Editor's Desk...
The New Year rings in new ideas and a revitalized spirit to grab new opportunities and chart a new path of success. Keeping in tune with this festive mood, I am proud to present Connexion – the bond that binds you closely with Saviance, in a new avatar that keeps you updated on the latest news at Saviance Technologies on a regular basis.you updated on the latest news at Saviance on a regular basis.

This edition of Connexion encapsulates the high points of our journey in the year 2012 for you so that you can join us in celebrating our accomplishments in the past year. You will also read about Saviance as the Bronze Sponsor of the Wharton Healthcare Conference in Philadelphia, our prowess in Mobility, our product launches, our newest venture Celestos and much more.

Wishing you a New Year filled with hope, warmth and progress.
Arpan Gujral
Saviance as Bronze Sponsor at Wharton Healthcare
Saviance Technologies was the Bronze Sponsor at the Wharton Healthcare Conference held in Philadelphia. Recognizing the increasing importance of world healthcare as well as the Affordable Healthcare Act in the US, Saviance chose to attend this conference to understand better and appreciate the implications of these changes at the global level. The noted speakers at this conference shed light on a multitude of ideas related to healthcare, such as, healthcare delivery systems, innovation in medical delivery and payment, personalized medicine and insurance. The Conference started with an address by Dr Gary Phillips, Head of Healthcare Industries at the World Economic Forum based at Geneva, Switzerland. Dr Phillips spoke about how he is involved with overseeing research into ways to improve and increase access to healthcare with private-public collaboration to ensure financial sustainability of health systems.
Another interesting session was by Dr Mark Blatt, Worldwide Medical Director of Intel Corporation who highlighted the Healthcare mega trend, evidence for collaborative care and collaborative workflows as well as the IT infrastructure. During his session Dr Mark shared some critical data – as per the Commonwealth Survey of PCP, US shows the lowest percent (37%) of reporting of having received information back for referrals to other doctors/specialists as compared to UK at 75, New Zealand at 82, Netherlands at 61, Germany at 68, Canada at 62 and Australia at 76.
He shared the fact that INTEL is launching a Real-time Collaboration System in Windows 8 wherein patient information and live collaboration will take place on a real time basis. According to him, Intel is also coming out with an Enterprise Ready Tablet soon, wherein possible collaborative workflows will be provided by the system bringing together the healthcare provider/ patient/ doctor/ nurse/ community care worker /pharmacists/therapists.
Having attended the conference, Kaushik Bellani, CEO, Saviance Technologies said, “The Conference was a clear indicator of how the future of healthcare is intertwined intricately with technology. So it is imperative that we delve deeper into this arena to understand how we can enable the healthcare system to benefit from this fusion.”
To know more about the conference, please visit: www.whartonhealthcare.org/article
Saviance at Franchise UAE 2012
Saviance Technologies recently participated in the 4th Franchise UAE 2012, a one-stop two day international event for the franchise, retail and the services industry in UAE. This exhibition was a meeting ground for over 100 most successful international and Dubai based brands, unique businesses and financial solutions companies. The event witnessed more than 30 speakers from leading brands in the franchise, retail and service industries. The Entrepreneurial Summit, a knowledge conference, detailed the entrepreneurial strength and strategies that enables businesses to make it large in the opportune world of business in the Middle East, and to take it beyond. With our recent foray in the Middle East, this was the perfect opportunity to make an impact in this geography. Jatin Mahajan, AVP-International Business participated in the exhibition and interacted with the attendees by way of a questionnaire.
This questionnaire was received well and the responses have enabled our team to understand the Software Applications and Services needs of various businesses that were a part of Franchise UAE 2012. To view the questionnaire, please click here: http://survey.constantcontact.com/survey/a07e6pl3xwtha3w44pe/_tmp/questions
Saviance Milestones 2012
Alumni Portal of Sydenham goes live on Viburnix!
Saviance Technologies has engineered a holistic and state-of-the-art solution to take the alumni of Sydenham Institute of Management Studies, Research & Entrepreneurship Education (SIMREE) online. The alumni portal of SIMREE is now live on Viburnix - the leading Cloud Based Enterprise Resource System which gives colleges, universities, corporates & schools a unified communication and collaboration platform. Viburnix was able to address each unique requirement of SIMREE and add value to the client by customizing each element, for instance, the photo gallery, logo store, Alumni news, alumni profiles, amongst others. The technical prowess of the professional team working within the Center of Excellence at Saviance ensured the project was delivered on time while maintaining the quality standards at all times. To visit the website, click on http://www.simsreealumni.org/.
About Viburnix: Viburnix effectively engages its members and creates multiple points of adhesion throughout the institution based on affinity and provides opportunity for engagement in many different ways. It can be accessed on mobile devices and the iPhone application Viburnix is available as well. To know more about Viburnix, click here: www.viburnix.com
 
Lok Sabha Goes Mobile with Saviance!
Saviance has enabled the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Parliament of India to go the mobile way.The Lok Sabha Application was developed by Saviance at the India Development Center to enable the sharing information with the general public, as well as with the Members of Parliament. One of the main objectives was to decrease the carbon footprint by eliminating the need for paper prints that were being used for communication and disseminating information. This app also enables faster and more efficient access to information, even for members who are unable to attend a particular session.
The Lok Sabha Mobile App provides detailed and comprehensive information at the click of a button for the users on the go under two sections: Business and Members. The Business section provides the calendar of proceedings of the Lok Sabha, the list of businesses to be handled by the Lok Sabha during the session, details of the proceedings, for instance, bulletins, synopses of discussions, verbatim record of debates, notifications to members, etc. Under the member section, this app provides access to the Directory of Members (alphabetically, state-wise, party-wise), biographies, profiles, contributions of members and other information such as nominated members, women members, vacant constituencies, etc.You can download this app at: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/lok-sabha-english/id577714654?mt=8
About Lok Sabha: Members of the Lok Sabha or the Lower House of the Parliament are elected by direct election under the universal adult franchise. Each Lok Sabha is formed for a five-year term. The maximum strength of the House envisaged by the Constitution is 552, which is made up by election of upto 530 members to represent the States, upto 20 members to represent the Union Territories and not more than two members of the Anglo-Indian Community to be nominated by the Honorable President of India.
Educational Vertical of Saviance launched!
Celestos is the education venture of Saviance Technologies and provides end-to-end comprehensive education management software products and solutions. With a focussed approach to the resolution of real-life problems faced by clients in the education sector, Celestos ensures that our clients win and grow by realizing their return on investment. We offer scalable, affordable, reliable and. innovative solutions that are accessible by the entire education fraternity and stakeholders- from students to faculty to administrators to parents. Our products and solutions harness the power of cloud computing and are available across all access devices including Mobile devices so that the educators can focus on their basic art – teaching and grooming students across higher education, vocational institutions and schools. Our two main software products are EMSync – Education Management System and Viburnix – Building Vibrant Alumni Communities. To know more about Celestos, click here: www.celestos.co.in
As a pioneering initiative, Celestos launched the first-of-its-kind Alumni Affairs Newsletter in India during the 11th Alumni Leadership Masterclass at Coimbatore. Alumni Relations, a fairly new arena in India, is the focus of this newsletter and the main aim of AlumnEye is to spread awareness about the importance of staying connected with the minds that the educational institutions have helped to shape over the years. This edition of AlumnEye features the cover story by Prof. R.Nagarajan, IIT Madras and other articles from renowned educational institutions such as Faculty of Management Studies, University of Delhi, The British School and the Laidlaw Memorial School. To read AlumnEye: www.celestos.co.in/Alumneye
 
Wharton Fellows Masterclass in Delhi
The first week of March 2013 brings with it the Wharton Fellows Masterclass which will be held in New Delhi. The Faculty Director Jerry Wind will be talking about ‘The India Dynamic: Market, Resource and Global Competitor’. The focus of the Masterclass will be the implications of India’s push to grow internally and the best ways to enter and grow in India and other emerging markets. The 4-day class will provide insights into the growing, difficult Indian market and will include visits to multinationals, domestic companies as well as government agencies with scores of years of experience. This will also be a platform for the Wharton Fellows to interact with and receive mentoring and real-time feedback from senior level business executives who do business in India.
Rohit Mahajan, Managing Director, Saviance Technologies who is one of these business executives who have extensive experience of working and running a successful organization in India, says, “This is an excellent opportunity to share knowledge and best practices with one’s peers. I am sure that the attendees will benefit immensely from such a platform and am looking forward to this Masterclass.”To learn more and to register, please visit: http://www.alumni.hbs.edu/reunions/
SharePoint Conference Lucky Draw Winner!
The Saviance Technologies team had conducted a Lucky Draw at its booth at the SharePoint Conference held in Vegas in November 2012. The Lucky Draw winner has been declared as Amy Dalton, User Experience Strategist at Ochsner Health System and she is the proud owner of the new Microsoft Surface Tablet! Team Saviance congratulates her and hopes she enjoys working on her tablet. On her win, an elated Amy said, “My SPC2012 experience was one that just made my love of SharePoint even greater. I had a blast, met lots of great people from all over the world and was exposed to even greater products and possibilities with SharePoint.” To know more about the Saviance SharePoint Capabilities, click here: http://www.saviance.com/files/sharepoint_Brochure.pdf