CYBAGETIMES MARCH 2012 6 14 5 Knowing Neelam Cybage Annual Bash 2011 Ideal Partners! Editor’s Note Hardly any time has elapsed since we Contents brought out the last issue, when another issue of CybageTimes slips into your hand again! Well, the period captures a high point in Cybage corporate calendar—the 17th Cybage Annual Bash. It was just a fortnight into the turn of the year, and Cybage was abuzz with activity. On a Friday marking Makar Sankranti celebrations, the sky was dotted with kites fl own from the Cybage terrace. The merry making for 2012 got off to a fl ying start. Watching Arun speak to ET Now in its ‘Icons of Pune’ segment Readers’ Feedback ........................................................................... 3 was a proud moment for us. The proudest moment followed close on heels—Cybage From the CEO’s Desk ....................................................................... 4 won four awards under various categories Ideal Partners! ................................................................................... 5 for excellence in IT! Arun was presented with Knowing Neelam .............................................................................. 6 the CEO of the Year Award. Within Cybage, Cybage News ..................................................................................... 8 Innovation competition was a mighty harvest Multitalented Cybagians ................................................................9 of ideas. Innovators seem to be evenly spread My Cybage ........................................................................................10 across Cybage. Up Close & Personal with Raghava ..........................................11 In bringing out a quick issue, we also First Onsite Experience! ..............................................................12 intend to commemorate the spectacular Innovation Competition ...............................................................13 happenings towards the end of 2011. Cybage Cybage Annual Bash 2011 ...........................................................14 women basketball team pitted against the Tech-Talk ............................................................................................16 best basketball teams in Pune to bag the Tech-Smart! ......................................................................................18 Champions Trophy 2011. A few industrious Leisure ................................................................................................19 Cybagians earned their fi rst taste of fl ying Happenings 24 X 7 .........................................................................20 onsite. The members of Trek Unlimited had CybageAsha ......................................................................................22 their most ambitious treks yet. Khushboo Charitable Trust ..........................................................23 While the Cybagians come away with a slew Trek Unlimited ..................................................................................24 of achievements in 2012, the issue takes stock Winning with a Bang! ....................................................................26 of their repertoire of attainments from the Sports News at Cybage..................................................................27 recent past. Cybage Software Pvt. Ltd. An SEI-CMMI Level 5 assessed & ISO 27001 company HQ: Cybage Towers, Survey No 13A/ 1+2+3/1, Vadgaon Sheri, Pune 411014. | Tel: 91 20 6604 4700, Fax: 91 20 6604 1701 www.cybage.com Pune | Hyderabad | Gandhinagar | Seattle | New York | San Francisco | Atlanta | London Designed by Visual Communication Team Content reviewed by Documentation & Corporate Communications Team 2 | March 2012 | CybageTimes Feature creative works from Cybagians CybageTimes acquaints me with the myriad colors Readers’ of fellow Cybagians’ lives expressed through their creativity, achievements, and inspirational stories. I am inspired by the stories of Cybagians. Feedback Their experiences help me stay motivated in life. I recommend adding more innovative and creative sections in CybageTimes to give Cybagians more space to showcase their talents. Sarika Shriram Gadmade | Sr. QA Analyst CybageTimes says it all! Cybage mirror The November 2011 issue of CybageTimes The November 2011 was like a cascade of the issue of CybageTimes events we celebrated was a fascinating blend in Cybage. Experiences… Lessons from Life of colors and fl avors. was an interesting article. The CEO’s article Features such True Professionals Win it All and Changing as First Salary, First Purchase and We are Hues of Life were morale boosters. Beating One were an interesting read. In the coming Monday Blues had good tips on handling issues, I would also like to read experiences Monday morning fever. CybageTimes is an of the seniors on time management and affi rmation of the fact that at Cybage work pressure handling. and fun go hand-in-hand. Manoj Khobragade | System Analyst Madhuri Mutyala | Sr. Software Engineer A trip down the memory Unique blend of information lane and motivation Flipping through the pages of The last issue of CybageTimes was CybageTimes brings to my mind brimming with information and the good times we spend in motivation. Arun Nathani’s article Cybage. The last edition featured and JK’s success tips were inspiring. Experiences… Lessons from Life. I loved it and I never tire Write-ups on Java and Cybage Certifi ed Training of reading it. In the article, there was so much to learn Program were very edifying. Features on CybageAsha from other people’s experience. For me, CybageTimes and Khushboo Charitable Trust enlightened us about the is an opportunity to know more about fellow Cybagians good work done by fellow Cybagians on the social front. and learn from their thoughts and practices. Sachin Patharwalkar | Sr. Software Engineer Sheetal Singh | Software Engineer A mixed platter of engaging reads Every edition of CybageTimes familiarizes us with Cybagians at different locations and keeps us abreast of the latest happenings. Experiences…Lessons from Life and Beating Monday Blues were interesting. Gizmos section generated curiosity to know about the latest technology. As a fresher, I could relate to the sentiments of greenhorn Cybagians expressed in First Salary, First Purchase. Jyothi Katravath | Software Engineer CybageTimes | March 2012 | 3 From the CEO’s Desk A long time ago, Vikings in Scandinavian countries that one should drill down to the roots. Since the used to live in mud huts where they struggled to whole mess seems to have been triggered by the get both light and heat. If they punched a hole invention of ‘Glass’, the solution, therefore, also in the wall to let the bright daylight come in, the must lie in getting rid of it! The ‘mental’ glass wall hut would go freezing cold. But if they blocked that separates the two worlds—professional and the opening to stay warm, they had to sit in the personal—needs to be hammered down like the dark. The advent of industrial revolution solved Berlin Wall! the problem. ‘Glass’ was invented that made it possible to have both brightness and warmth. Once the glass obstacle collapses, it’s possible for an individual to accomplish a seamless Unfortunately, over the centuries, the industrial fl ow of lifestyles between the twin worlds. In a Nature is back with revolution also ended up triggering bigger borderless world, professionals would bring home a deadlier version problems than the ones faced by Vikings. Today, the ‘intellectual’ stimulation from work place of the light and people work more, live less. The digital age and share it with their family members, thereby industry has strived to address the ‘physical’ brightening the dull home environment. Then the heat problem! work-life balance problem with somewhat fl exible same professionals would leave their homes with The intellectual hours and fi ve-day work weeks. But still, the a box of ‘warm spirit’ for cheerful spreading and stimulation at work fi ercely competitive world of survival makes it nurturing of closer relationships at work place. ushers brightness, very diffi cult for professionals to keep ‘mentally’ switching on and off between work place and And when the dividing line itself between the but the professional home. twin worlds vanishes, where is the question relationships are of work-life balance? Sure, bringing down the generally cold. Result, nature is back with a deadlier version glass wall separating brightness and warmth is of the light and heat problem! The intellectual a lot of effort; centuries-old fortifi ed structures stimulation at work ushers brightness, but the don’t come down that easily for an ordinary professional relationships are generally cold. professional. Fortunately for us, we are not talking Home, on the other hand, carries warmth of the about ordinary professionals here, are we? close ones—but let’s face it—after energy being sapped out at work, how many of us are able to enthuse excitement at home?! So, now, which invention shall we await that can bring both brightness and warmth together again?? Arun Nathani Well I am no inventor, but CEO’s job does expose CEO and Managing Director one to some diagnostic tools . Logic dictates www.arunnathaniblog.com 4 | March 2012 | CybageTimes Ideal Partners! Cybage finds favor among the best CEOs world-wide. The Cybage leadership believes in nurturing partnerships and delivering quality service. We bring to you excerpts from an interview with Jonathan J. Bush,