INDUSTRY PROFILE

INTRODUCTION

During the last two decades, the Indian Information Technology sector has advanced to the status of a vital industrial sector

of international significance and India has built up a reputation that it is one of the world’s strongest software nations. The

major contributor to India’s software success has been the software services sector.

Using a highly educated workforce with excellent English language

competence as the major input with relatively little capital, Indian firms could satisfy

the foreign clientele (mainly US and other industrialized countries in Western Europe)

with cost effective IT solutions. Driving the sector’s strong performance is more

diversified geographic market exposure and continued expansion of the service

portfolio, leading to steady growth in scale by Indian-origin service providers as well

as Multinational Corporations (MNCs), having operations in India. Sustained growth

amongst indigenous players is being complemented by a continued flow of MNC

investments - reinforcing India’s growing role in the new world technology order.

Now India continues to be the ‘nerve-centre’ for global sourcing with over 2/3 rd of the

Fortune 500 and a majority of the Global 2000 firms leveraging global service delivery

- now sourcing from India. India based delivery continues to grow, driven by local

firms reporting steady growth in large contract. While India’s own Infosys, Tata

Consultancy Services (TCS), Wipro, and Satyam are growing into the role of “global

players”, world’s leading players are entering India in a big way. All major names

such as Microsoft, Oracle, Sun Microsystems, Dell, IBM and SAP maintain a

significant presence in India.

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 India offers a unique combination of attributes that has established it as the preferred off shore destination for IT-BPO. A

large and growing talent pool, Sustained cost competitiveness, Keen emphasis on quality and security, Key Business

Infrastructure facilities, Enabling Business Policy and Regulatory Environment, Enhanced value delivery are some of the

factors. The visibly higher preference for India is driven by its unmatched superiority when measured across a range of

parameters that determine the attractiveness of a sourcing location 1.

3.2 Definition of information technology

It can be stated that information technology is one of the most dynamic and

frequently changing and evolving technologies. The concept of information

technology is complex and therefore in past research several unambiguous definitions

have been made in order to define it. In this study the definition given by Nahar is

used. “Modern computing with multimedia capability, computing networks and

communications technologies; their development, implementation and provision of

technical support; and their application for data processing, storage, sharing, and

transmission. All information may be in the same place, or different places, within the

same time frame or different time frames. The major components of IT are hardware,

software, and services”. Companies are increasingly utilizing information technology

in their efforts to internationalize in order to maintain competitiveness in the

marketplace2.

3.3 Definition of software

Software is “A generic term for those components of a computer system that

are intangible rather than physical. It is most commonly used to refer to the programs

executed by a computer system as distinct from the physical hardware of that

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computer system, and to encompass both symbolic and executable forms for such programs”3. Researchers indicate that software

is a constantly growing industry that requires a relatively low capital investment. It is also an industry that various nations have

identified to be an essential factor to their successful participation in the future global economy and world markets 4.

3.4 Definition of software business

The basic division of software business is to divide it into three main categories: a) Professional software service, b)

enterprise solutions, and c) packaged mass market software5.

Professional software services are usually highly customized products,

expensive and developed in close contact with the actual customer. Building trust,

focusing on one domain and in-depth knowledge of the customer are important

features in professional software services. In enterprise solutions, the companies are

developing enterprise solutions usually for business users and the products are not

made in particular to one customer but can be adapted to meet specific needs 6.

Packaged mass-market software is developed for both business and private

users and they are designed for compatibility over several platforms in order to

maximize the amount of software product users. Packaged mass-market products are

user-distant and they are developed under great a deal of time-to market pressure.

Research also indicates that intense marketing efforts and investments are needed in

product business. Conducting global software business can be very expensive as a

variety of highly specialized tasks need to be performed. It has also been indicated that

software businesses tend to be challenging to manage Market share (installed base) is

truly vital in product software business7. Software businesses in small locations have

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the tendency to spread their resources too thinly and success in the international markets typically requires a focused, product-

based business model.

3.5 Software industry

Software industry produces software and related services and it is one of the

most important parts of information technology. The major segments of software

industry are the following: (a) standardized software products, (b) customized software

products / services, (c) In-house software development, and (d) embedded software 8.

Software industry is a growing field, and one that requires relatively low capital investment. It is also an industry that a

number of nations have identified as essential to their successful participation in the future global economy 9.

The demand for the products of the information processing industry -

hardware, software, and services- has shown considerable growth globally. The software industry in particular has been noticed

to boom.

3.6 Global software industry

“Global software industry refers to the worldwide software production activities such as designing, programming,

testing, maintenance, documentation, and selling of software products and related services”10.

Internationalization could be explained as following: “A firm’s engagement in a specific foreign market develops according to

an establishment chain, i.e. at the start no export activities are performed in the market, the export takes place via

independent representatives, later through a sales subsidiary, and, eventually manufacturing may flow”11.

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 Many countries are in the process of a radical push to send their key software

processes offshore, and critical centers of software R&D are growing outside the

traditional centers. Previous research also indicates that finally, the marketplace is

responding to the increased demand for IT labour through the construction of new

commercial mechanism12.

3.7 Software Industry and Human Capital

As any other industry, software industry requires the presence of sufficient

supply of human resources for progress 13. Yet, “Software is different from the

traditional manufacturing industries in many respects, especially in terms of the

relatively greater importance of human capital relative to physical inputs” 14.

Investment in recruiting and training human capital plays in minimizing the difficulties

related to the non-technical dimension15. The intellectual capital (human capital,

structural capital, and relational capital) in the Egyptian software firms and

acknowledged the critical role of human capital in software industry development16. It

is also acknowledged the importance of human capital and human capital management

in software industry and investigated the different roles of human resources in

software development17. In fact, weak supply and high-costs of human capital may

have serious Implications on the success of software industry 18.

Thus, it was no wonder that software development became global and distributed industry that seeks low cost skilled

human and sufficient in any country. Consequently, the advantages of human capital mobility in software industry

development and the role of international human capital in the development of software industry. Human capital had always

attracted transnational corporations (TNC) investment in software industry which later leads to a positive effect on triggering

externalities (spillovers) on local community 19.

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 However, competitiveness of high-tech industries such as software industry

need more than the existence of large pool of human capital, other factors such as local

policy, internationalization and technology infrastructure define the development these

industries20. Different models were studied thought-out the literature that investigated

the relation between these factors, human capital and software industry. Five usable

success dimensions for software industry namely; 1) Demand, 2) National vision and

strategy, 3) International linkages, 4) Software industry characteristics, 5) Domestic

input factors and infrastructure (include human capital, telecommunications

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technology, and access to finance) . Another comprehensive work was compared and

analyzed a number of models and stressed the importance of human capital in most of

them22.

In summary, all models used to explain the software industry growth agreed on the critical role of human capital in

explaining the development and growth of software industry23.

3.8 Indian software Industry

Software exports in Indian started around 1974 when Tata Consultancy

Services was established. Before that, Indian companies imported hardware from

companies like IBM and since software was bundled with hardware there was no

market for software. The Indian domestic market lacked computerization and mostly

involved in-house development, so IT companies started providing services in the

foreign market24.

In the mid-80s the Indian government changed policies to support domestic

companies and encouraged export-oriented foreign investment. In 1991, the Indian

government faced a financial crisis that was a result of increasing oil prices because of

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the Gulf War. This resulted in a liberal government policy and helped the IT industry to grow. This also helped develop the software

export industry which increased at a steady rate of 40% till 200025.

To attract foreign investment and development of new organizations the Indian government set up a Special Economic Zone

(SEZ) policy in April 2000. This policy helped establish Special Economic Zones throughout the country and this in turn helped

in development of infrastructure facilities, creation of employment and promotion of export of IT services.

Although it started in 1974, the Indian IT industry has grown to $60 billion in revenues in 200826.

3.9 Reasons for growth of software industry in India

3.9.1 Government initiative and policies

The Indian government has helped development of the Indian IT industry since the 1980s. They relaxed the rules and

regulations for exports and foreign investment in India, thus helping in development of software exports.

After 1991, India changed a lot of policies to resolve its financial crisis. These reforms included opening of Indian market,

free floating exchange rates, and development of a derivative market. All these changes helped Indian software exporters to

grow at a rapid pace.

Since 2000, the Indian government started building Special Economic Zones for growth of software industry. These zones

included tax relief, cheaper land, and other resources. This helped smaller and midsized firms to grow at better pace and they

started contributing to exports.

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3.9.2 Sizable work force

India is the second most populated country in the world. Even though 100% of its population is not educated, there has

been an inclination towards technical education. Over the last 20 years India has responded well to the technical needs by IT

companies by opening up more engineering colleges across the country and providing more technical education at school level.

“While India continues to have enough talented workers to meet most of the

needs of its services sector, these workers represent just a small portion of the

population” 27

India also gains advantage by having an English speaking technology work force. Not being able to communicate in English

has been a barrier to countries while trying to develop IT services markets.

3.9.3 Low cost labour

India’s main advantage in gaining the outsourcing market is low cost labour.

Outsourcing the operations to India results in saving costs up to 50% in labour cost.

The Indian rupee moves in the range of 40 to 50 per US dollar. The reason for low labour cost is low standard of living.

Purchasing power parity adjusted gross domestic product, for 2003 was $3,100 for India as compared to $33,000 in the US28.

Along with the low standard of living, India has a huge population and with unemployment rate around seven percent,

has a big pool of skilled unemployed labours, which is responsible for lower salaries.

3.9.4 Infrastructure

Infrastructure for IT can be classified into two parts. First one is the

development of technology parks. The Indian government developed technology parks

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to provide all the facilities for development of IT companies. Unlike other parts of India, these parks include high speed internet

connection, constant power supply, some exemption from taxes on software, world class building facilities, etc29.

The second level of infrastructure deals with improvement of telecommunication channels, improvement

of highways, and the addition of engineering colleges and technical institutes. This has indirectly helped the growth of the IT

industry in India30.

3.9.5 Export based growth industry

The Indian IT industry thrives on software exports mainly because of two

reasons. The first reason is because Indian software consumers market is not yet

mature. Currently, IT requirements for Indian companies are limited and they can be

served with pre-packaged software. The Indian IT industry is mainly focused on

software services and solutions rather than development of software packages. The

only services required by Indian consumers are installation, testing, and customization

of packaged software solutions. Most of the non-IT companies in India rely on in-

house software services because it is cheaper to maintain a software department than

to outsource it to other IT companies. The second reason is because the Indian IT

market was not very profitable as compared to foreign trade.

3.10 Location Selection of Indian software Industry

The software industry in India has been concentrated in six to seven cities such

as Bangalore, Hyderabad, Chennai, Mumbai Delhi and Pune. Well-researched reasons

to explain why these locations have become fertile centers have not been propounded

Many centers do not necessarily have the best infrastructure. The one reason often

suggested is the availability of a large pool of locally trained manpower as the

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distribution of engineering colleges closely mirrors the distribution of the software

industry.

The other significant reason may be the attractiveness of these locations for young and upwardly mobile professionals. Most

have a strong cosmopolitan character. The importance of a lower cost of living and favourable climate are important reasons for

choosing a location lending support to this argument. For example, Bangalore perhaps boasts of the best education system in India

and, therefore, is very attractive as a place for educational professionals31.

Presence of progressive chief ministers and special state government benefits to attract firms may explain the growth of the

Hyderabad center but other locations thrived without such political support.

Because of the high degree of professionalism in most exporting companies there is consistency in the quality of

experienced manpower that sometimes moves laterally from one company to the other. Other than this movement, there is not enough

evidence of horizontal linkages between IT firms located in the clusters.

Even though five to six centers account for more than90 percent software

exports the typical clustering effect associated with Silicon Valley does not seem to

exist in these centers. Perhaps a lack of informal knowledge exchange exists because

many companies view other companies as close competitors. Most Indian companies

operate in a narrow market space such as in the U.S. market in 2-3 verticals which

essentially account for just five percent of the total global outsourced market. Some

researchers have corroborated the absence of these linkages in the domestic market and

found very little evidence of horizontal interaction in a case where there were four

Indian sub contractors in Bangalore working for the same multinational32.

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3.11 The role of the industry organization

The National Association of Service and Software Companies (NASSCOM), India's software industry association, was

founded in 1988 and has been a vocal and potent force in lobbying for policy reforms, including rules limiting access to capital

markets, issuance of stock options, easing rules on foreign currency transactions, and improving telecom infrastructure.

NASSCOM played a significant role in establishing a brand image for India in

the global software services markets by participating in global trade fairs and events

and organizing learning events in India that feature prominent experts from major

markets. Through its annual reports, NASSCOM has become the most reliable source

of data and information about the Indian software industry. NASSCOM activities were

influenced by the dominant software players, who share a great commonality of interest

in terms of policy recommendations and the Indian brand. NASSCOM also had a very

dynamic leader (in Dewang Mehta) whose contribution was widely acknowledged by

Indian media

NASSCOM's membership grew from 38 members in 1988 to over 1000 firms in 2005. It was most effective in policy

concerns and brand promotion abroad. NASSCOM was less effective in representing small and medium scale enterprises or

domestic rather than export firms33.

3.12 Impact of the industry on the Indian economy

The success of the Indian software industry has had wide-ranging effects across

the Indian economy. Policy changes to enhance exports are facilitating rapid

development of a domestic IT market, offering efficiency gains through adoption of

information technologies. In sharp contrast to even a decade ago, Indian business,

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government, and consumers have ready access to the newest software products and imported hardware.

The very high standards of management practiced in Indian IT firms and the

tremendous employment opportunities offered by the industry have had significant

effects on the confidence, aspirations, and work ethic of young professionals in India.

The leading software firms have pioneered a movement to modernize Indian

management practices, adopting practices of creative organizations with less

hierarchical structures and strong work ethics. In order to comply with international

norms to participate in international capital markets, IT firms have set new standards in

accounting and corporate governance. They have offered unprecedented high-paying

employment opportunities for the young and educated labour force, particularly for

women professionals.

3.13 Quality Aspects of Indian Software Industry

In their quest to climb the value chain, India's software firms ensured product quality and reliability by adopting

internationally recognized standardized work processes. An increasing number of firms have met international certification

requirements for key quality standards. For many, this was an exercise in brand building, but the processes and procedures put in

place left their hallmark on the quality of software products and services.

Firms seek certification from various sources, beginning with quality

management practices that meet ISO 9000 standards to ensure consistent and orderly

execution of orders. The next stage focuses on software engineering and certification

under the CMM framework of the Software Engineering Institute (SEI) at increasing

levels of process maturity. Another stage focuses on aligning internal practices with the

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People Capability Maturity Model (CMM), which is a framework to guide attracting,

motivating, and retaining a talented technical staff. The Six Sigma methodology assures

“end-to-end” quality across all company operations and focuses on improved customer

satisfaction by reducing defects, with a target of virtually defect-free processes and

products.

Because most Indian software firms are export-oriented and serve clients around the world, meeting globally acceptable

frameworks and standards has been critical to validating their credentials to new clients, who often demand that vendors adopt ISO

and CMM standards.

The reasons for the success of the quality improvements can be grouped in three

categories -people based, business related, and management related. The Indian

software industry primarily delivers services, which globally has embraced software

process improvement (SPI) more than those who deliver products. As Indian

companies serve worldwide clients who demand that their vendors adopt standards

such as ISO and CMM, companies were motivated to certify their credentials and used

these frameworks to also deliver real software process improvement. As companies

moved to an offshore model, SPI became a necessity to succeed. Managing

subcontracted work typically requires monitoring structures to contain risk. This

imposes a degree of formality at the interface between the users and developers -

something that is generally hard to achieve with in-house development.

Most of the facilitating factors are based in more general and societal context.

Such factors are hard to emulate once the context changes. Government had little role

to play in this movement. India does not have centers along the lines of the U.S. or

European Software Engineering Institutes. The Ministry of Information Technology in

India did bring in the worlds best Software Testing and Assessment of Software

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Maturity through licensing arrangements with Software Engineering Institute at

Carnegie Mellon University. Under this agreement, the Indian Standardization, Testing,

and Quality Certification (STQC) Directorate of the Ministry of Information

Technology undertook the job of Certification, Testing and Training of Trainers and

assessors in India.

The increasing importance of outsourced IT services from developed countries

prompted many clients to voice concerns about data protection practices of service

providers. Issues of data confidentiality, integrity and availability have come to fore.

The latest EU data protection laws are designed to ensure that personal data of EU

citizens is not sent to a country that has less stringent legal protection. Clients are also

demanding adherence to security standards to ensure information security.

The Government of India and NASSCOM are working closely to respond to

these concerns. The government introduced clauses in its IT Act of 2000 — covering

privacy, digital signatures, and cyber crime— to meet EU requirements. More

generally, the government strengthened software testing and assessment capabilities in

India, in association with some of the leading organizations internationally. The

Ministry of Information Technology set up the STQC directorate to train assessors and

implement security standards. An Information Security Technology Development

Council has also been set up to promote research in the area of information security.

3.14 Future of Indian Software Industry

India compared to its competitors, ranks high on several critical parameters,

including level of government support, strong track record of quality and delivery,

early-mover advantage of brand recognition, quality of labour pool, English language

skills, project management skills, strong focus on processes, and a favourable time zone

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difference with the United States that permits 24/7 internal operations. Some of the

weaknesses that persist are slow growth in the domestic market and a lack of

innovation and product orientation in the bulk of small and medium sized companies.

Infrastructure needs improvement in many areas such as roads, electricity, venture

capital and airports. Markets continue to be concentrated in North America and are

therefore subject to nontariff barriers such as visa denials. There has been some

domestic political backlash against outsourcing in the United States and Europe.

However, a comparison of India with competitors in software exports on strengths and

weaknesses seems to suggest that India’s current position is quite sustainable in the

near future.

It is difficult to say whether India’s success can be replicated in other countries.

Any country hoping to emulate India’s example would have to define a strategy that

matches local capability to global opportunity and discover niches that can be

exploited. The niche could very well be in terms of the market to be served on the basis

of language competency. Late movers can take advantage of the demonstrated success

of the offshore model and how it works. There is only one necessary condition, which

is the existence of high quality, trainable manpower and strong entrepreneurial and

managerial talent. If countries cannot wait for a high quality technical education

system, it may still be possible to mount focused training and certification programs in

targeted niche areas. This would of course require a foundation of a good university

education system that is producing easily trainable manpower. Key infrastructure for

offshore services such as telecom could be created selectively through technology parks

Policy support and incentives can also be provided selectively. Since trust is a key issue

in offshore work, the country's Diaspora and intermediaries can play a critical role in

the beginning.

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3.15 Key factors that explain success of Indian software industry
¾ Software industry can be built entirely on human capital. Requires limited
infrastructure and upfront investment. Has good cash flows and is highly
profitable

¾ India had an early-mover advantage: repeated positive experience built trust in

outsourcing and validated the Indian brand.

¾ Role of human capital, including software engineers, project managers and

corporate leaders.

¾ Early investments in engineering education and privatization of education

created a large talent pool

¾ Body-shopping exposed a large population to new ways of working. ¾ Professionally trained entrepreneurs.
¾ Vigorous efforts at assimilating new technology and good management
practices helped companies offer competitive costs for high quality and delivery
performance

¾ Selective support to industry in an otherwise constraining environment by a few

enlightened bureaucrats and the role of NASSCOM in influencing policy.

¾ Lack of effective implementation of restrictive policies allowed market forces a

significant play in the early phase. The economy was liberalized in later years. ¾ Highly entrepreneurial IT training and

private education industry. Responded

quickly to fill skill gaps and opportunities. Positive government policies and

lack of regulation meant few barriers.

¾ Large population created competition for engineering seats and jobs. Software

industry faced no internal competition for technical talent. Competition from

MNCs came when indigenous firms were prepared.

 COMPANY PROFILE
INFOSYS LIMITED
INTRODUCTION

Infosys Ltd.,is a global technology services company. Infosys provides

business consulting, technology, engineering and outsourcing services to help
clients in over 30 countries. Infosys’s end-to-end business solutions leverage
technology for its clients. Its suite of business solutions includes business and
technology consulting, custom application development, infrastructure
management services, maintenance and production support, package enabled
consulting and implementation including enterprise solutions, product
engineering and lifecycle solutions, systems integration, validation solutions and
cloud-based solutions and services. The Company also provides software
products to the banking industry. Through Infosys business process outsourcing
(BPO), it provides business process management services, such as offsite
customer relationship management, finance and accounting, and administration
and sales order processing.

Infosys defines, designs and delivers technology-enabled business

solutions that help Global 2000 companies win in a Flat World. Infosys also
provides a complete range of services by leveraging our domain and business
expertise and strategic alliances with leading technology providers 3.
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 Infosys Technologies Limited (BSE: 500209, NASDAQ: INFY) is a
multinational information technology services company headquartered in
Bangalore, India. It is one of India's largest IT companies with 103,905
professionals (including subsidiaries) as of Jun 30, 2009. It has offices in 22
countries and development centers in India, China, Australia, UK, Canada and
Japan.

Infosys International Inc. has a solid reputation as a business and

information technology consulting company.

GENESIS OF THE COMPANY INFOSYS

Infosys was founded on July 2, 1981 in Pune by N. R. Narayana Murthy

and six others: Nandan Nilekani, N. S. Raghavan, Kris Gopalakrishnan, S. D.
Shibulal, K. Dinesh and Ashok Arora, with Raghavan officially being the first
employee of the company. Murthy started the company by borrowing INR
10,000 from his wife Sudha Murthy. The company was incorporated as "Infosys
Consultants Pvt Ltd.", with Raghavan's house in Model Colony, north-central
Pune as the registered office.

In 1982, Infosys opened an office in Bangalore which soon became its

headquarters.

Infosys went public in 1993. Interestingly, Infosys IPO was

undersubscribed but it was "bailed out" by US investment banker Morgan
Stanley which picked up 13% of equity at the offer price of Rs. 95 per share. The
share price surged to Rs. 8,100 by 1999 making it the costliest share on the
market at the time. At that time, Infosys was among the 20 biggest companies by
market capitalization on the Nasdaq well ahead of Adobe Systems, Novell and
Lycos.

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 According to Forbes magazine, since listing on the Bombay Stock
Exchange till the year 2000, Infosys' sales and earnings compounded at more
than 70% a year. In the year 2000, President of the United States Bill Clinton
complimented India on its achievements in high technology areas citing the
example of Infosys.

In 2001, it was rated Best Employer in India by Business Today. Infosys

won the Global MAKE (Most Admired Knowledge Enterprises) award, for the
years 2003, 2004 and 2005, being the only Indian company to win this award
and is inducted into the Global Hall of Fame for the same.

Infosys was rated best employer to work for in 2000, 2001, and 2002 by
Hewitt Associates. In 2007, Infosys received over 1.3 million applications and
hired less than 3% of applicants.

Business Week reported that Infosys, along with Wipro and Tata
accounted for nearly 80% of the [H-1B] visa petitions approved in 2007 for the top
10 participants in the program.

In April 2009, Forbes rated Infosys among the 5 best performing

companies in the software and services sector in the world. In 2009, Infosys was
considered one of the Business Week’s 50 Most Innovative Companies.

From December 2008 till April 2009, Infosys has fired over 2500
employees on account of bad performance. The company has been hit hard by
lower revenue from a crisis hit European and North American market. On Aril 15,
2009 Infosys reported its first ever sequential fall in its revenue in a decade during
the March 2009 quarter

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 VISION OF INFOSYS
“To achieve our objectives in an environment of fairness, honesty, and courtesy towards our clients, employees, vendors and
society”

MISSION OF INFOSYS

“To be a globally respected corporation that provides best-of-breed business solutions, leveraging technology,
delivered by best-in-class people”

PRODUCTS AND SERVICES

Infosys provides software development, maintenance and independent validation services to companies in finance, insurance,
manufacturing and other domains.

Its key products and services are:

 NIA – Next Generation Integrated AI Platform (formerly known as Mana)

 Infosys Consulting – a global management consulting service
 Infosys Information Platform (IIP) – Analytics platform
 EdgeVerve Systems which includes Finacle, a global banking platform
 Panaya Cloud Suite
 Skava

About Infosys

Infosys Technologies Limited

Type Public BSE: 500209
NASDAQ: INFY
Founded July 2, 1981
Headquarters Bangalore, IndiaElectronics City, Hosur Road
Key people N.R. Narayana Murthy(Chairman and Chief Mentor)
Kris Gopalakrishnan (Chief Executive Officer and
Managing Director)
S. D. Shibulal (Chief Operating Officer and

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 Director)
Industry Software services
Products Finacle (a universal bankingproduct)
Services Information technologyconsulting services and
solutions
Revenue Rs. 21,693 crore ($4.66 billion) (FY 2008-09)[
Net income ▲ Rs. 5,988 crore ($1.28 billion) (FY 2008-09)[1]
Employees 103,905 [2]
Subsidiaries Infosys BPO
Infosys Consulting
Infosys Australia Infosys Mexico
Infosys Sweden Infosys China
Website www.infosys.com
Source:www.infosys.com
Infosys Technologies Limited is an information technology Services
Company headquartered in Bangalore, India. Infosys is one of the largest IT
companies in India with 104,850 professionals (including subsidiaries) as of Dec
21, 2009. It has offices in 22 countries and development centers in India, Chin a,
Australia, UK, Canada and Japan.

EVOLUTION OF INFOSYS

Infosys was founded on July 2, 1981 in Pune by N. R. Narayana Murthy

and seven others: Kris Gopalakrishnan, Nandan Nilekani,N. S. Raghavan, S. D.
Shibulal, Ashok Arora and K. Dinesh, with N. S. Raghavan officially being the
first employee of the company. Murthy started the company by borrowing INR
10,000 from his wife Sudha Murthy. The company was incorporated as "Infosys
Consultants Pvt Ltd.", with Raghavan's house in Model Colony, north-central
Bengaluru as the registered office.

In 1982, Infosys opened an office in Bangalore which soon became its

headquarters.

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 Infosys went public in 1993. Interestingly, Infosys IPO was
undersubscribed but it was "bailed out" by US investment banker Morgan
Stanley which picked up 13% of equity at the offer price of Rs. 95 per share. The
share price surged to Rs. 8,100 by 1999 making it the costliest share on the
market at the time.

According to Forbes magazine, since listing on the Bombay Stock

Exchange till the year 2000, Infosys' sales and earnings compounded at more
than 70% a year. In the year 2000, President of the United States Bill Clinton
complimented India on its achievements in high technology areas citing the
example of Infosys.

In 2001, it was rated Best Employer in India by Business Today. Infosys

won the Global MAKE (Most Admired Knowledge Enterprises) award, for the
years 2003, 2004 and 2005, being the only Indian company to win this award
and is inducted into the Global Hall of Fame for the same.

Infosys was rated best employer to work for in 2000, 2001, and 2002 by
Hewitt Associates. In 2007, Infosys received over 1.3 million applications and
hired fewer than 3% of applicants.

Business Week reported that Infosys, along with Wipro and Tata
accounted for nearly 80% of the [H-1B] visa petitions approved in 2007 for the top
10 participants in the program.

INITIATIVES

In 1996, Infosys created the Infosys Foundation in the state of Karnataka,

operating in the areas of health care, social rehabilitation and rural uplift,
education, arts and culture. Since then, this foundation has spread to the Indian

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states of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Kerala, Orissa and Punjab.
The Infosys Foundation is headed by Mrs. Sudha Murthy, wife of Founder Cum
Chief Mentor Narayana Murthy who is fondly called "NRN" by all his staffs and
contemporaries.

Since 2004, Infosys has embarked on a series of initiatives to consolidate

and formalize its academic relationships worldwide under the umbrella of a
program called AcE - Academic Entente. Through case study writing,
participation in academic conferences and university events, research
collaborations, hosting study trips to Infosys Development Centers and running
the Instep Global Internship Program, the company communicates with
important[peacock term]stakeholders in the academia.

Infosys' Global Internship Program, known as In Step, is one of the key

components of the Academic Entente initiative. It offers live projects to interns
from the universities around the world. Instep recruits undergraduate, graduate
and PhD students from business, technology, and liberal arts universities to take
part in an 8 to 24 week internship at one of Infosys' global offices. In Step
interns are also provided career opportunities with Infosys.
In 1997 Infosys started the "Catch them Young Programme", to expose the
urban youth to the world of Information Technology by conducting a
summer vacation programme. The programme is aimed at developing an interest
and understanding of computer science and information technology. This
programme is targeted at students in Grade IX level.

In 2002, the Wharton Business School of the University of Pennsylvania

and Infosys started the Wharton Infosys Business Transformation Award. This
technology award recognizes enterprises and individuals who have transformed
their businesses and the society leveraging information technology. Past winners
include Samsung, Amazon.com, Capital One, RBS and ING Direct.

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 Infosys also has the largest training center for a private sector
organization in Asia. The training center is located in Mysore, Karnataka. It
currently accommodates 4,500 trainees each year. In 2009 a new training center
has been opened which accommodates 10,000 trainee software professionals.
This new center is also located in Mysore.

In 2008, Infosys along with National Institute of Advanced Studies

created 'Infosys Mathematics Prize' for excellence in Mathematics research 4.

Global offices
Asia Pacific

India - Bangalore, Pune-Maharashtra, Bhubaneswar, Chandigarh, Chennai,

Gurgaon, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Mangalore, Mumbai, Mysore, New Delhi,
Thiruvananthapuram,[18] Australia - Melbourne, Sydney and China - Beijing,
Shanghai,

Hong Kong - Hong Kong, Japan - Tokyo, Mauritius - Mauritius, New Zealand -
Wellington, UAE - Sharjah, Philippines - Taguig City,Fiji Island - Suva,
Rajasthan - Bikaner and Thailand - Bangkok
North America
Canada - Toronto, USA - Atlanta (GA), Bellevue (WA), Bridgewater (NJ),
Charlotte (NC), Southfield (MI), Fremont (CA), Houston (TX), Glastonbury
(CT), Lake Forest (CA), Lisle (IL), New York, Phoenix (AZ), Plano (TX),
Quincy (MA), Reston (VA) and Mexico - Monterrey

Europe
Belgium - Brussels, Denmark - Copenhagen, Finland - Helsinki, France - Paris,
Germany - Frankfurt, Stuttgart, Italy - Milano, Norway - Oslo, Poland - Łódź,
The Netherlands - Utrecht, Spain - Madrid, Burgos, Sweden - Stockholm,

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 Switzerland - Zürich,Geneva and UK - Canary
Wharf, London South America, Brazil - Belo
Horizonte

Financial Summary (LTM Dec 09) IFRS

Revenues: US$ 4,629 million

Net Income after taxes: US$ 1,285 million

Earnings per ADS: US$ 2.25 (basic)

Total assets: US$ 5,578 million
Cash and cash equivalents: US$ 3,105 million

Indian GAAP (consolidated)

Total Income : Rs. 22,433 crore

Net profit after taxes : Rs. 6,262 crore

Earnings per share (Rs. 5) : Rs. 109.69 (basic)

Total assets : Rs. 22,408 crore
Cash and cash equivalents : Rs. 14,449 crore

AWARDS AND RECOGNITION

 In 2019, Infosys was ranked as the 3rd Best Regarded Company in the World by Forbes.[57]
 In 2017, HfS Research included Infosys in Winner's Circle of HfS Blueprint for Managed
Security Services, Industry 4.0 services and Utility Operations.[58][59][60]
 In 2013, Infosys was ranked 18th largest IT services provider in the world by HfS
Research.[61] In the same year, it was ranked 53rd in Forbes list of World's Most Innovative
Companies.[62]
 In 2012, Infosys was ranked No. 19 amongst the world's most innovative companies
by Forbes.[63] In the same year, Infosys was in the list of top twenty green companies
in Newsweek's Green Rankings for 2012.[64]
 In 2006, Institute of Chartered Accountants of India included Infosys into Hall of Fame for
being the winner of Best Presented Accounts for 11 consecutive years.[65]