InfosysInfosys is established by N. R. Narayana Murthy and six engineers in Pune, India, with an initial capital of US$ 250. Infosys is a NASDAQ listed global consulting and IT services company with more than 103,000 employees. From a capital of US$ 250, Infosys have grown to become a US$ 4 billion company with a market capitalization of approximately US$ 14 billion.
Infosys have catalyzed some of the major changes that have led to India's emergence as the global destination for software services talent. Infosys pioneered the Global Delivery Model and became the first IT company from India to be listed on NASDAQ. Our employee stock options program created some of India's first salaried millionaires.
WIPRO
WIPRO is one of the largest IT services companies in India. Established in 1980 as subsidiary of WIPRO limited listed on New York Stock Exchange. WIPRO was initially set up in 1945 with main product of producing sunflower Vanaspati Oil and different soaps. At that time Company was called Western India Vegetable Products limited with representative offices in Maharashtra and Madhyapardhesh states of India. During 1970s and 1980s it shifted its focus and begin to look into business opportunities in IT and computing industry which was at nascent stages in India at that time. WIPRO was the first company which marketed the first indigenous homemade PC from India in 1975.
In 1966 Azim Premji, still the majority shareholder in WIPRO, took over as the chairman of the company at the age of 21 and with the passage of time transformed it into one of the finest and largest IT outsourcing services provider of the world. It is now considered the world's largest independent R&D service provider. It offers different technology driven services all over the globe with 46 development centers. Azim Premji is still the Chairman of the WIPRO along with other top class professionals heading different wings of the business.
Satyam
Satyam Computer Services Limited is a leading global consulting and IT services company spanning 55 countries. It was established by Mr. B. Ramalinga Raju and B. Rama Raju on 24 June 1987.In 1991 it was recognized as a public limited company and got its first Fortune 500 client, Deere and Co. The 90s were a time of growth for the company. It started Satyam Renaissance, Satyam Infoway, Satyam Spark Solutions and Satyam Enterprise Solutions and Infoway became the first Indian internet company to be listed on the NASDAQ.
The new millennium saw Satyam acquire lot of businesses and expand. Satyam became the first company in the world to start a program called Customer-Oriented Global Organization training in the year 2000 in May. The company signed contracts with various international players like Microsoft, Emirates, TRW, i2 Technologies and Ford. On the way the company had had various achievements like becoming the first ISO 9001:2001 company in the world, certified by BVQI, winning the Frost & Sullivan Award for Competitive Strategy in ASP in 2001etc.
In 2001 Satyam opened offices in Singapore, Dubai and Sydney. Throughout the starting years of the new century Satyam expanded its business to many countries and signed MoU with many companies.
In 2005 it acquired a 100% stake in Singapore based Knowledge Dynamix and 75% stake in London based Citisoft Plc. Satyam is a company on the fast track to success and has acquired itself a name for consulting in the area of strategy right through to implementing IT solutions for customers.
