Leading Business Magazine Presents “100 Great Supply Chain Projects”

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, Thursday, May 10, 2012 — (Business Wire India) — TAKE Solutions Ltd. [BSE: 532890 | NSE: TAKE], a leader in the Life Sciences and Supply Chain Management domains, today announced, its place in the 11th annual listing of the “Supply & Demand Chain Executive 100 of the Supply & Demand Chain Executive Magazine”.

The executive’s user manual for successful supply and demand chain transformation, highlighting “100 Great Supply Chain Projects,” and TAKE Solutions has once again been selected by the magazine for the prestigious list. TAKE is recognized for helping Midmark Corp., a leading medical equipment company enabled with enterprise mobility, control and visibility of warehouse pick-confirm through mobile data collection and workflow automation. Last year, TAKE Solutions was recognized in the sourcing/procurement category for helping, Baker Hughes, Inc., a leading oil and field services Company enable end-to-end agility, control and visibility of procure-to-pay (P2P) processes through online supplier integration.

“We thoroughly enjoy delivering solutions that challenge and transform how our customers use and benefit from supply chain technologies,” said Matt Walker, EVP Supply Chain, TAKE Solutions. He added, “We remain dedicated to improving increasingly complex global supply chains, and are proud to be honored by this distinction.”

Launched 11 years ago, Supply & Demand Chain Executive announced its first “100″ list of supply chain solution providers, consultants and other organizations that were helping lead the way in transforming companies’ supply and demand chains. This year, the magazine focused the criteria for its “100″ feature on supply chain transformation projects that have had a significant impact on the company’s going through the implementations.

“Our goal with this year’s ’100′ is to put the spotlight on successful and innovative transformation projects that are delivering bottom-line value to small, medium and large enterprises across the different functions that comprise the supply chain,” said . He added, “The projects featured in the ’100′ article can serve as a roadmap for supply chain executives looking for new opportunities to drive improvement in their own operations.”

The complete listing of the 2012 Supply & Demand Chain Executive 100 award winners is available at www.SDCExec.com. Extended coverage of the SDCE100 will appear in the June 2012 issue of Supply & Demand Chain Executive magazine and online thereafter.

About TAKE Solutions:
TAKE Solutions, Ltd. [BSE: 532890 | NSE: TAKE] is a leading global business technology company with domain expertise in Life Sciences (LS) and Supply Chain Management (SCM). TAKE provides cost-effective and comprehensive solutions for enterprises across diverse sectors including pharmaceuticals, high technology, consumer packaged goods, oil/gas, and automotive. TAKE’s SCM product suite includes distinct technology with embedded IP that spans enterprise mobility, trading partner collaboration, and material tracking. In the LS domain, TAKE offers IP-based software and extensive knowledge-based solutions to enable efficient clinical, regulatory, safety and commercialization processes.

TAKE has been recognized as a leader by IDC’s MarketScape Worldwide Life Sciences R&D IT Outsourcing for 2011.TAKE’s global headquarters is in Chennai, India; its U.S. headquarters is located in Princeton, New Jersey. TAKE has a proven track record as a trusted partner in delivering world-class solutions to more than 400 customers worldwide. For more information, please visit www.takesolutions.com.

About Supply & Demand Chain Executive
Supply & Demand Chain Executive is the executive’s user manual for successful supply and demand chain transformation, utilizing hard-hitting analysis, viewpoints and unbiased case studies to steer executives and supply management professionals through the complicated, yet critical, world of supply and demand chain enablement to gain competitive advantage. Visit us on the Web at www.SDCExec.com.

CONTACT DETAILS
Annapoorna K, TAKE Solutions Ltd., +91 (44) 45909185, annapoorna@takesolutions.com
Donna Fritz, TAKE Solutions Inc., donna.fritz@takesolutions.com
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The Frost & Sullivan Environment Excellence Awards will mark the finale of the meet

Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Thursday, May 10, 2012 — (Business Wire India) — With economic development speeding up, water consumption and solid waste generation is touching new highs on a per capita basis in the Middle East. The Middle East governments are moving aggressively towards promoting water conservation, wastewater recycle and reuse, desalination, sustainable waste management solutions in order to maintain the burgeoning growth and minimize the impact on environment. The region holds significant potential for industry participants that are considering foraying into development of water and wastewater infrastructure, including desalination, water, and wastewater treatment as well as solid waste management. With this as the background, Frost & Sullivan, a Global Growth Partnership Company, endeavours to provide a comprehensive view of opportunities in the growing Middle East Environment Market, as well as recognise business accomplishments in the industry at its 2012 Middle East Environment Industry Meet. The meet will conclude with Frost & Sullivan Environment Excellence Awards on June 4, 2012 at Atlantis, The Palm, Dubai, UAE.

The commemorative evening will witness a confluence of luminaries and industry experts sharing their understanding and thought leadership on the Environment Industry, which is currently on a high growth trajectory in the region. The finale of the Meet will see the prestigious Awards Night held for the first time in the emerging and fast-growing Middle East market. Through these Awards, Frost & Sullivan will recognise the exemplary achievements by Middle East companies operating with the diligence, perseverance, and dedication required to develop a successful business plan and excel in the increasingly competitive global marketplace. Some Award titles include Best Company of the Year, Emerging Company of the Year, Enabling Technology, Growth Excellence, Green Project, and Niche Market Player.

Sasidhar Chidanamarri, Industry Manager, Environment and Building Technologies Practice, South Asia, Middle East and North Africa, Frost & Sullivan, states, “Fast paced urbanisation and industrialisation make it imperative for the governments to provide sustainable infrastructure to make the cities viable, liveable, and competitive; in order to attract foreign investment, increase employment and economic growth. Investments in recycle and reuse technologies, desalination, waste sorting and recycling facilities with the possibility of energy generation are expected to grow in the next five years. This challenge is propelling business opportunities and the need for innovative best practices in the increasingly competitive environment sector. Frost & Sullivan, at its 2012 Middle East Environment Industry Meet, will recognise the companies and individuals that have demonstrated such innovative best practices.”

The Event promises to provide the delegates, a ‘CEO 360-degree view’ on the Middle East Environment Market, and an opportunity to network with industry leaders and initiate new business alliances.

With participation expected from CXOs, Vice Presidents, Senior Directors, Business Development Executives, Research and Development Professionals, and Consultants across entities like Environment Firms, Private Equity/Venture Capitalists, Infrastructure Firms, and Environmental Consulting Firms, this surely promises to be a cutting-edge and engaging forum for the industry.

BuildGreen Magazine is the ‘Sustainable Print Media Partner’ and Megawhat- H2O Magazine is supporting the event as the Media Partner.

To register or to obtain a programme agenda, explore sponsorship opportunities, or attend as a member of the media for the 2012 Middle East Environment Industry Meet, please contact Deepshri Iyer / Tanu Chopra, Corporate Communications, Frost & Sullivan, at deepshrii@frost.com/tanu.chopra@frost.com. For more information, you can also visit www.frost.com/MEEnvironmentMeet2012

About Frost & Sullivan:

Frost & Sullivan, the Growth Partnership Company, enables clients to accelerate growth and achieve best-in-class positions in growth, innovation, and leadership. The company’s Growth Partnership Service provides the CEO and the CEO’s Growth Team with disciplined research and best-practice models to drive the generation, evaluation, and implementation of powerful growth strategies. Frost & Sullivan leverages 50 years of experience in partnering with Global 1000 companies, emerging businesses, and the investment community from more than 40 offices on six continents. To join our Growth Partnership, please visit http://www.frost.com.

CONTACT DETAILS
Deepshri Iyer, Corporate Communications – Middle East and North Africa, Frost & Sullivan, +91 (22) 66072003, deepshrii@frost.com
Tanu Chopra, Corporate Communications – Middle East and North Africa, Frost & Sullivan, +91 9820480089, tanu.chopra@frost.com
Nimisha Iyer, Corporate Communications -Middle East, North Africa and South Asia, Frost & Sullivan, +91 9820050519, niyer@frost.com

XIX Annual Convocation of FORE School of Management, New Delhi, held on May 8th, 2012

New Delhi, Delhi, India, Thursday, May 10, 2012 — (Business Wire India) — Calling upon the graduating batch of FORE School of management, New Delhi, India’s most respected and powerful CEO of all times, Mr. N. R Narayana Murthy, urged the students to align personal objectives with the growth impulses of the country and to take up the responsibility of contributing to the society.

In his inspiring and motivational speech, the Padmabibhusan award winner, Chairman Emeritus, Infosys Limited, who was the Chief Guest for the 19th Convocation Ceremony of FORE School of Management, also quoted American Social writer, Eric Hoffer, “In a time of drastic change it is the learners who inherit the future” and emphasized his point that, “every citizen has an important role in the undertaking of the nation’s development; however, the educated ones have a greater opportunity and consequently a greater responsibility towards this contribution”.

Talking about post independent India, he mentioned, that the country has produced world class scientist and engineers, built bridges, dams and factories, send satellites, rockets, is globally renowned for software programming skills, is a nuclear super power and a force to reckon with. But the fundamental question is have we fulfilled the dreams of our founding fathers of having a country where every individual lives freely, basic amenities are in place and where poverty does not exist? Quoting Rabindranath Tagore, “Where the mind is without fear and head is held high” he said, “we still have more than 350 million Indians living with a mere Rs.36.00 per day; 250 million Indians do not have access to save drinking water. Over 750 million Indians do not have access to decent sanitation. India ranks 6th or 7th in the global hunger index. It is therefore appropriate to think of few important things. Have India made significant progress since independence. Can we be happy about the progress? Have we kept up with the pace of progress compared to the rest of world? Have we achieved progress which is sustainable?”

Mr. Murthy left the future business leaders present in the auditorium, with valuable insights, advising them to benchmark themselves always with the best in the world keeping focus on execution, as the need of the day is to bring efficiency and excellence in professional lives and a thought provoking question, “What can you do to achieve that India?”.

The convocation ceremony was held on Tuesday, May 8, 2012 at the FORE campus where a total of 268 students graduated this year, in the three variants of the Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) course offered by FORE. Of these, 170 were from the flagship full-time PGDM course, 56 students from PGDM (IMG) and 42 students from the PGDM (WMG) course.

Also present in the ceremony was Mr. R.P. Billimoria, President Emeritus FORE (Former Chairman-Public Enterprises Selection Board, Govt. of India & Former Chairman-SAIL); Mr. R.C. Sharma, President, FORE (former Director CBI, Govt. of India); Dr. Jitendra K. Das, Director, FORE. Dr. Das presented the annual activity report for the institute and emphasized on FORE’s new phase of growth by going international through exchange programmes and engagement with prestigious schools like ESC Rennes, School of Business (France), Faculty of Business, UNB (Canada), Savannah University (USA) and Asian Institute of Technology. The current batch onwards will be exposed to the international business environment through an intensive immersion programme in international B-Schools. Expansion plans of existing FORE infrastructure as well as a new campus at Sonepat for also announced.

100% of FORE final year students received their placement offers and 100 % of the first year students secured their summer internship. The highest CTC this year soared to Rs. 32 lakhs, as compared to last year’s Rs. 13 lakhs, while the average CTC for final placements increased from last year’s Rs. 7 lakhs to approximately Rs. 8 lakhs this year. 32 out of the total 111 were new recruiters for the final placement this year, including companies like TATA Motors Ltd., HSBC, Castrol, Genpact, C.B. Richards, UB Group, Michael Page International, EXL Services, Honeywell, Maruti Suzuki, Sony India, Jones Lang LaSalle, Axis Bank, etc.

The convocation ended with the students high on excitement and beautiful message from Dr. B.B.L Madhukar, Vice President FORE, in the form of a shayari, ” Gul ne gulshan se gulfaam veja hai, sitaron ne aasmaan se saalam veja hai, Mubarak ho aap ko ye degree, Khuda ne Jannat se ye paigaam veja hai.”

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Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, Thursday, May 10, 2012 — (Business Wire India) –

Orc, a leading provider of technology and services for the global financial industry, today announced new market gateways to the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) and National Stock Exchange of India Ltd. (NSE).

With India’s two major stock exchanges now supported via Orc’s trading technology, both domestic and international trading houses will be able to leverage Orc’s leading solutions to trade on both NSE and BSE from a single user interface. Orc is registered as a Foreign ISV with the NSE and is an Empanelled Vendor of the BSE.

From an international perspective, Orc’s trading technology is now available to assist firms without an Indian presence or membership on the exchanges to gain access and start trading via brokers who can offer Orc´s sponsored access to them.

For members of the exchanges, Orc has taken a first mover advantage amongst equity options market makers who have recently become active in the Liquidity Enhancement Programs launched by the exchanges following regulatory changes announced by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI).

“Orc was the obvious choice for our trading solutions when we registered for the market making program with the BSE,” comments Rajesh Baheti, Managing Director, Crosseas Capital Services Pvt. Ltd., a joint client of Orc and E2E Infotech (E2E). “In addition to the speed, Orc’s trading front end offers the rich functionality that our business needs for making markets on listed derivatives.”

“Establishing connectivity to the BSE and NSE reflects Orc’s continued commitment to expand in the Asia Pacific region,” says Greg Chambers, President Asia Pacific, Orc. “We recognize the efforts made by the Indian exchanges to enhance liquidity in their listed derivatives products and to make their exchanges internationally available, and we are excited to play our part in this process. Orc’s offering provides our clients with the ability to trade both cash and listed derivatives on both exchanges simultaneously.”

Apart from product and technology developments, Orc has also strengthened its relationship with E2E Infotech (E2E), a subsidiary of India-based AurionPro Solutions, and a global integration and services partner of Orc since 2001. Together the companies have established a local sales and support channel to service the fast-growing domestic customer base and to assist international firms, facilitating their access to the Indian markets. Orc and E2E will focus on delivering solutions to advanced options traders, arbitrageurs and market makers.

“Orc is a leading global provider of sophisticated trading technology. We are really pleased to continue working closely with Orc, and to provide solutions and services required by our clients in India,” says Maneesh Mehra, Chief Operating Officer, E2E Infotech, Capital Market Software unit of AurionPro Solutions. “E2E has maintained a successful and strategic global partnership with Orc since 2001. We believe with our local expertise and deep understanding of Orc’s products that we can contribute to Orc’s expansion in the Indian derivatives trading space as well as the general development of the market from a technology perspective.”

Orc Trading solutions are used by leading financial firms worldwide for advanced trading of electronically traded derivatives. It encompasses both screen-based trading and algorithmic trading for firms to trade any listed instrument, across all asset classes, on 100+ markets.

Orc is exhibiting at FIA Asia Futures Conference, Hotel Taj Lands End, Mumbai, India on May 10, 2012.

About Orc

Orc is a leading provider of technology and services for the global financial industry. Orc delivers trading and market access solutions used by proprietary trading and market making firms, investment banks, hedge funds and brokerage houses worldwide.

Orc develops and provides the tools needed for running profitable trading or brokerage businesses in today’s competitive and ever-changing markets.

With market presence in all major global financial centers, Orc provides sales and support services from its offices across EMEA, the Americas and the Asia-Pacific regions.

Orc is owned by Nordic Capital Fund VII.

www.orc-group.com

About E2E Infotech

E2E Infotech is a subsidiary of Mumbai, India-based AurionPro (BSE:AURIONPRO)(BSE:532668), a capital markets solution provider catering to the IT requirements of financial institutions, more specifically, traders, brokers and banks.

E2E Infotech is an Orc business partner, providing integration around Trading Systems and consulting services for the capital markets domain and FIX Compliant Systems along with value added components for front, middle and back office integration for market making, proprietary trading and brokerage areas dealing with equity and equity derivatives trading. E2E Infotech also inherits from AurionPro a strong niche presence in Cash Management solutions and well established presence in Treasury, Risk Management and payment processing systems.

www.aurionpro.com

CONTACT DETAILS
CONTACTS :

Orc
Greg Chambers, President Asia Pacific
+852 2167 1950
greg.chambers@orc-group.com
Agnes Wong, Senior Marketing Manager Asia Pacific
+852 2167 1986
agnes.wong@orc-group.com
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AurionPro Solutions
Maneesh Mehra, Chief Operating Officer, E2E Infotech, Capital Market Software unit
+91 9820639770
Maneesh@aurionpro.com

Connecting Doctors and patients through multiple Channels – Voice, Video, and Discussion Forums / Chat

Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India, Thursday, May 10, 2012 — (Business Wire India) — e Health access ( https://www.ehealthaccess.com) is formally launched today with an objective to provide easily accessible, usable and affordable health consultation to the individuals and corporates, 24/7. e Health Access Pvt. Ltd is an innovative healthcare company focused on developing a new healthcare eco system through advanced Telemedicine Technology. Founded by Mr. S. Jayadeep Reddy, e Health Access will provide first of its kind platform connecting its customers (patients) to specialists (doctors) via web and phone.

“It is a very exciting moment for me as I present to you this innovative concept through the launch of e Health Access. We are glad that this concept has shown a great acceptance by individuals and corporates which made us add 33000 customers and 27 corporates with 98.3% user satisfaction rate thorough dialurdoctor.com which is now ehealthaccess.com,” said Mr. S. Jayadeep Reddy, Founder CEO and MD, eHealthAccess.com

eHealthAccess.com serves two types of customers – Individuals and Corporates. An individual customer or a corporate customer can subscribe and avail services like doctor on call, online consultation (video conference, chat, e-mail), medical history record, family health consultation, access to easily understandable health information and health videos and more. For corporates, they provide wellness programs like health talks and health camps apart from providing regular services of Individual customers.

e Health Access also puts up health kiosks in organizations where in the employees can avail all the services directly from the kiosk.

‘In today’s busy lives it becomes almost impossible to pull out time for basic healthcare consultation which could sometimes turn out to be fatal. e Health Access has presented an innovative service of connecting employees to doctors at the employees’ convenience. We have recorded positive results and feedback. This has proven to be beneficial for the employees and the organization, said Mr.Rahid, GM HR, Hartex LTD.

e Health Access recently received an INR 20 million angel funding from Akasam Consulting, which will be utilized to expand its business and also to ramp up its branding and marketing activities. Headquartered in Hyderabad, the company also has a set up in Chennai and has plans to set up offices in other metros, starting with Bangalore shortly.

About e Health Access

e health Access Pvt Ltd, an innovative health care company, is focused on developing a New health care Eco system through advanced Telemedicine Technology. e health Access Pvt Ltd believes that every individual should have an easy access to health care and wants to create a seamless bridge between patient and healthcare practitioner. They have the knowledge, expertise and support of highly qualified, compassionate and reputed panel of doctors for offering this service. The company through its website, www.ehealthaccess.com and its toll free number 1800 1030 365 provides healthcare services over internet and through phone. One can get opinions from top specialists in various Medical specialties like Gynecology, Dermatology, Gastroenterology, Cardiology, Psychology and all others, 24/7. With the kind of busy lives people live now, this 24 hour medical consultation provides instant access to the doctors where one can get expert advice on any health-related issue. Their vision is to provide fast and affordable healthcare for patients through a large network of specialists across the globe.

Website:https://ehealthaccess.com
Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/eHealthAccess

CONTACT DETAILS
Lucy Dass, 20:20 MSL, +91 9000034653, lucy.dass@2020msl.com
Upasana Kollana, 20:20 MSL, +91 8897200717, upasana.kollana@2020msl.com

Keep a child in school by joining hands with Magic Bus, Sher Singh, &India’s top stars

New Delhi, Delhi, India, Thursday, May 10, 2012 — (Business Wire India) — Shersingh.com, India’s first Global lifestyle brand along with India’s leading NGO Magic Bus have launched a unique social media program called #BEASPORT. The campaign aims at keeping India’s most impoverished children in school by harnessing the support of Internet users around the world. Founded by Sonny Caberwal the #BEASPORT campaign is unique because it brings together India’s top Bollywood, cricket and fashion icons, leading companies like Clear Trip to show how everyone can easily make a difference with the click of a button. Each time a video is viewed on the #BEASPORT site- www.BeASportCampaign.com- a donor has pledged to donate actual money to the Magic Bus program.

#BEASPORT marks one of the first times top Internet and media companies are coming together to apply innovative social media and e-commerce principles to help scale and develop a non-profit initiative. The primary goal of #BEASPORT is to drive global awareness and economic self-sufficiency for Magic Bus, one of India’s leading NGOs.

The #BEASPORT program launched with leading cricketers like Zaheer Khan, Chris Gayle, Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers, Daniel Vettori, and Muttiah Muralitharan, who participated in the first Google Plus hangout, where they spent time with Magic Bus children online. The theme of the program content is “One Journey Inspires Another”. Leading media companies from the online and offline world will help produce and drive views of this content, with the goal being to get 1 million people to participate this summer, and by the end of 2012, 10 million global participants. As the program grows, other leading international companies and stars are expected to join the #BEASPORT movement.”We developed Sher Singh to create a global lifestyle brand from India, which represents a new global generation- a generation that’s empowered, lives online, and most importantly, cares about making a difference,” said Sonny Caberwal, the founder of #BEASPORT, and co-founder of Sher Singh. “As experienced entrepreneurs, we constantly think about how social media and e-commerce can be leveraged to help our business. We wanted to apply those same principles to Magic Bus, because in many ways, NGOs face the same issues as for-profit companies. We’re proud to play a role alongside some of India’s most forward-thinking companies in demonstrating how Indian innovation can be applied to a brilliant NGO investing in India’s future through education.”

Talking about the campaign, Matthew Spacie, Founder and CEO, Magic Bus, said, “This campaign is trying to profile the exceptional journey of individuals, many of them sports men and women to get to where they are now. Similarly, Magic Bus takes children and youth, living in poverty on a journey from childhood to livelihood through a world class mentoring programme which uses the metaphor of sport to change behaviours in nearly 3,000 slums and villages and over 200,000 children across India. Sport with mentoring can be used to get children to re-enrol in school, lead healthy lives, confront gender problems and move from poverty. 60% of adolescent children don’t complete school. We are hopeful that this social media campaign will generate much-needed support to enable Magic Bus to help keep a child in school.”

To learn more about #BEASPORT or get involved, please visit BeASportCampaign.com, or email care@beasportcampaign.com.

ABOUT MAGIC BUS: Magic Bus works with over 200,000 children across 7 States in India. We develop local community mentors who take children and youth living in poverty on the journey from childhood to livelihood. During this long term engagement, our mentors work with children and parents through a weekly curriculum that includes the use of sporting activities as metaphors to change behaviour in the areas of education, health, gender and livelihood.

To know more, visit www.magicbus.org

ABOUT SHERSINGH.COM: Sher Singh is the first global lifestyle brand from India. With design offices in New Delhi and New York City, Sher Singh belongs to a new breed of fashion companies redefining the rules in today’s digital world. The company started by the team behind Exclusively.In ( www.exclusively.in), which was a pioneer in the recent e-commerce boom in India, and the company is supported by a number of seasoned investors and advisors from around the world, from Tiger Global Management, Accel Partners, and Helion Venture Partners, to executives at Google, Facebook, and celebrities from around the world. To learn more or shop Sher Singh, visit www.shersingh.com .

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India will miss out on billions of dollars worth of tax in the years ahead if it doesn’t regulate online gambling, OnlineCasino.in research finds

New Delhi, Delhi, India, Thursday, May 10, 2012 — (Business Wire India) –

India could be missing out on as much as $1.5 billion in lost tax revenue by not regulating online gambling. This is the conclusion reached in an in-depth report conducted and published by OnlineCasino.in, a leading online casino portal.

Despite a booming middle class and a rapidly expanding internet userbase, only the state of Sikkim has made any meaningful efforts to regulate online gambling in India. On a national level, there seems to be little desire to regulate this lucrative market – even though an ever-increasing number of Indians gamble online.

$1.5 billion wasted

It is estimated that India’s online gambling market, were it to be regulated, would be worth as much as $5 billion. Using current levels of taxation applied in markets where online gambling has been regulated – typically 15-30% of operators’ gross revenue – this means the Indian state is missing out on as much as $1.5 billion per year in potential tax revenue.

This figure is likely to grow over time as well. With internet usage growing rapidly in India, and more and more Indians now joining the middle classes, the online gambling market will grow rapidly in the years to come.

Other benefits ignored

Nor is it just a sizable source of direct taxation that India is ignoring by not regulating its online gambling market. Regulation would bring other benefits, too.

As in other countries, regulation of gambling, including online gambling, can be a great way to create jobs. Likewise, it also offers consumers in those countries a greater sense of protection.

It would also offer the Indian state the chance to finally address the flawed and antiquated laws governing gambling in the country. Many of these laws date back to colonial times, and have little relevance to modern India and its increasingly upwardly mobile, technologically skilled society.

Time for a change

OnlineCasino.in’s in-depth report on the matter covers everything from the potential benefits of online regulation, to demonstrating how India’s economic miracle – along with the spread of the internet in India – is likely to drive this market forwards in the years ahead.

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Singapore, Thursday, May 10, 2012 — (Business Wire India) — element14 (formerly Farnell), the first information portal, collaborative community and electronics store for design engineers and electronics enthusiasts, today announced a series of new functional improvements to its award-winning e-commerce websites. These improvements are designed to help simplify the design process and make it quicker and easier for engineers to find, compare and purchase products through element14.

Devashish Saxena, SVP, Regional Marketing Director, element14 Asia Pacific, comments: “Thanks to its unique offering, combining best-in-class products and solutions with community support, element14 continues to establish a solid presence in Asia Pacific. Our e-commerce team regularly gathers feedback from our suppliers and customers, which contribute towards regular improvements and the delivery of a more intuitive, simple browsing and buying experience on our websites. These latest improvements will help save engineers precious time in finding and comparing products, reviewing their order history and purchasing exactly what they need.”

Thanks to a redesign in parametric search, customers can now group products for the search results page by any one of the attributes available, such as resistance, voltage, etc. This enhancement also lets customers group their search results by manufacturers, allowing for an overview and a comparison of the different manufacturers supplying similar products within the category. This functionality means engineers get the information they want faster and in the format that they find most convenient to use.

A unique service proposition to element14 is its multi-channel commerce capabilities allowing customers to transact via country specific e-commerce websites, telephone, fax or in person at the store. Now, through a new multi-channel order history function, the customer’s order history is available to them online regardless of whether the order was made on the element14 website or via its other channels. This initiative provides a seamless ordering system, reduces time-consuming processes and accelerates time-to-market for the buyer.

element14′s new predictive search capability now enables customers to see a suggested list of manufacturer names and part numbers as users start to key in characters into the search box, without having to complete typing the full search term. Customers will get a drop-down list to choose their search term quicker than before.

The element14 Global e-Commerce and Social Marketing team responsible for driving its dynamic user experience and unique fusion of commerce and community platforms is led from its Asia Pacific headquarters in Singapore. Its goal is to drive a consistent user experience and maintain a unified look and feel for the e-commerce websites across the regions globally, whilst determining the best practices to improve customer engagement and ease-of-use.

The new ‘ element14 Features‘ enables engineers to source a broad spectrum of high performance component products from leading brands and access a comprehensive range of design resources, which include white papers, application guides / notes and product training material. Customers can be assured that these genuine components will deliver the highest standard of quality, performance and reliability. For more information about ‘element14 Features’, please visit http://in.element14.com/features.

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Christina Loh,Communications, element14 Asia Pacific, +65 6671 8769 / +65 6671 8759, cloh@element14.com
Lim Choon Hong, Text100 Public Relations Singapore, +65 6603 9000, element14@text100.com.sg
Suzy Kooy, Text100 Public Relations Singapore, +65 6603 9000, element14@text100.com.sg

New Delhi, Delhi, India, Thursday, May 10, 2012 — (Business Wire India) — BollywoodShaadis.com is credited as India’s first ever wedding planning portal. Within a few months of its launch, the site has established itself as the leading provider of wedding related information. The portal also attracts a large number of NRI’s worldwide.

With the launch of its new design this week, BollywoodShaadis.com has enhanced its already rich offerings. Now, it has even more engaging and useful information for the brides and grooms who are in the planning phase of their wedding.

The Indian wedding industry was evaluated at Rs. 190,000 crores last year. In spite of this staggering amount, the industry lacked an organized marketplace. BollywoodShaadis.com has eliminated this void by creating such a marketplace.

Bollywoodshaadis.com is different from other portals which show a directory of wedding vendors. At BollywoodShaadis.com, wedding service providers are allowed to create comprehensive profiles, including customer reviews, images and videos. Young people love to visit BollywoodShaadis.com because of the immense amount of information available on how to plan their wedding the right way.

Apoorv Kalra, the Director of Bollywoodshaadis.com explains, “We have expanded the site by adding features which greatly appeal to couples who are in the middle of planning their wedding. We have also created an Expert Zone, which is a Q&A section moderated by nationally known experts. In Expert Zone, our audience can directly post queries to Wedding Experts across categories such as Fashion, Health, Beauty and Astrology and get free advice.”

The range of articles has been expanded, too. Several new articles on tips and trends in weddings are added to the site every day. This has been combined with trendy wedding news of the rich and famous, Photo Gallery and a Horoscope section. To make the content viral among website visitors, Facebook open graph API has been developed that allows website visitors to see what their friends have read previously on the site.

With more and more newly engaged couples adopting tech savvy ways to plan their wedding, the website’s traffic is rising at a fast clip on a daily basis.

Nearly 7,500 wedding industry service-providers across India are already registered with Bollywoodshaadis.com. For advertisers, BollywoodShadis.com is an ideal place to tap the wedding-specific and ready-to-spend customers. The site also dominates in the social media scene on Facebook (about 50,000 members and rising), Pinterest, Google+ and Twitter.

About RHWG and BollywoodShaddis.com

Red Hot Web Gems India Pvt Ltd is a subsidiary Red Hot Web Gems Inc, California. The company owns BollywoodShaadis.com – India’s foremost wedding planning website for the soon-to-be married. It enables the couples to search, compare and assess the services provided by local wedding vendors listed and provides comprehensive wedding planning tips.

CONTACT DETAILS
Ms. Nandita Sharma,PR & Corporate Communication, BollywoodShaadis.com, +91 (011) 45793604/+91 9999281431, nandita@bollywoodshaadis.com

Bangalore, Karnataka, India, Monday, March 12, 2012 — (Business Wire India) — Myntra.com, India’s largest online fashion destination, offers shoppers an opportunity to win an all-expense-paid trip to the fashion capital of the world: Paris.

The campaign ‘ Paris Calling‘ is valid for anyone who shops for Rs 2000 or above, and makes him/her eligible for an assured gift which includes an all-expense paid trip to Paris for two couples. The campaign will run from 8th March 2012 to 8th April 2012.

Myntra.com also offers several other exciting prizes! There are 100 Apple iPAD 2, 300 Apple iPOD Nano, 5000 Timex wrist-watches, and lots more to be won.

Speaking about the campaign, Ashutosh Lawania, Co-Founder and Head of Sales, Myntra.com said, “We are witnessing a growing demand for the latest and the best in lifestyle and fashion products. ‘Paris Calling‘ offers our shopper a chance to experience the latest Spring Summer’12 collection from across 200 brands with a chance to win some of the coolest prizes including an opportunity to visit the fashion capital of the world – Paris.”

Myntra.com has the largest online fashion catalogue with well over 200 brands. The company has recently expanded its range of products to include branded innerwear for men and women and accessories like perfumes, personal care products, sunglasses and watches. Brands like US Polo Assn., Vans, Turtle, New Balance, Fossil and DKNY are currently available online only at Myntra.com.

For more information about the campaign Paris Calling, please click here: http://www.myntra.com/paris-calling-contest

More about Myntra.com:

Myntra.com is among the top e-commerce companies in India and is the largest online retailer of fashion and lifestyle products. Myntra has tied up with top fashion and lifestyle brands in the country such as Nike, Reebok, Puma, Lee, Levis, Pepe, Wrangler, Arrow, Provogue, Jealous 21, Biba, Being Human, UCB, US Polo, Fastrack etc. to offer a wide range in latest branded fashion and lifestyle wear.
The largest in-season product catalogue, 100% authentic product, cash on delivery and favourable return policies, make Myntra the preferred online shopping destination in India.

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CONTACT DETAILS
Zachariah Zerin, Media Moments, +91 9886065257, zachariah@mediamoments.in
Akshat Shrivastava, Media Moments, +91 9535539145, akshat@mediamoments.in
Brian Ammanna, Myntra.com, +91 9886101005, brian.a@myntra.com