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Computer Associates (CA)
Computer Associates is one of the leading providers of IT
management solutions and services. Since its inception in 1997, CA in India has
been involved in providing software products and services with offices in all
the major cities, in 2003-04, the turnover of the company stood at US$ 64
million approximately. The development centre at Hyderabad supports CA products
and technologies in collaboration with other global CA development centres.
Conagra
Conagra, a leader in the food business, (the third largest in
the world and second largest in USA) has entered into a joint venture with ITC
Agro. Agro Tech Foods Ltd is a US$ 240 million company with a dominant market
position in the edible oils and branded foods sector under the flagship brand
Sundrop. With an initial investment of US$ 23 million, the company established a
R&D centre to adapt the Conagra technologies to Indian conditions. The company
has brands like Sundrop, Healthy World, ACT II and Rath as part of its
portfolio.
D.E. Shaw India Software
D.E. Shaw India Software Private Ltd is a member of D.E. Shaw
& Co, LP's Global Information Technology Group. Established in Hyderabad in
1996, D. E. Shaw India is involved in the development of Internet-based services
that include Juno Online Services Inc. (the world's first free e-mail service)
and Far Sight Financial Services. D.E. Shaw India focuses on distributed
object-oriented computing, quantitative analysis, advanced database programming,
web-based computing and network administration.
Dr Reddy's Laboratories
Dr Reddy's Laboratories is a successful pharmaceutical
organisation set up in 1984. The group's companies, Dr Reddy's Laboratories Ltd
and Cheminor Drugs Ltd, have world class expertise in the development and
manufacturing of organic intermediaries, bulk Pharmaceuticals, finished dosages,
diagnostics and biotechnology. The company is the first Asia-Pacific
pharmaceutical company outside Japan to be listed on the New York Stock
Exchange. These companies have been the first to sponsor drug research in the
Indian pharmaceutical industry under the aegis of Dr Reddy's Research
Foundation. The revenues of the company stood at US$ 414 million with a net
profit of US$ 51 million in 2003-04.
Electrolux
The Swedish white goods giant Electrolux has entered into a
joint venture with Voltas to manufacture state-of-the art refrigerators at their
factories in Hyderabad and Nandalur. The Electrolux Group in India is a market
leader in the refrigerator segment with its three brands-Electrolux, Kelvinator
and Allwyn. Electrolux has a capacity of 350,000 compressors per annum and
operates with a workforce of over 3,800.
General Electric (GE)
GE Capital International Services, a wholly owned subsidiary
of General Electric Company, launched IT-enabled services facilities ranging
from data entry to transaction processing to high-end financial and software
services in Hyderabad in 2003. GE India has 22,000 employees in total with about
5,000 present in Hyderabad. GE India Development Centre (GEIDC) in partnership
with Satyam is the largest development centre outside the US which is involved
in design and development of new products.
GVK Group
GVK is a US$ 700 million business conglomerate with a
diversified and transnational presence. The group commenced its operations with
involvement in the construction of the Nagarjuna Sagar Dam in the 1960s. The group has interests primarily in construction and
power and has diversified into hospitality, petrochemicals, manufacturing,
finance and infrastructure projects. It has now ventured into the field of life
sciences, IT infrastructure and non-conventional energy.
HSBC
HSBC Group, one of the world's largest banking and financial
services organisation set up its global back-office operations in Hyderabad in
2000. It has two offices in Hyderabad with a workforce of 4,500 against a global
strength of 8,000. The first centre at Hi-Tech City processes back-office work
for HSBC Group subsidiaries in the UK. The group plans to invest US$ I I million
in the upcoming Visakhapatnam project.
IBM
IBM India Ltd, a subsidiary of IBM Inc., was set up in 1999.
IBM is the only company in the world that offers end-to-end solutions to
customers, from hardware to software, services and consulting. IBM's presence in
Hyderabad includes 'IBM School of Enterprise Wide Computing', opened at Indian
Institute of Information Technology (INT) in 1998. The company plans to set up a
disaster recovery centre with a data bank at Hyderabad.
Kirby Building Systems
Kirby Building Systems, a company based in Kuwait, has set up
a unit for the manufacture of pre-engineered steel near Hyderabad at a cost of
US$ 12 million with an installed capacity of 40,000 million tonnes. The company
has developed light weight steel structures that are capable of withstanding the
severest combination of seismic and cyclonic forces.
Krafts Foods
Krafts Foods, a world leader in the manufacture of food
products, has set up a unit for the manufacture of a sugar-based soft drink with
an investment of US$ 18.4 million in 2001. The company has plans to take up an agronomy project with an investment
of US$ 74 million.
Microsoft India
Microsoft India, the 100 per cent subsidiary of the world's
largest US based software firm Microsoft Corporation, was set up in 1990.
Microsoft operates with 4,000 retailers selling their products across the
country and 100 certified retailers as Microsoft Hardware Stores. Microsoft
India has its development centre at Hyderabad oriented towards product
development and also plans to set up its R&D facility in the city with an
investment of US$ 35 million.
Motorola
Motorola in India had revenues of over US$ 350 million in
2003-04, with about 2,000 employees across its business units. Motorola India
Electronics Ltd established its first software development facility devoted
entirely to software development at Hyderabad, integrating its subsidiary,
Advanced Platforms Organisation. The Indian Institute of Information Technology
(MIT) at Hyderabad was founded with Motorola as one of the collaborators.
Motorola School of Communication Technology has been established in the campus.
Nagarjuna Group
The Nagarjuna Group, founded in 1974, has grown to become one
of the largest business houses in India with an asset base of US$ I billion and
employee strength of over 10,000. It has a strong presence in sectors like
agri-business, power generation, refineries, Information Technology and
financial services. The group has three companies under its flagship, Nagarjuna
Petroleum Corporation Ltd, Nagarjuna Fertilisers & Chemicals Ltd and Nagarjuna
Electric Generation Ltd.
Oracle
Oracle India Private Ltd, a subsidiary of Oracle Corporation,
the world's largest enterprise software company, was established in 1993. In
1994, it became the first major US software company to establish development centres at Hyderabad and Bangalore, to
support its product development strategy for global markets. The Hyderabad
centre is involved in application design & development and application product
support.
Sanghi Group
The Sanghi Group is a leading south Indian industrial group
with its operations primarily based at Hyderabad. The group is a textile major
with expansion plans in cement and captive power generation. The Sanghi Group
has achieved an asset base of US$ 450 million. The group operations are based in
Sanghi Nagar, a self contained industrial township, 28 km from Hyderabad.
Satyam Technologies Ltd
Satyam is the leading software exporter in the state among
STP units. Satyam Infoway part of the Satyam group of companies, is at the
forefront of providing end-to-end electronic commerce solutions. Satyam's
development centres in India, USA, UK, UAE, Canada, Singapore, Malaysia, China,
Japan and Australia serve over 300 global companies, including 101 of the
Fortune 500 companies.
Singareni Collieries Company Ltd (SCCL)
Singareni Collieries Company Ltd, incorporated as a public
limited company in 1920 became a government company in 1956. The company is
engaged in coal mining operations in Andhra Pradesh. The reserves stretch over
350 sq km on the Pranahita Godavari Valley with proven deposits of 7,944.4
million tonnes in 2004.
Tecumseh
Tecumseh, a compressor manufacturing company, entered India
through acquisition of Siel Compressors Ltd, Hyderabad. It has one of its plants
in Hyderabad manufacturing 400,000 compressors per annum, the first and largest
facility in the country. The unit caters to air-conditioning and commercial
refrigeration applications and is ISO 9001 and 14001 certified.
Virtusa
Virtusa Corporation, formerly known as eRUNWAY Inc., a
leading provider of global technology innovation services, deploys mission
critical enterprise-class products and solutions. The company started its
operations in 1996 and has two advanced technology centres in Hyderabad. 45 per
cent of the company's global revenues are generated from the Hyderabad centre.
The company is a provider of outsourced software engineering services and has
delivered over 500 product-class enterprise solutions. The company plans to
invest US$ I I million to expand its operations.
Visakhapatnam Steel Plant (VSP)
The
Visakhapatnam Steel Plant is one of the foremost steel plants in India,
producing high quality standards of steel and allied products. VSP enjoys the
reputation of being one of the least cost producers of high quality steel in the
country. The sales turnover of Visakhapatnam Steel Plant was US$ 1.3 billion in
2003-04, registering a rise of 22 per cent over the previous year. The labour
productivity at 262 tonnes/man year has been the highest among Indian integrated
steel plants.
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