INFOSYS
In 1981, Infosys Limited was started by seven people at only $250. Currently, it is a global leader in the 'next generation' of IT and consulting with revenues of about $6.35 billion (LTM Q1–FY12). It also defines both designs and delivers technology-enabled business solutions that help various Global 2000 companies succeed in a Flat World. It also offers a complete spectrum of services by leveraging their domain as well as business expertise and strategic alliances, along with leading technology providers. Also, its offerings span business and technology consulting, systems integration, application services, product engineering, maintenance, custom software development, re-engineering, validation services, IT infrastructure services, independent testing, and business process outsourcing. It has also pioneered the Global Delivery Model (or GDM) that has emerged as a disruptive force in the industry-leading to the rise of offshore outsourcing. Moreover, GDM is based on the method of taking work to the location where the best talent is available, and also where it makes the best economic sense, along with the least amount of acceptable risk. SETLabs or Software Engineering & Technology Labs is also the research arm of Infosys. It is at the forefront of both intercepting and shaping the evolution of technology and its impact on the business. Its SETLabs undertakes the targeted R&D for addressing customer's business problems. Also, its researchers are engaged in cutting-edge research to share their insights with clients. It mainly focuses on research areas such as Flexible Processes, Malleable Architecture, Pervasive Access, and Personalized Information. Such areas constitute the basic business technology components of a progressive, information-centered organization.
Some Products and Services of the company:
IT Services:
- Application Services
- Architecture Services
- Enterprise Quality Services
- Independent Validation Services
- Information Management Services
- Infrastructure Services
- Packaged Application Services
- SOA Services
- Systems Integration Services
Engineering Services:
- Product Engineering
- Manufacturing Process and Plant Solutions
- Lifecycle Management
- Consulting Services
- Information & Technology Strategies
- Product Innovation
- Next-Generation Commerce
- Core Process Excellence
- Learning & Complex Change
BPO Services:
- Business Platforms
- Customer Service Outsourcing
- Finance and Accounting
- Human Resource Outsourcing
- Knowledge Services
- Legal Services
- Order Management
- Sourcing and Procurement Outsourcing
Some of the Product and Platforms:
- Collaborative Analytics
- Finacle
- Infosys ActiveDesk
- Infosys mConnect
- Infosys Unified Communications and Collaboration (or UC).
Some of the Subsidiaries:
- Infosys BPO
- Infosys Consulting
- Infosys Australia
- Infosys China
- Infosys Mexico
Some of the Milestones:
- 2004:It has touched a $1 billion revenue mark. Also, Infosys Consulting Inc was introduced.
- 2005:It has recorded the largest international equity offering of about $1 billion from India.
- 2006:It celebrated 25 years of its existence. It also touched a milestone of $2 billion revenue mark. Also, employee strength grew to 50,000+.
- Also, N R Narayana Murthy retired from the services of the company, and the board of directors soon appointed him as an Additional Director. Now, he continues the Board of Directors appoints him as an Additional Director.
- 2007:It crossed revenues of $3 billion. Its employee’s strength grew to 70,000+. It also set up a new subsidiary in Latin America.
- 2008:Infosys crossed revenues of $4.18 billion.
- 2009:The Company's USA Foundation also provided a grant for the New York City (or NYC) Science Education Initiative for spreading science literacy among students of underserved communities.
- 2011:It bags INR 700 crore financial services systems integrator contract from the Department of Posts (or DoP). It is also the second contract from the department for Infosys.
Some of the Achievements:
Certifications: Its certifications also include CMM Level 5, SEI–CMMI Level 5, PCMM Level 5, ISO 9001–2000, and TL 9000. Awards:
- 2014:
- It also inducted into the Winner’s Circle in the HfS Enterprise Mobility Services Blueprint Report of 2014.
- It was awarded the Highest LEED Rating for the two buildings in Hyderabad.
- It also named a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: North American Applications Outsourcing, in Q1 2014.
- Its Finacle has been rated as the ‘Best-in-Class’ provider from the CEB TowerGroup in its report titled as the ‘Core Banking Systems for the Large Bank Market.’