Ugam Solutions’ all India delivery centers awarded prestigious ISO certification for information security

Company Brief

Mumbai, March 27, 2008

Ugam Solutions, a leading provider of offshore market research, advanced analytics and online marketing services, has been awarded the prestigious ISO/IEC 27001:2005 certification for information security for all its service and delivery centers in India.

Ugam Solutions is India’s largest provider of outsourced services to the global market research industry and it recently entered the marketing analytics space. The certification reaffirms the company’s excellence in meeting global standards and providing customers assurance that security controls and processes are followed to protect data and IP assets.

“We have been determinedly focused on delivering quality in our service offerings and this accreditation is the outcome of our ongoing efforts to improve our processes, develop talent and induce high standards for our delivery centers,” said Mihir Kittur, COO, Ugam Solutions. “We are now compliant to the most widely recognised international certification and are confident this will reap long-term benefits for our customers,”

Ugam Solutions continues to demonstrate its commitment to protecting information through its crusade against security infringement. The ISO/IEC 27001:2005 certification reiterates its pledge to customers with regards to secure handling and appropriate processing of customer data and acts as a powerful endorsement of the company’s meticulous information security practice, which is on par with global standards.

“We have made considerable strides in establishing Ugam Solutions as one of the fastest growing players in India’s market research, analytics and online marketing space and this achievement strengthens our position as a pace-setter,” added Mr. Kittur.

Published by the ISO (the International Organization for Standardization) and IEC (the International Electro technical Commission), this standard is the revised and enhanced version of the British Standard: BS 7799:2000 and complements the ISO 17799 'code of practice'.

The certification is awarded only to companies who practice and substantiate high levels of Information Security Management. It helps identify, manage and minimize the range of threats that information is subject to. ISO 27001 directives have set requirements to define, implement, improvise and monitor documented information security management aligned to the triad of confidentiality, integrity and availability.

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