$200 Mn Well Spent? 3 Reasons Why Infosys Buying Panaya Makes Good Sense

Infosys today announced that it will be shelling out $200 million for a little known US-based firm Panaya that is a privately held company backed by venture capital firms like Benchmark Capital, Hasso Plattner Ventures and Battery Ventures. "The acquisition of…

Infosys’ Panaya Buy Furthers Vishal Sikka’s New Tech, Automation Bets

Infosys on Monday announced the acquisition of US-based software automation technology firm Panaya for $200 million in an all-cash deal. This is the software major’s first acquisition after Vishal Sikka took over as the CEO in August last year. Panaya is…

Infy To Buy Panaya For $200M

Infosys will acquire US-based automation technology company Panaya for $200 million (over Rs 1,200 crore). The all-cash deal is the second-largest acquisition for the Bangalore-based firm, after Swiss consulting company Lodestone, which it bought for about $350 million (Rs 1,932 crore)…

Infosys Acquires Automation Tech Firm Panaya For $200 Million

Infosys, on Monday, announced that it had signed a definitive agreement to fully acquire U.S.-based automation technology provider Panaya for an enterprise value of $200 million. This is the company’s second largest acquisition after it acquired Zurich-based consulting company in 2012…

Infosys To Buy US Automation Tech Firm Panaya For $200 MN

In keeping with its new chief executive officer, Vishal Sikka’s vision of being more digital and introducing more automation, India’s second-largest software services exporter Infosys Ltd said on Monday it will buy automation technology company Panaya Inc. for about $200…

$200 Mn Well Spent? 3 Reasons Why Infosys Buying Panaya Makes Good Sense

Infosys today announced that it will be shelling out $200 million for a little known US-based firm Panaya that is a privately held company backed by venture capital firms like Benchmark Capital, Hasso Plattner Ventures and Battery Ventures. "The acquisition of…

Infosys To Buy Automation Tech Firm Panaya For $200 MN

Betting big on new technologies to boost growth, country's second-largest software services firm Infosys will acquire US-based automation technology company Panaya for USD 200 million (over Rs 1,200 crore). The all-cash deal is the second-largest acquisition for the Bangalore-based firm, after…

Infosys To Buy Automation Tech Firm Panaya For $200 MN

Betting big on new technologies to boost growth, country's second-largest software services firm Infosys will acquire US-based automation technology company Panaya for USD 200 million (over Rs 1,200 crore). The all-cash deal is the second-largest acquisition for the Bangalore-based firm, after…

Indian IT Industry Mood Lifts on Totalisation Pact

With the resumption of the discussions on Social Security Agreement and Bilateral Investment Agreement finding pride of place in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's announcements at the joint press meet with visiting US president Barack Obama, the country’s IT sector is…

Infosys Q3 net profit up 13% at Rs 3,250 crore; beats expectations

Beating expectations, Infosys on Friday reported 13 percent jump in consolidated net profit for the third quarter to Rs 3,250 crore, helped by increase in business and clients from North America, as also from India. However, Greyhound Research CEO Sanchit…

Infosys Q3 net profit up 13% at Rs 3,250 crore; beats expectations

Beating expectations, Infosys on Friday reported 13 percent jump in consolidated net profit for the third quarter to Rs 3,250 crore, helped by increase in business and clients from North America, as also from India. However, Greyhound Research CEO Sanchit…

Infosys Q3 net profit up 13% at Rs 3,250 crore; beats expectations

Beating expectations, Infosys on Friday reported 13 percent jump in consolidated net profit for the third quarter to Rs 3,250 crore, helped by increase in business and clients from North America, as also from India. However, Greyhound Research CEO Sanchit…

Infosys Q3 Net Profit Up 13%, Beats Expectations

Beating expectations, Infosys today reported 13 per cent jump in consolidated net profit for the third quarter to Rs 3,250 crore, helped by increase in business and clients from North America, as also from India. However, Greyhound Research CEO Sanchit…

Infosys Q3 profit rises 13% to Rs3,250 crore

Infosys maintains full-year revenue guidance citing strong demand from US-based clients “We believe that if Vishal can reduce attrition in the beginning of the quarter that will be a good start and a positive step towards winning internal confidence,” said…

Sikka’s ‘New and ReNew’ strategy sparks a slow turnaround at Infosys

India's second largest IT services exporter Infosys Ltd reported better than expected net profit numbers and revenue, which were in line with market expectations for the third quarter of the current financial year. However, Sanchit Vir Gogia, Chief Analyst and…

Sikka’s plan for Infosys defies the norm

During his keynote address at the inaugural session at CeBit India, the local edition of the world's largest IT expo, in November last year, Infosys CEO Vishal Sikka first expressed his "disappointment" with the Indian IT services industry. He had…

Infosys Will Remain A Services Firm, Says Sikka; Promises To Deliver More Value

Assuaging concerns over some sections of the industry that Infosys is becoming a product company, CEO Vishal Sikka has asserted that it will continue to be a services company going forward. “The trick for Sikka would be to do a…

Infosys Begins Probe Into Financial Irregularities In BPO Arm

Infosys is undertaking a cleanup activity that intends to plug any loopholes concerning financial malpractices within the company, which includes severe action such as sacking of more people if found guilty. Sanchit Vir Gogia, analyst at Greyhound Research, said that…

Infosys BPO To Fire More Sr Executives Over Apple Payment issue

Infosys, which had sacked its BPO unit CFO Abraham Mathews, is looking at firing few more senior executives for allegedly overcharging Apple Inc for IT support services. "It is a brave step from Infosys' side to come out and talk…

#GreyhoundInMedia: ‘More heads may roll at Infosys (@Infosys) BPO’ #Press #Media @Jagranpost

While Mathews, chief financial officer of Infosys BPO, was sacked on Tuesday for failing to comply with the company's code of conduct, the unit's chief executive officer Gautam Thakkar has quit on "moral grounds" and would leave the company by…

Apple Fallout: More Executives Likely To Leave Infy

The exit of Infosys BPO unit  CFO Abraham Mathews on Tuesday on charges of violating the code of conduct of the company has further fuelled speculations of a cascading effect on other top executives as well. According to Greyhound Research…

Infosys Fired Finance Chief of BPO Unit for Inflating Apple’s Bills

Infosys Technologies fired the chief financial officer of its BPO unit for allegedly overbilling Apple Inc. for IT support services. “It is a brave step from Infosys’ side to come out and talk about the fraud going on internally in…

#GreyhoundInMedia: Charges of over-billing Apple (@apple) cost Infosys (@Infosys) BPO’s CFO his job #Press #Media @BSIndia

Infosys has sacked its BPO unit CFO Abraham Mathews and will fire some others senior executives for allegedly overcharging Apple Inc for IT support services. "It is a brave step from Infosys' side to come out and talk about the…

#GreyhoundInMedia: Charges of over-billing Apple (@apple) cost Infosys (@Infosys) BPO’s CFO his job #Press #Media @insideapple

Infosys has sacked its BPO unit CFO Abraham Mathews and will fire some others senior executives for allegedly overcharging Apple Inc for IT support services. "It is a brave step from Infosys' side to come out and talk about the…

#GreyhoundInMedia: Infosys (@Infosys) joins Indian peers in boosting hiring in US #Press #Media @Mint

Of these, 1,500 will be experienced professionals, while the rest will be hired from American colleges and universities “There is at least a 60-70% variable pay gap between onsite and offshore employees on average. However, these onsite employees are much…

#GreyhoundInMedia: IT hits a speed breaker #Press #Media @ExpComputer

The traditionally strong September quarter saw an unusual and unexpected slowdown in what seems like winter setting in a bit too early for the country’s top IT services companies. The December quarter is usually the weakest for the companies, with long…

#GreyhoundInMedia: @Infosys net profit jumps 28.6% in Q2, shares surge #Press #Media @livemint

Infosys Ltd, India’s second largest software services exporter, on Friday reported a higher-than-expected 28.6% increase in fiscal second quarter (Q2) net profit as it added almost 50 new clients and benefited from a foreign exchange gain. The company announced a…

#GreyhoundInMedia: Street patient for Infy while Sikka makes right moves #Press #Media #BusinessStandard

Analysts say no performance pressure on Sikka for at least two quarters. Even as big hopes have been pinned on Infosys' new Chief Executive Officer Vishal Sikka, experts believe that the Street is in a patient wait-and-watch mood and there…

#GreyhoundInMedia: Infy: Analysts question timing of letter #Press #Media #HinduBusinessLine

Balakrishnan declines to comment; Pai out of the country The timing of the letter recommending a buyback of shares worth ₹11,200 crore sent to the Infosys board by two former Infosys CFOs V Balakrishnan and TV Mohandas Pai, reeks of…

#GreyhoundInMedia: Challenges aplenty for Sikka at Infosys: Analysts #Press #Media #ManoramaOnline

Once a darling of stock markets, Infosys is now battling challenges like pushing growth and retaining talent and these are issues that the newly appointed CEO Vishal Sikka will have to act on fast to rekindle confidence among customers and…