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Geospatial Industry Leader Joins Hand with Leading Geospatial Conference
(Rolta as Principal Industry Partner for Geospatial World Forum)

July 27, 2010 New Delhi, India: GIS Development - the Global Geospatial Media Company takes proud to announce that Rolta has realigned for Geospatial World Forum as the Principal Industry Partner. Geospatial World Forum, the biannual global confluence of geospatial professionals. The conference is scheduled for 18-21 January, 2010 at Hyderabad International Convention Centre, Hyderabad, India. With its theme 'Dimensions and Directions of Geospatial Industry' the forum is driven with an objective to provide an appropriate representation of geospatial industry and its relevance in tomorrow's world and it shall encompass in itself directions and dimensions for geospatial industry. It will be a true business development platform for geospatial industry and create a wonderful environment for promotions, marketing, branding, leadership, collaboration, partnerships networking. Geospatial World Forum shall have many special events and programes with special emphasis on expanding horizons of geospatial industry and providing business development atmosphere.

On the occasion, Kamal K. Singh, Chairman and CEO of Rolta Group said, "Rolta is pleased to be associated with this mega event, which provides an excellent platform to both domestic and global Geospatial community to interact, deliberate and devise strategies leveraging Geospatial technologies on challenges faced worldwide."

Acknowledging the association of Rolta for Geospatial world forum as Principal Industry Partner, Sanjay Kumar, Chief Executive Officer, GIS Development commented, 'The presence of Rolta at Geospatial Word Forum is invaluable. Support of the company like Rolta, a global market leader, is always an accelerator and boosts us to target high. With their cooperation we will be able to achieve the aim of building a global platform to expand the dimensions & directions of the geospatial industry." He also said, "The conference under its big roof has something to offer to all who are part of this global congregation."

About the Conference

Geospatial World Forum shall be graced by the high profile inaugural speakers, guest speakers and plenary speakers who are leaders in their respective domain. The conference shall have 5 Symposia, 4 Seminars, 4 Forums, 4 Round Tables, Technology Tracks and various Technical Sessions. Each session will touch upon the important verticals to bring forward the issues and challenges faced by these areas. The speakers through their knowledge and experience will provide the delegates with the insight of the subject and will discuss the vital role of Geospatial Technology. State of Art showcase of technology and applications spread over 3000 sq. mtrs of floor layout would be a very important component of the Forum.

About Rolta
Rolta is an Indian multinational organization that has executed projects in over 40 countries. Rolta serves these markets by providing innovative solutions in Enterprise Geospatial Information Solutions (EGIS), Defense & Homeland Security; Enterprise Design & Operations Solutions (EDOS); and Enterprise Information Technology Solutions (EITS). Rolta, through its joint venture with the Shaw Group Inc. USA - Shaw Rolta Ltd. - provides comprehensive Engineering, Procurement and Construction Management (EPCM) services to meet turnkey project requirements of power, oil, gas and petrochemical sectors. Rolta provides state-of-the-art C4ISTAR information systems, Military Communications, Digital Soldier and Vehicle System solutions, covering the entire "sensor to shooter" chain based on Rolta IP, which is integrated with high-end technology sourced from world leaders like - Thales through our Joint Venture, Rolta Thales Limited. Rolta, headquartered in Mumbai, employs over 4500 professionals with countrywide infrastructure and international subsidiaries across the globe. The Company has benchmarked its quality processes with the world's best quality standards. Rolta is accredited with the prestigious BSI ISO/IEC 27001:2005 certification, the ultimate benchmark for information security; the BSI ISO/IEC 20000-1:2005 IT Service Management Standard; and the Company has been assessed at Maturity Level 5 of the Capability Maturity Model Integrated CMMI SW version 1.1 in 2006. The Company is now engaged in upgrading to Maturity Level 5 of version 1.2. Forbes Global has ranked Rolta amongst the "Best 200 under a Billion" for four times in six years. Rolta has been included in the S&P Global Challengers ListTM 2008, by Standard & Poor's. This List identifies 300 mid-size companies worldwide that have shown the highest growth characteristics along dimensions encompassing intrinsic and extrinsic growth. Rolta was ranked at the #1 position in Human Relations (HR), and at the 3rd position in overall ranking in the 2009 DATAQUEST survey of Best Employers in the IT sector. The Company is listed on the NSE in cash and F&O segment and forms part of CNX IT, NIFTY Midcap 50 and CNX 500 indices. The Company is also listed on BSE 'A' group and forms part of BSE Midcap, BSE 200, BSE 500, BSE IT and BSE TECK indices. The Company's GDR is listed on the Main Board of London Stock Exchange and its FCCB's are listed on the Singapore Stock Exchange. www.rolta.com

About GIS Development
GIS Development is an organisation dedicated to developing a Global Geospatial Communications Network. It strives to promote and propagate the use of geospatial technologies in various application areas for economic and social development. It remains dedicated to foster the growing network of those interested in geo-informatics worldwide and particularly in Asia. Through its activities - Magazine, Portal, Conferences, Training, Education and Research - it assists communities and governments in developing capabilities, policies and programmes as well as facilitates knowledge transfer to grassroot level.

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