Official news release about Sify/Apollo Health/Medical portal
Apollo Hospitals
apollohospitalgroup.com
Apollo Hospitals and Satyam Infoway tie-up to launch Health & Medical web site
Hyderabad, October 22, 1999:
Apollo Hospitals, the country's premiere healthcare group and SatyamOnline.com, India's most comprehensive internal portal service and the country's largest private Internet service provider have tied-up to launch Apollohealth@SatyamOnline.com the country's first and most comprehensive health & medical web service. The new channel on SatyamOnline.com will offer high quality medical/healthcare advice to consumers through the cyber media.
Apollohealth@SatyamOnline.com provides an extensive range of highly relevant and extremely useful medical content and services. Apollo Hospitals Group will help provide the content for the service through contributions and active participation of its super-specialist doctors who form the cream of the medical profession in India and abroad-from its hospitals at Delhi, Chennai, Hyderabad and other centers.
According to Dr. Prathap C. Reddy, Chairman, Apollo Hospitals Group, "Apollo's objective is to leverage the globally competitive Indian Medical System to enable millions of people in cities, towns and villages the world over to access at near negligible cost, this depth of Indian healthcare resources, insights and treatment options". Commenting on the tie-up with SatyamOnline.com, Dr. Reddy reiterated, "SatyamOnline was the obvious choice because of its strong emphasis on services of daily relevance for its browsers. Apollo Hospitals and SatyamOnline.com are best placed to offer these services".
But he added, "this is by no means a substitute for the doctor's prescription; it is however a convenient way of getting clarity on medical issues".
Says Mr.R.Ramaraj, Managing Director, Satyam Infoway Ltd., "The Internet is fast transforming people's lives by providing access to a lot of services and facilities online. Our business philosophy for SatyamOnline.com has always been 'purposeful browsing' wherein the Net user gets value out of visiting our site and the resulting benefits. At ApolloHealth@SatyamOnline, we are taking another significant step towards this direction wherein the user not only has access to static information on health and fitness, but also key advice and suggestions including a comprehensive health check-up and so on".
The services on ApolloHealth@SatyamOnline include:
Apollo Netcliniq: An open forum for users to 'meet' professional doctors for expert opinions, advice and treatment options.
Consult Apollo MediXperts: Users can consult online with Apollo super specialists for medical opinion.
Medencyclopedia: A one-stop comprehensive data bank of medical and health information covering all major and common ailments.
Total Health Scan: A complete online health check-up facility along with recommendations.
First Aid Handbook: A ready reckoner for medical emergencies.
Myth & Reality: An open forum to discuss age-old practices and beliefs and also an opportunity to enter into contests and win prizes.
Health Forum: An interactive area open for discussion on topic ranging from over-sleeping to over-weight. ApolloHealth@SatyamOnline will facilitate health education and information for the public, medical professionals and technologists. It will give easy access for interpersonal discussions including chat groups for medical professionals and people with common ailments. It will play a significant role as a medium for doctors in small and medium hospitals to interact with each other, update themselves on latest techniques and technology, exchange knowledge and in effect, build a community. The site will include a massive Medical Encyclopedia and also services like computerized Health Scan; medical & health check up that provides extensive advice on overall health and special emphasis on diet, exercise, stress, etc.
Visit www.apollohealth.satyamonline.com for the above services.
About Satyam Infoway Ltd Satyam Infoway Ltd,
the country's premier Internet & E-Commerce company is a subsidiary of Satyam Computer Services Limited, a SEI CMM level 5 company. Satyam Infoway offers a range of products that cover the entire gamut of the Internet : Access, Portal and E-Commerce solutions. SatyamOnline, the country's first and largest private Internet service, has a presence in 29 cities across the country. The portal www.satyamonline.com, is the country's leading portal with services in areas such as travel, finance, health and shopping, etc. Over 300 large corporates use Satyam Infoway's Business-to-Business products and services. MCI Worldcom, Sterling Commerce and Open Market are some of Satyam's distinguished partners.
Recently, Satyam Infoway achieved the rare distinction of being the first Indian Internet company to be listed on NASDAQ, the prestigious US stock exchange.
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(Notice regarding Forward - Looking Statements:
This press release includes forward looking statements regarding the business plan and future prospects of the Joint Venture and related impact on Satyam Infoway. These statements involve material uncertainties and risks and may not ultimately be realized. For further information regarding such matters, please see the information under the caption, "Risk Factors" contained in the prospectus dated October 18, 1999 and filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.)
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