| Type | Public (NASDAQ: IGTE) |
|---|---|
| Industry | Information technology and Services |
| Founded | 1996 |
| Headquarters | Fremont, California, United States |
| Key people | Phaneesh Murthy (President & CEO) |
| Revenue | $1 billion(2011) ($280 million(iGate)+$705.74 million(patni)) |
| Employees | 26,000 |
| Website | www.igatepatni.com |
iGATE Patni (NASDAQ: IGTE) is an information technology firm headquartered in Fremont, California, USA. The company was founded by Bala and Ashok Trivedi. iGate Patni specializes in business data processing and uses a structure known as iTOPS (integrated Technology and Operations Systems) to meet customer demands. Services provided include: IT consulting; application development, data warehousing, business intelligence solutions, ERP/enterprise solutions, BPO/business service provisioning, infrastructure management, testing/independent verification and validation, and contact center services. Offices are located in 16 countries and serve businesses in various fields. While the US has long been its operations center, the company is undergoing an aggressive expansion into India. By 2012, the company wants to be a billion dollar organization, for which association should be with 100 of the global 1000 clients.
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The company focuses more on productivity, quality, and knowledge management. The network of its contented customers has benefited through the collective role of the investment strategies, technology and business outsourcing. Some of the services offered are:
iGATE has development centers and/or regional offices in the following Indian cities: Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad, Pune, Mumbai, Gandhinagar, Noida with White Field, Bangalore as its Indian Headquarters.
On October 29, 2009, iGATE expanded its Global Delivery facility at its corporate campus in Whitefield, Bangalore. The new facility provides 115,000 sq.feet of additional workspace with features like LED and Solar Power lighting, an ozone-friendly air conditioning system, organic waste converter and a water recycling system.
Apart from India, iGATE has its branches in the following nations: United States of America, Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Mexico, Malaysia, United Kingdom, Germany, Japan, Switzerland, South Africa, Sweden with its global headquarters at Fremont, California -- It is to be noted that iGate Patni has closed its operations in France after losing the contract with GE Capital France in May 2006. iGate continues to be a GE Capital global contractor in many other countries for very large GE projects. --
Employees of iGATE are called with a nickname iGATORs. As of May 31, 2011, the global headcount of iGATE Patni is 26000. Apart from their regular corporate activities, iGATORs participate in Public Welfare Projects like Renovation, Computer training to village students, Sponsors of Habitat for Humanity projects, Thanks god it's Monday @ office campus etc.
a) Ranked No 35, significant leap from No 59 in 2009 b) Named best 20 Global Outsourcing Leaders in UK and for the second successive year in Canada c) Placed as one of the Top 20 global IT companies serving the Discrete Manufacturing Industry d) Named as a leading IT vendor for the Insurance Industry
iGATE's competitors in most of its business arenas are Infosys, Cognizant Technology Solutions, Tata Consultancy Services, Wipro, Keane and Tech Mahindra.
iGate bought Patni Computers, the 6th Largest IT company in India for $ 1.22 Billion.
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