Haryana implements SWAN

* Tulip IT Services won the contract for deployment and implementation in December 2006

Mumbai, February 05, 2008: As part of its commitment towards successful roll-out of the National E-governance Plan, the Government of Haryana today inaugurated its State Wide Area Network (SWAN) at a high profile ceremony in Chandigarh today. The inauguration was done by the Honorable Chief Minister Shri Bhupinder Singh Hooda.

The Haryana State Wide Area Network (HSWAN) connects all 20 Districts and 127 Blocks / Sub-Divisions / Tehsils / Sub-Tehsils powering various government and citizen service applications which will be delivered over a common network backbone. The network supports data, voice and video, and enables the State to implement various e-Governance initiatives. Tulip has enabled the Government to provide an integrated backbone for common citizen-centric and business-centric services, online monitoring of performance of various promotional schemes, integration of data bases of various Govt. departments, unified communication, etc. With this project, the State of Haryana aims to strengthen its position under the National e-Governance Plan of Government of India. One of the most innovative aspects of the project is a round the clock Helpdesk Services for operations and maintenance. The scope of the project also includes expansion of the existing State infrastructure beyond districts to connect State headquarters and District headquarters and all Block headquarters to respective District headquarters through innovative use of technologies including wireless.

TULIP IT Services Ltd., one of India's largest Data Telecom Service Provider and a pioneer in the e-Governance Services, was awarded the HSWAN contract to implement the 65 crores project on a BOOT (Build, Own, Operate and Transfer) model. Tulip will operate the entire network for a period of five years and has done the deployment in time. The overall management of the project will be done by Tulip in conjunction and partnership with the state implementation organization - Haryana State Electronics Development Corporation Ltd (HARTRON).

TULIP has been setting up the entire network in partnership with the Haryana State implementing agency - Haryana State Electronics Development Corporation Ltd (HARTRON), the government body that owns the entire implementation process.

According to the senior officials of HARTRON, "The establishment of the HSWAN shall boost speedy implementation of various e-Governance projects initiated by Haryana Government and shall facilitate Common Citizen Services under single window system, sharing of citizen databases, distribution of educational content, integrating databases of Government Departments / Boards / Corporations and other agencies, strengthen the monitoring of performance of promotional schemes etc."

"We are privileged to have been part of the Haryana SWAN project and will rely on our technological expertise which has been demonstrated by setting up our own network spanning 1100 locations. We are also rolling out similar projects for other state governments in the country today and are automatic partners of choice in e-Governance roll-out throughout the country," said Lt. Col. H.S. Bedi, VSM, Chairman & Managing Director, Tulip IT Services Ltd.

Tulip IT services Ltd supports various eGovernance projects through its reach in various rural parts of India and has implemented the Akshaya Project for the Government of Kerala and was recently also awarded the contracts for the deployment and implementation for the West Bengal SWAN and the Assam SWAN projects and is presently implementing the Haryana SWAN Project. Tulip has also implemented Data Center projects for various State Governments over the past year.

About TULIP IT Services Ltd

Tulip IT Services Ltd. (BSE/NSE: TULIP) initiated business operations in November 1992, Tulip has seen a tremendous growth through diversification and consolidation in connectivity services. Today Tulip IT Services Ltd. is a leading data telecom service provider that offers countrywide VPN Services using fibre and wireless for the last mile. The company is headquartered in New Delhi and has regional offices in Mumbai, Chennai and Calcutta. Tulip employs over 1700 employees who provide world-class service to over 640 clients across the country. In fiscal 2007, Tulip IT Services recorded net revenue of Rs. 843.24 Crores.

Today, Tulip IT Services offers an unparalleled MPLS based network, offering end to end connectivity in over 1000 cities in India. Tulip's offerings can be divided into three categories: Tulip Connect; which is its MPLS VPN Data connectivity service, Network Integration and Rural Connectivity. Tulip's core business is providing reliable data connectivity to organizations that want to create a secure data network for their branches, dealers, vendors and C&F agents. The company was also recently awarded the Frost & Sullivan Market leadership award for being the single largest player in the Indian MPLS VPN Market.

About HARTRON

Haryana State Electronics Development Corporation (HARTRON) is the nodal agency of Haryana Government, engaged in promoting and accelerating the pace of the Electronics and IT Industry in the State with an emphasis on the development of state-of-the-art turnkey IT Solutions. The Corporation has been instrumental in the preparation of the E-Governance Roadmap of the State. The Corporation has executed the Police WAN Project connecting all the Police Stations, District HQ and State HQ. PASHUDHAN Project, developed by the Corporation, has been accepted as the National Model for replication in the country. Project YATRI for Computerization of Roadways Depots has been a role model for State Transport Undertakings in the country. The Corporation has been a pioneer in Information Technology and has a number of prestigious projects to its credit Hartron was the first organisation that undertook the voter Identity Cards Projects in India. The identity cards project, was the largest database application in India.