Mumbai Marathon Streamed Live on SifyMax; Thrilled Viewers Caught the Action Live Across the Country!!

CHENNAI, India -- www.sifymax.in (.com), India's leading broadband website from Sify Limited (Nasdaq:SIFY), India's premier Internet, network and eCommerce services company, received an overwhelming response from viewers who watched the Mumbai Marathon streamed live on Sunday, January 15, 2006, on www.sifymax.in from 7 AM till the end of the marathon.

Speaking about the live streaming of the Mumbai Marathon Mr. Vivek B Singh, Jt. Managing Director, Procam International, the organizers of the event, said, "Procam was very pleased to have the Standard Chartered Mumbai Marathon 2006 covered live on www.sifymax.in, India's first broadband portal. Sify was our technology services provider for the event."

He added, "In addition to live streaming of the event on a broadband format, Sify provided the crucial wireless connectivity that linked the start and finish of the race to the Media Centre, the Marathon Expo and the Outdoor Broadcast Site -- each situated in a different location in South Mumbai. Sify also participated in the Mumbai Marathon 2004, as well as the inaugural Hutch Delhi International Half Marathon 2005. We look forward to a continued association with Sify."

Mr. Surya Mantha, Sr. Vice President Portals, Sify, said, "The live action of the Mumbai Marathon streamed exclusively on SifyMax was highly appreciated by many users who followed the race on the website. This initiative is part of SifyMax's objective of ensuring the best coverage of sporting events with both live and archived content to delight Internet users. For example, SifyMax had complete coverage of the India-Sri Lanka cricket series, the India-South Africa cricket series and the current India-Pakistan series, including video content. One of our innovations, the video cricket scorecard, lets people see replays of a six, four, catch, run out etc. by simply clicking on the score card, and has been widely acclaimed."

Apart from cricket and tennis, Sify is noted for its in-depth and up-to-the-minute coverage of Formula 1 racing. The coverage in 2005 included racing news, updates on F1 legends, a special on Narain Karthikeyan, picture galleries and wall-papers. The significant match reports of the Australian Open, including video coverage, are currently available on the site. The Wimbledon 2005 video coverage has also been archived and made available to Sify browsers. The coverage includes golden moments, player interviews, match highlights and day-wise archives of all the matches. So for complete coverage of the best sporting action, including video content, all Internet users have to do is log on to sifymax.in.

The Mumbai Marathon was spread over five categories, the full marathon, half marathon, wheelchair marathon, senior citizens' marathon and the `dream run' for Bollywood stars and Mumbai celebrities. Maharashtra Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh, union civil aviation minister Praful Patel and state minister Chhagan Bhujbal flagged off the 'dream run' as part of the Standard Chartered Mumbai Marathon 2006 at Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus. Sify played a key role in promoting the Mumbai Marathon online, and the live video stream on SifyMax was a first for an international event of this kind in India.

About SifyMax:

www.sifymax.in (.com) is India's first broadband content portal with an enormous range of music, news & exciting audio and video entertainment content. This includes fifteen radio channels with 24X7 music across genres like Bollywood hits, Indipop, Pop, and International in Hindi, English and Tamil. Music videos, movie clips with behind the scenes footage, interviews & the latest movie trailers from Hollywood, Bollywood and other Indian films are available to entertain users at the time of their choice. News from trusted & popular channels including BBC World, Headlines Today and Aajtak ensure users can catch up with the news when convenient. SifyMax also aggregates the best podcasts on the web! The site is designed to be absolutely delightful for broadband Internet users.

For more information about SifyMax, visit www.sifymax.in (.com)

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 160 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 cafe chain across 149 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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