Cyient (formerly Infotech Enterprises Limited) is an Indian multinational technology company that is focused on

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s and operations. Infotech Enterprises Ltd. was established in 1991 in

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. Infotech Enterprises was re-branded as Cyient in 2014 and was featured among the top 30 outsourcing companies in the world in 2018.

History

Cyient was established as Infotech Enterprises Ltd. in 1991 in

B. V. R. Mohan Reddy B. V. R. Mohan Reddy (born 1950) is an Indian business executive and engineering manager who founded and served as Executive Chairman of Cyient. He joined the DCM Group in 1974, and has subsequently worked with MICO Bosch, HCL, and OMC Compute ...

. In 1995, the company received its first ISO 9002 certification from BVQi London for its conversion services. Infotech Enterprises started its operations as a private limited to provide engineering service to global markets. It encountered a strong resistance to the very concept of engineering outsourcing, but found immediate opportunity in the

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arena. Cyient became a public limited company in 1997, had an IPO of equity shares at ₹ 20/- per share and listed in all major stock exchanges in India. Around 1999, it signed a breakthrough contract to provide

conversion and consultation mapping services worth US$5.5 million to US based Analytical Surveys, Inc. Within the same year, the company acquired Cartographic Sciences from Analytical Surveys, Inc. In June 1999, the company acquired Dataview Solutions Limited, a UK based

Software Company. The company continued to pursue engineering services, and finally got a major breakthrough with a leading aircraft engine manufacturer in the year 2000 for engineering services. In 2000, Cyient announced the acquisition of a German company, Advanced Graphics Software GmbH (AGS), a mechanical engineering software and services company specialising in 3D CAD/CAM. In 2002, Infotech announced a strategic business relationship with the

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division of

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100 company.

were to participate with up to ~18% equity stake in Infotech, demonstrating long-term partnering intent and endorsing Infotech's business competence. In 2005, Infotech acquired

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India Pvt Ltd. Tele Atlas parent company joined as a strategic partner with preferential allotment of shares. Cyient's founder, B V R Mohan Reddy, was elected Chairman of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) Southern Region in 2008. On January 15, 2010, Daxcon was acquired by Infotech Enterprises America, Inc; a wholly owned subsidiary of Infotech Enterprises Limited, India. In March 2013, Cyient became public with its own

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(IPO). Infotech Enterprises Limited adopted the Cyient name in 2014. On May 7, 2014, Cyient Limited, formerly known as Infotech Enterprises Limited, officially announced its new name based on approval from a shareholders' vote. The process of determining the new identity, bearing connotations to the words ''client'' and ''science'', while ''Cyient'' referencing ''Infotech Enterprises'', involved various brand specialists, and the new name was tested in 17 languages. After changing its name, Cyient relocated its US headquarters in

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to a new building. Infotech Enterprises acquired Softential, Inc in 2014, Cyient also acquired Invati Insights in 2014, with the new entity named Cyient Insights. In 2015, Cyient acquired Pratt & Whitney Global Services Engineering Asia and Rangsons Electronics. On February 8, 2017, Cyient Inc. agreed to acquire Certon Software Inc. On April 25, 2022, Cyient announced to acquire the Finnish plant and product engineering services company Citec.

Facilities and staff

Founded in

Hyderabad, India Hyderabad ( ; , ) is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Telangana and the '' de jure'' capital of Andhra Pradesh. It occupies on the Deccan Plateau along the banks of the Musi River, in the northern part of Southern In ...

, by February 2017 Cyient had around 14,000 employees in 21 countries in

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. Among other facilities, it has offices in

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. Globally, offices are located in countries such as

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. In January 2017, Cyient opened facilities at the Incubation Centre of the

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, also began to build a 70,000 square feet Technology Development Centre at

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Special Economic Zone in Warangal. In February 2017, Cyient and ANSYS agreed to "set up a simulation lab at Cyient’s Experience Centre in Hyderabad." The Cyient-ANSYS Simulation Lab is to be able in particular to develop

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s (POC) for Cyient and its clients. With its United States headquarters in the state of

, in return for a pledge to add 85 jobs to the state, in February 2017, Cyient Inc. in

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received a $500,000 loan from the state Department of Economic and Community Development for new machinery and equipment. At the time, Cyient was a supplier to Connecticut engine builders and employed 456 full-time workers in Connecticut. The group companies are: * Cyient, Inc * Cyient Europe Ltd * Cyient GmbH * Cyient Ltd (Japan) * Cyient Insights * Cyient Singapore Pte Ltd * Cyient Design Led Manufacturing * Certon * Blom Aerofilms

Products

Cyient Limited as of 2014 provides "software-enabled engineering & geographic information system (GIS) services."

Awards and recognition

The company was named supplier of the Year from

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in 2010. In 2011, Cyient founder B V R Mohan Reddy received the

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Leadership Award. In 2012, the company was awarded the Indo-American Corporate Excellence Award for Best Indian Company operating in the US under the Technology & Communications Category. It was named supplier of the year from The Boeing Company for the second time in 2013, winning the next year as well for the third time. The company was featured among the top 30 outsourcing companies in the world in 2014.

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* {{official website, http://www.cyient.com Multinational companies headquartered in India Companies based in Hyderabad, India Outsourcing Outsourcing in India Software companies established in 1991 Software companies of India Engineering companies of India International information technology consulting firms Information technology consulting firms of India Outsourcing companies Indian brands Indian companies established in 1991 1997 establishments in Andhra Pradesh Companies listed on the National Stock Exchange of India Companies listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange

History

Facilities and staff

Products

Awards and recognition

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