Sify Technologies Wins Two Awards for "Best Data Center" and "Innovations in Enterprise Applications" at CMAI 5th National Telecom Awards 2011

CHENNAI, India, May 19, 2011 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sify Technologies Limited (NASDAQ Global Markets: SIFY), a leader in Enterprise and Consumer Internet Services in India with global delivery capabilities, today received two awards for the 'Best Data Center' and 'Innovations in Enterprise Applications' at the CMAI 5th National Telecom Awards 2011 function in New Delhi, for its best practices in building state-of-the-art Data Centers and innovations in Enterprise Application Services.

National Telecom Awards 2011 is presented by CMAI Association of India, an apex non-profit trade promotion organization based in India with MOU partners and representatives spread across globe. CMAI National Telecom Awards, have been held annually, for the last 5 years, to identify, acknowledge, and recognize outstanding contributions to the field of Communications and ICT, for building a robust National Telecom Network.

Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Raju Vegesna, CEO and Managing Director, Sify Technologies, said, "We are greatly honoured to receive these awards from CMAI. These accolades could not have been better timed. Over the last five years, we have been continuously investing to build our capabilities in Managed Services. We have just completed a decade of leadership in the Indian Data Center market; we are currently building running 5 State Data Centers. Sify is now ready to take these offerings to the global market. As we prepare to take this next big step, these awards boost our confidence and validate our strategy. I would like to dedicate this award to the entire Sify Team and our invaluable customers."

    SIFY'S AWARD-WINNING INNOVATIONS IN ENTERPRISE APPLICATIONS
    - iTest - Online registration, learning and test administration system
    - Beacon - Versatile network management software
    - Forum - Managing forward supply chain
    - Document Management System - Secure management of digital content

The awards were presented by the Chief Guest of the evening, Shri Sachin Pilot, Minister of State for Communication & IT and Shri Jyotiraditya Madhavrao Scindia, Hon'ble Minister of State, Ministry of Commerce and Industry.

Sify launched India's first Level 3 data center at Vashi, Mumbai, in September 2000. Since then the company has continually pioneered the standards, facilities and services in the data center space in the country. Over the last 10 years, Sify has invested in centers in Chennai and Bangalore with increasing levels of sophistication and capability. In August 2008, Sify launched its fourth state-of-the-art data center at Airoli near Mumbai. Sify received the award for the 'Best Telecom Data Center' in 2009 at INFOCOM CMAI National Telecom Awards 2009 for its Airoli data center. Sify's total investment in data centers today is nearly $100 million. Sify is also developing cutting-edge 'Green' initiatives for its data centers.

About Sify Technologies

Sify is among the largest Managed Enterprise and Consumer Internet Services companies in India, offering end-to-end solutions with a comprehensive range of products delivered over a common telecom data network infrastructure reaching more than 625 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. Sify is a recognized ISO 9001:2008 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 ISO / IEC 20000 - 1:2005 certified for Internet Data Center operations. Sify has also established a formidable reputation in the emerging Cloud Computing market and is today regarded as a thought leader in the domain. Sify has licenses to operate NLD (National Long Distance) and ILD (International Long Distance) services and offers VoIP back haul to long distance subscriber telephony services. The company is India's first enterprise managed services provider to launch a Security Operations Center (SOC) to deliver managed security services. A host of blue chip customers use Sify's corporate service offerings.

Sify also caters to global markets in the specialized domains of eLearning Services and Remote Infrastructure Management Services. The eLearning Services designs, develops and delivers state-of-the-art digital learning solutions for non-profit, for-profit organizations and governmental organizations in the fields of Information technology, engineering, environment, healthcare, education and finance. The Remote Infrastructure Management Services provides dependable and economical solutions around managed services, hosting and monitoring.

Sify Software was established with the cumulative experience gained over the last decade in infrastructure, Data centre and connectivity business. It aims to be a solutions company that provides applications and services to improve business efficiencies of its current clients and prospect client bases.

Consumer services include broadband home access (http://www.sify.com/broadband ) and the mylife cyber cafe chain across more than 230 cities and towns in India. Very recently, Sify also introduced a whole host of services for the retail consumer on the Consumer cloud platform, thereby becoming among the first to do so in India. http://www.sify.com, the popular consumer portal, has channels on news, entertainment, finance, sports, games and shopping. http://www.samachar.com is the popular portal aimed at non-resident Indians around the globe. The site's content is available in 8 Indian languages, which include Hindi, Malayalam, Telugu, Kannada and Tamil, Punjabi and Gujarati in addition to English.

For more information about Sify, visit http://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 "Risk Factors" in the company's Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended March 31, 2010, which has been filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and is available by accessing the database maintained by the SEC at http://www.sec.gov and Sify's other reports filed with the SEC.

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