www.sify.com to Host 10th and 12th Standard School Board Examination Results; Results Can Also Be Received Through Pre Registered Email Requests or on Mobiles Through sify.com's 4545 Wireless Internet Service

Business Wire, May 12, 2005

CHENNAI, India -- Sify Ltd (Nasdaq:SIFY), India's premier Internet, network and eCommerce Services Company announced today its tie up with the Directorate of Examinations, Government of Tamil Nadu for announcing the 10th standard Secondary School Leaving Certificate (SSLC) and 12th standard Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) school examination results on its popular consumer portal www.sify.com.

The HSC results are expected on the 18th of this month, while the SSLC results will be declared by the end of May. Students can log on to http://www.results.sify.com for their results. TN Board HSC students can SMS 'EXAM' followed by their roll number to 4545, Sify's mobile short code to receive their results on their mobiles.

This year, Sify.com offers a 'pre-registration' facility for students to register for an 'Exam Result Mail' to be delivered to their Sify Mail inbox. Students can register by visiting http://www.results.sify.com and clicking on the link.

Students can also check their results from any of over 350 Sify iWays in the state of Tamil Nadu, offering broadband Internet access at high speeds. They can visit http://www.iway.com to locate the iWay closest to them.

Commenting on this initiative Mr. Ajay Nambiar, Head Consumer Channels, Sify.com said, "Sify.com's education channel (http://www.sify.com/education) has always catered to the best interests of the student community. For the past two years, we have been hosting the TN board examination results, for both the SSLC and HSC, and have received an encouraging response from students and parents alike. We also hosted the results of the CBSE Std. X and Std. XII results in 2004."

To ensure timely, easy and reliable access to the school examination results on the day of announcement, www.sify.com has multiple web servers deployed for all result days.

About Sify:

Sify is among the largest Internet, network and e-Commerce services companies in India, offering end-to-end solutions with a comprehensive range of products delivered over a common Internet backbone infrastructure. This Internet backbone reaches 99 cities and towns in India. A significant part of the company's revenue is derived from Corporate Services, which include corporate connectivity, network and communications solutions, security, network management services and hosting. A host of blue chip customers use Sify's corporate service offerings. Consumer services include broadband home access, dial up connectivity and the iWay cyber cafe chain across 90 cities. The company's network services, data center operations and customer relationship management are accredited ISO 9001:2000.

For more information about Sify, visit www.sifycorp.com.

Forward Looking Statements:

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The forward-looking statements contained herein are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those reflected in the forward-looking statements. Sify undertakes no duty to update any forward-looking statements.

For a discussion of the risks associated with Sify's business, please see the discussion under the caption "Risks Related to Our Business" in the company's report on Form 6-K for the quarter ended December 31, 2004 which has been filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and is available by accessing the database maintained by the SEC at www.sec.gov.