Sify and World Vision collaborate for secure Web Initiative

Chennai, November … 2003 : Sify Enterprise Solutions, the corporate services arm of Sify Limited (Nasdaq National Markets: SIFY), India’s premier Internet, networking and eCommerce company, has announced it’s brand new collaboration with World Vision, one of the world’s largest active NGO’s for hosting & developing a highly informative & secure website.

World Vision India–an International Christian relief and development organisation actively working toward promoting the well-being of all people who are poor worldwide, regardless of race, religion, or ethnic origin – especially children has an extensive world-wide network. The need for a well designed, planned and secure website was the need of the hour. Sify Enterprise Solutions – the only integrated end-to-end eSolutions provider of network, applications and security in India in view of it’s cutting edge experience and almost unmatched expertise in the country matched with completion of this need successfully.

Commenting on the collaboration, Mr. Rahul Swarup, President, Sify Enterprise Solutions said “ The work though simple is challenging as it involves a high level of user integration by users, visitors & potential contributors for World Vision through the site. We are offering a highly secured customised solution developed on similar lines as Sify’s own online shopping portal using Sify’s payment gateway for online transactions. Moreover the new World Vision website will be hosted on our level III Internet Data Center that will not only guarantee uptime but will also facilitate a disaster recovery service in the eventuality of any emergency”

A Worldvision release said “The challenge we were facing was in having a highly informative site that would prompt netizens to contribute towards a noble cause and help us adhere to World Vision’s requirement of transparency to the public without compromising on security. Sify offered us the best of both in terms of designing and a secure payment gateway”

Sify’s customised solution for World Vision includes a one-stop shop offering end to end services by designing and developing their site, from where the netizen can, not only view World Vision India's programs, but also choose to sponsor a child or donate towards a relief fund. Sify will also secure the site with a Verisign Digital certificate through Safe Scrypt, Sify's subsidiary.

Sify Enterprise Solutions is the first and only service provider in India to be ISO 9001:2000 certified in network operations, data center operations and customer relationship management.