Barracuda launches Software-as-a-Service

Barracuda is expanding on its existing flexible options for businesses to manage their data protection and disaster recovery needs. Cloud-to-Cloud Backup, Barracuda’s new SaaS backup option, provides customers with the ability to replicate data from supported cloud environments into Barracuda’s Cloud Storage. Barracuda Backup now provides customers with additional options for long-term data retention and physical-to-virtual portability.

“As IDC’s worldwide unit leader in Integrated Purpose Built Backup Appliances, extending the value we provide to our customers is always our top priority, which includes giving them flexible options for protecting their data and restoring services quickly in the event of a disaster,” said Rod Mathews, GM Storage, Barracuda. “As businesses continue to move their infrastructures to the cloud with the adoption of SaaS applications, providing the same level of protection for physical servers, virtual servers, and cloud services is crucial. The new options for Barracuda Backup, including Cloud-to-Cloud Backup for SaaS applications, will offer customers additional flexibility for data protection and disaster recovery.”

Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) Backup

Barracuda's new Cloud-to-Cloud Backup currently supports Microsoft Office 365 including Exchange Online and OneDrive for Business. IT administrators concerned about protecting Microsoft Office 365 environments will be able to replicate data over a secure connection to be stored in Barracuda Cloud Storage. Lost data can be more easily searched for and retrieved. Administrators can download or restore data directly back to Microsoft’s hosted applications from Barracuda Cloud Control - a centralized web-based administration console, accessible from anywhere. Benefits include:

· Protection against accidental or malicious data loss

· Customizable retention policies and granular selection

· Automated or manual backups

· Search, multi-selection restores, or downloads

· Barracuda Cloud Storage can be deployed in geographically distributed, enterprise-grade data centers

· Data encrypted with HTTPS/SSL in transit and AES 265-bit encryption at rest

Flexible Options for Long-Term Data Retention

For businesses looking to meet extended retention requirements, Barracuda Backup customers can leverage Offsite Vaulting to store historical revisions in Barracuda’s Cloud Storage or an offsite Barracuda Backup appliance. Barracuda Backup is extending its functionality to include export options for historical revisions to external media such as disk or tape. Benefits include:

· Export individual files, folders, or databases – both scheduled or on-demand – to disk, tape drives, autoloaders, and robotic libraries

· Automatic scheduling and media rotation, data encryption and compression, and alerting of backup completion or errors

Physical-to-Virtual Portability

Barracuda Backup’s innovative LiveBoot feature provides a rapid recovery option for virtual environments during disasters and will now add physical-to-virtual (P2V) portability. For physical servers that are not yet end of life, IT admins will be able to restore these systems into a virtual server hosted in VMware vSphere or Microsoft Hyper-V. Benefits include:

· Simplified migration from legacy physical servers into virtual environments

· Reduced time-to-recovery in the event of a disaster by enabling recovery of physical servers to a virtual infrastructure

“Barracuda Backup has always provided us with the flexibility to back up our data in a way that makes the most sense for our business,” said Craig Sauvigne, System Administrator, Winthrop University. “It’s easy to buy and set up, is highly scalable and keeps improving with each update – Barracuda Backup is a great long-term solution for backup and recovery.”

Barracuda Backup is part of the company’s Data Protection Plus strategic initiative, aimed at helping customers access, retain and share critical data from anywhere and any device. For more information about Data Protection Plus, please visit:http://cuda.co/dppreview.

Pricing and Availability

Barracuda Cloud-to-Cloud Backup for Microsoft Office 365 is expected to be available in the next 60 days. It will be included for the first year at no additional charge for new and existing customers with subscriptions to Barracuda Backup Unlimited Cloud Storage. It will also be available as a standalone service. For more information on the pricing and availability of Barracuda Cloud-to-Cloud Backup, please visit http://cuda.co/direct2cloud.

The latest version of Barracuda Backup is expected to be available in the next 60 days. It will be included at no additional charge to existing customers on current appliance platforms with an active Energize Updates subscription. The Barracuda Backup list price starts at $999 USD for the all-in-one appliance, with a list price of $199 USD for the annual Energize Updates subscription. An optional Instant Replacement service featuring priority replacement of failed hardware and a complimentary hardware refresh every four years is available starting at a list price of $219 USD per year. A one-year subscription to Unlimited Cloud Storage starts at $499 USD.

Barracuda Backup is also available as a comprehensive annual subscription including the appliance, Energize Updates, Instant Replacement, and Unlimited Cloud Storage starting at a list price of $1199 per year.

International pricing and availability vary by region.


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Not Just Professional Training; Happiness is Guaranteed at Koenig!

What does one acquire education for? Some may say to augment material success, others may insist to gain knowledge and bridge the distance between being qualified and employable. However, Koenig, a reputed Delhi-based IT company believes that education is lacking in its goal if it doesn’t add to your happiness quotient.

After years of working with major IT giants and providing IT training to a large number of students, Koenig has unveiled a unique Happiness Guarantee promise to its customers. With this Guarantee, Koenig takes upon itself to ensure that all students enrolled at its training centers in Delhi and Bangalore are not just happy with the service but also happier after attending the course because of the progress they make in their career.

At a time when education is being transformed and repackaged into a product by providers, this is a unique and first-of-its kind Guarantee from an IT Training Company that believes that education is the only service that can help individuals achieve long-term happiness.

You may have heard training providers guarantee the best curriculum, and best instructors but have you heard a service provider guarantee the best satisfaction? What is unique about this guarantee is that Koenig has taken upon itself to guarantee happiness which is an inner state-of-being.

“It is milestone for Koenig. For the past many years, Koenig has been trying its best to ensure that our customers are happy. We have now decided to go upfront about it. We now Guarantee Happiness to our customers. This approach is aligned with the mission of our company to Make the World a Better Place. The world cannot be better unless it is also happier. If any service can, education can ensure long-term happiness of people. In fact, education is of no use unless it contributes to the happiness of the recipient,” says Mr. Rohit Aggarwal, Founder and CEO of Koenig.

He might be the CEO of the company, but Rohit prefers to call himself a Chief Helping Officer.

“We want to start the trend amongst IT training companies to guarantee happiness to their students. We think this will prove to be the panacea for the industry because it suffers from lack of credibility due to past performance on its promises to the students. It is our belief that in times to come, companies will have no choice but to Guarantee Happiness to their customers,” he adds.

True education is one that enlightens, empowers and provides a deep sense of satisfaction. Koenig works with IT companies, training their employees to upgrade their technical capabilities with an aim to ensure that each individual student gets the knowledge most needed by him/her for progress in his work and career.

Guaranteeing happiness is a first in an industry that is crowded with service providers, yet lacks credibility and trustworthiness. The initiative marks an important first step towards bringing more accountability to the industry as it forces other players to take stock of their services and the satisfaction they are providing to their customers. Offering the true value for time and money is an important proposition that needs to be adopted by the industry at large.

Koenig’s ultimate principle is to contribute to making the World a Happier Place; the underlying belief being that Success Doesn't Guarantee Happiness. It's Happiness that yields Success in Life!

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BBC selects Mindtree for digital testing services

Bangalore (India) and London (UK): Mindtree, a global information technology services company, announced that it has been selected by BBC to test a range of its digital products.

As part of this non-exclusive engagement, Mindtree will deliver and support testing of digital products and applications. Digital products include applications and websites that run on a wide variety of digital and broadcast platforms. Some of them are desktop computers, mobile devices, cloud, integrated digital TV, internet protocol TV, terrestrial, cable, satellite TV and the web.

Mindtree testing services will include functional, non-functional, test management, exploratory, automation and load testing. BBC selected Mindtree for its testing capabilities, test tools expertise and the ability to effectively deliver the engagement.

Ramesh Menon, Senior Vice President and Head of Technology & Media, Mindtree said, “We are excited to be part of the BBC digital services framework. Millions of citizens globally benefit from BBC and we hope to enrich their experience with our superior digital testing capabilities.”

Richard Smith, Head of Market Engagement, BBC covers the program details on digital services framework at his blog.

About Mindtree:

Mindtree [www.mindtree.com] [NSE: MINDTREE] delivers technology services and accelerates growth for Global 1000 companies by solving complex business challenges with breakthrough technical innovations. Mindtree specializes in e-commerce, mobility, cloud enablement, digital transformation, business intelligence, data analytics, testing, infrastructure, EAI and ERP solutions. We are among the fastest growing technology firms globally with more than 200 clients and offices in 14 countries.

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Get in the cloud with SAP

Use it any time, any place -- it's the cloud promise delivered. With 20 million users and 6,000 customers on board, we're only just getting started.In this video learn how SAP cloud can help build your business.

Manage your people, money, customers and suppliers -- even your entire business -- in the cloud with the most comprehensive cloud-computing portfolio on the market. Seamlessly integrate with your on-premise solutions, maximise agility, and eliminate the need for major IT investments.
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Wipro Launches Co-Innovation Center for SAP Solutions in Bangalore

Bangalore, Karnataka, India and East Brunswick, New Jersey, United States, Thursday, August 01, 2013 -- (Business Wire India) -- Wipro Ltd. (NYSE:WIT), a leading global information technology, consulting and outsourcing company today announced the launch of the Wipro Co-Innovation Center for SAP Solutions in Bangalore. The focus of this partner research center for co-innovation is to drive innovation based on SAP® solutions. Wipro anticipates that participants in the center will develop best-in-class solutions based on the SAP HANA® platform, as well as next-generation technologies including mobility and analytics to offer integrated offerings based on SAP HANA for customers.

The Wipro Co-Innovation Center for SAP Solutions was inaugurated today by Suresh Senapaty, Executive Director and Chief Finance Officer, Wipro, and Gerhard Oswald, member of the Executive Board and the Global Managing Board of SAP AG, at Wipro's Electronic City campus in Bangalore. This world-class facility, located in Wipro's campus in Bangalore, is equipped with state-of-the-art infrastructure that will enable Wipro - in cooperation with SAP - to develop use cases and conduct customer-specific demonstrations. It will also be a center for providing training and building specific competencies around new SAP products.

Supported by teams of professionals from Wipro and SAP, the new center is expected to provide customers with process-specific business solutions, and thought leadership around existing and emerging SAP solution-based technologies. Wipro will focus on innovating new solutions and use cases for industries, such as utilities, mining, banking, insurance, life sciences, public sector, automotive, consumer goods and retail.

Bhanumurthy B. M., Senior Vice President and Head, Business Application Services, Wipro said, "As customers seek greater value and innovation, it is our endeavour to provide winning solutions in line with future trends. Wipro, in cooperation with SAP, believes in "winning together" by investing in future technologies that deliver business value for our customers. The Wipro Co-Innovation Center for SAP Solutions is an excellent initiative to help drive collaboration along with SAP that we anticipate will benefit our customers tremendously."

"SAP HANA is not only the foundation for SAP solutions like SAP Business Suite but also the next-generation platform that powers new applications to solve advanced customer issues," said Gerhard Oswald, member of the Executive Board, SAP. "Strategic partners such as Wipro will help drive the next stage of customer value by delivering SAP HANA-based applications that help meet our customers' challenges head-on."

Wipro plans to integrate its new Wipro Co-Innovation Center for SAP Solutions in Bangalore with Wipro Co- Innovation Centre in Mountain View, Calif., to offer an extended center of research for customers globally.

About Wipro Ltd.

Wipro Ltd. (NYSE:WIT) is a leading Information Technology, Consulting and Outsourcing company that delivers solutions to enable its clients do business better. Wipro delivers winning business outcomes through its deep industry experience and a 360 degree view of "Business through Technology" - helping clients create successful and adaptive businesses. A company recognized globally for its comprehensive portfolio of services, a practitioner's approach to delivering innovation, and an organization wide commitment to sustainability, Wipro has a workforce of 140,000 serving clients across 57 countries. For more information, please visit www.wipro.com.

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Bharti Airtel and Microsoft partner to address the growing ICT needs of SMB segment

Press Release

New Delhi, August 28, 2012 — Bharti Airtel, a leading global telecommunications services provider with operations in 20 countries across Asia and Africa, today announced that it will deliver Microsoft’s cloud based Office 365 business productivity solutions to Small and Medium Businesses by provisioning the service through its cloud platform.

Under the agreement, Airtel will be able to power SMBs with access to Microsoft Office 365, addressing their connectivity and productivity requirements while allowing them to focus on their core business activities. Office 365 along with Airtel’s DSL and Internet Leased Ports/Lines (ILP) services will empower SMBs with the option to create a public facing website with their own domain name, access to the latest releases from Office 365, state-of-the art anti-virus & anti-spam solutions, and most importantly anytime, anywhere access to documents and emails, with best experience delivered on smart phones using Airtel’s network.


Announcing the partnership, Sanjay Kapoor, CEO – India & South Asia, Bharti Airtel said, “We are delighted to partner with Microsoft to address the growing ICT needs of the SMB segment. The partnership will allow us to become a virtual CIO for our SMB customers. According to industry estimates there is a growing affinity towards technology adoption in this segment and their IT spending is surging at a rate of 15% per year. SMB segment has shown a high adoption of Cloud computing especially SaaS - which contributes more than 50% to the overall cloud market. With our superior network experience and Microsoft’s dependable technology suite we will be able to offer cost effective and secure cloud services in a high growth SaaS market.”

Commenting on the occasion, Mr. Bhaskar Pramanik, Chairman, Microsoft India said, “We are pleased that Bharti Airtel will offer our world-class cloud productivity solution to SMBs in India. Agility, focus and cost are the key reasons why businesses are moving to a cloud and hence Microsoft’s partnership will allow Bharti Airtel’s customers to continue to stay ahead of the curve through solutions that truly fit their needs. The agreement will enable SMBs to take advantage of a secure cloud computing environment at an opex model based pricing.”

Office 365 poses to be the next leap of productivity for businesses in India, especially SMBs and puts the world-class collaboration tools at their doorstep:

· World class solution: It provides leading collaboration tools with enterprise-class security and a financially-backed Service Level Agreement. In the past, world-class collaboration tools were simply out of reach for most SMBs in India. Today, Office 365 provides productivity and collaboration solutions to the SMBs which were only available to larger enterprises earlier.

· Affordability: SMBs prefer a scalable environment and to meet their expanding needs, Office 365 offers an affordable and predictable monthly cost.

· Ease of Management: Office 365 provides ease of management, because it is a product ready to use. It eliminates the hassle of managing an IT team and helps SMBs cut down their IT expenditure heavily.

· Commitment to Privacy, Security and Compliance: Office 365 provides industry leading privacy and security controls that are independently certified and audited by third parties. Office 365 is the first major business productivity public cloud service to have implemented the rigorous set of physical, logical, process and management controls defined by ISO 27001. The Microsoft Trust Center (http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/office365/trust-center.aspx) contains up-to-date disclosures relating to Office 365 Security, Privacy, Regulatory Compliance, Audits and Certifications.

For more information, customers can visit www.airtel.in/office365

About Bharti Airtel

Bharti Airtel Limited is a leading global telecommunications company with operations in 20 countries across Asia and Africa. Headquartered in New Delhi, India, the company ranks amongst the top 5 mobile service providers globally in terms of subscribers. In India, the company's product offerings include 2G, 3G and 4G services, fixed line, high speed broadband through DSL, IPTV, DTH, enterprise services including national & international long distance services to carriers. In the rest of the geographies, it offers 2G, 3G mobile services. Bharti Airtel had over 262 million customers across its operations at the end of July 2012. To know more please visit, www.airtel.com

About Microsoft

Founded in 1975, Microsoft (NASDAQ "MSFT") is the worldwide leader in software for personal and business computing. The company offers a wide range of products and services designed to empower people through great software - any time, any place and on any device. Microsoft Corporation (India) Private Ltd is a subsidiary of Microsoft Corporation, USA. It has had a presence in India since 1990 and currently has offices in nine cities - Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad, Kochi, Kolkata, Mumbai, New Delhi and Pune.

About Microsoft Office 365

Microsoft Office 365 is commercial software plus services offering a set of products from Microsoft. It includes the Microsoft Office suite of desktop applications and hosted versions of Microsoft's Server products (including Exchange Server, SharePoint Server, and Lync Server), delivered and accessed over the Internet, in effect, the next version of Business Productivity Online Suite (BPOS).

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Capgemini Wins Major IT Application and Infrastructure Services Deal with Bayer Business Services

Press Release

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, Wednesday, July 04, 2012 -- (Business Wire India) -- Capgemini, one of the world's foremost providers of consulting, technology and outsourcing services, and Bayer Business Services, recently signed a contract for the provision of IT services from India. Bayer Business Services is the global competence center for IT and business services of the Bayer group, a global enterprise with core competencies in the fields of health care, nutrition and high-tech materials, headquartered in Germany. The contract includes global application development and services, as well as infrastructure services including service management and will run over a period of five years. Under the terms of the contract Capgemini will take over the operations of Bayer Business Services' captive IT service center in Mumbai, India, with approx 550 employees. The contract was signed between the legal entities Capgemini Deutschland GmbH and Bayer Business Services GmbH.

During an intensive tender process Capgemini was selected as sole provider out of a range of Indian and global competitors due to its ability to provide a strong solution for offshore services in India through its Rightshore® delivery model, together with a holistic HR solution and its industrialization and rationalization approach. Capgemini will support the global business units of Bayer Business Services by supporting the 120,000 IT users of the Bayer Group worldwide, with a global team primarily from India but also with local support from Germany, USA, Brazil and China.

Stephan Gerlich, Country Group Head, Bayer in India said, "This is a win-win scenario for both the companies. Our employees will benefit enormously from Capgemini's range of services and portfolio mix to further their scope of activities. Capgemini, being a global leader in its field will give them the opportunity to enhance their skills and expertise. We feel very enthusiastic and positive with this new milestone, especially since our talented IT staff will continue to service Bayer Companies in the future as well."

"We are excited about our strategic partnership with Bayer and welcome the 550 transferring team members to the Capgemini family. The Bayer team come with vast business and IT sector knowledge and will support our growth ambitions and transformational programs in India and globally. Our business expertise, global delivery capabilities and our ability to understand the Bayer way of operating all contributed to this successful partnership." Aruna Jayanthi, CEO, Capgemini India.

About Capgemini India

Capgemini in India is more than 37,000 people strong across 7 cities (Mumbai, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Chennai, Pune and Delhi). A pioneer in the IT industry, Capgemini has over 43 years of global expertise collaborating with leading corporations and now brings the Consulting, Technology and Outsourcing experience to India. With dedicated teams to service the local markets, Capgemini has strong domain experience to assist clients across the Government and Public Sector, Energy and Utilities, Manufacturing, Telecom and Financial Services sectors and help them advance in their respective industries. Please visit www.in.capgemini.com for more details.

About Capgemini

With around 120,000 people in 40 countries, Capgemini is one of the world's foremost providers of consulting, technology and outsourcing services. The Group reported 2011 global revenues of EUR 9.7billion. Together with its clients, Capgemini creates and delivers business and technology solutions that fit their needs and drive the results they want. A deeply multicultural organization, Capgemini has developed its own way of working, the Collaborative Business ExperienceTM, and draws on Rightshore ®, its worldwide delivery model. Learn more about us at www.capgemini.com.

Rightshore® is a trademark belonging to Capgemini


CONTACT DETAILS
Merrin Netto John, Capgemini India, +91 (22) 66860500, merrin.netto-john@capgemini.com

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Miles Software Solutions launches BARS

Press Release

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, Wednesday, July 04, 2012 -- (Business Wire India) -- Miles Software Solutions (P) Ltd. (Miles), a leading provider of comprehensive technology solutions for the global Wealth and Asset Management industry, today announced the launch of its MoneyWareT Business Analytics and Reporting Services (BARS). Powered by the latest business intelligence tools from SAP BusinessObjects, the solution will bring seamless reporting and superior data analysis to customers.

Launched under the company's flagship umbrella brand MoneyWareT, the Business Analytics & Services equips customers to manage business challenges by providing deep insights and business analytics into their real time data. This helps in monitoring performance and trends, discover anomalies, and forecast business opportunities. Other features of the product include self-service reporting, interactive dashboards and advanced analytics.

"The launch of BARS is a part of our continued thrust to provide platforms and products to empower our clients to capitalize on evolving business opportunities" said, Milan Ganatra, CEO, Miles Software.

"MoneyWareT BARS gives truly a 'BI in a box' experience with productized features, low cost of ownership, faster implementation cycles and high quality of BI data. The solution will automate manual based data consolidation and will introduce user-friendly "drag & drop" reporting access to fulfill client's complex requirements" said Pradeep Paliwal, CTO, Miles Software.

The company also launched a trade execution platform for portfolio based trading and Managed Services - Portfolio and Wealth Management Operations Outsourcing.

About Miles

Founded in 1999, Miles is a leading provider of technology solutions to Wealth and Asset Management firms across the world. Miles is headquartered in Mumbai, India and has offices in UAE. We cater to the needs of over 250 global customers across leading financial institutions in India, Asia Pacific, Middle East and Europe. Majority of portfolio and wealth management business in India is catered by Miles.

The company has a diverse clientele which includes private banking institutions, asset management companies, brokerage firms, wealth advisors, financial institutions and family offices. Their deep understanding of financial services business, extensive domain expertise and experience in managing scalable implementations of large and small scale enterprises has enabled us to build long-lasting relationships with our customers and provide significant value to their business. MoneyWareT, our flagship product offers robust functionality and scalable and integrated solutions enabling organizations to accelerate business performance.

For more details visit www.milessoft.com

CONTACT DETAILS
Nithya Mahesh,AVP - Marketing, Miles Software Solutions (Pvt.) Ltd., +91 (22) 66518400/ x 478, nithya.mahesh@milessoft.com

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Business Software Solutions - An Overview!

There is a lot of interest among information technology (IT) solution providers about packages that help in ERP, SCM, BPR and CRM. The plea given is that they help in real business growth as well as business models, whatever the target may be.

Companies look for most advanced technology (software model) that can deliver the best result helping smooth and faster decision-making. Companies need adopt best software to survive in the tough competition and volatile market conditions. Not only that cost-effective decision are being given priority when the economy under the crunch or slowdown.

IT advancement has given a big opportunity for businesses to take the advantage of the using software to gain profit and targets. In India, of late, small and medium companies are focusing more to adopt most advanced software. While way back, companies used to invest 2-5% on IT.

 IT has been providing best business solutions through various kinds of software in different fields of operation. Software helps to streamline 4m resources i.e., materials, machines, men and money. A typical business solution is an integration of ERP, BPR, and SCM. The software application ERP can take care of functions like accounts, production planning, payroll and marketing etc., BPR can be used simultaneously to cut-down on all non-value added business processes and paperwork. These systems if combined with the web help businessmen to reach their customers most cost-effectively. And the integration will help to reduce costs incurred on setting up offices and hiring employees.

The modern business world has been focusing on using most advanced software to reduce cost and making decision fast with keeping data management at its peak. The business solutions from Microsoft, SAP, Peoplesoft and Oracle have changed the world of business today from the way it used to be before two decades. Using independent software for each set of task or model of work might create hassles in a business process or in companies work. But the integration of software models would make the jobs task more easier and resolve every sort of errors and problems.

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Indian IT Services Market to grow by 18% in 2011-12:Gartner Inc

According to a report by a leading global consultancy firm, Gartner Inc, Indian IT services market to grow by 18 per cent to $9.5 billion in 2011-12.

In 2010, India has earned revenue of $7.6 billion from the IT services market. And the amount is expected to increase by $15 billion by 2014.

Indian IT services are the global leaders and will continue to have their dominance in the filed of software export.

Indian IT market is smaller one comparing to the markets of UK and USA. However, by 2014 the India market would become one of the big market.

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Top Software Companies in India

The Software Companies in India are growing fast. The success and growth of software companies was hit due to the global downturn. Now the situation has been changed and the companies are back on the track again. Here are some of the top software companies of India.

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) : TCS is a software services and consulting company headquartered in Mumbai, India. TCS is the largest provider of information technology and business process outsourcing services in India. The company is listed on the National Stock Exchange and Bombay Stock Exchange of India.

Wipro : Wipro is a multinational information technology services corporation headquartered in Bangalore, India. Wipro is the third-largest IT services company in India and employs more than 98,391 people worldwide as of 2009. It has interests varying from information technology, consumer care, lighting, engineering and healthcare businesses. Azim Premji is the Chairman of the board.

Infosys : Infosys is a multinational information technology services company headquartered in Bangalore, India. Infosys is the second-largest IT company in India with 105,453 professionals (including subsidiaries) as of Nov 9, 2009.

Mahindra Satyam : Mahindra Satyam (formerly known as Satyam Computer Services Ltd) was founded in 1987 by B Ramalinga Raju. The company offers consulting and information technology (IT) services spanning various sectors, and is listed on the New York Stock Exchange, the National Stock Exchange (India) and Bombay Stock Exchange (India). In June 2009, the company unveiled its new brand identity “Mahindra Satyam” subsequent to its takeover by the Mahindra Group’s IT arm, Tech Mahindra.

HCL Technologies :HCL Technologies is a global IT Services company headquartered in Noida, a suburb of Delhi, India led by Mr Vineet Nayar. HCL Technologies, along with its subsidiaries, had consolidated revenues of US$ 2.3 billion (Rs. 11,270 crores), as of 30 Sept. 2009 and employed 54,443 workers.

Patni Computer Systems Ltd., : Patni Computer Systems Ltd., is a provider of Information Technology services and business solutions. The company employs over 14,500 people, and has 23 international offices across the Americas, Europe and Asia-Pacific,as well as offshore development centres in 8 cities in India. Patni's clients include more than 200 Fortune 1000 companies.

Oracle Financial Services Software : Oracle Financial Services Software Limited (formerly called i-flex Solutions Limited Reuters: IFLX.BO and IFLX.NS ) is an IT solution provider to the banking industry. Oracle Financial Services is majority owned by Oracle Corporation.

MphasiS Limited : MphasiS, (an HP Company), is an information technology and business process outsourcing (BPO) company based in Bangalore, India. The company was originally formed as MphasiS BFL Limited in June 2000 after the merger of the US-based IT consulting company MphasiS Corporation and the Indian IT services company BFL Software Limited.

Larsen & Toubro Infotech : L&T Infotech is a global IT services and solutions provider. Their clients include industry leaders like Chevron, Freescale, Hitachi, Sanyo and Lafarge, among others.

Source : Wikipedia

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