutional investors, Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) and High Networth Clients, among others.

As one of India’s largest distributors of financial products, Bajaj Capital offers a wide range of investment products such as mutual funds, life and general insurance, bonds, post office schemes, etc. offered by reputed public and private and government organisations. The company raise resources for over 1,000 top institutions and corporate houses every year.

Wide range of services

Bajaj Capital offers a comprehensive range of services including financial planning and investment advice, and the entire gamut of financial instruments and investment products of almost all major companies, both public and private. In addition, the company also provides investment assistance by helping the clients complete all the formalities, and help them keep regular track of their investments.

These services and products are delivered through the company’s network of 134 Bajaj Capital Investment Centres located all over the country.

The History of Bajaj Capital

In 1964, Bajaj Capital, set up its first investment centre in New Delhi to guide individual investors on where, when and how to invest. The compnay became the first one to innovate the Companies Fixed Deposit Scheme in the year 1965. Bajaj Capital was incorporated as a company in the year 1965, followed by the introduction of an innovative financial instrument, Company Fixed Deposit. EIL Ltd. (Oberoi Hotels, then known as Associated Hotels of India Ltd.) becomes the first company to raise resources through Company Fixed Deposits.

The following year, Bajaj Capital expanded its product range to include all UTI schemes and Government saving schemes in addition to Company Fixed Deposits.

The year 1991, was a remarkable year for Bajaj Capital, when SBI issued India Development Bonds for NRIs. Bajaj Capital became the top mobiliser with collections of over US $20 million.

In the year 1995 IDBI and ICICI began issuing their series of Bonds for retail investors. Bajaj Capital was the co-manager in all these offerings and consistently ranked among the top five mobilisers on an all-India basis.

In the year 1997 when the private sector players led the revival of Mutual Funds in India through Open-ended Debt schemes, Bajaj Capital consolidated its position as India’s largest retail distributor of Mutual Funds.

Bajaj Capital began marketing Life and General Insurance products of LIC and GIC (through associate firms) in 1999, in anticipation of opening up of the Insurance Sector. Bajaj Capital achieved the milestone of becoming the top ‘Pension Scheme’ seller in India and launched marketing of GIC’s Health Insurance schemes.

Bajaj Capital introduced the International College of Financial Planning in the year 2002. The graduates of this institute become Certified Financial Planners (CFPs), a coveted professional qualification.

In the year 2004 Bajaj Capital obtained the All India Insurance Broking Licence.

The company launched 360° Financial Planning, in 2005 It is a software-based programme aimed at encouraging scientific and holistic investing.

2007, the company started off with its Stock Broking and Depository(Demat) Services.

In the year 2008, Bajaj Capital launched Just Trade, an online Platform for investing in Equities, Mutual Funds, IPO’s

Registered and Corporate Office:

Bajaj Capital Ltd.
Bajaj House,
97, Nehru Place,
New Delhi – 110019

Tel: +91-11-41693000, 26410315, 26415672, 26418903/04/06
Fax: +91-11-26476638, 66608888

Call Centre: (+91 11)39881010
Email: info@bajajcapital.com

List of Branch offices

National Insurance Company Limited (NIC)

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National Insurance Company Limited was incorporated in 1906 with its Registered office in Kolkata. Consequent to passing of the General Insurance Business Nationalisation Act in 1972, 21 Foreign and 11 Indian Companies were amalgamated with it and NIC became a subsidiary of General Insurance Corporation of India (GIC) which is fully owned by the Government of India. After the notification of the General Insurance Business (Nationalisation) Amendment Act, on 7th August 2002, NIC has been de-linked from its holding company GIC and presently operating as a Government of India undertaking.
National Insurance Company Ltd (NIC) is one of the leading public sector insurance companies of India, carrying out non life insurance business. Headquartered in Kolkata, NIC’s network of about 1000 offices, manned by more than 16,000 skilled personnel, is spread over the length and breadth of the country covering remote rural areas, townships and metropolitan cities. NIC’s foreign operations are carried out from its branch offices in Nepal.

Befittingly, the product ranges, of more than 200 policies offered by NIC cater to the diverse insurance requirements of its 14 million policyholders. Innovative and customized policies ensure that even specialized insurance requirements are fully taken care of.

The paid-up share capital of the company is Rs.100 crores. Starting off with a premium base of 500 million rupees (50 crores rupees) in 1974, NIC’s gross direct premium income has steadily grown to 4021.97 million rupees (4021.97 crores rupees ) in the financial year 2007-2008.

NIC transacts general insurance business of Fire, Marine and Miscellaneous insurance. The Company offers protection against a wide range of risks to its customers. The Company is privileged to cater its services to almost every sector or industry in the Indian Economy viz.
Banking, Telecom, Aviation, Shipping, Information Technology, Power, Oil & Energy, Agronomy, Plantations, Foreign Trade, Healthcare, Tea, Automobile, Education, Environment, Space Research etc.

National Insurance, as on May 2009, is the second largest non life insurer in India having a large market presence in Northern and Eastern India.

The steady growth in premium income has been commensurately matched by profits over the years. As of March 2008, NIC’s general reserve stood at 1457.25 million rupees (1457.25 crores rupees) with an asset value of 8867.99 million rupees (8867.99 crores rupees) signaling strong financial fundamentals. No wonder than that NIC has been accorded “AAA/STABLE” financial strength rating by CRISIL rating agency, which reflects the highest financial strength to meet policyholders’ obligations.

Products & Services: NIC offers a wide range of products, catering to almost every sector of the society

Personal

Motor Policy – Two Wheelers
Householders Policy
Personal Accident Policy
Critical Illness Policy
NRI Accident Policy
Amartya Siksha Yojana Policy
Rajrajeshwari Mahila Kalyan Yojana Policy
Bhagyashree Child Welfare Policy
Traffic Accident Policy
Niwas Yojana Policy
Baggage Policy
Mediclaim Policy
Motor Policy – Private Car
Professional Indemnity for Doctors
Star National Swasthya Bima Policy
PARIVAR – Mediclaim for Family
VIDYARTHI-Mediclaim for Students
UCO Medi + Care Bima Policy
VARISTHA Mediclaim for Senior Citizens
BOI National Swasthya Bima
Overseas Mediclaim
Baroda Health Policy

Rural

Cattle / Livestock Insurance
Sheep and Goat Insurance
Elephant Insurance
Dog Insurance
Brackish Water Prawn Insurance
Silkworm ( Sericulture) Insurance
Janata Personal Accident Insurance
Horticulture/Plantation Insurance
Kisan Agriculture Pumpset Insurance

Industrial

Erection All Risks Insurance ( EAR )
Contractors All Risks Insurance (CAR)
Machinery Insurance ( MI )
Electronic Equipment Insurance ( EEI)
Consequential Loss (Fire) Policy
Standard Fire and Special Perils Policy
Workmen Compensation Insurance
Product Liability Insurance
Public Liability Insurance

Commercial

Burglary (Business Premises) Policy
Shopkeepers Policy
Bankers Indemnity Policy
Office Package Policy
Glass Insurance
Money Insurance
Jewellers Block Policy
Extended Warranty Policy
Directors and Officers Liability Policy
Fidelity Guarantee Policy
Marine Cargo Insurance

Head Office:

National Insurance Company Limited,

3 Middleton Street

Kolkata – 700071

India.

Tel: +91-33-22831705/22831706

Fax: +91-33-22831740

http://www.nationalinsuranceindia.com/

Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corporation Ltd (HSBC)

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HSBC Holdings plc is a public limited company incorporated in England and Wales in 1990, and headquartered in London since 1993. As of 2009, it is both the world’s largest banking group and the world’s 6th largest company according to a composite measure by Forbes magazine. The group was founded from The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation based in Hong Kong, the acronym of which led to the current name. Today, whilst no single geographical area dominates the group’s earnings, Hong Kong still continues to be a significant source of its income. Recent acquisitions and expansion in China are returning HSBC to part of its roots. HSBC has an enormous operational base in Asia and significant lending, investment, and insurance activities around the world. The company has a global reach and financial fundamentals matched by few other banking or financial multinationals.

The antecedents of the HSBC Group in India can be traced back to October 1853 when the Mercantile Bank of India, London and China was founded in Bombay (now Mumbai). Starting with an authorised capital of Rs 5 million, the Mercantile Bank soon opened offices in London, Madras(Chennai), Colombo and Kandy, followed by Calcutta(Kolkata), Singapore, Hong Kong, Canton(Guangchow) and Shanghai by 1855. The following hundred years were in many ways propitious for the Mercantile Bank. In 1950 it moved into its new head office building in Mumbai.at Flora Fountain.

The acquisition in 1959 by The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited of the Mercantile Bank was a decisive factor in laying the foundation for today’s HSBC Group. Founded in 1865 to serve the needs of the merchants of the China coast and finance the growing trade between China, Europe and the United States, HSBC has been an international bank from its earliest days.

After the Mercantile Bank was acquired by The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, the Flora Fountain building became and remains to this day, the Head Office of the HSBC Group in India.

Through the 1990s, HSBC has vigorously developed its role as one of the leading banking and financial services organisations in the world. Its strategy of ‘managing for value’ emphasises the Group’s unique balance of business and earnings between older, mature economies and faster-growing emerging markets.

HSBC in India is proud to have retained the Group’s pioneering streak by being an active partner in the development of the Indian banking industry – even giving India its first ATM way back in 1987. The organisation’s adaptability, resilience and commitment to its customers have further enabled it to survive through turbulent times and prosper through good times over the past 150 years.

HSBC is listed on the London, New York, Hong Kong, Paris and Bermuda Stock Exchanges, and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index and the Hang Seng Index.

HSBC Holdings was established in 1990 and became the parent company to The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation in preparation for its purchase of Midland Bank and a change of domicile for the transfer of sovereignty of Hong Kong. Shares in HSBC Holdings, which gave HSBC a substantial presence in the UK, was completed in 1992. HSBC then moved the headquarters of HSBC Holdings from 1 Queens Road Central, Hong Kong to 10 Lower Thames Street, London in 1993.

Role in subprime crisis

In November 2002 HSBC expanded in the United States, spending £9bn (US$15.5bn) to acquire Household Finance Corporation (HFC), a US credit card issuer and subprime lender. In a 2003 cover story, The Banker noted “when banking historians look back, they may conclude that [it] was the deal of the first decade of the 21st century”. Under the new name of HSBC Finance, the division was the second largest subprime lender in the US.

The business indeed turned sour, costing HSBC some US$62bn. In March 2009, HSBC announced that it would shut down the branch network of its HSBC Finance arm in the U.S., leading to nearly 6,000 job losses, and leaving only the credit card business to continue operating.

Although it was at the centre of the subprime storm, the wider group has weathered the economic crisis better than other global banks. According to Bloomberg, “HSBC is one of world’s strongest banks by some measures.” When HM Treasury required all UK banks to increase their capital in October 2007, the group transferred £750 million to London within hours, and announced that it had just lent £4 billion to other UK banks. In March 2009, it announced that it had made US$9.3bn of profit in 2008 and announced a £12.5bn (US$17.7bn; HK$138bn) rights issue to enable it to buy other banks that were struggling to survive. However, uncertainty over the rights’ issue’s implications for institutional investors caused volatility in the Hong Kong stock market: on 9 March 2009 HSBC’s share price fell 24.14%, with 12 million shares sold in the last few seconds of trading.

Customer groups

HSBC splits its business into four distinct groups:

Personal financial services
HSBC provides more than 100 million customers worldwide with a full range of personal financial services, including current and savings accounts, mortgage loans, car financing, insurance, credit cards, loans, pensions and investments.

Commercial banking
HSBC provides financial services to small, medium-sized and middle-market enterprises. The group has almost 2.5 million of such customers, including sole proprietors, partnerships, clubs and associations, incorporated businesses and publicly quoted companies.

Global banking and markets
This customer group provides tailored financial services to corporate and institutional clients. Business lines comprise Global Banking, Global Markets, Global Asset Management, Global Research and Principal Investments.

This division was previously known as Corporate, Investment Banking and Markets.

Private banking
HSBC Private Bank is the marketing name for the private banking business conducted by the principal private banking subsidiaries of the HSBC Group worldwide. HSBC Private Bank, together with HSBC Guyerzeller and the private banking activities of HSBC Trinkaus, known collectively as Group Private Banking, provides services to high net worth individuals and their families through 93 locations in some 42 countries and territories in Europe, the Asia-Pacific region, the Americas, the Middle East and Africa. As of December 2007, profits before tax were US$1,511 million and combined client assets under management were US$494 billion.

In September 2008, HSBC announced that it would combine its two Swiss private banks under one brand name in 2009, with HSBC Guyerzeller and HSBC Private Bank to be merged into one legal entity.

Corporate Office:

The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited, India
52/60, Mahatma Gandhi Road,
Mumbai – 400 001.
India

List of Branch Offices

http://www.hsbc.co.in

Aviva Life Insurance Co. India Pvt Ltd

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Aviva is UK’s largest and the world’s fifth largest insurance Group. It is one of the leading providers of life and pensions products to Europe and has substantial businesses elsewhere around the world. With a history dating back to 1696, Aviva has a 50 million-customer base with presence in 27 countries. It has £381 billion of assets under management. The Company is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index.

The Company was formerly called CGNU, and was created by a merger of Norwich Union and CGU plc (itself created by the 1998 merger of Commercial Union and General Accident) in 2000. The Aviva name was adopted in July 2002.

In July 2006, Aviva greatly increased its presence in the United States by acquiring AmerUs Group, a financial services company founded in 1896.

The Company has continued to use the Norwich Union name as a trading name within the United Kingdom, but on 29 April 2008 announced that it would be changing to Aviva. Then it launched a £9 million advertising campaign to promote the rebranding (one of the most expensive ever in the UK insurance market), with the participation of celebrities like Bruce Willis and Alice Cooper.

In India, Aviva has a long history dating back to 1834. At the time of nationalisation it was the largest foreign insurer in India in terms of the compensation paid by the Government of India. Aviva was also the first foreign insurance company in India to set up its representative office in 1995.

In India, Aviva has a joint venture with Dabur, one of India’s oldest, and largest Group of companies. A professionally managed company, Dabur is the country’s leading producer of traditional healthcare products. In accordance with the government regulations Aviva holds a 26 per cent stake in the joint venture and the Dabur group holds the balance 74 per cent share.

With a strong sales force of over 30,000 Financial Planning Advisers (FPAs), Aviva has initiated an innovative and differentiated sales approach to the business. Through the “Financial Health Check” (FHC) Aviva’s sales force has been able to establish its credibility in the market. The FHC is a free service administered by the FPAs for a need-based analysis of the customer’s long-term savings and insurance needs. Depending on the life stage and earnings of the customer, the FHC assesses and recommends the right insurance product for them.

Aviva pioneered the concept of Bancassurance in India, and has leveraged its global expertise in Bancassurance successfully in India. Currently, Aviva has Bancassurance tie-ups with ABN Amro Bank, The Lakshmi Vilas Bank Ltd., Punjab & Sind Bank, IndusInd Bank, Co-operative Banks and Regional Rural Banks.

Aviva’s Fund management operation is one of its key differentiators. Operating from Mumbai, Aviva has an experienced team of fund managers and the range of fund options includes Unitised With-Profits Fund and seven Unit Linked funds: – Protector Fund, Secure Fund, Balanced Fund, Growth Fund,Enhancer Fund,Index Fund and Bond Fund.

Aviva has 223 Branches in India supporting its distribution network. Through its Bancassurance partner locations, Aviva products are available in close to 3,000 towns and cities across India.

Aviva has also reached out to the underprivileged that have not had access to insurance so far. Through its association with Basix (a micro financial institution) and other NGOs, it has been able to reach the weaker sections of the society and provide life insurance to them.

Recently,Aviva India has been ranked amomgst the top 25 employers by The Great to Work Institute(GPTW) in the “Best Workplaces in India” study for 2008.

Partners

Aviva has pioneered bancassurance in the country through close to 40 bancassurance tie-ups. Aviva also focuses on bancassurance worldwide and has a proven track record of successful bancassurance relationships. It has 40 major partnerships with leading banks across the globe. Aviva is a leading bancassurer in countries such as France, Italy, Spain, Australia and New Zealand. Currently, Aviva has Bancassurance tie-ups with:

ABN AMRO Bank
The Lakshmi Vilas Bank Ltd
Punjab & Sind Bank
IndusInd Bank

Regestered Office:

Aviva Life Insurance Co. India Pvt Ltd
2nd Floor Prakashdeep Building,
7 Tolstoy Marg,
New Delhi – 110 001.
India

Corporate Office:

Aviva Life Insurance Co. India Pvt Ltd
8th floor, JMD Regent Square,
M.G Road,
Gurgaon
Harayana
India.

Fax – +91-124-2804142

http://www.avivaindia.com/

The National Stock Exchange of India Limited

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The National Stock Exchange of India Limited (NSE), is a Mumbai-based stock exchange. It is the largest stock exchange in India in terms of daily turnover and number of trades, for both equities and derivative trading. Though a number of other exchanges exist, NSE and the Bombay Stock Exchange are the two most significant stock exchanges in India, and between them are responsible for the vast majority of share transactions. The NSE’s key index is the S&P CNX Nifty, known as the Nifty, an index of fifty major stocks weighted by market capitalisation.

NSE is mutually-owned by a set of leading financial institutions, banks, insurance companies and other financial intermediaries in India but its ownership and management operate as separate entities. There are at least 2 foreign investors NYSE Euronext and Goldman Sachs who have taken a stake in the NSE. As of 2006, the NSE VSAT terminals, 2799 in total, cover more than 1500 cities across India. In October 2007, the equity market capitalization of the companies listed on the NSE was US$ 1.46 trillion, making it the second largest stock exchange in South Asia. NSE is the third largest Stock Exchange in the world in terms of the number of trades in equities. It is the second fastest growing stock exchange in the world with a recorded growth of 16.6%.

NSE has played a catalytic role in reforming the Indian securities market in terms of microstructure, market practices and trading volumes. The market today uses state-of-art information technology to provide an efficient and transparent trading, clearing and settlement mechanism, and has witnessed several innovations in products & services viz. demutualisation of stock exchange governance, screen based trading, compression of settlement cycles, dematerialisation and electronic transfer of securities, securities lending and borrowing, professionalisation of trading members, fine-tuned risk management systems, emergence of clearing corporations to assume counterparty risks, market of debt and derivative instruments and intensive use of information technology.

In recognition of the fact that technology will continue to redefine the shape of the securities industry, NSE stresses on innovation and sustained investment in technology to remain ahead of competition. NSE’s IT set-up is the largest by any company in India. It uses satellite communication technology to energise participation from around 200 cities spread all over the country. In the recent past, capacity enhancement measures were taken up in regard to the trading systems so as to effectively meet the requirements of increased users and associated trading loads. With upgradation of trading hardware, NSE today can handle up to 15 million trades per day in Capital Market segment. In order to capitalise on in-house expertise in technology, NSE set up a separate company, NSE Technology Services Ltd. which is expected to provide a platform for taking up all IT related assignments of NSE.

NEAT is a state-of-the-art client server based application. At the server end, all trading information is stored in an in-memory database to achieve minimum response time and maximum system availability for users. The trading server software runs on a fault tolerant STRATUS main frame computer while the client software runs under Windows on PCs.

NSE is one of the largest interactive VSAT based stock exchanges in the world. Today it supports more than 2000 VSATs and 3000 leased lines across the country. The NSE- network is the largest private wide area network in the country and the first extended C- Band VSAT network in the world. Currently more than 9000 users are trading on the real time-online NSE application. There are over 15 large computer systems which include non-stop fault-tolerant computers and high end UNIX servers, operational under one roof to support the NSE applications. This coupled with the nation wide VSAT network makes NSE the country’s largest Information Technology user.

In an ongoing effort to improve NSE’s infrastructure, a corporate network has been implemented, connecting all the offices at Mumbai, Delhi, Calcutta and Chennai. This corporate network enables speedy inter-office communications and data and voice connectivity between offices.

Origins

The National Stock Exchange of India was promoted by leading Financial institutions at the behest of the Government of India, and was incorporated in November 1992 as a tax-paying company. In April 1993, it was recognized as a stock exchange under the Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act, 1956. NSE commenced operations in the Wholesale Debt Market (WDM) segment in June 1994. The Capital Market (Equities) segment of the NSE commenced operations in November 1994, while operations in the Derivatives segment commenced in June 2000.

Innovations

NSE has remained in the forefront of modernization of India’s capital and financial markets, and its pioneering efforts include:

Being the first national, anonymous, electronic limit order book (LOB) exchange to trade securities in India. Since the success of the NSE, existent market and new market structures have followed the “NSE” model.
Setting up the first clearing corporation “National Securities Clearing Corporation Ltd.” in India. NSCCL was a landmark in providing innovation on all spot equity market (and later, derivatives market) trades in India.
Co-promoting and setting up of National Securities Depository Limited, first depository in India.
Setting up of S&P CNX Nifty.
NSE pioneered commencement of Internet Trading in February 2000, which led to the wide popularization of the NSE in the broker community.
Being the first exchange that, in 1996, proposed exchange traded derivatives, particularly on an equity index, in India. After four years of policy and regulatory debate and formulation, the NSE was permitted to start trading equity derivatives
Being the first and the only exchange to trade GOLD ETFs (exchange traded funds) in India.
NSE has also launched the NSE-CNBC-TV18 media centre in association with CNBC-TV18.

Markets

Currently, NSE has the following major segments of the capital market:

Equity
Futures and Options
Retail Debt Market
Wholesale Debt Market
Currency futures

Hours of Operation

NSE’s normal trading sessions are from 09:55am to 03:30pm on all days of the week except Saturdays, Sundays and holidays declared by the Exchange in advance.

Indices

NSE also set up as index services firm known as India Index Services & Products Limited (IISL) and has launched several stock indices, including:

S&P CNX Nifty
CNX Nifty Junior
CNX 100 (= S&P CNX Nifty + CNX Nifty Junior)
S&P CNX 500 (= CNX 100 + 400 major players across 72 industries)
CNX Midcap (introduced on 18 July 2005 replacing CNX Midcap 200)

Certifications

NSE also conducts online examination and awards certification, under its programmes of NSE’s Certification in Financial Markets (NCFM). Currently, certifications are available in 19 modules, covering different sectors of financial and capital markets. Branches of the NSE are located throughout India.

NSE Milestones

November 1992 Incorporation
April 1993 Recognition as a stock exchange
May 1993 Formulation of business plan
June 1994 Wholesale Debt Market segment goes live
November 1994 Capital Market (Equities) segment goes live
March 1995 Establishment of Investor Grievance Cell
April 1995 Establishment of NSCCL, the first Clearing Corporation
June 1995 Introduction of centralised insurance cover for all trading members
July 1995 Establishment of Investor Protection Fund
October 1995 Became largest stock exchange in the country
April 1996 Commencement of clearing and settlement by NSCCL
April 1996 Launch of S&P CNX Nifty
June 1996 Establishment of Settlement Guarantee Fund
November 1996 Setting up of National Securities Depository Limited, first depository in India, co-promoted by NSE
November 1996 Best IT Usage award by Computer Society of India
December 1996 Commencement of trading/settlement in dematerialised securities
December 1996 Dataquest award for Top IT User
December 1996 Launch of CNX Nifty Junior
February 1997 Regional clearing facility goes live
November 1997 Best IT Usage award by Computer Society of India
May 1998 Promotion of joint venture, India Index Services & Products Limited (IISL)
May 1998 Launch of NSE’s Web-site: www.nse.co.in
July 1998 Launch of NSE’s Certification Programme in Financial Market
August 1998 CYBER CORPORATE OF THE YEAR 1998 award
February 1999 Launch of Automated Lending and Borrowing Mechanism
April 1999 CHIP Web Award by CHIP magazine
October 1999 Setting up of NSE.IT
January 2000 Launch of NSE Research Initiative
February 2000 Commencement of Internet Trading
June 2000 Commencement of Derivatives Trading (Index Futures)
September 2000 Launch of ‘Zero Coupon Yield Curve’
November 2000 Launch of Broker Plaza by Dotex International, a joint venture between NSE.IT Ltd. and i-flex Solutions Ltd.
December 2000 Commencement of WAP trading
June 2001 Commencement of trading in Index Options
July 2001 Commencement of trading in Options on Individual Securities
November 2001 Commencement of trading in Futures on Individual Securities
December 2001 Launch of NSE VaR for Government Securities
January 2002 Launch of Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs)
May 2002 NSE wins the Wharton-Infosys Business Transformation Award in the Organization-wide Transformation category
October 2002 Launch of NSE Government Securities Index
January 2003 Commencement of trading in Retail Debt Market
June 2003 Launch of Interest Rate Futures
August 2003 Launch of Futures & options in CNXIT Index
June 2004 Launch of STP Interoperability
August 2004 Launch of NSE’s electronic interface for listed companies
March 2005 ‘India Innovation Award’ by EMPI Business School, New Delhi
June 2005 Launch of Futures & options in BANK Nifty Index
December 2006 ‘Derivative Exchange of the Year’, by Asia Risk magazine
January 2007 Launch of NSE – CNBC TV 18 media centre
March 2007 NSE, CRISIL announce launch of IndiaBondWatch.com
June 2007 NSE launches derivatives on Nifty Junior & CNX 100
October 2007 NSE launches derivatives on Nifty Midcap 50
January 2008 Introduction of Mini Nifty derivative contracts on 1st January 2008
March 2008 Introduction of long term option contracts on S&P CNX Nifty Index
April 2008 Launch of India VIX
April 2008 Launch of Securities Lending & Borrowing Scheme
August 2008 Launch of Currency Derivatives

Corporate Office:

National Stock Exchange of India Ltd.
Exchange Plaza,
Plot no. C/1, G Block,
Bandra-Kurla Complex
Bandra (E)
Mumbai – 400 051.
India

Tel: +91-22-26598100 – 14
Fax: +91-22-26598120

List of Important Contacts

http://www.nseindia.com

The Bombay Stock Exchange Limited

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The Bombay/Mumbai Stock Exchange Limited (formerly, The Stock Exchange, Mumbai; popularly called The Bombay/Mumbai Stock Exchange, or BSE) has the greatest number of listed companies in the world. Bombay Stock Exchange is the oldest stock exchange in Asia with a rich heritage, now spanning three centuries in its 133 years of existence. What is now popularly known as BSE was established as “The Native Share & Stock Brokers’ Association” in 1875. It is located at Dalal Street, Mumbai, India.

BSE is the first stock exchange in the country which obtained permanent recognition (in 1956) from the Government of India under the Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act 1956. BSE’s pivotal and pre-eminent role in the development of the Indian capital market is widely recognized. It migrated from the open outcry system to an online screen-based order driven trading system in 1995. Earlier an Association Of Persons (AOP), BSE is now a corporatised and demutualised entity incorporated under the provisions of the Companies Act, 1956, pursuant to the BSE (Corporatisation and Demutualisation) Scheme, 2005 notified by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI). With demutualisation, BSE has two of world’s best exchanges, Deutsche Börse and Singapore Exchange, as its strategic partners.

Around 6,000 Indian companies list on the stock exchange, and it has a significant trading volume. The BSE SENSEX (SENSitive indEX), also called the “BSE 30″, is a widely used market index in India and Asia. Though many other exchanges exist, BSE and the National Stock Exchange of India account for most of the trading in shares in India.

Over the past 133 years, BSE has facilitated the growth of the Indian corporate sector by providing it with an efficient access to resources. There is perhaps no major corporate in India which has not sourced BSE’s services in raising resources from the capital market. Today, BSE is the world’s number 1 exchange in terms of the number of listed companies and the world’s 5th in transaction numbers. The market capitalization as on December 31, 2007 stood at USD 1.79 trillion . An investor can choose from more than 4,700 listed companies, which for easy reference, are classified into A, B, S, T and Z groups.

The BSE Index, SENSEX, is India’s first stock market index that enjoys an iconic stature , and is tracked worldwide. It is an index of 30 stocks representing 12 major sectors. The SENSEX is constructed on a ‘free-float’ methodology, and is sensitive to market sentiments and market realities. Apart from the SENSEX, BSE offers 21 indices, including 12 sectoral indices. BSE has entered into an index cooperation agreement with Deutsche Börse. This agreement has made SENSEX and other BSE indices available to investors in Europe and America. Moreover, Barclays Global Investors (BGI), the global leader in ETFs through its iShares brand, has created the ‘iShares BSE SENSEX India Tracker’ which tracks the SENSEX. The ETF enables investors in Hong Kong to take an exposure to the Indian equity market.

Milestones:

The first Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) on SENSEX, called “SPIcE” is listed on BSE. It brings to the investors a trading tool that can be easily used for the purposes of investment, trading, hedging and arbitrage. SPIcE allows small investors to take a long-term view of the market.
BSE provides an efficient and transparent market for trading in equity, debt instruments and derivatives. It has a nation-wide reach with a presence in more than 359 cities and towns of India. BSE has always been at par with the international standards. The systems and processes are designed to safeguard market integrity and enhance transparency in operations. BSE is the first exchange in India and the second in the world to obtain an ISO 9001:2000 certification. It is also the first exchange in the country and second in the world to receive Information Security Management System Standard BS 7799-2-2002 certification for its BSE On-line Trading System (BOLT).
BSE continues to innovate. In recent times, it has become the first national level stock exchange to launch its website in Gujarati and Hindi to reach out to a larger number of investors. It has successfully launched a reporting platform for corporate bonds in India christened the ICDM or Indian Corporate Debt Market and a unique ticker-cum-screen aptly named ‘BSE Broadcast’ which enables information dissemination to the common man on the street.
In 2006, BSE launched the Directors Database and ICERS (Indian Corporate Electronic Reporting System) to facilitate information flow and increase transparency in the Indian capital market. While the Directors Database provides a single-point access to information on the boards of directors of listed companies, the ICERS facilitates the corporates in sharing with BSE their corporate announcements.

Services Offered:

BSE also has a wide range of services to empower investors and facilitate smooth transactions:

Investor Services: The Department of Investor Services redresses grievances of investors. BSE was the first exchange in the country to provide an amount of Rs.1 million towards the investor protection fund; it is an amount higher than that of any exchange in the country. BSE launched a nationwide investor awareness programme- ‘Safe Investing in the Stock Market’ under which 264 programmes were held in more than 200 cities.
The BSE On-line Trading (BOLT): BSE On-line Trading (BOLT) facilitates on-line screen based trading in securities. BOLT is currently operating in 25,000 Trader Workstations located across over 359 cities in India.
BSEWEBX.com: In February 2001, BSE introduced the world’s first centralized exchange-based Internet trading system, BSEWEBX.com. This initiative enables investors anywhere in the world to trade on the BSE platform.
Surveillance: BSE’s On-Line Surveillance System (BOSS) monitors on a real-time basis the price movements, volume positions and members’ positions and real-time measurement of default risk, market reconstruction and generation of cross market alerts.
BSE Training Institute: BTI imparts capital market training and certification, in collaboration with reputed management institutes and universities. It offers over 40 courses on various aspects of the capital market and financial sector. More than 20,000 people have attended the BTI programmes.

Hours of Operation

08:00 – 09:00  Beginning of the Day Session
09:00 – 09:30  Login Session
09:55 – 15:30  Trading Session
15:30 – 15:50  Position Transfer Session
15:50 – 16:05  Closing Session
16:05 – 16:35  Option Exercise Session
16:35 – 16:50  Margin Session
16:50 – 17:35  Query Session
17:35              End of Day Session

Awards

The World Council of Corporate Governance has awarded the Golden Peacock Global CSR Award for BSE’s initiatives in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR).
The Annual Reports and Accounts of BSE for the year ended March 31, 2006 and March 31 2007 have been awarded the ICAI awards for excellence in financial reporting.
The Human Resource Management at BSE has won the Asia – Pacific HRM awards for its efforts in employer branding through talent management at work, health management at work and excellence in HR through technology

Corporate Headoffice:

Bombay Stock Exchange Limited
Phiroze Jeejeebhoy Towers
Dalal Street
Mumbai – 400 001
India

Tel: +91-22-22721233/4
Fax: +91-22-22721919

http://www.bseindia.com

Voltas Limited

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Voltas Limited is an engineering, air conditioning and refrigeration company based in Mumbai, India. It offers engineering solutions for a wide spectrum of industries in areas such as heating, ventilation and air conditioning, refrigeration, electro-mechanical projects, textile machinery, machine tools, mining and construction equipment, materials handling, water management, building management systems, indoor air quality and chemicals.
Voltas is a part of the Tata Group.

Voltas’ operations have been organized into four independent business-specific clusters. Each of these has its own facilities for market coverage and service to customers:

Electro-Mechanical Projects & Services

Electrical, Mechanical, HVAC & Refrigeration Solutions
Electrical, Mechanical & HVAC Solutions (International)
Water Management & Treatment
Engineering products & Services

Textile Machinery

Mining & Construction Equipment
Machine Tools
Materials Handling Solutions

Unitary Cooling Products for Comfort & Commercial Use

Cooling Appliances
Commercial Refrigeration

Others

Chemicals Trading

Voltas possesses total capability in the manufacture of room/split air conditioners, industrial air conditioning and refrigeration equipment, water coolers, commercial refrigerators, visicoolers, freezers and fork-lift trucks. All these products bear the stamp of state-of-the-art automated manufacturing plants resulting in consistently high quality and reduced costs.
Furthermore, the Company is partnered with Fedders International Inc. of USA for ‘manufacture only’ alliances producing low cost, high quality room air conditioners.

Over the years, Voltas has built up a substantial reputation and is actively engaged in turnkey projects in fields such as electro-mechanical works comprising electrical building services, HVAC, plumbing, public Health, fire fighting, ELV & specialised systems; electrical power projects; environmental and water pollution control; pumping stations and water supply; water & waste water treatment projects. The Company has ISO 9001 – 2000 standards certification in this business, and has successfully undertaken and executed project works in the Middle East, Far East and South East Asia, CIS countries and Africa.

Voltas’ sourcing and marketing operations cover air conditioners, textile machinery, machine tools, mining & construction equipment and industrial chemicals. In these sectors, the company demonstrates its specialised engineering expertise, as well as its extensive network for global sourcing.

Corporate Office:

Voltas Limited
Voltas House,
“A” Block,
Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Road,
Chinchpokli,
Mumbai – 400 033
India.

Tel: +91-22-66656666
Fax: +91-22-66656311

http://www.voltas.com

Bennett Coleman & Co. Ltd (The Times Group)

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Bennett, Coleman & Co. Limited, is the flagship company of The Times Group, which has a heritage of over 150 years and is one of India’s leading media groups. The activities of The Times Group also include publishing newspapers and magazines, television broadcasting, running internet portals, creating and distributing multimedia products and music publishing and retailing.

The Times Group is the largest media services conglomerate in India. It is headed by brothers Samir and Vineet Jain. It reaches out from 11 publishing centers, 15 printing centers, 55 sales offices, over 7000 employees, 5 dailies including two of the largest in the country with approx 4.3 million copies circulated daily, 2 lead magazines, 29 niche magazines reaching 2468 cities and towns, 32 Radio Stations and turnover in excess of USD 700 million. (Figures as of 2008).

The Times of India publishes a daily newspaper in India. The company was founded in 1838 as The Bombay Times and Journal of Commerce and changed its name to The Times of India in 1861. The company is based in New Delhi, India. The Times of India is a subsidiary of Bennett, Coleman & Co., Ltd. The first edition of the newspaper appeared on November 3, 1838, then known as The Bombay Times and Journal of Commerce. The newspaper was published twice a week under editor J.E. Brennan. It was basically a city paper reflecting the interest of Bombay’s business community.

Its major brands include:

The Times of India, India’s largest English daily.
The Economic Times, India’s largest financial daily, and the world’s second largest after The Wall Street Journal.
Maharashtra Times, India’s largest Marathi daily and Maharashtra’s No.1 Newspaper.
Navbharat Times, the largest Hindi Daily in Delhi and Bombay.
Mumbai Mirror India’s largest circulated compact newspaper.
Pune Mirror.
Bangalore Mirror, Bangalore’s first morning compact daily.
The Times of India – Kannada.

Times Group’s subsidiary companies include:

Times Infotainment Media Limited (TIML) & Entertainment Network India Limited (ENIL) that together control:

Radio Mirchi – National network of Private FM stations.
360 Degrees – Event Management.
Times Outoors – Outdoor Advertising & Billboard Marketing.
Mirchi Movies Limited – Movie production, Entertainment.

Times Internet Limited (TIL), which has:

Indiatimes portal
Times of Money – an online payments portal specializing in remitting money to India and other parts of the world.

Times Global Broadcasting Limited - This was a Joint Venture with Reuters untill Reuters exited. The company heads:

Times Now – A News Channel
ZOOm – A Lifestyle Channel
A new business channel which is the broadcast version of Economic Times is planned to be launched early in 2009.

Times Business Solutions controls:

TBSL – corporate website of TBSL.
Times Jobs – A jobs portal.
SimplyMarry – A matrimonial portal. (earlier known as TimesMatri).
Magic Bricks – A real estate portal.
Yolist – Free classifieds portal.
Ads2Book – Online classifieds booking system for print publications.

World Wide Media – A magazine joint venture between BCCL and BBC magazines. WWM heads:

Filmfare
Filmfare Awards
Femina
Femina Miss India A Beauty Paegent
Top Gear India
Hello
BBC Good Homes

TIML Golden Square Limited which purchased Virgin Radio (soon to be called Absolute Radio) in the United Kingdom. This company is a direct subsidiary of BCCL (not through TIML or ENIL).

Regestered Office:

Bennett Coleman & Co. Ltd

7, Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg,

New Delhi – 110 002.

Tel: +91-11-23302000

http://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com

Jetlite

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JetLite, formerly Air Sahara, is an airline based in New Delhi, India. Controlled by Jet Airways, the airline operates scheduled services connecting metropolitan centres in India. The airline also provides helicopters which are available for charter services and aerial photography. Its main base is Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi, with hubs at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, Hyderabad, Chatrapati Shivaji International Airport, Mumbai. The focus cities are Chennai International Airport, Chennai, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport,Ahmedabad and Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport, Kolkata.

The airline was established on 20 September 1991 and began operations on 3 December 1993 with two Boeing 737-200 aircraft as Sahara Airlines. Initially, services were primarily concentrated in the northern sectors of India, keeping Delhi as its base, and then operations were extended to cover all the country. Sahara Airlines was re-branded as Air Sahara on 2 October 2000, although Sahara Airlines remains the carrier’s registered name. On 22 March 2004 it became an international carrier with the start of flights from Chennai to Colombo. It is part of the major Sahara India Pariwar business conglomerate. The uncertainty over the airline’s fate caused its share of the domestic Indian air transport market go down from approximately 11% in January 2006 to a reported 8.5% in April.

Jet Airways announced its first takeover attempt on January 19, 2006, offering US$500 million (2000 crore) in cash for the airline. Market reaction to the deal was mixed, with many analysts suggesting that Jet Airways was paying too much for Air Sahara. The Indian Civil Aviation Ministry gave approval in principle, but the deal was eventually called off over disagreements over price and the appointment of Jet chairman Naresh Goyal to the Air Sahara board. Following the failure of the deal, the companies filed lawsuits seeking damages from each other.
A second, eventually successful attempt was made on April 12, 2007 with Jet Airways agreeing to pay 1,450 crore rupees ($340 million). The deal gave Jet a combined domestic market share of about 32%.
On April 16th Jet Airways announced that Air Sahara will be renamed as JetLite. The takeover was officially completed on April 20th, when Jet Airways paid Rs. 400 crore.

Fleet: Jet Lite (as of Decmber, 2008) operates a fleet of 24 aircraft, which includes 17 Boeing 737 series(B737-300, B737-400, B737-700, B737-800, B737-800W) and 7 Canadian Regional Jets 200 Series(CRJ-200). Jet Lite operates 141 flights every day to 30 domestic destinations and 2 international destinations (Kathmandu and Colombo).

JetLite, (as of December, 2008) connects 26 domestic and 2 international destinations with over 108 flights a day:
Ahmedabad, Aurangabad, Bengaluru, Bhubaneshwar, Chennai, Coimbatore, Colombo, Delhi, Dibrugarh, Goa, Gorakhpur, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Imphal, Indore, Jorhat, Kathmandu, Kochi, Kolkatta, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, Patna, Port Blair, Pune, Raipur, Srinagar, Vishakhapatnam.

Corporate Office:

Jet Airways India Pvt. Ltd.
Jet Airways House,
13 Community Centre,
Yusufsarai,
New Delhi – 110 041
India.

Tel: +91-11-46095000

http://www.jetlite.com

Britannia Industries Ltd

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The story of one of India’s favourite brands dates back to the year 1892, when a biscuit company was started in a nondescript house in Calcutta (now Kolkata) with an initial investment of Rs. 295. The company we all know as Britannia today.

The beginnings might have been humble-the dreams were anything but. By 1910, with the advent of electricity, Britannia mechanised its operations, and in 1921, it became the first company east of the Suez Canal to use imported gas ovens. Up till that time, Britannia had acquired a reputation for quality and value. As a result, during the World War II, the Government reposed its trust in Britannia by contracting it to supply large quantities of “service biscuits” to the armed forces.

As time moved on, the biscuit market continued to grow and Britannia grew along with it. In 1975, the Britannia Biscuit Company took over the distribution of biscuits from Parry’s who till now distributed Britannia biscuits in India. In the subsequent public issue of 1978, Indian shareholding crossed 60%, firmly establishing the Indian-ness of the firm. The following year, Britannia Biscuit Company was re-christened Britannia Industries Limited (BIL). Four years later in 1983, it crossed the Rs. 100 crores revenue mark.

On the operations front, the company was making equally dynamic strides. In 1992, it celebrated its Platinum Jubilee. In 1997, the company unveiled its new corporate identity – “Eat Healthy, Think Better” – and made its first foray into the dairy products market. In 1999, the “Britannia Khao, World Cup Jao” promotion further fortified the affinity consumers had with ‘Brand Britannia’.

Britannia strode into the 21st Century as one of India’s biggest brands and the pre-eminent food brand of the country. It was equally recognised for its innovative approach to products and marketing: the Lagaan Match was voted India’s most successful promotional activity of the year 2001 while Britannia’s 50-50 Maska-Chaska became India’s most successful product launch. In 2002, Britannia’s New Business Division formed a joint venture with Fonterra, the world’s second largest Dairy Company, and Britannia New Zealand Foods Pvt. Ltd. was born. In recognition of its vision and accelerating graph, Forbes Global rated Britannia ‘One amongst the Top 200 Small Companies of the World’, and The Economic Times pegged Britannia India’s 2nd Most Trusted Brand.

Today, more than a century after those tentative first steps, the company’s offerings are spread across the spectrum with products ranging from the healthy and economical Tiger biscuits to the more lifestyle-oriented Milkman Cheese. Having succeeded in garnering the trust of almost one-third of India’s one billion population and a strong management at the helm means Britannia will continue to dream big on its path of innovation and quality.

Registered Office:

Britannia Industries Limited,
5/1/A Hungerford Street,
Kolkata – 700 017
West Bengal
India

Tel: +91-33-22870505 / 22872439 / 22872057
Fax: +91-33-22872501

http://www.britannia.co.in

Ogilvy & Mather

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Ogilvy & Mather is an international advertising, marketing, and public relations agency based in New York City and owned by the WPP Group. The company operates 497 offices in 125 countries around the world and employs approximately 1,600 professionals.

Ogilvy & Mather has seven divisions: (CRM and interactive), OgilvyInteractive (interactive; under OgilvyOne), Neo@Ogilvy (digital and direct media; under OgilvyOne), Ogilvy PR (public relations), Ogilvy Healthworld (health care communications and marketing), and OgilvyAction (analytics and experiential marketing).

Ogilvy & Mather was founded in 1948 by David Ogilvy, as “Hewitt, Ogilvy, Benson & Mather.” The company became a leading worldwide agency by the 1960s. Central to its growth was its strategy of building brands like American Express, BP, Ford, Barbie, Maxwell House, IBM, Kodak, Nestlé and Unilever brands Pond’s & Dove. Integrated in the firm’s corporate culture is Ogilvy’s concept of “360 Degree Brand Stewardship”, defined as “a willingness to use the broadest array of tools and techniques to understand, develop and enhance the relationship between a consumer and a brand.”

In 2004 the OgilvyOne division launched a digital summit called Verge. This has become a major agency-led forum for clients and industry experts to discuss the challenges and possibilities of digital marketing. The agency has taken the conference to over 20 of the world’s leading markets. In documents made available to the public through the tobacco industry’s 1998 Master Settlement Agreement, Ogilvy and Mather played a key role in promoting the image of the Tobacco Institute.

Some of the clients of O & M:

American Express
BP
Cisco
Coca-Cola Company
DHL
DuPont
Ford
Gillette
GlaxoSmithKline
IBM
Kodak
Kraft
Lenovo
Mattel
Motorola
Nestle
NexCen Brands
SAP
Tobacco Institute (ended 1998)
Unilever

India Office:

Ogilvy & Mather
Tower ‘A’, 6th to 8th floor, Global Business Park,
Mehrauli – Gurguaon Road,
Gurgaon – 122 002.
Haryana.

Tel: (124)4760760

Complete list of offices

http://www.ogilvy.com

Convergys India Services Pvt Ltd

admin — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 05:23:39 +0000

Convergys Corporation (NYSE: CVG) is a multi-national corporation that provides relationship management solutions, outsourced customer and HR management solutions, consulting and professional services, billing services, and multichannel self-care technology solutions to its clients. Most of its clients are companies in the telecommunications, financial services, technology, government, and employee care markets.

The company grew from Cincinnati Bell Information Systems and MATRIXX, both subsidiaries of Cincinnati Bell, and AT&T Solutions Customer Care (formerly AT&T American Transtech), which was sold to Cincinnati Bell in 1998; an IPO in 1998 made it a fully independent company. Since then, Convergys’ headquarters in Cincinnati, Ohio, has acquired numerous companies and expanded its business to employ nearly 75,000 employees who serve clients in more than 70 countries, speaking more than 35 languages, from 79 sites across North America, Europe, the Middle East, Asia (most notably in India and the Philippines), the Pacific, and Latin America.

Convergys delivered a record revenue of $2.8 Billion and recorded EPS of $1.23 in 2007. Convergys was responsible for upgrading the Nawras Telecom’s Billing and Customer Care Platform. The company also assisted Indonesian Telecom Company to go Live with Convergys Billing and Care Platform for Pre- and Post-Paid Services. Convergys implemented Relationship Management Solution For AT&T Mobility and provided Customer Intelligence Solutions To Global Financial Services Firm. Convergys helped Telecom Egypt Re-Engineer their billing Processes. The company is all set to provide Starbucks and Johnson & Johnson with HR Services.

In India, the company has it’s offices in New Delhi(Gurgaon), Bangalore, Pune & Thane.

Services provided by Convergys:

Convergys Global Consulting:

Revenue Generation: Maximise opportunities to increase revenue through acquiring and growing high-value customers
Revenue Protection: Understand key drivers of customer satisfaction, loyalty and retention in order to proactively defend market share and revenue
Operational Performance: Measure and benchmark operational performance to highlight and capitalise on opportunities to improve workforce productivity, operational efficiency and quality of service
Contact Optimization: Gather and use intelligence from customer and employee contacts to improve business performance and operations while decreasing costs
Technology Optimization: Apply technology and business process, usability, customer experience analysis and architectural expertise to deploy and refine technology that improves quality of service and maximizes ROI.

Customer Solutions:

Customer Service: Consumer Support, Business-to-Business Support, Technical Support, Back Office, Customer Management Effectiveness
Customer Acquisition: Direct Response, Sales and Order
Support, Back Office, Customer Management Effectiveness
Customer Retention: Loyalty and Churn Management, Back Office, Customer Management Effectiveness, Convergent Rating, Charging and Billing

HR Solutions:

HR Business Process Outsourcing: Recruiting and Resourcing, Compensation, HR Administration, Payroll Benefits, Organizational Development, Learning, Workforce Intelligence, Enabling Services

Recognition and Awards

Convergys has been recognized with a number of prestigious awards in the past. some of them include:

InformationWeek 500 – Top 10 Companies for Innovative Use of Technology
Fortune – Most Admired Companies (for 8 years running)
Fortune – Most Admired Company in Diversified Outsourcing
KLD Domini 400 – Top 400 Companies that Demonstrate Leadership in CSR
Training Industry Inc – Top 20 Most Influential Training Professionals
CRM Magazine – Outsourcing Services – Service Leader Award

Key milestones as a public company:

1998 – Convergys was formed from MATRIXX Marketing and Cincinnati Bell Information Systems (CBIS), two subsidiaries of the Cincinnati Bell Inc. holding company. Goes public with $0.9M in revenues.
1999 – Convergys completed its spin-off from Cincinnati Bell Inc. Cincinnati Bell distributed approximately 137 million shares of Convergys common stock to shareholders to complete the spin-off.
1998 – Convergys acquires AT&T Solutions Customer Care, with 4,500 employees.
1999 – Convergys acquires Microsoft Technical Solutions, U.S., with 215 employees.
2001 – Convergys acquires Geneva Technology Ltd., Cambridge, U.K., with 402 employees.
2004 – Convergys acquires DigitalThink, San Francisco, CA, Hyderabad,and Bangalore, India, with 375 employees.
2004 – Convergys acquires Encore Receivables Management, Inc., Olathe, KS, Lenexa, KS and Las Vegas, NV, with 1,100 employees.
2005 – Convergys acquires Deloitte’s Finance & Accounting (“F&A”)Business Process Outsourcing Business, Tulsa, OK, with 140 employees.
2006 – Convergys acquires Asturias HR Service Center (acquisition from DuPont), with 100 employees.
2008 – Convergys acquires Shanghai Hong Xun Software Co., Ltd. from BMI Asia Inc. with 70 employees.
2008 – Today, Convergys is a Fortune 500 company with $2.8B in revenue. Convergys is a member of the S&P 500 and has been voted a Fortune Most Admired Company for the 8th year running. They have approximately 75,000 employees in 84 customer contact centers and other facilities in the United States, Canada, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia, and their global headquarters in Cincinnati, Ohio. [figures as of 2008]

Corporate Office:

Convergys Corporation
201 East Fourth Street
Cincinnati, OH 45202
U.S.A.

Tel: +1-513-7237000

India Office:

Convergys
DLF Atria
Jacaranda Marg
Phase II, DLF City
Gurgaon – 122 002
India

Tel: +91-124-2563500

http://www.convergys.com

Godrej Consumer Products Ltd

admin — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 04:59:45 +0000

Started in 1897 as a locks manufacturing company, the Godrej Group is today one of the most accomplished and diversified business houses in India. Godrej’s success has been driven by the company’s commitment to delivering innovation and excellence. Through the consistent application of this commitment and a century of ethical business conduct, Godrej has earned an unparalleled reputation for trust and reliability.

In 1930, Godrej became the first company in the world to develop the technology to manufacture soap with vegetable oils; that spirit of innovation has continued throughout the organization’s history. Today Godrej is delivering consumers exciting innovations across a spectrum of businesses. The company’s pursuit of excellence is equally well established and enduring. In the 1944 Mumbai docks blast, Godrej safes were the only security equipment whose contents were unharmed; an equal level of product quality continues to be expected from every product bearing the Godrej brand name. Godrej management understands that the company’s greatest asset is the trust and faith that consumers have reposed in it, and recognizes that the company must continue to earn this trust. This translates to the organization delivering outstanding quality and value in everything it does.

Godrej’s ethical and visionary practices have allowed the company to successfully expand into a number of businesses. Today Godrej is a leading manufacturer of goods and provider of services in a multitude of categories: home appliances, consumer durables, consumer products, industrial products, and agri products to name a few. A recent estimate suggested that 350 million people across India use Godrej products. The group has more recently entered the real estate and information technology sectors, and management views these as avenues for enormous growth.
The Godrej Group stands in a strong position today. With annual sales in excess of $1 billion, a workforce of approximately 18,000, and a strong diversified portfolio, Godrej has proven its ability to deliver strong financial performance.

The Godrej Group is firmly entrenched in diverse businesses. Security Systems and Safes, Typewriters and Word processors, Rocket Launchers, Refrigerators and Furniture, Outsourcing Services, Machine Tools and Process Equipment, Cosmetics and Detergents, Engineering Workstations, Medical Diagnostics and Aerospace Equipment, Edible Oils and Chemical, Mosquito Repellents, Car perfumes, Chicken and Agri-products.
The Godrej group owns vast tracts of land in and around Vikhroli, a suburb to the Northeast of Mumbai, India’s commercial capital. Traditionally, this location has been their manufacturing base, but increasingly they have moved significant production facilities inland in search of cheaper pastures.

Some of Godrej’s firsts:

In 1897, Godrej Introduced the first lock with lever technology in India.
In 1902, Godrej made the first Indian safe.
In 1920, Godrej made soap using vegetable oil, which was a huge hit with the vegetarian community in India
In 1955, Godrej produced India’s first indigenous typewriter
In 1989, Godrej became the first company to introduce PUF ( Polyurethane Foam)
Introduced India’s first and only 100% CFC, HCFC, HFC free refrigerators

Registered Office:

Godrej Consumer Products Ltd,
Pirojshanagar,
Eastern Expresss Highway,
Vikhroli,
Mumbai – 400079
India.

Tel: +91-22-25188010, 25188020, 25188030
Fax: +91-22-25188040

http://www.godrejcp.com

Kingfisher Airlines

admin — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 04:46:56 +0000

Kingfisher Airlines, Based in Bangalore, India started operations on 9 May 2005, following the lease of four Airbus A320-200 aircrafts. It operates 218 flights a day and has a network of 38 destinations, with regional and long-haul international services. Its main bases are Bengaluru International Airport, Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport, Rajiv Gandhi International Airport and Indira Gandhi International Airport. Kingfisher Airlines, through one of its holding companies United Breweries Group, has 50% stake in low-cost carrier Kingfisher Red, formerly known as Air Deccan.
Kingfisher is one of six airlines in the world to have a five-star rating from Skytrax, along with Asiana Airlines, Malaysia Airlines, Qatar Airways, Singapore Airlines and Cathay Pacific Airways. According to a survey held in September 2008, Kingfisher was the most admired airline brand in the Asia-Pacific region. In July 2008, Kingfisher’s share of Indian aviation market stood at 14.3% while its sister carrier Air Deccan’s share stood at 13.5%.

On September 3, 2008 Kingfisher airline began its international operations by connecting Bangalore to London Heathrow. The airline also hopes to start flights to other international destinations in the future, like the US with Airbus A340-500 and Airbus A380-800 aircrafts.

In September 2008, Kingfisher announced its plans to raise US$100 million through equity.

Kingfisher chairman Vijay Mallya and his Jet Airways counterpart Naresh Goyal announced the alliance after a marathon meeting on 13th October 2008 at Mumbai, India. The alliance includes code-sharing on both domestic and international flights, joint fuel management to reduce expenses, common ground handling, joint utilisation of crew and sharing of similar frequent flier programmes.

Fleet: A 330,A 319, A 320 (Single Cabin), A 321 (Single Cabin), A 320 (Dual Cabin), A 321 (Dual Cabin) – 1, A 321 (Dual Cabin) – 2, ATR 72 – 500, ATR 42 – 500, Standby (ATR 72 – 500), Standby (ATR 42 – 500), Standby A320 (Dual Cabin), Standby A320, Standby A319 (Single Cabin), Standby A321 (Single Cabin).

Registered Office:

Kingfisher Airlines,
UB Tower, Level 12,
UB City, 24, Vittal Mallya Road,
Bangalore – 560 001
INDIA.

Tel: +91-80-22272808 / 22275809
Fax: +91-80-22274890

Corporate Office:

Kingfisher Airlines,
Kingfisher House,
Western Express Highway. Vile Parle (E)
Mumbai – 400 057
India.

Tel: +91-22-26262200
Fax: +91-22-67020625

http://www.flykingfisher.com

Sparsh BPO Services Ltd

admin — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 04:43:04 +0000

Sparsh BPO Services Ltd, is the leading provider of Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) services in the Indian market. A subsidiary of Intelenet Global Services, Sparsh have been ranked # 1 in the Dataquest Domestic Call Center Survey 2008, the first ever study of the domestic BPO industry in India.

Sparsh delivers high-quality services to its clients through 18 state-of-the-art centers spread across seven locations in India – Mumbai, Pune, Mohali, Gurgaon, Kolkata, Bangalore and Chennai. Their multi-lingual support spans 15 Indian languages including English, Hindi, Punjabi, Bengali, Marathi, Gujarati, Kannada, Telugu, Malayalam, Tamil, Assamese and Oriya. Sparsh’s dedicated workforce of over 16,000 professionals provide qualitative solutions in the areas of transaction processing and call centre services, aiming to achieve excellence in every transaction.

Sparsh adds value to its clients through a range of completely customised solutions. Sparsh provides business-enabling front office and back office services to companies across various verticals. Several leading telecom, banking, insurance and travel companies have out-sourced their customer interaction and key business processes.
Sparsh leverage Intelenet’s knowledge and understanding of international best practices to deliver superior solutions to its customers. Their teams combine deep knowledge of domain and business practices with a laser focus on quality, timeliness and costs. Sparsh’s combined workforce of over 25,000 employees makes it the ‘Second Largest BPO Employer in India’ according to Nasscom (as of 2008).

Sparsh BPO services include:

Transaction Processing
Finance and Accounting Services
Payroll Processing

Corporate Office:

Sparsh BPO Services Ltd,
Lakme Bldg,
B.S. Deoshi Marg,
Mumbai-400 088.
India

Tel: +91-22-66440400
Fax: +91-22-55975599

http://www.sparshindia.com

New Delhi Television Limited (NDTV)

admin — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 04:39:07 +0000

New Delhi Television Limited (NDTV), founded in 1988, is India’s first and largest private producer of news, current affairs and entertainment television. It was founded by its current chairman and director, Prannoy Roy, an eminent journalist, who gained his home to home fame from the weekly news program, ‘The world this week’. NDTV is home to the country’s best and brightest reporters, anchors and producers; 23 offices and studios across the country host India’s most modern and sophisticated production and newsgathering facilities. NDTV, as of 2008 is the only Indian channel which broadcasts in Pakistan.

At home, NDTV 24X7, the flagship English news channel is the market leader with an unrivalled reputation for excellence. NDTV 24×7 is available in the UK on the Sky Digital platform, in the US on DirecTV, and throughout other parts of the world, such as the Middle East, through various platforms and providers. NDTV is also available in Australia and New Zealand on the Vision Asia platform.

NDTV India, the company’s 24-hour Hindi news channel, is respected for its integrity and commitment to real journalism. NDTV 24×7 and NDTV India are the only two Indian news channels which are broadcasts live on Worldspace Satellite Radio within India.

NDTV Profit, a 24-hour business channel, has established new standards for simple, clear and transparent reporting on the world of business. NDTV Profit is the only Indian Business Channel to be brodcated outside the Bombay Stock Exchange, in Mumbai, India. NDTV has launched its first channel outside India in partnership with Astro, a leading South East Asia media group. “Astro Awani”, launched in Indonesia, is a 24 hour news, infotainment and lifestyle channel.

In August 2007, NDTV announced the launch of its first lifestyle television channel NDTV GOOD TIMES in alliance with UB Group. The channel features ACTVE Cooking, a round the clock cooking recipes and demonstrations along with tips and trivia on television exclusive for TATA Sky customers.

In September 2007, NDTV announced the launch NDTV Arabia, a 24-hour news and infotainment channel that will mark its entry into the Middle East and North Africa region. Also the same month, NDTV launched NDTV MetroNation, India’s first English city channel.

In January 2008, NDTV launched NDTV Imagine, it’s first general entertaintement channel. The company is working on the launch of an International movie channel NDTV Lumiere under NDTV Imagine Ltd.

Recently broadcaster NDTV and Genpact launched a 50:50 joint venture, NGEN Media Services, to offer media outsourcing services to enterprises worldwide in areas such as editing, digitisation and closed captioning. NGEN leverages the offshoring experience and global delivery capabilities of Genpact with NDTV’s domain knowledge and world class media skill sets.

NDTV Channels:

NDTV 24×7
NDTV India
NDTV Profit
NDTV Imagine
NDTV Imagine Showbiz
NDTV Lumiere
NDTV GOOD TIMES
NDTV MetroNation
NDTV Arabia
ACTVE Cooking

Regestered Office:

NDTV Ltd.
Archana Complex
Greater Kailash Part 1
New Delhi – 110048
INDIA.

Tel: +91-11-26446666

http://www.ndtv.com

Cipla

admin — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 03:29:51 +0000

Cipla, originally founded as The Chemical, Industrial & Pharmaceutical Laboratories is a prominent Indian pharmaceutical company, best-known outside its home country for producing low-cost anti-AIDS drugs for HIV-positive patients in developing countries. Cipla makes drugs to treat cardiovascular disease, arthritis, diabetes, weight control, depression and many other health conditions, and its products are distributed in more than 180 countries worldwide. Among the hundreds of generic medications it produces for international distribution are atorvastatin, amlopidine, fluoxetine, venlafaxine hydrochloride and metformin.

By 2007, Cipla became the world’s largest manufacturer of antiretroviral drugs (ARVs) to fight HIV/AIDS, as measured by units produced and distributed (multinational brand-name drugs are much more expensive, so in money terms Cipla medicines are probably somewhere down the list). Roughly 40% of HIV/AIDS patients undergoing antiretroviral therapy worldwide take Cipla drugs. The company is ranked third in Generic market share statistics in South African Private Sector.

Because Indian law from 1972 has allowed no (end-product) patents on drugs, and provided for compulsory licensing, Cipla was able to manufacture medicines which enjoy patent monopoly in certain other countries (particularly those where large, multinational pharmaceutical companies are based). By doing so, as well as by making an executive decision not to make profits on AIDS medication, Cipla reduced the cost of providing antiretrovirals to AIDS patients from $12,000 and beyond (monopoly prices charged by international pharma conglomerates) down to around $300 per year. Today they are able to do so for under $150 per patient per year. While this sum remains out of reach for many millions of people in Third World countries, government and charitable sources often are in a position to make up the difference for destitute patients.

The customary treatment of AIDS consists of a cocktail of three drugs. Cipla produces an all-in-one pill called Triomune which contains all three substances (Lamivudine, stavudine and Nevirapine), something difficult elsewhere because the three patents are held by different companies. One more popular fixed dose combination is there, with the name Duovir-N. This contains Lamivudine, Zidovudine and Nevirapine.

Exports for the year 2008 amounted to more than Rs. 21,000 million. Cipla exports raw materials, intermediates, prescription drugs, OTC products and veterinary products. Cipla also offers technology for products and processes. Technical know-how/fees received during the year 2007-08 amounted to about Rs. 1500 million.

Cipla’s manufacturing facilities have been approved by the following regulatory authorities:

Food and Drug Administration (FDA), USA
Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), UK
Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA), Australia
Medicines Control Council (MCC), South Africa
National Institute of Pharmacy (NIP), Hungary
Pharamaceutical Inspection Convention (PIC), Germany
World Health Organisation (WHO) Department of Health, Canada
State Institute for the Control of Drugs, Slovak Republic ANVISA, Brazil

Corporate office

Cipla Ltd.
Mumbai Central
Mumbai – 400 008
India

Tel: +91-22-23082891, 23095521
Fax: +91-22-23070013, 23070393

http://www.cipla.com

Hindustan Unilever Limited

admin — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 03:05:07 +0000

Hindustan Unilever Limited (abbreviated to HUL), formerly Hindustan Lever Limited , is India’s largest consumer products company and was formed in 1933 as Lever Brothers India Limited. It is currently headquartered in Mumbai, with a workforce of around 41,000 employees. HUL is the market leader in Indian products such as tea, soaps, detergents, as its products have become daily household name in India. The Anglo-Dutch company Unilever owns a majority stake in Hindustan Unilever Limited.
The company was renamed in late June 2007 “Hindustan Unilever Limited”.

HUL has produced many business leaders for corporate India. It is referred to as a ‘CEO Factory’ in the Indian press for the same reasons. It’s leadership building potential was recognized when it was ranked 4th in the Hewitt Global Leadership Survey in 2007 with only GE, P&G and Nokia ranking ahead of HUL in the ability to produce leaders with such regularity.

Some of its brands include Kwality Wall’s ice cream, Lifebuoy, Lux, Breeze, Liril, Rexona, Hamam, Moti soaps, Pureit Water Purifier, Lipton tea, Brooke Bond tea, Bru Coffee, Pepsodent and Close Up toothpaste and brushes, Surf, Rin and Wheel laundry detergents, Kissan squashes and jams, Annapurna salt and atta, Pond’s talcs and creams, Vaseline lotions, Fair & Lovely creams, Lakmé beauty products, Clinic Plus, Clinic All Clear, Sunsilk and Dove shampoos, Vim dishwash, Ala bleach and Domex disinfectant, Rexona, Modern Bread and Axe deosprays.

Corporate Office:

Hindustan Unilever Limited
Hindustan Unilever House
165/166, Backbay Reclamation,
Mumbai – 400020
Maharashtra
India.

Tel: +91-22-39830000
Fax: +91-22-22871970

http://www.hul.co.in

Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd

admin — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 02:40:22 +0000

Ranbaxy Laboratories Limited is India’s largest pharmaceutical company. Incorporated in 1961, Ranbaxy exports its products to 125 countries with ground operations in 46 and manufacturing facilities in seven countries. It is ranked among the top 10 generic companies worldwide. Ranbaxy went public in 1973.

Ranbaxy was started by Ranjit Singh and Gurbax Singh in 1937 as a distributor for a Japanese company Shionogi. Interestingly the name Ranbaxy is a portmanteau word from the names of its first owners Ranjit and Gurbax. Bhai Mohan Singh bought the company in 1952 from his cousins Ranjit Singh and Gurbax Singh. After Bhai Mohan Singh’s son Parvinder Singh joined the company in 1967, the company saw a significant transformation in its business and scale. His sons Malvinder Mohan Singh and Shivinder Mohan Singh sold the company to the Japanese company Daichi in June 2008.

Ranbaxy is one of the leading pharma Companies in India commanding a market share of 5.07%. (Source : ORG-IMS, March, 2007). The Company has clocked sales of USD 286 Mn (2006) registering a growth of over 17%. Growing ahead of the market the Company has enhanced its competitive position in the domestic market through its focused approach. The Company’s business has been realigned to its customer groups and investments have been made in high growth segments. These efforts have resulted in strengthening its Chronic franchise (Life Style led) as well as has reinforced its leading position in the Acute segment.
In the NDDS segment, Ranbaxy is the market leader with 7.9% market share and its NDDS product portfolio contributes to about 9% of its total turnover. Its product portfolio spans across Acute & Chronic Business covering Anti-infectives, Nutritionals, Gastro-intestinals, Pain Management ( Acute) Cardiovasculars, Dermatologicals, Central Nervous Systems (Chronic)segments.

Company’s India operations are a dominant force in a number of participating therapeutic segments, for example Anti-infectives, Statins, Dermatology and Pain Management Operations are structured into 9 Strategic Business Units. A publicly listed company, Ranbaxy India is also a member of IPA (Indian Pharmaceutical Alliance) & OPPI (Organization of Pharmaceutical Producers of India).

Amongst the pharmaceutical companies in India, Ranbaxy has the largest R&D budget with an R&D spend of over US $ 100Mn. Ranbaxy is among the few Indian pharmaceutical companies in India to have initiated its research program in the late 70’s. To support its global ambition, a first of its kind world class R&D centre was commissioned in 1994. Today, the Company’s multi-disciplinary R&D centre at Gurgaon, in India, houses dedicated facilities for generics research and innovative research. The Company’s robust R&D environment for both drug discovery & development reflects the Company’s commitment to be a leader in the generics space and offer value added formulations based on its Novel Drug Delivery System (NDDS) and New Chemical Entity (NCE) research outcomes.

The new drug research areas at Ranbaxy include anti-infectives, inflammatory / respiratory, metabolic diseases, oncology, urology and anti-malaria. Presently, the Company has 8-10 programs comprising one anti-malaria molecule in Phase-II clinical trials. The Company has two programs in Phase I and the remaining in the pre-clinical stage. This includes a collaborative research program with GSK.

The company’s NDDS focus is mainly on the development of NDA/ANDAs of oral controlled- release products for the regulated markets. The Company’s first significant international success using the NDDS technology platform came in September 1999, when Ranbaxy out-licensed its first once-a-day formulation to a multinational company.

Corporate Office:

Ranbaxy Laboratories Limited
Corporate Office
Plot 90, Sector 32,
Gurgaon – 122001
Haryana.
India

Tel: +91-124-4135000
Fax: +91-124-4135001

http://www.ranbaxy.com

Kotak Securities Ltd.

admin — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 02:12:12 +0000

Kotak Securities Ltd. 100 % subsidiary of Kotak Mahindra Bank is one of the oldest and largest broking firms in the Industry. The company’s offerings include stock broking through the branch and Internet, Investments in IPO, Mutual funds and Portfolio management service. Kotak Securities has a full-fledged research division involved in Macro Economic studies, Sectoral research and Company Specific Equity Research combined with a strong and well networked sales force which helps deliver current and up to date market information and news. Kotak Securities’ network spans over 321 cities with 877 outlets, with an employee workforce beyond 5100.

The company is also a depository participant with National Securities Depository Limited (NSDL) and Central Depository Services Limited (CDSL), providing dual benefit services wherein the investors can avail the company’s brokerage services for executing the transactions and the depository services for settling them. Kotak Securities Ltd. processes more than 4,00,000 trades a day which is much higher even than some of the renowned international brokers.

Kotak Securities Limited has over Rs. 3300 crore of Assets Under Management (AUM) as of 31st March, 2008. The portfolio Management Service provides top class service, catering to the high end of the market. Portfolio Management from Kotak Securities comes as an answer to those who would like to grow exponentially on the crest of the stock market, with the backing of an expert. Unlike many other companies, Kotak Securities Ltd., has a Centralised Risk Management System and an in-house Research Team which allows it to offer the same levels of service to customers across all locations. Kotak Securities was awarded as the most customer responsive company in the Financial Institution sector by AVAYA GlobalConnect Award both in 2006 and 2007.

Kotak Securities Ltd has been the first in providing many products and services which have now become industry standards. Some of them are:

Facility of Margin Finance to the customers
Investing in IPOs and Mutual Funds on the phone
SMS alerts before execution of depository transactions
Mobile application to track portfolios
AutoInvest – A systematic investing plan in Equities and Mutual funds
Provision of margin against securities automatically against shares in the customer’s Demat account

Kotak Securities’ Accolades include:

Best Brokerage Firm in India by Asiamoney in 2008, 2007 & 2006
Best Performing Equity Broker in India – CNBC Financial Advisor Awards 2008
Avaya Customer Responsiveness Awards (2007 & 2006) in Financial Services Sector
The Leading Equity House in India in Thomson Extel Surveys Awards for the year 2007
Euromoney Award (2007 & 2006) – Best Provider of Portfolio Management: Equities
Euromoney Award (2005)-Best Equities House In India
Finance Asia Award (2005)-Best Broker In India
Finance Asia Award (2004)- India’s best Equity House
Prime Ranking Award (2003-04)- Largest Distributor of IPO’s

Registered Office:

Kotak Securities Ltd.
1st Floor, Bakhtawar
Nariman Point
Mumbai – 400 021
India

Tel:+91-22-66341100

Corporate Office:

Kotak Securities Ltd.
2nd Floor, Nirlon House
Dr. Annie Besant Road,
Worli
Mumbai – 400 025
India

Tel:+91-22-66529191

http://www.kotaksecurities.com

Kingfisher Red

admin — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 01:39:14 +0000

Kingfisher Red, formerly known as Simplifly Deccan and previously as Air Deccan, is an airline based in Bangalore, India. It is India’s first low-cost carrier and is now a subsidiary of Kingfisher Airlines. The Bengaluru International Airport serves as the airline’s primary hub.

Formerly known as Air Deccan the airline is operated by Deccan Aviation. It was started by Captain G. R. Gopinath and its first flight was launched on 23 August 2003 from Bangalore to Hubballi. It was known popularly as the common man’s airlines, with is logo showing two palms joining together. The dream of Captain Gopinath was to enable “every Indian to fly at least once in his/her lifetime.” Air Deccan was the first airline in India to fly to second tier cities like Hubballi, Mangalore, Madurai and Visakhapatnam from metropolitan areas like Bangalore and Chennai.
On 25 January 2006, Deccan filed a red herring prospectus with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI). Deccan planned to offload 25% of its stake in the initial public offering (IPO) planned for late March or early April. 24.5 million equity shares of ten rupees each were to be divested at a price to be announced later to raise Rs Cr ($250-300 million). The proceed from the IPO was to be used to set up a training centre in Bangalore and a maintenance facility in Chennai. However, due to stock market downturn, Air Deccan’s IPO barely managed to scrape through (after extending the issue closing date), but it was a flop on listing. Its shares were listed at a discount of about 50 per cent to the issue price of Rs 148.65.

The airline had switched to US-based airline reservations hosting service provider Radixx International, becoming the second major domestic Indian carrier to switch to the Radixx Air Enterprise system. GoAir is the first Indian Domestic carrier using Radixx reservation system. Before moving to radixx reservation system, Deccan was using reservation system provided by Delhi based company, Interglobe Technologies.

On 19 December 2007 Air Deccan and Kingfisher Airlines decided to merge, following which Deccan Aviation was renamed ‘Kingfisher Red’. The merger was effective April 2008, with Vijay Mallya serving as the Chairman and CEO of the new company, while Capt. G. R. Gopinath as its vice-chairman. The move also allowed Kingfisher to bypass the 5-year wait to fly to international destinations. It is believed that Deccan will fly to the Gulf and Southeast Asia, while Kingfisher will serve Europe and North America.
The company is currently owned by Deccan Aviation (~52%) and the United Breweries Group (~46%).

Fleet: The Kingfisher Red fleet consists the following aircraft (as of August 2008): ATR 42, ATR 72, Airbus A320-232

Registered Office:

Kingfisher Airlines,
UB Tower, Level 12,
UB City, 24, Vittal Mallya Road,
Bangalore – 560 001
INDIA.

Tel: +91-80-22272808 / 22275809
Fax: +91-80-22274890

Corporate Office:

Kingfisher Airlines,
Kingfisher House,
Western Express Highway. Vile Parle (E)
Mumbai – 400 057
India.

Tel: +91-22-26262200
Fax: +91-22-67020625

http://www.flyairdeccan.net

Kotak Mahindra Old Mutual Life Insurance

admin — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 01:28:39 +0000

Kotak Mahindra Old Mutual Life Insurance is a 74:26 joint venture between Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd. and Old Mutual plc. Kotak Mahindra Old Mutual Life Insurance is one of the fastest growing insurance companies in India and has shown remarkable growth since its inception in 2001.

KMOM is the coming together of Kotak Mahindra Finance Ltd., and Old Mutual plc to enter the Indian insurance arena to offer a wide range of innovative life insurance products. Established in 1985 as Kotak Capital Management Finance promoted by Uday Kotak the company has come a long way since its entry into corporate finance. It has dabbled in leasing, auto finance, hire purchase, investment banking, consumer finance, broking etc. The company got its name Kotak Mahindra as industrialists Harish Mahindra and Anand Mahindra picked a stake in the company. Kotak Mahindra is today one of India’s leading Financial Institutions.

Old Mutual plc is an international financial services group based in London with expanding operations in life assurance, asset management, banking and general insurance. Old Mutual is listed on the London Stock Exchange (where it is included on the FTSE 100 Index) and also on the South African, Namibian, Malawi and Zimbabwe stock exchanges, with assets under management worth $ 400 Billion as on 30th June, 2006. For customers, this joint venture translates into a company that combines international expertise with the understanding of the local market.

Registered Office:

Kotak Mahindra Old Mutual Life Insurance Ltd.

9th floor, Godrej Coliseum,

Behind Everard Nagar,

Sion (E),

Mumbai – 400 022

India.

Tel : +91-22-66215999

Fax : +91-22-66215757, 66215858

Customer Service Centre:

Kotak Mahindra Old Mutual Life Insurance Ltd.

8th floor, Godrej Coliseum,

Behind Everard Nagar,

Sion (E),

Mumbai – 400 022

India.

Tel : +91-22-60505000

Toll free No.: 1800 209 8800

Fax : +91-22-66215353, 66215454

Complete list of branches

http://www.kotaklifeinsurance.com

FCB-Ulka Advertising Ltd

admin — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 01:10:32 +0000

Founded in 1873, Foote, Cone and Belding is the world’s third oldest agency and a part of the Inter-Public Group. Today, FCB is one of the top three advertising agencies in the USA and ranks number 10 in the world with 188 offices in 102 countries.

Draftfcb+Ulka can trace its lineage in India to Ulka Advertising, which was founded in 1961. Starting out as a creative hotshop Draftfcb+Ulka hit the top ten within the first decade. Draftfcb+Ulka made a smooth transition from a creative hotshop to a large mainstream agency. By the mid-seventies Draftfcb+Ulka had become the fifth largest agency in India and has continued to be among the top five agencies.

Draftfcb+Ulka’s commitment has always been to create advertising that works in the market place. Advertising that is noticeable. Advertising that is relevant to the potential buyer, not necessarily the seller. Advertising that reflects the brands needs and not the agency’s personality.

Today 53 of Draftfcb+Ulka brands are category leaders. Brands built from scratch and nurtured over 25 years. Brands that were non-existent when Draftfcb+Ulka was assigned the business, but are today case studies in marketing and advertising. Santoor toilet soap, where research and focused advertising saw sales grow four-fold against stiff competition from Levers and P&G brands. Indica V2, which took on the mighty Maruti and Hyundai to firmly establish itself as the leader in its class. Not surprisingly, Draftfcb+Ulka is seen as a turnaround specialist. An agency that does brand building and more.

Some of the recent ads made by FCB-Ulka:

Naukri.com
Hero Honda
Santoor Glycerine
Sunfeast Golden Bakery
Tata Indicom
99 acres.com
Amul
ICL
Indica Vista
John Players

Some of FCB-Ulka’s Classic Ads:

Amul Manthan
Tata Indica
Operation Flood
Whirlpool
Zee Cinema

Corporate Office:

DRAFTFCB+Ulka Advertising Pvt. Ltd.
Nirmal, 4th Floor,
Nariman Point,
Mumbai – 400 021
India.

Tel: +91-22-22026884,22852184,22836068
Fax: +91-22-22836072

http://www.draftfcbulkacomstrat.com

Angel Broking

admin — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 00:03:19 +0000

The Angel Group has emerged as one of the top 3 retail broking houses in India. Incorporated in December 1997 in Mumbai, India, Angel Broking provides retail related services encompassing Ebroking, Investment Advisory, Portfolio Management Services, Wealth Management Services and Commodities Trading. It is a member of Bombay Stock Exchange and National Stock Exchange. It is also a registered depository participant with CDSL.

In March, 2002, in order to ease it’s operations, Angel Broking developed it’s web-enabled back office software. By the year 2004, the company launched it’s online trading platform, easing it’s customers to do the transactions online. The company received the prestigious “Major Volume Driver” award three years in a row (FY05, FY06, FY07). Angel Broking’s PMS function was formally launched in July, 2006. By August 2008, the company crossed the 500,000 mark in unique trading accounts.

Angel has a pan-India presence, with 102 branches including 18 regional hubs connected through a state of the art IT Network. Linked with the largest trading terminal base of 10457 terminals. Angel has a base of 5300+ sub-brokers & business associates, 5000+ direct employees & 15000+ indirect employees, as well as a solid 70+ member research team in equities & commodities.

Team Angel today is a big family, catering to more than 4.7 lakhs delighted and satisfied clients all across the country.

Corporate & Registered Office:

Angel Broking,
G-1, Akruti Trade Center,
Road No-7,
M.I.D.C.,
Andheri (E),
Mumbai – 400 093
India.

Tel: +91-22-28358800 / 30837700

http://www.angelbroking.com

Amkette

admin — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 23:21:29 +0000

Allied Electronics and Magnetics Ltd entered the Indian market in 1984 with the launch of floppies under the brand name ‘Amkette’ which became an instant success. Since then there has been no looking back.
Twenty years down the line, Amkette not only continues to dominate the diskette market but has successfully diversified its product portfolio. The product range of Amkette includes Media Storage Devices like CDs & DVDs, Printer Supplies, Peripherals, Storage Accessories and a variety of Computer Care Products.

Amkette has established an extensive distribution network of more than 5000 retailers, covering every corner of the country and today boasts of two million satisfied customers which include government bodies, small and large corporations, educational institutions and thousands of individuals.

Amkette has always searched for markets where it can serve its customers better and all products are designed with two objectives in mind – Higher Performance and Affordable Prices. This has been the essence of all Amkette products such as Floppies, CD-Rs/RWs, DVD-Rs/RWs, Computer Care and Office Organization products.

e-cartridges, a brand of compatible printer cartridges alongwith e-fills (refill kits) were introduced to save customers from atrociously high prices of OEM manufacturers. e-cartridges & e-fills already have a loyal and growing customer base around the country and are known for their quality, originality and affordability.

With the use of computers becoming mainstream Amkette has launched a range of computer peripherals called Series-A. Keyboards and Mice of Series-A are known for their revolutionary health features as well as styling that enhances the look of any desktop.

Head Office:

Amkette
C-64/4,
Okhla Phase-II,
New Delhi – 110 020

Phone: (11)26389876/7, 26388813
Fax: (11)26388172

http://www.amkette.in

Sun Pharmaceuticals

admin — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 23:11:06 +0000

Sun Pharmaceuticals (or Sun Pharmaceuticals Industries Limited) (Bombay Stock Exchange symbol:SUN) is an international pharmaceutical company based in Mumbai, India. It makes many generic and brand name drugs that are distributed in the United States, Europe, Asia and worldwide. Sun manufactures both pharmaceuticals and active pharmaceutical ingredients (API), in essence, ingredients to be used in finished pharmaceutical products. Its products are in several therapeutic areas, including psychiatry, neurology, cardiology, diabetology, gastroenterology, respiratory, and orthopedics.

Established in 1983, Sun Pharma was a start-up company with five products. Since 1996, Sun has grown largely through a combination of internal growth, and acquisition of other pharmaceutical companies. Important mergers includes those of the US, Detroit based Caraco Pharm Labs, ICN Hungary (now called Alkaloida Chemical Company Exclusive Group), and that of the internationally approved plants at Halol, India as well as Bryan, Ohio, US and Cranbury, NJ, US.

A planned acquisition of Israeli Taro Pharmaceuticals initiated in March 2007 was terminated by the Taro board in May 2008.
As of 2008, it has grown to become an international speciality pharma company with more than 7000 employees, 17 manufacturing locations worldwide, two research centers, and a presence in 30 countries. It is one of the leading Indian-based pharma companies in India.

Corporate Office:

Sun Pharma
Acme Plaza,
Andheri – Kurla Rd,
Andheri (E),
Mumbai – 400 059.
India

http://www.skoda-auto.co.in

http://www.sunpharma.com

Skoda Auto India Pvt Ltd

admin — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 22:39:13 +0000

Skoda Auto is the premium automobile manufacturers in Europe. In Indian market, the company has already introduced 12 luxury models. Skoda Superb and Skoda Laura are the few to be named. The cars of Skoda Auto are popularly known for their stylish looks and well built exteriors. The company acquires approximately one-fourth of the market share in India in luxury cars.

Skoda Auto is a part of the international Volkswagen Group, one of the premium automobile manufacturers in Europe. Skoda entered the Indian market in November 16, 2001. The company invested in a plant at Shendra, outskirts of Aurangabad, the only manufacturing facility of the company outside Europe. The brand Skoda Auto is known for its stylish looks, well built exterior and its constant endeavor to introduce modern technologies.

Till date Skoda Auto has introduced twelve luxury models in the Indian market including Skoda Superb and Skoda Laura. In 2005, the company achieved more than 25% market in the luxury segment. In the same year, it had set up a network of 41 dealerships equipped with 35 facilities spread across the country. The total sale was close to 27,000.

In 2006, Skoda Auto in India received awards like ‘Most Technologically Advanced Car’ for Skoda Laura and ‘Best Variant’ for Skoda Superb Turbo Diesel from CNBC-TV18 AUTOCAR AUTO. It also received ‘Executive Car of the Year’ award from NDTV PROFIT CAR INDIA and ‘Automotive Technology of the Year’ award from OVERDRIVE, both for Skoda Laura.

Corporate Office:

Skoda Auto India Pvt Ltd.,
A-1/1, M.I.D.C
Five Star Industrial Area,
Shendra
Aurangabad – 431 201

Tel: (240)6631111 / 222 / 333
Fax: (240)6631299, 6631199

Godfrey Phillips India ltd

admin — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 22:26:10 +0000

Godfrey Phillips India ltd ( GPI ltd ) is India’s second largest cigarette maker. It is the number one cigarette company in North India and India’s number one cigar marketing organisation. GPI’s headsquarter is in New Delhi. GPI ltd has 5 sales branches in India namely Ahmedabad, Mumbai, Chandigarh, Delhi and Hyderadab. It has 2 major manufacturing facilities at Mumbai and at Ghaziabad.

As the second largest player in the Indian cigarette industry, their annual turnover exceeds INR 1800 crores (approx. US $369.6 million). GPI owns some of the most popular cigarette brands in the country like Four Square,
Red and White, Jaisalmer, Cavanders and Tipper. Over the years they have also set their own benchmarks in innovation with revolutionary brands like Stellar, the first slim cigarette and I-gen, the first euro norm cigarette in India.

GPI products are distributed over an extensive India wide network of more than 500 distributors and 800,000 retail outlets. With the Corporate Office in Delhi, the Company has offices all across India in over 8 locations.

Godfrey Phillips India has two major stakeholders, one of India’s leading industrial houses – the K. K. Modi Group and one of the world’s largest tobacco companies, Philip Morris. The Company also enjoys a strong backing of over 12,000 shareholders.

With a rich heritage of over 60 years in the industry, Godfrey Phillips India has also incorporated the latest technology to deliver products of the finest quality in the market. Driven by innovation and speed to market, the two manufacturing facilities in Ghaziabad (near Delhi) and Andheri (Mumbai), are equipped with state-of-the-art equipment and incorporate best practices like TQM, Haichi-Ban, 5S, Kaizen Teian etc. The facilities comply with international quality standards like ISO 9001:2000 and ISO 14000. The high standards of environment-friendly manufacturing was brought about entirely due to the recommendations of motivated factory workers who have also established an industry record by winning the INSAAN awards (given for the best suggestions made by a factory worker in the year) for the past 11 years running.

The company has undertaken several initiatives like Godfrey Phillips Bravery Awards, Blood Donation Drive, Women Empowerment projects, Godfrey Phillips WHITE, various GAP (Good Agricultural Practices) and support programs for tobacco farmers.

Corporate Office:

Godfrey Phillips India Ltd.
49, Community Centre,
Friends Colony,
New Delhi – 110025
India

Tel: +91-11-26832155 / 26836468
Fax: +91-11-26840775 / 26835803

http://www.godfreyphillips.com

Samsung India Electronics Ltd

admin — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 21:46:44 +0000

Headquartered in New Delhi, SAMSUNG India has widespread network of sales offices all over the country . The SAMSUNG manufacturing complex housing manufacturing facilities for Colour Televisions, Colour Monitors, Refrigerators and Washing Machines is located at Noida, near Delhi. SAMSUNG ‘Made in India’ products like Colour Televisions, Colour Monitors and Refrigerators are being exported to Middle East, CIS and SAARC countries from its Noida manufacturing complex. In November 2007, SAMSUNG has commenced the manufacture of Colour televisions and LCD televisions at its state-of-the-art manufacturing facility at Sriperumbudur, Tamil Nadu.

SAMSUNG India is the hub for SAMSUNG’s South West Asia Regional operations. The South West Asia Headquarters, looks after the SAMSUNG business in Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Maldives and Bhutan besides India. SAMSUNG India which commenced its operations in India in December 1995 enjoys a sales turnover of over US$ 1Bn in just a decade of operations in the country.

From being a virtually unknown entity in the Year 1995, brand SAMSUNG today enjoys an awareness level of over 65% and a positive opinion of over 80% in the country today (source: BAS 2007). The introduction of World First, Wow, leading technology products in the Indian market coupled with the Company’s efforts to customise products for the Indian consumers, have contributed to the success of the brand in the Indian market. The Company has carried out over 170 Dream Home Road Shows – a four day exhibition of its new products and technologies – in the metros and smaller markets to create consumer awareness. To display SAMSUNG products in a more lifestyle ambience and to communicate the product benefits in a more interactive manner, SAMSUNG India has set up a widespread network of SAMSUNG Digital Plazas all over the country. The SAMSUNG Brand shop network complements over 8500 retail points for SAMSUNG products located across the length and breadth of the country.

During its tenure of 12 years in the country, SAMSUNG India has won several Product Awards and recognitions across its Audio Video, Home Appliance, IT and Telecom Product categories. The Corporate Recognitions received by the Company in the recent past include:

‘Electronics Organisation of the Year’ by EFY Magazine at its ‘Readers’ Choice Awards’ February, 2007
Electronics Company of the Year – in 2006 by Consumer Electronics & TV Manufacturers Association
No.1 Channel Favourite Company – in 2006 by Varindia
Most preferred TV partner in Hospitality Industry by Hospitality India 2006
Best Retailer for the Year 2005 by India Retail Forum
Most Trusted Company Award 2005 by Var India
ELCINA (Electronics Industries Association of India) Awards for ‘Excellence in Electronics’ instituted by the IT department of the Government of India. SAMSUNG India received the 1st Prize in the Consumer Electronics category for productivity, exports, R&D and quality assurance in 2002
Golden Peacock Special commendation Certificate for Corporate Social Responsibility (Private Sector) for the year 2004
‘Special Award’ by Electronic Industries Association of India for ’significant contribution to the development and growth of India’s Electronics Hardware and IT industry.’ in 2004

Corporate Office:

Samsung India Electronics Ltd
602,vishal Bhawan,
95, Nehru Place,
New Delhi – 110 019
India

Tel: +91-11-32404427, 41511234

http://www.yamaha-motor-india.com

www.samsung.com/in

Yamaha Motor India Pvt Ltd

admin — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 20:32:44 +0000

Yamaha Motor Company, founded as a motorcycle manufacturer on July 1, 1955, have worked, since beginning, to build products that stand out for their quality wherever they are sold. Over the years, the company has diversified into a number of areas of business. In the year 1960, they began manufacturing powerboats and outboard motors. Subsequently, they have made their proprietary engine and fiberglass-reinforced plastic (FRP) technologies. Today, the company has extended their products from land to sea and even into the skies, with manufacturing and business operations that include motorcycles, PAS electro-hybrid bikes, marine and power products to automotive engines, “intelligent” machinery and even unmanned helicopters.

Yamaha made its initial foray into India in 1985. Subsequently, it entered into a 50:50 joint venture with the Escorts Group in 1996. However, in August 2001, Yamaha acquired its remaining stake as well, bringing the Indian operations under its complete control as a 100% subsidiary of Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd, Japan.

The company pioneered the volume bike segment with the launch of its 100 cc 2-stroke motorcycle RX 100. Since then, it has introduced an entire range of 2-stroke and 4-stroke bikes in India. Presently, its product portfolio includes Crux (100cc), Alba (106cc) and Gladiator (125cc).

India Yamaha Motor operates from its state-of-the-art-manufacturing units at Faridabad in Haryana and Surajpur in Uttar Pradesh and produces motorcycles both for domestic and export markets. With a strong workforce of 2000 employees, India Yamaha Motor is highly customer-driven and has a countrywide network of over 400 dealers.

As an Environmentally sensitive organization, YMI goes with the concept of “Environment-friendly technology” philosophy. It boasts of effluent treatment plant, rain water – harvesting mechanism and a motivated forestation drive. They believe in taking care of not only customers motoring needs but also the needs of future generations.

Corporate Office:

Yamaha Motor India Pvt Ltd,
A-3, Surajpur Ind. Area
Noida Dadri Road,
Surajpur – 201 306.
Tel: (120)2351193, 2351194
Fax: (120)2350685

GE Money

admin — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 20:01:37 +0000

GE Money is part of GE Capital operating division of General Electric headquartered in London. GE Money is a global leader in consumer finance with total assets worth more than US $ 105 Billion. The company offers a range of financial products, including private label credit cards, personal loans, bank cards, auto loans and leases, mortgages, corporate travel and purchasing cards, debt consolidation and home equity loans, and credit insurance.

As part of the General Electric family – GE Money, also known as GE Consumer Finance, is the personal finance provider of choice for over 130 million people worldwide. With a global presence across 55 countries, we have a rich history of providing fast, dependable financial solutions to both consumers as well as small to medium size businesses, retailers, auto companies and mortgage brokers.

The company was established back in the 1930s – to finance home appliances during the Great Depression in the United States of America. Since then, GE Money has diversified their products to provide the customers with value solutions in the consumer, commercial and industrial markets. Today, their products and services include a range of credit cards, private label cards, personal loans, home loans, auto loans and leases, as well as credit insurance.

GE Money has a formidable presence in consumer finance with a variety of product offerings:

Private label credit cards
Promotional retail finance
Personal Loans
Auto Finance
Corporate Cards for commercial customers
Home Loans
Home Equity Loans/Loans Against Property

In India, GE Money is a leading provider of financial services to suit varying needs. With joint ventures and customized products, GE Money adds value to its partners as well as individual customers. GE Money offers:

Innovative products to meet individual needs
Customized products for individual consumers and retailers
Easy access through 4500 outlets
Vast network across 60 locations in India
Product offerings include Car Finance, Home Loans, Personal Loans, etc.
Joint ventures with Maruti and State Bank of India

Services offered by GE Money:

Personal Financing

Credit Cards
Home Loans
Insurance
Motor Solutions
Personal Loans
Savings & Deposits

Business Financing

Affinity Loans
Co-branded Credit Cards
Commercial Loans
Corporate Cards
Factoring
Inventory Financing
Leasing
Loyalty Program
Motor Solutions
Private Label Credit Cards
Receivables Financing
Sales Finance

Global Presence:

Americas: Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Mexico, United States

Asia Pacific:Australia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea (South), New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam

Europe & Middle-East:Austria, Czech Republic, Denmark, DOMs, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, United Arab Emirates.

Registered Office:

GE Money,
Forth Floor,
Unit No. 401,402
Aggarwal Millennium Tower, E-1,2,3
Netaji Subhash Palace,
Wazirpur,
Pitampura
New Delhi – 110 034

Tel: +91-11-39022000

Click here for complete list of branches

https://www.gemoney.in

State Bank of India

admin — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 19:07:09 +0000

State Bank of India (SBI) is India’s largest commercial bank. SBI has a vast domestic network of over 9000 branches (approximately 14% of all bank branches) and commands one-fifth of deposits and loans of all scheduled commercial banks in India.

The State Bank Group includes a network of eight banking subsidiaries and several non-banking subsidiaries offering merchant banking services, fund management, factoring services, primary dealership in government securities, credit cards and insurance.

The eight banking subsidiaries are:

State Bank of Bikaner and Jaipur (SBBJ)
State Bank of Hyderabad (SBH)
State Bank of India (SBI)
State Bank of Indore (SBIR)
State Bank of Mysore (SBM)
State Bank of Patiala (SBP)
State Bank of Saurashtra (SBS)
State Bank of Travancore (SBT)

The origins of State Bank of India date back to 1806 when the Bank of Calcutta (later called the Bank of Bengal) was established. In 1921, the Bank of Bengal and two other Presidency banks (Bank of Madras and Bank of Bombay) were amalgamated to form the Imperial Bank of India. In 1955, the controlling interest in the Imperial Bank of India was acquired by the Reserve Bank of India and the State Bank of India (SBI) came into existence by an act of Parliament as successor to the Imperial Bank of India.

Today, State Bank of India (SBI) has spread its arms around the world and has a network of branches spanning all time zones. SBI’s International Banking Group delivers the full range of cross-border finance solutions through its four wings – the Domestic division, the Foreign Offices division, the Foreign Department and the International Services division.

Head Office

State Bank Of India (SBI),
State Bank Bhavan,
Madame Cama Road,
Mumbai – 400 021.

Tel: (022) 22850935, 22020347, 22873264, 22882165

http://www.sbi.co.in

Panacea Biotec Ltd

admin — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 18:50:33 +0000

Panacea Biotec Ltd., established in 1984, is a health management company involved in research, production and marketing of pharmaceuticals, vaccines and biotechnology products. Located in New Delhi, India, the Company employs an experienced, seasoned and dedicated workforce of 2,700 highly trained and skilled individuals who oversee, manage and facilitate its daily operations.

The company has contributed significantly to the medical fraternity through presence in important therapeutic areas like Pain Management, Anti Diabetics, Anti Osteoporotics, Renal Transplantation Drugs, Immunoglobulins, Cardiac Emergency Drugs, Antibiotics etc. Presently, the Company generates an annual revenue of $ 200 million.

Panacea Biotec has engineered its sales and marketing network for pharmaceutical formulations into strategic business units (SBUs), which comprise Critical Care, Diacar, Procare and Growcare. The company has launched a new SBU, viz. Oncotrust.
The aim of each SBU is to attain leadership position in its respective markets and establish brand equity in respective therapeutic segment by implementing the concept of Customer Relationship Management (CRM) for better coverage and servicing of customers. The SBUs promote a portfolio of brands with a special focus on Orthopedicians, Cardiologists, Diabetologists, Physicians, Nephrologists, Pulmonologists, Surgeons, Dentists, ENT (Ear, Nose and Throat) specialists, Pediatricians and Gastro-enterologists.

Critical Care
Critical Care, a Super Speciality SBU of the company, is focused on Nephrology therapy in the highly specialized organ transplantation and dialysis management segments. It offers a complete range of pre-transplant & post-transplant therapies. The SBU has carved a niche in super-specialty segment and created a scientific image. The SBU is rightly poised for achieving clear leadership in the Nephrology & Transplantation segment.

Diacar
Diacar is the highest contributing SBU of the company with dedicated marketing and sales infrastructure for Diabetes and Cardiovascular management. Diacar SBU is valued at Rs.460 million (ORG IMS Mar’07 MAT). The SBU promotes the brands to the target specialists viz. Endocrinologists, Diabetologists and Physicians in a fiercely competitive scenario and has achieved significant leadership position in Oral anti-diabetic segment.

Procare
Procare SBU of the company endeavors to consolidate and strengthen its image in the field of chronic health care management with specific focus on pain and arthritis management, osteoporosis and gastrointestinal disorders. It promotes a portfolio of brands with special focus on Orthopedicians, Surgeons, Dentists, ENT specialist & Gastroenterologist apart from Consulting Physician and General Physician.

Growcare
Growcare is the respiratory and pediatric business of Panacea Biotec. This business was carved out of the existing business of Panacea Biotec as part of the long term strategy to enter the high growth Respiratory Therapy. Growcare is a Rs.230 million business with total field strength of around 350 people and services more than 50,000 doctors across the country, comprising of different specialties like Chest Physicians, Consulting Physicians, Pediatricians and General Physicians. 26 different SKUs are marketed with presence in multiple Therapy areas.

Oncotrust
Panacea Biotec has plans to foray into oncology segment to provide treatment for Cancer, viz, breast cancer, brain tumor, ovarian cancer, pancreatic cancer, prostrate cancer and colorectal cancer. ‘ Oncotrust’ is the new Strategic Business Unit (SBU) with the total strength of around 50 sales specialists on oncology who would be responsible for marketing these drugs.

Corporate Office:

Panacea Biotec Ltd.,
B-1 Extn./ A-27,
Mohan Co-op. Industrial Estate,
Mathura Road,
New Delhi – 110 044.
India.

Tel: +91-11-26945270, 26974500, 41678000
Fax: +91-11-41679081, 26940199

http://www.panacea-biotec.com

Zenith Computers Ltd

admin — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 18:44:54 +0000

Zenith Computers, headquartered in Mumbai, India, was setup in the year 1983. With annual turnover of Rs. 3.25 Billion, it has over 1000 employees spread all over India in its 15 offices and manufacturing plant in Goa.

Zenith’s “Product Development Team” in Mumbai tests thousands of products every year from components to software to every pin that goes into a Zenith machine. 72 hours of burn-in process of each product with advance diagnostic software, ensure that high quality products reach your desk.

Another feather in the company’s hat is its exports division. Zenith PCs are now exported to Europe, South Africa, Asia and the Middle East. One major milestone in the success path of Zenith was when its 64 dual processor servers built B.A.R.C’s Anupam Supercomputer.

With 800 Authorised Dealers and 350 Exclusive Retail Showrooms across country, Zenith products are available in every nook and corner of India. Being one of India’s most popular IT brands Zenith is among the most preferred consumer PC Brands in India.

Head Office

Zenith Computers Ltd.
Zenith House,
29, MIDC, Central Road,
Andheri (E),
Mumbai – 400 093.

Tel:(22)28377300, 28366030
Fax:(22)28364859

http://www.zenithpc.com

CRISIL

admin — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 18:00:59 +0000

Credit Rating and Information Services of India Ltd. (CRISIL) is India’s leading Ratings, Research, Risk and Policy Advisory Company. CRISIL’s majority shareholder is Standard & Poor’s, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies and the world’s foremost provider of financial market intelligence.

CRISIL started it’s operations in 1987 as a credit rating agency, at a time when lending rates in India were fixed, and there was, therefore, little demand for credit ratings. The company firmly established itself as the country’s leading rating agency, respected for their fiercely independent, highly credible, and analytically rigorous views.

India’s transformation into a market-led economy greatly increased its need for capital, and required extensive reforms and institution building. Accordingly, CRISIL diversified into the infrastructure advisory and business research domains, and quickly built up a reputation for independent, reliable and incisive information, research, models and advisory services. Today, CRISIL’s services are key inputs in informed decision-making and the shaping of public policy in India.

With increasing globalisation, the company focused on making it’s income streams more global by acquiring Gas Strategies Group Limited (earlier known as EconoMatters Limited), a London-based company engaged in gas consulting, information and training/conferences. CRISIL also acquired Irevna, a pioneer in the investment research outsourcing space; Irevna has since been voted No.1 in high end investment research and analytics outsourcing by the US-based Brown and Wilson Group two years in a row in 2006 and 2007.

CRISIL offers domestic and international customers a unique combination of local insights and global perspectives, delivering independent information, opinions and solutions that help them make better informed business and investment decisions, improve the efficiency of markets and market practices, and help shape infrastructure policy and projects. Its integrated range of capabilities includes credit ratings and risk assessment; energy, infrastructure and corporate advisory; research on India’s economy, industries and companies; global equity research; fund services; and risk management.

CRISIL Group businesses include:

CRISIL Ratings
CRISIL Research
CRISIL FundServices
The Centre for Economic Research
Investment Research Outsourcing (Irevna)
CRISIL Infrastructure Advisory
Gas Strategies Group Limited (earlier known as EconoMatters Group) of Gas Information & Solutions
Alphatania – Management Training and Courses
Overview Outreach – Meetings where Energy connects
Gas Matters – Convenient Information and Insight on Natural Gas
Investment and Risk Management Services (CRISIL Risk Solutions)

Head Office:

‘CRISIL House’,
121/122, Andheri Kurla Road,
Andheri (East),
Mumbai – 400 093
India.

Tel : +91-22-66913001 – 09
Fax : +91-22-66913000

http://www.crisil.com

Go Airlines (India) Pvt Ltd

admin — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 17:58:19 +0000

Go Airlines (India) Pvt Ltd is the aviation foray of the Wadia Group, The airline operates its services under the brand GoAir. GoAir launched its operations in November 2005. GoAir, a low-fare carrier launched with the objective of commoditising air travel, offers airline seats at marginal premium to train fares across India. The airline (as of December 2008) operates across 11 destinations through 561 weekly flights.

Go Air is a low-cost airline based in Mumbai, India. It operates domestic passenger services to 11 cities with 385 weekly flights. Its main base is Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport, Mumbai.

The airline was established in June 2004. On 9 June 2005 GoAir announced that it intended to launch operations in October 2005 with a fleet of 20 leased Airbus A320 aircrafts. Initial flights were in the southern and western areas of India with the first nine A320s, the remaining 11 aircraft being added in the second year. It started operations on 4 November 2005. An order for 10 aircraft from the Airbus A320 family (with options for 10 more) was announced in July 2006. GoAir announced in mid-January 2007 that it plans to sell a large minority ownership position to assist it with funds for continued expansion as well as to improve chances for the sale and leaseback of additional A320 aircraft.

The airline has a strategic tie-up with Singapore Airlines Engineering Company (SIAEC), one of the Best engineering companies in the world, for its maintenance and engineering requirements of its aircraft. The airline has also partnered with Radixx International of Orlando, Florida, a leading technology provider of automated aviation and travel related software solutions, for the use of its Air Enterprise. Radixx has taken over all reservations and passenger management functions from GoAir’s previous vendor.

Go Air is wholly owned by the Wadia Group, which has been synonymous with leading Indian companies, through its brands Britannia and Bombay Dyeing.

Fleet: The airline uses the state-of-the-art Airbus A320 aircraft fleet. As part of its aggressive future outlook, GoAir plans to increase its fleet size to 18 by March 2009 and 34 to March 2011 to induct new routes while efficiently servicing existing ones.

Go Air serves the following cities in India:

Ahmedabad
Delhi
Goa
Hyderabad
Jaipur
Jammu
Kochi
Mumbai
Srinagar
Vizag [planned January 2009]

Head Office:

GoAirlines (India) Pvt. Ltd.
Paper Box House,
Off Mahakali Caves Road,
Andheri(E),
Mumbai-400 093.
India

Tel: +91-22-67420499 / 67420300
Fax: +91-22-67410001

http://www.goair.in

Wipro e Peripherals Ltd

admin — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 17:01:15 +0000

WeP Peripherals Limited, one of India’s largest employee-owned companies, was established in September 2000. Starting primarily with Dot Matrix Printers, WeP is now diversified into emerging and growing segments including Power Solutions, Retail Solutions and After Market while continuously strengthening its portfolio of printers.

With the ever growing demand for printers and UPS in the country, among the small and medium enterprises, WeP’s products are designed keeping in mind the current requirements of the market, which are high on quality and yet cost effective. WeP design, develops, manufactures and services these products.

Impact Printers, High Speed Printers & Line Matrix Printers have been the traditional business for WeP. WeP continues its dominance in these areas. WeP’s has two state of art manufacturing facilities at Mysore (Karnataka) and Nalagarh (Himachal Pradesh) are state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities having the capacity to produce more than 650,000 products and 1 million consumables per annum. WeP has created India’s largest IT products sales infrastructure of 10,000 active retail outlets and supports more than 2,000 large business consumers directly.

To enable superior product development, WeP has expanded its Research & Development group with in-depth domain expertise and specialization in cross-functional project management process. Research and Development is inspired by trends and the consumers’ desires.

WeP is known for its quality with 6 sigma initiative & ISO 9000 standards of certification for its Product Development, Manufacturing, Marketing and Support. They have recently been certified ISO 14001:2004 for their Himachal Factory and ISO 9001-2000 for the support function.

Corporate Office

WeP Peripherals Limited.
40/1A, 4th Floor,
Lavelle Road,
Bangalore – 560 001.

Tel: (80)66112000
Fax: (80)22270378

http://www.wepindia.com

Tata Elxsi Ltd

admin — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 16:25:27 +0000

Tata Elxsi Limited (BSE: 500408, NSE: TATAELXSI) is a technology company of the Tata Group in India. It delivers outsourced product design and R&D services and solutions to customers worldwide, while also providing solutions through four core practices: product design services, design and engineering, system integration services, and visual computing labs. The company has a team of more than 3600 engineers and designers. It is headquartered in Bangalore.

Tata Elxsi was created as a joint venture between the Tata group and Elxsi, which produced mainframe computers. In the early 1990s, however, Elxsi went out of business because of the general shift away from the use of mainframes in the global computer industry and the advent of the personal computer. The Tata group kept the name Tata Elxsi but it now belongs to the Tata group of companies.

Tata Elxsi offers complete and integrated product design solutions – including hardware, software and embedded electronics – across multiple technology domains such as Digital signal processing and embedded software, hardware, multimedia, computer networking, storage, visual and scientific computing, and wireless. The company also provides mechanical product design for electronic enclosures, appliances and packaging, from concept ideation to implementation and tool design.

Tata Elxsi is associated with styling and industrial design for the automotive industry, with one of the largest styling team in India delivering styling and digital modeling services to leading car-makers and tier-1 suppliers across the world. Tata Elxsi provides Engineering services in CAD/CAM/CAE to the automotive and FMCG industry.

Tata Elxsi’s youngest division, Visual Computing Labs (VCL), provides animation, visual effects and games services to the worldwide entertainment industry. It has done VFX in Advertisements, Kollywood films and many Bollywood films. Tata Elxsi has created special effects for a number of Hollywood movies too. VCL is known for executing the “liquid gold” open for the 2004 Academy Awards, with direction from Prologue Films. VCL’s work include graphics for New York City’s 2012 Olympics bid. Tata Elxsi was involved on the visual effects of Roadside Romeo a joint production between Walt Disney and Yash Raj Films.

In 2006, ARM announced the launch of the ARM Approved Design Center: Software Specialist program, an extension to its ARM Approved Design Center program with Tata Elxsi, has been appointed as the first member of the new program.

Tata Elxsi is an ISO 9001:2000 and SEI CMMi Level 5 certified Company. On 01-April-2007, Tata Elxsi changed its logo. The new logo has the Tata Group logo with the words “Tata Elxsi Limited.”

The company has strategic alliances with:
Silicon Graphics, Boxx, Hewlett Packard, UGS-PLM, Alias, Thomson, WeatherCentral & Seachange, and Masstech.

Tata Elxsi also has partnerships with ARM, TI, SuperH, Intel, Microsoft, Tensilica, Xilinx and alliances with FlexRay, SNIA, and UPnP Forum.
It has operations in India, Japan, North America, and Europe.

Corporate Head Quarters:

Tata Elxsi Ltd
ITPB Road, Whitefield,
Bangalore – 560 048

Tel:(080) 22979123
Fax:(080) 28411474