35 YEARS OF MICROLAND

Our Journey Through The Years

1998-2001 V2.0 Internet Economy

Pioneering the Indian Internet Economy

Fearlessly launches a tsunami of change

1998

Hello Internet!

An effective ad campaign helped reposition Microland as an e-Services company

From a Network Integrator to an Internet Incubation Company

Vision: “Incubators to the Internet Economy”
Convert Microland into a Holding & Incubating Company
Identify & create new businesses

Planetasia.comIndia's first Internet Business Solutions Company

Press coverage announcing the launch of Planetasia.com – The Indian Express, 21 November, 1997

Microland launches Planetasia.com on 20 November, 1997

Web Consulting
User Experience
Web Development
ASPs / E-Commerce / B2C / B2B

ITspace.comIndia's first Technology Portal

S M Krishna, Chief Minister of Karnataka, John Sculley, former CEO of PepsiCo and Apple, Dewang Mehta, President of Nasscom at India Internet World 2000 and Pradeep Kar

Microland launches ITspace.com on 22 September, 1999

The home page of ITspace.com

ITspace.com

Communities: CIO | Developer | Entrepreneur | Student
Services includes search, discussions and chat
Channels includes news, conferences, jobs, stocks, shopping

indya.comChanging the face of online India

The home page of indya.com

Microland launches indya.com on 16 April, 2000

The Ultimate Online Home for Indians

“Ind” is the essence and “Ya” is the attitude
The ultimate Internet home for Indians
Marquee investors
Deep technology
Concept to launch – 6 months
194 professionals and 31 channels
Smart advertising and marketing

Rupert Murdoch (center) and Chase Carey (left), COO, News Corporation, with Pradeep Kar

Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp invests $50 Million in indya.com

indya.com sets a new norm in advertising by appearing on the front and back page of India’s #1 newspaper for its launch

The front page of The Sunday Times on 16 March, 2000

…and the back page of the daily

Over 100 articles written on the ad in 60 days. Bachi Karkaria, one of India’s highly respected journalists, writes about the indya.com campaign

Connecting with Young India

Launching new Bollywood movies on indya.com, a first in the industry

The online chat rooms

Bill payment services

Contests on indya.com

media2india.netIndia’s First Internet Media Entity. Business of providing information and e-commerce services to the Internet marketplace

An advertisement for india's first internet media company

Microland launches media2india.net on 30 May, 2000

Internet Conferences: Internet World
Internet Research: Jupiter Communication
Online Ad Sales

Net BrahmaThe Networking Software Company

An advertisement for Net Brahma launch in The Economic Times, 26 July, 2000

Microland launches Net Brahma on 25^th July, 2000

Vision: To be a leading provider of software technologies to global makers of next generation networking and communications equipment

Microland launches ‘India Internet World’Putting India on the global internet map

India Internet World ‘98

25 – 28 August, 1998

P V Narasimha Rao, Former Prime Minister of India, at IIW '98 with Pradeep and Kalpana Kar

N Chandrababu Naidu, Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, delivering the inaugural address at IIW '98

Sabeer Bhatia, Founder of Hotmail, at IIW '98

Gene DeRose, CEO of Jupiter Communications, at IIW '98

India Internet World ‘99

22 – 24 September, 1999

Former Prime Minister of India, I K Gujral, at IIW '99

India Internet World 2000

26 – 28 September, 2000

Jack Ma, Executive Chairman and CEO of Alibaba, speaking at IIW 2000

S.M Krishna, Chief Minister of Karnataka inaugurates IIW 2000; In the Picture with Pradeep and John Soulley, Former CEO of Pepsi Co and Apple, and Dewang Mehta, President of Nasscom

India Internet World 2001

27 – 29 September, 2001