The Outsourcers' Paradise

The next time, you buy a pair of Levis or Reeboks, take a few minutes and think of the process that has made it possible for you to acquire them. You may discover that while it just takes seven innocent minutes to stitch a pair of Levis 541s, hundreds of stages are involved in converting the raw denim from the mill to the final product in the shop window. So what is the solution? Information Technology (IT) of course and the driving force behind it is the power of "Quality Software Solutions". Millions of people who wear jeans or athletic footwear may not realize that software development houses in India are contributing to the process through which their favorite brands reach them.

It is not surprising that corporate giants in U.S., Europe and Japan are increasingly looking towards India for cost-effective, high quality software solutions. A World Bank funded study in the U.S. confirmed that vendors rated India as their number one choice for outsourcing. For example, thousands of ATM users at Citibank in U.S.Barclays Bank in the U.K. or Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank in Far East are dependent on the software engineers in the Silicon Valley of India for the efficiency and state-of-the-art technology of ATM Machines. Even passengers traveling on British Airways, Singapore Airlines, American Airlines, Swiss Air etc, may not realize that they need to thank a group of software engineers from India for helping these airlines to run on schedule.

So what is the mystery behind India's success in providing efficient software Solutions? Some say that it is the mathematical ability of Indians. After all, it was India that invented the numeral zero. Others concede that it is the cost advantage. But the truth is all this, plus much more. Indian software companies have the unique distinction of providing efficient software solutions with cost and quality advantage, using state-of-the-art technologies, having the capacity to handle large projects and, above all, the ability to execute timely deliveries.