(1888PressRelease)
February 27, 2009 - Speaking on the occasion, Mr. M. Narsimha Rao, President, HYSEA/ VP and Centre Head, Infosys said, “The Software Industry in Hyderabad is very vibrant with the range of activities across the software spectrum including, Software Product. HYSEA has been recognizing this in the form of Annual Products Awards, since 2002. We see this as a space to efficiently expand the Industry scope and business”
Mr. Ramesh Loganathan, MD Progress Software & coordinator HYSEA Software Product Forum said, “There is a lot of innovation and product development activity already underway. But this is a largely unknown aspect about the industry in Hyderabad. Through this showcase, we hope to draw attention and also get recognition for the large number of product companies and startups.”
The nominations were called for five major categories of - Startups, Portals, MNC, Established Indian and Social Impact. The nominations are from various domains & verticals including mobile applications, Infrastructure products, manufacturing, FMCG, health care, NGOs, State Government departments, IT service providers, etc. Around 111 nominations, including an encouraging number of about 60 startups (products & portals); have been received for the award. Almost fifty nominations have been finalized and shortlisted for the Demo presentation and public showcase.
The Event is open to all VCs, angel investors, incubation cells in academic institutions, Senior Managers from industry engaged in products/frameworks/IP creations and aspiring startups. The event will also include talks by successful entrepreneurs, VCs, Product architects and VCs on various topics on product development.
The evening finale will have a panel discussion on the topic “Software Products & Innovation /Opportunity Enablers and Challenges” followed by the HYSEA Annual Awards Function. Mr. Kiran Karnik, Chairman, Board of Directors, Satyam Computer Services will be the Chief Guest and Mr. Ajay Mishra, IAS, Principal Secretary to Government of Andhra Pradesh, Information Technology & Communication Department will grace the occasion as Guest of Honour.
About HYSEA:
Hyderabad Software Exporters Association (HYSEA) is a registered apex body with more than 300 members representing software industry in AP under the Andhra Pradesh Societies Registration Act. HYSEA aims to place Andhra Pradesh as the leading intellectual capital of the world, by nurturing entrepreneurship, research and innovation, to achieve global excellence in IT products and services. HYSEA also works for the growth of IT industry via participations in overseas and domestic promotional drives and close liaison with visiting delegations overseas. HYSEA can be reached at www.hysea.in
For further information contact Perfect Relations, Abhilasha @ 9701206672
###
