I have one query for IT guys... wat exactly is infosys,wipro,tcs,patni etc are all into... is it only about makin softwares for offices linkin finance ,sales ,supply chain ,HR etc etc for better work efficiency and more output or sumthin more than this... coz infosys,patni or TCS are not brand names... like microsoft or oracle... definitely i am not underestimating these companies ... but in market we have products of microsoft,oracle software,SAP software,Linux,mcintosh but nothin like infosys,patni or wipro... can anyone explain me this... please note i am not trying to defame any of these companies as even i know they have changed the whole global outlook towards india... juzz i want to know.. wat they are into...
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by Vipin B Karanath on Dec 21, 2007 08:46 PM Permalink
For your information .. In the R&D labs of all these product companies you would see many people from Wipro , Infosys & Patni working too ... No not are these companies involved as partners in product development they also help the larger consumers like GE , Citibank etc to implement these products successfully thus contributing in making these products successfull ... The reason why plyers like IBM , Oracle etc want partners like Wipro , Infosys , Patni , Satyam is they enable their products to be successful ..
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by abc abc on Dec 16, 2007 03:05 PM Permalink
In Software industry there are 2 kinds of strategic groups: "Software Product" and "Software Services". Each has its own business model, way of doing business, organisation capabilities, values, operational skills...although both incorporate lot of software development. Big 5 Indian software companies business model is software services. If you talk about Microsoft/SAP/Adobe etc. they are in in software product.
Transition from one group to other is not that easy. As I mentioned its comletey different way of doing things (both at strategic level as well as operational level). As a matter of fact >85% of services companies failed when they tried to be Product company. Product company ultimately turns to be Services company as the company matures and their product matket saturates (unless they have continuous stream of new Product launch like Microsoft).
Being a product company you have to be very very good at sales & marketing, close to customers, partner channel and that's why most product companies are form west.
Being a services company is not bad or being a product company is not good, inherently. afterall 70% of customers money over the entire lifecycle of software usage goes towards servising it, rest 30% goes towards product price only. Another pros and con is: services is low margin business and product is high margin (in software as high as 99% gross margin). after all its a matter of choice, which industry you choose to compete in, what skills are better s
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by rexberry on Dec 16, 2007 03:47 PM Permalink
Thanks for the brief info... and definitely its always service industry which has running business ... revenues generated is always high and regular in service industry coz there is constant rapport with the existing customers....plus building up new clients tooo
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by thribhuvan hk on Dec 17, 2007 12:18 PM Permalink
Mr. Varghese - u and ur knowledge sucks man. If most of the Indian IT companies use MS office or DTP skills why do they hire Engg or MCA graduates. Rather they should have just hired 10th or 12th passed out graduates like you.
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by rexberry on Dec 17, 2007 01:55 PM Permalink
Watever people say ... being myself an non IT guy...i salute to all our IT guys who have done a great job and are responsible for INDIA\'s growth....
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by me mask on Dec 16, 2007 07:00 PM Permalink
Not at all Anuj... Today, TCS, Infy, Wipro and etc., are developing and maintaining several mission critical applications in Large Banks, Stock Exchanges, Insurance Companies, Retail and several other industries. Though lower cost is a major reason, there are several other key reasons like the ability to deliver on time, quality process and obviously, hard work!
Our companies are really doing a great job and have become a key partners to most fortue 500 companies.
