Infosys Limited

Infosys Limited formally Infosys Technologies (BSE: 500209 , NSE: INFY ,NASDAQ: INFY ) is an Indian global technology services company headquartered inBangalore, India. Infosys is ranked #27 in [2][3] the list of top companies of India in Fortune India 500list in 2011. It has offices in 29 countries and development centers in India, US, China, Australia, UK, Canada, Japan and many other countries.Infosys has 64 offices and 68 development centres in India and abroad and 1,45,088 employees of 85 [4][5] nationalities as on December 31, 2011. Infosys provides business consulting, technology, engineering and outsourcing services to help clients in over 30 countries. [edit]History Infosys was founded in 1981 by N. R. Narayana Murthy, Nandan Nilekani, N. S. Raghavan, S. Gopalakrishnan, S. D. Shibulal, K. Dinesh and Ashok Arora. [6]

Infosys has revenues of US$ 6.825 billion (LTM Q3-FY12). Infosys delivers IT-enabled business solutions to enable Global 2000 companies to build their enterprises of tomorrow. Infosys ranked among [7] the most innovative companies in a Forbes survey, leading technology companies in a report by The [8] [9] Boston Consulting Group and top ten green companies in Newsweek's Green Rankings. Infosys was [10] voted India's most admired company in The Wall Street Journal Asia 200 every year since 2000. The [11] corporate governance practices were recognized by The Asset Platinum award and the IR Global [12] Rankings. [13]

In 2001, it was rated by Business Today. Infosys was rated best employer to work for in 2000, 2001, and 2002 by Hewitt Associates. In 2007, Infosys received over 1.3 million applications and hired fewer [14] than 3% of applicants. Infosys won the Global MAKE (Most Admired Knowledge Enterprises) award for the years 2003, 2004 [15][16] and 2005, and is inducted into the Global Hall of Fame for the same. Infosys was also ranked as the 15th most trusted brand in India by The Brand Trust Report in 2011. [edit]Current

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share holding

Life Insurance Corporation of India has 5.17%. Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, a sovereign wealth fund owned by Abu Dhabi, and theGovernment of Singapore also hold significant shareholdings as on December 2011. The remaining public shares are owned by financial institutions and individual [18] investors. [edit]Initiatives Infosys has the largest corporate university in the world, located on its Mysore campus.[19]

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Foundation

In 1996, Infosys established the Infosys Foundation, operating in the areas of health care, social rehabilitation and rural uplift, education, arts and culture. Since then, this foundationhas spread its activities from its headquarters in Karnataka to the Indian states of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Kerala, Orissa and Punjab in a phased manner.A dedicated team at the Foundation identifies programs in the areas of Healthcare, Education, Culture, Destitute Care and Rural [20] Development.

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Entente (AcE)

Since 2004, Infosys has embarked on a series of initiatives to consolidate and formalise its academic relationships worldwide under the umbrella of a program called AcE – Academic Entente.Infosys' Global Academic Relations team forges Academic Entente (AcE) with best-in-class global academic and partner institutions. It explores co-creation opportunities between Infosys and academia through case studies, student trips and speaking engagements. They also collaborate on technology, emerging economies, globalization, and research. Some initiatives include research collaborations, publications, conferences [21] and speaking sessions, campus visits and campus hiring. Infosys houses the largest corporate education center in the world in Mysore. The facility can [22] accommodate 14,000 candidates at one time. [edit]InStep InStep is Infosys' flagship global internship program. The program draws students from management, technical and liberal arts backgrounds. InStep fosters a multi-cultural environment within the organization and provides strategy and research projects. The InStep program is also part of AcE activities.It offers live [23] projects to interns from universities around the world. [edit]Catch

them Young Program

In 1997, Infosys started the "Catch them Young Program", to expose urban youth to information technology by conducting a summer vacation program. The program is aimed at developing an interest and understanding of computer science and information technology. This program is targeted at students [24] [25] in Grade IX level. However, the "Catch Them Young program" has been discontinued after 2009. [edit]Wharton

Infosys Business Transformation Award

In 2002, the Wharton Business School of the University of Pennsylvania and Infosys started the Wharton Infosys Business Transformation Award. This technology award recognises enterprises and individuals who have transformed their businesses and the society leveraging information technology. Past winners include Samsung, Amazon.com, Capital One, RBS and ING Direct. However, the Wharton Business [26] Transformation award has been discontinued post 2007. Our ‘social contract’ inspires more than 130,000 employees to contribute to community welfare, environment sustainability and digital literacy. In 2010-11, Infosys organized several programs, enabling employees to give back to the society:

Volunteering A sabbatical policy for community service encourages Infoscions to work for designated Indian Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs). Employees are paid an allowance by Infosys for up to one year. Infoscions support Akshaya Patra Foundation’s mid-day meal campaign, the world’s largest NGO school meal program. It blends nutrition with education to reduce the school dropout rate across rural India. The Foundation has set a goal of serving one billion meals to school children.

Emergency aid Our employees donated US$ 259,695 towards rehabilitating victims of the earthquake in Tohoku, Japan. The Infosys USA Foundation donated US$ 50,000 to the Leggett & Platt Benevolence Fund to support victims of the tornado that struck Joplin, Missouri.

Digital empowerment

Infosys initiates children into Information Technology through the SPARK program. Since 2008, it has touched the lives of more than 350,000 students across India by undertaking IT training and mentoring teachers of governmentaided schools in rural areas.

Shaping policies Members of the board of directors of Infosys serve on global councils and contribute to policy making in corporate governance, education, healthcare, diversity, and the environment. Infosys was a delegate of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) at the UN COP-16 climate change conference in 2010. We are involved in the ‘People Matter’ project where CEOs share their experiences of talent and sustainability. Infosys partners with state utilities in India to introduce ‘voluntary green tariff’ so that consumers can offset the cost of renewable energy.

Promoting education and research The Infosys USA Foundation supports the New York City (NYC) Science Education Initiative to spread science and math literacyamong students of underserved communities. The Foundation provided a grant of US$ 380,000 to the New York Academy of Sciences for implementing the program in New York schools and Citizen Schools of New Jersey. Project Genesis bridges the skills gap among undergraduate students across tier 2 and 3 towns in seven states of India. In 2010-11, the project mentored over 2,500 teachers who imparted training to more than 85,000 students. The Campus Connect program enhances the curriculum and enriches the talent pool of more than 400 engineering and management colleges. A web portal enables collaboration between industry and academia worldwide. The Infosys Science Foundation honors outstanding contributions of Indian researchers to pure and applied sciences with the annual Infosys Prize. The laureates receive a 24-carat gold medallion, a citation and a cash prize of 50 lakh, the highest prize money for researchers in India. The Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)-Infosys Foundation Award in Computing Sciences recognizes the contributions of young scientists to a contemporary innovation. The annual award carries a prize of US$ 150,000 from the Infosys Foundation.

Products and Platforms Our products and platforms provide complete and comprehensive services such as Transformation Solutions and Banking Solutions which adopt a holistic and integrated transformation approach complete with services and solutions. 

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Services Leverage our domain and business expertise to achieve rapid time-to-value while making your organization stronger and more competitive in the global business landscape.

Management Consulting Services Our Management Consulting Services ensure that you become stronger, more competitive and capable of managing global business. View all Management Consulting Services

Business Application Services Our Business Application Services across leading packages like Oracle, SAP, IBM, TIBCO, Microsoft Dynamics, Salesforce.com, etc. help you solve complex business challenges by reforming your global technology landscape. View all Business Application Services

Business IT Services We create IT-enabled business solutions for our clients by leveraging our domain and business expertise along with a complete range of services. View all Business IT Services

Engineering Services We provide concept-to-market R&D and engineering services to improve your product operations. Our services address the complete engineering value chain spanning various industry verticals. View all Engineering Services

BPO Services Infosys BPO combines domain expertise, process skills and technology to deliver world-class process outsourcing. View all Offerings and Solutions

Cloud As a Cloud ecosystem integrator, we offer enterprises single point accountability, rapid time-to-value and improved customer experience. Infosys Cloud+Services helps you orchestrate and integrate Cloud services with your existing enterprise investments. View all Service Areas

Mobility Our Mobility services help companies enhance their customer relationships, increase organizational efficiency, and enable business transformations while rolling out innovative and user-friendly technologies. View all Mobility Services

Industry Infosys' IT solutions and services help accelerate innovation, increase productivity, reduce costs, and optimize asset utilization. Our industry solutions help you derive maximum value from IT investments.

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Murthy's first job position was at IIM Ahmedabad, where he worked as the chief systems [4] [5] programmer. After IIM Ahmedabad, he started a company named Softronics in 1976. When that company failed, he joined Patni Computer Systems in Pune. [6]

After settling down in Pune, Murthy founded Infosys in 1981 with an initial capital injection of Rs 10,000, [7] which was invested by his wife Sudha Murthy. Murthy served as the CEO of Infosys for 21 years and [7] was succeeded by co-founder Nandan Nilekani in 2002. At Infosys he articulated, designed and implemented the Global Delivery Model which has become the foundation for the huge success in IT services outsourcing from India. He held the executive position of Chairman of the Board from 2002 to [7][8] 2006, when he became the "non-executive" Chairman of the Board and Chief Mentor. In August 2011, [9][10] he retired completely from the company and taking the title Chairman Emeritus. Murthy serves as an independent director on the corporate boards of HSBC, DBS Bank,Unilever, ICICI and NDTV. He also serves on the boards of the Ford Foundation, the UN Foundation, the Indo-British Partnership, a trustee of the Infosys Prize, and as a trustee of the Rhodes [11] Trust that manages the Rhodes Scholarship. He is also the Chairman of the Governing board of Public [12] Health Foundation of India He also serves on the Asia Pacific Advisory Board of British [13] [14] Telecommunications. In 2005 he co-chaired the World Economic Forum in Davos. Nagavara Ramarao Narayana Murthy, better known as N. R. Narayana Murthy, is an Indian industrialist and software engineer. He and six other engineers co-founded Infosys in 1981. Murthy served as CEO from 1981 to 2002. From 2002 to 2011, he served as the Chairman. In 2011, he stepped down from the board and became Chairman Emeritus.

Revenue

US$ 6.83 billion (2011)[1]

Operating

US$ 1.779 billion (2011)[1]

income

N. R. Narayana Murthy Nandan Nilekani N. S. Raghavan S. Gopalakrishnan S. D. Shibulal K Dinesh Ashok Arora Employees

145,088 Total assets US$ 7.010 billion (2011) K. V. Kamath

Profit Total equity

US$ 1.499 billion (2011)[1] 6.122 billion (2011

(Chairman)

S. Gopalakrishnan (Co-Chairman) S.D. Shibulal(CEO & MD)