Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Proteans Software Solutions

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The result was delete. Jayjg ^(talk) 02:15, 18 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Proteans Software Solutions

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Advertising article for a non-notable business, an an outsourcing software services company that's apparently now a subsidiary of a business we don't have an article about. Article is promotional in intent, containing nothing but boasts about certifications and non-notable trade awards. "References" are to case studies and listings in "emerging company" lists that do not provide notability. Google News Search finds no reliable sources: note that the "xtvworld.com" sites that come up are blocked on my browser by antivirus software, probably for excellent reasons. Discretion will be the better part of curiosity here.

This has been deleted three times already as unambiguous advertising. Suggest protection against re-creation. Smerdis of Tlön (talk) 20:05, 11 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Delete. Spam. Samboy (talk) 00:41, 12 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
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Delete. Spammy and non-encyclopedic article. I'm not sure that company of this size is that notable in India, even more so if it's a subsidiary. I'd expect some market share numbers, etc. Not case studies. Those awards don't mean anything: they are all business-related, e.g. from Red Herring (magazine), and if you look at list of those, you'll see equally non-notable companies. The only mainstream mentions are in the Business Standard, but that's only about the company being acquired by Camo, and a note in The Hindu, which is extremely short [1] (scroll to the end). Pcap ping 01:27, 12 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. Notable mentions in reliable sources. If somebody could find other references, please try to add that to this article rather that tag it for deletion. 1. Information Week. 2. NASSCOM. 3. One India. 4. India4u.com. 5. CIOL. 6. Randburg. 7. Value Notes to copy a few. As an inclusionist, I believe that notable mentions in these sources are sufficient conditions for the existence of this article. Vipin Hari || talk 03:13, 13 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- Those are just press releases or short directory entries. Please see what Business Wire is about. Pcap ping 03:23, 13 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- I couldn't find any link to Business Wire in the article. Vipin Hari || talk 07:40, 14 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  - I was referring to your new references. The longest pieces, i.e. this and this are obvious press releases sent out through Business Wire. You can usually tell by how it starts (date+place), how it ends, (short blurb about the company) and anything having the word "wire" in it given as source. Pcap ping 08:15, 14 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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