Ajay Nambiar, Head Consumer
Channels, Sify Limited, said, "Sify has always been alive to the needs
of its global multilingual audience. We have been working with the Anna University - K B
Chandrasekhar (AU-KBC) centre for languages to develop an application
that will render various language publications in one common font to
make language editions of Samachar. The company publishes proprietary research reports on a wide range of
topics including The Global Consulting Marketplace and Benchmarks in
Management Consulting; the analytical news services Consultants News,
Global IT Services Report, and Management Consultant International; as well
as Consulting Magazine.

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"This is a noteworthy achievement, because the greatest challenge
in online publishing in Indian languages is that of web compatible
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Sify, along with AU-KBC, is also working on more path breaking
language initiatives such as search engines in Indian languages, and
universal language readers where different fonts are converted into
one common font while being used. "And as Asian
businesses increase their foothold in the global economy, they will become
more and more important to a consulting firm's worldwide portfolio.

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can now be accessed in Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam , Tamil and Telugu
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The Asia Pacific is one of the fastest
growing regions in consulting today, with revenues steadily increasing in
most markets, according to a new report on the region from Kennedy
Information, The Asia Pacific Consulting Marketplace: Key Data, Forecasts
and Competitor Profiles." The
report profiles 40 leading firms, including both global and local players.

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usable by many global Indians who are most comfortable in their own
language.

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.

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CHENNAI, India----Sify Limited ,
India's premier Internet, Networks and eCommerce services company
(Nasdaq:SIFY) today announced content in 6 languages including
English, on http://www.com, the extremely popular news +
information website for Indians around the globe.com, one of the leading web
portals in India. The
addition of multi-lingual capabilities will now make Samachar.ConsultingCentral.

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We were amongst the first to
offer content in Indian languages on Sify. Consumer services include broadband home access,
dial up connectivity and the iWay cyber cafe chain across 90 cities.

The Asia Pacific Consulting Marketplace is an exclusive 290-page report,
supported by 149 tables and charts.

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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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Along with providing three-year growth forecasts for each market, The Asia
Pacific Consulting Marketplace identifies regional and global opportunities
for firms operating in the APAC market.

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Kennedy Information also produces conferences for
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Among the Asian consulting markets analyzed are ANZEA (Australia, New
Zealand), ASEAN-5 (Indonesia, Philippines , Malaysia, Singapore and
Thailand), Mainland China, Greater China (Hong Kong, Taiwan), India, Japan ,
and South Korea, as well as the less developed markets of Bangladesh,
Cambodia, Laos, Nepal, Myanmar, Sri Lanka and Vietnam.

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"How consulting firms choose to develop their Asia Pacific network and
position themselves in this growing regional market will have important
repercussions for the bottom lines and position of their businesses
globally," says Kennedy Executive Vice President Brad Smith.

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PRESS RELEASE Asia Pacific Consulting Market Forecast to Grow at 7% Through 2008

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So we have
been working to address the needs of the significant number of users
who may want to access Internet content in their mother tongue. Sify has been working with various agencies to offer language
websites in 'dynamic web fonts' that make browsing easy and error -free
for the user.

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For more information about Sify, visit www.

Kennedy Information is the leading information source on consulting since
1970.

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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.com.

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"While there are many significant challenges," states analyst Damien
Blenkinsopp, "the opportunities, both short and long term, are enormous.

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We believe availability of content in languages is
crucial to getting many more Indians to use the Internet.
The company's network services, data center operations and customer
relationship management are accredited ISO 9001:2000.

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Samachar. A host of blue chip customers use Sify's corporate
service offerings.

About Kennedy Information, Inc.