CanvasM Technologies, wholly owned VAS subsidiary of Tech Mahindra and part of the US$ 15.4 Billion Mahindra Group, announced that it has won the Best CIO Awards in two categories at CMO Asia held in Singapore. The two awards won are (a) FightBack (www.fightbackmobile.com), a Value Added Service, to help fight crime against women has won the award in the category “Use of IT for a social cause” (b )Saral Rozgar(www.saralrozgar.com), CanvasM’s platform to provide end-to-end solutions for blue-collared workforce needs, won the award in the category “Best use of CSR Practices in IT Industry”.
On the occasion, Jagdish Mitra, Chief Executive Officer, CanvasM, stated “We are honored to receive the Best CIO Awards. CanvasM is committed to delivering VAS services which provide utility value to our customers. Safety of women has become a major cause of concern in our society today and we strive to bring in solutions that our beneficial for all strata of the society. ”
“The CMO Asia is honored to present the “Use of IT for a Social Cause” and “Best use of CSR practices in the IT Industry” Awards to CanvasM Technologies Ltd. at the Thought Leaders Presents Best CIO Awards, because of its unique position to become a key contributor in shaping the future of mobile VAS ecosystem. We also appreciate CanvasM’s state of the art Innovation Centre which showcases market driven, innovative applications along with an inventive team of professionals, forever geared up to deliver cutting edge technologies in an ever changing VAS landscape,” said Steve Brown, Chief Patron – CMO Asia applauding the achievement.
The Best CIO Awards provide the foundation for the IT industry to showcase and celebrate Innovation and Leadership. The awards aim to distinguish the innovative projects and initiatives that have contributed to create value for business organizations.