CTO FORUM RE-CRAFTED

Delhi, February 1, 2010 - CIOs, in our view, are much more than senior technology decision-makers. They are an integral part of the top management team in their organisations. Facilitating their leadership journey on every front – technology, business, personal and professional - CTO Forum, in its new avatar, has positioned itself as a trustworthy and valuable resource for CIOs.

The redesign with a new tagline – ‘Technology for growth and governance’ – reflects the character of the brand. It addresses issues that are at the core of a CIO’s responsibilities – leveraging expertise in technology for growing the business and upholding the reputation of the organisation.

With peer-to-peer dialogue at its core, and insightful contributions from a cross-section of experts, CTO Forum plays a role well beyond a magazine or a website – in the nature of an ideal community builder. Our pre-eminent Advisory Council guides us in our ambitious journey to raise the bar and build CTO Forum into the undisputed ‘best in class’ media platform for the community. Communities value consistency and continuity; they need to trust and enjoy the experience. With this in mind, CTO Forum uses a 360 degree approach to connect with its target audience across print, online, events, and research by creating opportunities that range from deep intellectual engagement to meaningful relationship building.

CTO Forum goes well beyond words to build its communities. Our mission is to help technology decision-makers align IT with business goals, improve the Return on Investment, and ultimately, have a positive impact on business performance and the bottom line. We think of CTO Forum as a multi-faceted network for top IT leaders, with the intellectual attractiveness of a ‘think tank’ and the ease and enjoyment of a social network. The network enables CIOs to:

• Get unbiased views on the issues of business, technology and leadership
• Learn best practices from peers
• Share effective IT strategies that align with and support business goals
• Evaluate and compare different IT environments and technologies to find the best fit for their organisation
• Keep pace with critical technology trends and understand the impact of both current and emerging technologies
• Share their opinions and insights with peers

We pride ourselves for our integrity and our insight into enterprise technologies. It is this that enables us to respond to the community’s needs in an incisive and trustworthy manner. However, at the core of our team is the belief that excellence is an eternal journey and we have committed ourselves to walking that path, undeterred.

About CTO Forum:

CTO Forum is circulated to over 5000 technology decision-makers and influencers across industries in India. The magazine has a readership of approximately 11,000among India’s senior-most IT executives. Carefully selected recipients of our magazine meet all of the following criteria:

• • Appropriately senior designation
  • Responsible for, or involved in the company’s business goals, direction and IT strategy
  • Command an IT budget for making buying decisions on networking/telecommunications; Internet software/services; application/business software; hardware systems/servers; storage/data management; security/business continuity; consulting/outsourcing/staffing
  • Are personally involved in decision-making for technology solutions and services implementation to achieve business goals

About 9.9 Media:

9.9 Media is one of India’s most diversified media companies that integrates its print, online, research and event platforms to serve highly-targeted communities such as owner-managers/entrepreneurs, CIOs, CTOs, CISOs, CFOs, manufacturing & logistics professionals, IT professionals, channel partners, gamers, personal technology enthusiasts, and those leading institutes of higher education. Some of its leading brands include: CTO Forum, Digit, Industry 2.0, Logistics 2.0, Digit Channel Connect, SKOAR!, thinkdigit.com, consumermate.com, creatonlinebuzz.com, CFO India, EDU, and now the latest additions, Inc. India and IT Next. 9.9 Media was founded by five professionals: Kanak Ghosh, Asheesh Gupta, Vikas Gupta, Anuradha Das Mathur and Pramath Raj Sinha. Its investors include Helion Venture Partners and TVS Capital Funds Ltd.