\"\"BANGALORE: Infosys<\/a> has begun to engage with venture capitalists to identify startups to work with or to acquire. \"There are a lot of innovative startups. We started talking to VCs a couple of weeks back and we had a large VC showcase 6-7 startups,\" said Infosys COO<\/a> UB Pravin Rao at the Motilal Oswal investor conference in Mumbai on Tuesday.
\n
IT services companies have started engaging with startups in an effort to access innovative solutions or fill gaps in their technology portfolio. Newer technologies like cloud, mobility and analytics have led to a blooming of startups with creative ideas.
Wipro<\/a> has been active in the space. It already has strategic investments<\/a> in two — Axeda Corp and Opera Solutions — and has been scouting for more partnerships. TOI reported this month that Wipro is in talks with startups Flytxt, 99tests and Avekshaa Technologies for strategic tie-ups.
\n
\nRao said there are gaps in Infosys' capabilities in areas like healthcare and lifesciences, where it has limited presence compared to some of its competitors.
\n
\nLast year, Infosys set aside a $100 million innovation fund to invest in products, platforms and solutions (PPS). The company hived off the PPS %business into a wholly-owned subsidiary called Edgeverve Systems. PPS contributes 5.2% of Infosys' $8.2 billion revenues.
\n
\n\"We already have shareholder approval for deploying the $100 million fund. We will look to partner with some startups. We are looking at acquisition in the space as well because that is also going to be critical,\" said Rao.
\n
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\nInfosys COO UB Pravin Rao <\/em>
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\nRao said Infosys has taken several measures to contain attrition that had touched 19.5% in the June quarter. He said the company has brought in predictability in the compensation structure and had switched to a quarterly promotion cycle. \"We expect it to take a few more quarters before we get back to 13-15% attrition, which is where we are comfortable,\" he said.
\n
\nRao said the company needs to build capabilities in some markets where it does not have presence, like Latin America and Japan. \"Obviously we will take time to scale organically in these areas, so we will continuously look at acquisition in this space. It's not that there are too many candidates, but we are always looking to acquire, to build capability or expand presence in these markets,\" he said.
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印孚瑟斯寻找创业伙伴

印孚瑟斯已经开始与风险投资家识别创业公司或收购。

  • 更新于2014年8月27日07:58点坚持
班加罗尔:印孚瑟斯已经开始与风险投资家识别创业公司或收购。“有很多创新的企业。我们开始与风投几个星期,我们有一个大的VC展示6 - 7创业,“印孚瑟斯说首席运营官乌兰巴托普拉文·拉奥在周二在孟买Motilal Oswal投资者会议。

IT服务公司已开始与初创公司为了获得创新的解决方案或填补空白的技术组合。新技术和云一样,流动性和初创企业的分析导致了盛开的创意。Wipro一直活跃在空间。它已经有战略投资在两个- Axeda集团和歌剧的解决方案,寻找更多的合作伙伴。钢铁洪流本月报道,Wipro正与初创公司Flytxt, 99测试和Avekshaa技术战略合作。

Rao说存在差距在印孚瑟斯的功能领域,如医疗保健和生命科学公司,有限的存在相比,它的一些竞争对手。

去年,Infosys留出1亿美元创新基金投资产品,平台和解决方案(PPS)。该公司将PPS %业务剥离到称为Edgeverve系统的全资子公司。印孚瑟斯PPS贡献5.2%的82亿美元收入。

“我们已经部署1亿美元基金的股东批准。我们会与一些公司合作。我们正在考虑收购的空间因为也是关键,”Rao说。


印孚瑟斯首席运营官乌兰巴托普拉文·拉奥

Rao说印孚瑟斯已经采取了一些措施,以遏制6月季度触及19.5%的损耗。他表示,该公司带来了可预测性的薪酬结构,转向季度促销周期。“我们希望它前几个季度消耗我们回到13 - 15%,这是我们舒适,”他说。

Rao说,公司需要建立功能在某些市场,它没有存在,像拉丁美洲和日本。“很明显,我们需要时间尺度有机地在这些领域,我们将继续看收购在这个空间。并不是有太多的候选人,但我们总是想要收购,建造能力或扩大在这些市场的存在,”他说。

  • 发布于2014年8月27日07:55点坚持
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\"\"BANGALORE: Infosys<\/a> has begun to engage with venture capitalists to identify startups to work with or to acquire. \"There are a lot of innovative startups. We started talking to VCs a couple of weeks back and we had a large VC showcase 6-7 startups,\" said Infosys COO<\/a> UB Pravin Rao at the Motilal Oswal investor conference in Mumbai on Tuesday.
\n
IT services companies have started engaging with startups in an effort to access innovative solutions or fill gaps in their technology portfolio. Newer technologies like cloud, mobility and analytics have led to a blooming of startups with creative ideas.
Wipro<\/a> has been active in the space. It already has strategic investments<\/a> in two — Axeda Corp and Opera Solutions — and has been scouting for more partnerships. TOI reported this month that Wipro is in talks with startups Flytxt, 99tests and Avekshaa Technologies for strategic tie-ups.
\n
\nRao said there are gaps in Infosys' capabilities in areas like healthcare and lifesciences, where it has limited presence compared to some of its competitors.
\n
\nLast year, Infosys set aside a $100 million innovation fund to invest in products, platforms and solutions (PPS). The company hived off the PPS %business into a wholly-owned subsidiary called Edgeverve Systems. PPS contributes 5.2% of Infosys' $8.2 billion revenues.
\n
\n\"We already have shareholder approval for deploying the $100 million fund. We will look to partner with some startups. We are looking at acquisition in the space as well because that is also going to be critical,\" said Rao.
\n
\n\"\"
\nInfosys COO UB Pravin Rao <\/em>
\n
\nRao said Infosys has taken several measures to contain attrition that had touched 19.5% in the June quarter. He said the company has brought in predictability in the compensation structure and had switched to a quarterly promotion cycle. \"We expect it to take a few more quarters before we get back to 13-15% attrition, which is where we are comfortable,\" he said.
\n
\nRao said the company needs to build capabilities in some markets where it does not have presence, like Latin America and Japan. \"Obviously we will take time to scale organically in these areas, so we will continuously look at acquisition in this space. It's not that there are too many candidates, but we are always looking to acquire, to build capability or expand presence in these markets,\" he said.
\n
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