Madame invites entries for “Face of the Season” Campaign – An opportunity to be crowned by Sophie Choudry

Bangalore, 22nd March 2010: Madame, a brand synonymous with style is providing yet another opportunity—this time to the beautiful women of Bangalore to celebrate their femininity through its “Face of the Season” campaign. This unique campaign gives every girl a chance to fulfill the aspiration to become a Model. All females who dress nattily and look elegant can participate in the contest.

One can register for “Face of the Season” by submitting a full length picture and a duly filled form at Madame’s exclusive store. A panel of judges will shortlist the contestants on various parameters like Poise, style etc. These contestants will be adjudged by Sophie Choudry former VJ, singer, actress and brand ambassador for Madame. The winner will be crowned as Madame’s Face of the Season and will get the unique opportunity of a portfolio creation and grooming by a professional and reputed stylist.

Mr. Akhil Duggar, Creative Director, Madame, says, “We have always aimed at instilling confidence in our customers by making them feel great and look dazzling with Madame’s superlative styling and futuristic designs. All our activities are an expression of the fact that Fashion should be practical and should be able to satiate the appetite of Fashion conscious people. This contest is a recollection of the fact that anybody, from any walk of life, who can carry off apparel with confidence, can be a model for Madame. ”

So here’s a chance for all the pretty girls to become the face of a highly fashionable brand and gain stardom. The forms for the contest are available at 48/1, Commerical Street, Bangalore. The last date for submission of forms is 26th March 2010.

About Madame
Madame is a young woman’s brand focused on the evolving global fashion trends. From the very onset, Madame has aimed at rewriting the rules of women’s fashion in the international market and achieving an appropriate balance of latest trends, quality and elegance.

With more than 15 years in the Indian Market, Madame has been the first and only home brand to provide women apparels exclusively. One thing that has been synonymous with the brand since its inception in 1993 is “contemporary styling’. Madame has always been a ‘design ahead’ brand. It is spearheaded by Mr. Bipan Jain, a seasoned industrialist with an Experience of over 30 years in Apparel Manufacturing.

Year 2002 marked the launch of Madame's Flagship Store at Lokhandwala – Mumbai. The present tally has increased to 64 Exclusive Stores spread across INDIA and will touch a number of 100 by 2010. The Brand has a strong Zonal Representation Network of over 600 Multi Brand Outlets across the Country. Madame has also been nominated as the most admired Woman’s Western Wear Brands in the country by CMAI and IFF.
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DHL and American Airlines Cargo prepare pharmaceutical shippers for US cargo screening mandates

· New US screening mandates going into effect on August 1
· Educating customers regarding 100% screening compliance

Bangalore, March 17, 2010 - DHL, the world's leading logistics company, in partnership with American Airlines Cargo is supporting pharmaceutical industry customers to prepare for the implementation of a new US regulation that foresees 100% piece level screening of cargo carried on passenger aircraft. With half a year to go before the regulation takes effect, which could cause major delays of shipments, both companies have started offering joint trainings to educate pharmaceutical customers on how best to comply with the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) Certified Cargo Screening Program (CCSP).

The training includes discussion on the required process for becoming a Certified Cargo Screening Facility (CCSF). Facilities that volunteer to participate in the CCSP program will be able to tender cargo directly to a passenger air carrier or freight forwarder.

DHL and American Airlines Cargo’s first training session took place in Dallas, Texas, recently and strongly focused on the operational flow of cargo through the airline’s network, piece level screening and the impact to handling processes when the 100 percent screening mandates take effect. Participating customers were required to take the Security Sensitive Information (SSI) course prior to attending the training, as this would help ensure that the details of the program could be openly discussed. Both DHL Global Forwarding and American Airlines Cargo committed to strongly supporting the TSA’s program with technology investments for explosive trace detection (ETD) and annually recurrent training of all personnel working with the screening process.

“DHL’s partnership with American Airlines and the TSA is designed to provide important information to customers regarding the most efficient way to screen freight to meet the new mandates, while also meeting critical delivery deadlines,” said Gary Schultheis, Senior Vice President Airfreight DHL Global Forwarding, Americas. “As an outcome of this meeting, we strongly recommend that customers become certified to provide pre-screened shipments.”

“We are very pleased that DHL Global Forwarding is working with American Airlines and the TSA to educate customers toward a ‘best practice’ approach to preparing for the 100 percent screening mandates,” said Dave Brooks, president of American Airlines Cargo. “By putting the proper processes in place through the TSA’s CCSP program, shippers can ensure that their shipments are handled most efficiently at the airport—thus avoiding delays or unpleasant surprises next August.”

DHL has built up considerable health care logistics expertise over the years. Customers from the health care industry include large and medium sized pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies as well as clinical research organizations. They benefit from DHL’s business units working together to provide all aspects required to manage a global pharmaceutical supply chain; from inbound transport logistics to storage, to customs brokerage and network design, right through to the final mile. Based on DHL’s global presence and unrivalled transport infrastructure, the health care teams combine knowledge of import laws, regulatory insight and local expertise to design customized health care supply chains.


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Notes to the editor:
From August 1, 100% of cargo carried on passenger aircraft will be screened at the piece level. The TSA defines that “piece level cargo is the individual item within a shipment”. This could pose major obstacles regarding cut-off times and costs, as many shipments consist of several pieces that are wrapped or containerized/palletized, that need to be disassembled for screening and re-assembled afterwards. The CCSP was set up to maintain the integrity of a shipment throughout the supply chain and enable shippers to incorporate physical screening into the packing process.

Vinsura appoints Mr. Nitin Desai as Chairman & Managing Director

Bangalore, March 11, 2010: Vinsura vineries Pvt. Ltd the manufacturers of premium quality wines today appointed their Managing Director Mr. Nitin Desai as Chairman of the board. Founded on the pillars of Passion Patience & Perseverance Vinsura Wines was born in the heart of Nasik’s Winchur Valley known for the best quality wine grapes in the country.

Mr. Nitin Desai has been managing the organization for the past few years in the capacity of Managing Director, under him Vinsura has transformed to being among the best wines of the country and many a wine connoisseur will vouch for the Brut or for Zinfandel. Nitin has excellent business acumen and has excellently managed his staff, customers, the budget, the company’s assets, the company resources and thus has contributed to the company’s profitability. His high commitment and ownership are the reason for his graduation to the post of Chairman & Managing Director of Vinsura vineries Pvt. Ltd.

Speaking on his appointment Mr. Desai Said “Wines are alive and only get better with age, I wish to take Vinsura to a whole new level and to be the benchmark for the industry and see the organization mature with time”.

Mr. Desai strongly believes that with great power comes great responsibility and now since he has been elected as the chairman of the company he will gives it his best shot to keep up to the expectations of his fellow members and also the organization.


About Vinsura:
Vinsura Wines are prime quality wines from Nashik valley, India. A product of Vinsura Winery Pvt. Ltd which was formed by a group of passionate horticulturists who brought wine cultivation with themselves from France to Vinchur Wine Park. Vinsura is the only wine brand in India that manufactures its own wines from inception to distribution under the careful eye of

Mr. M.P. Sharma (India’s most popular vintner). As passionate wine cultivators Vinsura strives to go beyond the simple act of finding commercially viable wines by strongly advocating the cultivation of wines and being advocates for farmers in India and abroad.

D&B India Announces Succession Plan

Kaushal Sampat to take over as President & Chief Executive Officer of D&B India
Bangalore – March 8, 2010: Dun & Bradstreet India, the leading provider of business information, knowledge and insight, today, announced that Dr. Manoj Vaish will be stepping down as President & CEO of the company, effective March 31, 2010. Dr. Vaish will be succeeded by Kaushal Sampat, who is currently D&B India’s Chief Operating Officer.

This planned succession will take place with Kaushal assuming President & CEO responsibilities, effective April 1, 2010.

Mr. David Emery, President Asia Pacific & Senior Vice President of the Corporation, Dun & Bradstreet said “This transition is part of a planned succession process. While serving as Leader, D&B India, Manoj was instrumental in creating high performance teams, successful businesses and was responsible in the consistent growth of D&B India’s Revenue for the last six years. He played a key role in building and managing relationships with key external stakeholders and alliance partners and effectively drove the creation of new JVs”.

“I would like to thank Manoj for his strong leadership and wish him the best in his future endeavours and congratulate Kaushal on his new role as he leads D&B India to continued success, he added”.

Dr. Manoj Vaish said “Kaushal is an excellent choice to be the next President & CEO. He has played a key role in the growth of D&B in India. Kaushal has held a host of strategic responsibilities and has moved up over the years, developing aggressive strategies backed by strong operating skills and relentless execution. He is a passionate leader and I am sure he will take D&B to its next level of growth and development.''

Talking about his new role, Kaushal Sampat said, “I am delighted to assume this leadership role and I want to thank Manoj for his continued guidance and unyielding support. His exemplary leadership has brought D&B to the prominent place it occupies today. Dun & Bradstreet has gained strong momentum in recent years, with a strong foundation for future growth. Backed by an enviable brand and our outstanding management team, I am positive that we will now take our success to even newer highs”.

In a career spanning over 16 years, Kaushal Sampat has held a host of strategic responsibilities. He joined Dun & Bradstreet as a Business Analyst in 1998 and has played a key role in developing new businesses for the company in India (Sales & Marketing Solutions, Economic Analysis Group, Financial Education Solutions & Hoovers) and also forging strategic alliances. Kaushal has held a variety of strategic and operational roles in the company's various SBUs. He has also been responsible for Dun & Bradstreet's e-commerce initiatives in ASEAN/South Asia.

Prior to his tenure at Dun & Bradstreet, Kaushal worked in the manufacturing sector for four years with a focus on international business. He graduated from the Sydenham College of Commerce and Economics, Mumbai, and has an MBA from Bowling Green State University, in the US.

About Dun & Bradstreet (D&B):

Dun & Bradstreet (NYSE:DNB), the world’s leading source of global business information, knowledge and insight, has been enabling companies to Decide with Confidence® for 167 years. D&B’s global commercial database contains more than 165 million business records. The database is enhanced by D&B’s proprietary DUNSRight® Quality Process, which transforms the enormous amount of data collected daily into decision-ready insight. Through the D&B Worldwide Network – an unrivalled alliance of D&B and leading business information providers around the world –customers gain access to the world’s largest and highest quality global commercial business information database.

Customers use D&B Risk Management Solutions to mitigate risk, increase cash flow and drive increased profitability, D&B Sales & Marketing Solutions to analyse markets, locate prospects and increase revenue from new and existing customers; D&B Export Marketing Solutions to gain significant insight into overseas markets and increase sales; D&B Financial Education Solutions to facilitate professional growth and excellence among their executives and D&B Economic Analysis Group to derive pragmatic and solution-oriented analyses of strategic economic and business developments, thereby aiding informed decision making.

D&B features on FORTUNE Magazine's Most Admired Companies Industry List, ranking first in the Financial Data Services category. D&B ranked first in the areas of employee talent, financial soundness, long-term investment, quality of management and use of corporate assets. D&B has achieved this distinction for the fourth consecutive year.

Sonia Gandhi emerges as the clear leader in BharatMatrimony’s Women’s Day poll

Bangalore: With Women’s Day celebrations round the corner BharatMatrimony, the leader in the matrimony space, conducted two online polls - “Role Model among Celeb Moms” & “India’s Most Powerful Women”, in order to recognize India’s most important women in their respective categories.

The week long poll featured a list of 10 famous Women Personalities across India. The list was worked out on parameters such as leadership qualities, strategic thinking, business relationships, public profile, charisma, significant contribution to the industry and society at large.

Interestingly, Sonia Gandhi was the clear leader by a wide margin in the role mom category with 30% of the votes, followed by Kajol with 20% and third in place was Jaya Bachchan with 17 %votes.

In the Most Powerful Women category the list featured a mix of successful women from different spheres of life. Interestingly, the top 2 slots were taken by Politicians with Sonia Gandhi again taking the lead, receiving a whopping 50% of the votes. She was followed by Jayalalitha with 20% votes and in third place was Chanda Kochhar with 9 % votes.

Murugavel Janakiraman, Founder & CEO Consim, “Its great to see women scaling heights in the arena of politics, cinema or business. India is proud to have great women leaders who have changed many facets in our country. Our surveys conducted aim at recognizing successful women personalities across India”.

About BharatMatrimony.com
BharatMatrimony.com world’s first & largest matrimonial website pioneered the concept of online matchmaking since 1997 and continues to be the indomitable leader in the matrimony space. The company has created a strong foothold in the matrimony category through its innovative features and technological advancements. Today, ‘matrimony’ as a word is synonymous with BharatMatrimony and it has become a place for people serious about seeking a life partner.

BharatMatrimony.com has earned the trust of more than 20 million members worldwide and has been recognized by Limca Book of Records, the Indian equivalent of Guinness Book of records, for record number of documented marriages online. The company has been profiled in NASSCOM's Showcase of Innovation Book 2006 & 2007; the book showcases the top 100 IT innovators in our country. BharatMatrimony pioneered and recently launched EliteMatrimony.com - an exclusive matrimony website for the super-rich, celebrities, royalty and the who's who of society. For more information, log on to www.bharatmatrimony.com

Consim Info Pvt. Ltd (Formerly known as BharatMatrimony) has been recognized for the prestigious Deloitte award ‘Fast 500 Asia Pacific 2009’ & ‘fastest growing 50 technology companies in India’ in 2008. Also Consim recently bagged 2 awards with Red Herring - Red Herring Global 100 Award & Red Herring 100 Asia Award.

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BharatMatrimony redefines traditional matchmaking with PrivilegeMatrimony.com

Bangalore: An Assisted Matchmaking service pioneered by BharatMatrimony.com, India's most trusted and No.1 matrimony brand from the Consim Group was launched today under the brand name PrivilegeMatrimony.com. While this service was earlier offered as an add-on package, a growing customer base and their increasing needs prompted us to extend it to an exclusive service that reaches out to a wider audience.

The service is targeted at busy professionals who do not have the time to do their own partner search and also to those who prefer to hire an expert in the field to find them suitable matches. People who opt for this service will be assigned an exclusive Relationship Manager who is highly trained in all aspects of matchmaking.

The Relationship Manager spends time with the member understanding his/her needs and will find suitable matches for the member. The service is 100% confidential and members can decide their own levels of privacy whether they want to contact prospects directly or they prefer the Relationship Manager to do the first round of talks. The key advantage of this service is that the member can directly get in touch with the Relationship Manager and work closely till a good alliance is finalized.

Commenting on the launch of PrivilegeMatrimony.com, Murugavel Janakiraman, CEO & Founder, BharatMatrimony.com and the Consim Group said, “We always keep abreast with the changing times and foresee the customer’s needs. At the same time we do not lose sight of tradition, values and customs that are part and parcel of the Indian way of life. PrivilegeMatrimony will bridge the gap between the old and the new and will be the answer to busy singles, parents, the successful and the affluent.”

Nitin Suresh, member of BharatMatrimony Privilege said, “This is a personal note to thank you for all your efforts in trying to get me the perfect match. I have been lucky enough to find a partner through BharatMatrimony Privilege service. I would like to say that your site is the best in the country. Your Relationship Manager has really put in sincere efforts in follow-ups. Wishing you all the very best for the future.”

Those interested in this service can logon to www.privilegematrimony.com and get assisted matchmaking guidance for their life partner search. Free demo is also available across all major cities in India.

About BharatMatrimony.com

BharatMatrimony.com world’s first & largest matrimonial website pioneered the concept of online matchmaking since 1997 and continues to be the indomitable leader in the matrimony space. The company has created a strong foothold in the matrimony category through its innovative features and technological advancements. Today, ‘matrimony’ as a word is synonymous with BharatMatrimony and it has become a place for people serious about seeking a life partner.

BharatMatrimony.com has earned the trust of more than 20 million members worldwide and has been recognized by Limca Book of Records, the Indian equivalent of Guinness Book of records, for record number of documented marriages online. The company has been profiled in NASSCOM's Showcase of Innovation Book 2006 & 2007; the book showcases the top 100 IT innovators in our country. BharatMatrimony pioneered and recently launched EliteMatrimony.com - an exclusive matrimony website for the super-rich, celebrities, royalty and the who's who of society. For more information, log on to www.bharatmatrimony.com

Consim Info Pvt. Ltd (Formerly known as BharatMatrimony) has been recognized for the prestigious Deloitte award ‘Fast 500 Asia Pacific 2009’ & ‘Fastest growing 50 technology companies in India’ in 2008. Also Consim recently bagged 2 awards with Red Herring - Red Herring Global 100 Award & Red Herring 100 Asia Award.

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Paramount Airways Celebrates International Women’s Day

Bangalore,: Paramount Airways, India’s only airline to offer full business class services with a focus on pampering its guests to the hilt and delivering an overall experience will celebrate International Women’s Day by offering every woman passenger a surprise gift. On this occasion every lady passenger will also be given special scratch cards to buy fabulous products at Rs. 600/- only.

Women passengers travelling on Paramount Airways will be welcomed on board with Jasmine flowers wrapped in banana leaves and traditional kumkum. They will be pampered with the ‘Paramount Experience’ that includes personal valet service to special gourmet food.

On this special occasion, M. Thiagarajan, Managing Director, Paramount Airways said, “Women all over the world continue to contribute towards global economy and the aviation sector in particular. India also has seen a rising curve with the number of women joining the industry.”
“The Aviation sector is a lucrative career option, as India requires an alarming need of pilots, engineers, mechanics and technicians opening more avenues for women. We hope to see the day when there will be equal representation from women technocrats”, added M. Thiagarajan.

About Paramount Airways:

Paramount Airways currently operates a fleet of Embraer Jets. The airline has one of the youngest aircraft fleets in the world. Paramount Airways operates over 45 flights daily covering over 16 destinations that span the length and breadth of India. The airline plans to launch its international operations by 2011.

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Oceanic to expand operations to Bengaluru

Bengaluru: India’s leading overseas education consulting company Oceanic Consultants representing number of over 200 overseas institutions make its entry into Karnataka market with opening of its offices in Bengaluru and Mysore today. Oceanic Consultants, which offers all the services to students free of charge, has to date placed more than 9,500 students to the various institutions overseas. With the ever increasing demand of its services, Oceanic would be making foray into Maharashtra, Goa and Andhra Pradesh markets in next 3 months.

Addressing the media at the press conference Mr Naresh Gulati, CEO, Oceanic Consultants said, “Over the past years, we have seen significant increase in the number of students from Karnataka keen on studying overseas. This expansion is to meet the increasing demand of our services across India. We, at Oceanic, are committed to bring the best to the students of Karnataka.”

Mr. Gulati said that “Our key differentiator is our focus on the processes involved in the entire endeavor. Our processes are transparent, efficient and we strive to provide the best and most reliable services to the prospective students. Prospective students who seek our services know they are in reliable hands and this trust has been built through our experience of over a decade in this industry. Moreover, all our services to the students are free of charge.”

Oceanic Consultants is a one stop solution that addresses all the needs of prospective students ranging from getting admission to student visa to helping students with complete travel arrangements. Oceanic combines client focused world class service through dedicated counselors along with state of art technology and world class infrastructure to make this possible.

Over the past two decades, Indian student’s mobility to foreign universities has become an integral part of the India’s higher education landscape. Whilst the number of students opting for studying overseas is increase, there is also an increase in fraud carried out by some agents and students alike with an aim of making entry to the shores of countries such as Australia, United Kingdom and New Zealand. This has forced countries such as Australia and United Kingdom to make some significant changes to their laws governing the student visas. Giving the view on the recent changes in law Mr. Gulati says, “These changes would help Australia, United Kingdom and others to attract better quality Indian students as the students would now be forced to choose the courses that is in sync with their career objectives instead of choosing the course purely with permanent residence motive. These changes will further help students develop a truly international career and would also ensure better employment opportunities as they would have the genuine skills set required to be job ready anywhere in the world.”

About Oceanic Consultants

Established in 1996, Oceanic Consultants Private Limited has over a decade of impeccable record of providing consultancy to aspirations of overseas education. The head office of the company is in Melbourne and Network Offices are located in United Kingdom and various parts of India. Oceanic provides consultancy for Australia, New Zealand and United Kingdom and has an extensive network spread over 20 Indian cities, to provide world class service across India. Moreover a fine blend of centralized and decentralized operations help the students save on both time and costs. Oceanic provides consultancy on all aspects of overseas education. A highly dedicated team of seasoned professionals provide customized solutions to every client.

With a very high visa success rate in the Industry, Oceanic has gained a place of significance in the overseas education industry. Oceanic is also the recipient of the Australian Business Award for two consecutive years in 2008 and 2009 and is listed as the 32^nd fastest growing company in Australia by Business Review Weekly (BRW) in the year 2008.

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