Sify Gamedromes to Conduct National Counter Strike Condition Zero Battle Tournament for the First Time; Tournament Starts 22nd September with 10,000 Participants Expected.CHENNAI, India -- Sify Gamedrome, the nation's premier gaming chain from Sify Limited (Nasdaq National Markets: SIFY), a leader in consumer Internet and Enterprise Services in India with global delivery capabilities, announced today a national online Counter Strike Condition Zero (CZ) tourney tourney: see tournament. for the first time. The tournament will be held across 202 Gamedromes in 60 cities over a period of 45 days. Counter Strike Condition Zero Battle is one of the leading online action games globally, and is the headliner head·lin·er n. A performer who receives prominent billing; a star. Noun 1. headliner - a performer who receives prominent billing star at competitive gaming tournaments around the world. Registrations for the game started on September 5th, 2006 and will close on September 20th, 2006. The Grand National finals will be held on October 2nd, 2006. Around 10,000 gaming enthusiasts and seven million registered online users are expected to participate in this first ever National Online Tourney. Speaking on the announcement of this exciting new online games initiative, Mr. Pijush Kanti Das, President, Access Media, Sify, said, "The first ever Gamedrome National Online Counter Strike CZ Battle Tourney is being supported by an exclusive tie-up with Animax for television coverage. An online campaign with a microsite on www.gamedrome.co.in, banners on the homepages of the increasingly popular www.sifymax.com and www.sify.com, as well as promotional e-mailers and wallpapers across our over 3400 iWays and Gamedromes will spread the excitement. For we are committed to developing the community of online gamers in India, and expect this national level tournament to be the first of many such initiatives." The contestants will have an opportunity to win prizes worth rupees 1 million right from the Mock Tournaments at the regional levels to the Grand National Finals. The Tourney will start with mock tournaments at each participating Sify Gamedrome. The winners at each Gamedrome will then play at the Gamedrome level on September 22nd & 23rd, 06. The winners at the Gamedrome level will then play the city finals on September 30th 06. The zonal level, regional level and the grand final tournament will take place on September 1st 06 and September 2nd 06 respectively. The national winners of a team of five players will get Sony Erricson (W) series handsets worth more than a lakh lakh Noun (in India) 100 000, esp. referring to this sum of rupees [Hindi lākh] Noun 1. lakh - the cardinal number that is the fifth power of ten 100000, hundred thousand of rupees. At a regional level, gift hampers from Gigabyte worth Rs 25,000 will be distributed to each winning team of five players. The zonal level and Gamedrome level will receive prizes worth Rs 10,000 each and gift hamper worth Rs 1,000 each respectively. Online games have witnessed rapid growth in the recent past with 202 Gamedromes across 60 cities in the country with a growing number of dedicated online gamers. In addition, over 1000 iWays across the country have games enabled PCs. Sify's Gamedromes and games enabled iWays have both the latest and most popular games across all genres, including racing, action, sports, strategy and online games on high-end multi-media computers. Sify has been at the forefront of developing PC based games in the country with its participation in National & intercity tournaments and events such as Urban Fury '05, WCG' 05 (World Cyber Games The World Cyber Games (WCG) is an international e-sports event (or "Cyber Games Festival") operated by Korean company International Cyber Marketing and backed by Samsung and, starting in 2006, Microsoft. [1] The official motto of WCG is "Beyond the Game. ) & Skoar Gaming Expo 06. As well as introducing the latest games in its iWays and Gamedromes. A3, India's first 3D massively multiplayer online role playing role playing, n in behavioral medicine, learning exercise in which individuals assume characters different from their own. The individual may also be asked to simulate a particularly difficult situation and apply the characteristics that are common to his (MMORPG (Massively Multiuser Online Role Playing Game) A role playing game on the computer played by many people. An MMORPG differs from a regular computer role playing game because its environment is perpetual. ) game was also launched by Sify last year. 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 (communications, networking) Internet backbone - High-speed networks that carry Internet traffic. These communications networks are provided by companies such as AT&T, GTE, IBM, MCI, Netcom, Sprint, UUNET and consist of high-speed links in the T1, T3, OC1 and OC3 ranges. infrastructure. This Internet backbone reaches 171 cities and towns in India. A significant part of the company's revenue is derived from Corporate Services Activities that combine or consolidate certain enterprise-wide needed support services, provided based on specialized knowledge, best practices, and technology to serve internal (and sometimes external) customers and business partners. , 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 Consumer Services refers to the formulation, deformulation, technical consulting and testing of most consumer products, such as food, herbs, beverages, vitamins, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, hair products, household cleaners, [paints, plastics, metals, waxes, coatings, minerals, include broadband home access, dial up connectivity and the iWay cyber cafe chain across 154 cities and towns. The company's network services, data center operations and customer relationship management are accredited accredited recognition by an appropriate authority that the performance of a particular institution has satisfied a prestated set of criteria. accredited herds cattle herds which have achieved a low level of reactors to, e.g. ISO (1) See ISO speed. (2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI. 9001:2000. For more information about Sify, visit www.sifycorp.com Forward Looking Statements: This press release contains forward-looking statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The forward-looking statements contained herein are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those reflected in the forward-looking statements. Sify undertakes no duty to update any forward-looking statements. For a discussion of the risks associated with Sify's business, please see the discussion under the caption "Risks Related to Our Business" in the company's report on Form 6-K for the quarter ended June 30, 2006 which has been filed with the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. 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