3rd
Agenda is one of the largest Internet solutions companies in
India. For the quarter April - June 2000, 3rd Agenda has clocked
a sales turnover of almost Rs.1 crore. During the current financial
year, 3rd Agenda aims at generating Rs.10 crore in sales.
Major clients include Citibank, GE Countrywide, Caltex, Aban
Loyd, Paisapower.com, Sitagita.com, Dishnet, Alacrity Foundations,
SIDCO, TANSTIA-FNF and Creax.
3rd Agenda is a part of the SSI Group, which is ranked among
the top 500 companies in India by the Economic Times and
Dun and Bradstreet.
The founder of SSI Ltd, Kalpathi S Suresh, a recipient of
the prestigious Entrepreneur of the Year Award from Ernst
& Young, is also theChairman of the Board of 3rd Agenda.
Realizing the potential of the net, Ganesh N Mandalam the
present CEO of the company, started 3rd Agenda in November
1997. In January 2000, SSI., picked up a majority stake of 80% in
3rd Agenda.
3rd Agenda has built its skill in both Microsoft's ASP and
Netscape's Livewire. However, recognizing Microsoft's marketing
muscle, 3rd Agenda believes that ASP will become the de facto standard.
Investments in building skills in Microsoft's technologies have
therefore been greater.
3rd Agenda has about 28 awards to its credit in the areas of site
design and development. Some of the prestigious achievements include
the A&M Award, and the Madras Ad Club Award for excellence
in website design. Among the international web-based awards that
3rd Agenda won are Jyade Gold Diamond Awards, Cyber Arts Awards
and Web Site Excellence Awards. Apart from Website designs,
3rd Agenda has also won the Silver Award at the ninth A&M Awards,
for innovative banner design.
Established in 1992 by Dr. Sankaran P. Raghunathan, Blueshift
is a leading IT solutions provider. Their Application software
development focuses on e-commerce application development, e-business
strategy, development and consulting and Web-centric applications
for B2B and B2C markets.
Blueshift's
client list includes Eastman Kodak, State of Georgia, Bell South,
Chase Manhattan, Citibank, Anderson Consulting, Cap Gemini, KPMG
Peat Marwick, Bausch & Lomb, Motorola Corporation, Rockwell International,
PaySys, Witness Systems, Fannie Mae, CSX (Sealand,) Dayco Products
Inc., MFS Transportation Systems and Amway Corporation. Their
30,000 square feet state-of-the-art software development facility
in Chennai, helps give clients 24 by 7 service, with scalability
of resources and a strong cost advantage.The company has technology
alliances with Sun, Microsoft, Oracle, Cisco and Lotus.
Address: Blueshift, 21, Abdul Razack Street, Saidapet,
Chennai - 600 015. Phone: 2431 3211 Fax: 2431 3210 URL:www.blueshift.com
3rd
Agenda is one of the largest Internet solutions companies in
India. For the quarter April - June 2000, 3rd Agenda has clocked
a sales turnover of almost Rs.1 crore. During the current financial
year, 3rd Agenda aims at generating Rs.10 crore in sales. 
Blueshift's
client list includes Eastman Kodak, State of Georgia, Bell South,
Chase Manhattan, Citibank, Anderson Consulting, Cap Gemini, KPMG
Peat Marwick, Bausch & Lomb, Motorola Corporation, Rockwell International,
PaySys, Witness Systems, Fannie Mae, CSX (Sealand,) Dayco Products
Inc., MFS Transportation Systems and Amway Corporation. Their
30,000 square feet state-of-the-art software development facility
in Chennai, helps give clients 24 by 7 service, with scalability
of resources and a strong cost advantage.The company has technology
alliances with Sun, Microsoft, Oracle, Cisco and Lotus.
