Indian software industry : An operations perspective

Authors

• Subramanya Sharma, Siemens Public Communication Networks Limited
• P Jai Krishna Ramesh, Siemens Public Communication Networks Limited
• A Ravikiran, Siemens Public Communication Networks Limited

Document Type

Article

Abstract

The history of the Indian software industry may be reckoned from 1974, when Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) started off its operations. TCS with its joint ventures became one of the largest software exporters in the early days. However, exports became the core focus of companies sometime around the late 1980s and early 1990s. A major event in the industry was when Texas Instruments proposed to start a 100% export-oriented, foreign owned and operated subAward Winning Student Essay Indian Software Industry: An Operations Perspective sidiary. This caught on rapidly, with large software companies like Siemens, Motorola, and many more setting up shop in India as subsidiaries. Today almost all the big names in the industry have subsidiaries in India.

Recommended Citation

Sharma, Subramanya; Jai Krishna Ramesh, P; and Ravikiran, A (2002) "Indian software industry : An operations perspective," IIMB Management Review: Vol. 14: Iss. 2, Article 11.
Available at: https://research.iimb.ac.in/imr/vol14/iss2/11

Publication Date

6-1-2002

First Page

17

Last Page

27