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Birlasoft is an Indian multinational information technology services and consulting company serving enterprises across business applications, digital transformation, cloud, data, and industry-specific technology.

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Overview

Birlasoft is an Indian information technology services and consulting company headquartered in Pune and associated with the CKA Birla Group. Its business is focused on helping enterprises modernize applications, automate operations, manage data, and adopt cloud and digital technologies. The company works across sectors that require complex enterprise systems, including manufacturing, banking and financial services, insurance, life sciences, energy and utilities, and other business-to-business industries. The company was founded in 1990 and expanded internationally during the following decade. It was launched in New Jersey in 1992 with an initial equity investment from GE Capital, giving the business an early foothold in the United States. By fiscal year 2002–03, Birlasoft reported revenue of approximately US$73 million and employed about 1,500 people. GE Capital held a 20 percent equity stake in the company in 2003. During this period, Birlasoft also developed public-sector and international systems-integration work. In 2001, it won a contract from India's Ministry of External Affairs to computerize Indian consulates in New York and Dubai, with the work later extended to 38 additional consulates around the world. Birlasoft expanded its technology portfolio through both internal development and acquisitions. In 2005, it acquired Portfolio Insight, a loan-pricing and portfolio-management software product, from Sydney-based Fusion Technology Group. The following year, it introduced Birlasoft Advisior+ in the Asia-Pacific market for investment advisers and financial institutions. In 2014, it acquired EnablePath, a United States-based customer relationship management software provider, strengthening its CRM and enterprise-application capabilities. A major corporate restructuring took place in 2019, when Birlasoft and KPIT Technologies completed a merger and demerger arrangement. The transaction separated the two businesses into publicly traded companies with different strategic focuses: Birlasoft concentrated on enterprise business IT services, while KPIT Technologies focused on automotive embedded software and related mobility technologies. The restructuring clarified Birlasoft's identity as an enterprise technology-services provider rather than an automotive software company. Birlasoft's delivery model combines consulting, implementation, managed services, application support, and technology modernization. Its offerings have included enterprise resource planning, customer relationship management, analytics, cloud transformation, infrastructure and application services, and industry solutions. The company maintains delivery capabilities in India and serves clients in North America, Europe, the United Kingdom, and the Asia-Pacific region. Birlasoft remains listed on India's Bombay Stock Exchange and National Stock Exchange and operates as a member of the wider CKA Birla business group.

History

Birlasoft was established in 1990 as an Indian technology company and began building an international presence soon afterward. In 1992, the company was launched in New Jersey with initial equity investment from GE Capital. The United States connection became an important part of its early international development, while India remained its principal delivery and operating base. The company grew through the provision of software development, systems integration, and enterprise technology services. By fiscal year 2002–03, it had reached reported revenue of approximately US$73 million and a workforce of about 1,500 employees. GE Capital held a 20 percent stake in the company in 2003. Birlasoft also obtained public-sector technology work during this period. In 2001, India's Ministry of External Affairs selected the company to computerize Indian consulates in New York and Dubai. The scope later expanded to 38 further consulates across the world, demonstrating Birlasoft's ability to deliver distributed, internationally deployed systems. In April 2004, Birlasoft achieved Level 5 maturity under the CMMI Continuous Representation model for software, version 1.1, awarded by the Software Engineering Institute. The achievement was described as the first of its kind for an Indian IT company under that model and supported the company's positioning around process maturity and large-scale delivery. Birlasoft broadened its product and services portfolio through acquisitions. In December 2005, it purchased Portfolio Insight from Sydney-based Fusion Technology Group. Portfolio Insight provided loan-pricing and portfolio-management functionality. In 2006, Birlasoft launched Advisior+ in the Asia-Pacific market, offering investment advisers and financial institutions tools for portfolio management and analytics. These activities reflected an effort to combine general IT services with specialized financial-services software. The company continued its expansion into customer relationship management through the January 2014 acquisition of EnablePath, a United States-based CRM software provider. The deal added CRM-related capabilities and strengthened Birlasoft's access to enterprise customers in the American market. The most consequential structural change in the company's modern history occurred in 2019. Birlasoft and KPIT Technologies underwent a merger and demerger arrangement that created two publicly traded businesses. Birlasoft emerged with the enterprise business IT-services activities, while KPIT Technologies focused on automotive embedded software. The transaction gave Birlasoft a more clearly defined identity centered on enterprise applications, digital transformation, consulting, and managed technology services. Birlasoft operates as part of the CKA Birla Group and has headquarters in Pune, India. Its international footprint includes the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe, and the Asia-Pacific region, supported by delivery centers in India. The company remains listed on India's Bombay Stock Exchange and National Stock Exchange. Its present business is organized around helping enterprises modernize applications and infrastructure, adopt cloud and data technologies, improve business processes, and operate technology environments at scale.

  • 2019

    Merger and demerger with KPIT Technologies

    [1]

    The restructuring separates Birlasoft's enterprise IT-services business from KPIT Technologies' automotive embedded-software business.

  • 2014

    EnablePath acquisition

    [1]

    The company acquires United States CRM software provider EnablePath.

  • 2006

    Advisior+ launch

    [1]

    Birlasoft launches Advisior+ in Asia-Pacific for investment advisers and financial institutions.

  • 2005

    Portfolio Insight acquisition

    [1]

    Birlasoft acquires the Portfolio Insight loan-pricing and portfolio-management software product from Fusion Technology Group.

  • 2004

    CMMI Level 5 achievement

    [1]

    Birlasoft achieves Level 5 maturity under CMMI Continuous Representation for software, version 1.1.

  • 2001

    Ministry of External Affairs consular-computerization contract

    [1]

    Birlasoft begins computerization work for Indian consulates in New York and Dubai, later extending the project to 38 additional consulates.

  • 1992

    United States launch

    [1]

    The company is launched in New Jersey with initial equity investment from GE Capital.

  • 1990

    Birlasoft is founded

    [1]

    Birlasoft is established as an Indian information technology company.

Products and positioning

A global enterprise technology-services partner combining consulting, systems integration, application modernization, cloud services, and managed operations, with particular experience in complex industrial and business-to-business environments.

  • Financial-services software

    Portfolio Insight

    Portfolio Insight was a loan-pricing and portfolio-management software product acquired by Birlasoft from Sydney-based Fusion Technology Group in 2005. It formed part of the company's effort to provide specialized technology for financial institutions in addition to broader IT services.

  • Investment-management software · 2006

    Advisior+

    Advisior+ was introduced in the Asia-Pacific market in 2006 for investment advisers and financial institutions. The offering provided tools related to portfolio management and analytics and extended Birlasoft's financial-services technology portfolio.

  • IT services

    Enterprise IT and digital transformation services

    Birlasoft's principal current business consists of consulting, systems integration, application modernization, cloud transformation, managed services, data and analytics, and enterprise software implementation. These services are delivered to organizations with complex business-process and technology environments.

Brand decisions

  • 2019

    Separate Birlasoft enterprise IT from KPIT automotive softwareM&A

    Background

    Birlasoft and KPIT Technologies had businesses with different technology and industry orientations, spanning enterprise IT services and automotive embedded software.

    Action taken

    The companies completed a merger and demerger arrangement that created two separately listed companies. Birlasoft retained the enterprise business IT-services operations, while KPIT Technologies focused on automotive embedded software.

    Aftermath

    The transaction gave Birlasoft a more focused enterprise-technology identity and separated it from KPIT's automotive software strategy.

Recent events

  • Reported

    Birlasoft partners with Regulativ.ai to co-develop a reporting platform[2]

    Birlasoft partnered with Regulativ.ai to co-develop an AI/ML-based cyber-regulatory reporting platform.

  • Reported

    Birlasoft wins three Oracle JD Edwards partner awards[3]

    Birlasoft announced that it won three partner awards at the Oracle JD Edwards Partner Live townhall: Product Innovation-Enterprise Integration, Cloud Centric-Oracle Cloud Platform, and Customer Centricity-Bringing Customers back on JD Edwards.

  • Reported

    Birlasoft announces partnership with Riversand[4]

    Birlasoft announced a partnership with Riversand and said it would serve as an implementation partner for Riversand’s Master Data Experience platform.

  • Reported

    Birlasoft and Microsoft announce global cloud alliance[5]

    Birlasoft announced a global strategic cloud alliance with Microsoft to support enterprise clients’ cloud transformation needs. Birlasoft said it intended to grow its Microsoft cloud business to $100 million through the partnership.

  • Unconfirmed

    Reported

    Birlasoft selects Actifio for customer data-management solutions[6]

    Birlasoft selected Actifio to help its customers with Actifio's multi-cloud copy data management software platform.

  • Reported

    Birlasoft appoints Chandrasekar Thyagarajan as CFO[7]

    Birlasoft’s board approved the appointment of Chandrasekar Thyagarajan as the company’s Chief Financial Officer and Key Managerial Personnel, effective August 21, 2020.

  • Reported

    Birlasoft and Innoveo announce partnership[8]

    Birlasoft announced a partnership with Innoveo to strengthen Birlasoft's domain and digital capabilities and rapidly deliver solutions using Innoveo's enterprise-level no-code platform.

  • Reported

    Birlasoft CFO Rajeev Gupta tenders resignation[9]

    Birlasoft said CFO Rajeev Gupta tendered his resignation dated January 3, 2020, and would be relieved of his duties effective March 31, 2020. The company said it was in the process of appointing a new CFO.

  • Reported

    Birlasoft wins 2019 Oracle Excellence Award[10]

    Birlasoft announced that it received the 2019 Oracle Excellence Award in the Emerging Technologies category during Oracle OpenWorld on 15 September 2019.

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