Acando AB
Acando AB is one of the best-performing medium-sized IT services vendors in Europe, having successfully knitted together a string of mergers in the last five years.

Accenture Ltd
Accenture Ltd has been the best performer among the global IT services giants in recent years, as it successfully built up its outsourcing business in the post-Y2K downturn, avoided large-scale and potentially messy acquisitions, and rode the subsequent upturn in demand for project-based services.

ACS Inc
It has been a turbulent six months for outsourcing vendor Affiliated Computer Services Inc, with two of its top executives stepping down in November 2006 following an investigation into stock options practices. The Dallas-based company announced the resignation of CEO Mark King and CFO Warren Edwards after they were found to have violated its code of ethics. ACS said that the pair - as well as former CEO Jeff Rich - “used hindsight to select favorable grant dates” for stock options in a significant numbe...

Adcore AB (ARCHIVED)
Global Computing Services no longer tracks this company. "We see no reason to stop making acquisitions." Says Johan Wieslander, VP for international expansion at Adcore AB, despite seeing his Swedish rivals tie up their purse strings.

Affiniti
Network services provider Affiniti has been operating for less than two years but has already established itself as a strong player in the network services space.

Agency.com (ARCHIVED)
Global Computing Services no longer tracks this company. The profile is therefore for archive purposes only.

American Management Systems Inc (ARCHIVED)
American Management Systems was acquired by CGI in May 2004. As a result, Global Computing Services no longer tracks this company, and the profile is therefore for archive purposes only. For further information, see the profile of CGI.

Anite Group Plc
Anite earned itself a reputation as an aggressively acquisitive company in the early part of the decade, completing some 15 acquisitions between January 2000 and April 2002. However, this spending spree had a disastrous effect on the company’s bottom line, forcing Anite to sell off many of its operations, often taking a hefty loss in the process.

Answerthink Inc
Answerthink clawed its way back into the black in 2005, having suffered heavy losses following the end of the technology boom.

Anteon International Corp (ARCHIVED)
The acquisition of Anteon International Corp by General Dynamics was completed in June 2006. Consequently, Global Computing Services no longer tracks this company, and this profile is for archive purposes only.

Aston Group AS (ARCHIVED)
Global Computing Services no longer tracks this company, following its acquisition by Tectura Corp in August 2004. This profile is therefore for archive purposes only.

Atos Origin
It has been an eventful year for Atos Origin, which called off takeover talks with potential buyers in May, and also embarked on a large-scale restructuring program called the 303 Transformation Plan to improve performance by industrializing more of its service offerings and ramping up its use of offshore sourcing.

Axon Group Plc
Axon has succeeded where many UK IT services vendors have failed. Not only has the company managed to end its reliance on SAP implementation revenue and evolve into a more balanced operation, it has also performed well overseas.

BASF IT Services Holding GmbH
This month, BASF IT Services (BIS) announced that, for the first time in its short history, annual revenue had increased on the previous year.

BearingPoint Inc
The wait continues for consulting and systems integration firm BearingPoint Inc to file its complete financial results for full-year 2005, and to put the lid on the accounting problems that have dogged the firm for the last three years.

BT Global Services
BT Global Services reported revenue of 8.6bn pounds ($16.1bn), which ranks it as the fifth largest IT services vendor in the world, behind Accenture with $17bn, and ahead of HP Services with $15.5bn.

CACI International Inc
CACI has enjoyed a strong end to 2006. During November, the company secured six new contracts worth a total of $272m, while in the first week of December it was awarded a prime contract on a US Army logistics program valued at $36bn over 20 years.

Capgemini SA
Capgemini is now looking to take its recent resurgence to the next level following its $1.3bn acquisition of Kanbay International.

Capita Group Plc
The Capita Group, the UK’s leading BPO company, has confidently predicted annual growth rates of between 11% and 13% over the next four years. This level of performance would see the company’s revenue grow to around 2bn pounds ($3.5bn) by 2008.

Cedar Group Plc (ARCHIVED)
Global Computing Services no longer tracks this company. This profile is therefore for archive purposes only.

Cell Network AB (ARCHIVED)
Global Computing Services no longer tracks this company. Cell Network has announced the sale of its unprofitable German Web design operation Aperto, and is now teetering on the brink of collapse.

Ceridian Corp
Ceridian Corp is on course to make over $1bn in revenue from its HR business this year. Its main target is the mid-market where it makes most of its revenue, and where it has moved from selling HR products and services to a outsourced model where it effectively becomes the company’s HR department.

Certegy (ARCHIVED)
Certegy's profile has been archived following its merger with Fidelity National Information Services Inc, announced in September 2005. The profile is therefore for archive purposes only.

CGI Group Inc
CGI Group Inc, Canada’s largest indigenous IT services supplier, is going through a transitory phase with a new CEO taking over at the helm just three months after its largest backer – Bell Canada – sold its stake in the company for CAD 859m ($743m).

Ciber Inc
Having grown impressively in recent years, Greenwood Village, Colorado-based Ciber’s uninspiring performance in 2005 came as something of a surprise. By the company’s own admission, it was a “disappointing year.”

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp
With revenue growth in its most recent fiscal quarter topping 60%, Cognizant continues to outperform all its major rivals in the global IT services market.

Columbus IT Partner A/S
The last five years have been difficult for Denmark’s Columbus IT Partner. The company made its name in the late 1990s, as a provider of services and support around Microsoft Business Solutions applications. However, Columbus has struggled to regain its footing following the downturn in the technology market in 2000 and 2001. The company has recorded a net loss in four consecutive fiscal years, and revenue is well below its 2001 peak.

Comparex Group (ARCHIVED)
Global Computing Services no longer tracks this company, and this profile is therefore for archive purposes only.

CompuCom Systems Inc (ARCHIVED)
Global Computing Services no longer tracks this company, since it was acquired by private equity investment firm Platinum Equity in June 2004.

Computacenter Plc
After enjoying a seemingly unstoppable rise during the 1980s and 90s, Computacenter has found life in the technology market increasingly difficult over the last three years.

Computer Horizons Corp
Mountain Lakes, New Jersey-based Computer Horizons has become a regular fixture in the headlines over the last few years, but rarely for the right reasons.

Computer Sciences Corp
Computer Sciences Corp (CSC) ranks as the sixth largest IT services vendor worldwide, and while it doesn’t quite have the same international scale as big-hitters IBM Global Services and EDS, the company is one of the largest global players in desktop, server and applications services.

Computer Task Group Inc
After two consecutive years of strong revenue growth, Computer Task Group is turning its attention to improving its profit levels.

Conchango Ltd
Conchango returned to growth in 2004, and the company is bullish about its prospects for the future. Joint managing director Mike Altendorf told Global Computing Services that he saw no reason why Conchango could not achieve “exponential” organic growth over the next few years, with the company in a good position to take advantage of strong market conditions.

Convergys Corp
After suffering a period of stagnation in the early part of the decade, Convergys’ top line has grown solidly over the last two years.

Corio Inc (ARCHIVED)
Corio was acquired by IBM in January 2005. As a result, Global Computing Services no longer tracks this company, and the profile is therefore for archive purposes only.

Covansys Corp
US-based offshore services provider Covansys has made stuttering progress in recent years, but a solid performance in the fourth quarter of 2006 enabled the company to end what had been a turbulent year on a high note.

Datatec Ltd
Following a return to operating profitability in the fiscal year to February 2005, Datatec looks to have emerged from a difficult period, which saw the company slip deep into the red. Sustaining this recovery, however, will provide further challenges for the South African company.

DCS Group Plc
The DCS Group has taken drastic steps over the last few years in an attempt to arrest a steady decline. In 2001, the company was split into four divisions. Today, following a spate of sell-offs, only the automotive operation remains.

Deloitte
Deloitte boasts 11 consecutive years of revenue growth, with sales for the fiscal year 2004 up to $16.4bn. However, sales in its consulting and advisory unit fell 3% to $5.9bn in 2004 from $6.1bn in 2003. Overall its growth was in the Americas and Europe, reflecting its comparatively slow efforts to take advantage of the growth in Asia. This is set to change as it is now focusing efforts on expansion in India and China and expects to invest hundreds of millions of dollars in the regions over the next fiv...

Detica Group Plc
UK-based IT consultancy and systems integrator Detica has reported strong organic growth in the first half of its current fiscal year, and is tipped by many analysts to continue this impressive form over the next 12 months.

Diagonal Plc (ARCHIVED)
Diagonal was acquired by Morse Plc in August 2004. As a result, Global Computing Services no longer tracks this company, and the profile is therefore for archive purposes only.

Diamond Management & Technology Consultants Inc
Having changed its name from DiamondCluster, Diamond Management & Technology Consultants has disposed of its operations in continental Europe, Latin America and the Middle East and will concentrate instead on its locations in the US, UK and India.

Digital River Inc
E-commerce infrastructure and services provider Digital River has accelerated its growth over the last few years, leaping from annual sales of just over $100m in 2003 to revenue of over $300m last year and on track to hit $345m in 2007.

Dimension Data
Johannesburg, South Africa-based Dimension Data (Didata) ranks as the largest specialist network integrator and reseller in the world with annual sales of $3.1bn, and its recent results suggest an improvement in market conditions.

Divine Inc (ARCHIVED)
Global Computing Services no longer tracks this company since it went bankrupt in 2003.

DMR Consulting (ARCHIVED)
Global Computing Services no longer tracks this company since it was acquired by CGI Group Inc in March 2004. For further information, please refer to the CGI Group profile. "It is a tough time for the US economy", admits Martin Caddick, Business Solutions Director for DMR Consulting, the IT and business consultancy arm of Japanese hardware manufacturer Fujitsu.

EC-Gate (ARCHIVED)
Global Computing Services no longer tracks this company. The profile is therefore for archive purposes only.

ECsoft (ARCHIVED)
Global Computing Services no longer tracks this company since it was acquired by Ciber Inc in 2003. For further information view the Ciber profile.

EDB Business Partner ASA
Oslo, Norway-based EDB has made an aggressive start to 2006, completing five acquisitions in the first quarter of the year, including two divisions of local rival Ementor ASA. As well as further expanding the company’s operations in Sweden, the takeovers have moved EDB’s business into new areas.

EDS Corp
With EDS posting quarterly results once again in the black and its share price on a steady climb, chairman and CEO Mike Jordan's announcement in February 2006 that the firm's turnaround was complete was less of a surprise than a reassurance.

EINSTEINet (ARCHIVED)
Global Computing Services no longer tracks this company. German application service provider EINSTEINet has proved that there is life yet in the ASP model after securing DEK243m ($113m) in second venture capital funding in December 2001.

Ementor ASA
Ementor, formerly known as Merkantildata, is one of the oldest technology companies in the Nordic region, and has undergone a number of identity changes and restructuring programs in the last six years as it struggled to come to terms with the post-Y2K downturn in IT services spending.

Engineering Ingegneria Informatica SpA
Engineering Ingegneria Informatica SpA has outperformed its closest domestic rivals in recent years, and continued to grow at a rate well above the market average. Gartner predicts that the Italian IT services market will grow by 1.8% in 2005, below the rates expected in the UK, Germany and France.

Euriware SA (ARCHIVED)
Global Computing Services no longer tracks this company. The profile is therefore for archive purposes only.

Exult Inc (ARCHIVED)
Global Computing Services no longer tracks this company since it was acquired by Hewitt Associates in June 2004. For further information, please refer to the Hewitt Associates profile.

Fidelity National Information Services Inc
In February, Fidelity National Information Services Inc completed its takeover of transaction-processing services provider Certegy Inc.

Finsiel SPA (ARCHIVED)
Finsiel was acquired by COS.IT, a holding company chaired by Alberto Tripi and consisting of the COS Group and Interbanca, in June 2005. As a result, Global Computing Services no longer tracks this company, and the profile is for archive purposes only.

First Data Corp
Greenwood Village, Colorado-based First Data tightened its grip on the transaction process outsourcing market with its $7bn acquisition of Concord EFS in 2004. Since then, the company has looked to expand its operations into Europe and Asia-Pacific through a series of strategic mergers and long-term agreements.

Fiserv (ARCHIVED)
Global Computing Services no longer tracks this company. The profile is therefore for archive purposes only.

Framfab AB (ARCHIVED)
Global Computing Services no longer tracks this company. This profile is therefore for archive purposes only.

Fujitsu IT Services
With annual sales of JPY 2,3trn ($19.5bn), Fujitsu’s IT services business ranks as the third largest in the world, behind IBM Global Services (full-year 2006 sales of $48bn) and EDS Corp ($19.8bn).

Gedas AG (ARCHIVED)
Global Computing Services no longer tracks this company, following its acquisition by T-Systems in December 2005. This profile is for archive purposes only. For further information, please refer to the T-Systems profile.

General Electric Capital IT Solutions-GECITS (ARCHIVED)
Global Computing Services no longer tracks this company.

Getronics NV
Troubled infrastructure services vendor Getronics moves into 2007 aiming to shake off its recent financial problems, but rumors persist that it could be a takeover target. Reports surfaced in December that Spanish telecoms giant Telefonica SA was mulling over a bid for the company, with Dutch newspaper De Telegraf claiming that a source close to the Getronics board said that such a bid would be “not unwelcome”.

GFI Informatique SA
GFI’s recent strong growth has mirrored the expansion of the French IT services market as a whole.

GFT Technologies AG (ARCHIVED)
Global Computing Services no longer tracks this company. The profile is therefore for archive purposes only.

Gresham Computing Plc (ARCHIVED)
Global Computing Services no longer tracks this company. Gresham Computing Plc, a Southampton, UK-based services and software house believes that a resurgence in demand in its Enterprise Software Solutions and SIM Testing operations will put the company back on track in 2001, after poor results in full-year 2000.

Groupe Bull SA
Hardware and IT services vendor has staggered from one crisis to another over the last five years but is now “a new company, with a refined offering, with the old Bull name,” according to CEO Didier Lamouche.

Groupe Steria SCA
Groupe Steria SCA is Europe’s tenth largest indigenous IT services supplier, and has also been one of the region’s best-performing companies during the first half of 2006. The Paris-based company, which specializes in applications and infrastructure services, reported organic sales growth of 6% in the six months ending June 30, 2006, driven by strong performances in France and the UK, its two largest markets.

Guardian IT (ARCHIVED)
Global Computing Services no longer tracks this company since it was acquired by SunGard Availability Services. For further information, please refer to the SunGard Availability Services profile.

HCL Technologies Ltd
HCL Technologies Ltd announced in April 2006 that its annualized revenue run rate had topped the $1bn mark, following continued high top-line growth. While its sales grew at over 28%, in the three months to the end of March, that is still less than its larger rivals such as Tata Consultancy Services, Wipro and Infosys.

Headstrong Corp
Back in November 2004 Arjun Malhotra, CEO and chairman of IT consulting and offshore services firm Headstrong, told ComputerWire that he was close to a decision on the strategic direction of the company, notably whether it would pursue an IPO or consider a merger with another vendor. Nearly two years on and little seems to have changed at Headstrong.

Hermes Software (ARCHIVED)
Global Computing Services no longer tracks this company. The profile is therefore for archive purposes only.

Hewitt Associates Inc
Lincolnshire, Illinois-based Hewitt Associates continues to lead the field in the human resources outsourcing (HRO) market, leaving more recognizable global brands such as IBM and Accenture trailing behind. However, Hewitt last week admitted that there are few new deals currently available in the HRO space, and the company continues to be dogged by rumors that it is a takeover target for its rivals.

Heyde AG (ARCHIVED)
Global Computing Services no longer tracks this company. This profile is therefore for archive purposes only.

HP Services
HP president and CEO Mark Hurd has been guarded about his long-term strategy for HP, but the services operation, while suffering some growing pains, offers the company access to long-term client engagements into which it can sell its technology product sets.

Hughes Software Systems Ltd
Offshore software and services provider Hughes Software Systems Ltd became part of electronics manufacturer Flextronics in June 2004, following its sale from parent company Hughes Network Services.

Ibermatica
Spanish IT services company Ibermatica has managed to turnaround its loss-making business during 2003.

IBM Global Services
IBM Global Services has stood astride the $600bn IT services market like a colossus for the last five years, but the $47bn powerhouse is being forced to adapt to a changing market.

ICG Commerce Holdings
Last month, procurement BPO vendor ICG Commerce won a deal with The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company in North America. The contract sees ICG working with Goodyear's internal procurement organization to reduce the company's indirect spending, using processes such as strategic sourcing, savings implementation, transaction processing, and ongoing category management.

ICICI OneSource Ltd
In June 2005, business process outsourcing (BPO) provider ICICI OneSource was named as one of the top five third party players by Nasscom, India’s national software association. The company, which was ranked in tenth place back in 2003, has grown its business through a series of strategic acquisitions, and is on the verge of opening its first delivery center in Kolkata.

Icon Medialab (ARCHIVED)
Global Computing Services no longer tracks this company. This profile is therefore for archive purposes only.

iGate Corp
There aren’t many IT services companies with an established offshore delivery model that are struggling to make money in the current climate, but iGate Corp is one of them.

Indra Sistemas SA
Having completed the acquisitions of local rivals Soluziona and Azertia, Indra Sistemas is firmly established as the largest player in the Spanish IT services market. The challenge for the company now is to make a name for itself on the global stage.

Infonet Services Corp (ARCHIVED)
The Infonet profile has been archived following its takeover by BT Group, completed in February 2005. For further information, see BT Group profile.

Infosys Technologies
Infosys Technologies, India’s second-largest provider of IT services posted strong growth at both the top and bottom lines its fourth fiscal quarter.

InTechnology Plc
Storage and security equipment reseller InTechnology Plc endured a difficult time in its most recent fiscal year, largely due to continuing problems with its product distribution business.

Interliant Inc (ARCHIVED)
Global Computing Services no longer tracks this company since it went bankrupt in 2002. This profile is therefore for archive purposes only.

IT Telecom SpA (ARCHIVED)
Global Computing Services no longer tracks this company. The profile is therefore for archive purposes only.

Itelligence AG
Bielefield, Germany-based Itelligence has endured a difficult few years, with the post-Y2K downturn in the SAP consulting and integration market hitting it particularly hard.

ITNet Plc (ARCHIVED)
Global Computing Services no longer tracks this company, as it was acquired by Serco Group Plc in March 2005.

Kanbay International Inc (ARCHIVED)
Kanbay International was acquired by Capgemini in February 2007. As a result, Global Computing Services no longer tracks this company and the profile is for archive purposes only. For further information on Kanbay, please see the Capgemini profile above.

Kaz Group Ltd (ARCHIVED)
Global Computing Services no longer tracks this company. The profile is therefore for archive purposes only.

Keane Inc
So far, 2006 has been a difficult year for Keane, with sales figures falling short of expectations and senior executives forced to leave the company accompanied by lurid headlines.

Larsen & Toubro Infotech Ltd
Larsen & Toubro Infotech (L&TI) has forced its way into the top 10 of Nasscom’s list of the biggest Indian IT software and services vendors, thanks to revenue growth of over 40% per annum.

Legend Group Ltd (ARCHIVED)
Global Computing Services no longer tracks this company. The profile is therefore for archive purposes only.

LogicaCMG Plc
LogicaCMG Plc has taken a significant step to fulfilling its ambition of becoming one of the ten largest IT services vendors in the world by acquiring Sweden’s largest IT services vendor WM-data for 882m pound ($1.7bn) cash and shares.

Logicalis Group
Logicalis is on course to record sales of over $500m in the year to February 2006, thanks largely to an aggressive acquisition strategy that has seen the company complete six takeovers in the last 18 months.

Lufthansa Systems AG
Lufthansa Systems is one of the largest providers of IT services to the airline industry, servicing over 100 airlines in total. The company operates as a subsidiary of global aviation company the Lufthansa Group and derives approximately 60% of its total revenue from its parent firm.

Maersk Data AS (ARCHIVED)
Maersk Data was acquired by IBM in August 2004. As a result, Global Computing Services no longer tracks this company, and the profile is therefore for archive purposes only.

ManTech International Corp
ManTech, which stands for Management Technology, started out in 1968 as an IT contractor to the United States defense and security agencies. Since then, the company has only rarely shifted its focus from the federal government sector. In 2005, for example, ManTech derived 98% of its total sales from federal government customers.

Marlborough Stirling Plc (ARCHIVED)
Marlborough Stirling was acquired by Vertex Data Sciences in March 2005. As a result, Global Computing Services no longer tracks this company, and the profile is therefore for archive purposes only.

Mastek Ltd
In June 2005, Indian outsourcing association Nasscom revealed that, once again, Mastek Ltd had failed to break into its top 10 list of the subcontinent’s IT software and services exporters. Mastek was, in fact, ranked in 13th place, ahead of rivals such as iGate Global Solutions Ltd and Mphasis BFL Ltd, but behind Larsen and Toubro Infotech Ltd and Hexaware Technologies Ltd.

Mellon HR&IS (ARCHIVED)
Mellon was acquired by ACS in June 2005. As a result, Global Computing Services no longer tracks this company, and the profile is therefore for archive purposes only.

Microgen Plc
It has been a turbulent twelve months for Microgen, as the company has attempted to become less reliant on the acquisitions that have driven its expansion in the past and instead focus on organic growth in key verticals such as banking and wealth management.

Modis Inc
Modis has grown from its traditional base in the staffing services market to its current position as a company providing a broader range of IT services, including application development and systems integration, with a significant business in Europe.

Morse Plc
Hardware reseller turned consulting and support services provider Morse continued to struggle in its most recent fiscal year, with sales falling once again. However, the company has taken swift action to reverse its fortunes.

Mphasis BFL Group Ltd
The Mumbai, India-based Mphasis BFL Group has enjoyed strong growth in the five years since the merger between Mphasis and BFL, but it has had a challenging time in 2005 with a string of negative news stories wiping more than a third off the value of its shares so far this year.

Ness Technologies Inc
Israel-based IT services vendor Ness Technologies has grown steadily over the last few years, while at the same time broadening its geographic scope to take in areas such as Eastern Europe and India. With this phase of its development complete, the company is now eyeing more rapid expansion, with president and CEO Raviv Zoller telling Global Computing Services that his main aim was to record sales of over $1bn “as soon as possible”.

Netstore Plc
UK-based IT services vendor Netstore Plc has grown its revenue strongly in recent years, thanks largely to a move away from the SME market and an acquisitive strategy.

NIIT Technologies Ltd
Earlier this year, NIIT Technologies announced that it was actively on the lookout for acquisitions in its main markets of Europe and the US. According to reports, the company has about $20m to spend, and is also looking to boost its vertical presence as well as beefing up its geographical reach.

Nipuna Services Ltd
Like TCS and Infosys, Satyam has been slow to develop its BPO capabilities. Satyam's BPO unit Nipuna is small but growing fast.

Northgate Information Solutions Plc
Three years ago, Hemel Hempstead, UK-based Northgate Information Solutions embarked on an acquisition spree aimed at growing the business and expanding its reach into growth areas such as human resources outsourcing (HRO) and public sector software and services. After nine takeovers in 28 months between November 2002 and March 2005, the company is now looking to solidify its position with strong organic growth.

Novo Group Plc (ARCHIVED)
Novo Group has been archived due to its takeover by WM-Data in January 2004. For further information please refer to the WM-Data profile.

NTT Data Corp
NTT Data Corp, the data services operation of the world’s largest telecoms company NTT Corp, is one of the largest players in the Japanese IT services market, but there are signs that it is planning to become a player outside its native market.

OAO Technology Solutions Inc (ARCHIVED)
Global Computing Services no longer tracks this company.

Omnetica Group Ltd (ARCHIVED)
The Omnetica profile has been archived following its takeover by Affiniti, completed in December 2004. For further information, see Affiniti profile.

Ordina NV
Dutch IT services vendor Ordina’s strong performance in 2005 has confirmed the company’s recovery, following a worrying slide that began in 2002. The company is now confident that it can build on this improved performance and record sales of over $600m over the course of the year.

Outsource Partners International
Outsource Partners International has grown from an accounting service provider to the largest finance and accounting outsourcing (FAO) specialist, with over 600 employees across its six locations in the US and its center in Bangalore, India.

PA Consulting Group
London, UK-based PA Consulting has appointed a new CEO, Alan Middleton, as it looks to accelerate its growth over the next few years.

Parity Group Plc
It has been a difficult few years for London, UK-based Parity and, despite the on-going restructuring process, the company’s figures for the first half of 2005 offered little comfort.

Patni Computer Systems Ltd
Patni has struggled to keep pace with its larger Indian rivals in the last twelve months, and is facing increased competition from fast-developing players such as Tech Mahindra.

PEC Solutions Inc (ARCHIVED)
Global Computing Services no longer tracks this company following its acquisition by Nortel in April 2005. This profile is for archive purposes only.

Perot Systems Corp
Perot Systems’ aggressive use of offshore delivery and its focus on growth industries such as healthcare and government have put it in a solid position in a highly competitive market.

PinkRoccade (ARCHIVED)
PinkRoccade was acquired by Getronics in March 2005. As a result, Global Computing Services no longer tracks this company, and the profile is therefore for archive purposes only.

PixelPark AG (ARCHIVED)
Global Computing Services no longer tracks this company, and therefore this profile is for archive purposes only

Plaut AG (ARCHIVED)
Plaut has been archived following the sale of its US and European operations to German rival IDS Scheer in July 2003. For further details, please perform a search on IDS Scheer in the news archives.

Polaris Software Lab Ltd
Following its acquisition of OrbiTech in 2002, Polaris has recorded strong revenue growth, and taken its place as one of the top 10 IT services companies in India, according to national software association Nasscom.

Pomeroy IT Solutions Inc
Hebron, Kentucky-based Pomeroy IT Solutions has endured a traumatic time over the last six months, as the company found itself both threatened with delisting and embroiled in court proceedings arising from its CEO’s messy divorce.

Portera PLC (ARCHIVED)
Global Computing Services no longer tracks this company. Founded in 1998, privately-held Portera is one of the few PSA vendors concentrating on application service provider (ASP) delivery of its Microsoft-compatible products.

Princeton Consulting Ltd (ARCHIVED)
Global Computing Services no longer tracks this company. This profile is therefore for archive purposes only.

Progress Software Corp (ARCHIVED)
Global Computing Services no longer tracks this company. This profile is therefore for archive purposes only.

Prokom Software SA
Prokom Software has established itself as Poland’s largest indigenous IT services player, and is well placed to take advantage of the expected growth within the Polish market over the next few years.

Razorfish (ARCHIVED)
Global Computing Services no longer tracks this company since it was acquired by SBI and Company in 2002. For up-to-date information please refer to SBI and Company profile.

Real Software (ARCHIVED)
Real Software has been archived following its takeover by US investment and incubation group Gores Technology Group in April 2004. For further details, please perform a search on Gores Technology Group in the news archives.

S&T System Integration & Technology Distribution AG
Vienna, Austria-based S&T has grown rapidly over the last two years, spurred by a spate of acquisitions that not only expanded the company’s presence in its traditional base of Central Europe but also pushed it into countries such as Croatia, Serbia and Montenegro and Slovenia.

Sanderson Group Plc (ARCHIVED)
Global Computing Services no longer tracks this company. This profile is therefore for archive purposes only.

SAP Systems Integration AG (ARCHIVED)
SAP Systems Integration AG, the consulting and system integration division of software giant SAP AG, continued to experience tough market conditions in its third quarter, with profit falling after restructuring during the period.

Sapient Corp
Having enjoyed strong growth in 2004 and 2005, few were expecting Sapient to struggle in the first quarter of 2006. Yet the company’s results for the three months to March fell well short of its own forecasts, causing its shares to slump alarmingly, and eventually resulting in the resignation of CFO Scott Krentz. Co-founder Stuart Moore also stepped down as co-CEO (although he remains chairman) as the company’s share price fell 30% during May 2006.

Satyam Computer Services Pty
Satyam Computer Services has taken several big steps in the last 18 months towards establishing itself as a major player on the international IT services stage.

Savvis Inc
Managed hosting and IP VPN provider Savvis Inc endured a torrid time in 2005 but has shown signs of bouncing back in 2006.

SBI Group Inc (ARCHIVED)
Global Computing Services no longer tracks this company. The profile is therefore for archive purposes only.

SchlumbergerSema (ARCHIVED)
The profile of SchlumbergerSema has been archived due to its acquisition by Atos Origin in September 2003. For further information on this deal please refer to the Atos Origin company profile, and related ComputerGram news stories.

Science Applications International Corp
Federal services contractor SAIC made its long-awaited debut on the New York Stock Exchange in October. The twice-delayed IPO brought in more than $1.1bn, well below the $1.7bn at which the opening was at one point valued. SAIC, previously owned by its more than 43,000 employees, sold 75 million shares at $15 each.

Science Applications International Corp
Federal services contractor SAIC made its long-awaited debut on the New York Stock Exchange in October. The twice-delayed IPO brought in more than $1.1bn, well below the $1.7bn at which the opening was at one point valued. SAIC, previously owned by its more than 43,000 employees, sold 75 million shares at $15 each.

Scient (ARCHIVED)
Global Computing Services no longer tracks this company since it was acquired by SBI and Company in 2002. Please refer to SBI and Company profile for more up-to-date information.

Serco Group Plc
When Serco emerged as an IT services force in late 2004, with the acquisitions of ITNet and RCI, it marked a further blurring of the lines between business support and IT services. Serco’s clients were increasingly looking to work with the same vendors to manage both non-core business functions and the IT systems that underpinned them, and it was vital for Serco to expand its technology capability to cope with this development.

SI International Inc
SI’s strong performance in recent years makes it an attractive target for its peers, and the company itself might welcome the chance to enter the top tier of the federal IT services market, albeit as part of a bigger company.

Siemens IT Solutions and Services
Will a new name and a new structure make a difference for Siemens Business Services in 2007? Troubled electronics giant Siemens has struggled for years to turn its internal IT services division into a consistently profitable, international business, and it is hoping that the latest in a long line of restructuring programs at SBS will help it turn the corner.

Sigma AB
Gothenburg, Sweden-based Sigma has shown signs of recovery, after suffering a significant drop in sales between 2001 and 2003.

Silverline Technologies (ARCHIVED)
Global Computing Services no longer tracks this company. This profile is therefore for archive purposes only.

SinnerSchrader AG (ARCHIVED)
Global Computing Services no longer tracks this company. This profile is therefore for archive purposes only.

Sirti Sistemi SA (ARCHIVED)
Global Computing Services no longer tracks this company. Milan-based telecommunications equipment and infrastructure group Sirti SA has spun out its internal IT services division into a separate company in order to tap into the growing demand for network and outsourcing services in Italy.

Sitel Corporation
Sitel Corp ranks as the fourth largest US provider of customer care outsourcing services, with 2003 revenue of $846.5m. As a result it sits behind largest player Convergys (FY03: $2.28bn), and is smaller than closest rivals TeleTech (FY03: $992m) and West Corp (FY03: $988m).

Softbank SA
Warsaw, Poland-based Softbank SA enjoyed a strong 2004, and the company is well established as a provider of systems integration services to the financial and public sectors. The Polish IT services market is becoming increasingly competitive, and Softbank may find itself under pressure to maintain its position.

Softlab GmbH
The acquisition by T-Systems of Gedas, the IT services subsidiary of German carmaker Volkswagen, in December 2005 has revived speculation that BMW subsidiary Softlab will be the next captive IT division to be spun out by one of the country’s conglomerates.

Sopra Group SA
Paris, France-based Sopra Group has big plans to more than double its revenue by the end of the decade, and the company is openly pursuing a significant acquisition in order to achieve this ambitious goal.

Specialist Computer Holdings Plc
Birmingham, UK-based Specialist Computer Holdings Plc (SCH), previously best known as a value added reseller, has attempted to develop its IT services offering, in an effort to avoid the kind of problems which have plagued major rivals Morse and Computacenter.

SRA International Inc
Fairfax, Virginia-based SRA International has stepped up its expansion over the last couple of years, and is well on course to record $1bn in annual sales for the first time in its 30-year history.

SunGard Availability Services
SunGard Availability Services is the largest specialist player in the highly competitive business continuity/disaster recovery (BC/DR) sector.

Swisscom IT Services AG
Swisscom IT Services is the sole domestic representative in the list of the top 10 vendors in the Swiss IT services market. The company’s main competition comes not from niche local vendors, but from major global players such as IBM Global Services, Accenture, and EDS.

Synergon Information Systems Plc
Hungarian IT services provider Synergon’s expansion program, which saw it establish operations in the Czech Republic, Croatia and Slovakia as well as expanding its domestic operation during 2003 and 2004, appears to have stalled over the last 12 months.

Synstar Plc (ARCHIVED)
Global Computing Services no longer tracks this company. The profile is therefore for archive purposes only.

Syntel Inc
The last few years have seen Syntel shift away from its historical roots as a IT staffing services provider, and reinvent itself as a software services and, most recently, business process outsourcing (BPO) vendor. Now, the company is looking to expand rapidly in an effort to compete for high-profile contracts with major rivals such as IBM Global Services, Accenture, Infosys and Tata Consultancy Services.

Tata Consultancy Services Ltd
Tata Consultancy Services has been the driving force that has taken India’s software services sector into the mainstream of the global IT services market. Six years ago, India was seen as a novelty, low-cost location for sourcing low-level applications maintenance work such as Y2K programming, but now it is being utilized by clients such as ABN AMRO, Citibank and General Motors as the premier delivery center for a large part of their IT and administration requirements.

TDS Informations-technologie AG
TDS has shifted its focus over the last five years. From being a company that specialized in SAP application management and consulting services, it has since moved to embrace human resources outsourcing.

TechTeam Global Inc
So far, 2006 has been a turbulent year for TechTeam. The company has been faced with falling sales, particularly in its government services division, an unexpected drop into the red and damaging boardroom battles.

Tectura Corp
Tectura has enjoyed a meteoric rise to its current position as the world’s leading specialist Microsoft Business Solutions partner. Founded just five years ago, the privately owned company has exploited solid financial backing to embark on a major spending spree.

Teleca AB
During 2006, Teleca has significantly restructured its business to illustrate its increased focus on its mobile devices operation.

Telindus Group NV (ARCHIVED)
Telindus was acquired by Belgacom in February 2006. As a result, Global Computing Services no longer tracks this company, and the profile is therefore for archive purposes only.

Thales IS
"We want to be in the top ten in IT services in our four main sectors: public administration, industry, finance, and utilities," John-Paul Le Peytre, CEO of Thales IS, the IT services subsidiary of French defense and civil electronics giant Thales, told GCS.

TietoEnator Corp
It has been a terrible start to 2007 for TietoEnator Corp, the largest indigenous IT services vendor in the Nordic region. The company’s shares fell 14% in January after it revealed its profitability for 2006 would be lower than expected.

Transiciel (ARCHIVED)
Transiciel has been archived due to its acquisition by Cap Gemini Ernst & Young, which occured in late 2003. For further information on this deal please refer to the CGE&Y company profile in the Major Vendors section, and related ComputerGram news stories.

T-Systems GmbH
T-Systems, the long-suffering network and IT services operation of Deutsche Telekom AG, is fighting back in the first half of 2007 with a renewed focus on international expansion.

Unilog SA (ARCHIVED)
Unilog was acquired by LogicaCMG in January 2006. As a result, Global Computing Services no longer tracks this company, and the profile is therefore for archive purposes only.

Unisys Corp
IT services vendor and hardware manufacturer Unisys Corp has made a steady start to 2007, revealing shoots of recovery in its recent financial performance, and a string of new contract awards. However, Unisys is yet to give a clear outlook for the current year, which means it has not entirely dispelled investors’ concerns over its stability, following several years of turmoil.

USInternetworking Inc (ARCHIVED)
Global Computing Services no longer tracks this company. This profile is therefore for archive purposes only.

Valtech SA
Paris, France-based Valtech has, over the last few years, built up its offshore business, with services delivered from its center in Bangalore. In 2005, the operation increased revenue by over 60% and Valtech expects growth to be as high as 50% in the current year.

Vanco PLC
Vanco is ambitiously aiming to overtake some of its larger rivals in the next four years. CEO Allen Timpany told us that he expects to overtake its closest rival Infonet Services Corp in the by 2008 given its current growth curve.

vCustomer Corp
Sanjay Kumar, CEO and founder of offshore customer services and back office processing firm vCustomer Corp, is planning to double the company’s size in the next three to six months by acquiring in the US market.

Vertex Data Science Ltd
Vertex, the business process outsourcing (BPO) arm of United Utilities Plc, suffered a drop in operating profit in the first half of its current fiscal year, largely due to the integration of Marlborough Stirling, which it bought in March 2005 for 95.3m pounds ($165.8m).

Vistorm Ltd (ARCHIVED)
Global Computing Services no longer tracks this company. This profile is therefore for archive purposes only.

West Corp
An aggressive acquisition strategy has enabled West Corp to overtake its rivals TeleTech and Sitel and establish itself in second place behind Convergys in the highly-competitive customer care and call center sector.

Wipro Spectramind (ARCHIVED)
For information on Wipro's business process outsourcing (BPO) operations, please see the profile below of Wipro Technologies Ltd.

Wipro Technologies Ltd
Wipro Technologies currently ranks as the third largest indigenous player in the Indian IT services market, and it is keeping pace with its larger peers, Tata Consultancy Services and Infosys Technologies.

WM-data AB (ARCHIVED)
WM-data was acquired by LogicaCMG in October 2006. As a result, Global Computing Services no longer tracks this company and this profile is for archive purposes only.

WNS Global Services
WNS Global Services might have ceded its position as the top Indian BPO provider to Genpact in Nasscom’s most recent rankings, but a successful IPO and a string of impressive results have given the company much to celebrate.

Xansa Plc (ARCHIVED)
Xansa was acquired by Steria in October 2007. As a result, Global Computing Services no longer tracks this company and the profile is for archive purposes only.

Xchanging Ltd
This month, business process outsourcing (BPO) provider Xchanging announced ambitious growth plans for the next five years. CEO David Andrews said that the company was aiming to hire 10,000 new staff globally, with 3,000 to be added in India alone. This expansion was to be supported by an investment of $150m in India over the next 18 months.

Xwave (ARCHIVED)
Global Computing Services no longer tracks this company. This profile is therefore for archive purposes only.