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46|Siemens Information Systems :
United in Strength
Siemens bundled its IT solutions, services, and software
activities worldwide under a single roof, Siemens IT Solutions and
Services. The new consolidated entity is continuing to execute its
strategy of supporting Siemens industry, energy, and healthcare
sectors as a cross-sector business, along with its IT and software
competence.
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Sanjeev Sinha,
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Highlights
u Sanjeev
Sinha took over as the new MD of SISL
u Developed automated
software system for the Indian Army called ARPAN (army records
process automation) and implemented it in 47 record offices
u Won the IMC Ramkrishna
Bajaj National Quality Award 2007
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l Start-up Year: 1992
l Products & Services: Business solutions, management
consulting, software engineering, training, research and
development l Employees: 6,081
l Address: 130, Pandurang Budhkar
Marg, Worli, Mumbai-400018 l Tel:
91-22-24950697 l Website:
www.sisl.siemens.co.in |
SISL formed a major strategic
partnership with Corizon to address the global demand for flexible
SOA at the user interface level. Also, Siemens and Fujitsu
collaborated to build new biometric identity authentication
solutions, and market PalmSecure and ID Centre.
A major player in the airport
infrastructure vertical, SISL supplied the entire ITC
infrastructure, and modernized and integrated all IT systems for the
Hyderabad International Airport, as well as the Delhi and Bangalore
airports. It also implemented a multi-location complex SAP for MRF.
It won orders for IT infrastructure ramp-up of Star TV and Sun
Network. And a huge deal from BBC to design, build, and operate a
new coding and multiplexing infrastructure.
47|NIIT Limited : Training
Re-packaged
Known for years as an IT training player, NIIT seems to have
finally succeeded in re-branding itself as a global talent
development company. Right from offering banking and insurance
programs to school education, English training, and individual
learning.
In the school education business,
it bagged orders from the Maharashtra and Bihar governments for
computer education in 900 schools. It also tied up with Infospectrum
for customized educational resource planning solution in schools.
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Highlights
u Formed
JV with Genpact to create the NIIT Institute of Process
Excellence
u Hole-in-the-Wall
Education (HiWEL), an initiative of NIIT, won the Digital
Opportunity Award
u Started second District
Learning Center in Chhindwara
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Start-up Year: 1981 l Products &
services: Knowledge Solutions & IT Training
l Employees: 3,892
l Address: 85, Sector 32
Institutional Area, Gurgaon l
Website: www.niit.com
l Fax: +91-11-4293333 |
Looking beyond China, NIIT focused
on the African market with centers already operational in a Botswana
and South Africa. It expanded its global footprint with Cuba,
Nicragua, and Honduras too getting added to the list.
On the flip side, even as
individual learning enrollments went up by 25%, thanks to English
language and professional skills training programs, the corporate
training business took a beating owing to the slowdown in the US
market.
48|Hexaware Technologies :
Breaking Tradition
A tier-2 IT services company ambitious to join the biggies,
Hexaware roped in senior executives from Wipro and HCL, including PR
Chandrashekhar as CEO, Pratik Agarwal as CFO, and Rajiv Pant as head
of North America operations.
This was supplemented by all-round
HR initiatives. Hexaware has the distinction of employing the
maximum number of women managers (in % terms) among Indian IT
companies.
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u Acquired
land in Mumbai, Pune and Nagpur to build new campuses, and
achieve scalability
u Set-up a new
development center in Mexico as a major step toward creating a
global footprint
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Start-up Year: 1990 l Products &
Services: IT and process outsourcing services
l Employees: 6,927
l Branches: 7 (development
centers) l Address: 152
Millennium Business Park Sector III, TTC Industrial Area,
Mahape, Navi Mumbai-400710 l Tel:
+91-22-67919595 l Fax:
+91-22-67919623
l Website:
www.hexaware.com |
Hexaware identified testing
solutions, BABI (Business Analytics), and verticals like
transportation and asset management as key focus areas. ERP was the
biggest revenue generator (31%). Traditionally very strong in the
PeopleSoft business, Hexaware grew its practice in SAP and Oracle.
After the acquisition of FocusFrame, Hexaware also added automated
testing and consulting services to its portfolio.
Hexaware launched a new venture,
Risktech to offer risk technologies for the BFSI space. It added
sixty-six new clients across verticals and now has sixty-three were
global Fortune 500 companies.
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