Yahoo! completes four years of operations in India

Company release, July 8, 2004

New Delhi

Yahoo! India the leading Internet and media communications company celebrated its fourth anniversary in India with a touch of difference. Representatives from the corporate and media world took part in Yahoo! India Fours - an absolutely offbeat and fulfilled cricket tournament.

As many as 40 teams representing corporates like Pepsi, Hutch, Rediff.Com, Baazee.Com, Media Turf World Wide and media houses like Zee, CNBC and Exchange4Media took part in this indoor cricket tourney which had its own set of rules like 4 players a side, four balls an over, four stumps etc. Media Turf led by their CEO, V Ramani emerged the winners of Yahoo! India Fours defeating the team of four from Peoples Group in the finals. Sanjeev Agarwal, Managing Director World Gold Council (Indian Subcontinent) who was the guest of honour for the evening, presented the special Yahoo! India Fours trophy to Ramani.

Speaking on the occasion, Neville Taraporewala, Country Manager, Yahoo! India said We wanted to do something different for our fourth anniversary and what better way than to associate with a sport which is the pulse of the nation. I am sure this is just the beginning of good times for Yahoo! India. I thank all our partners and well wishers who have joined us to make this occasion a very special one for all of us.

Yahoo! Indias four years in the country has been marked by memorable achievements like inauguration of the Software Development Centre in Bangalore, tie-ups with leading cellular players like Hutch and Airtel for mobile downloadable contents, strategic partnerships with other portals like Rediff.Com for mobile content and online shopping, shaadi.com for matrimony services and the recent alliance with naukri.com for Yahoo! India Careers.

Yahoo! India was also conferred Gold at Abby Awards recently for the Pepsi Blue Innovation and has taken up the cause of advertising effectiveness by associating with the Effie Awards.

Yahoo! Web Services India Private Limited Yahoo! India (www.yahoo.co.in), launched in June 2000, is an Internet guide designed for netizens in India and for users abroad with special interest in India.

It is the 23rd property in Yahoo!s comprehensive global network. Yahoo! attracts the largest traffic among netizens in India. With over 30 million registered users Yahoo! features a directory of web sites organised by a team of Web surfers into 14 easy-to-use categories and communication properties. To further meet the needs of local consumers, Yahoo! India offers comprehensive local and global information in the areas of news, finance, cricket, mobile, movies and greetings. Today Yahoo! India has an enviable client list comprising of leading advertisers and corporate clients across a host of industries and has a robust and fast growing business in Wireless services enabling several of its offering through leading network operators.

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