From L to R - Mr. Harsh Chitale, CEO HCL Infosyatems Ltd. and Dr. Devi Shetty, Founder, Narayana Hrudayalaya Hospitals

Mumbai, May 17, 2012: HCL Infosystems Ltd., India’s Premier hardware, services and ICT Systems Integration and Distribution Company has been chosen as a strategic technology partner by Narayana Hrudayalaya (NH) Hospitals. The tie up is the result of a rigorous evaluation and a painstaking proof of concept exercise which took almost a year to come to fruition. HCL blu Enterprise Cloud’s Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) solution is being deployed across 22 NH hospitals and has been already rolled out in Bangalore, Ahmedabad, Jamshedpur and Jaipur. The other centres are in the process of being hooked up to the central system. The partnership has been signed for a period of 5 years.

This unique implementation by HCL Infosystems is also the first of its kind in India where the Hospital Information Systems (HIS) application for a hospital is completely deployed on the cloud. The solution would reduce capital and operational expenditures for Narayana Hrudayalaya and will enable the hospital to provide faster access to healthcare for its patients such as facilitating faster patient registrations. The implementation will also enable hospital staff to quickly complete their administrative tasks thereby freeing their time to provide healthcare. The high performance cloud computing services are backed by a strong infrastructure backbone and HCL’s national support network to ensure business continuity. The HCL IaaS includes components from Cisco, EMC, Net App and VMware.

Elaborating on the deployment, Harsh Chitale, CEO, HCL Infosystems said, “We would like to thank Narayana Hrudayalaya for deciding to partner with us in their transformational journey. Cloud computing has come to define the way businesses function today and keeping in line with the present times we are committed to providing the best in class Enterprise Cloud Services. Our cloud solutions are highly customized as per the needs of organizations and focuses on addressing business needs of clients. We bring the best available technologies from different partners to achieve an optimal solution for our clients.”

On the occasion Dr. Devi Shetty, Founder, Narayana Hrudayalaya said, “We are delighted to partner with HCL Infosystems who is not only a long standing ICT company in India but also amongst leading cloud enterprise solution providers today. With this deployment we look to maximize our efficiency and scale up our services. We are sure that our HIS on cloud will be a path breaking initiative in the Indian Healthcare Industry”

HCL Infosystem’s IaaS solution would allow NH to provide and manage the infrastructure required to support its systems in the most flexible manner. It would cater to needs like virtual servers, cloud storage network infrastructure components, Cloud security stack and configuration services and also provide 24X7 support and system monitoring. The Cloud Solution for NH will be scalable and will ensure business continuity.

HCL blu Enterprise Cloud delivers high performance cloud computing services backed by a strong infrastructure backbone and HCL’s national support network to ensure business continuity for organizations. HCL Infosystems is taking a focused approach on providing the best in class Enterprise Cloud Services which are customized as per the needs of organizations. As a Cloud System Integrator, HCL Infosystems brings to clients the best available technologies from different partners so as to achieve an optimal solution and hence are vendor and technology neutral. Some of the successful cloud deployments by blu Enterprise Cloud includes for organizations like IIM Bangalore, Continental Engines, Healthsprint, Piaggio, Family Welfare Department, Government of Tamil Nadu, Thiess India, Shell Lubricants etc among others.

(From L to R) Sameer Sandhir, Vanessa Barcellona, Jaivinder Gill

Financial, Retail and Travel companies can simplify their operations and reduce costs through a single service provider for all technology support

MUMBAI, India, 9th May 2012– NCR Corporation (NYSE: NCR) introduced NCR Total Premise Services that leverage NCR’s innovative services infrastructure in India to help branch, retail store and airport operators simplify the management and operation of all equipment through a single point-of-contact, reducing costs while they focus on growing their business and improving the customer experience.

According to Gartner, India’s IT services market is expected to grow from $9.5 billion in 2011 to $15 billion by the end of 2014. Through NCR Total Premise Services, institutions in India can turn to NCR as a single contact for the maintenance and repair of multi-vendor technology found within a branch, retail store or an airport including ATMs, personal computers, kiosks, terminals and voice and data networks.

It also drives service innovation through NCR Predictive Services, which is the first managed service that will predict failures on assisted and self-service terminals, such as ATMs, before they happen and dispatch technicians before consumers are impacted.

NCR will leverage its dedicated Managed Services centre and extensive services foot-print across 260 service support centers in India, covering 4,500 contact points with 700 engineers on ground and a dedicated customer care centre.

“CIO’s today are under significant pressure to deliver a exceptional customer experience while maintaining operational efficiency. NCR’s Total Premise Services enable institutions to consolidate service providers typically delivering savings of 10-15 percent” said Jaivinder Gill, managing director, NCR India. “The introduction of Total Premise Services and leading service innovation is part of our strategic goal to grow our business in India by introducing software and services to meet the needs of businesses looking for profitable growth.”

For Branch services management, NCR will build on its leadership in the Indian financial services market where it manages over 20,000 ATMs across the country and is the preferred technology partner for the RBI to deploy and manage the country’s largest Cheque Truncation projects involving complex image based cheque clearing and payments solutions.

“NCR’s leadership in self-service technology and unique understanding of the Indian financial markets and knowledge of consumer touchpoints makes it a preferred partner of choice for financial institutions to drive Total Premise solutions in India” said Sameer Sandhir, NCR-Services Sales leader for Emerging Markets.

NCR also manages over 1,000 petrol stations for HPCL and BPCL across the country comprising multi-vendor POS terminals, printers and petrol dispensing kiosks. This experience will be used as NCR introduces Total Store services to support India’s growing retail market. The retail industry is poised to reach US$ 833 billion by 2013, according to www.iseindia.com. As India’s retailers grow their regional and national store networks, NCR’s will extend its Total Store services to retailers, expanding their store networks and differentiating them through an improved in-store experience.

NCR’s Total Premise Service for Travel is backed by its global experience in managing IT infrastructure for four of the top five airlines and will play a critical role in helping travel companies in India better manage their IT infrastructure, reduce costs and enhance customer experience. A Confederation of India Industries (CII) report states that Indian airports are estimated to handle 100 million passengers including 60 million domestic passengers by 2020. However, the industry faces critical challenges to manage its existing infrastructure and scaling to meet future demands of global travelers.

NCR provides Maintenance Services on more than 2.5 million non-NCR devices worldwide and is one of the top 10 global outsourcing services providers, according to the International Association of Outsourcing Professionals (IAOP). NCR provides value added services to 19 of the world’s top 20 banks, 17 of the world’s top 20 retailers, 8 of the world’s top 10 telecom firms and four of the world’s top five airlines.

* Market Insight: IT Services Market Assessment, India, 2011.

Mother's World Magazine

Mumbai, 14th May 2012: Taking another step in cementing their philosophy of striking innovations that enrich communities and enable people to Rise, Mom & Me, the flagship brand of Mahindra Retail introduces its first ever publishing initiative with the launch of a maternity magazine titled ‘Mother’s World’. This new consumer centric initiative is an extension to their commitment to provide relevant information, assistance, tips and guidance to the world of early parenthood.

After their very successful venture into retail with Mom & Me, Mahindra Retail focuses on providing expecting and new mothers with world class services to care for their bodies and souls during the fragile and overwhelming beginning to motherhood.

Commenting on the launch of Mother’s World Magazine, Mr. K Venkatraman, CEO, Mahindra Retail said, “Today’s mothers are highly involved decision-makers and look deeply into every aspect of their babies’ well being. The launch of the magazine marks our commitment to consumer centric initiatives, and we hope this magazine will be a perfect companion for parents.”.”

The inaugural issue offers readers a host of stories, features, tips and advice. It also speaks to three celebrity moms – Sonali Kulkarni, Tara Sharma and Mandira Bedi and their experiences of motherhood.

Mother’s World magazine serves as an extensive and comprehensive guide for young parents to deal with parenthood and its challenges. With this subscription based magazine for parents-to-be, Mahindra Retail aims to provide insightful information, carefully researched articles and quotes from real parents who share their experiences, besides tips on fashion trends in maternity wear. The magazine has been divided into relevant sections covering all aspects of parenthood: conception, infancy, toddler hood and relationships, with all the information verified by in-house experts.

The magazine is edited by Srividya Sen and has an expert panel consisting of

Neonatologist and Paediatrician
Gynaecologist and Obstetrician
Prenatal and Postnatal fitness expert
Yoga therapist and Reiki expert
Nutritionist
Childbirth Educator and Counsellor
Nutritionist, Health Coach and Wellness Expert

While Mother’s World magazine adopts a serious approach to parenting, it does have a light-hearted side to it as well with lots of tips, tweets and fun facts about pregnancy on almost every page. It also features a host of relevant products, all easily available to the reader at Mom & Me stores. What also sets the magazine apart is its take on lifestyle and fashion. From maternity fashion to toddler fashion – beautifully taken, theme-based shots give the magazine that classy edge. Occasional celebrity covers, photographs and interviews set Mother’s World distinctly apart from other parenting magazines in India.

Mother’s World quarterly issue will be available on stands across the country from 14th May 2012, at a cost of Rs.100.

So grab your copy today and happily glide through this journey with your new best friend!

Sonny Caberwal

New Delhi, 10th May 2012– 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.

Bayer National Scrabble Championship 2011

· When: 18th, 19th & 20th of May 2012 (Friday, Saturday & Sunday) from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.

· Where: The Residence Hotel & Convention Centre, Before Vihar Lake, Powai, Mumbai – 400087

MUMBAI, May 2012: It’s the time of the year, when the fittest will survive in the most engaging battle of words! The Bayer Group in India in association with The Mumbai Scrabble Club and Scrabble Association of India is hosting the Bayer National Scrabble Championship 2012. The championship will be held at The Residence Hotel & Convention Centre on 18th, 19th and 20th May 2012 (Friday, Saturday & Sunday) from 9 a.m to 7 p.m. The tournament consists of 24 rounds and will follow Australian draw format for the first 12 rounds followed by King of the hill format for remaining 8 rounds.

Divisions: 1) Premier (SAI Rating of 1300 & above)
2) Open (SAI Rating of 1299 & below and unrated players)

Please note that players with SAI rating between 1200 to 1299 can opt to play in the Premier division.

This is an open event and entries are invited. Entry Fee: Rs 1300 for SAI Members and Rs 1500 for Non-SAI Members. The entry fee includes lunch, tea & snacks for all the 3 days of the tournament.

For details on participation and other details, please contact: Mr. Ramchandran on 9892471327 / Nakul on 9820454173 / Bhushan Pradhan on 022-27721317 or visit the website – www.indianscrabble.com or email – mumbaiscrabbleclub@hotmail.com; mumbaiscrabble@gmail.com

So hurry up and send in your entries!! Last date of registration: 15th May 2012

Floral Collection By Sheena

ABOUT SHEENA: Sheena, a one of its kind kids boutique, combines New York chic with classic comfort and offers a line of fine clothing and room accessories for boys and girls upto the age of 8 Years. The range of clothing includes Indian wear, and in western category are casual and party wear for both boys and girls.

The accessories have been carefully designed to enhance the visual appeal of a child’s room. Collections follow themes like elegant art deco, pretty florals, chic metro sheen, vintage with a chutzpah and Victorian ornate. Besides home elements like lamp shades, photo frames, desk accessories etc. The clothing line is a combination of her own designs and handpicked selections.  SHEENA is located at G.K -1, M-Block Market and takes high fashion to one of New Delhi’s most successful high street address.

Price Range: Price on request
Store Address : G.K-1 , M-Block Market, New Delhi.

Easy Fix

New Delhi, May 8, 2012 – EasyFix.in, the first and only professional repair service provider has achieved yet another milestone in its journey by adding corporate clients to its portfolio. The cluster of corporate clients includes Hind Terminals Pvt Ltd, Mother Dairy Fruits and Vegetables Pvt Ltd, Century Ply Woods, Unnati (an initiative of SGBS Trust), Jubliant oil and gas Pvt Ltd, Esscon Buildtech Pvt. Ltd., Marks International, Value Industries Pvt Ltd, Adhaarshila Vatika, , Rama Polytex Pvt. Ltd etc

Earlier this year, the company also increased its core team by another 100 employees. With the ascending number of calls per day, the management expanded their operations to serve better in Delhi, Gurgaon, Ghaziabad, Faridabad and Noida thereby making the team of employees touch a hundred in a short span of six months.

On the announcement, Ms Shaifali Agarwal, Founder and CEO, EasyFix.in said, “After receiving tremendous response from our individual customers, we decided it’s the right time to tap the corporate market. We have already closed the deal with few SMB’s and plan to continue this activity for the next quarter.”

EasyFix.in is the first and the only professional repair service website that provides plumbers, electricians and carpenters online or on call. It is a quick solution to save negotiation time, waiting time and surely searching and follow-up time in our busy schedules. It differentiates itself from the unorganized market by sticking to commitments, providing great service and charging fairly. To maintain transparency and fairness, Easy Fix charges are as per the rate card – which can be made available to all customers at the time of requirement.

For more information please visit www.EasyFix.in

New Projects

As with all rapidly developing economic centres, a fair chunk of property buying happens through “New Projects” i.e. homes that are first-sale and bought directly from the developers (or channel partners).

May 2012: In a survey conducted by MagicBricks, about 68% of prospective property buyers polled had intended on purchasing property in the suburbs. With amenities, security & social infrastructure emerging high on user priority lists.

About 45% respondents voted social infrastructure as the most important factor while choosing a property. This includes schools, hospitals, and institutes of higher education, shopping and entertainment facilities. Security includes guards, CCTVs & gated communities. Amenities include water and power supply, power back-ups, good quality roads, sanitation & waste management, plus lifestyle amenities such as Club House, Swimming Pool, Children’s Play area, etc. The brand name is of immediate importance for buyers today; it was pointed out in another MagicBricks.com survey, that 78% buyers wish to purchase an apartment from a reputed developer and 15% are open to buying from regional developers.

“Users looking for New Projects have needs which are quite different from other property seekers– they look for amenities, payment plans, investment opportunities, quality of developer, possession dates, etc.” Sudhir Pai, Business Head of MagicBricks.com added, “We’ve launched the New Projects section in response to their needs and our section offers features which allow a user to search basis these unique fields.”

In order to fulfill this considerable demand for a wide range and variety of new residential options available in the form of Projects and Townships in and around the metro cities, MagicBricks.com has launched an exclusive “New Projects” Section – http://www.newprojects.magicbricks.com

Gathered inputs from a host of surveys, user behaviour studies & feedback from MagicBricks.com’s substantial user base, have been distilled to provide insights. These insights that have led to a host of innovations that were lacking in the online property space, but in hindsight, add tremendous value to users.

Some of these newly introduced innovations include –

Ø The Geo-Synced Starting page – Less Searching

The starting page is automatically geo-synced to the user’s currently location, and new projects in the vicinity are displayed automatically.

Ø The Refine Search Filters – Easier Shortlisting

With just the broad category type and the required city fields filled – the user is able to refine his search based on –

o Basic Criteria –

§ Property Type (Apartment/Plot/Villa)

§ Locality

§ Budget Range

o Advanced Criteria -

§ Developer’s Name – the specific builder of interest

§ The No. of Bedrooms desired

§ Choose basis Amenities Available

The user can quickly choose between Projects and zero down on what suits them

Ø The Iconizations of Amenities – Quick Reference

Icons on each Search Result allows users to get details such as Central RO Water System, Vaastu Compliance, Security, Parks, Power Back Up, Reserved Parking, Visitor Parking, etc. without opening multiple pages.

These are some of the features that the New Projects Section empowers users with – unparalleled ease of access to ‘the best projects available from the best builders’.

“The New Projects section has been launched with 2400+ Projects across the major cities of India and is the largest pool of projects available on any site, thereby allowing unmatched choice for the user”. concluded Pai.

Big Disha

New Delhi, May 2, 2012: BIG Live the IP division of Reliance Broadcast Network Ltd, is scaling up its rural IP – BIG DISHA. The initiative will benefit youths in 325 towns spread across 5 different states with an objective to help youth make informed career decisions basis their personality type and interest areas. With the help of career experts the initiative will aim to unravel the myths & unfold the potential about career streams, professional courses.

With large numbers of educational institutes, coaching centres, English speaking institutes coming up in small towns and acting as an education hub for students to make big one day, it is necessary for us to provide the students with a trusted and unbiased professional guidance to help them make a better career choices and pursue courses of their interest.

Speaking on the uniqueness of the program, Company spokesperson said, “Though career fairs are done by many media houses, this is one of the largest initiatives taken by any media house to establish a dialogue with youths. The company plans to roll out this program across 5 states to reach out to 6.5 lacs youth directly. Secondly the program format is a ‘never seen before experience’ for small town youth.”

Starting summer the program will touch many lives and create long lasting impressions. A leading FMCG brand looking to make a behavioral shift in small town & rural youth has partnered with BIG Live to support the initiative as youths are the biggest influencer and consumption drivers for many categories in larger India and going forward they will shape up new market dynamics and the way brands are consumed in these markets.

Get It

Delhi, April 30, 2012: Have you ever thought that you could get search results of your interest around your location, as close as one to two Kms? It is now possible with GETIT’s ‘NearMe’ feature which has been integrated with all GETIT local search application. GETIT Infoservices Pvt. Ltd., the leader in local search and free classifieds in India has facilitated consumers with ‘NearMe’ feature which automatically updates the nearest location of the user via GPS or Internet to give the most appropriate and useful information. This new feature makes the search for your favorite pizza or multiplex easy and instant by providing access to search information anytime and anywhere on the move.

The getit app can be conveniently downloaded from www.getit.in and from the link http://www.getit.in/apps/mobile/. You can also download the apps from respective app stores

Ø For Getit on i-phone-http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/getit-local-search/id444439874?ls=1&mt=8

Ø For Getit on android-https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.GetIt&feature=search_result

Ø For Getit on Blackberry-http://appworld.blackberry.com/webstore/content/53181/?lang=en

Ø For Getit on windows-http://www.windowsphone.com/en-IN/apps/05df6dfb-a545-4d47-98f6-17779d34729f

Commenting on the launch, Sidharth Gupta, CEO, GETIT Infoservices Pvt. Ltd. Said,

” Considering the fact that Android, Blackberry, Windows and i-Phone spans across thousands of different mobile devices and ranks highest in mobile operating systems, they are ideal platforms for GETIT to launch its new feature. GETIT will now connect to a wider audience and give them an enriching experience via this interface.”

Today, mobile has become the powerhouse for information which can be accessed instantaneously anytime. With Nearme feature, whenever the user opens the application its nearest location is automatically updated through GPS or Internet. Now, when he searches for something, he gets results closest to his location which is more appropriate and useful. The results based on Near Me can also be viewed in the map integrated in the application. The map helps the user to search for direction, in case he is new to the place. ‘NearMe’ feature lets the user discover the nearest restaurants, hotels, coffee shops, ATMs etc. within a customized radius.

One of the unique aspects of Nearme feature is that it finds the places based on the user interests. The feature also enables to view location on maps, get directions and save the favorite items.