Sonata Software Joins the World Economic Forum's Community of Global Growth Companies

BANGALORE, India, December 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ --

Leading Indian Technology Solutions Company, Sonata Software Ltd, has announced that the World Economic Forum has selected Sonata Software to join the Community of Global Growth Companies. Incorporated as a not-for-profit foundation in 1971, and headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, the World Economic Forum is an independent international organization committed to improving the state of the world by engaging business, political, academic and other leaders of society to shape global, regional and industry agendas.

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"Sonata Software was the natural choice for membership in our Community of Global Growth Companies (GGC), as it is a highly reputed technology solutions and services company with a global presence and has solid growth potential," said Jeremy Jurgens, Senior Director, Head of Membership, Community of Global Growth Companies of the World Economic Forum. "As of November 2011, 333 companies from over 60 countries had been admitted to the GGC Community. We are extremely pleased to invite Sonata to join this exclusive Community," says Jurgens.

GGC was formed in 2007 to engage dynamic high-growth companies with the potential to be tomorrow's industry leaders and to become a driving force of economic and social change. Membership in GGC, apart from a lot of privileges, offers a unique opportunity for interaction and the exchange of expertise with the Community's other Members, including Strategic and Industry Partners, Foundation Members, Technology Pioneers, Young Global Leaders, Media Leaders, cultural and spiritual leaders and public figures.

"It is a great honour for Sonata to be invited to join the GGC Community. I have always admired the World Economic Forum for its impact on global geo-politics and industry. Being a member of a community that includes the world's fastest-growing corporations is an endorsement of our growth plans," said Sanjay Viswanathan, CEO of Sonata Software. "Membership in the GGC would help Sonata explore new opportunities across industries and regions, establish relationships with the world's leading businesses and policy experts, have peer-to-peer collaboration, and contribute to industry-specific and cross-industry technology solutions and best practices," he added.

About Sonata Software Limited

Sonata Software (http://www.sonata-software.com), headquartered in Bangalore, India, is a global IT consulting and services company. Sonata's customers are located across the US, Europe, Middle East and the Asia-Pacific region. Its key service lines include Microsoft Services, Emerging Technologies (Mobility and Cloud), Business Intelligence and Analytics, IP/Domain led services, Testing, Enterprise Solutions Open Source/ Java and Remote Infrastructure Management. As per the industry rankings released by NASSCOM for FY 2009-10, Sonata Software figured among the Top 20 IT Software Services Exporters in India for the third consecutive year. Sonata has been recognized for its excellence in providing Software/ISV R&D and Cloud Computing Services to global customers by Zinnov Management Consulting Pvt. Ltd.  Sonata features both under the Software/ISV as well as Cloud Computing verticals in Zinnov's "Execution Zone".

Sonata's subsidiaries include (1) TUI InfoTec - Sonata's Joint Venture with TUI, Europe's largest tourism group, (2)  Sonata North America Inc (formerly Offshore Digital Services Inc) - Sonata's arm in the US, which provides development and consulting services to clients, using an Onsite-Offshore Delivery Model, (3) Sonata Software FZ LLC - Sonata's fully-owned subsidiary that provides value-based IT solutions to customers in the Middle East and (4) Sonata Information Technology Limited, which is a premier software services and product distribution company with India-focused business operations.

For further information, please contact :
Swati Sengupta
Sonata Software Limited
A.P.S. Trust Building,
Bull Temple Road, N.R. Colony
Basavanagudi,
Bangalore  560019, India
Tel : +91-80-30971999