CIOL bags the itmWEB 5 star award

India's #1 IT portal, Cyber India Online Limited (www.ciol.com) has been
rated among the best in the world for providing useful and high quality
information technology related web sites, according to US-based itmWEB, the
online division of Texas based itmWEB Media Corporation. CIOL is the online
division of India's largest IT publishing conglomerate, Cyber Media (India)
Limited.

The itmWEB five star award recognises information based on quality that is
published in the websites, across the globe. It also has a three star section
and an exclusive award for the US portals. "I am glad and excited that CIOL
is rated among the best in the world in providing high quality content in IT.
Our experience and expertise as Cyber Media group, on Indian IT runs past two
decades now and that reflects in our rating," claims Abraham Mathew,
President, CIOL

With over 8 lakh unique visitors a month and publishing close to 5,000 pages
every month, CIOL offers news about the global IT industry with emphasis on the
Indian industry. Over the past year, the portal has been engaged in building
communities and has succeeded in bringing together CIOs of top 1,000 enterprises
in India under its Enterprise Connect Program. It is in the process of creating
one of India's leading communities around the small and medium businesses.
CIOL community efforts are also focussed on fresh and young software developers
in the country.

"CIOL, although an online venture of the Cyber Media Group, has stood
the test of time and has managed to stand on its own and keep the flag flying
high. It has carved a name for itself and is only appropriate that it is rated
among the best of portals across the world," says Shyam Malhotra, Director,
CIOL.

The itmWEB Site, founded in 1996, is an independent collection of tools,
news, features, and resources built for information technology professionals.
These range from systems development and programming content, to methodology and
project management papers, to high quality news sources and technology links.
The site is also home to the highly regarded monthly eZine known as the itmWEB
Information Technology Report.

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