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Infosys Technologies Ltd. was started in 1981 by seven people with US$ 250.

Today, we are a global


leader in the "next generation" of IT and consulting with revenues of over US$ 4.8 billion

Infosys defines, designs and delivers technology-enabled business solutions that help Global
2000 companies win in a Flat World. Infosys also provides a complete range of services by
leveraging our domain and business expertise and strategic alliances with leading technology
providers.

Our offerings span business and technology consulting, application services, systems integration, product engineering, custom

software development, maintenance, re-engineering, independent testing and validation services, IT infrastructure services and
business process outsourcing.

Infosys pioneered the Global Delivery Model (GDM), which emerged as a disruptive force in the
industry leading to the rise of offshore outsourcing. The GDM is based on the principle of taking
work to the location where the best talent is available, where it makes the best economic sense,
with the least amount of acceptable risk.

Infosys has a global footprint with 63 offices and development centers in India, China, Australia, the
Czech Republic, Poland, the UK, Canada and Japan. Infosys and its subsidiaries have 114,822
employees as on June 30, 2010.

Infosys takes pride in building strategic long-term client relationships. Over 97% of our revenues
come from existing customers

Vision
"To be a globally respected corporation that provides best-of-breed business solutions, leveraging
technology, delivered by best-in-class people."

Mission
"To achieve our objectives in an environment of fairness, honesty, and courtesy towards our
clients, employees, vendors and society at large."

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Values
We believe that the softest pillow is a clear conscience. The values that drive us underscore our
commitment to:

• Customer Delight: To surpass customer expectations consistently


• Leadership by Example: To set standards in our business and transactions and be an
exemplar for the industry and ourselves
• Integrity and Transparency: To be ethical, sincere and open in all our transactions
• Fairness: To be objective and transaction-oriented, and thereby earn trust and respect
• Pursuit of Excellence: To strive relentlessly, constantly improve ourselves, our teams,
our services and products to become the best
A Magnet for the Best Global Talent
Fortune magazine identified Infosys among the top companies that "inspire, nurture and empower a
new generation of global leaders." We are committed to remain among the industry's leading
employers.

Quality Focus
'In God we trust, everyone else must come with data' is an oft-heard phrase at Infosys. We
constantly benchmark our services and processes against globally recognized quality standards.
Our certifications include SEI-CMMI Level 5, CMM Level 5, PCMM Level 5, TL 9000 and ISO
9001-2000. In February 2007, Infosys BPO was certified for eSCM level 4.0, the eSourcing
Capability Model for Service Providers developed by a consortium led by Carnegie Mellon
University's Information Technology Services Qualification Centre.
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Innovation, Speed and Excellence in Execution


We were one of the first companies to develop and deploy a global delivery model and attain
SEI-CMMI Level 5 certification our offshore and onsite operations. We manage growth by
investing in infrastructure and by rapidly recruiting, training and deploying new professionals.
We have 63 global development centers, the majority of which are located in India. We also have
development centers in Australia, Canada, China, Japan, Mauritius, and at multiple locations in
the United States and Europe.

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Industry Leadership
Our history is marked by a series of firsts. We were the first Indian company to list on a US stock
exchange and the first Indian company to do a POWL in Japan. In December 2006, we became
the first Indian company to be added to the NASDAQ-100 index and became the only Indian
company to be part of any of the major global indices. We were recently listed on The Global
Dow. Infosys was also ranked No. 14 among the most respected companies in the world by
Reputation Institute's Global Pulse 2008. We were also listed on Forbes' Asian Fabulous 50 for
the fourth consecutive year. Infosys is also a five-time Global MAKE Winner and one of only
two Indian companies amongst global leaders to have won the award in 2008.

Our services and business solutions are strengthened by alliances with leading technology
partners.

We recommend technologies to the client based on what is best for the client. We do not solicit
or accept influence or marketing assistance fees from any of our alliance partners.

In a marketing alliance, Infosys and the alliance partner jointly deliver business solutions which
leverage our industry, functional and technical expertise, Global Delivery Model and the alliance
partner's technology and services.

In a technology alliance, Infosys works with an alliance partner to build business and technical
competency in the alliance partner's technology through training, engagement with the alliance
partner's technical support and development teams besides the development of tools and
methodologies at Infosys' Centers of Excellence.

History
Established in 1981, Infosys is a NASDAQ listed global consulting and IT services company
with more than 114,000 employees. From a capital of US$ 250, we have grown to become a US$
4.8 billion company with a market capitalization of approximately US$ 33 billion.

In our journey of over 29 years, we have catalyzed some of the major changes that have led to
India's emergence as the global destination for software services talent. We pioneered the Global

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Delivery Model and became the first IT company from India to be listed on NASDAQ. Our
employee stock options program created some of India's first salaried millionaires.

Read more about the defining moments in Infosys' history.

Milestones

2009

• Infosys selected as a member of The Global Dow


• Employee strength grows to over 100,000

2008

• Infosys crosses revenues of US$ $ 4.18 billion


• Annual net profits cross US$ 1 billion

2007

• Infosys crosses revenues of US$ 3 billion. Employees grow to over 70,000+


• Kris Gopalakrishnan, COO, takes over as CEO. Nandan M. Nilekani is appointed Co-
Chairman of the Board of Directors
• Opens new subsidiary in Latin America
• Reports Q2 revenue of over US$ 1billion

2006

• Infosys celebrates 25 years. Revenues cross US$ 2 billion. Employees grow to 50,000+
• N. R. Narayana Murthy retires from the services of the company on turning 60. The
Board of Directors appoints him as an Additional Director. He continues as Chairman and
Chief Mentor of Infosys

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2005

• Records the largest international equity offering of US$ 1 billion from India
• Selected to the Global MAKE Hall of Fame

2004

• Revenues reach US$ 1 billion


• Infosys Consulting Inc. is launched

2003

• Establishes subsidiaries in China and Australia


• Expands operations in Pune and China, and sets up a Development Center in
Thiruvananthapuram

2002

• Touches revenues of US$ 500 million


• Nandan M. Nilekani takes over as CEO from N.R. Narayana Murthy, who is appointed
Chairman and Chief Mentor
• Opens offices in The Netherlands, Singapore and Switzerland
• Sponsors secondary ADS offering
• Infosys and the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania set up The Wharton
Infosys Business Transformation Awards (WIBTA)
• Launches Progeon, offering business process outsourcing services

2001

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• Touches revenues of US$ 400 million. Opens offices in UAE and Argentina, and a
Development Center in Japan
• N. R. Narayana Murthy is rated among Time Magazine/CNN's 25 most influential
businessmen in the world
• Infosys is rated as the Best Employer by Business World/Hewitt

2000

• Touches revenues of US$ 200 million


• Opens offices in France and Hong Kong, a global development center in Canada and UK,
and three development centers in the US
• Re-launches Banks 2000, the universal banking solution from Infosys, as Finacle™

1999

• Touches revenues of US$ 100 million. Listed on NASDAQ


• Infosys becomes the 21st company in the world to achieve a CMM Level 5 certification
• Opens offices in Germany, Sweden, Belgium, Australia, and two development centers in
the US
• Infosys Business Consulting Services is launched

1998

• Starts enterprise solutions (packaged applications) practice

1997

• Opens an office in Toronto, Canada


• Infosys is assessed at CMM Level 4

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1996

• The Infosys Foundation is established

1995

• Opens first European office in the UK and Global Development Centers at Toronto and
Mangalore. Sets up e-Business practice

1994

• Moves corporate headquarters to Electronics City, Bangalore. Opens a Development


Center at Fremont

1993

• Introduces Employee Stock Options (ESOP) program


• Acquires ISO 9001/TickIT certification
• Goes public

1987

• Opens first international office in Boston, US

1983

• Relocates corporate headquarters to Bangalore

1981

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• Infosys is established by N. R. Narayana Murthy and six engineers in Pune, India, with an
initial capital of US$ 250
• Signs up its first client, Data Basics Corporation, in New York

Awards
Infosys has consistently been honored by customers, industry bodies, media and other
influencers. The following are among the recognitions we received over the past year:

Infosys was ranked among the top 50 most respected companies in the world by Reputation
Institute’s Global Reputation Pulse 2009. We have been voted the 'Most Admired Indian
Company' in The Wall Street Journal Asia 200 for 10 years in a row since 2000. We won Sears
Holding Corporation's Partners in Progress award for the second consecutive year. We also won
HDS' Diamond Award for 'Best Virtualization Strategy' and Platinum Award for 'Best Green
Strategy for a Data Center'. Infosys was also listed in the Most Admired Knowledge Enterprises
(MAKE) 2008 study and Forbes' Asian Fabulous 50 for the fourth consecutive year. We were
ranked among the 'Best Companies for Leaders' in a survey by Bloomberg BusinessWeek and
Hay Group in 2009, 'India's Best Companies to Work For - 2009' in a survey by the Great Place
to Work® Institute and conferred with the NASSCOM gender inclusivity award. Asset magazine
acclaimed our Corporate Governance, acknowledging our corporate policies and practices as
among the best in the industry.

2010

• Infosys BPO was recognized for outsourced services delivery at the Shared Services &

Outsourcing Network (SSON) 2010 North American and Australasian Shared Services Excellence
Awards.
• Infosys was voted the best company in management, corporate governance, investor relations,
and corporate social responsibility (India) in a FinanceAsia magazine survey
• Infosys ranked second in The International Association of Outsourcing Professionals 'Global
Outsourcing 100'

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• Infosys BPO wins the "Most Dynamically Developing BPO Center in Poland" award from Forbes
Magazine
• Infosys ranked among 'Best Companies for Leaders'
• Infosys ranked among the best in investor relations in APAC region
• Infosys wins award for the 'Best investor relations by an APAC company in the US market'
• Infosys BPO wins "BPO Organization of the Year" and "Fun at Work" awards from Stars of
the Industry

• Infosys has been voted in The Asset Triple A Corporate Awards - Gold Award for
Investor Relations in Technology in USA
• Infosys, the most sought-after company in India: Business Today Survey
• Infosys wins American Society for Training & Development (ASTD) award for excellence in inclusivity

2009

• Independent Research Firm Names Infosys as a Leader Among Oracle Service Providers
• Infosys among Asia's Most Admired Knowledge Enterprises
• Infosys Honored with Oracle Titan Partner Award at Oracle® OpenWorld 2009
• Infosys’ Siebel Business Process Testing Solution Named "Partner Solution Offering of the Year" at
HP Software Universe 2009
• Infosys Named as a Top Supplier for Sears Holdings Corporation
• Independent Research Firm Names Infosys as a Leader in SAP Implementation
• Infosys BPO Bags Excellence Award for Diversity Hiring Initiatives
• Infosys BPO Receives e-SCM-SP Capability Level 5 Certificate from Carnegie Mellon
University's ITSqc
• Infosys Cited as a Leader in North American SOA Systems Integration Services Market by Independent
Research Firm
• Infosys BPO receives "positive" rating in leading analyst firm's Comprehensive Finance and
Accounting Business Process Outsourcing MarketScope report

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• Infosys listed on Forbes' Asian Fabulous 50 for the fourth consecutive year
• Infosys ranked among the greenest brands in India
• Infosys in 'India's Best Companies to Work For' : Survey by Great Place to Work® Institute
• Infosys in Fortune's 100 fastest-growing companies
• Infosys, the most admired Indian company: Wall Street Journal survey
• Infosys, the Best Outsourcing Partner: Waters Rankings 2009
• Infosys has received the highest rating on corporate governance by ICRA
• Infosys was ranked among the top 50 most respected companies in the world by Reputation
Institute's Global Reputation Pulse 2009
• Infosys listed among best companies for leaders by Hay Group and Chief Executive Magazine
• Infosys is the sole Indian IT services company to be featured in the Top 25 of BusinessWeek’s
InfoTech 100

• Infosys received the distinction of having one of the 'Best Ranked Online Annual Reports
in Greater China & Asia/Pacific' at IR Global Rankings 2009

2008

• Infosys, the Best Outsourcing Partner: Waters Rankings 2008


• Infosys selected as a member of The Global Dow
• Infosys BPO recognized at the Asia Business Continuity Awards
• Infosys BPO recognized at the Six Sigma Global Summit
• Infosys receives "positive" rating in leading analyst firm's Remote Support & Monitoring
Services' MarketScope reports
• Infosys BPO wins special award at the 2008 NOA Awards
• Infosys Cited as a Leader in Oracle Implementation Services by Independent Research Firm
• Infosys Australia achieves enhanced CMMI Level 5 quality standard
• Infosys wins the Most Admired Knowledge Enterprises (MAKE) award
• Infosys wins first-ever RMMY award for customer relationship management

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• Infosys and Infosys BPO honored at the Software Technology Parks of India (STPI) and
Karnataka State IT Exports Awards
• Infosys wins HDS Diamond Award for 'Best Virtualization Strategy' and Platinum Award for 'Best
Green Strategy for a Data Center'

• Infosys wins the NASSCOM gender inclusivity award


• The Asset magazine acclaims Infosys' Corporate Governance
• Infosys BPO wins the Global Six Sigma award
• Infosys BPO wins 'Group Excellence in Business Continuity Management' award at the Asia Business
Continuity Awards 2008
• Infosys Annual Report 2008 wins LACP Platinum award
• Infosys wins Sears Holding Corporation's Partners in Progress award for the second
consecutive year
• Infosys BPO awarded Provider of the Year 2008 award in the Large Enterprise Category by FAO
Today
• Infosys wins two Banker Technology Awards for its exceptional work in wholesale and capital
markets
• Three of Infosys BPO's top-level executives named in FAO Today's Global Superstars List now
in its fourth
• Infosys wins Eastman Chemical's Supplier Excellence Award for the second consecutive year
• Infosys BPO receives COPC-2000 CSP Standard Version 4.1 Certification for selected client programs -
in the telecom order entry and order validation processes
• Infosys BPO receives "Positive" Rating in leading analyst firm's Comprehensive Finance and
Accounting Business Process Outsourcing Market Scope Report
• Infosys ranked No. 14 among the most respected companies in the world by Reputation Institute's
Global Pulse 2008
• Infosys wins award for best investor relations by an APAC company in the U.S. market at IR Magazine
U.S. Awards 2008
• Infosys received the Boeing Performance Excellence Award (BPEA) from The Boeing Company for a
12-month gold-level performance

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• Infosys received the '2007 Vendor of the Year' award from Ameriprise Financial
• The International Association of Outsourcing Professionals (IAOP) named Infosys in its
'2008 Global Outsourcing 100'

• IAOP, in association with Fortune magazine, inducted N. R. Narayana Murthy and


Nandan M. Nilekani, co-founders, Infosys, into 'The Outsourcing Hall of Fame'
• Infosys wins Investor Relations Global Rankings 2008 awards in APAC categories
• Infosys Cited as a Leader in SAP Implementation Services by Independent Research Firm
• Infosys moved up to No. 14 on FinTech 100, an international annual listing of the top 100
global application and service providers to the financial services industry
• Infosys entered the Balanced Scorecard Hall of Fame for Executing Strategy on the
strength of its innovative strategy planning and execution capabilities
• Infosys was honored with the Sharpening Brand and Competitive Differentiation
Marketing Excellence Award from the Information Technology Services Marketing
Association (ITSMA) for its success in shifting its perception from a provider of
offshoring services to that of a partner that helps companies reshape their businesses in a
flattening world

2007

• Infosys becomes the first Indian company to win Nielsen Norman Group's Intranet Design
Annual Award

• Infosys receives Balanced Scorecard Hall of Fame Award for Executing Strategy
• Infosys Ranked 14 in FinTech 100
• Infosys BPO conferred Provider of the Year award by FAO Today
• Infosys Awarded Best-In-Class ITSMA Marketing Excellence Diamond Award
• BT and Infosys Awarded National Outsourcing Association's Innovative Outsourcing Project of
the Year
• Infosys Positioned in the Leaders Quadrant for European Offshore Application Services Pages
• Infosys Ranked No.1 offshore service provider in securities processing BPO

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• Infosys Positioned in the Leaders Quadrant for North American Offshore Applications
Services Pages Magic Quadrant
• Infosys Consulting Co-Founder Named to Consulting Magazine’s Top 25 Consultants
• Infosys Named Wachovia's "IT Vendor of the Year"
• Infosys Receives the Highest Score in Strategy in Forrester Research's Report on the
Applications Outsourcing Market
• Finacle from Infosys positioned in the Leaders Quadrant in the Magic Quadrant for
International Retail Core Banking Solutions
• Infosys received the '2007 Vendor of the Year' award from Ameriprise Financial
• Infosys wins NASSCOM-India Today Woman Corporate Award for excellence in gender inclusivity
• Infosys wins Global MAKE award for the fourth year
• Infosys in Fortune's Top 10 Companies for Leaders
• Waters readers name Infosys as Best Outsourcing Partner
• Bloom Group: Infosys.com, a prospect-friendly website
• The Reputation Institute: Infosys, a globally respected company
• Infosys in Dun & Bradstreets Top Indian IT Companies 2007
• Won the Export Excellence Award in the Services Category from the Federation of
Karnataka Chambers of Commerce & Industry
• Etihad Airways receives industry honors for web strategy implemented by Infosys
• Infosys Named "Best Outsourcing Partner" in Waters Rankings Survey
• Forrester names Infosys a Leader in Global IT Infrastructure Outsourcing
• Infosys Named Royal Bank of Scotland Group's 2007 "Best Technology Supplier"
• Infosys Receives Two "Partner in Progress" Awards from Sears Holdings Corporation
• Infosys won the poll for the New Age Employer of Choice Award 2007 conducted by
CNBC TV18, CNBC Awaaz and Moneycontrol.com
• British Telecom and Infosys were awarded the National Outsourcing Association (NOA)
award for Innovative Outsourcing Project of the Year 2007
• Infosys Annual Report wins LACP Silver Award

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• Infosys wins the 2007 Optimas Award in the "Global Outlook" category

Sustainability

Infosys began its journey in India's business environment in the 1980s, in an era when endless
red tape was imposed on the private sector. In this environment, building a company whose long-
term objectives included operational longevity, high ethical standards and global respect
demanded commitment to a core set of values. For Infosys, these values focus on instilling trust
in our relationships with all stakeholders, including employees, investors, clients, society and the
communities in which Infosys operates.

• At Infosys, we believe that we must develop trust with the communities in which we
operate to achieve longevity as a corporation. Through the Infosys Foundation, which
receives a grant every year from Infosys (the last year's grant was US$ 3 million) we
contribute to betterment of healthcare (hospitals, infrastructure), education (books,
scholarships, refurbishment of infrastructure) and skills
• Infosys emphasizes its commitment to investors through stringent corporate governance.
Infosys was also among the first Indian companies to voluntarily comply with the US
Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and now provides financial results in
the GAAP of six countries
• With employees from over 70 nationalities, Infosys has built an enduring value system
based on openness, honesty, fairness and transparency, which has earned us the
confidence and trust of our clients. We enjoy +95% customer retention
• Infosys has built one of the largest corporate education centers in the world. This
'finishing center', with an annual capacity of 15,000, provides engineering graduates who
aspire to be employees with the equivalent of a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer
Science from an American university
Learn more about our initiatives to preserve arts and culture, encourage talent, support education
and healthcare, create a sustainable culture of caring for the environment, and provide impetus to
tomorrow's global companies.

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