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Cactus launches its Japanese subsidiary

On April 4, 2007, Cactus Communications Pvt. Ltd. (CCPL) officially launched its wholly owned Japanese subsidiary—Cactus Japan KK—in Tokyo, Japan. Heading the subsidiary will be Abhishek Goel, Founder and Director, who had established CCPL, the parent company, in 2002.

CCPL began operations in April 2002 by providing editing services to clients in Japan. Subsequently, it diversified into other related services such as English education, tape transcription and summarization, and medical writing. Today, CCPL's clients include individuals, corporations, and institutions from around the world.

Shedding light on how Cactus Japan came into existence, Abhishek remarks, "With the growing size of the Japanese market, we realized that a physical presence here is imperative. Cactus Japan will engage more closely with our Japanese clients and partners and help us become more sensitive and responsive to their needs."

Having gained extensive experience as a provider of language-related services, Cactus Japan will offer, in addition to its parent company's complete range of services, translation, website design and development, brochure design, and DTP and printing.

Cactus becomes a registered member of NASSCOM

Cactus Communications Pvt. Ltd. became a registered member of the National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM) in April 2007. NASSCOM is a global trade body with over 1200 members, of which over 250 are global companies from the US, UK, EU, Japan, and China. NASSCOM's member companies are in the business of software development, software services, software products, IT-enabled/BPO services and e-commerce. NASSCOM has been the strongest proponent of global free trade. It encourages its members to adopt world-class management practices; build and uphold highest standards in quality, security, and innovation; and remain competitive in today's rapidly changing technology landscape. This membership comes as further validation of Cactus' growing stature in the services industry.

Cactus celebrates its fifth anniversary

Cactus Communications Pvt. Ltd. celebrated 5 years of successful operation in April. This occasion marked an important milestone in the success story of a young and dynamic enterprise. Cactus was established in 2002 after Abhishek Goel, co-founder, identified a huge market for English editing during his stint in Japan as an in-house consultant for AIESEC.

In a short span of time, Cactus has been able to establish itself as a company that provides world-class English language solutions to Japan, Korea, Taiwan, and China. In addition to academic editing, which is its flagship service, Cactus has diversified into a number of language and publishing-related services such as transcription, written English education, and poster editing.

Editage closes Center for Research Writing Resources

Editage is sorry to announce the closure of the Center for Research Writing Resources (CRWR). CRWR, which was a specialized service offering for the scientific community, was launched on August 01, 2006. It was first launched in Japan, the single biggest market for Editage. However, on the basis of the feedback received from clients, it was decided that CRWR in its current form requires changes.

With the termination of the service, the website http://knowledge.editage.com will not be functional any more. Informing the clients about this development, Abhishek Goel, Director - Business Development, says, "Through CRWR, we wanted to offer a high level of flexibility to the research community. However, we have realized that in order for such a service to be successful, we need to make effect some changes and bridge the gap between client expectations and our service. In the near future, articles and resources from CRWR will be available on the Editage blog.