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December 15, 2006

ROLTA INDIA ASSESSED AT SEI CMMI LEVEL 5

Mumbai, December 15, 2006 : The Software Development division of Rolta India Limited has been assessed at SEI CMMI Level 5 for Software development and testing by KPMG. With this Rolta has achieved yet another milestone in its vision towards providing total commitment to the needs of its customers. This Division addresses the application solutions and advanced technological solutions related to Geo Engineering/GIS, Engineering Design Automation, eSolutions, Gaming and RFIDs.

CMMI^® is an enhanced version of the Capability Maturity Model that integrates various other frameworks created by the Software Engineering Institute. CMMI^® enables not only the strengthening of software engineering processes, but also risk management and structured decision-making. It also facilitates the effective integration of people capability maturity aspects with the software engineering discipline. Commitment to CMMI^® is a veritable corporate project, in the interest of continuous improvement within the company.

Mr. Vinay Sawarkar, Senior Executive Director - Rolta, speaking on the occasion said "The SEI - CMMI level 5 assessment is a further endorsement of the best practices and processes we follow in software engineering and bears testimony to Rolta's inherent strengths and total commitment to excellence for its customers, partners and stakeholders."

About Rolta

Rolta is an Indian multinational organization that has executed projects in over 35 countries. Rolta is a leading provider and developer of information technology based GeoSpatial Information Systems (GIS), Engineering Design Automation Solutions and eSecurity services worldwide. Rolta, through its joint venture Stone & Webster Rolta Ltd., provides comprehensive Engineering, Procurement and Construction Management (EPCM) services to meet turnkey project requirements of power, oil, gas and petrochemical sectors. Rolta's Joint Venture with Thales, France will leverage the broad spectrum of cutting-edge technologies, systems and solutions from Thales, and Rolta's leadership position in the Indian market and will take advantage of technology transfer from Thales for developing state-of-the-art Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance information systems, for domestic and international markets. Rolta, headquartered in Mumbai, employs over 3000 professionals with countrywide infrastructure and international subsidiaries across the globe. Forbes ranked Rolta as one of "Asia's best 200 under a billion for the fourth time in the last six years. The company is listed on the NSE and BSE in India, with its GDRs listed on the London Stock Exchange.

For additional information

Mr. K. R. Vaidyanathan,   
Director - Sales & Marketing
Telephone: 91-22-2821 3052  

Mr. Vinay Sawarkar,  
Sr. Executive Director - eSolutions
Telephone: +91-22-2832 6666  

Rolta Corporate PR - International

Gavin Anderson & Company (U.K.)

Mr. Byron Ousey,   
Managing Director
Telephone: +44-20-7554 1400