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51 | Symantec India
Symantec India opened and closed its fiscal account with expansion activities, as John W Thompson, chairman and CEO made two visits to India, all within a span of 13 months. The company started off with opening a new R&D center spread across 5 acres in Pune, followed by an R&D center, Center of Innovation, at Chennai. This facility will aid development of next generation security and availability products and solutions.

52 | Datacraft India
Unified communications and dynamic desktop deployment were key technology focus areas. Datacraft also launched its proprietary service called CXO Security Assessment. The solutions focus further led to an initiative towards verticalized solutions under which Datacraft has started developing custom built solutions specific to verticals. With focus on services, the company is targeting a 50:50 ratio by 2010.

53 | SES Technologies
It was a year of new tie-ups for SES, as it signed an agreement with Foxconn to distribute their products. SES will also distribute Pureview LCD monitor motherboards, graphic cards, and barenone products. ASUS Technology also announced the appointment of SES as a national distributor for their range of motherboards, networking products, LCD monitors, and notebooks. HP Procurve and SES held roadshows in Kolkata, Ahmedabad and Pune for channel partners.

54 | Headstrong
The Headstrong and TechSpan merger in 2003 came full circle as the Indian subsidiary, TechSpan, finally legally assumed the name, Headstrong Services India in FY 07. The company outlined plans to revamp its India operations announcing opening of its capital markets center in Noida with an investment of $20 mn. The expansion activity was rampant as the company had already pumped in $20 mn in its Bangalore and Noida Centers of Excellence through 2006.

55 | 3i Infotech
The company strengthened its portfolio with acquisitions from IT services, BPO, software consultancy companies to companies in BI, payment solutions, and factoring solutions. The products and services portfolio was expanded with the addition of PREMIA Insurance Broking exchange and products. Key wins during the year were UK based Liverpool Victoria, ACE Insurance, LIC and Karnataka governments e-Governance project Nemmadi.

56 | Texas Instruments
A sure sign of TIs focus on India was the setting up of the Chennai facility, intended to cater to mobile phone and EMS vendors. The year saw a surge in demand from industrial, consumer, and wireless markets in India. Eying to tap the huge market for mobile phone, TI launched the "LoCosto ULC" single-chip platform for low-cost color MP3 camera phones.

57 | Rolta India
After listing on the London Stock Exchange early this year, Rolta announced a Rs 250 crore expansion plan. The company entered into a JV with Thales, France, strengthening its hold in the defense and security market in India. In ship design services, Rolta expanded from domestic projects and achieved significant progress in international markets, where the GIS business won major projects.

58 | Emerson Network Power (India)
Traditionally very strong in the large enterprise market, Emerson Network Powers effort centered around expanding the marketto the SOHO and SMB segments. It announced a lot of channel incentive programs with innovative names such as Ball of Fortune Offer, 123 Get Set Go program and more. It won a contract from the Director General of Supplies and Disposal (DGS&D), a central purchase and quality assurance organization of the Govt of India.

59 | Xenitis
Throughout H1 there was internal turmoil that let to a break-off of the two founders. And though recovery took place in H2, Xentis growth momentum still showed a substantial slump. The company focused more on components manufacturing and acting as OEM for all major PC vendors. The intention was to follow the Chinese volume manufacturing model.

60 | Sonata Software
The company increased its global footprint by acquiring 50.1% stake in Germany-based TUI InfoTec, the IT division of European travel major TUI AG. Another important highlight of the year was the addition of remote infrastructure management services as a part of its offerings. Sonata also announced that it will offer Microsoft Dynamics CRM tailored for the ITeS industry. The company also developed an add-on to an ERP specifically catering to the real estate and construction industry.

61 | MindTree Consulting
Known more for its innovative employment practices, MindTree is steadily transforming itself. Last year, after an overwhelming response to its IPO, the company consolidated its non-R&D business to finally leap into the big league. The size of the deals got bigger with more $5 mn revenue customers. It started operations in Chennai and acquired land in Bhubaneshwar to build its fifth development center, and opened offices in Dallas, Munich, Stockholm and Sydney. It also received the Most Admired Knowledge Enterprises (MAKE) India award in 2006.

62 | Birlasoft
The company focused on growing the existing large customer acquisition. The key account manning approach seemed to be working for Birlasoft. The revenues from its biggest customer, GE, grew by about 20% and all others in access of 30%. Some of its bigger clients include Monster.com, Juniper Network, and Metlife. Three customer accounts, which they bagged in 2005, contributed to about 10% of revenues.

63 | Infinite Computer Solutions
Infinite Computer Solutions expanded its operations in Australia with Melbourne as its base. Telecom solutions contributed about 35% revenues to the company. Infinite also bagged a consulting and implementation contract from the Beximo Group of Bangladesh. It was given the Mission EXCEL IT project from the Indian Government, to design and develop application software for the different functions of the Controller General of Defence Accounts.

64 | Zensar Technologies
Zensars tryst with GOD (not the Almighty but its Global on Demand model) culminated in the company setting up multiple ODCs in different geographies. It started with a GDC in Pune in strategic alliance with Fujitsu Services to target EMEA markets; This was followed by a center in Hyderabad to handle SAP, BI, and financial services operations; And, finally another ODC in Gdansk, Poland to deal with SAP-related operations and fine tune the newly launched virtual global delivery model.

65 | Adobe Systems
Global CEO, Bruce Chizen, announced over $200 mn India investments over the next 5 years during his first visit to India after the Macromedia acquisition. The slew of announcements from him included upping the headcount to 900 from 650 by the year-end. FY 07 also stood testimony to the growing muscle of Indian development as the parent company commercially released three products, completely Made in IndiaContribute 4.0, Captivate 2, and Premier Elements 3.0.

66 | Iris Computers
In a bid to become a Rs 1,000 crore distribution company, Delhi-based Iris Computers entered into an agreement with US-based JMG for a total funding of up to $5 mn. To expand its footprint across the country, it set up nine new branch offices. 45% of Iris revenues came from the IBM-Lenovo combo of products, followed by HP at 40%, while Xenitis, BenQ, Apache, and Raritan accounted for the rest.

67 | Covansys India
Covansys would not be in this list next year, as it was recently acquired by CSC. While this would give CSC a stronger foothold here with additional workforce, the Indian subsidiary had already started shedding off some of its load. Covansys India entered into an agreement to sell a portion of its ownership in Fortune Infotech to Fidelity National Financial. The partnership with JBoss also strengthened its position in extending open source middleware to its clients.

68 | Sify Limited
The year saw a change of guard as veteran R Ramaraj exited the company, giving way to Raju Vegesna, the new CEO. The bulk of revenues came from corporate networking and data services that contributed 58% of total revenue. Rest came from Internet access and online portal services. On the enterprise side, key business wins included Apeejay Park, Atos, CMC, Genpact and Hutch for VPN services.

69 | Neoteric Informatique
From being a distributor for components, working primarily with resellers and retailers, Neoteric made an effort to scale the value chain by catering to both enterprises and SMBs. Its partnership with HP to distribute servers was a stepping-stone to address the enterprise segment; the strategic alliance with Wipro to facilitate distribution of its notebooks, desktops, and servers was the next logical step.

70 | Honeywell India
Honeywells JV with the Tatas got terminated following Honeywell Asia Pacific buying out Tatas 41% stake. In the wake of the exit, Honeywell embarked on an expansion spree: it invested $15 mn in a new R&D facility in Hyderabad; launched the Honeywell Technology Solutions Laboratory at the Thiagarajar College of Engineering in Madurai; and recruited another 1,000 engineers. The consolidation was aimed at better leveraging the Indian talent pool.

71 | Infotech Enterprises
Infotechs relationship with airplane engine manufacturers like Pratt & Whitney (more than 35% of revenues) and airplane makers like Boeing, Airbus, and Bombardier witnessed major traction. It also entered into a JV with HAL. Infotech forayed into GIS, particularly after acquiring 74% stake in Hyderabad-based Geospatial, Integra. The engineering services portfolio was further supplemented by its partnership with IBM for PLM solutions.

72 | Mascon Global
Looking to acquire domain capability in the pharma and healthcare sector, Mascon Global acquired Algorism. Mascon bagged a multi-year application management and delivery order from a UK-based service network company. Expanded operations abroad and opened offices in Sunnyvale and Singapore. A dedicated product development center for a global software education company was also established during the year.

73 | Xansa India
As one of the first overseas services companies to set up delivery facility in India, Xansa India has been able to sell its India strengths to its existing and new customers. Last year it bagged deals from BBC and Lloyds TSB. With the demand in offshore services strong, Xansa India witnessed a 39% growth in headcount and intends to grow to 10,000 over the next three years.

74 | Savex Computers
A significant boost to Savex came from its relationship with HP, with the Presario range alone contributing nearly half of its revenues. The company extended its tie-up with HP to also distribute Pavilion and Champion brands. The Samsung business too witnessed accelerated growth, largely driven by exponential increase in TFT-LCD sales. Overall, expansion was the key strategic driver. Savex opened branches in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, and UP.

75 | EDS India
Though legally still a separate entity, EDS India focused on a smooth integration with MphasiS, which significantly enhanced its Best Shore Global Delivery capability. EDS appointed Jerry Rao as VP and GM of EDS India operations. EDS kept moving work to India as it supported many of its clients like ABN AMRO, BancTec, Continental Airlines, and Sprint Nextel.

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