STC Technologies placed 65 candidates with one of their Clients during last quarter of 2011

Posted on February 16, 2012 by sinha

STC Technologies the largest Software Testing Education company with 30 locations of operations in India has successfully placed 65 students with one of their Clients during the last quarter of 2011.All this students of STC Technologies are completed software testing certifications course from STC Technologies .

February 16, 2012 /India PRwire/ -- Today software testing market reached at phenomenol heights and this growing demand in turn making all top IT firms to hire talented Trained manpower in Testing and ultimately the industry leader in software testing education STC Technologies caters this high demand by developing quality trained and certified resources in software testing.

STC Technologies curriculum are endorsed by industry experts and technocrats which in turn delivers exact manpower to the corporates. Almost 90% of the STC Technologies students get easily placed in IT Companies

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Edusys obtains $7.5 million investment from Sequoia Capital

Posted on February 16, 2012 by sinha

Plans rapid expansion through new hires and addition of new products

February 16, 2012 /India PRwire/ -- Edusys, a pioneer in education training and certification, today announced that Sequoia Capital has invested $7.5 million in the company. With this round of financing, Edusys aims to expand its business through new product introductions and to strengthen its core team and technology platform.

Launched in 2004, Edusys' today has a customer base of more than 3500 companies across the world and supports students from over 150 countries. Edusys offers specific courses and tests benchmarked to industry standards which span a vast spectrum of conventional and emerging domains of learning and work. The company's offerings have benefitted professionals from across the world succeed and make a better career.

"The test prep and certification market is a $48 billion global industry and we see tremendous opportunity for growth," said Tridibesh Satpathy, CEO, Edusys. "Edusys has created a technology platform and business model that is capable of delivering high quality courses on a virtual delivery model that is cost effective and highly scalable. The courses are designed to provide maximum flexibility to students with innovative training styles and ease in accessibility." He further added, "Edusys plans to double its workforce in the next year and we would like to attract high quality talent, to work in a dynamic work environment for an innovative global opportunity"

"More than 100,000 students have already benefited from the strong Edusys education delivery model and we expect this number to scale significantly in the future," said G V Ravishankar, Managing Director, Sequoia Capital."Their robust learning management system and sound back office processes have enabled this scalability and helped them offer a variety of courses at far superior value relative to competition, spanning different domains within professional education."

Edusys has been ranked as the5th fastest growing company by the Deloitte Technology Fast 50 India Program with an impressive650% growth over the last 3 years. Edusys strongly believes in investing in talented resources and provides its work force with global opportunities and a great work culture thriving on innovation and learning.

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About Sequoia Capital

Sequoia Capital in India currently manages funds capitalized at close to US $1.4 billion and invests across venture, growth and late stage opportunities. It takes a long term view on investments and plays the role of an active, value added partner to entrepreneurs, business families and management teams. Over the last 5years, Sequoia Capital has invested in more than 50 companies in India including Café Coffee Day, Fashion & You, Idea Cellular, Just Dial, Manappuram Finance, Paras, Quick Heal, Micromax, Mu Sigma and Vasan Health Care. Sequoia Capital operates out of offices in Bangalore, Mumbai and New Delhi.

Globally, Sequoia Capital has an unparalleled track record of partnering with entrepreneurs to create global market leaders. Sequoia Capital has been an early investor in companies such as Google, Cisco, Yahoo, YouTube, Oracle, Apple, Zappos, Dropbox, and LinkedIn. Sequoia Capital maintains dedicated teams in US, China, India and Israel.

For more information, please visit: www.sequoiacap.com

About Edusys

Edusys Services is a leading education training provider in the global market (US, UK, Australia, Canada, Singapore, India and other countries with customers in more than 150 countries). Edusys conducts courses which are recognized by globally reputed institutions like Project Management Institute®, Pennsylvania, USA; APMG International, Buckinghamshire, UK etc.

Edusys Services plays a key role in creating industry hallmarks like knowledge enrichment, skill sharpening, and competitive edge through online and classroom courses and tests.

For more information, please visit: www.edusysglobal.com

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Prizm Payments honored with VCCircle’s venture capital-backed IT Company of the year award

Posted on February 16, 2012 by sinha

The VCCircle awards aims to recognize and celebrate the impact of private equity and venture capital on Indian businesses

February 16, 2012 /India PRwire/ -- Prizm Payments, a leading Electronic Financial Transaction Services (EFT Services) provider has been recognized as the winner in "venture capital-backed IT company category award 2012" by VCCircle in its debut edition held in New Delhi. The venture capital (VC)-backed company of the year award is given to a player that has not only shown tremendous growth in their respective industries but also had a longstanding impact on the economy in general. In addition, companies who have had at least one round of funding between 2007 and 2011 were considered for this year's awards. The VCCircle awards aims to recognize and celebrate the impact of private equity and venture capital on Indian businesses.

Prizm Payments is led by a team of industry veteran professionals turned entrepreneurs, with its focus on developing innovative technology and service offerings in the payments and electronic transaction space to banks and retailers. It has established leadership in the ATM and POS deployment, management and maintenance. In 3 years it boasts of an impressive track record of managing and maintaining close to 9,500 ATMs, 20,000 POS devices for major banks and retailers in the country via its network of 8 offices, 93 service depots and 700+ staff covering 600 points of presence. In addition to its ultra-modern Central Operations Centre in Chennai, Prizm Payments differentiates itself through a unique Data Analytics Team, Multi-Vendor Maintenance outfit, In-house development capability and state-of-the-art technology platform.

Mohit Bhatnagar, Managing Director, Sequoia Capital said, "The Prizm founders represent what Indian entrepreneurship is all about - strong execution and a relentless focus on business fundamentals. This A+ team of entrepreneurs has created an impact on the ATM/POS industry by pioneering innovative business models partnering with Indian Banks"

"We are privileged to be recognized for our innovation in service delivery and our technology capability. Prizm Payments is a pioneer in the independent ATM and POS deployment and management space and has demonstrated unparalleled growth over the past 3 years thanks to among other things, strong backing of venture capital from Sequoia Capital. This award reiterates our vision to be a leader in enabling secure and innovative payments services across electronic channels," said Loney Antony, Managing Director, Prizm Payments.

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About PRIZM Payments

Prizm Payments is a leading financial services provider with a vision to be "a leader in enabling secure‚ innovative payment services across electronic channels". Prizm Payments was formed in 2008 by the coming together of a very capable management team with collective experience of 150+ years in EFT Services‚ an investment from one of the world's leading Private Equity companies - Sequoia Capital and the acquisition/ integration of Integrated Maintenance and Services Pvt Ltd (IMAS) - a leader in 3rd party ATM maintenance services. Since then Prizm Payments has grown to becoming a leader in the providing innovative financial services with over 9,500 ATMs deployed and under management and maintenance, 20,000+ POS devices under management. The network is managed by 700+employees in 8 offices and 93 service locations covering 600 points of presence across the country. To know more go to: http://www.prizmpayments.com/

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VFS Global receives ‘Capgemini Leadership Award for Innovation’ at the NASSCOM India Leadership Forum 2012

Posted on February 16, 2012 by sinha

VFS Global, the world's largest and most experienced outsourcing and technology services specialist for diplomatic missions and governments worldwide, won the 'Capgemini Leadership Award for Innovation' at the NASSCOM India Leadership Forum 2012

February 16, 2012 /India PRwire/ -- VFS Global, the world's largest and most experienced outsourcing and technology services specialist for diplomatic missions and governments worldwide, bagged the 'Capgemini Leadership Award for Innovation' at the NASSCOM India Leadership Forum 2012. The award was received by the company's CEO and Managing Director, Mr. Zubin Karkaria, presented by Mr. P. Chidambaram, Honourable Home Minister, Government of India, who was the Chief Guest at the glittering event held in Mumbai on February 14, 2012, attended by some of India's leading corporate luminaries.

Mr. Karkaria received the award from Mr. P Chidambaram, Honourable Home Minister, Government of India

The award is in recognition of VFS Global's effective usage of technology for providing the services to numerous governments effectively. From helping them in automating the visa application processes, to ensuring the best of security and control systems are in place, VFS Global has played an exemplary role of demonstrating leverage of technology in government and public sector domain. Today, with VFS Global enabled processes, diplomatic missions and visa offices across the world are able to effectively decide on travel requests and foreigner movement, leaving the mammoth non-judgemental part of the visa application and data collection process to their trusted partner. Travellers across the world too have been benefited as the visa application has been made seamless and convenient for a much better experience.

Accepting the award, Mr. Karkaria said, "We are very honoured to have won this prestigious award. Innovation is one of our core values, and in fact the creation of VFS Global itself was one of the biggest and most successful innovations, born out of a single core competence of understanding the visa process and the requirements of travellers. We are deeply committed to finding ways to continuously enhance customer service, and we recognise that innovation plays a critical role in this quest. It allows us to infuse creativity in keeping our products and services up to date and in line with what our clients need. This award is a strong validation of our goal of imbedding the value of innovation deep into our organisational culture. I thank all our people from around the world for their contribution, and I thank our esteemed client governments for giving us the opportunity to innovate in service to them".

Globally, VFS Global has led this transformation, which has given the IT industry a unique success story of demonstrating the usage of IT for governments and their embassies across the world to carry out their duties. The processes at VFS Global have benefited millions of travellers across the world by improving customer experience and also enabling a more secure environment of international passenger movement. A common IT framework has provided ability to have faster time to implement improved performance and reduced implementation complexities. A single and centralized code base capable of extensive role handling and configurable localization forms the crux of the common framework.

Reusability has helped in having more stable systems which directly translates to improving service levels and reducing operational maintenance costs. Innovations in design have helped VFS Global in seamlessly integrating with external systems.

Some recent IT innovations at VFS Global:

  • Evolution from being a Biometrics enrolment service provider to a Biometrics end-to-end solution provider
  • Conceptualisation and implementation of the "Third Eye" - a business intelligence solution created to have real-time control over global operations - initially for all VFS Global Call Centres and subsequently extending the scope to include VFS Global serviced visa application centres
  • Changing the way Visa process is perceived - Creating a complete online solution for Emirates Airlines for UAE visa; currently managing UAE Visa through online process in 188 countries
  • Conceptualisation and setting-up the Global Security Operations Centre from which VFS Global monitors global operations on a real-time basis from the security perspective

The company's commitment to technology and innovation has been celebrated with a streak of other awa conferred to VFS Global for its excellence in the niche business domain:

Awards for IT & Information Security

  • Security Strategist Award for the 'Best Information Security Initiative in India' in 2008 and for 'Leadership in IT Security' in 2010 under the travel and hospitality category
  • EDGE Award for 'Innovations in Disaster Recovery Systems' in 2009, 'Document Management System' in 2010 and 'Maximising Business Impact through IT' in 2011
  • ISACA Award conferred for its 'IT Governance and IT Security' in 2010

For Quality

  • Received award for 'Process Improvement' in the services and transactions' category at the Lean Six Sigma and Process Improvement Summit 2009 in Orlando, USA
  • Finalist in the 'Best Project' in transactions' category at the iSix Sigma Summit held in Miami, USA in 2009
  • In the same year, VFS Global was chosen finalist at the Qimpro Convention in Mumbai, India under the 'Best Innovation Projects' category

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About VFS Global

VFS Global is the world's largest outsourcing and technology services specialist for diplomatic missions and governments worldwide. With 526 Visa Application Centres (VACs) located in 63 countries across five continents as at 31 December 2011, VFS Global serves the interests of the diplomatic missions of 37 sovereign governments and has successfully processed 41.09 million visa applications since its inception in 2001. For more information, please visit www.vfsglobal.com

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Venisha D' Souza (Consultant) (M) 9987064627

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Magma and MunEDA Significantly Boost Designer Productivity for Leading-Edge Analog and Digital Circuit Designs

Posted on February 16, 2012 by sinha

Magma® Design Automation Inc. (Nasdaq:LAVA) and MunEDAInc.announced today the completion of a collaborative effort to integrate Magma's FineSim™ SPICE simulator and MunEDA'sWiCkeD™ tools suite.

February 16, 2012 /India PRwire/ -- Magma® Design Automation Inc. (Nasdaq:LAVA) and MunEDAInc.announced today the completion of a collaborative effort to integrate Magma's FineSim™ SPICE simulator and MunEDA'sWiCkeD™ tools suite. The joint solution enhances and speeds the analysis, modeling and optimization of full-custom analog and digital circuit designs- especially in leading-edge 28-nanometer (nm) and 20-nm process technologies.Mutual customers now can invoke Magma's FineSim SPICE from within MunEDA'sWiCkeD. The new solution,available now, is already in active use by leading semiconductor customers of Magma and MunEDA worldwide.

"MunEDA's high-end EDA tools for analysis, modeling, porting and sizing ideally complement our FineSimSPICE simulation solution for system-on-chip (SoC) designs," said AnirudhDevgan, general manager of Magma's Custom Design Business Unit. "This joint solution gives our customers access to the advanced technology they need for silicon success at 28 and 20 nanometers and below."

"We are proud to cooperate with Magmaon this full-custom design flow for advanced technology nodes," said HaraldNeubauer, president and CEO ofMunEDA. "The combination of Magma'sFineSimSPICEand MunEDA'sWiCkeDsignificantly benefits our mutual customers. Designers using MunEDA's design tools with Magma's simulation platform are able to analyze and optimize complex full-custom digital designs."

WiCkeD: Circuit Analysis and Optimization

MunEDAWiCkeD is a comprehensive and powerful software tool suite for circuit sizing, modeling, optimization, analysis and verification. Its main application areas are analog/RF and full-custom digital designs, IP libraries, standard cell libraries, high-speed I/O, FPGA and memory designs.WiCkeD enables customers to reduce the design time of their circuits and IP libraries, reduce power consumption, and maximize robustness, reliability and yield.

FineSim SPICE: Fast and Accurate Simulation

FineSim SPICE is a SPICE-level simulation analysis tool that incorporates transistor-level simulation analysis capabilities for mixed-signal and analog designs. FineSim SPICE is a full SPICE simulation engine with distributed processing that enables design teams to simulate large-scale mixed-signal SoCs at the transistor level. By providing increased speed and capacity while maintaining full SPICE accuracy, FineSim SPICE enables designers to simulate advanced circuits - such as PLLs, ADCs (analog-to-digital converters), DACs (digital-to-analog converters) and gigahertz SERDES (SERializer/DESerializer) - they would not have attempted to test using slower traditional SPICE simulators.

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About Magma

Leading semiconductor companies worldwide, including 16 of the top 20, use Magma's electronic design automation (EDA) software to produce chips for a wide variety of vertical markets including tablet computing, mobile devices, electronic games, digital video, networking, military/aerospace and memory. Silicon One, Magma's technology solutions for emerging silicon, address time to market, product differentiation, cost and performance while making silicon more profitable. Magma products include software for digital design, analog implementation, mixed-signal design, physical verification, circuit simulation, characterization and yield management. The company maintains headquarters in San Jose, Calif., and offices throughout North America, Europe, Japan, Asia and India. Magma's stock trades on Nasdaq under the ticker symbol LAVA. Follow Magma on Twitter at www.Twitter.com/MagmaEDA and on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/Magma. Visit Magma Design Automation on the Web at www.magma-da.com.

About MunEDA

MunEDA develops and licenses EDA tools and solutions that analyze, model, optimize and verify the performance, robustness and yield of analog, mixed-signal and digital circuits. Leading semiconductor companies rely on MunEDA'sWiCkeD tool suite - the industry's most comprehensive range of advanced circuit analysis solutions - to reduce circuit design time and achieve maximum yield in their communications, computer, memory, automotive and consumer electronics designs. Founded in 2001, MunEDA is headquartered in Munich, Germany, with offices in Sunnyvale, Calif., USA (MunEDA Inc.), and leading EDA distributors in the U.S., Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia, Scandinavia, and other countries worldwide. For more information, please visit MunEDA atwww.muneda.com.

Magma is a registered trademark and FineSim is a trademark of Magma Design Automation Inc.WiCkeD is a trademark of MunEDA GmbH. All others are trademarks and registered trademarks of their specific owners.

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Vinitha verma (Account Executive PR) (L) 080 22222156, (M) 9538396063, (F) 08022222152

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Suguna Poultry Farm Limited to expand in south Indian market through Francorp

Posted on February 16, 2012 by sinha

The company plans to open 500 outlets by the year end of 2012-13 in the region of Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka.

February 16, 2012 /India PRwire/ -- India's number one broiler producer SUGUNA, the largest poultry enterprise worldwide today joins hands with FRANCORP, the unsurpassed leader of the Franchise Consulting Industry globally, associated with Franchise India which is Asia's largest integrated franchise and retail Solutions Company since 1999, for its franchise expansion in the south region of India.

Francorp will be liable to perform the review and recommendation of Suguna, which evolves franchise concept evaluations and framework development, studies on the existing franchise model of the client, structuring business formats and developing new franchise kit (brochure and flyer), franchise recruitment forms, franchisee investment plan with ROI calculation, devising the strategic roll out plan, economics and management of franchise network, marketing guidelines and franchisee recruitment process, performance management and reporting system, franchisee revenue model and fees structuring, legal agreements and guidelines.

Mr. P. Rajan MATHEWS, Business Head - Daily Fressh, Suguna Poultry Farm Ltd, said "Suguna Poultry has been a pioneer in the Indian Poultry industry and has foreseen the Indian Consumer's daily requirements of a clean and hygienic purchase of their meat and poultry products. Daily Fressh is this innovative venture of Suguna in Franchised Retailing of Poultry and Meat products in the most possible hygienic and clean offering in all forms such as Fresh and meat, frozen meat, Ready to Cook and Ready to Eat Meat products with allied products such as Spice mixes, Herbs etc. Daily Fressh will create a new shopping experience for the poultry and meat lovers nearest to their home and create clean surroundings inside the cities. The association with Francorp will enable Suguna to create this new shopping experience for the consumers - Daily Fressh."

On the grouping together, Mr. Gaurav Marya, Managing Director, Francorp opined "India has one of the world's largest and fastest growing poultry industries. With domestic demand for broiler meat and eggs into an overdrive, the Indian poultry industry is likely to cross Rs 1.25 lakh crore mark by the end of 2015. According to the study India produces around 3 million tons of broiler meat and about 2.86 million tons of eggs annually and South India accounts for the majority of the total poultry production. I am elated to get associated with Suguna Group for its franchise expansion. The overall review and recommendation program will be provided to them with adept results."

SUGUNA processing plant has recently been certified as an ISO 20000:2005 company for the poultry processing. They are the one and only PAN South who have the presence in Retail format of SUGUNA DAILY FRESSH .The Company is the only one of having Franchisee operation in the Retail format for chicken sales. It has a well managed Supply Chain which delivers Fresh and Hygienic meat at the retail point on regular basis. The company plans to open 500 outlets by the year end of 2012-13 in the region of Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka.

Suguna ranks among the top ten poultry companies worldwide. With operations in 11 states across India, it offers a range of poultry products and services. The fully integrated operations cover broiler and layer farming, hatcheries, feed mills, processing plants, vaccines and exports. Suguna markets live broiler chicken, value added eggs and frozen chicken. With the intent to provide consumers with fresh, clean and hygienic packed chicken, Suguna has set up a chain of modern retail outlets. Today, the company's brand Suguna Chicken is a household name in India. With its Suguna Daily Fressh outlets, Suguna Home Bites, Suguna Anytime processed chicken and four varieties of specialty Suguna value added eggs, Suguna is the undisputed leader in poultry products. Suguna Home Bites being the latest in its product range is a new category of home meal replacements (HMR).

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About Suguna

Chairman Mr. B.Soundararajan and Managing Director Mr. G.B.Sundararajan saw potential in growing the Indian Poultry Industry through integration, which later came to be known as Contract Farming. This led Suguna Poultry to pioneer contract farming in India. In 1986, Mr. B.Soundararajan and Mr. G.B.Sundararajan set up a poultry farm with 200 layer birds at Udumalpet. During 1989 - 90, when chicken prices crashed because of an over-supply of birds in the local market, Suguna saw an opportunity for business growth by helping the poultry farmers who had bought feed and medicines on credit and could not clear their dues. To help them recover their money, these visionaries began to provide feed and health support to indebted farmers in return for the end product - eggs. The success of this exercise gave birth to the Suguna Integration Model. The poultry integration model has set a win-win situation for both the farmer and the integrator. Farmers are provided with day-old chicks, feed and health support. Performance is monitored on a daily basis with Suguna field staff visiting the farms to check on the health of the birds, feed intake, growth and mortality levels. In six weeks time, the birds are weighed and are ready to be sold by Suguna. Farmers are paid a handsome growing charge for the birds at the end of this period. Thus, Suguna takes this success model to the next level vision of energizing rural India benefiting the country, farmer and the company. A constant and relentless drive has taken the company's growth and expansion which covers over 15,000 farmers from 8,000 villages in 11 Indian states. Impressed by the model and its success, Suguna receives invitations from many state governments to set up its operations. Many investors and delegates from across borders visit Suguna's facilities to study this model and later adopt in their own countries. With mastery and success in contract farming, Suguna has shaped the poultry industry to its current position in India.

About Francorp

Since inception in 1976, Francorp has been the unsurpassed leader of the Franchise Consulting Industry globally. Over the years, Francorp based out of Chicago, has assisted companies in virtually every market segment with its patented processes and unmatched expertise. The clients include companies like Bridgestone, XEROX, Shell Oil, Hallmark Cards, Encyclopedia Britannica, Mad Science Group, Pollo Camperio, Ace Hardware, BP, Fruehauf, and Gant, to name a few. In India, Francorp has associated with Franchise India Holdings Ltd. and has coalesced in an experience of 34 years.

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Government notified pack warnings on tobacco product packages still missing – study

Posted on February 16, 2012 by sinha

Over a couple of months following the Indian Health Ministry's notification of stronger pictorial health warnings on tobacco product packages, the notified warnings continue to be missing from the packages across the country, in gross violation of the Indian tobacco control law. A rapid assessment undertaken by the Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI) in 12 districts of India's top two tobacco producing states viz. Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat demonstrated the tobacco industry's lack of compliance with the Indian tobacco control law - Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act (COTPA) 2003. The new pictorial health warnings were due for implementation from December 1, 2011.

February 16, 2012 /India PRwire/ -- Over a couple of months following the Indian Health Ministry's notification of stronger pictorial health warnings on tobacco product packages, the notified warnings continue to be missing from the packages across the country, in gross violation of the Indian tobacco control law. A rapid assessment undertaken by the Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI) in 12 districts of India's top two tobacco producing states viz. Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat demonstrated the tobacco industry's lack of compliance with the Indian tobacco control law - Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act (COTPA) 2003. The new pictorial health warnings were due for implementation from December 1, 2011.

Evidence from the observational study conducted in the two states (Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat) showed that 79% of the samples from 49 cigarette brands, 89 % of the samples from 77 bidi brands, 53% of samples from 51 gutkha brands and 81% of the samples from 40 khaini/zarda brands are being sold with the old pictorial health warnings. Overall, 46 cigarette brands, 74 bidi brands, 44 ghutkha brands and 39 khaini/zarda brands have been found selling tobacco products with the old pictorial health warnings.

It was also found that most warnings were printed in English and were black and white in colour instead of the notified coloured graphics. Overall, 73% of the warnings were in black and white colours.

Data was collected from East Godavari, Karimnagar, Kurnool, Mahaboobnagar, Prakasam and Visakhapatnam districts of Andhra Pradesh and Anand, Banaskantha, Kheda, Rajkot, Surat and Tapi districts of Gujarat, where PHFI is implementing Project STEPS (Strengthening of Tobacco Control Efforts through innovative Partnerships and Strategies).

"Results of the study highlight that the tobacco industry continues to violate the law and we need to strengthen enforcement mechanism through inter-departmental partnership at central and also at state level. There is a strong need to advocate with the Department of Home, Revenue and Health to prioritize effective and stringent implementation of pictorial warnings on tobacco products being sold in the states. This tobacco control measure has been effective in educating consumers about ill effects of tobacco use in other developed and developing countries and is a recommended strategy under MPOWER package of WHO" said Dr. Monika Arora, Head: Health Promotion and Tobacco Control, PHFI.

"We wanted to check whether the tobacco industry has complied with the MoHFW guidelines on implementing the pictorial health warnings which were notified on May 27, 2011 indicating enforcement from 1st December, 2011. Even two months later, we are yet to see compliance from the tobacco industry. This rapid assessment exercise, conducted as a part of evidence building activity under project STEPS, proves that either the tobacco industry is taking implementation of the law lightly or they are sure that no action will be taken against them. It is high time that the law enforcers should take action against those violating provisions of the tobacco control law and ensure that all tobacco products carry the notified pictorial health warnings" said Mr. Amit Yadav, Legal Consultant and Coordinator of Project STEPS.

Source: Press release distribution via India PRwire

Notes to Editor

Project STEPS (Strengthening of Tobacco Control Efforts through Innovative Partnerships and Strategies; www.ctchp.org) is a three-year tobacco control project being implemented by Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI; www.phfi.org) in partnership with the State Governments of Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat. Project STEPS envisions promotion of health equity in India, by reducing health and economic burdens of tobacco use, through engagement and empowerment of stakeholders in both states to undertake comprehensive and multi-dimensional tobacco control efforts.

For more information, please contact:
Amit Yadav (Project Coordinator) (L) 911146046000, (M) 919999343502, (F) 1146046000

Manoj Kandher (Health Communications Specialist) (L) 911146046000, (M) 918800276464

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Telit Wireless Solutions Facilitates First-of-its-Kind ‘Smart Farm’ in South Korea

Posted on February 16, 2012 by sinha
Farmers Can Now Monitor and Control Cold Climate Greenhouses Via Smart Phone; Telit Assessing Global Farming Market Potential
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Two Indian firms among world’s 50 most innovative

Posted on February 16, 2012 by sinha

Narayana Hrudayalaya grabs the top spot among India's top ten innovative companies, followed by Red Bus. Flipkart, Eko, Tata Motors, Wipro, Adani Group, Tree House Education and Accessories Limited, Naandi Community Water Services and ITC

February 16, 2012 /India PRwire/ -- Narayana Hrudayalaya, founded by heart surgeon Dr Devi Shetty, and Red Bus, the online bus ticket booking business founded by Phanindra Sama and his BITS Pilani peers, are the only two Indian companies which feature in business magazine Fast Company's The World's 50 Most Innovative Companies list.

Dr Shetty's venture grabbed the 36th spot on the list which includes power companies such as Apple, Google, Facebook, Twitter, Amazon, Paypal, NFL, Starbucks, Siemens AG, HBO. Red Bus is placed 48th

Red Bus gets its spot "for taking the wheel of the $2.5 billion dollar Indian bus travel industry," the magazine says, adding that the online business services more than 10,000 routes and managed to add 4.25 million passengers in 2011

Though Red Bus does not get into the top ten global internet companies, Narayana Hrudayalaya grabs the second spot in the healthcare category.

Narayana Hrudayalaya grabs the top spot among India's top ten innovative companies, followed by Red Bus. Flipkart, Eko, Tata Motors, Wipro, Adani Group, Tree House Education and Accessories Limited, Naandi Community Water Services and ITC take the spots thereafter

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About Fast Company

Fast Company is the world's leading progressive business media brand, with a unique editorial focus on innovation in technology, ethonomics (ethical economics), leadership, and design. Written for, by, and about the most progressive business leaders, Fast Company and FastCompany.com inspire readers and users to think beyond traditional boundaries, lead conversations, and create the future of business.

Launched in November 1995 by Alan Webber and Bill Taylor, two former Harvard Business Review editors, Fast Company magazine was founded on a single premise: A global revolution was changing business, and business was changing the world. Discarding the old rules of business, Fast Company set out to chronicle how changing companies create and compete, to highlight new business practices, and to showcase the teams and individuals who are inventing the future and reinventing business.

For More Information visit website: http://www.fastcompany.com/most-innovative-companies/2012/industry/india#treehouseeducation

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Aryan Rana (Account Manager, IPO & Transaction Group) (L) 02222813565, (M) 9930372436

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Dishaa Pro Offers Real Time LIVE Training in State of the Art Infrastructure

Posted on February 16, 2012 by sinha
Dishaa Pro conducts its .Net training program in state of the art infrastructure. Real Time LIVE Training is imparted to trainees on the latest computers empowered with the most up-to-date software and connectivity. The training program introduces trainees to the latest software, identical to the facility of a thriving IT Services Organization.
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Apeejay Stya University joins hands with MIT Media Lab to organize Design Innovation India Workshop

Posted on February 15, 2012 by sinha
Apeejay Stya University has joined hands with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology-Media Lab (MIT Media Lab) to host the "Design Innovation Workshop" from 26th - 30th March, 2012, in New Delhi
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Tata DOCOMO announces special "Dil Se-Dream"Day offer to GOA

Posted on February 15, 2012 by sinha
Write a slogan "Dil Se" and be part of the dream day - 14 lucky couples to win air tickets, a day of luxury and a diamond ring - Download unlimited love songs absolutely free by dialing 54321160
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‘Plok’ to perform Turquoise Cottage on Sunday, Feb 19

Posted on February 15, 2012 by sinha
Plok, a five-member band which will play for the first time atTurquoise Cottage.
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Clay Telecom helps Business Travelers get Low Cost International Calls

Posted on February 15, 2012 by sinha
Clay Telecom will now help Business Travelers avail the facility of low cost international calls with its Business Solutions. These are targeted at all kinds of corporate entities, including corporate houses, MICE movements, exporters, small and medium businesses as well as individual business travelers. These offer them a lot of unmatched advantages.
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Punjabi Theatre Festival all set to add zeal in Delhi

Posted on February 15, 2012 by sinha
Plays based on Rabindranath Tagore's work Drishti Daan & A wife's letter, will be the major attraction of the festival.
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Apeejay Stya Research Foundation establishes R&D centre for Industry and Academia

Posted on February 15, 2012 by sinha
Apeejay Stya Research Foundation (ASRF) established the Research & Development Centre under its aegis
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Cultural Festival – MELANGE – 2012

Posted on February 15, 2012 by sinha
Melange aims at selecting finest talents from among the participating colleges. In the past it has been organizing highly successful events like Fashion shows and in house celebrity performances by famous personalities .
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JCB Opens World Class Integrated 3S Facility in Agra

Posted on February 15, 2012 by sinha
JCB India Ltd., today proudly announced the opening of its new 3S Integrated facility in Agra, U.P. The dealership is built by Prem JCB, Agra.
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Mahindra announces a nation-wide Mega Service Camp for Mahindra customers – M-Plus

Posted on February 15, 2012 by sinha
The M-Plus service camps will be organized across the country in all the major cities, thereby providing Mahindra owners the opportunity to ensure that their vehicles are in top condition. Customers can avail of an exhaustive 75-point check on each vehicle,
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Apeejay Stya University invites application for BBA, MBA & Doctoral Programs

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Apeejay Stya University, Gurgaon invites application for various Management courses for the academic year 2012-2014
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International School Of Business and Media felicitated at ‘The Africa India Partnership Summit’

Posted on February 15, 2012 by sinha
Adding a new dimension to the rich historical past and existing regional cooperation between India and Africa, the Africa India Partnership Summit 2011 was recently held in Mauritius. Dr.Pramod Kumar, President, International School of Business and Media was awarded with the title of "Edupreneur of the Year" at Le Matinal, Educational Excellence Awards during the Africa-India Partnership Summit.
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Kabir Festival Mumbai 2012

Posted on February 15, 2012 by sinha
Times change, but words of truth and wisdom last. Yet, while words of some of the greatest have become mere footnotes to history, poet Kabir's words have not only survived, but have grown in strength, building bridges of harmony across time.
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Shipra Mall celebrates the Day of Love

Posted on February 15, 2012 by sinha
Shipra Mall celebrates Valentines Day with a lot of fun and frolic
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Galgotias Organized Youth Parliament 2102 at it’s Campus.

Posted on February 14, 2012 by sinha
The Agenda Raised in the Session was" Freedom in Information and Broadcasting with Respect to Artical 19 of Indian Constitution Right to Freedom of Speech and Expression".
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Summit Partners Opens India Office

Posted on February 14, 2012 by sinha

Growth equity investor Summit Partners today announced that it has established a new office in Mumbai. Summit is opening the office to increase investment activity in India and to support its North American and European-based portfolio companies with their expansion efforts the region.

February 15, 2012 /India PRwire/ -- Growth equity investor Summit Partners today announced that it has established a new office in Mumbai. Summit is opening the office to increase investment activity in India and to support its North American and European-based portfolio companies with their expansion efforts the region.

The office is being managed by Amit Chaturvedy, Director-India, and joining him are Associates Gaurav Prakash and Miloni Shah. Summit Partners will apply the same investment strategy that Summit Partners has successfully executed since 1984 -- to focus on high-growth businesses run by strong management teams.

"As growth equity investors with a 28-year track record, we see a significant opportunity in the Indian market. India's strong entrepreneurial tradition, combined with a fast-growing economy, means there are many companies that can benefit from Summit's capital investment, strategic advice and industry expertise," said Scott Collins, Managing Director-International Equity, who oversees Summit Partners' investment efforts in Europe and Asia. "Summit brings a wealth of experience in helping companies grow nationally and internationally, which is of great value to Indian entrepreneurs with global aspirations."

In 2010, Summit Partners invested in Krishidhan Seeds Limited, one of India's leading seed companies. In addition, a number of Summit's portfolio companies have a major presence in India, including Belkin International, Continuum, McAfee, Multifonds, Ogone, Snap Fitness and Winshuttle Holdings.

Summit Partners intends to make investments in the range of INR50 crores ($10 million) to INR500 crores ($100 million) per company. Added Mr. Chaturvedy, "We seek to partner with Indian entrepreneurs who have navigated their businesses to a leadership position by identifying a market opportunity and implementing an innovative business model or technology to create a sustainable competitive advantage. When a company meets our investment criteria, we are very flexible in creating a transaction structure that results in a win-win situation for all."

Source: Press release distribution via India PRwire

Notes to Editor

About Summit Partners
Summit Partners (www.summitpartners.com) is a growth equity firm that invests in rapidly growing companies. Founded in 1984, Summit has raised more than $14 billion in capital and provides equity and credit for growth, recapitalizations and management buyouts. Summit has invested in more than 340 companies across a range of industries. These companies have completed more than 125 public offerings, and in excess of 130 have been acquired through strategic mergers and sales. Summit Partners has offices in Boston, Palo Alto, London and Mumbai.

In the United States of America, Summit Partners operates as an SEC-registered investment advisor. In the United Kingdom, this document is issued by Summit Partners Limited, a firm authorized and regulated by the Financial Services Authority. Summit Partners Limited is a limited company registered in England and Wales with company number 4141197, and its registered office is at 20-22 Bedford Row, London, WC1R 4JS, UK. This document is intended solely to provide information regarding Summit Partners' potential financing capabilities for prospective portfolio companies.

For more information, please contact:
Joan Miller (Summit Partners) (L) +1-617-824-1047

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