NIIT-GIS Vice Chairman conferred Lifetime Achievement Award at India Geospatial Forum

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(Free-Press-Release.com) February 10, 2012 -- NIIT Technologies Ltd. (NSE: NIITTECH), the global IT solutions provider, today announced that Mr. Rajesh C Mathur, Vice Chairman, NIIT GIS Ltd., was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award by Mr. M. Shashidhar Reddy, Vice Chairman, National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), at the ongoing India Geospatial Forum at Gurgaon.

Accepting this prestigious honor, Mr. Rajesh Mathur said “I am privileged to receive this recognition from Geospatial Media and Communications. NIIT-GIS play an important role in both domestic and international community in shaping Imaging and GIS thoughts and concepts”.

Mr. Mathur was acknowledged for his association with geospatial industry for over two decades in India. He has been instrumental in helping NIIT-GIS attain a leadership position and become the number one Company as an essential contributor enabling many Mission Mode Programmes. NIIT-GIS is a strategic alliance between NIIT Technologies and ESRI Inc., USA, the world leader in GIS Mapping and Solutions and creator of the famous ArcGIS solution package.

About Geospatial Media & Communications

Geospatial Media & Communications Pvt. Ltd. (formerly GIS Development) shall continue to work towards raising the profile and expanding the horizons of geospatial industry worldwide. It shall endeavour to create awareness about geospatial technology; connect various stakeholders of geospatial community; advocate for the right policy environment; and provide an ideal platform for business development activities through its publications and conferences. Geospatial Media and Communications recognises the contributions of professionals and institutions towards advancements of geospatial industry in India. These awards are meant to recognize, acknowledge and honour outstanding Programmes, Professionals, Entrepreneurs, Organisation, and Academic Institutions, who have made significant contribution towards development of geographic information technology, products, applications, capacity development and in turn helped to make geographic information a public commodity in India.

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About NIIT GIS Ltd. (Esri India)

NIIT GIS Ltd. is a strategic alliance between NIIT Technologies Limited, India and Esri Inc., USA, the world leader in GIS Mapping and Solutions and creator of the famous ArcGIS solution package. The Company provides end-to-end GIS based solutions ranging from software products, application development, training, data conversion and technical support. NIIT GIS Ltd. today enjoys a leadership position in India in the field of GIS, especially with a large ArcGIS installation base across different vertical segments. Apart from Esri’s ArcGIS products and solutions, NIIT GIS Ltd. provides to its customers ENVI Image Analysis and Processing solutions from ITT VIS, ArcFM Utilities solutions from Telvent and Network Engineer Telecom solutions from Telcordia Technologies.

For further information, please visit http://www.esriindia.com/

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