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Birlasoft is a Global
Global
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 Information Technology
Information technology
Information technology is the acquisition, processing, storage and dissemination of vocal, pictorial, textual and numerical information by a microelectronics-based combination of computing and telecommunications...

 Services provider founded in 1995 and headquartered in India
India
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, with global workforce of over 4000 employees and footprints in 5 continents and delivery centers in Australia
Australia
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, India
India
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 and USA. The company provides software and consultancy to the banking, financial
FINANCIAL
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 services, insurance
Insurance
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 and manufacturing
Manufacturing
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 industries.

The company is part of the CK Birla Group, headquartered in Noida
Noida
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, with offices in the USA, Switzerland
Switzerland
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, UK, Germany, Australia
Australia
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, Singapore
Singapore
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, Malaysia.

History

The CK Birla Group was established in 1861 by B.M. Birla, son of the late G.P. Birla. The CK Birla Group works in major industries including automobile, bearings, earthmoving and power transmission equipment, paper, cement, building products and electrical products and information technology
Information technology
Information technology is the acquisition, processing, storage and dissemination of vocal, pictorial, textual and numerical information by a microelectronics-based combination of computing and telecommunications...

.

The CK Birla group entered the information technology business in 1995. Initially, the company Birla Horizons International concentrated on professional services with offices in New Delhi, New Jersey and California.In 1998, the company was rejuvenated and renamed Birlasoft Inc. when GE Capital joined the company as a strategic investor.The company now has several offices across multiple global locations with dedicated software centres, and invests heavily in R & D on third generation technologies like SOA
SOA
-Computers, Science, engineering and information technology:* Service-oriented architecture, type of software architecture for creating and using business processes, packaged as services...

, SaaS
Saas
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 and Cloud computing
Cloud computing
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.

Corporate social responsibility

Birlasoft collaborates with the global NGO Habitat for Humanity to build homes for the poor. The company also supports research against cancer through another NGO, CanSupport.

Recognition

  • NeoITGlobal Services100 in 2009-10: Recognized among the Top 100 It service providers on maturity and capability to lead next wave of globalization of services.
  • CMMI High Maturity Leadership Awards
  • NASSCOM
    NASSCOM
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    top 20,2002-03
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