Satyam Computers is a leading IT service provider.
Here is a brief company profile and History of Satyam Computer Services
Limited.
Satyam Computer
Satyam Computer Services Ltd is one of the leading global consulting
and IT services company that offers end-to-end IT solutions for a range
of key verticals and horizontals. Satyam Computers has domain expertise
in verticals such as Automotive, Banking & Financial Service,
Insurance & Healthcare, Manufacturing, Telecom, Infrastructure,
Media, Entertainment, and Semiconductors.
Satyam has nearly 40,000 employees on its rolls, working in development
centers in India, the USA, the UK, the UAE, Canada, Hungary, Singapore,
Malaysia, China, Japan and Australia. Satyam Computers' network is
spread over 55 countries across 6 continents. Satyam serves over 558
global companies including over 163 Fortune 500 corporations.
Satyam Computers was founded in June 1977 as a private limited company
by Ramalinga Raju along with one of his brothers-in-law, DVS Raju. In
June 1991, Satyam Computers got its first Fortune 500 Client. In the
same year in August, Satyam Computers was recognized as a Public Limited
Company. Satyam went public in May 1992 and its issue was oversubscribed
17 times. In July 1993, Satyam entered into a joint venture with Dun &
Bradstreet. Satyam was awarded ISO 9001 Certification in March 1995. In
December 1995, Satyam Infoway was incorporated. In May 1997, Satyam
became the first Indian IT Company to get ITAA Certification for Y2K
Solutions. In November 1998, Satyam became one of the first companies to
enter Indian Internet service market with the launch of Satyam Infoway's
ISP Service. In the same year Satyam entered into a joint venture with
GE. In 1999, Satyam Infoway became the first Indian Internet company to
be listed on NASDAQ. In February 2000 Satyam was declared one of '100
Most Pioneering Technology Companies' by World Economic Forum, Davos. In
May 2000 Satyam became the first organization in the world to launch
Customer-Oriented Global Organization training. In March 2001 Satyam
became first ISO 9001:2000 Company in the world as certified by BVQI. In
May 2001 Satyam was listed on New York Stock Exchange. In 2003, Satyam
announced business continuity center in Singapore, the first of its kind
outside India. In 2004, Satyam opened new development center in
Mississauga, Canada. In 2005 Satyam acquired 100% stake in Singapore
based Knowledge Dynamics, a leading Data Warehousing and Business
Intelligence solutions provider.
Achievements of Satyam Computers:
- First Indian IT Company to get ITAA Certification for Y2K
Solutions.
- Satyam Infoway is the first Indian Internet company to be listed
on NASDAQ.
- Declared one of '100 Most Pioneering Technology Companies' by
World Economic Forum, Davos in the year 2000.
- First organization in the world to launch Customer-Oriented
Global Organization training.
- First ISO 9001:2000 Company in the world as certified by BVQI.
- Ranked by the Brown-Wilson Group as the number two outsourcing
vendor globally in the year 2006.
Note: The above information was last updated on 21-07-2007
