Israel's GraphoNET to launch `gateway of India'
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Our Bureau (The Hindu Business Line)
HYDERABAD, Aug. 10
THE Haifa, Israel-based GraphoNET Ltd, through its Indian subsidiary, GraphoNET (India) Ltd, is launching an Internet portal site on Thursday which promises to offer a host of services including a search engine specially designed for Indians and NRIs.
The portal _ Gnan.COM _ is backed by e-commerce tools like Online Ordering and Tracking System (OOTS), Hotline Web Communication Server for eService and Dvu (The View), a real time monitoring tool developed by GraphoNET Ltd.
Describing the portal as the ``ultimate digital gateway of India', the co-founder and CEO of GraphoNET Ltd, Mr. Madhu M. Avalur, said it delivered the promise of a true and comprehensive Indian portal. Gnan.COM symobolises gnanam anantham (knowledge and wisdom are infinite).
GraphoNET is an Internet strategy and consulting firm providing turnkey Internet-based solutions. Since 1997, it has focussed on e-commerce applications. Gnan.COM plans to design and develop India-specific information services. ``Our search facility will be like that of Infoseek and Alta Vista,' Mr. Avalur said.
The portal has three components. One is basic content. While providing news, business and finance-related information, Gnan.COM will also offer book reviews, travel advice and information on arts, music, fashion and medicine.
There are several free services and down the line certain paid services will be offered. Under free services, the site offers a search directory, e-mail and URL redirection, classifieds, auctions and address finder facilities. The site also hosts information about missing persons (foreigners). In the paid services section, the portal plans to offer access to shopping malls, Internet Posts (iPosts), NRI service points, and Yatri helpdesk for travellers.
``Commerce on the Internet represents a revolutionary departure from traditional business methods. The move to
e-commerce involves new technologies, new ways of doing business and new processes. This presents a whole range of opportunities and challenges in terms of design, tools, strategies and implementation skills,' Mr. Avalur said.
Ms. Anna Koren, a world-renowned graphologist and President of GraphoNET, has co-founded the company with Mr. Avalur.
Savitr Software Services (P) Ltd, a Hyderabad-based software development and consultancy company, is the co-promoter of GraphoNET (India). It will act as the hardware and software content provider for Gnan.COM, according to the Savitr Director, Mr. Raghava Akshintala. |
