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Unmatched Coverage of India-Pakistan Test Cricket on Sify.com; Coverage in Six Languages for Resident & Overseas IndiansCHENNAI, India --(Business Wire)-- March 9, 2005 -- www.sify.com, one of the leading Indian consumer portals from Sify Limited (Nasdaq:SIFY), India's premier Internet, network and eCommerce services company, announced today its extensive coverage of the India-Pakistan Test series in five Indian languages in addition to English. This follows the widely accessed and successful coverage of India's Union Budget in six languages at the end of February 2005. With coverage in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam in addition to English, cricket fans can now follow the action on the field in their own language wherever they are. The extensive coverage of the series is available on both www.sify.com as well as www.samachar.com for the benefit of the large overseas Indian community for whom it is the preferred bookmark. Cricket fans have a number of alternatives to keep up to date on the progress of the matches: 1. On the downloadable desktop scorecard 2. Live scorecard on the site 3. Live audio commentary on site 4. Mobile updates on Sify's SMS (text messaging) service on 4545 In addition to the extensive coverage, matches are brought alive for users like never before with columns by Imran Khan, Harbhajan Singh, Virender Sehwag and Javed Miandad for a balance between experience and a fresh perspective. Of the columnists, Harbhajan Singh and Virender Sehwag are writing for the online audience for the very first time on Sify.com. The India-Pakistan cricket series coverage on Sify.com is sponsored by Makemytrip.com, while the live scorecard is brought to users by LG Electronics. About Sify: Sify is among the largest Internet, network and e-Commerce services companies in India, offering end-to-end solutions with a comprehensive range of products delivered over a common Internet backbone infrastructure. This Internet backbone reaches 73 cities in India. A significant part of the Company's revenue is derived from Corporate Services, which include corporate connectivity, network and communications solutions, security, network management services and hosting. A host of blue chip customers use Sify's corporate service offerings. Consumer services include broadband home access, dial up connectivity and the iWay cyber cafe chain across 69 cities. The Company's network services, data center operations customer relationship management and eLearning services are accredited ISO 9001:2000. For more information about Sify, visit www.sifycorp.com. Forward Looking Statements This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The forward-looking statements contained herein are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those reflected in the forward-looking statements. Sify undertakes no duty to update any forward-looking statements. For a discussion of the risks associated with Sify's business, please see the discussion under the caption "Risks Related to Our Business" in the Company's report on Form 20-F for the year ended March 31, 2004 and Form 6-K for the quarter ended December 31, 2004, which have been filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and is available by accessing the database maintained by the SEC at www.sec.gov. |
