Wharton School Announces Launch of India Knowledge@Wharton
New version to join Knowledge@Wharton Network with focus on India, one of the world’s fastest growing economies

Mumbai & Philadelphia, Jan. 5, 2006 — The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania announced that Knowledge@Wharton, the online business analysis and research journal of the Wharton School, will soon make available a version focused on India. The special version, which will be published in English, will produce articles on such topics as business process outsourcing, family business and R&D for management leaders interested in learning more about one of the world’s fastest growing economies. The announcement coincides with the Wharton School’s year-long 125th anniversary celebration which formally commences at the Wharton Global Alumni Forum in Mumbai, India, Jan 6-7.

Since its inception in 1999 Knowledge@Wharton has tracked the rise of India as a global economic force through several dozen articles dedicated to topics about or related to the country. India Knowledge@Wharton, which is set for a Fall, 2006 launch, will provide timely news stories, interviews, research papers and podcasts uniquely created for the new version. It will be funded by donations as well as corporate sponsorships.

“The India version of Knowledge@Wharton allows us to disseminate Wharton analysis and insight about a region that is highly important to business leaders worldwide,” said Patrick T. Harker, dean of the Wharton School. “This launch is well timed to occur during our 125th anniversary celebration since the Wharton School has a rich tradition of innovation, with Knowledge@Wharton one of the most successful innovations in our history.”

As a new member of the Knowledge@Wharton Network, the Indian version joins China Knowledge@Wharton (Mandarin), Universia Knowledge@Wharton (Spanish and Portuguese) and the original English language Knowledge@Wharton. In addition the Network includes academic partner sites at Emory and Arizona State Universities. All told there are over a half million subscribers in 189 countries and more than a million total page views of Knowledge@Wharton each month.

Mukul Pandya, director and editor of Knowledge@Wharton, stated, “With global companies increasing investment in India and with Indian firms expanding internationally, now is the time for us to provide even more comprehensive coverage of critical business issues related to India: India Knowledge@Wharton will play that vital role.”

About Knowledge@Wharton and the Wharton School
Knowledge@Wharton is a free biweekly online resource that captures knowledge generated at Wharton through such channels as research papers, conferences, books, and interviews with faculty on current business topics, and distributes that knowledge online to a global business audience.

The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania is recognized around the world for its academic strengths across every major discipline and at every level of business education. Founded in 1881 as the first collegiate business school in the nation, Wharton has approximately 4,600 undergraduate, MBA, Executive MBA, and doctoral students, more than 8,000 participants in its executive education programs annually, and an alumni network of more than 80,000 worldwide.