1. Market Overview

2. The Competitive Landscape Gartner Magic Quadrant for Applications Outsourcing Providers Ability to Execute: Global Delivery Model (GDM), high brand value and mind-share among clients and continuous re-investment in resources Completeness of Vision: Knowledge of market, customers, verticals, discipline, processes, capital investments, excellence across selected and more domains

3. The Leading Players

4. TaTa Consultancy Services Largest Asian Software Company Employees: 89,419 Most Recent Quarterly profits: $311 Million Verticals: Banking Financial Services Insurance Telecom Media Entertainment Govt Healthcare Energy Travel & Hospitality Manufacturing Experience certainty. At TCS, it means achieving real business results that allow you to transform, and not just maintain, your operations. Our IT services, business solutions, and outsourcing bring you a level of certainty that no other competitor can match. You'll experience requirements that are met on-time, within budget, and with high quality; greater efficiency and responsiveness to your business; and the ability to shift investment to strategic initiatives rather than tactical functions.

5. Wipro Among the top 3 offshore BPO service providers Q Profits: $219.9 million 647 clients 72000+ employees 53 development centers across globe Applied Innovation Wipro Technologies is a global services provider delivering technology-driven business solutions that meet the strategic objectives of our clients. “Wipro is the world's first CMMi Level 5 certified software services company and the first outside USA to receive the IEEE Software Process Award.” Wipro Technologies is the No.1 provider of integrated business, technology and process solutions on a global delivery platform.

6. Accenture Accenture is a global management consulting, technology services and outsourcing company. Combining unparalleled experience, comprehensive capabilities across all industries and business functions, and extensive research on the world’s most successful companies, Accenture collaborates with clients to help them become high-performance businesses and governments. World’s largest consulting firm 5 Main Operating Groups: Communications and high technology Financial Services Public Service Products, Resources Over 150 locations in 50 countries Q Income $ 406.6M Industries: Aerospace and Defense Airline Automotive Building Materials Chemicals Communications Consumer Goods and Services Electronics and High Tech Energy Financial Services Forest Products Freight and Logistics Health and Life Sciences Industrial Equipment Media and Entertainment Metals Mining Public Sector - Defense, Education, Health, Etc. Public Transportation eTicketing, Fleet Management, Rail, Tolling Solutions Retail Travel Utilities

7. Infosys India’s second largest software company, The software exporter continues to contend with the challenges of rupee appreciation eroding its competitive edge and weaker demand from the United States, which accounts for the lion's share of its business. Facing struggles from slackening demand from the U.S. market, as well as the stronger rupee, which had appreciated 11% over the past twelve months, Infosys forecast Tuesday that sales in the current financial year, starting this month, would grow 19%-21%, to $5.0 billion-$5.1 billion, slowing from a rise of 35% last year. Based on a survey done by Infosys, according to Balakrishnan, 76% clients were planning either to cut or simply maintain their information technology budgets over the coming year. Bangalore-based Infosys Technologies (nasdaq: INFY - news - people ) has formed two arms -- the New Growth Engines unit that will also look at Canada, South America and Latin America, and an India-focused arm.INFYnews people India’s second largest software company, Infosys Technologies, on Friday announced a reorganization that would enable it to separately tap a strengthening domestic outsourcing market, along with emerging market regions like Australia, China, Japan and the Middle East. EE: 80,000 + Q Profits: $313 Million Driving Innovation with Global Sourcing Infosys defines, designs and delivers IT- enabled business solutions that help Global 2000 companies win in a Flat World. These solutions focus on providing strategic differentiation and operational superiority to clients. With Infosys, clients are assured of a transparent business partner, world-class processes, speed of execution and the power to stretch their IT budget by leveraging the Global Delivery Model that Infosys pioneered. Infosys has over 80,000 employees in over 40 offices worldwide.

8. Cognizant Technology Solutions Employees: 55K+ Headquarters in New Jersey and with significant operations in Chennai, India plus 7 other Indian locations Offices in 15 countries, with 9 US locations (including San Ramon,CA) The first company in the world to be certified for CMMI-Level5 Yearly Revenue: $1.424 Billion Earnings: $ 232.8 M Industries: Banking & Financial Services Healthcare Manufacturing & Logistics Media & Entertainment Telecommunications Insurance Life Sciences Retail Hospitality Technology Key Ingredients of Success Business Culture Domain Expertise Technical Expertise Quality of Client Base We never let you down

9. IBM Global Services World’s largest business and technology service provider Staff: 90K+ in 170 countries 2 Divisions: Global Business Services (GBS) and Global Technology Services (GTS). Provides Financing through IBM Global Financing Industries: Services: Application development Data storage Infrastructure management Networking, and technical support Business consulting It outsourcing Application services Engineering services Outsourcing services Software services “With an IBM consultant, you can: Minimize your risk Maximize your investment Meet your business goals with SOA technology”

10. The Competitive Landscape Gartner Magic Quadrant for Applications Outsourcing Providers Ability to Execute: Global Delivery Model (GDM), high brand value and mind-share among clients and continuous re-investment in resources Completeness of Vision: Knowledge of market, customers, verticals, discipline, processes, capital investments, excellence across selected and more domains