Are there other ways the parent company helps Infotech?
Our parent has very deep pockets. We can survive difficult economic times like we have now. They are also a great source of marketing leads. We often tag along to provide the IT solution. Q: Indian companies are known for their growth. What are your plans in the next 24 months? A: We do want to grow our business. Our revenues this year will total about US$500 million. We want to grow to $1 billion in three years. We also have plans to list L&T Infotech as a separate company. Q: How do you plan on growing? A: We hope to have organic growth. We also plan to pick up some intellectual assets by buying other companies. Q: Do you plan on adding services? A: Oh yes. We want to build up our offerings to fill in the gaps. For example, we want to add infrastructure management and testing. Even BPO. We want to become an end-to-end IT services company. Q: Was Wipro your first job in the industry? A: No. My first job was selling computer systems for HCL. Q: Please tell me about your family: A: I am