Sify Partners O4 Corporation

CHENNAI, India--Sify Limited (Nasdaq National Market:SIFY), a leader in consumer Internet and Enterprise Services in India with global delivery capabilities, today announced that it has partnered O4 Corporation, Australia’s leading provider of mobile field sales, marketing and merchandising solutions. With this partnership, O4 Corporation will provide its suite of field force solutions to enterprises through Sify’s supply chain and mobility business unit, Forum^TM.

Sify’s newly integrated SCM package will serve as an intelligent mobile business solution enabling higher revenue growth, reduced costs and exceptional customer service delivery for customers.

P J Nath, Executive President, Enterprise Solutions, Sify Limited, said, “Forum^TM has been providing seamless connectivity to large enterprises with their distributors and retailers over the internet, through its Sales, Distribution and Inventory Management software. Our partnership with O4 will further enhance our portfolio offering by providing mobility solutions to SCM customers.

This is a strategic partnership for us as it comes at a stage when we are scaling our presence globally and developing our Enterprise portfolio to provide cost-effective and efficient solutions to our clients.”

Des Miller, CEO and Chairman, O4 Corporation, said, “This deal has huge potential for us. The fact that O4 Corporation has been selected demonstrates that we have truly world-class capability. Sify identified us as a leader in field force solutions and was drawn to us because of our ranking by Gartner as a leader in the mobility sector.”

As part of the partnership, O4 will train Sify’s staff at its Sydney-based Global Solutions Centre offering them real-life project management skills and a thorough mentoring program.

O4 Field Force Solutions run ‘standalone’ as a complete field operations system or can be integrated on a modular basis with customers’ existing IT systems, such as Siebel, Pivotal, Peoplesoft, Oracle, SAP or with proprietary in-house applications.

About O4 Corporation

O4 Corporation develops and markets solutions that optimise sales, marketing and merchandising field operations, giving organisations the tools they need to maximise their revenue and reduce their costs. O4 Field Force Solutions provide intuitive applications for mobile workers – on handheld or laptop devices – as well as in-office management tools, all integrating seamlessly with existing corporate information systems.

Australian-headquartered, the company is working with its international offices and partner networks in countries across the Asia Pacific region, Europe, the United States and South America to deliver its comprehensive solutions. O4 has attracted numerous industry-leading clients in a range of market sectors such as FMCG, pharmaceuticals and alcoholic beverages, where it is the local market leader. O4 clients include Foster’s Group, Sanitarium, Bacardi Lion, Pernod Ricard Pacific, Brown-Forman Australia, Suntory, Reckitt Benckiser, Janssen-Cilag (Johnson & Johnson) and Mundipharma.

About Sify

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 188 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, enterprise applications 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 café chain across 158 cities and towns. Sify is recognized as an ISO 9001:2000 certified service provider for network operations, data center operations and customer support, and for provisioning of VPNs, Internet bandwidth, VoIP Solutions and integrated security solutions, and BS7799 certified for Internet Data Center operations.

For more information about Sify, visit www.sifycorp.com.

Forward Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements 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 December 31, 2006, which has been filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and is available by accessing the database maintained by the SEC at www.sec.gov.

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