Blue Star Infotech

Blue Star Infotech was the information-technology services business associated with the Indian Blue Star Group. Its origins were traced to 1943, when Blue Star established an International Software Division at the Santacruz Electronics Export Processing Zone in Mumbai in partnership with Hewlett-Packard. The business later developed into a provider of software engineering and technology services for customers in several international markets. The company’s activities covered product development services, enterprise solutions, travel-technology solutions, and software testing. Rather than operating only as a domestic Indian IT vendor, Blue Star Infotech built an international delivery footprint. Its operations and service-delivery centers extended across India, the United States, the United Kingdom, Singapore, and Malaysia, with business activity serving North American, European, British, and Asian customers. Public descriptions identified Mumbai as its base and also referenced offices or operations in Bangalore, Santa Clara, New Jersey, London, Singapore, and Malaysia. A significant step in the company’s international expansion occurred in March 1990, when it acquired all of USIN International Inc. in the United States. That subsidiary was subsequently renamed Blue Star Infotech America, Inc. In 1998, the company established a wholly owned subsidiary in the United Kingdom, reinforcing its presence in a major technology and outsourcing market. Blue Star Infotech positioned itself as a global engineering and business-solutions provider. Its service portfolio combined custom product development with enterprise application work, travel-sector technology, and quality-assurance or testing services. The company was also recognized in industry rankings: it was listed among the 2013 Global Services 100 companies and was described as ranking twelfth among the top fifteen global research-and-development service providers. Microsoft recognized it as India’s Best Dynamics Partner of the Year for fiscal years 2006 and 2008, and it was named to the Microsoft Dynamics President’s Club in those years. The company’s independent operating life ended when Blue Star sold its information-technology business to the Infogain group of companies, effective 1 January 2016. The transaction represented Blue Star’s exit from the IT-services business after 33 years, according to the referenced company history. Following that sale, Blue Star Infotech no longer operated as the same standalone business, so its present status is treated as defunct rather than active. The available reference material does not identify a surviving consumer-facing product brand, a current website, a public stock ticker, or named executives.

Blue Star Infotech developed from Blue Star’s early investment in software and international technology services. Its stated origins date to 1943, when Blue Star established an International Software Division at SEEPZ in Mumbai in partnership with Hewlett-Packard. The unit’s later evolution produced a business focused on software development, enterprise technology, travel systems, and testing services. The company expanded beyond India through wholly owned subsidiaries and overseas delivery locations. In March 1990, it acquired USIN International Inc., a United States subsidiary that was later renamed Blue Star Infotech America, Inc. This provided the business with an established American operating vehicle and supported its North American presence. In 1998, Blue Star Infotech established a wholly owned subsidiary in the United Kingdom. The company subsequently maintained operations, offices, or delivery capabilities in India, the United States, the United Kingdom, Singapore, and Malaysia, serving customers across North America, Europe, the United Kingdom, and India. Its business model combined project-based technology services with specialized engineering capabilities. The company described or was described as providing product-development services, enterprise solutions, travel-technology solutions, and testing services. It was also associated with Microsoft Dynamics work in India. Microsoft recognized the company as Best Dynamics Partner of the Year in India for fiscal years 2006 and 2008, while also placing it in the Microsoft Dynamics President’s Club in those years. Industry recognition continued in later years. Blue Star Infotech appeared in the 2013 Global Services 100 list of global IT and business-process-outsourcing companies. It was also described as ranking twelfth among the top fifteen global research-and-development service providers. These references indicate that the company’s profile extended beyond conventional application outsourcing into product engineering and R&D-oriented services. The final major turning point was the divestment of the IT business. Effective 1 January 2016, Blue Star Infotech Limited sold its information-technology business to the Infogain group of companies. The transaction was described as Blue Star’s exit from the IT business after 33 years. Because the operating business was sold and the referenced material does not document a continuing standalone Blue Star Infotech operation, the brand is classified here as defunct. Information about the post-transaction legal entity, retained assets, named management, or any continuing brand use is not established by the supplied sources.

• 2016

  IT business sold to Infogain

  [1]Blue Star Infotechen.wikipedia.org

  Effective 1 January, the company sold its information-technology business to the Infogain group, ending Blue Star’s participation in the IT-services business.

• 2013

  Included in the Global Services 100

  [1]Blue Star Infotechen.wikipedia.org

  The company was included in the Global Services 100 list of global IT and business-process-outsourcing companies.

• 2008

  Second Microsoft Dynamics recognition

  [1]Blue Star Infotechen.wikipedia.org

  Blue Star Infotech received the same Microsoft Dynamics partner and President’s Club distinctions for a second cited fiscal year.

• 2006

  Microsoft Dynamics recognition

  [1]Blue Star Infotechen.wikipedia.org

  Microsoft recognized Blue Star Infotech as India’s Best Dynamics Partner of the Year and named it to the Microsoft Dynamics President’s Club.

• 1998

  United Kingdom subsidiary established

  [1]Blue Star Infotechen.wikipedia.org

  The company created a wholly owned subsidiary in the United Kingdom as part of its international expansion.

• 1990

  Acquisition of USIN International

  [1]Blue Star Infotechen.wikipedia.org

  Blue Star Infotech acquired the wholly owned United States subsidiary USIN International Inc.; it was later renamed Blue Star Infotech America, Inc.

• 1943

  Blue Star established its International Software Division

  [1]Blue Star Infotechen.wikipedia.org

  Blue Star’s software activities began with an International Software Division at SEEPZ in Mumbai, established in partnership with Hewlett-Packard.

An internationally delivered IT engineering and business-solutions provider serving enterprise, product, travel-technology, and software-quality needs.

• Software engineering

  Product development services

  Blue Star Infotech provided engineering and development support for software products. The available material presents this as one of the company’s core service areas, alongside enterprise systems and testing. Specific proprietary products are not identified in the supplied sources.

• Enterprise IT services

  Enterprise solutions

  The enterprise-solutions practice covered technology services for organizational systems and business applications. The company was particularly associated with Microsoft Dynamics partnership activity in India, although the supplied references do not enumerate individual implementations or modules.

• Travel technology

  Travel technology solutions

  Travel technology was a named area of Blue Star Infotech’s services portfolio. It represented sector-specific software and technology work for travel-related businesses, but the available reference does not identify particular platforms, products, or customer deployments.

• Software quality assurance

  Testing services

  The company offered software testing and quality-assurance services as part of its broader IT-services portfolio. These services complemented its product engineering and enterprise-solutions work. No separately named testing product is documented in the supplied material.

• 2016

  Divestment of the information-technology businessM&A

  Background

  Blue Star Infotech operated as the Blue Star Group’s international IT-services business, with delivery and operating locations in several countries.

  Action taken

  Effective 1 January 2016, Blue Star Infotech Limited sold its information-technology business to the Infogain group of companies.

  Aftermath

  The transaction marked Blue Star’s exit from the IT business after 33 years. The supplied material does not establish the subsequent status of the Blue Star Infotech brand or entity.

  Source

1. 1Blue Star Infotechen.wikipedia.org