1. Where Quality meets Cost

2. NASSCOM McKinsey Report, 2002 NASSCOM’s findings of “Super Nine” Indian ITES Destinations “Cities such as Hyderabad and Kochi are emerging as attractive ITES destinations primarily due to rapid improvements in infrastructure (power, international bandwidth and urban transportation) and lower manpower costs…..”

3. “Kochi's strong points include its cent per cent literacy rate with "over 25 colleges in Kochi and nearby districts", "abundant" real estate, Infopark, the city's 15 Gbps bandwidth support through VSNL's primary international gateway, lower power costs, lowest attrition rates, Government initiatives to enhance ITES-BPO focus and the dedicated ITES Habitat of the Kerala State IT Mission.” NASSCOM KPMG Report, 2004

4. ICICI Property Services Kochi and Infopark Ranked No.1 location for ITES/BPO & DRC “The overall city ranking after factoring the weightages as well as individual parameters rankings gives a consolidated picture of where each city stands, which is depicted in the graph below. Kochi and Hyderabad get the highest rankings in this.”

5. ICICI Property Services Overall City Ranking 5.11 5.88 6.98 6.72 6.62 6.03 5.77 5.95 5.48 5.9 6.23 5.38 4.97 6.586.57 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Chandigarh Chennai Cochin Hyderabad Kolkata Mumbai NCR Pune Mysore Mangalore Bangalore Goa Indore Thiruvanthapuram Vizag Weighted Points Location Study Report, 2004

6. ICICI Property Services IT Parks Ranking, 2004

7. Global Work Culture The large number of expatriates in Kerala has helped to carry back the excellent work culture practiced globally, hence a great number of professionals show willingness to relocate to Kochi. ………finally a destination where quality meets cost.