Orizin Technologies Pvt. Ltd. - a leading RFID technology solution provider has launched the world’s smallest and most cost-effective active RFID tag. Today there are millions of assets which are untraceable and whose locations need to be tracked. Tracking of an asset proves to be even more beneficial when an asset contributing highly to the overall revenue has gone missing. The concern is not always the cost of the asset but the cost of not knowing where the asset is located in an endeavor to use it efficiently.

Active RFID tags are used to track assets over long-range. They have their own internal power source and are more effective in RF challenged environments. Orizin has solved the size and pricing issues with the prevailing technology. The new tag as launched by Orizin has read-range of 20m, is of dimension 26mm*23mm*7.3mm which is the smallest in the world and is priced at $8 for more than 5k quantity.

These tags have wider applications and can be extensively used to tag assets like laptops, servers, routers, switches, vehicles and others in industries like Defence, IT, healthcare, manufacturing and others. These tags have also been successfully deployed at a leading telecom company in India for their internal assets management.

As per the CTO, Orizin Technologies, Mr. Suresh Rao “The optimum size, range and cost are the result of more than 18 months of R&D effort which has gone into development of our Active RFID Tags and Readers. We will continue to invest in developing solutions that the markets demand”.

- ESPN STAR Sports (ESS), Asia’s leading Sports Broadcaster, has been appointed the preferred bidder as the long-term global television production partner for the Champions League 2020 tournament by Champions League 2020. ESPN STAR Sports recently acquired exclusive global commercial rights of the league for a period of 10 years after a successful bid. ESS and Champions League 2020 are currently finalising the necessary long form agreement.

ESS has lined up a series of innovative and new features to create the most compelling presentation of the tournament that begins December 3rd, 2008 in India. One of the firsts includes a High Definition (HD) telecast of the championship, making it the first HD telecast for any sporting event in the Indian subcontinent. Another first will be the use of as many as 34 cameras at each venue to cover all the matches - the highest number of cameras used to cover any multi venue cricket tournament to date. It will include many interesting angles like aerial views with Fly cameras, a boundary side field camera to showcase fielding and a new mid-wicket camera position to highlight running between the wickets that will deliver another new viewing dimension to viewers.

To capture every moment of the fast paced action both on and off the field, ESS will use Super Slo Motion cameras at each match, player and umpire microphones as well as new dugout and crowd cameras to capture the reactions and emotions off the field, bringing fans closer to the action like never before. In addition, ESS will be using a new suite of graphics for the broadcast, specially developed for the Champions League 2020 by a Hollywood based production house, and utilizing a range of new statistics specifically tailored for the Twenty20 format to further enhance the viewing experience of audience. In addition, a special anthem for the tournament has been composed by the renowned music maestro A R Rahman who is known for his stellar work that transcends boundaries and has various hits under his belt including the popular international musical ‘Bombay Dreams’. Different versions of the anthem will feature in the presentation including title sequence, music video and other on-air elements.

Manu Sawhney, Managing Director, ESPN STAR Sports, said, “Champions League 2020 is the marquee global tournament where only the top Twenty20 club teams from top cricketing nations qualify to compete for the greatest honour, to be adjudged as the Champion of Champions. This World Championship therefore positions itself as a one of its kind international tournament. We are committed to setting a new benchmark in the way cricket will be produced, presented and distributed across the globe.”

“Therefore, our global production plan will create the most memorable, unique and engaging experience for audiences across the globe through a series of innovative production features and enhancements. With the phenomenal success that we have had with the inaugural ICC Twenty20 World Cup last year, we are confident that we will be able to take this exciting Champions League 2020 to new heights as well. This world-class event will further reinforce ESS’ position as the number one choice for cricket fans for years to come.”

Lalit Modi, Chairman, Champions League 2020, said, “We are very pleased to award the global production rights to ESS. Over the years, ESS has produced and presented the game of cricket in a manner that is truly Gold Standard. We are confident that with many new innovative and unique features that ESS had planned for the inaugural Champions League 2020, fans across the globe can look forward to the most compelling and riveting action on television.”

James Sutherland, Chief Executive Officer, Cricket Australia, said, “With ESPN STAR Sports as our global production partner as well as the global commercial rights holder, we are confident that this fantastic new competition will be shown in a manner that will truly revolutionize the game of cricket.This will not only appeal to discerning cricket fans across the globe but will also captivate and bring in new audiences to the game of cricket thus further expanding the popularity of the game of cricket”.

Gerald Majola, Chief Executive of Cricket South Africa, said, “Having ESPN STAR Sports as our Champions League global production partner will significantly enhance the international stature of the Champions League 2020 and am confident the high quality production and global broadcast of the Champions League 2020 will ignite the passion of cricket lovers the world over.”

ESPN STAR Sports (ESS), Asia’s No. 1 sports broadcaster, has been awarded the Global Commercial Rights to the new and exciting Champions League 2020 for the next ten years till 2017. The deal gives ESPN STAR Sports the exclusive Global Commercial Rights for all the matches in the inaugural Champions League 2020 season, due to be held from December 3 to 10, 2008, and for all upcoming seasons until 2017.

The Champions League 2020 acquisition further strengthens ESPN STAR Sports’ position as the Number 1 broadcaster for cricket in Asia, with a comprehensive schedule of international cricket. ESS also holds the exclusive global telecast rights by the International Cricket Council (ICC) for all ICC events till 2015, and features international and domestic cricket from its exclusive broadcast deals with Cricket Australia and England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB).

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), (BSE: TCS.BO, NSE: TCS.NS) a leading IT services, business solutions and outsourcing organization, today announced the inauguration of its latest Global Delivery Center in Tianjin. The 300 seat delivery center at Tianjin is TCS China’s fourth global delivery center in China after Beijing, Shanghai and Hangzhou.

The Tianjin center will support local business opportunities as well as Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) opportunities for the Japanese, US and European market. This is in line with Tianjin’s ambition to become a world class hub for global BPO operations.

TCS also announced that it had established its first office in Shenzhen targeting the booming South China market to tap local, regional and global business opportunities.

Girija Pande, Executive Vice President and Head, Asia Pacific Operations, Tata Consultancy Services said, “The Tianjin and Shenzhen facilities are strategic investments to strengthen our information technology infrastructure in order to leverage the local talent pool. These facilities will help us service the vibrant local market and support our international operations in Japan, US and Europe. This also reiterates our long term commitment to developing China as a strategic location in our off shoring and outsourcing value proposition.” He added “The Tianjin delivery center is an integral part of our Global Network Delivery Model™ which includes large delivery centers in India, Latin America, North America, Europe, all of them providing a quality of service and a certainty of outcome that our customers have come to expect from TCS.”

TCS continues to hire talented engineers and IT professionals from the region and its universities, strengthening its existing base of over 1,300 employees in China. The Tianjin facility will also serve as a extended Center of Excellence for Microsoft, Oracle and SAP to meet the unique technology needs of the customers. TCS has established Oracle and SAP center of excellence in Hangzhou and Shanghai

With its first branch established in China back in July 2002, TCS was the first Indian IT company to begin operations in China. Since then TCS has continued to pursue opportunities in the China market and has integrated itself into China’s development. TCS China can offer a unique value proposition of near shore, multilingual IT services delivery & quality to Manufacturing, Telecom, BFSI, Transportation and Retail organizations in China.

TCS provides best in class IT services to 30 large customers from financial sector, manufacturing, telecommunications, and government sectors in China. TCS operations based in the Hangzhou Binjiang Hi-Tech Industry Development Zone have been awarded the 2007 Hangzhou Best HR Award for its excellence in HR practices and Best Performing Company Award by the District Personnel Bureau of the Hangzhou Hi-tech Industry Development Zone.