The rise of India and Asia is underlined this week by the publication of the 2008 Global Outsourcing 100 rankings, by the International Association of Outsourcing Professionals (IAOP).
The chart features 20 Indian firms, five of them being in the top ten: Infosys (ranked 3), TCS (6), Wipro (7), Genpact (9) and Tech Mahindra (10). Accenture is on the top slot and IBM comes in second.
Other Indian companies placed in the 2008 list are HCL Technology (11) Mastek (16), WNS Global Services (19), Hexaware (22), ExlService (26), 24/7 Customer (28), Cambridge (36), ITC Infotech (40), KPIT Cummins (42), Patni (46), Zensar (53), MindTree (54), Mphasis (56), Aditya Birla Minacs (62), FirstSource Solutions (73) and VCustomer (84). Good management figures strongly in Indian companies' selections.
In last year's list, there were five Indian firms in the top 10: Wipro, Infosys, Genpact, Tech Mahindra and Cambridge.
China's hiSoft Technology International broke into the top 20 this year (at 20), after steadily climbing the rankings in previous years.
The full chart rundown is as follows, complete with the reason for each selection and ranking: 1/ Accenture Customer testimonials 2/ IBM Size and growth 3/ Infosys Technologies Executive leadership 4/ Sodexo Global presence 5/ Capgemini Achievement recognition 6/ Tata Consultancy Services Employee management 7/ Wipro Technologies Employee management 8/ Hewlett-Packard Outsourcing experience 9/ Genpact Executive leadership 10/ Tech Mahindra Outsourcing experience 11/ HCL Technologies Outsourcing experience 12/ EDS Outsourcing experience 13/ ACS Balanced performance 14/ CGI Group Customer testimonials 15/ HOV Services Outsourcing experience 16/ Mastek Customer testimonials 17/ SPi Customer testimonials 18/ Colliers International Global presence 19/ WNS Global Services Achievement recognition 20/ hiSoft Technology International Employee management 21/ SITEL Balanced performance 22/ Hexaware Technologies Competency certification 23/ CSC Outsourcing experience 24/ Unisys Competency certification 25/ ARAMARK Size and growth 26/ ExlService Holdings Achievement recognition 27/ Cognizant Technology Solutions Competency certification 28/ 24/7 CUSTOMER Employee management 29/ CB Richard Ellis Global presence 30/ EMCOR Group No. of locations/centres 31/ ISS Facility Services Balanced performance 32/ Syntel Employee management 33/ Headstrong Balanced performance 34/ Sutherland Global Services Employee management 35/ Neusoft Group Achievement recognition 36/ Cambridge Solutions Size and growth 37/ EPAM Systems Outsourcing experience 38/ Inspur Balanced performance 39/ Ocwen Financial Customer testimonials 40/ ITC Infotech Competency certification 41/ Océ Business Services Customer testimonials 42/ KPIT Cummins Infosystems Competency certification 43/ Amdocs Balanced performance 44/ Vertex Balanced performance 45/ Donlen Employee management 46/ Patni Computer Systems Balanced performance 47/ Diebold Global presence 48/ NCS Competency certification 49/ Pitney Bowes Balanced performance 50/ ADP Balanced performance 51/ Outsource Partners International Achievement recognition 52/ Advanced Technology Services Achievement recognition 53/ Zensar Technologies Balanced performance 54/ MindTree Consulting Achievement recognition 55/ Johnson Controls Global presence 56/ MphasiS Competency certification 57/ Convergys Achievement recognition 58/ Cushman & Wakefield Global presence 59/ Luxoft Achievement recognition 60/ Ceridian Achievement recognition 61/ Xerox Employee management 62/ Aditya Birla Minacs Size and growth 63/ ICG Commerce Executive leadership 64/ Stream Balanced performance 65/ Comprehensive Health Services Employee management 66/ Eclipsys Executive leadership 67/ IBA Group Employee management 68/ LogicaCMG plc Outsourcing experience 69/ ExcellerateHRO Achievement recognition 70/ SNC-Lavalin Profac No. of locations/centres 71/ Cartus Employee management 72/ KPN/Getronics Outsourcing experience 73/ Firstsource Solutions Balanced performance 74/ IPT Balanced performance 75 (equal)/ Hewitt Associates Achievement recognition NCR Balanced performance 76/ Summit HR Worldwide Achievement recognition 77/ Bleum Competency certification 78/ Cross-Tab Marketing Services Customer testimonials 79/ Cybage Software pvt Outsourcing experience 80/ Beyondsoft Customer testimonials 81/ LawScribe Balanced performance 82/ MERA Networks Executive leadership 83/ Intetics Employee management 84/ vCustomer Competency certification 85/ Smart Sourcing Customer Testimonials 86/ Datrose Employee management 87/ Ci&T Software Competency certification 88/ Achievo Executive leadership 89/ IST Management Services No. of locations/centres 90/ Auriga Balanced performance 91/ QuEST Achievement recognition 92/ CompuPacific International Customer testimonials 93/ DataArt Achievement recognition 94/ Emerio GlobeSoft Pte Global presence 95/ Symphony House Berhad Achievement recognition 96/ Objectiva Software Solutions Balanced performance 97/ Freeborders Achievement recognition 98/ Hundsun Global No. of locations/centres 99/ Mindcrest Balanced performance 100/ Innodata Isogen Achievement recognition
