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Ninestars, a unique content transformation and e-archival
technology and services company, announced in Chennai the launch
of its iBPO. The company plans to increase its headcount from
the current 1,100 to over 3,500 by end of the current financial
year. Ninestars works closely with leading newspaper publishers,
broadcasters, content aggregators, media monitoring companies,
STM publishers and government organisations to provide real and
project time iBPO services.
The iBPO from Ninestars imbeds intelligence, innovation,
integration, information and value-infrastructure to its
services. Headquartered at Bangalore, Ninestars has its research
and software development centre located at Bangalore and the
delivery centres in Chennai and Kancheepuram. It has an office
in the US, and partners in the UK, Germany, Singapore and
Australia. Ninestars is strategically positioned across the
globe. Ninestars supports and services clients in the mid- to
large-sized segment with customised solutions that address their
specific needs.
Gopal Krishnan, co-founder, Ninestars said, "The global
market for multi media digitisation services is currently at $ 2
billion, growing at an annualised rate of over 30 per cent. R&D
is a key focus area for Ninestars and we are looking at
investing $15 million in the next 18 months. In the last fiscal,
Ninestars acquired six new customers, including some large names
in the media and publishing industry. These customer wins is set
to help the company register an annualised growth of over 100
per cent."
Speaking on the occasion, Pradeep Nevatia, president and CEO,
Ninestars, said, "We will achieve revenue of over $ 10 m by the
end of this financial year through our innovative business
solutions and proprietary technology. Our focus is on the
emerging markets and the global delivery model. Our business is
planned to be more than double in the financial year '08-'09
with operation centres in Europe, USA, Australia and South-East
Asia.
Ninestars, founded in 1999, is a unique content
transformation company providing newspaper publishers,
broadcasters, content aggregators, media monitoring companies,
STM publishers and government organisations with real and
project time CPO / KPO services. Ninestars’ main domains of
expertise are multi-media services, media monitoring service,
e-publishing, smart archiving of broadcast content and imaging.
The company uses state-of-the-art technology to deliver
innovative, high-impact and cost-efficient content-based
solutions and services and has strategic alliances with IBM,
DigiCol, Atex, Autonomy and Mediasoft for technology solutions.
Ninestars is ISO 9000 certified and is reputed to be the
first HNP (historical newspaper) conversion company in the world
with quality systems and procedures certified by TUV and follows
Six Sigma and TQM practices.
R Rangaraj
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