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CHAPTER - I

INTRODUCTION

1.1 OVERVIEW OF INDUSTRY AS A WHOLE

Governments around the world. Companies that span the globe. Industries that dig deep into the earth's surface. Enterprises that launch into space. We've covered all that turf, and uncovered some remarkable results along the way. One measure of the trust we've earned is our record of successful consulting engagements with 74 percent of the Fortune Global 100, and 45 percent of the Fortune Global 500.

IBM India, significantly, is now the fourth largest employer in the Indian IT industry only behind TCS, Infosys and Wipro. India has the second largest workforce for IBM now , second only to its home - the IBM US. From about 53,000 employees in its rolls now,. IBM has facilities in all the major cities of India - Bangalore, Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai, Pune, Gurgaon and Hyderabad. Although IBM India fits in its worldwide business plans primarily as a cost saving delivery center, it also has some of its research, consulting and other centers of excellence based out of India.

SOFTWARE INDUSTRY IN INDIA-

Software is usually classified by type of use and by customization.

Types of software by usage:

← System-level software: programs that manage the internal operations of the computer, such as operating system software, driver software, virus scan software and utilities.

← Tools software: programs that help applications to work better, such as database management software.

← Applications: programs that deliver solutions to the end-user, such as word processing software and financial accounting software.

The implantation of a technically sophisticated industry like software into a less developed host country has typically been explained by the access of transnational corporations to local resources facilitated by policy reform (often after efforts to create industry through protectionist policies have failed). For example, Dunning(1992) argues that reform effectively enables cheap labor...