Sify nominated for best ISP award
India's premier Internet and e-commerce company, Satyam Infoway Limited (Sify), has been nominated for the best Internet Service Provider (ISP) of the year at Internet World Asia Industry awards, 2001, a company release said here on Monday. The nominations are for excellence based on strategic vision, innovation, customer service, bandwidth performance and connectivity.

Knowledgecrop launches ITNoida.com
Knowledgecrop Technologies Ltd on Monday launched its portal, ITNoida.com, being positioned as a hub for all infotech related activities in an around the industrial city. "The site would offer a wide range of services for both e-businesses and it users, right from maintaining a comprehensive database of software and hardware vendors and their products to providing news, events and careers in the it sector," according to a release.

Etec ventures invests $3 million in Mistral Software
The Mauritius-based Etec Ventures LLC on Monday invested around US $3 million in Bangalore-based Mistral Software Pvt Ltd to acquire a 20-25 per cent stake in the latter. ``Mistral is the first investment and we expect to close two more deals within the next three months'', Mr Sanjaya Kulkarni, managing director of Indian direct equity advisors, the advisor to Etec ventures, said in a release.

KLG Systel in strategic pact with ILOG
KLG Systel Limited, India's leading `Knowledge' company on Monday announced that it has entered into a strategic partnership with ILOG, the worlds leading supplier of software components for optimisation, visualisation and business rule application software components.

Msn.co.in announces special Budget coverage
MSN India on Monday announced that it would run a comprehensive Budget special on MSN.co.in. The special would cover - a pre and post Budget analysis for 2001-02, highlights of the Economic Survey for 2001, as well as key observations on the Budgets and its performance over the last four years. Also, available will be an interactive real time Tax Guide which will give guidance to online surfers looking for answers on how the Budget will impact their individual tax liabilities.

Anil Baijal new IBF president
Mr Anil Baijal, CEO, Prasar Bharati, has been elected as the president of the Indian Broadcasting Foundation (IBF). The IBF Board of Directors took the decision at a board meeting held in New Delhi on Monday. Mr Baijal is the third president of the IBF, after Mr R R Shah and Mr Rathikant Basu.