An issue ago, we carried information on an initiative from the NASSCOM EMERGE Forum to create a sales focused platform for emerging companies. This month we are pleased to report that the initiative has come to fruition, with the successful organization of Tech Expo 2010 by Standard Chartered Bank (SCB) in Chennai on February , 2010. What’s more, nine of the 12 companies that pitched their solutions to the Bank, have been invited to take the discussions forward with SCB’s technology decision makers. Read more in Bang for the Buck

February is also the month when the whole industry meets at Mumbai for the NASSCOM India Leadership Forum. Its often been asked what NILF offers to emerging companies. In this issue’s post event round-up of emerging companies at NILF, we try to answer that question.

The EMERGE newsletter continues to profile the EMERGE 50 companies and this month we meet Srish Agrawal, who leads A1 Future Technologies, a graphic design and corporate branding companies. Read the profile to find out more about Agrawal’s success mantra.

It’s time for the next edition of the EMERGEOUT Conclave and the event returns to Chennai. The Initiatives section has the details, including an update on some of the exciting theme and session ideas being debated on the EMERGE Community

Best Regards,

Krishnakumar Natarajan
Chair - NASSCOM EMERGE Forum & CEO & MD, MindTree Ltd.