Infosys

Infosys Technologies Limited is a global information technology (IT) services, solutions and consulting major headquartered in Bangalore, India.

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With 43,000 employees and revenues of over US $1.5 billion, Infosys is one of India's major IT companies.

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Infosys was founded in 1981 by N.R. Narayana Murthy, Nandan Nilekani, N.S. Raghavan, S. Gopalakrishnan, S.D. Shibulal and K. Dinesh. Nandan Nilekani is the Managing Director, President and CEO. Narayana Murthy is the Chief Mentor.

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In 1997 Infosys attained SEI-CMM level 5. In 2001 and again in 2002, it was rated "Best Employer in India" and "India's Most Respected Company" by the business periodicals Business Today and Business World respectively.

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Currently, Infosys employs approximately 43,000 software professionals in about 30 offices worldwide as of 2005, working on varied areas mainly in consulting, software and product development. The main office and development center is located at Electronics City, Bangalore which is one of the largest IT campuses in the world.

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Most of the revenue is generated through consulting and IT services. Infosys expects to cross US $ 2 billion in revenues for the fiscal year to end March 2006.

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N.R. Narayana Murthy: N.R. Narayana Murthy is an Indian Coroporate Leader, software engineer and the founder of Infosys....

Nandan Nilekani: Born as the second and last son to Mohan R Nilekani, a manager in Minerva Mills, Nandan Nilekani spent his first 12 years in Bangalore, India....

Managing Director: Managing Director is the term used for the chief executive of many limited companies in the United Kingdom and some other English speaking countries. The title reflects their role as both a member of the Board of Directors but also as the senior manager....