MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

19.12.2007

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

TEJAS NETWORKS INDIA LIMITED

 

 

Registered Office :

58, 1st Main Road, J P Nagar, 3rd Phase, Bangalore – 560 078, Karnataka

 

 

Country :

India

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.03.2006

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

24.04.2000

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

08-26980

 

 

CIN No.:

[Company Identification No.]

U72900KA2000PLC026980

 

 

TAN No.:

[Tax Deduction & Collection Account No.]

BLRT01403D

 

 

PAN No.:

[Permanent Account No.]

AABCT1670M

 

 

Legal Form :

A closely held Public Limited Company.

 

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturers, Importers, Exporters and Traders of all kinds of Hardware, Software, Networks, Communication Equipments and IT Solutions and Services

 

RATING & COMMENTS

 

MIRA’s Rating :

B

 

RATING

STATUS

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

26-40

B

Unfavourable & favourable factors carry similar weight in credit consideration. Capability to overcome financial difficulties seems comparatively below average/normal.

Small

 

Maximum Credit Limit :

USD 3015688

 

 

Status :

Moderate

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Slow but correct

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 

Comments :

Subject is an established company having moderate track. The company has sustained accumulated losses. It’s payments are reported as slow.

 

Profit margin is under severe pressure although sales revenue are growing fast.

 

The company can be considered for normal business dealings at usual trade terms and conditions with some caution in view of huge accumulated losses. 

 

LOCATIONS

 

Registered Office / Factory / Branches 1 :

58, 1st Main Road, J P Nagar, 3rd Phase, Bangalore – 560 078, Karnataka

Tel. No.:

91-80-4179 4600 /700 /800 / 51794600 / 700 / 800

Fax No.:

91-80-4121 4481  / 51214481

E-Mail :

info@tejasnetworks.com

prasannavs@india.tejasnetworks.com

tamirisa@airtelbroadband.in

nram@tejasnetworks.com

Website :

http://www.tejasnetworks.com

 

 

Head Office/

R & D Centre /

 Optical Lab :

Zone 2, 1st Floor, Khanija Bhavan, 49, Race Course Road, Bangalore – 560 001, Karnataka, India

Tel. No.:

91-80-2226 7495 / 2238 4712 – 19

Fax No.:

91-80-2226 7494

E-Mail :

info@tejasnetworks.com

sanjay@tejasnetworks.com

mgsubra@tejasnetworks.com

Website :

http://www.tejasnetworks.com

Area :

20000 sq. ft.

Location :

Rented

 

 

Branches 2 :

301, Sai Plaza, Junction Of Jawahar Road,  And RB Mehta Marg, Opposite Ghatkopar Railway Station, Ghatkopar 9East), Mumbai – 4001 077, Maharashtra, India

Tel. No.:

91-22-65938780 / 25153767

Fax No.:

91-22-25103442

E-Mail :

sales-mumbai@tejasnetworks.com

 

 

Branches 3 :

2nd Floor, 11 Prem Sadan Building, Rajhendra Place, New Delhi – 110 008, India

Tel. No.:

91-11-6546 4059 / 6549 8589

Fax No.:

91-11-2572 1226

E-Mail :

sales-delhi@tejasnetworks.com

 

 

Sales Office:

·         104, Sagar Shopping Centre, 76, J P Road Andheri (West), Mumbai – 400058, Maharashtra , India

 

·         R 535, 2nd Floor, New Rajinder Nagar, New Delhi – 110060, India

Tel:         91-11-5546-4059

Telefax:  91-11-2874-5106

 

 

Overseas Office:

·         Tejas Networks Inc., 595 Summer Street, Suite 2, Stamford, Connecticut 06901, USA

 

·         C/o. Tejas Communication Pte. Ltd.,  6, Shenton Way, #28-09 DBS Building Tower Two, Singapore - 068809

Email: sales-international@tejasnetworks.com

 

Tejsas networks India limited

·         C/o Sandstone Capital, 177 Milk Street, 1st Floor, Boston, MA – 02109

Email: sales-international@tejasnetworks.com

 

DIRECTORS

 

Name :

Dr. Gururaj Deshpande

Designation :

Director

Address :

No. 9, Sparta Way, Andover, Massachussets, U.S.A. – 0810 6065

Date of Birth/Age :

30.11.1950

 

 

Name :

Mr. Sanjay Nayak

Designation :

Managing Director and Chief Executive officer

Address :

529, 17 D Main, 6th Block, Koramangala, Bangalore, Karnataka

Date of Birth/Age :

28.06.1964

Date of Appointment :

06.05.2000

 

 

Name :

Mr. Ashok Vasudevan

Designation :

Director

Address :

143, Apartment 6-C, Hoyt Street, Stamford, Connecticut, U.S.A. – 06905

Qualification :

M.S. (Electronical and Computer Engineering)

B.E. (Electronics and Communication Engineering)

Experience :

14 years

Other Directorship:

Synopsys India - Managing Director

 

 

Name :

Mr. Kevin Jyo Oye

Designation :

Director

Address :

150, Appollo Drive, Chelmsford, Massachussets, U.S.A.- 01824

Date of Birth/Age :

06.03.1958

 

 

Name :

Mr. Munesh Chavla

Designation :

Director

Address :

C-17,14, Rajesh Residency, Koramangala, Bangalore – 560034, Karnataka

Date of Birth/Age :

04.01.1967

 

 

Name :

Prof. Ashok Jhunjhunwala

Designation :

Director

Address :

C-2/2/5, Loop Road, IIT Madras, Chennai – 600036, Tamil Nadu

Date of Birth/Age :

22.06.1953

 

 

Name :

Mr. N. Ramanathan

Designation :

Vice president , Supply Chain

 

 

Name :

Mr. Ashok Vasudevan

Designation :

Director

Address :

143, Apartment 6-C, Hoyt Street, Stamford, Connecticut, U.S.A. – 06905

Qualification :

M.S. (Electronical and Computer Engineering)

B.E. (Electronics and Communication Engineering)

Experience :

14 years

Other Directorship

Managing Director (Synopsys India)

 

 

Name :

Mr. Ramchandra Jayaraman

Designation :

Director

Address :

417 Faculty Quarters, Indian Institute of management, Banner Ghatta, Bangalore – 560 076, Karnataka, India

Date of Birth/Age :

01.06.1957

Date of Appointment :

03.08.2007

 

 

Name :

Mr. Navin Chaddha

Designation :

Director

Address :

11754 Ridge Creek CT. Cupertino, California

Date of Birth/Age :

14.12.1970

Date of Appointment :

03.08.2007

 

 

Name :

Mr. Mohan Das Pai

Designation :

Director

Address :

521, The embassy Ali Askar Road, Bangalore – 560 052, India

Date of Birth/Age :

05.11.1958

Date of Appointment :

03.08.2007

 

 

Name :

Mr. Shahzaad Siraj Dalal

Designation :

Director

Address :

902, Cresecent Heights, V N Naik Road, (Forgett Street), Mumbai – 400 036, Maharashtra

Date of Birth/Age :

01.12.1958

Date of Appointment :

16.01.2007

 

KEY EXECUTIVES

 

Name :

Mr. Rajiv Mahajan

Designation :

Vice President, Sales

 

 

Name :

Mr. B N Satyesh

Designation :

Vice President, International Sales

 

 

Name :

Mr. Yossi Yehiel

Designation :

Vice President, Operations.

 

 

Name :

Mr. Sekar N

Designation :

Vice President, Team Tejas Cares.

 

 

Name :

Mr. R Murali

Designation :

Chief Financial Officer

 

 

Name :

Dr. Kumar N. Sivarajan

Designation :

Chief Technology officer

Qualification :

M.S. and Ph.D. (Electrical Engineering)

B. Tech. (Electronics)

Previous Employment

Associate Professor

 

 

Name :

Mr. Arnob Roy

Designation :

President, Engineering

 

 

Name :

Mr. Rangnath Rangu Salgame

Designation :

President

Address :

M.S. (Computer Science)

B. Tech (Electronics and Communication engineering)

Previous Employment

Senior Engineering Manager

Experience :

14 years

 

 

Name :

Dr. Harmeet Singh

Designation :

Vice President , international Business development

 

MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS / SHAREHOLDING PATTERN

 

Names of Shareholders

 

No. of Shares

Mr. Sanjay Nayak

 

9250

Mr. Sivarajan Kumar

 

3000

Mr. Arnob Roy

 

2812

Mr. Sanjay Malpani

 

835

ASG Omni LLC

 

1500

Sycamore Networks Inc

 

22000

Mr .Gururaj Deshpande

 

21999

ASG Omni LLC

 

3500

Intel Capital Corporation

 

6138

Mr. Gururaj Deshpande

 

4528

Sara Fund Trustee Company limited – A/C Sara Fund

 

4503

Il and Fs Trust Company Limited

 

3773

Development Investment Trust Company limited – A/C IT Fund

 

1258

 

Equity Shares Breakup (Percentage of Total Equity):

 

Sr No.

Category

Percentage

1

Venture Capital

9.00

2

Foreign holdings (Foreign institutional investor, Foreign companies, Foreign financial institution, Non – resident Indian or Overseas corporate bodies or Others.

63.00

3

Directors or relative of directors

10.00

4

Others

18.00

 

Total

100.00

 

BUSINESS DETAILS

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturers, Importers, Exporters and Traders of all kinds of Hardware, Software, Networks, Communication Equipments and IT Solutions and Services

 

 

Imports :

 

Countries :

USA, Singapore, Taiwan and Japan

 

 

Terms :

 

Purchasing :

L/C, Sight, Documents through bank and D/P terms, Delivery and Credit (upto 30 days) terms.

 

PRODUCTION STATUS as on 31.03.2005:-

 

Particulars

 

 

 

Actual Production

Optical Networking and telecommunication equipments – multiplexers

 

 

 

1723

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

 

Customers :

·               Dishnet DSL

·                     Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited

·                     Reliance

·                     Tata Teleservices

·                     Tata ME extending technologies

·                     Indian Oil

·                     Photonic Bridges

·                     Shyam Telecon Limited

·                     Tata Power Company Limited

·                     Indian Railways / Railtel

·                     Videsh Sanchar Nigam Limited, Bangalore, Karnataka

·                     Reliance Telecom Limited

·                     Hughes Telecom

·                     Hitron Technologies

 

 

No. of Employees :

150

 

 

Bankers :

·         Deutsche Bank Ag, Raheja Towers, M. G. Road, Bangalore – 560 001, Karnataka

·         Vijaya Bank

Address: Jalahalli Branch

No. 12/10, M S R Road, Sundar Nagar, Gokula, Bangalore, - 560 054, Karnataka, India

·         Ing Vysya  Bank Limited

Address: M G Road, Branch, M G Road, Bangalore – 560 001, Karnataka, India

·         The Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited

Address: No. 7 M G Road, Bangalore – 560 001, Karnataka, India

 

 

Banking Relations :

Satisfactory

 

 

Auditors :

 

Name :

Deloitte Haskins & Sells

Chartered Accountants

Address  1:

Deloitte House, 70/3, Miller Road, Bangalore – 560052, Karnataka, India

Address 2:

Deloitte Centre, Anchorage II, 100 / 2, Richmond Road, Bangalore – 560 025, Karnataka, India

 

 

Associates/Subsidiaries :

˜                  Tejas Communication Pte. Limited, Singapore

˜                  Tejas Networks Inc, USA

 

CAPITAL STRUCTURE

 

Authorised Capital : ( as on 30.09.2006)

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

300000

Equity shares

Rs. 10/- each

Rs. 3.000 millions

1062500

Preference Shares

Rs.1000/- each

Rs.1062.500 millions

 

 

Total

Rs.1065.500 millions

 

Issued, Subscribed & Paid-up Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

99218

Equity shares

Rs. 10/- each

Rs. 0.992 millions

1062495

Preference Shares

Rs. 1000/- each

Rs.1062.495 millions

 

 

Total

Rs.1063.487 millions

 

FINANCIAL DATA

[all figures are in Rupees Millions]

 

ABRIDGED BALANCE SHEET

 

SOURCES OF FUNDS

 

31.03.2006

31.03.2005

31.03.2004

SHAREHOLDERS FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Share Capital

1063.471

1063.447

365.871

2] Share Application Money

0.000

0.000

0.000

3] Reserves & Surplus

268.956

268.450

268.340

4] (Accumulated Losses)

[578.505]

[434.348]

[297.062]

NETWORTH

753.922

897.549

337.149

LOAN FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Secured Loans

541.154

160.733

20.543

2] Unsecured Loans

0.000

0.000

0.000

TOTAL BORROWING

541.154

160.733

20.543

DEFERRED TAX LIABILITIES

0.000

0.000

0.000

STOCK OPTION OUTSTANDING ACCOUNT

0.403

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

1295.479

1058.282

357.692

 

 

 

 

APPLICATION OF FUNDS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIXED ASSETS [Net Block]

67.963

31.064

25.376

Capital work-in-progress

0.924

1.073

0.617

 

 

 

 

INVESTMENT

3.831

100.034

3.831

DEFERREX TAX ASSETS

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

CURRENT ASSETS, LOANS & ADVANCES

 

 

 

 

Inventories

490.250

164.597

62.784

 

Sundry Debtors

929.139

404.621

262.627

 

Cash & Bank Balances

94.191

268.893

54.157

 

Other Current Assets

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

Loans & Advances

105.594

166.786

34.506

Total Current Assets

1619.174

1004.897

414.074

Less : CURRENT LIABILITIES & PROVISIONS

 

 

 

 

Current Liabilities

381.739

75.355

80.657

 

Provisions

14.674

3.431

5.549

Total Current Liabilities

396.413

78.786

86.206

Net Current Assets

1222.761

926.111

327.868

 

 

 

 

MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

1295.479

1058.282

357.692

 

PROFIT & LOSS ACCOUNT

 

PARTICULARS

 

31.03.2006

31.03.2005

31.03.2004

Sales Turnover

1284.957

472.468

267.078

Other Income

11.579

8.809

1.445

Total Income

1296.536

481.277

268.523

 

 

 

 

Profit/(Loss) Before Tax

[141.529]

[137.166]

[13.193]

Provision for Taxation

0.000

0.000

[59.303]

Profit/(Loss) After Tax

[141.529]

[137.166]

[72.496]

 

 

 

 

Export Value

187.153

62.148

0.000

 

 

 

 

Import Value

NA

NA

44.351

 

 

 

 

Expenditures :

 

 

 

 

Raw Material Consumed

982.511

277.088

0.000

 

Cost of Sales

0.000

0.000

148.680

 

Operating and General expenses

0.000

0.000

109.488

 

Finance Charges

0.000

0.000

4.264

 

Consumption of stores and spares parts

38.267

44.477

0.000

 

Salaries, Wages, Bonus, etc.

132.287

92.521

0.000

 

Managerial Remuneration

4.000

4.400

0.000

 

Payment to Auditors

0.785

0.679

0.000

 

Interest

31.845

12.887

0.000

 

Insurance Expenses

4.071

2.212

0.000

 

Power & Fuel

6.472

4.066

0.000

 

Depreciation & Amortization

30.868

20.188

19.284

 

Other Expenditure

206.959

159.925

0.000

Total Expenditure

1438.065

618.443

281.716

 

KEY RATIOS

 

PARTICULARS

 

 

31.03.2006

31.03.2005

31.03.2004

PAT / Total Income

(%)

[10.91]

[28.50]

[26.99]

 

 

 

 

 

Net Profit Margin

(PBT/Sales)

(%)

[11.01]

[29.03]

[4.93]

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Total Assets

(PBT/Total Assets}

(%)

[8.38]

[13.22]

[2.99]

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Investment (ROI)

(PBT/Networth)

 

[0.18]

[15.28]

[0.03]

 

 

 

 

 

Debt Equity Ratio

(Total Liability/Networth)

 

1.24

1.29

0.31

 

 

 

 

 

Current Ratio

(Current Asset/Current Liability)

 

4.08

12.75

4.80

 

LOCAL AGENCY FURTHER INFORMATION

 

HISTORY:

The company was incorporated on 24th April, 2000 at Bangalore in Karnataka having Company Registration Number 26980.

 

The name of the company was changed to the present name w.e.f. 23.10.2002.


The company was incorporated to develop globally competitive products for the Optical Networking market. Dr. Gururaj Deshpande (Founder and Chairman of Sycamore Networks, USA) is the Chairman of the Board of corporate promoters of subject is Sycamore Networks (USA) and ASG Omni (USA).

 

Subject develops software/hardware products for building intelligent optical networks for worldwide customers and provides sales and services to design, develop and support high-speed optical networks in India and the Asia-Pacific region, using state-of-the art- products.

 

Subject team consists of top professionals who bring together a wealth of experience in optical networking, telecommunications, VLSI design and electronic design automation.

 

During 2002-03, it was converted into a deemed public limited liability company.

 

BUSINESS:

Subject is engaged in the business as Manufacturers, Importers, Exporters and Traders of all kinds of Hardware, Software, Networks, Communication Equipments and IT Solutions & Services.

 

The company provides the following services:

˜                  Design and development in the areas of telecom software and related projects

˜                  High end consulting in the areas of telecom software and related projects

˜                  Import, marketing and installation / commissioning of optical networking systems

 

product application

Subject’s products have a wide range of applications, for Optical Transport as well as Digital.  Its products are currently being used for applications in:

 

·         Access Networks

·         Regional Backbone Networks

·         Wireless BTS-MSC connectivity

·         Ethernet LAN over SDH WAN

·         Optical transport for Digital Loop Carrier (DLC)

·         As MADMs for superior bandwidth management and utilization

·         Digital Cross Connections

 

Subject believes in partnering with its customers for following services:-

·         Network Planning, Design and Optimization

·         Network Installation, Commissioning, Testing and Programme Management

·         Customer Support and Technical Assistance

·         Training

·         System integration NMS, OSS integration and customizations

·         End-to-end solution for customers provisioning with Sycamore Network and

·         Riverstone Network

 

The company is in trade term with:

·         Peninsula Electronics

No. 2, Kodihalli, Airport Road (HAL II Stage PO), Bangalore – 560 008, Karnataka, India.

·         Nera Electronics

73 Ayer Rajah Cresent, No. 07-05, Singapore

·         Tata Power Company Limited

Dharavi Receiving Station, Matunga, Mumbai – 400 019, Maharashtra

 

·         PMC Sierra

·         Hi-Q Electronics, Hosur, Tamilnadu

·         Glastronics, Mysore, Karnataka

·         Sun Fibre Optics Limited, Cochin, Kerala

·         Hewlett Packard India Limited, Bangalore, Karnataka

·         Agilent Technologies Limited, Bangalore, Karnataka

·         Sycamore Networks Inc., USA

 

FORM 8 :-

Corporation identity number or foreign company registrations number of the company 

U72900KA2000PLC026980

Name of the company

TEJAS NETWORKS INDIA LIMITED

Address

#58, 1st main road, J P Nagar, 3rd Phase , Bangalore – 560 078, Karnataka, India

This Form is for

Creation of charge

Type of Charges

A charge on any interest in immovable property, movable property ( not being pledge), others

Particular of the charge holder 

The Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited

Address: No. 7 M G Road, Bangalore – 560 001, Karnataka, India

Email ID: prasannavas@india.tejasnetworks.com

Nature or description of the instrument creating charge  

Agreement for hypothecation of revolving stocks and other movable assets also present and future book debts and present and future plant and machinery.

Date of the instrument creating charge

08.02.2007

Amount Secure by the charge

Rs. 200.000 millions

Brief of the principal terms and conditions and extent and operation of the charge

Rate of interest:

Interest shall be payable by the company on the banking facilities as per bank tariff subject, however that the bank shall have the right to change the rate of interest after giving notice to the company.

 

Terms of repayment:

In consideration of banking facilities sanctioned to be sanctioned by the bank to the company the company has hypothecated and charged to the bank by way of first pari passu charge as a continuing security on present and future stocks and receivable and first pari passu charge on present and future plant and machinery the assets mentioned cost and all other charges – payable on demand.

 

Margin:

The company shall maintain such margin as may be specified by the bank from time to time

 

Extent and operation of the charge:

In case the company fails to full the obligations under the agreement the bank shall be entitled to take position of the hypothecation properties and sell them by the public auction or private contract and utilize the proceeds in full or in part settlement of its claims.

Shorts Particulars of the Property charged  

First pari passu charge on all the company stock in trade, both present and future including stocks of raw materials, work in progress spares and stores and finished goods. All the company present and future boom debts outstanding monies receivables.

 

First pari passu charge on all the company plant and machinery, fixed and movable machinery spares tools and accessories and other movable as per agreement.

 

Name of the company

TEJAS NETWORKS INDIA LIMITED

Presented By

ING Vysya Bank Limited

Address: Mg road, Bangalore – 560 052, Karnataka, India

 

And

 

M/s Tejas Networks India limited 

1) Date and description of instrument creating the change

16.07.2005

General  hypothecation agreement

2) Amount secured by the charge/amount owing on the securities of charge

Rs. 304.700 millions Secured Term Loan – Rs. 300.000 millions and Bank guarantee – Rs. 4.700 millions

3) Short particular of the property charged. If the property acquired is subject to charge, date of the acquired of the property should be given

Present and future goods, machineries, book debts and all other movables of the borrower including documents of title deeds to goods and all other movables such a outstanding moneys, receivable, Claims, Bills, Invoices , document, Contracts, engagement, Securities, investment past and present machinery listed in the schedule hereunto and all future machinery belonging to or in the possession or under the control of the borrower wherever lying  stored and kept and whether in possession  of the borrower or the bank or of any third party whether in India or elsewhere throughout the world (including all such goods and all other movables as may be in course of shipment transit by way of first charge. Stocks including components, work in process, finished goods, etc.

 

Receivables (Excluding assigned to M/s Canbank Factors Limited maximum of INR 46.900  millions

4) Gist of the terms and conditions and extent and operation of the charge.

Rate of interest:

SSTL – 2.5% Below IVRR ; EFF Rate 9.5% per annum with periodical rest and / or at such rates and rests as may be specified by the bank from time to time. Penal interest: 2% per annum.

 

Margin:

As specified by the bank for the respective facilities.

 

Repayment: CC –On Demand – SSTL – as per specified by the bank. 

5) Name and Address and description of the person entitled to the charge.

ING Vysya  Bank Limited

Address: M G road, Branch, M G road, Bangalore – 560 001, Karnataka, India (A Banking Company)

 

OTHER INFORMATION:

The STPI unit of the company continued to make slow progress in its activities and the company could not increase its export activities largely due to the continued sluggishness in the software business of thee telecom sector worldwide. The company continues to watch the market and explore opportunities to increase its software exports.

 

The company has strategic relationship with Sycamore, USA.

 

Note:

Mr. Gururaj Deshpande of Sycamore, USA is the co-brother of Mr. N. R. Narayanamurthy, Chief Executive Office of Infosys Technologies Limited, Bangalore, and Karnataka

 

FIXED ASSTES:

·         Leasehold Improvements

·         Electrical Installation

·         Furniture and fixtures

·         Networking Equipment

·         Computing Equipments

·         Lab Equipments

·         Office equipments

·         Software

·         Car Lease

 

WEBSITE DETAILS:

Vision

To build a global telecom product company from India.


Mission
To create leading-edge, yet practical, telecommunications products and solutions that provide the highest value to their customers worldwide.

 

Subject is a leading enabler of high-performance telecom infrastructure by developing innovative carrier class communications equipment. Subject pioneered the development of a strong portfolio of packet-aware optical transport products based on SDH/SONET and has been credited with one of the first commercial deployments of Ethernet-over-SDH/SONET.

Subject promise of delivering ‘an unfair advantage’ is a reality in the networks of several telecom service providers and carriers across the world today. Subject has witnessed enormous success in tackling the problems of efficiently aggregating bandwidth at the edge of the network, thereby offering substantial savings in capex and opex for its customers. Subject has developed products that transition legacy networks into intelligent, ethernet-enabled networks, that can be used to offer many new revenue-generating, data services.


Tens of thousands of subject equipment are working in networks that deliver voice, data and video services to end-users. Subject is poised to continue building upon its success by introducing new Carrier Ethernet Platforms to further enhance the global customer experience in creating intelligent networks of tomorrow.

 

Overview

Leading the Carrier Ethernet revolution

Subject has been consistently developing and delivering high quality optical transmission equipment. Their Next-Gen SDH/SONET equipment is available in line rates ranging from STM-1/OC-3 to STM-64/OC-192, with very rich set of service interfaces and Optics options. With the latest addition of a DWDM product line, Subject now offers the complete range of equipment to fulfill the needs of any optical transmission network.


Subject has consistently believed that bringing the advantages of packet processing to the traditional SDH/SONET equipment will help service providers offer new value-added services, at incremental costs. This vision drove Subject to lead the implementation of Ethernet-over-SDH/SONET and ever since they have worked to bring more and more advanced packet processing capabilities to their equipment. Their latest offering brings Deep Packet Inspection and Extensive QoS to their customers, who are using their products to offer the next generation services like Wimax/3G, IPTV/Video-On-Demand etc.


In line with the global need for Carrier Ethernet, the company products support latest standards such as Provider Back Bone with Traffic Engineering (PBB-TE). Using this technology, customers will have the ability to use the flexibility, richness and other benefits of IP networks and be able to gain from the resilience and O and M capabilities of SDH/SONET. This technology will enable sophisticated data services and optimized bandwidth usage with Statistical Multiplexing. At the same time, advanced Ethernet management capabilities based on emerging standards like EFM, CFM and EthOAM will ensure SDH-like 50ms recovery and easy of operation.  

 

Product Highlights

·         Compliant to latest ITU-T standards- Standards-based Ethernet-over-SDH/SONET

·         Same platform supports both SDH and SONET standards

·         Support for Low-order and High-order Virtual Concatenation (VCAT), GFP and LCAS

·         All products are wideband (VT1.5/VC12) cross-connects

·         Embedded software intelligence supporting auto-discovery of network topology, automated end-to-end provisioning and Customer Network Management (CNM) through an easy-to-use Network Management System (NMS)

·         Common tributary cards that can be shared across multiple platforms

·         Support for data features such as Packet Switching and Multi Protocol Label Switching (MPLS) encapsulation

·         Support for wide variety of optics (including SFPs)

·         Support for various management/interoperability options such as DCC, F1, F2/F3, VC12 or E1 management

·         Designed to meet global and Indian safety/EMI standards

 

Product Applications

Subject products have a wide range of applications, for Optical Transport as well as the Digital Cross-connect market. Subject products are currently being extensively used for application

·         Access networks

·         Regional Backbone

·         Wireless backhaul

·         Ethernet LAN over SDH WAN

·         Customer Premise equipment carrying TDM as well as Ethernet traffic

·         Multiple-ADMs (MADM) and Wideband DXC for superior bandwidth management and utilization

·         Optical transport for Digital Loop Carrier (DLC)

 

PRESS RELEASE:

Networks Named a "Red Herring 100 Global" Award Winner

Chosen as one of the top 100 tech start-ups in the world

 

Bangalore, India – Dec 7, 2007 – Tejas Networks, an emerging leader in next-generation optical networking equipment, announced today that it has been selected as a winner of the Red Herring 100 Global Award.

 

"We are delighted to be selected amongst the winners of prestigious first Red Herring 100 Global Award. This is a great recognition for Tejas Networks, which is one of the first global technology product companies from India. This award is a strong endorsement for new generation of innovation-driven technology companies from India, who have proven that they are amongst the best-in-class globally," said Sanjay Nayak, CEO and Managing Director, Tejas Networks India Limited.   

 

Red Herring 100 winners and finalists from North America, Europe and Asia of the last three years were eligible for this award. The Red Herring editorial team used a very competitive process to whittle down this pool of 1800 eligible promising companies to the 100 winners of this first-time award. Evaluations were made on both quantitative and qualitative criteria such as financial performance, innovation, management, global strategy, and ecosystem integration.

 

The winning companies were announced and celebrated at the Red Herring Global event in Seattle, WA.

 

About Tejas Networks

Tejas Networks is a leading innovator of carrier grade optical networking equipment. Today, there are tens of thousands of Tejas products enabling numerous Service Provider networks around the world. Tejas is continuing to build upon its success by introducing new Carrier Ethernet platforms to further enhance the global customer experience in creating next generation networks. Contact Tejas Networks at http://www.tejasnetworks.com

 

About Red Herring

Red Herring is a global media company uniting the world’s best high technology innovators, venture investors and business decision makers in a variety of forums: a leading innovation magazine; an online daily technology news service technology research, and major events for technology leaders around the globe. Red Herring provides an insider’s access to the global innovation economy, featuring unparalleled insights on the emerging technologies driving the economy. For more information, visit www.redherring.com.

 

Tejas Networks named among Deloitte Technology Fast 50 INDIA

Award recognizes 50 fastest growing technology companies in India

 

Bangalore, November 23, 2007Tejas Networks, an emerging leader in next-generation optical transport equipment, announced today that it has been named as one of the Deloitte Technology Fast 50 India Companies. This award recognizes the fastest growing technology companies in India.

 

"We are delighted to be selected amongst the winners of Deloitte Technology Fast 50 India. This is a great recognition for Tejas Networks, which is one of the first technology product companies from India. This award re-affirms our execution strategy of achieving significant success in a highly competitive Indian telecom market," said Sanjay Nayak, CEO and Managing Director, Tejas Networks India Limited.   

 

Deloitte’s staff rigorously evaluated Indian technology companies through a careful analysis of a variety of parameters including quality of management, financial data, execution of strategy and dedication to research and development.  The award ceremony was held at the Taj Mahal Palace and Tower, Mumbai on 22nd November 2007. 

 

About Tejas Networks

Tejas Networks is a leading innovator of carrier grade optical transport equipment. Today, there are tens of thousands of Tejas products enabling numerous Service Provider networks around the world. Tejas is continuing to build upon its success by introducing new Carrier Ethernet platforms to further enhance the global customer experience in creating next generation networks. Contact Tejas Networks at http://www.tejasnetworks.com

 

About Deloitte

Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu India Pvt. Ltd. is a member firm of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu and provides non-audit consulting services.  They serve Indian business houses, multinational companies and the public sector.

 

 

 


CMT REPORT (Corruption, Money Laundering & Terrorism]

 

The Public Notice information has been collected from various sources including but not limited to: The Courts, India Prisons Service, Interpol, etc.

 

1]         INFORMATION ON DESIGNATED PARTY

No records exist designating subject or any of its beneficial owners, controlling shareholders or senior officers as terrorist or terrorist organization or whom notice had been received that all financial transactions involving their assets have been blocked or convicted, found guilty or against whom a judgement or order had been entered in a proceedings for violating money-laundering, anti-corruption or bribery or international economic or anti-terrorism sanction laws or whose assets were seized, blocked, frozen or ordered forfeited for violation of money laundering or international anti-terrorism laws.

 

2]         Court Declaration :

No records exist to suggest that subject is or was the subject of any formal or informal allegations, prosecutions or other official proceeding for making any prohibited payments or other improper payments to government officials for engaging in prohibited transactions or with designated parties.

 

3]         Asset Declaration :

No records exist to suggest that the property or assets of the subject are derived from criminal conduct or a prohibited transaction.

 

4]         Record on Financial Crime :

            Charges or conviction registered against subject:                                                  None

 

5]         Records on Violation of Anti-Corruption Laws :

            Charges or investigation registered against subject:                                                          None

 

6]         Records on Int’l Anti-Money Laundering Laws/Standards :

            Charges or investigation registered against subject:                                                          None

 

7]         Criminal Records

No available information exist that suggest that subject or any of its principals have been formally charged or convicted by a competent governmental authority for any financial crime or under any formal investigation by a competent government authority for any violation of anti-corruption laws or international anti-money laundering laws or standard.

 

8]         Affiliation with Government :

No record exists to suggest that any director or indirect owners, controlling shareholders, director, officer or employee of the company is a government official or a family member or close business associate of a Government official.

 

9]         Compensation Package :

Our market survey revealed that the amount of compensation sought by the subject is fair and reasonable and comparable to compensation paid to others for similar services.

 

10]        Press Report :

            No press reports / filings exists on the subject.

 

 

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

 

MIRA INFORM as part of its Due Diligence do provide comments on Corporate Governance to identify management and governance. These factors often have been predictive and in some cases have created vulnerabilities to credit deterioration.

 

Our Governance Assessment focuses principally on the interactions between a company’s management, its Board of Directors, Shareholders and other financial stakeholders.

 

 

CONTRAVENTION

 

Subject is not known to have contravened any existing local laws, regulations or policies that prohibit, restrict or otherwise affect the terms and conditions that could be included in the agreement with the subject.

 

 

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

 

Currency

Unit

Indian Rupees

US Dollar

1

Rs.39.57

UK Pound

1

Rs.78.93

Euro

1

Rs.56.85

 

 

SCORE & RATING EXPLANATIONS

 

SCORE FACTORS

 

RANGE

POINTS

HISTORY

1~10

6

PAID-UP CAPITAL

1~10

4

OPERATING SCALE

1~10

3

FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

 

--BUSINESS SCALE

1~10

4

--PROFITABILIRY

1~10

---

--LIQUIDITY

1~10

4

--LEVERAGE

1~10

3

--RESERVES

1~10

---

--CREDIT LINES

1~10

4

--MARGINS

-5~5

---

DEMERIT POINTS

 

 

--BANK CHARGES

YES/NO

YES

--LITIGATION

YES/NO

NO

--OTHER ADVERSE INFORMATION

YES/NO

NO

MERIT POINTS

 

 

--SOLE DISTRIBUTORSHIP

YES/NO

NO

--EXPORT ACTIVITIES

YES/NO

YES

--AFFILIATION

YES/NO

NO

--LISTED

YES/NO

NO

--OTHER MERIT FACTORS

YES/NO

YES

TOTAL

 

28

 

This score serves as a reference to assess SC’s credit risk and to set the amount of credit to be extended. It is calculated from a composite of weighted scores obtained from each of the major sections of this report. The assessed factors and their relative weights (as indicated through %) are as follows:

 

Financial condition (40%)            Ownership background (20%)                 Payment record (10%)

Credit history (10%)                    Market trend (10%)                                Operational size (10%)

 


 

RATING EXPLANATIONS

 

RATING

STATUS

 

 

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

>86

Aaa

Possesses an extremely sound financial base with the strongest capability for timely payment of interest and principal sums

 

Unlimited

71-85

Aa

Possesses adequate working capital. No caution needed for credit transaction. It has above average (strong) capability for payment of interest and principal sums

 

Large

56-70

A

Financial & operational base are regarded healthy. General unfavourable factors will not cause fatal effect. Satisfactory capability for payment of interest and principal sums

 

Fairly Large

41-55

Ba

Overall operation is considered normal. Capable to meet normal commitments.

 

Satisfactory

26-40

B

Unfavourable & favourable factors carry similar weight in credit consideration. Capability to overcome financial difficulties seems comparatively below average/normal.

 

Small

11-25

Ca

Adverse factors are apparent. Repayment of interest and principal sums in default or expected to be in default upon maturity

 

Limited with full security

<10

C

Absolute credit risk exists. Caution needed to be exercised

 

 

Credit not recommended

NR

In view of the lack of information, we have no basis upon which to recommend credit dealings

No Rating

 

 

PRIVATE & CONFIDENTIAL : This information is provided to you at your request, you having employed MIPL for such purpose. You will use the information as aid only in determining the propriety of giving credit and generally as an aid to your business and for no other purpose. You will hold the information in strict confidence, and shall not reveal it or make it known to the subject persons, firms or corporations or to any other. MIPL does not warrant the correctness of the information as you hold it free of any liability whatsoever. You will be liable to and indemnify MIPL for any loss, damage or expense, occasioned by your breach or non observance of any one, or more of these conditions