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| Company type | Public (NYSE: IGTE) |
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| Industry | Information technology |
| Founded | 1996 |
| Headquarters | Fremont, California and Findlay Township, Pennsylvania |
| Key people | Sunil Wadhwani and Ashok Trivedi, Co-founders and Chairmen Phaneesh Murthy , President and CEO |
| Revenue |  $192.2 million USD |
| Number of employees | 8000 |
| Website | www.igate.com |
iGATE Corporation is an information technology firm founded and based in Fremont, California with an operational headquarters Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The company 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 their 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.
On January 10, 2011, iGate has made a significant announcement that it has reached a definitive agreement to buy shares of the major shareholders of Patni Computer Systems Limited,a Mumbai based mid sized Software Services firm. These shares comprise 63% of Patni’s total outstanding shares. The proposed acquisition of the shares is subject to regulatory requirements and iGate is required to make an ‘Open Offer’ to acquire additional 20% of Patni’s shares from the open market. The total volume of the deal is estimated to be at $1.22 Bn. This deal will create an enterprise with close to $1b in revenues, 25,000 in headcount and having two $100m+ customers, two $50m+ customers and 36 $5m+ customers.
IT Services
The company focuses more on productivity, quality, and knowledge management. The network of its contented customers has been benefited with the collective role of the investment strategies, technology and business outsourcing.
- Technology Consultancy
- Application Development and Maintenance
- Data Analytics
- Independent Verification and Validation
- Infrastructure Management Services
Offices and development centers
Indian branches
iGATE has development centres and/or regional offices in the following Indian cities: Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad, Noida with White Field, Bangalore as its Indian Headquarters.
On October 29, 2009, iGATE expands 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.
Global units
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, Netherlands, Switzerland, Singapore, South Africa, Sweden with its global headquarters at [[F
Employees
Employees of iGATE are called with a nickname iGATORs. So far, 8000 employees are working in iGATE all over the world. Apart from their regular corporate activities, iGATOR's are participating in Public Welfare Projects like Renovation, Computer training to village students, Sponsors of Habitat for Humanity projects etc.
Awards
- In International Association of Outsourcing Professionals’ (IAOP) 2010 Global Outsourcing 100 List:
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 Ranked No.3 in a survey conducted by Data Quest Magazine for "IT BEST EMPLOYERS".
- CNBC-TV18 Survey ranks iGATE as No.1 employer of choice in India in IT/ITeS Sector.
- Named as 2010 Global Services 100 provider for the third year in a row.
- Ranked in the FINTECH 100 2010 for the third year in a row.
- Awarded LEED (leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Gold Certificate for new delivery facility in Bangalore, India.
- Won the Bronze Award from the League of American Communications Professionals LLC (LACP) in the 2009 Vision Award Annual Report Competition.
- iGATE’s printing governance solution wins the Best IT implementation of the year 2010 – Green IT category from PC Quest Magazine, India.
- The company has been assessed at CMMI Level 5, Six Sigma methodologies and is COBIT, ISO 9001 and ISO 27001 certified, ensuring the highest levels of quality and data security
- Won the prestigious Performance Excellence Trophy against the IMC Ramakrishna Bajaj National Quality Award Criteria 2009 in the Service Category.
- It has been ranked the second best employer in India across all industries in the Business Today-Mercer-TNS Best Companies to Work for survey.
Competitors
iGATE's competitors in most of its business arenas are Cognizant Technology Solutions, Tata Consultancy Services, Infosys, Wipro, Keane and Tech Mahindra.
References
- iGATE Philosophy
- List of iGATE branches and its contact details around the globe.
- Awards and Press releases.
- Public Welfare projects of the company.
- List of competitors for iGATE.
- Vision of iGATE.
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