Sify's Broadband Service coverage expands to 28 cities

Having problems with troublesome, unreliable first mile connectivity for your Internet or for your VPN? Relax. Sify's Fixed Wireless Broadband Solution is here. Highly reliable, scalable and easy to install Sify's broadband comes with end-to-end SLA's that include a minimum uptime guarantee of 99.9% +. This service can be deployed in under 2 weeks with Sify providing the single point of contact for both long haul and first mile, thereby eliminating dependence on third parties.

With over 280 corporates enjoying high availability bandwidth as of going to press, Sify's Broadband solution is rapidly emerging as the first mile connectivity of choice for high uptime requirements of corporates.

Currently, Sify Broadband is available in 28 cities with coverage rapidly growing to include smaller towns across the country. Sify already runs India's largest private IP Network with 55 Points of Presence and a pan India coverage that accounts for over 95% of installed PC base.

To view a list of locations where Sify Broadband is available and for more product information visit http://www.sifycorp.com/corporate

Security enhanced bandwidth solution for small businesses

CleanConnect™ - an innovative security enhanced bandwidth solution aimed at the small business market was recently introduced by the Enterprise Security Services division of Sify.

Featuring a firewall, anti-virus and intrusion detection system hosted within Sify's managed IP network, CleanConnect offers premium Internet connectivity while overcoming typical small business constraints such as lack of Internet security expertise, reliabile performance of Internet connectivity and budgets.

Explaining the rationale behind the solution, S R Kannan, Head Enterprise Security Services says, "With CleanConnect, small businesses can now tap into the power of the Internet to facilitate applications like mail and file transfer without worrying about malicious virus attacks, trojans and hacking. The unique solution brings Sify's security expertise to small businesses at minimal upfront costs and without the need to invest in Internet security infrastructure and expertise."

CleanConnect is available in three grades; Silver, Gold and Platinum depending on types of applications and usage of Internet connectivity.

Enterprise Solutions announces Business Partner Program

In a move to increase the reach and presence of its solutions in the SME markets, Sify Enterprise Solutions announced its new, comprehensive Business Partner Program. Under the new program that kicked off in January, partners would be graded under Platinum, Gold and Silver levels based on pre-defined qualifying criteria.

Already, over 20 partners have been identified to support SME oriented offerings in the Internet Bandwidth, Internet Security products space as well as Sify's new VoIP offering, ExpressTalkTM.