SATYAM HONORED AS PARTNER OF THE YEAR
FOR CITIZENSHIPBangalore, India
- Satyam Computer Services Ltd. (NYSE: SAY), a leading global consulting and
information technology services company, announced that it won the Microsoft
Partner of the Year Award for Citizenship at the 2007 Microsoft Worldwide
Partner Program Awards. Satyam was selected from an international field of
top Microsoft Partners' more than 1,800 organizations for delivering market-leading
customer solutions built on Microsoft technology. The awards were distributed
last month in Denver, at the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference. The
Microsoft Partner Program Awards recognize organizations that have developed
and delivered exceptional Microsoft-based solutions. Satyam was honored for
superior technology and innovation in corporate citizenship, and for making
a sustained commitment to individual communities and society at large. "Satyam
responded to the lack of a coordinated emergency response system in India
by partnering with the not-for-profit Emergency Management and Research Institute
to create an end-to-end system using Microsoft.NET. This company's commitment
to its community made it an excellent choice for the first WPC Citizenship
Award," said Microsoft Vice President of Enterprise Partner Sales Peter
Boit. EMRI's Call 108 program enables people
in Andhra Pradesh, one of India's most populous states, to dial 108 for emergency
service similar to 911 in the United States. It was the brainchild of B. Ramalinga
Raju, Satyam's founder and chairman. Satyam worked with EMRI and the Government
of India to establish the service, which responded to 300,000 emergencies
and saved 11,500 lives in its first year. 'We
are proud to be selected as the Microsoft Partner of the Year for Citizenship,'
said Satyam President Ram Mynampati. 'It is a great achievement considering
that EMRI is still in its infancy. The award acknowledges Satyam's technology
and industry expertise, as well as our genuine commitment to society and the
communities in which we work and live.' FOR
MORE INFORMATION CONTACT : Mr.
LAKSHMAN BABU M/s. Ogilvy Public Relations Bangalore, India E-Mail
: Lakshman.Babu@ogilvy.com
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