Mumbai, 16 February 2010: Geodesic’s GeoAmida, world’s first integrated mobile computer has won the NASSCOM Social Innovation Honor 2010 under the category of ICT-led business innovation for development.

NASSCOM Foundation established the Social Innovation Honors to recognize excellence and encourage innovation in social development initiatives. NASSCOM Foundation and Genpact, jointly presented the Social Innovation Honors for 2010 to showcase projects that demonstrate the use of Information Communication Technology (ICT) as a tool for social transformation. This award is a celebration of innovations that bring about social change and development through the application or use of technology.

GeoAmida, the Perfect Last Mile solution to reach the unreached, enables service providers to biometrically identify customers, deliver multiple services remotely and securely, and function reliably in the remotest parts of the world. GeoAmida technology platform enables the government, financial institutions, NGOs and enterprises to offer and deliver sophisticated services to their remotest customers, opening up new markets and creating fresh opportunities.

“We are delighted to receive the NASSCOM Social Innovation award for GeoAmida as it aims at serving the society at large with the help of technology,” said Mr. Pankaj Kumar, Chairman, Geodesic Ltd and continued, “GeoAmida, because of its versatility and cost effectiveness, is already gaining momentum and acceptance among a number of companies, ranging from IT companies, Banks, NBFCs to System Integrators.

The Honors were judged by an eminent jury comprising Narayana Murthy (Founder-Chairman, Infosys Technologies Limited), T. N. Ninan (Chairman and Editorial Director, Business Standard Ltd.), Rama Bijapurkar (Independent Market Strategy Consultant), Jaithirth (Jerry) Rao (Chairman, NASSCOM Foundation) and Saurabh Srivastava (Trustee, NASSCOM Foundation)

About Geodesic Limited
Geodesic is an innovator in software products focused on Information, Communication and Entertainment for mobile phones and desktop computers. Headquartered in Mumbai, India, Geodesic's Mundu suite of award-winning products includes solutions for Instant Messaging, Voice-over-IP and Internet Radio. The company is listed on the National Stock Exchange and Bombay Stock Exchange in India. Geodesic has offices in Mumbai and Bangalore in India, USA (Silicon Valley), UK, Sweden, Mauritius, Germany and Hong Kong.

More information about Geodesic and GeoAmida can be found at http://www.geodesic.com and http://www.geoamida.com

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