From: Rian van Spaandonk <[log in to unmask]> Date: Mon, 13 Feb 2012 15:07:21 +0100 *** APOLOGIES FOR CROSS-POSTING *** NEWS RELEASE ACCUCOMS launches publisher services in India February 13, 2012 | Leiden, The Netherlands – ACCUCOMS has launched representation services in India. The company has hired experienced local staff members who operate from New Delhi and Chennai. With this geographical expansion, ACCUCOMS responds both to market developments and publishers' wishes. Representation services in India will be based on the same approach used in Europe, North and Latin America and Turkey, where ACCUCOMS has been representing a variety of academic and professional publishers. All sales representatives speak local languages and bring detailed market knowledge with them. Yogesh Chander is dedicated regional manager for content aggregated by the Independent Scholarly Publishers Group, while Rikshit Chopra and Ganesan Harihara Subramanian cover North India and South India respectively. The team is managed by Rakesh Malik, who has more than 20 years of experience in the Indian information industry. Rakesh Malik, Commercial Manager India: “The Indian government has quadrupled its spending on education, and has indicated that it wants to double its spending on research. This makes India a very significant market for scholarly publishers. Our team’s in-depth knowledge of the publishing industry and extensive experience in managing a wide spectrum of clients enable ACCUCOMS to be seen as trustworthy business associate and publisher representative in the Indian market.” Pinar Erzin, Managing Director of ACCUCOMS: “We have been following the development of the information industry in India closely. The only way publishers can penetrate this important but complex market is by operating from within. Our staff have a specialized focus on diverse regions in India, which allows publishers to pinpoint and develop specific opportunities. The current team covers North and South India, and we will complement the team with regional managers in Mumbai and Kolkata. This approach enables us to deliver the high-quality solutions that publishers are used to from us and need to reach new markets.” Contact Egon Menardi Sales Director [log in to unmask] About ACCUCOMS ACCUCOMS is an independent provider of services to academic and professional publishers around the world. Established in 2004, ACCUCOMS now operates from the Netherlands, Turkey, the USA, Costa Rica and India. ACCUCOMS’ multilingual teams offer efficient and intelligent representation and telemarketing services, customer service, research and gap analyses to clients that range from large publishing houses to specialist society publishers. For more information visit www.accucoms.com. Best wishes, Rian van Spaandonk Publisher Sales & Marketing Executive