Established in 1982, Cyber Media (India) Limited is a specialty media house, with nine publications in the infotech, telecom, consumer electronics and biotech areas; and an end-to-end media value chain including the internet, events and television. The Company has five subsidiaries and two associate companies. These companies as a group are engaged in media services which include market research, content outsourcing, multimedia, gaming and media education. The group's Media business includes the print titles Dataquest, PCQuest, Voice&Data, BioSpectrum, Living Digital, DQ Channels India, DQ Week (Chennai, Delhi and Mumbai). Cyber India On-Line (www.ciol.com) is India's largest technology website, and includes online editions of all CyberMedia titles. CyberMedia Events, the region's largest organizer of IT events, conducts over 100 events every year, including Bangalore IT.com, Nasscom exhibition, IT Kerala, Hi-Tech Pune, etc. CyberMedia TV develops knowledge-oriented general interest programs on mass channels. Media Services include IDC India, the leading IT and telecom research company in the region and amongst global leaders in technology research; CyberMedia Services (content and publishing BPO services); CyberMedia Research, which focuses on the media and entertainment sectors; CyberMedia Digital, the multimedia and gaming development and distribution company; and the School of Convergence, for content creators and media managers. Mr. Pradeep Gupta, a first generation entrepreneur, along with his family members promoted CyberMedia in 1982. The Group has the following tie-ups: * McGraw Hill, the publishers of the world's largest business magazine, Business Week, to publish an Indian edition of Business Week. This agreement has been submitted to the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting for its approval. * International Data Corporation, one of the world's largest IT market research companies for its operations in India. IDC India is a wholly owned subsidiary of Cyber Media. * Kaleidoscope Entertainment, producer of acclaimed films like Bandit Queen, Saathiya etc., for media education i.e. the School of Convergence. * Dice Careers Inc., the world's largest tech job board for the establishment of a tech job board in India, through a new joint venture company Cyber Media Dice Careers Limited (A Company proposed to be incorporated for the purpose). * SRI Consulting Business Intelligence (SRIC-BI), a company which owns the VALS brand that has propriety methodologies and technologies to segment and understand consumer behaviour based on psychographics factors. Vision To expand globally in the knowledge domain through quality media products and services Key Points A De-risked Business Model With a balance in the print and non-print business as well as a balance between the media products and media services, CyberMedia straddles the complete value chain and therefore is not dependant upon the decline of any one part of its business. Market Leadership Position CyberMedia's publications reach out to 1.2 million readers and 0.5 million online community. Its publications are considered leaders in their respective categories and enjoy strong brand equity in the Indian Information, Communication & Technology (ICT) industry. CyberMedia gives prestigious awards to key industry performers and also ranks companies annually e.g., DQ Man of the Year, DQ Top 20, PCQuest Users' Choice and Voice&Data Man of the Year, Biotech etc. These awards have been benchmarks for corporates in the respective IT, telecom and technology areas. Focussed Strategy CyberMedia has always looked at a focussed strategy. It started off in IT, expanded into ICT area and is now expanding in the "knowledge" domain. Due to this focus, CyberMedia has been one of the media groups that has withstood the downturn in the ICT industry in the year 2001 and 2002. This is primarily due to the distinct segmentation of each of the publications and clear focus on the target audience. These two factors have assisted the Company in maintaining its readership and advertising rates for each of the publications. Intellectual property CyberMedia has substantial intellectual property through the content that it has been generating primarily in-house over the last 22 years across a variety of sectors and various media including Internet content. CyberMedia has an extensive database of the key players in the IT, telecom and biotechnology industries in India to whom it circulates its publications. This ensures a qualified readership and helps it in attracting and charging a premium for advertising. One of the core strengths of the Group is the quality of original content generation. Apart from in-house research, content is also generated through CyberMedia News and CyberMedia Labs. Industry Relationships With diversification and strong industry position in publications, research, events, multimedia, TV and new initiatives in education and BPO publishing, CyberMedia has developed strong relationships with companies, both Indian and multinationals, in the IT industry. The Company has the ability to leverage these relationships to address various client needs including advertising, event participation and recruitment among others. This has enabled the Company to be a one-stop content and service entity for the entire Indian IT, telecom and now biotechnology and consumer electronics industries. Professional Management The Company is professionally managed with an extensive management structure and enjoys a very low employee turnover. Most of CyberMedia's senior personnel have been with the Company for over 5 years. Each of the heads of businesses enjoys flexibility in business decision-making and is also responsible for growth and profitability of each business segment. Marketing and Distribution Network The Company enjoys a wide distribution network across the entire country. CyberMedia has arrangements with established distributors across India including: * India Book House (IBM), the country's largest distributor of print titles * AH Wheeler & Co (AHW) covering all railway stations across India * Malik News Agency in Dubai Recognitions and Testimonials "One of the most eagerly awaited issues is the July issue of DataQuest every year. The annual survey helps position various companies in terms of how they are doing, how they are not doing, where they are winning, where they are not winning"- Azim Premji, Chairman Wipro Ltd "I have been reading DataQuest for the last 20 years. I think it had done a great job in chronicling the travails, the achievements, and the challenges of the Indian IT and software industry"- Nandan Nilekani, MD, Infosys Ltd "DataQuest has been the first journal in IT and it has remained on the top all these years. And it will remain at the top because it has been very sensitive to the needs of the IT industry"- FC Kohli, Deputy Chairman, TCS Ltd "I look forward to reading Voice&Data. It's played a very positive role in the Indian communications industry"- Sunil Mittal, CMD, Bharati Group "Voice & Data has been very attentive to the telecom operators, and has been successfully able to project their many concerns and desires"- Vinod Vaish, former DoT Secretary "Voice & Data has played a pioneering role in monitoring and promoting telecom scenario in India"- Prithipal Singh, former CMD, BSNL "BioSpectrum has had a great beginning, wish you an exciting future"- Dr R A Mashelkar, CSIR "BioSpectrum has played a pioneering role in raising the profile of IndianBiotechnology. BioSpectrum comes across as a responsible and a well researched publication that compares well with its international counterparts. CyberMedia must be congratulated on taking this bold initiative of bringing out a monthly dedicated to a nascent sector like Biotechnology which today enjoys a large readership across industry, government and academia"- Kiran Mazumdar Shaw, CMD, Biocon "BioSpectrum has excellent content and get up"- Dr M S Swaminathan, Father of Green Revolution "BioSpectrum is fulfilling biotech information gap with excellent content"- Dr Manju Sharma, ex-Secretary, Department of Bio Technology (DBT) "The DQ Week is an excellent publication which highlights the problems and areas of concerns for the channel community very effectively"- JP Modi, Chairman, Delhi Computer Traders Association: "These days, cases of frauds are happening quite regularly. By highlighting these cases, The DQ Week is doing a noble cause for the channel community"- Shivkumar Bajaj, President, Coimbatore Computer Dealer's Association: "It's a huge event, a very impressive one, so I think we can see many more opportunities and further cooperation, further links and that's why, the British Government is taking this event so seriously and regarding it as so important"- Stephen Timms, Minister for eCommerce & Competitiveness, UK on Bangalore IT.com event SOC @ IMI ranked as India's eighth-best niche school in the Outlook annual survey of top 50 management schools in India - 15 September 2003 PCQuest, launched in 1987, is India's most influential IT magazine (IMRB I-Tops survey 2003) "CIOL is India's largest IT related portal in terms of content and the business potential that it offers" - Mediaturf Worldwide Group Structure Each of the businesses has been segregated into various SBUs, primarily to retain business focus and understand and retain profitability of each unit. Besides the information provided here, CyberMedia also has a 100% subsidiary named Cyber Holdings Ltd., which is yet to carry out any substantial activity. Key Milestones Key milestones of CyberMedia over the years are set out below: Year Milestone 1982 Founded Dataquest, the first computer magazine in India 1987 Founded IDC (India) in association with IDC USA Launched PCQuest, one of the leading PC user magazines in India 1991 Began Events to provide direct contact between users and vendors 1994 Launched Voice & Data, leading magazine in India for the telecom and data communications industry 1995 CyberMedia TV prepares TV programmes on IT 1996 Began Cyber India Online, www.ciol.com, the leading IT portal in India Set up first IT newspaper in India, the DQ Week Chennai Initiated an IT magazine for the family, Computers @ Home 1997 Started CyberMedia Digital (formerly known as Cyber Multimedia), a leading distributor and publisher of multimedia in India 1999 Launched DQ Channels India to serve the distributors, resellers and IT dealers 2001 Established School of Convergence, the first, institute of converging media education in India 2003 Launched BioSpectrum, India's leading magazine in the biotechnology space Repositioned Computers @Home as Living Digital Launched CyberMedia Services for Content BPO Services CyberMedia Research focuses on the entertainment industry 2004 JV with Dice Inc. 2005 Tie up with SRI Consulting Business Intelligence for consumer research -Cybermedia (India) Ltd is entering the capital market with a public issue of 28.23 lakh equity shares of Rs 10 each. The IPO, priced at Rs 60 per share, is expected to help the company raise Rs 16.94 crore. The issue opens on May 4 and closes on May 9. Khandwala Securities Ltd are the sole lead managers to the issue. -Cyber Media has been informed by its Joint Venture Partners, Dice Inc, partners in the Company's JV Company (Cyber Media-Dice Careers Ltd) that they have been acquired by General Atlantic LLC & Quadrangle Group LLC. -JV with CMP for Global Services -JV with ExpoMedia for CyberMedia Events 2006 -Cyber Media acquires 49% stake in US-based content services company Publication Services, Inc. -CyberMedia Expands Globally - Acquires Strategic Stake in Computer Shopper -Living Digital becomes India's first magazine to go completely interactive 2007 -CyberMedia launched DARE: A New magazine for the Entrepreneurs -LexisNexis in alliance with CyberMedia launched Halsbury's Law Monthly 2008 -Cyber Media has acquired the entire equity in UBM-CyberMedia LLC for an undisclosed sum and that the business has become a wholly-owned unit of CyberMedia doing business as CyberMedia LLC. -The Company has recommended an equity dividend of 5% (five percent) 2009 -The first Emtech India conference hosted together with MIT's Technology Review and CyberMedia. This was the first MIT conference outside US -Launch of Technology Review India edition 2010 -The Company appointed Mr. Pradeep Gupta as Chairman and Managing Director of the Company. 2011 -One of Company's wholly owned subsidiary has been changed to Cyber Media Research Limited from IDC (India) Limited. 2014 -Cyber Media India Ltd has informed that Mr. Arun Kumar Dang has been appointed as Director of the Company with effect from February 11, 2014.