Friday, July 11, 2008

The ‘Third (i)’ of Indian IT!!!

3i INFOTECH : V. SRINIVASAN

The ‘Third (i)’ of Indian IT!!!

So what’s special about this third eye, or 3i Infotech as you know it to be? Well, nothing so special about it being a professionally-run & an IT-led software company; but then talk about the aggression without its borders and you’d surely give a thought to it being...well, special! Acquiring smaller software product companies and then putting all its marketing strength behind it has undoubtedly made 3i Infotech what we know as a IT superlad. “3i Infotech’s key USP is that it has clearly differentiated itself as a software company through a strong focus on software products, along with services to complement its product suite. It started focusing strongly on software products and building an IP-based (Intellectual Property) business model,” opines Harit Shah, Analyst, IT & Telecom, Angel Broking.

Currently, 3i Infotech offers a strong range of software products for the banking, financial services and insurance (BFSI) verticals. “It also has an ERP product, serving the process manufacturing industry and is the third-largest regional ERP player in the Middle East,” adds Shah. The company is also present in the services business with focus on areas like e-governance, which is a potential segment with the Indian government is now strongly focussing on maximising the use of technology to provide more effective governance. Recently, it also acquired Taxsmile.com, which has a product in the e-tax filing space. With India contributing to 31% of its revenues, its geographical mix of revenues also shields it against the fluctuation of the dollar. “The company’s vision is to be a complete solution provider to the BFSI industry,” asserts Shah. Well, having being blessed with that extra third eye, all it takes is a vision & the rest follows...
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Source : IIPM Editorial, 2008
An IIPM and Professor Arindam Chaudhuri (Renowned Management Guru and Economist) Initiative

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