This article is about the technology company based in Fremont, California.

For the similarly named technology hub based in Livermore, California, see i-GATE.

iGATE Patni

Type

Public (NASDAQ: IGTE)

Industry

Information technology andServices

Founded

1996

Headquarters

Fremont, California, United States

Key people

Phaneesh Murthy (President & CEO)

Revenue

$1 billion(2011) ($280 million(iGate)+$705.74 million(patni))

Employees

26,000

Website

www.igatepatni.com

iGATE Patni (NASDAQ: IGTE) is an information technology firm headquartered in Fremont, California, USA. The company was founded by Bala and Ashok Trivedi. iGate Patni specializes in business data processing and uses a structure known as iTOPS (integrated Technology and Operations Systems) to meet customer demands. Services provided include: IT consulting; application development, data warehousing, business intelligence solutions, ERP/enterprise solutions, BPO/business service provisioning, infrastructure management, testing/independent verification and validation, and contact center services. Offices are located in 16 countries and serve businesses in various fields. While the US has long been its operations center, the company is undergoing an aggressive expansion into India[citation needed]. By 2012, the company wants to be a billion dollar organization, for which association should be with 100 of the global 1000 clients.

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1 IT Services 2 Offices and development centers

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2.1 Indian branches 2.2 Global units

3 Employees 4 Awards 5 Competitors 6 References 7 External links

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Services

The company focuses more on productivity, quality, and knowledge management. The network of its contented customers has benefited through the collective role of the investment strategies, technology and business outsourcing. Some of the services offered are:      Technology Consultancy Application Development and Maintenance Data Analytics Independent Verification and Validation Infrastructure Management Services

[edit]Offices [edit]Indian

and development centers

branches

iGATE has development centers and/or regional offices in the following Indian cities: Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad, Pune, Mumbai, Gandhinagar, Noida with White Field, Bangalore as its Indian Headquarters. On October 29, 2009, iGATE expanded its Global Delivery facility at its corporate campus in Whitefield, Bangalore. The new facility provides 115,000 sq.feet of additional workspace with features like LED and Solar Power lighting, an ozone-friendly air conditioning system, organic waste converter and a water recycling system. [edit]Global

units

Apart from India, iGATE has its branches in the following nations: United States of America, Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Mexico, Malaysia, United Kingdom, Germany, Japan, Switzerland, South Africa, Sweden with its global headquarters at Fremont, California -- It is to be noted that iGate Patni has closed its operations in France after

losing the contract with GE Capital France in May 2006. iGate continues to be a GE Capital global contractor in many other countries for very large GE projects. -[edit]Employees Employees of iGATE are called with a nickname iGATORs. As of May 31, 2011, the global headcount of iGATE Patni is 26000. Apart from their regular corporate activities, iGATORs participate in Public Welfare Projects like Renovation, Computer training to village students, Sponsors of Habitat for Humanity projects, Thanks god it's Monday @ office campus etc. [edit]Awards

In International Association of Outsourcing Professionals (IAOP) 2010 Global Outsourcing 100 List: a) Ranked No 35, significant leap from No 59 in 2009 b) Named best 20 Global Outsourcing Leaders in UK and for the second

successive year in Canada c) Placed as one of the Top 20 global IT companies serving the Discrete Manufacturing Industry d) Named as a leading IT vendor for the Insurance Industry

iGATE Patni Ranked No.2 in a survey conducted by Data Quest Magazine for "IT BEST EMPLOYERS". CNBC-TV18 Survey ranks iGATE as No.1 employer of choice in India in IT/ITeS Sector. Named as 2010 Global Services 100 provider for the third year in a row. Ranked in the FINTECH 100 2010 for the third year in a row. Awarded LEED (leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Gold Certificate for new delivery facility in Bangalore, India. Won the Bronze Award from the League of American Communications Professionals LLC (LACP) in the 2009 Vision Award Annual Report Competition.

   

iGATEs printing governance solution wins the Best IT implementation of the year 2010 Green IT category from PC Quest Magazine, India. The company has been assessed at CMMI Level 5, Six Sigma methodologies and is COBIT, ISO 9001 and ISO 27001 certified, ensuring the highest levels of quality and data security

Won the prestigious Performance Excellence Trophy against the IMC Ramakrishna Bajaj National Quality Award Criteria 2009 in the Service Category. It has been ranked the second best employer in India across all industries in the Business TodayMercer-TNS Best Companies to Work for survey.

[edit]Competitors iGATE's competitors in most of its business arenas are Infosys, Cognizant Technology Solutions, Tata Consultancy Services, Wipro, Keane and Tech Mahindra.

iGate bought Patni Computers, the 6th Largest IT company in India for $ 1.22 Billion.