For 10 Years of Best Practices in Building Data Centers

CHENNAI, India, May 19, 2011 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sify TechnologiesLimited, a leader in Enterprise and ConsumerInternet Services in India with global delivery capabilities, today receivedtwo awards for the 'Best Data Center' and 'Innovations in EnterpriseApplications' at the CMAI 5th National Telecom Awards 2011 function in NewDelhi, for its best practices in building state-of-the-art Data Centers andinnovations in Enterprise Application Services.

National Telecom Awards 2011 is presented by CMAI Association of India,an apex non-profit trade promotion organization based in India with MOUpartners and representatives spread across globe. CMAI National TelecomAwards, have been held annually, for the last 5 years, to identify,acknowledge, and recognize outstanding contributions to the field ofCommunications and ICT, for building a robust National Telecom Network.

SIFY'S AWARD-WINNING INNOVATIONS IN ENTERPRISE APPLICATIONS - iTest - Online registration, learning and test administration system - Beacon - Versatile network management software - Forum - Managing forward supply chain - Document Management System - Secure management of digital content

The awards were presented

The awards were presented by the Chief Guest of the evening, Shri SachinPilot, Minister of State for Communication & IT and Shri JyotiradityaMadhavrao Scindia, Hon'ble Minister of State, Ministry of Commerce andIndustry.

Sify is among the largest Managed Enterprise and Consumer InternetServices companies in India, offering end-to-end solutions with acomprehensive range of products delivered over a common telecom data networkinfrastructure reaching more than 625 cities and towns in India.

A significant part of the company's revenue is derived from CorporateServices, which include corporate connectivity, network and communicationssolutions, security, network management services, enterprise applications andhosting. Sify is a recognized ISO 9001:2008 certified service provider fornetwork operations, data center operations and customer support, and forprovisioning of VPNs, Internet bandwidth, VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) solutions and integratedsecurity solutions, and ISO / IEC 20000 - 1:2005 certified for Internet DataCenter operations. Sify has as well established a formidable reputation in theemerging Cloud Computing market and is today regarded as a thought leader inthe domain. Sify has licenses to operate NLD and ILD(International Long Distance) services and offers VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) back haul to longdistance subscriber telephony services. The company is India's firstenterprise managed services provider to launch a Security Operations Center(SOC) to deliver managed security services. A host of blue chip clients useSify's corporate service offerings.

The specialized domains ofeLearning Services

Sify as well caters to global markets in the specialized domains ofeLearning Services and Remote Infrastructure Management Services. TheeLearning Services designs, develops and delivers state-of-the-art digitallearning solutions for non-profit, for-profit organizations and governmentalorganizations in the fields of Information innovation, engineering,environment, healthcare, education and finance. The Remote InfrastructureManagement Services provides dependable and economical solutions aroundmanaged services, hosting and monitoring.

Sify Software was established with the cumulative experience gained overthe last decade in infrastructure, Data centre and connectivity business. Itaims to be a solutions company that provides applications and services toimprove business efficiencies of its current customers and prospect clientbases.

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