IndiaMART.com Join Hands With NDTV to Launch SME Portal

NEW DELHI, November 18 -

    - Powered by IndiaMART.com, www.NDTVSME.com will Provide
      Information, Transaction and Services to the Large SME Segment. 



    - Brand and Reach of NDTV With the Strong B2B Recall and Content Strength
      of IndiaMART.com Shall Make the Portal First Choice for SMEs

IndiaMART.com, India's largest online B2B
marketplace, today announced its partnership with NDTV to launch an SME
portal - www.NDTVSME.com. Powered by IndiaMART.com, this new portal
will address the need for a destination portal providing information,
transaction and services to the large SME segment. The portal currently
provides trade news, leads, tenders and other relevant information along with
an HP Smartbiz section.

The portal caters to the needs and requirements of smaller businesses and
a partnership with NDTV offers perfect opportunity to provide users with
business news supplemented by B2B marketplace services. The website offers a
rich user experience and the ability to offer global exposure and focused
business enquiries for members. "NDTVSME.com is a perfect marriage of the
brand and reach of NDTV with the strong B2B recall and content strength of
IndiaMART.com, which makes it a formidable property. Given the way the SMEs
taking center stage in India's post-recession economy, we are bullish that
www.NDTVSME.com will become a destination of first choice very soon
for India's upwardly mobile SMEs," says Dinesh Agarwal, Founder and CEO,
IndiaMART.com.

Vikram Chandra, CEO, NDTV Networks, said, "We are very excited about
reaching out to the SME community, which forms the backbone of the Indian
industry, through this portal. NDTV has always focused on this space with its
business channel and now we plan to address the various needs of this huge
segment through www.NDVSME.com, as we keep adding more products and
services. Partnering with market leaders like IndiaMART.com and HP also shows
our commitment to always provide the best information and solutions to our
users."

Speaking on the occasion, Deepti Dang, Head, Marketing Commercial & SMB,
Personal Systems Group, Hewlett-Packard India, said, "The SMBs contribute
largely to the overall PC shipments in the commercial segment. Hence, we at
HP are geared to help this major vertical manage, protect and grow their
businesses." She further added, "Association with NDTVSME.com further
reiterates our commitment to India as the SMEs form the backbone of the
country. HP India is best equipped in empowering them by providing technology
that is relevant, reliable, secure, affordable and easily available."

This portal will be a ready reckoner of information that will help
business leaders, CEOs/owners, CIOs/CTOs and CMOs at every stage of their
business marketing process. Right from explanatory and contextual information
on how to plan for, implement, and manage new technologies for business
enhancement, this portal will be a one stop shop for solutions that customers
can rely on for better business outcomes.

About IndiaMART.com

IndiaMART.com is India's largest online B2B marketplace connecting global
buyers with suppliers through business directories, online product catalogs,
buy-sell offers, industry specific marketplaces, printed media and trade
shows participation.

Founded in 1996, the company has a presence in over 100 cities pan-India.
With approximately 1000 employees, IndiaMART.com offers an extensive range of
value-added products and services to over 500,000 members and over 5 million
global buyers across industries and verticals.

IndiaMART.com has won numerous awards over the years including Red
Herring 100 Asia & Emerging India and the company has been widely covered by
media such as CNBC, BBC, BusinessMoney, CNN, Businessworld, Economic Times,
Financial Express, etc. Its existing investors include Intel Capital and
Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd (Times Group), India's largest print media group.

For more information, please visit:
www.indiamart.com/press-section/

About NDTV Convergence

NDTV Convergence Ltd., a 100% subsidiary of NDTV Networks Plc, is the
digital arm of the NDTV Group. The company manages the flagship portal of the
Group www.ndtv.com along with other web properties including but not
limited to www.ndtvprofit.com, www.ndtvkhabar.com ,
www.ndtvgoodtimes.com, www.ndtvmovies.com ,
www.ndtvtravels.com. Convergence is also responsible for NDTV Active,
the WAP portal of the Group. The Company also develops exclusive content for
cross media platforms such as Internet, mobiles, ITV and IPTV.. The bouquet
covers an entire gamut of news, travel, entertainment, shopping, health,
gadgets. The company also has a short code presence through its brand NDTV
mobile - 56388 (in India), 63880 (in UK) and 6388 (in UAE) and an IVR
platform with 5056388.

    Media Contacts:

    IndiaMART.com

    Arun Tyagi
    Marketing and PR
    M : +91-9711003832
    T : +91-120-3911000
    F : +91-120-2424943
    E : pr@indiamart.com

    NDTV Convergence
    Aarti Laxmanan
    T: +91(0)11-66176436
    E: aartil@ndtv.com

Media Contacts: IndiaMART.com, Arun Tyagi, Marketing and PR, M : +91-9711003832, T : +91-120-3911000, F : +91-120-2424943, E : pr at indiamart.com; NDTV Convergence, Aarti Laxmanan, T: +91(0)11-66176436, E: aartil at ndtv.com