INDIAS-BEST

The Hindu Business Line
Wednesday, 23 August 2000

Indias-Best.com is the latest dotcom in the Indian Internet space, which has decided to launch city-centric portals. The company, which calls itself a media solutions provider, will have different variants of its portals - bangalorebest.com, chennaibest.com, calcuttabest.com, newdelhibest… The list is big.

The Hindu Business Line
Thursday, August 24, 2000

ICICI Venture has picked up stake in the Bangalore-based India-Best.Com Pvt. Ltd., a media venture by the Deccan Yellow Pages group, in association with two global corporations, for a consideration of Rs. 6.5 crores.

"The company has a good revenue model. With its extensive knowledge of the Indian market and its wide network, ICICI Venture can bring in a lot of value to the Investment," said the release.

HYDERABAD

The Hindu
Tuesday, 17 October 2000
Hyderabad/Life - Cyberwalk at its best

Log on to www.hyderabad-best.com, a recent addition to the cyber world and you can go cyberwalking as well as have a panoramic view of several landmarks of the twin cities. All this is possible, because of the novel technologies like the Virtual reality mark-up language (VRML) that are used extensively on the site...

The portal offers a unique e-brochure for prospective clients. The B-2-B e-brochure is an interactive yellow pages for the city, where advertisers can showcase their products and service offerings...

A unique e-poster, an artistic representation of the 400-year-old city on the site, would be a corporate showcase for the city, depicting the logos of the city's leading brands. These posters on the site would be hyperlinked and the print versions of it could be corporate gifts by the advertisers.

Another promising aspect of the portal is that it will shortly be coming out with a multimedia encyclopedia of Hyderabad on a CD-Rom. The CD will contain thousands of photo images, graphics, interactive maps and many other aspects. And the best part is it's likely to be priced at Rs. 99 only. Some compact offer, this!

For the full story, click here.

The Financial Express
Wednesday, 18 October 2000
Indias-Best.com offers best of Hyderabad now.

This portal will showcase the best of the city like shopping centres, temples, colleges, an exclusive section on IT business, 360-degree panoramic views of Birla Mandir and other tourist spots, etc., in Hyderabad.

CHENNAI

The Hindu - Chennai
21 September 2000
Site seeing made simple

Its panoramic section will allow you to zoom into various stores, and may be even shop. For e-commerce is the destination...

...If it is any indication of dotcom maturity, Chennaibest.com dishes out a media mix that will keep it healthy and running.

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The Asian Age
5 Ocotber 2000

The portal, www.chennaibest.com, showcases the best of the city. Among its various sections is a virtual walkthrough on Anna Salai, 360 degree panoramic views of Chennai's beaches, markets and shopping centres.

The site also has a resourceful B-2-B section called the e-brochure. This section is the interactive Yellow Pages for the city, where the advertisers can showcase their product and service offerings.

MUMBAI

Express Newsline
Saturday, 23 December 2000

A new city-specific portal called Mumbaibest.com has now been launched to give e-shopping a new dimension. Using sophisticated software, the portal has created a virtual layout of the famous D.N. Road, which stretches from CST station to Flora Fountain. All the heritage buildings, hoardings and prominent stores are clearly seen on the site, as are the 'drives' on the road using just the mouse to move on.

The Free Press Journal
Monday, 25 December 2000

A unique portal covering the heritage, tourist spots and shopping destinations of this island city was launched, offering Mumbaikars as well as its floating population, a real bank of information about the commercial capital.

Another section covers a wide spectrum of things, starting from Advertising and Marketing, Arts & Antiques, Automotive to Sports & Recreation, Transportation and Travel & Accommodation… the list is endless.