() is a global
Information Technology (IT) services, solutions and consulting major started in
Pune in
1981 and is curretly headquartered in
Bangalore ,
Karnataka . In India, its development centers are located at
Pune ,
Hyderabad ,
Chennai ,
Bhubaneshwar ,
Mangalore ,
Mysore ,
Mohali and
Thiruvananthapuram .
With nearly 52,715 employees as on March 31 2006 and revenues of over US $2.15 billion, Infosys is one of India's largest IT Companies.
was founded in
1981 by 7 software professionals. In
1999 , Infosys attained
SEI-CMM Level 5 . It was the first
Indian company to get listed in
NASDAQ in the same year. In
2001 and again in
2002 , it was rated "Best Employer in India" and "India's Most Respected Company" by the business periodicals
Business Today and
Business World respectively.
Currently, Infosys employs approximately 52,000 software professionals in about 30 offices worldwide
As Of 2006 , working on varied areas mainly in consulting, software and product development. The headquarters are located at
Electronics City ,
Bangalore , one of the largest IT campuses in the world.
Infosys crossed US $ 2 billion in revenues for the fiscal year ending March 2006.
Infosys was started in 1981, in the city of
Pune in the state of
Maharashtra ,
India . A team of seven experienced software professionals, led by
N. R. Narayana Murthy promoted the company. They brought into the company their wide experience, having handled projects in developed countries like
United States ,
Europe and
Canada .
MICO was their first client.
Their initial foray into the US market was through a company called Data Basics Corp. as a “body-shop” or on-site developer of software for US customers. Later, in 1987, Infosys formed a joint venture with Kurt Salmon
Associates to handle marketing in the US.
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Besides its headquarters, Infosys has offices in
Atlanta ,
Beijing ,
Bellevue ,
Berkeley Heights ,
Bhubaneshwar ,
Brussels ,
Charlotte ,
Chennai ,
Detroit ,
Frankfurt ,
Fremont ,
Hong Kong ,
Hyderabad ,
Lake Forest ,
Lisle ,
London ,
Mangalore ,
Mauritius ,
Melbourne ,
Milano ,
Mohali ,
Mumbai ,
Mysore ,
New Delhi ,
Paris ,
Phoenix ,
Plano ,
Pune ,
Quincy ,
Reston ,
Shanghai ,
Sharjah ,
Stockholm ,
Stuttgart ,
Sydney ,
Thiruvananthapuram ,
Tokyo ,
Toronto ,
Utrecht and
Zurich .
More than 15,000 software professionals work at the Electronics City campus in Bangalore.It is usual for foreign dignitaries visiting Bangalore to make a visit to the campus.
A major campus, still under development, most important for its large eductional centre with the ability to train and host up ot 4000 students (course are held for induction of new employees as well as employees of all levels up to top management) at any given time is right outside
Mysore .
The second phase of the
Pune development center covers an area of 110 acres (450,000 m²) and, once fully built up, will have a total capacity of 25,000 professionals.
- 1987 - it set up its first international office in the US in Fremont, California , now its US headquarters
- 1992 - became a public limited company in India
- 1993 - ISO 9001 certification
- 1996 - it set up its first office in Europe in Milton Keynes , UK .
- 1997 - it opened office in Toronto , Canada .
- 1997 - attained SEI-CMM level 4
- 1999 - listed on Nasdaq , crossed 100 million $ in revenue and attained SEI-CMM level 5
- 2000 - it opened offices in France and Hong Kong .
- 2001 - it opened offices in United Arab Emirates and Argentina , crossed 400 million $ in revenue
- 2002 - it opened new offices in Netherlands , Singapore and Switzerland . Infosys start Progeon , its BPO (business process outsourcing) subsidiary, crossed half a billion dollars in revenue
- 2003 - it acquires "Expert Information Services" in Australia to form Infosys Technologies Australia.
- 2003 - it wins a Top Brand with a Conscience award from the Medinge Group of Sweden .
- 2004 - it set up Infosys Consulting Inc. , U.S. consulting subsidiary in Texas , U.S. , crossed 1 billion $ in revenue
- 2005 - it gets inducted into the Global MAKE Hall of Fame.
- to its shareholders, the fifth bonus in 12 years. Moneycontrol India : Market expects 1:1 bonus issue from Infosys, crossed 2 billion $ in revenue
Business Vertical Specific Industries include:
- Aerospace and Automobile
- Banking & Captial Markets
- Communication Service Providers
- Energy, Utilities & Resources
- Hi Tech & Discrete Manufacturing
- Insurance, Healthcare & Life Sciences
- Product Lifecycle and Engineering Solutions(PLES)
- Retail, Distribution & CPG
- Transportation & Services
Geographical Regions Specific Industries include:
- Asia Pacific {APAC}
- Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA)
- Canada
Other Infosys Group Companies are:
- Progeon Ltd.
- Infosys Technologies Sanghai Ltd.
- Infosys Australia Pty Ltd.
- Infosys Consulting Inc.
''Finacle'', a banking software product, is the universal banking solution from Infosys. As of November 2005, it has been deployed in various banking institutions in 47 countries around the world.
Wharton Infosys Business Transformation Award is a technology award started by The Wharton Business School of the University of Pennsylvania and Infosys in 2002. This award recognizes enterprises and individuals who have transformed their businesses and the society leveraging information technology. Some of the past winners have been Samsung, Amazon.com, RBS and ING Direct.
Any company or individual can apply directly or nominate others. The winners are decided by an independent jury comprising some of the best known thought leaders in IT.
WIBTA is one of the only global business awards combining the education and research strengths of a world class academic institution with the business acumen of a world leader in information technology services.
InStep is Infosys' internship program offered to university students who are from many parts of the world.
The bulk of the interns work in the main campus at Electronics City, Bangalore, though a few are available globally.
The interns are offered a stipend, free airfare, accommodation, food, and city transportation.
Although they officially mention deadlines for applications, they recruit all year round.
Each intern is usually assigned to one mentor.
They are able to work in many areas of the company including Corporate Planning with top management.
The premise of the internship is to promote the corporate brand globally while interns gain business or technical work experience.
In , operating in the areas of
Health Care , social rehabilitation and rural upliftment, education, arts and culture. Since then, this
Foundation has spread to the Indian states of
Tamil Nadu ,
Andhra Pradesh ,
Maharashtra ,
Orissa and
Punjab . The Infosys Foundation is headed by Mrs. Sudha Murthy, wife of Chairman Narayana Murthy.
In 2003 - 04 Infosys has acquired 100% equity of Expert Information Services Pty Limited, Australia (Expert).
Recently Infosys acquired the 23% stake Citibank had in its BPO offshoot Progeon, making it totally under its organisation enabling Infosys/Progeon to now look at other BPO deals in the banking sector apart from Citibank.
