MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

15.04.2008

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

TEJAS NETWORKS LIMITED

 

 

Formerly Known As :

TEJAS NETWORKS INDIA LIMITED

 

 

Registered Office :

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

 

 

Country :

India

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.03.2007

 

 

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 Liability 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 7616192

 

 

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, India

Tel. No.:

91-80-41794600/ 700/ 800/ 51794600/ 700/ 800

Fax No.:

91-80-41214481/ 51214481

E-Mail :

info@tejasnetworks.com

prasannavs@india.tejasnetworks.com

tamirisa@airtelbroadband.in

nram@tejasnetworks.com

lnarayana@india.tejasnetwaorks.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

Date of Appointment :

24.04.2000

 

 

Name :

Mr. Sanjay Nayak

Designation :

Managing Director

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

Date of Birth/Age :

09.05.1955

Date of Appointment :

24.04.2000

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

Date of Appointment :

24.07.2000

 

 

Name :

Mr. Munesh Chawla

Designation :

Director

Address :

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

Date of Birth/Age :

04.01.1967

Date of Appointment :

07.03.2002

 

 

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

Date of Appointment :

07.03.2002

 

 

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 :

26.04.2007

Email :

jram@iimb.ernet.in

 

 

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 :

26.04.2007

 

 

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 :

23.01.2004

 

 

Name :

Mr. Paresh Patel

Designation :

Director

Address :

C/O 600 Unicorn Park Drive, Woburn, Massachusetts

Date of Birth/Age :

18.01.1971

Date of Appointment :

12.09.2003

 

 

Name :

Mr. Carl Stjerneeldt

Designation :

Director

Address :

1st Wild Meadow Lane Natick, Massachussets USA 01760

Date of Birth/Age :

01.12.1958

Date of Appointment :

08.01.2005

 

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

 

 

Name :

Mr. Narayanan Ramanathan

Designation :

Company Secretary

Address :

131/145, 19th Cross, 8th Main Vijayanagar, Bangalore – 560040, Karnataka, India

Date of Birth/Age :

15.10.1966

Date of Appointment :

24.07.2000

 

 

MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS / SHAREHOLDING PATTERN

 

(As on 23.09.2005)

Names of Shareholders

 

No. of Shares

 

 

 

Mr. Sanjay Nayak

 

9250

Mr. Sivarajan Kumar

 

3000

Mr. Arnob Roy

 

2812

Mr. Sanjay Malpani

 

835

Mr. Manish Gangey

 

668

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

 

(As on 31.03.2006)

Category

 

Percentage

 

 

 

Venture Capital

 

9.00

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

 

63.00

Directors or relative of directors

 

10.00

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

 

 

Products :

·         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

 

Products Descriptions

Item Code No.

 

 

Multiplexers-Optical Networking and Telecommunication

8517

Soft Ware

8524

 

 

Imports :

 

Countries :

  • USA
  • Singapore
  • Taiwan
  • 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

·         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

·         River stone Network

 

 

No. of Employees :

150

 

 

Bankers :

·         Deutsche Bank Ag

Raheja Towers, M. G. Road, Bangalore – 560 001, Karnataka, India

 

·         Vijaya Bank

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

 

·         Ing Vysya  Bank Limited

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

 

·         The Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited

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

 

  • Axis Bank Limited

Esquire Cebtre, No.9 M G Road, M G Road Branch, Bangalore – 560001, Karnataka, India

 

  • CITI Bank NA

M G Road, Bangalore – 560001, Karnataka, India

 

 

Banking Relations :

Satisfactory

 

 

Auditors :

 

Name :

Deloitte Haskins and 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

 

 

 

 

106900000

Equity shares

Rs.10/- each

Rs. 1069.000 millions

 

 

 

 

 

Issued, Subscribed & Paid-up Capital :

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

 

 

 

 

51627600

Equity shares

Rs.10/- each

Rs. 516.276 millions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FINANCIAL DATA

[all figures are in Rupees Millions]

 

ABRIDGED BALANCE SHEET

 

SOURCES OF FUNDS

 

31.03.2007

31.03.2006

31.03.2005

SHAREHOLDERS FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Share Capital

516.276

1063.471

1063.447

2] Share Application Money

1.563

0.000

0.000

3] Reserves & Surplus

1877.911

268.956

268.450

4] (Accumulated Losses)

[491.702]

[578.505]

[434.348]

NETWORTH

1904.048

753.922

897.549

LOAN FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Secured Loans

526.573

541.154

160.733

2] Unsecured Loans

0.000

0.000

0.000

TOTAL BORROWING

526.573

541.154

160.733

DEFERRED TAX LIABILITIES

0.000

0.000

0.000

STOCK OPTION OUTSTANDING ACCOUNT

24.144

0.403

0.000

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

2454.765

1295.479

1058.282

 

 

 

 

APPLICATION OF FUNDS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIXED ASSETS [Net Block]

122.106

67.963

31.064

Capital work-in-progress

4.820

0.924

1.073

 

 

 

 

INVESTMENT

363.831

3.831

100.034

DEFERREX TAX ASSETS

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

CURRENT ASSETS, LOANS & ADVANCES

 

 

 

 

Inventories

798.496

490.250

164.597

 

Sundry Debtors

1170.238

929.139

404.621

 

Cash & Bank Balances

265.455

94.191

268.893

 

Other Current Assets

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

Loans & Advances

337.137

105.594

166.786

Total Current Assets

2571.326

1619.174

1004.897

Less : CURRENT LIABILITIES & PROVISIONS

 

 

 

 

Current Liabilities

587.542

381.739

75.355

 

Provisions

19.776

14.674

3.431

Total Current Liabilities

607.318

396.413

78.786

Net Current Assets

1964.008

1222.761

926.111

 

 

 

 

MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

2454.765

1295.479

1058.282

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROFIT & LOSS ACCOUNT

 

PARTICULARS

 

31.03.2007

31.03.2006

31.03.2005

Sales Turnover

2321.043

1284.957

472.468

Other Income

35.123

11.579

8.809

Total Income

2356.166

1296.536

481.277

 

 

 

 

Profit/(Loss) Before Tax

91.002

[141.529]

[137.166]

Provision for Taxation

0.000

0.000

0.000

Profit/(Loss) After Tax

91.002

[141.529]

[137.166]

 

 

 

 

Export Value

544.975

187.153

62.148

 

 

 

 

Expenditures :

 

 

 

 

Raw Material Consumed

1373.984

982.511

277.088

 

Consumption of stores and spares parts

35.453

38.267

44.477

 

Salaries, Wages, Bonus, etc.

244.504

132.287

92.521

 

Managerial Remuneration

5.263

4.000

4.400

 

Payment to Auditors

1.464

0.785

0.679

 

Interest

68.560

31.845

12.887

 

Insurance Expenses

9.411

4.071

2.212

 

Power & Fuel

9.109

6.472

4.066

 

Depreciation & Amortization

61.888

30.868

20.188

 

Other Expenditure

455.528

206.959

159.925

Total Expenditure

2265.164

1438.065

618.443

 

KEY RATIOS

 

PARTICULARS

 

 

31.03.2007

31.03.2006

31.03.2005

PAT / Total Income

(%)

3.86

[10.91]

[28.50]

 

 

 

 

 

Net Profit Margin

(PBT/Sales)

(%)

3.92

[11.01]

[29.03]

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Total Assets

(PBT/Total Assets}

(%)

3.38

[8.38]

[13.22]

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Investment (ROI)

(PBT/Networth)

 

0.05

[0.18]

[15.28]

 

 

 

 

 

Debt Equity Ratio

(Total Liability/Networth)

 

0.59

1.24

1.29

 

 

 

 

 

Current Ratio

(Current Asset/Current Liability)

 

4.23

4.08

12.75

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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.

 

The company provides the following services:

 

 

 

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

Modification of Charge

Type of Charges

Movable Property ( not being pledge)

Book Debts

Floating Charge

Particular of the charge holder 

ING Vysya Bank Limited

22 Ground Floor, ING Vysya House, M G Road, Bangalore – 560001, Karnataka, India

Nature or description of the instrument creating charge  

Supplemental General Hypothecation Agreement.

Facility Agreement.

Date of the instrument creating charge

31.12.2007

Amount Secure by the charge

Rs.700.000 millions

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

Rate of interest:

CC: IVRR-3.5%p.a.

WCDL: FTP+100 bps

PCFC/EBRD: Libor + 100bps

PCL/PSL: IVRR- 4.50%p.a.

SBD: FTP + 1.50% p.a.

LC/LOU: As per extant guidelines

BG: Commission 1.5% P.a.

Bid Bond Guarantee (Sub limit of LC/BG): Commission 1.5% p.a.

 

Terms of repayment:

CC: On Demand

SBD/FTP + 1.50% p.a.

LC/LOU/BG: On Demand

Bid Bond Guarantee (Sub limit of LC/BG): On Demand

 

Margin:

CC: 25% on Stock and receivables

PCL: 15%

PSL: Nil

SBD: Nil

LC/LOU/BG: 15% in fixed deposits

Bid Bond Guarantee (Sub limit of LC/BG):15% in fixed deposits

 

Extent and operation of the charge:

Pari Passu First charge on Current Assets like goods, book debts and all other movables of the company, outstanding moneys, receivables (excluding receivables assigned to CAN bank), claims, bills, invoices, documents, contracts, engagements, security, investments of the company both present and future along with Axis Bank, CITI Bank, HSBD Bank and Vijaya Bank.

 

First pari passu charge on fixed assets of the company with Axis Bank, CITI Bank, HSBD Bank and Vijaya Bank.

Shorts Particulars of the Property charged  

Entire Current Assets, goods, machineries, book debts and all other movables of the company at 58, I Main Road, J P Nagar, III Phase, Bangalore and 150/2 Abhishekapakkam Revenue Village, Thvalakuppam Junction, Pondicherry or any where else including documents of title ro goods and all other movables, outstanding moneys, receivable, Claims, Bills, Invoices , document, Contracts, engagement, Securities, investment of the company both present and future.

Particular of the present modification 

The total limit has been modified to Rs.700.000 Millions as follows:

CC of Rs.250.000 Millions

SBD of Rs.150.000 Millions

LC/LOU/BG of Rs.300.000 Millions

(Enhanced from Rs.200.000 Millions)

 

(Bid Bond Guarantee (Sub limit of LC/BG): of Rs.50.000 Millions (Enhanced from Rs.35.000 Millions)

 

The existing hypothecation of the company extended to the enhanced limit. All other terms and conditions continuing.

 

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 Can bank 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)

 

 

Trade Reference:

 

·         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

 

 

FIXED ASSTES:

 

·         Leasehold Improvements

·         Electrical Installation

·         Furniture and fixtures

·         Networking Equipment

·         Computing Equipments

·         Lab Equipments

·         Office equipments

·         Software

·         Car Lease

 

 

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.

 

 

 

Tejas Networks becomes first Indian Telecom Product Company to achieve TL 9000 Certification


Bangalore, India – Mar 10, 2008 – Tejas Networks, an emerging leader in next-generation optical transport equipment, today announced that it has received the TL 9000 Certification from DNV (Det Norske Veritas), one of the leading world-wide QuEST Forum registrars for TL 9000 certification. TL 9000 standards establish a common set of quality management requirements and measurements for telecommunications hardware, software and services. Tejas Networks is the first Indian Telecom Product Company to achieve the same.


TL 9000 certification covers a wide array of business functions including Product Design, Development, Marketing and Contract Manufacturing of Tejas Telecom Products. The TL 9000 certification provides validation that the processes, systems and practices employed by Tejas Networks will help ensure that the products offered are best-in-class reliability and quality.


“Getting TL9000 certification represents a major milestone for our commitment to quality”, said Sanjay Nayak, CEO of Tejas Networks. “Our customers run carrier-class networks that require 99.999% uptime. The fact that we have achieved this stringent global quality certification is a testament to our unwavering determination to deliver quality products as we significantly increase our customer base – both in India as well as internationally”.


The TL 9000 standards built on International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 9001 standards, incorporating additional requirements and defining a set of quality measurements specific to Telecommunication domain, which focuses on metrics based evaluation of customer/supplier interactions. The TL 9000 standard was developed by the QuEST Forum, an industry group made up of telecommunications companies including service providers, infrastructure vendors, second and third-party suppliers and liaison bodies. The certification process helps ensure that communications networks provide a high-quality experience for end-users.

 


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

 

 


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.39.94

UK Pound

1

Rs.78.81

Euro

1

Rs.63.05

 

 

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