SifyMax Announces ‘Best Home’ Contest on www.bangalorelive.in

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India , 2006-05-24

www.sifymax.com, India’s first exclusive broadband portal from Sify Limited (Nasdaq National Markets: SIFY), a leader in consumer internet and enterprise services in India with global delivery capabilities, announced an exciting “Best Home” contest for residents of Bangalore on www.bangalorelive.in. To take part in the contest, residents of Bangalore have to simply upload videos and photographs of their homes onto the website. They can also request for their homes to be featured on the website by sending ‘contact’ as sms to 4545. The Best Home –chosen by votes of visitors to the site will win prizes worth Rs.1 lakh.

Commenting on this new initiative, Surya Mantha, Senior Vice President, Interactive Services, Sify, said, “The “Best Home” contest is part of our intent to build communities on the web. For the people of Bangalore, this will not only serve as an online forum that furthers interaction, but will also give them a chance to win exciting prizes.

The first city centric broadband website on www.sifymax.com, www.bangalorelive.in, focuses on Bangalore centric video content including city news, events, entertainment, celebrities, lifestyle, commerce and politics, created exclusively for an online audience.

About Sify Limited:

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. This Internet backbone reaches 171 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 and hosting. A host of blue chip customers use Sify's corporate service offerings. Consumer services include broadband home access, dial up connectivity and the iWay cyber café chain across 153 cities and towns. The company's network services, data center operations and customer relationship management are accredited ISO 9001:2000.

For more information about Sify, visit www.sifycorp.com.

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Contact

Mr. David Appasamy, Sify Limited, +91 (044) 2254 0770 Ext. 2013
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