For Immediate Release

Business Excellence Convenes the 2nd Edition of

“Global High on Cloud Summit” on May 28th -29th at Mumbai

-          Supported and Endorsed by Ministry of Communications & Information Technology, National e-Governance Plan and Small & Business Development Chamber of India.

Mumbai, May 23, 2014 : IT stalwarts from across industries who recognise the Power of Cloud Computing, are gearing to get convened with the latest industry trends at the 2^nd Edition of the “Global High on Cloud” Summit, being organised by Business Excellence, in Mumbai on the 28^th and 29^th May, 2014. http://www.theglobalhighoncloudsummit.com/.

This invigorating conference program will explore, evaluate and highlight the compelling needs of businesses to migrate on to the cloud platforms. CIOs, CTOs, Communications professionals, Networking specialists, Business Managers and Developers from across BFSI, Infrastructure Companies, Chemical & Pharmaceuticals, Engineering, FMCG, Manufacturing, Automobiles, IT would participate at the Summit.
“Looking into the demand of next level computing among the industry peers and the buzz of cloud computing, we were bound to create a platform that promotes cloud technology. Since this technology promises enhanced computing capabilities with minimal resource utilization, industry stewards are readily looking towards implementing cloud as a tool to increase efficiency. We, at BE Summits are working towards creating a platform which is one its kind and will benefit our partners in having newer ways of adapting new technologies and doing better businesses.” says Abner Oswin Francis, CEO of BE Summits.

Summit Highlights -
·  Discover- The market trends & implementation guidelines.
 ·  Security Concerns - Performance stats on the application, Unified ontology of Cloud Computing, Cloud Scalability, Controls & compliance.
·  Big Data Cloud Computing- Big Data is a relatively new phenomenon. As with any new adoption, the adoption of big data depends on the tangible benefits it provides to Business.​
·   Mobile Cloud Computing- The analysis of the impact of mobile computing on the various services, Mobile cloud computing gives new company chances for mobile network providers.

The Summit is also supported by Vision Solutions, Actian, Seagate, Softlayer, Shivaami Corporation, Attune, Deflytics. Expecting speakers and attendees from Cyber Law Consulting, Hero Motocorp Ltd, Hewlett Packard, Forbes Marshal Group of Companies, BSE India, Softlayer, an IBM Company, Attune Technologies, Reliance Capital Consumer Finance, Mumbai International Airport, OTIS Elevator Company Ltd, ICICI.
With this perspective, BE Summits ensures a quality knowledge sharing forum along with an appropriate essence of business opportunities to benefit a competitive organization. Drawing participation from technology pioneers, this forum is the most talked about event of 2014 which is based on implications & application of cloud technology.

About BE Summit - http://www.besummits.com/
BE Summits is a leading Events, Training & Service company based out of Bangalore. Striving for Excellence in everything BE (Business Excellence) Summits has been engaged in organising leading industry forums. With a diversified team of Specialists from varied industries. BE Summit aims to establish the most interactive, forward-looking conferences and Summits in India and across geographies.
For further details, please contact –
Rachana Chowdhary
rachana@mediavalueworks.com
+91-9619776084

Bhargava S.
bhargav.s@besummits.com
+91 9738480800

CRMnext and TechMahindra Partners to Accelerate Global CRM Solutions for the BFSI Sector

New Delhi / Chennai – Feb 22, 2014 – Tech Mahindra Ltd., a specialist provider of connected solutions to the connected world and Acidaes Solutions Pvt. Ltd., the owners of CRMnext Solution, today announced a global strategic business partnership which will primarily focus on accelerating scalable enterprise CRM solutions for the global banking and financial services sector.
The partnership primarily aims to focus and develop the enterprise CRM solutions in the Banking and Financial Services space which is expected to grow exponentially by 2015. This association primarily will empower Tech Mahindra and CRMnext to be at the forefront while jointly developing strategies and solutions for CRM Implementations in the BFSI space.

Speaking on the occasion, Sushil Tyagi, Director, Sales and Marketing, CRMnext said, “The Product Expertise of CRMnext will perfectly complement Tech Mahindra’s Global Services and Implementation Expertise. The partnership is strategic and will help us provide solutions to our customers and prospects to increase efficiency and enrich customer experience.”
Adding in, Ravi Vasantraj, Global Head – BFSI Competency, Tech Mahindra, said , “Tech Mahindra’s expertise in enterprise solutions and its global market presence, along with the state-of-the-art product portfolio and industry experience of CRMnext will enable this partnership to deliver innovative end-to-end solutions to our customers.”

CRMnext is a comprehensive, easy-to-use, enterprise class customer relationship management (CRM) solution. It is rich in features and functionalities and fast to implement. Using CRMnext, companies can efficiently manage and improve all customer facing operations like sales, marketing & customer services.
It enables companies to manage and seamlessly share information across departments by centralizing all customer data. CRMnext offers integrated reporting and analytical capabilities to enable companies discover actionable business intelligence that can lead to better revenues. The solution is powerful, yet simple to use. The unique architecture of CRMnext ensures that companies experience the benefits of a CRM solution without associated operational hassles required to run an enterprise solution. CRMnext enables companies manage growth strategically by providing a single platform to effectively roll-out processes and measure its performance across multiple locations.

Tech Mahindra’s expertise in CRM implementations encompasses functional areas of multichannel integration, legacy transformation, contact center management, new business automation and customer relationship management, thus harnessing the full power of CRM technology. The spectrum of services consists of CRM Advisory and Assessment Services, Implementation, Optimization and CoE. Tech Mahindra has industry-focused reusable assets, artifacts, accelerators with which they collaborate with product partners to deliver customized solutions.

About Acidaes Solutions –


Founded in 2002, Acidaes Solutions is a specialist customer relationship management product company, providing services to customers in the global market.  CRMnext is the flagship product, available on a commutable cloud model through a single code-base which provides companies with flexibility for their ownership model. The CRMnext team has a proven track record of delivering high impact CRM solutions with strong offerings in 11 verticals including Banking, Insurance, Financial Services, Pharma, Media, Telecom, Automobile, etc.  It works very closely with its customers, leveraging its extensive domain expertise to enhance their business efficiency by improving processes and practices. This combination of competency and commitment to results are the key to its success in the global market. Today, CRMnext has to its credit thought leaders across verticals as its customers.

Saxon Global Acquires Bangalore based Mobility Solutions Specialist ‘Wit Innovation’

Saxon Global, one of the fastest growing Inc 500 Companies, providing IT consulting and solution engineering services is pleased to announce the acquisition of a Bangalore-based company - ‘Wit Innovation’, a high-growth mobility and Solutions specialist.

Wit Innovation has a world-class delivery centre in Bangalore with a resource base of talented and skilled mobility engineers. With widely diversified industry portfolio of Financial Services, Health Care, Media, Hospitality & Entertainment sector, this acquisition expands Saxon Global’s worldwide technology portfolio with a key focus on enterprise mobility, Cloud & Business Intelligence.

Speaking on the occasion, GopiKandukuri – Founder and CEO, Saxon Global said, “Saxon Global is a highperforming ITSolutions Company, our commitment to unleash the power of technology certainly means that we are always looking for opportunities to bring the best resources, expertise and inventive service offerings to our clients globally.”

He added, “With the acquisition of Ideas Software and Consulting Pvt. Ltd (ISAC Global) in December 2012, our aim was to boost Saxon’s expertise in big data analytics and web intelligence and complement its business intelligence and data warehousing solutions offering. Now, with Wit Innovation, we continue to strengthen our core offerings with the addition of high-performance mobile development centers, skilled engineering talent and deep vertical market expertise.”

“We at Wit Innovation have always kept our customers first. As a lot of our long time customers started to demand several services in emerging technologies like BI and Cloud apart from enterprise mobility, we thought it may be best to merge with a company which can help fulfill our customers need and we found a perfect match in Saxon Global. With these added services, size and presence across the globe, we are looking forward to provide even more value to our existing customers and add new customers.“ said Sachin Garg – CEO & Co-Founder of Wit Innovation.

‘Wit Innovation’ was started in 2006 and specializes in building products on Smartphone’s and Tablets for its global clientele. They have worked with clients across 16 countries during the last 7 years and have built products and expertise working on platforms ranging from iOS, Android, BlackBerry and Windows Phones among others.

“With over 7 years of experience in the field of Enterprise Mobility, the next logical step for Wit Innovation was to integrate with evolving companies in Cloud & BI.  Saxon Global was a perfect fit for us. This integration will facilitate larger customer base to offer integrated services.  With this development, Wit Innovation has become a dominant Enterprise Mobility Solutions Provider. We see tremendous growth opportunities for us, as we reach our next level of customer base and delivery, said Vibhor Gupta, COO & Co-Founder of Wit Innovation.
The deal also adds an impressive list of clients to Saxon Global’s client portfolio, as well as the opportunity to expand client relationships in high growth market sectors such as Financial Services, Health Care, Media, and Hospitality& Entertainment.

Technology Leaders AMD Migrates to Zycus Suite of Procurement Solutions

Zycus, a leader in source-to-pay procurement solutions, announced today that international technology company AMD (NYSE: AMD) has completed a transition to the Zycus Suite of Procurement Performance Solutions and is achieving notably high adoption rates with Supplier Performance Management, eSourcing and Advanced Spend Analytics implementations.
AMD procurement executives say Zycus’ agility and attentiveness have been key components in the successful global rollout of the new solutions. Karen Martin, AMD’sLead Source Manager and iSource lead, notes that “Zycus brings extensive experience, support and responsiveness to the table.” That support, alongside Zycus’ core ease of use, automation and process efficiency principles, has led to consistent and strong solution adoption.
Adoption of Zycus’ iPerform for supplier performance management has reached 100% across the Global Supply Management team, according to Katherine Berbel, AMD’s Lead Source Manager and iPerform lead, “100% adoption of the iPerform system gives us a truly global view of supplier performance and solid records retention. We are also achieving greater collaboration and process efficiency with suppliers since feedback is now automated and online through a supplier portal.”
Director of Procurement Garry Christie adds that Zycus iAnalyze for advanced spend analytics has been a huge value-add for his sourcing team. “The solution’s intuitive user interface has been essential to enabling our global team to continuously improve their analytics and reporting competencies and has significantly increased our efficiency in meeting requirements to understand spending.” 
In related news, AMD’s Alex Brown, Corporate Vice President Global Supply Chain Management was honored recently at the first annual Zycus Procurement Excellence awards for demonstrating inspirational leadership and excellence in adopting best practices and implementing procurement strategies.
Zycus announced the 2013 award winners at its annual Horizon conference held in October in San Antonio, Texas. Click here to access the full Alex Brown interview.


About AMD (Advanced Micro Devices)
AMD (NYSE: AMD) designs and integrates technology that powers millions of intelligent devices, including personal computers, tablets, game consoles and cloud servers that define the new era of surround computing. AMD solutions enable people everywhere to realize the full potential of their favorite devices and applications to push the boundaries of what is possible. For more information, visit www.amd.com

About Zycus
Zycus is dedicated to positioning procurement at the heart of business performance. With itsspirit of innovation and a passion to help procurement create even greater business advantages, Zycus has evolved its portfolio to a complete Source-to-Pay suite of procurement performance solutions which includes - Spend Analysis, eSourcing, Contract Management, Supplier Management, Financial Savings Management and Procure-to-Pay.With more than 200 solution deployments among Global 1000 clients, Zycus searches the world continually for procurement practices proven to drive competitive business performance.
To learn more about the Zycus, address e-mail to information@zycus.com or visit www.zycus.com

Press Contact
Silky Agarwal
Manager- Public Relations, Zycus Inc.
silky.agarwal@zycus.com
Direct: 1 866 563 9219

Khiva’ the State of the Art Fine Dining Restaurant opens in Lower Powai, Suburban Mumbai

Mumbai, Feb 04, 2014: Synonymous with luxury and high end dining, BJN Hospitality has recently launched its new restaurant ‘Khiva’ on the ground floor, Neptune Magnet Mall, Lower Powai, Mumbai and the new location serves all their signature dishes in an ambience akin to a royal palace.

The interiors of the restaurant are inspired by an earthy touch, designed to restore the aura of the Peshawari times. With its majestic architecture and splendid fixtures, the exemplary services are a feather in the cap to make the guests feel special.

 The place is specially designed to provide customers with an excellent ambience, fantastic food and an impeccable service to delight the customer.

Speaking at the launch, Roshan Nichani, CEO of BJN Hospitality said, “We are extremely pleased to introduce Khiva to Suburban Mumbai.  We have taken Indian food to a different dimension with new techniques, innovative presentations and usage of organic produce and spices. We have reinvented Indian food with unusual creations and pairings, the menu is a rich accumulation of Indian recipes evolved to the next level and confident that visitors will enjoy sampling the unique assortment of Indian dishes available from the restaurant’s vast menu, and guests will have ample reason to return time and time again.”

 “Khiva name is derived from the original place at Uzbekistan – where people lived in glory and celebrated life by saying ‘Khey-Vakh’ viz; ‘What a Pleasure!!’. We have gone a step further by imbibing the look and feel concept of Khiva to help our guests experience the vibrancy in the atmosphere. The restaurant concept and design is the brainchild of our BJN Team.” he further adds.

The menu of Khiva has been exclusively designed on the lines of the Bukhara cuisine and the objective is to recreate the essence of the natural way of cooking and eating.

DMAi’s inaugural Marketer of the Year (MoY) awards gets Nita Kapoor as Chair; Ramesh Iyengar as Chair for second term at DMAi’s Hall of Fame(HoF) Selection Board

Mumbai, January 8, 2014: http://www.dmai.co/ DMAi, an apex not for profit, stands for the collective cause of advancing & protecting responsible data driven marketing & advertising has announced the appointment of Nita Kapoor as the Chairperson of DMAi 2014 Marketer of the Year Awards and Ramesh Iyengar as Chairperson of DMAi Hall of Fame which will take place on the sidelines of the DMAi 2014 Convention at New Delhi from 22^nd  to 24^th  January 2014.

On these appointments Vatsal Asher, CEO, DMAi noted “With such stellar industry participation, the DMAi has leapfrogged from the past into the present and is poised for the future. I welcome the new chairpersons for the MoY & HoF programs to further the collective cause. With such an eminent chair & jury members, we am certain the MoY will serve as the new gold standard for marketers in the days to come. The HoF has been now established as the standard for lifetime achievement & contribution. I also wish good luck to the eligible contenders for the citation & induction”

The Marketer of the Year Award is fashioned closely on the lines of the program at the global DMA. The program however has been re-modeled to serve the needs of the fraternity here. It is a joint citation for an individual & the company.

This program accolade honors the achievement, innovation, and inspiring leadership of an individual & the company whose work represents the very best in data-driven marketing industry. The individual & company being considered will have exhibited corporate and social responsibility through the innovation and implementation of new products, services, processes and growth within the last 12 months.

Those being considered have had a positive impact on the marketing community and excelled at connecting data and the consumer through data-driven marketing.

Speaking at her appointment Nita Kapoor said, “I believe DMAi has a great idea going. I volunteered my time because recognizing and bringing forth visionaries and exhibiting their transformations have a larger impact than we assume. Responsible & sustainable marketing is the call of the times. Sharing the best practices in play can benefit the entire industry.”

The jury members for the DMAi 2014 – MoY Awards now include Abhsihek Malhotra - Vice President & Partner at Booz & Co; Ambar Chowdhury - Principal at Deloitte; Arvind Wable - CEO & Executive Director at Draftfcb Ulka; Holger E. Metzger - Managing Director at TMRC Impact; Piyush Mathur - President at India for Nielsen; Rajesh Kumar - Head of Marketing, SAP Indian Sub-continent at SAP; Reena Ramachandran - Member Task Force, Performance Division at Cabinet secretariat; Sanjay Sharma - Group Creative Director at FCB Ulka; Sanjay Thapar - CEO, India at Bates and Sanjiv Kapur - Chief Marketing Officer at Citi

The DMAi Hall of Fame, now in its third year, honors Digital & Direct marketing professionals who have made outstanding career contributions to the practice, growth, and stature of the direct marketing process. It celebrates the spirit of direct & interactive marketing with innovation, collaboration, and creativity.

In line with DMAi's continuous efforts to create recognition for marketers who have made a difference in the way brands communicate with customers and raised the standards and level of professionalism in marketing. The DMAi Hall of Fame will recognize scholars, marketers, creatives and entrepreneurs who have impacted the direct & interactive industry.

DMAi's Hall of Fame is modeled along the lines of DMA Hall of Fame, the most prestigious award bestowed in the direct & interactive marketing community. DMAi Hall of Fame will felicitate lifetime achievers in two categories - living & posthumous and as many as four individuals can be inducted every year to serve as an inspiration for future generations and encourage excellence.

In the past the DMAi has inducted Drayton Bird, UK, Winnifred Knight, SA, Late Vivek Basrur, R Sridhar, B S Nagesh & Ramesh Iyengar.

According to Iyengar, “I have the proud distinction of being the first Indian inductee to the DMAi Hall of Fame and I am delighted to serve the DMAi & the fraternity for the second term as the chairperson of the selection board. Like the previous year this year too we have an eminent board of selectors that will bring about rightful recognition to the truly deserving.”

The selection board members including Jodie Sangster, Chairperson of the IFDMA, Winnifred Knight, - Managing Director and Owner, The Marketingsite.com; Ashok Ananthraman, Ex-ITC, Aditya Atri -Loyalty and CRM Consultant; Leena Basrur - Executive Chairman, Direxions Marketing Solutions Pvt Ltd; Raj Bhatia- Managing Director, UCP Loyalty Marketing Pvt Ltd; Nabanita Chaudhri- CRM Consultant, Nespresso SA; Kayzad Hiramanek- Senior Vice president Customer service& operations, ICICI Prudential life insurance; USA; Ramesh Ratan- CEO – Bell & Howells,  Director, Joyanto Mukherjee - SVKM's Harkisan Mehta Foundation Institute of Journalism and Mass Communication; and Shankar Seetaraman.

With the annual DMAi convention having expanded manifold, The DMA International ECHO Awards India edition has been retained back in Mumbai and will happen in June 2014.

The nominations for MoY & HoF are both open till 8 January 2014. The jury for the MoY meets in Delhi on 18 Jan and the selection board for the HoF meets on Jan 10 at Mumbai. The new recipients & inductees will be honored at a glittering ceremony on 23 Jan 2014 at the opulent Radisson blu, Mahipalpur, Delhi on the sidelines the 3^rd Annual DMAi Convention. Apart from the awards program the 3 day convention from 22^nd to 24 Jan will have 100+ speakers, 164 intense sessions, 15 Dynamic Conference streams.

About DMAi

About DMAi - http://www.dmai.co/

As an apex, not for profit DMAi, since 1992, brings about collective action for advancing & protecting responsible Data Driven Marketing and Advertising. As the key to making marketing relevant and provide sustained customer engagement DMAi advocates for creating industry standards for ethical conduct and effective self-regulation of the Data driven, Marketing & Advertising community. DMAi is also co-founder of the International Federation of DMA’s.

The DMAi, in recent times, has successfully conducted two annual global conventions drawing participation from over 125 corporations from India & afar. DMAi also sets stage for learning opportunities & intra vertical networking forums like-Day Learning Events called Master classes, peer to peer networking forums like the UNWIND, the CxO Roundtable. As a platform for motivation, the DMAi has established a credible Awards & Recognition program with industry participation. The DMAi Awards instituted in alliance with the DMA International ECHO Awards aim at providing global recognition for response driven and result oriented marketing. The Hall of Fame awards felicitates individuals with lifetime awards for their noteworthy contribution.

25000 MSMEs of India Now Successfully Credit Rated by SMERA Ratings Ltd.

• SMERA is a SEBI & RBI Approved Rating Agency
• SMERA enables ratings for various long and short term bank 
• loans
• Facilitates MSME build confidence in customers, employees as well as suppliers

Mumbai: January 08, 2014: India’s leading bank loan credit rating agency, SMERA has recently completed 25,000 MSME ratings in India. This milestone was achieved by SMERA in 8 years of its operations. SMERA Ratings Ltd, is a pioneer in MSME ratings and is also approved by RBI & SEBI. Within a short span SMERA ratings have established a credible track record within the lending fraternity with MOU’s with 36 Banks in the country. The popularity of credit ratings within the MSME sector was possible due to affordable cost of rating facilitated by the subsidy provided by the MSME Ministry, Govt.of India and efficient execution of the scheme by NSIC (National Small Industries Corporation).

Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Parag Patki, CEO, SMERA Ratings Ltd, said “The MSME sector is the backbone of any economy, and the heath of the MSME sector is critical to ride the forthcoming wave of economic revival for the country. We expect increasing opportunities for the MSME sector with the Indian Government taking measures to improve investment climate along with initial signs of economic revival in the developed economies. SMERA believes that better managed, efficient and SMERA rated units are eminently positioned to harness these opportunities”.

He further added,” SMERA remains committed to facilitating the growth of the MSME sector in India through its Credit Ratings Services and is looking forward to participate in the orderly growth of the sector”
Mr. Virendra Goyal - Vice President- SME (Sales), said “The MSME sector has a huge growth potential in India and the penetration of credit rating culture in the MSME sector is yet low. SMERA, in association with MSME development institutions, Ministry of MSME and the Lender fraternity will continue to work towards improving the adoption and thus penetration of credit ratings within the MSME sector.”

Mr. Ashutosh Satsangi-Vice President (Operations) said, “SMERA has rated the companies diversified across sectors including Metal and Metal products, Electrical and Engineering Goods, Capital Goods, Textile, Plastic, and Food & Agro along with the companies in to Trading and Auto Ancillary business. The portfolio is geographically diversified with the Western region contributing the most to the total rated universe of SMERA with 42% followed by Northern region contributing to the tune of 28%. Contribution from Southern region and Eastern region stands at to 24% and 6% respectively.”

Many MSME’s have derived monetary as well non-monetary benefits by availing SMERA’s Credit Rating services, besides building confidence in their customers, employees as well as suppliers.

About SMERA – http://www.smera.in/


SMERA is registered with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) as a Credit Rating Agency (6th in India). The Company has received accreditation from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) as an External Credit Assessment Institution (ECAI) under BASEL - II norms for undertaking bank loan ratings. SMERA is also empanelled as an approved rating agency by the National Small Industries Corporation Ltd. (NSIC) under the "Performance & Credit Rating Scheme for Small Industries", approved by the Ministry of Small Scale Industries, Government of India. SMERA with its Registered and Head Office in Mumbai, currently operates from 13 locations spread across the country.