Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Sify Technologies Limited (NASDAQ National Market: SIFY), a leader in Consumer, Internet and Enterprise Services in India with global delivery capabilities, today announced the launch of its end-to-end Managed Security Services (MSS). This service will be powered by a state-of-the-art Security Operations Center (SOC) set up by the company in Bangalore.
With this launch, Sify will offer its Enterprise customers the entire suite of Managed Security Services including 24x7 Monitoring and Management of Security Devices, Security Event Correlation and Reporting along with a range of other value added services like Vulnerability Protection, Compliance Monitoring and Forensics Services.
Mr. P J Nath, Executive President, Sify Enterprise Solutions, said, "Managed Security Services are one of the fastest growing services in India with a market size of about Rs 181 crores last year. We expect robust growth in demand over the next five to six years with many more companies moving towards online processes and storage, or enhancing their current capabilities. So the addition of end-to-end Managed Security Services to our Enterprise Services portfolio is timely, and will build on the considerable expertise we have developed over the years in infrastructure management and information security. The launch of these services makes Sify even more competitive in managed services with our range of enterprise service offerings across connectivity, hosting, applications and security enhanced by their addition".
Powered by a high-tech SOC in Bangalore and backed by a strong delivery platform using a dedicated customer web portal developed in-house, Sify is well poised to cater to the Managed Security needs of both domestic and global customers.
Sify's MSS will help customers to:
-- Proactively secure information assets and preempt security threats
-- Ensure 24x7 managed security for their mission critical assets with guaranteed SLAs
-- Ensure 24x7 availability of critical systems and protect information assets more effectively through actionable security intelligence
Sify's competitive edge comes from its vast and diverse expertise in security technologies, deep domain knowledge in information security consulting, excellence in delivering infrastructure managed services, and a solid understanding of the Internet and the threats associated with it.
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 348 cities and towns 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, enterprise applications 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 164 cities and towns. Sify is recognized as an ISO 9001:2000 certified service provider for network operations, data center operations and customer support, and for provisioning of VPNs, Internet bandwidth, VoIP Solutions and integrated security solutions, and BS7799 certified for Internet Data Center operations. Sify.com the consumer portal of Sify has sub portals like www.samachar.com, www.walletwatch.com, www.sifymax.com and www.chennailive.in, www.bangalorelive.in, www.mumbailive.in, www.hyderabadlive.in the city based live video on the web. The content is available in 5 Indian languages, which include Hindi, Malayalam, Telugu, Kannada and Tamil.
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, 2007 which has 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.
Source: Sify Limited (Business Wire India)
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