SifyMax to Cover the French Open and Wimbledon as the Exclusive Broadband Partner for TWI/IG in India

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India , 2006-06-06

www.sifymax.in, 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 today its tie-up with TWI/G as its exclusive broadband partner for India for videos of the highlights of the French Open (May 28-June 11) and Wimbledon (June 26-July 6) tennis tournaments.

As a result of this exclusive tie up, a special French Open 2006 section on SifyMax features, besides the highlights of the tournament, interviews with players, behind-the-scenes footage and previews. The highlights of the 2005 French Open will also be available.

The Wimbledon 2006 special on SifyMax will also offer comprehensive coverage replete with videos of individual match highlights, interviews with star players, daily round-ups and the behind-the-scenes action with live audio commentary. A live score-card and golden moments of the 2005 tournament will complete the experience for tennis fans.

Mr Surya Mantha, Sr Vice-President, Sify Limited, said: “Following the immense success of last year's Wimbledon coverage on SifyMax, we are delighted to be associated with TWI/IMG again to bring the excitement of both the French Open and Wimbledon 2006 to sports lovers in India. The content on video of the highlights of the matches will offer a satisfying and complete experience of the two tournaments. Users can follow the tournaments on SifyMax at their convenience, either from their homes, offices or from any of our 3300 iWays across India. We believe this initiative will help make tennis a mainstream sport by making the French Open and Wimbledon available to users in India at their convenience”.

Mr. Andrew Wildblood, Senior Corporate Director, IMG India, said, “TWI is excited to partner with SifyMax as the exclusive broadband content partner for the French Open and Wimbledon championships this year. This unique endeavour will extend the viewership of the French Open and Wimbledon 2006 beyond their existing formats. Sify Max will help us to take these premier tennis tournaments to the fast growing base of broadband Internet users in India, from both home and cyber cafes, and to capture new audiences outside the realm of traditional TV viewing”.

This gives sports lovers more reasons to be logged onto to SifyMax for videos of the highlights of the best international sporting events, that they can view at their convenience, as well as view as many times as they want.

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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