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MUMBAI: NASSCOM, the apex body of the Indian IT industry and CNBC-TV18, 1st in business worldwide, will present the most distinguished honours for excellence in IT application - ?IT User Awards 2010?. The award ceremony will be held on September 28, 2010 in Mumbai. The ?IT User Awards?, India?s first of its kind initiative, are conferred to organisations that have dedicated resources, capital, time and research to IT and its implementation.
The IT User awards, aim at supporting and motivating adoption of IT in Indian companies to create strategic advantage, optimize costs, develop synergies across businesses, communicate in real time, and enhance customer service standards. The award ceremony will be presided over by Mr. Sachin Pilot, Minister of State, Ministry of Communications and Information Technology as the chief guest and Ms. Sudha Pillai, Member Secretary, Planning Commission as the guest of honour. The event will also witness the presence of stalwarts in Indian IT Sector like Mr. Harsh Manglik, Chairman NASSCOM and Som Mittal, President NASSCOM.
The winners were selected based on robust multiphase methodology powered by The Nielsen Company.
Commenting on the initiative, Suresh Venkat, Technology Editor, Network 18 said, ??Indian companies have maximised their efficiency through deployment of information technology. This had not only increased their performance but also helped in synergizing operations and functional automations and creating new business models. Through ?IT User Awards? we aim to acknowledge the hard work of the various sectors that have progressed by to using IT for their work and also to motivate others to join them.?
Speaking about the event, Rama Vedashree, Vice President, NASSCOM said, ?The domestic IT market in India is currently at an inflection point, with enterprises across large, medium and small, building a roadmap for technology adoption. This year?s award winners are a cross-section of Public and Private Sector Enterprises that have enabled business benefits through IT solutions. NASSCOM and its members are committed to collaborating with Indian Industry in driving an increased adoption of IT and we hope to see more success stories and new categories of winners in the years ahead.?
