Deal Enables Cricinfo to Reach Cricket Fans All Over the World, Wirelessly

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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.sec. Cricinfo has been providing a range of content to mobile operators in
India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Bangladesh, UK and Australia. The site was founded in 1993, and its continuing success
is built on the combination of live ball-by-ball coverage of all Test and one-
day international matches, news and features written by some of the world's
best cricket writers, and in-depth statistics on every one of the 3,000
international and 45,000 first class cricketers to have played the game.

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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. The
Company's network services, data center operations customer
relationship management and eLearning services are accredited ISO
9001:2000. 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.mobile365.com, for Mobile 365.

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Cricinfo now reaches more than 8.


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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.
For more information about Sify, visit www. "By pushing the boundaries
of what is possible in this highly popular sport, Cricinfo is setting new
benchmarks for the rest of the mobile content industry and Mobile 365 is
helping the company deliver around the world.

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, Ardent cricket fans in India can
now stay up-to-date with developments in the cricket world from news updates,
live scores, statistics, and player profiles, and gain exposure to a wide
array of entertaining mobile content -- all via SMS.

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The extensive coverage
of the series is available on both www.com for the benefit of the large overseas Indian
community for whom it is the preferred bookmark. This Internet backbone reaches 73 cities in
India.
Headquartered outside of Washington , D.

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sify . For more
information, visit: http://www.

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Of the columnists, Harbhajan Singh
and Virender Sehwag are writing for the online audience for the very
first time on Sify."
Tapping Mobile 365's unparalleled global distribution footprint --
including direct premium connections to more than 120 mobile operators
worldwide -- Cricinfo Mobile will first be launched in India and then rolled
out to markets such as the Middle East, the U.

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sify. Consumer services include broadband home access, dial up
connectivity and the iWay cyber cafe chain across 69 cities.

Cricinfo and Mobile 365 Partner to Engage Cricket Fans in India Via SMS

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Live scorecard on the site

3. And Cricinfo now reaches beyond the Internet -- so that you can
get Cricinfo content on your mobile phone or on some of the world's leading
Internet portals.

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The India-Pakistan cricket series coverage on Sify.
"Cricinfo is excited by Mobile 365's global footprint and best practices
in integration and billing across the many different kinds of operator
interfaces," said Ramesh Kumar, COO, Cricinfo India.
, and the UK in coming months. http://www.

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Unmatched Coverage of India-Pakistan Test Cricket on Sify.com; Coverage in Six Languages for Resident + Overseas Indians

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.
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.

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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. We see ourselves ideally placed to exploit
this opportunity -- since we understand customer engagement on digital media -
- and together with the global fulfillment expertise provided by Mobile 365,
we see Cricinfo mobile growing stronger over the next few months."
Having rolled out its services on the white label shortcode 6365 in India,
Cricinfo is currently working with Mobile 365 to set up its own dedicated
shortcode, as well as to develop exciting mobile applications and games
delivered via GPRS.

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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.
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About Mobile 365
Delivering two billion messages per month, Mobile 365 leads the world in
the global delivery and settlement of mobile messaging and data services ,
including SMS, MMS, and WAP.

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"Mobile 365 is the only messaging and applications company who can deliver
and monetize content to literally any handset anywhere in the world," said
Matthew Talbot, managing director , Mobile 365 Asia., Mobile 365 has offices in Beijing,
Guangzhou, Hamburg, Hong Kong, Johannesburg , Kuala Lumpur, London, Madrid,
Mexico City, Milan, New Delhi, Paris, San Francisco, Shanghai, Singapore ,
Sydney, and Taipei.

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This follows the widely accessed and successful coverage of
India's Union Budget in six languages at the end of February 2005.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20040920/DCM016LOGO )
Cricinfo , the largest cricket Website in the world and Mobile 365, the
global leader in mobile messaging and data services, today formed a strategic
alliance to offer premium short message services (SMS) to mobile subscribers
in India. "We aspire to be an 'on
demand cricket information and entertainment ' service on the mobile platform
for cricket fans across the globe.

About Cricinfo
Cricinfo is the world's leading cricket website, ranked number one in all
of its major markets . With reach to more than 500 mobile operators
around the world, Mobile 365 is at the forefront of mobile interoperability
messaging and the distribution of premium content and value-added services .

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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.com, while the live scorecard is brought to
users by LG Electronics.newscom.

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Cricket is a passion found in most of the Commonwealth, and Cricinfo is
the only online property providing relevant updates and exciting content via
the Web and mobile, reaching more than 17 million cricket fans across the
globe .5 million users every month. The site's
global reach, authority and brand recognition is unrivalled in the online
cricket world. Major brand customers include Volvo, Sony
Pictures, MSN, Citibank , Siemens, Ogilvy, Yahoo!, and Dunkin' Donuts.

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