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Infosys Technologies
Outlook on Infosys revised to positive
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Standard & Poor's Ratings Services today revised its outlook on the corporate credit rating on Infosys Technologies Ltd. (Infosys) to positive from stable. At the same time, Standard & Poor's affirmed the 'BBB' rating on Infosys.
The Indian-based IT services company reported 43% revenue growth for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2007, to US$3.1 billion, from US$2.2 billion in fiscal 2006. It is among the top three IT services company in India with net income of US$850 million for fiscal 2007.
"The corporate credit rating reflects the conservative financial policy and profile of Infosys, where the company remains debt-free as at March 31, 2007," said Standard & Poor's credit analyst Wee Lee Cheng. "The company also continues to improve its business and customer diversity in North America and Europe. In addition, Infosys has been increasing its new services, especially in package, consulting and business process management while maintaining its basic development and maintenance services base."
This strong revenue growth is also supported by the company's superior and improving cost efficiency where it still manages an efficient cost structure and high quality workforce in an industry there is continuing staff attrition and wage inflation.
The rating on Infosys is likely to be raised if there is further significant diversity in geographic, customer, industry or product services offerings while maintaining operating margins above 25% with modest financial risk profile and high liquidity position.
The above strengths are partly balanced by the company's continual investment in high capital expenditure and training, where the company had committed capital expenditures of at least US$150 million for fiscal 2008. In addition, Infosys operates in a highly cyclical and competitive IT services industry where it faces constraints in its India-based operations and visa restrictions for some overseas markets for its on-site work.
Infosys is also exposed to foreign exchange fluctuations where 95% of its revenue is from overseas contracts in U.S. dollars and the euro, while its operating expenses are largely denominated in local currency. Although Infosys hedges its foreign currency exposure for at least two quarters, the company's profitability is nevertheless affected by currency movements. The company estimates that a 1% appreciation of the Indian rupee can reduce operating margins by as much as 50 basis points.
Infosys has excellent liquidity, with cash and bank deposits of US$1,362 million (excluding deposits with corporations), which made up about 44.3% of total assets at March 31, 2007. In addition, the company also has deposits with corporations of US$41 million. Standard & Poor's expects Infosys' liquidity to remain very strong, and be more than sufficient to cover the company's entire debt-like contingent liabilities (present value of operating leases), which is estimated at US$76 million.
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Infosys to touch 2100 before Q2 results.
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Other services that are currently in beta form, are Electronic Shelf Talkers (to enable dynamic exchange of product information including pricing), In-store Energy Management (to allow retailers to control lighting and HVAC usage based on need and occupancy), and Perpetual Checkouts (to allow shoppers to continuously ring items as they buy and pay automatically, thus avoiding lengthy checkout lines)....
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Infosys to touch 2100 before Q2 results.
Posted by : Infy_fan_always
Dollar shot up to a mind boggling figure of 43.62 INR/USD in intraday and is currently trading at 43.59 INR/USD.
Best time to be in Indian IT considering all aspects, and safer to be in IT bellwether Infosys.
Cheers! 
Infosys to touch 2100 before Q2 results.
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The greenback is still very strong and continuing its journey in the northern direction.This is in reminiscence of the Great days of "Indian IT". The game is on the cards now and it is the best time to be in Indian IT considering all aspects, and safer to be in IT bellwether Infosys...
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Infosys to touch 2100 before Q2 results.
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This is the perfect time to enter the IT bellwether.
The next two months are going to be good times for Infosys investors.
The changed market conditions, aided by a weakening rupee and its own market
strategy has placed Infosys at an enviable position among the Indian IT industry,
not to mention among the other industries , which are all bleeding under heavy inflation.
The rupee has lost over 140 paise in the past one week.
The bold changes made under the new management helped Infy look out for growth.
Till now Infy was enjoying the highest profitability of 30-32 % in the sector, thanks
to its focus on software products.
For Infosys the experience from projects handled over serveral years helped some companies give the shape of a product. 27 years after it was set up, Infosys’s banking product Finnacle earned nearly 3% of its fiscal 2008 revenues (Rs. 470 crore or nearly $111 million) from licensing of its banking product in India. The banking business unit, which is focusing more and more on products, contributes 3.6% of its overall revenues
This quarter Infosys has come with with its breakthrough retail software Shoppingtrip 360.
We will have to wait and watch closely for the turning point.
Infosys to touch 2100 before Q2 results.
Posted by : Infy_fan_alwaysTracked by: 0 Boarder
Dollar shot up to a mind boggling figure of 43.62 INR/USD in intraday and is currently trading at 43.59 INR/USD.
Best time to be in Indian IT considering all aspects, and safer to be in IT bellwether Infosys.
Cheers!...
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Infosys to touch 2100 before Q2 results.
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Infosys promises "paradigm shift in in-store shopping experience" through ShoppingTrip360
India's IT bellwether Infosys Technologies has launched ShoppingTrip360, a platform that enables retailers and consumer product manufacturers to track, on a real-time basis, information on shoppers' buying behavior.
"ShoppingTrip360 is a managed information service that offers visibility to shopper and shelf activity with unprecedented granularity by leveraging an in-store network of wireless sensor based applications," Infosys Technologie said in a statement.
In other words, the technology can serve as the basis for a variety of applications at the retail level, such as better planning of store layout, including checkout counters; better utilization of electricity; location of new products and promotions; and using location-based services to reach out to in-store customers on their mobile phones.
"With features that empower shoppers to participate in the network using their personal cell-phones, the service allows people (shoppers), places (retailers) and products (CPG or consumer packaged goods companies) for the first time to collaborate in real time at the point of purchase. This permission based implicit and real-time exchange of information is a paradigm shift in in-store shopping experience," it said.
The solution, Infosys said, "enables an information ecosystem where shoppers, CPG manufacturers and retailers can all win. Manufacturers and retailers get unprecedented visibility into shopper and shelf activity. Timely knowledge of shopper movement and shelf activity can help retailers and CPG manufacturers take informed decisions to ensure shoppers have the products where, when and the way they want it. A shopper, in turn, benefits from getting personalized and improved service at the store and out of it."
ShoppingTrip360 currently offers solutions such as Store Heat Maps (to track movement of shopping carts within a store and provide insights like shopper concentrations, cart paths, etc.), Smart Shelf Pads (to track inventory and monitor storage condition of products in-shelf), Shopper Concierge (a cell-phone based concierge application that can manage shopping lists and other reminders for shopper as well as allow the shopper to access location and context specific incentives and product information), and Smart Visual Merchandising (a rich user experience platform where shoppers can interact and get information on products while at the same time get recommendations on related products).
Though there are niche companies that offer point solutions comparable to specific services of the ShoppingTrip360, yet, there are none that offer a comprehensive unified service, Infosys said.
"Shopping Trip 360 is really a consolidation of some of the research we have been doing in the retail industry. It takes all the point solutions which we have deployed and combines that to create what we believe to be the next wave of innovation. This then brings that online experience back into the store, into the physical world and creates an environment which is as rich in terms of applications, in the information it can provide," Kris Gopalakrishnan, CEO, Infosys Technologies, said.
"Retailers and CPG companies are seeking new ways to collaborate seamlessly in order to better understand and engage their shoppers in today's hyper-competitive landscape. Infosys has developed a roadmap for the ShoppingTrip360 platform to enable future applications based on the real-time collaboration between shoppers, retailers and CPG brands. ShoppingTrip360 answers this need," said U.B. Pravin Rao, senior vice president (retail, consumer packaged goods and logistics), Infosys Technologies.
Infosys to touch 2100 before Q2 results.
Posted by : Infy_fan_alwaysTracked by: 0 Boarder
This is the perfect time to enter the IT bellwether.
The next two months are going to be good times for Infosys investors.
The changed market conditions, aided by a weakening rupee and its own market
strategy has placed Infosys at an enviable position among the Indian IT industry,
not to mention among the other industries , which are all bleeding under heavy inflation.
The rupee has lost over 140 paise in the past one week.
The bold changes made under the new management helped Infy look out for growth.
Till now Infy was enjoying the highest profitability of 30-32 % in the sector, thanks
to its focus on software products.
For Infosys the experience from projects handled over serveral years helped some companies give the shape of a product. 27 years after it was set up, Infosys’s banking product Finnacle earned nearly 3% of its fiscal 2008 revenues (Rs. 470 crore or nearly $111 million) from licensing of its banking product in India. The banking business unit, which is focusing more and more on products, contributes 3.6% of its overall revenues
This quarter Infosys has come with with its breakthrough retail software Shoppingtrip 360.
We will have to wait and watch closely for the turning point....
Infosys to touch 2100 before Q2 results.
Posted by : market.analyzerTracked by: 0 Boarder
Infosys promises "paradigm shift in in-store shopping experience" through ShoppingTrip360
India's IT bellwether Infosys Technologies has launched ShoppingTrip360, a platform that enables retailers and consumer product manufacturers to track, on a real-time basis, information on shoppers' buying behavior.
"ShoppingTrip360 is a managed information service that offers visibility to shopper and shelf activity with unprecedented granularity by leveraging an in-store network of wireless sensor based applications," Infosys Technologie said in a statement.
In other words, the technology can serve as the basis for a variety of applications at the retail level, such as better planning of store layout, including checkout counters; better utilization of electricity; location of new products and promotions; and using location-based services to reach out to in-store customers on their mobile phones.
"With features that empower shoppers to participate in the network using their personal cell-phones, the service allows people (shoppers), places (retailers) and products (CPG or consumer packaged goods companies) for the first time to collaborate in real time at the point of purchase. This permission based implicit and real-time exchange of information is a paradigm shift in in-store shopping experience," it said.
The solution, Infosys said, "enables an information ecosystem where shoppers, CPG manufacturers and retailers can all win. Manufacturers and retailers get unprecedented visibility into shopper and shelf activity. Timely knowledge of shopper movement and shelf activity can help retailers and CPG manufacturers take informed decisions to ensure shoppers have the products where, when and the way they want it. A shopper, in turn, benefits from getting personalized and improved service at the store and out of it."
ShoppingTrip360 currently offers solutions such as Store Heat Maps (to track movement of shopping carts within a store and provide insights like shopper concentrations, cart paths, etc.), Smart Shelf Pads (to track inventory and monitor storage condition of products in-shelf), Shopper Concierge (a cell-phone based concierge application that can manage shopping lists and other reminders for shopper as well as allow the shopper to access location and context specific incentives and product information), and Smart Visual Merchandising (a rich user experience platform where shoppers can interact and get information on products while at the same time get recommendations on related products).
Though there are niche companies that offer point solutions comparable to specific services of the ShoppingTrip360, yet, there are none that offer a comprehensive unified service, Infosys said.
"Shopping Trip 360 is really a consolidation of some of the research we have been doing in the retail industry. It takes all the point solutions which we have deployed and combines that to create what we believe to be the next wave of innovation. This then brings that online experience back into the store, into the physical world and creates an environment which is as rich in terms of applications, in the information it can provide," Kris Gopalakrishnan, CEO, Infosys Technologies, said.
"Retailers and CPG companies are seeking new ways to collaborate seamlessly in order to better understand and engage their shoppers in today's hyper-competitive landscape. Infosys has developed a roadmap for the ShoppingTrip360 platform to enable future applications based on the real-time collaboration between shoppers, retailers and CPG brands. ShoppingTrip360 answers this need," said U.B. Pravin Rao, senior vice president (retail, consumer packaged goods and logistics), Infosys Technologies.
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Infosys to touch 2100 before Q2 results.
Posted by : Infy_fan_always
The changed market conditions, aided by a weakening rupee and its own market
strategy has placed Infosys at an enviable position among the Indian IT industry,
not to mention among the other industries , which are all bleeding under heavy inflation.
The rupee has lost over 140 paise in the past one week.
The bold changes made under the new management helped Infy look out for growth.
Till now Infy was enjoying the highest profitability of 30-32 % in the sector, thanks
to its focus on software products.
Learning from every project helped. The experience from projects handled over serveral years helped some companies give the shape of a product. 27 years after it was set up, Infosys’s banking product Finnacle earned nearly 3% of its fiscal 2008 revenues (Rs. 470 crore or nearly $111 million) from licensing of its banking product in India. The banking business unit, which is focusing more and more on products, contributes 3.6% of its overall revenues
This quarter Infosys has come with with its breakthrough retail software Shoppingtrip 360.
We will have to wait and watch closely for the turning point....
Rupee at 17-month low:lost over 140 paise
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India's rupee dropped to the lowest in almost 17 months on speculation refiners increased purchases of crude oil.
Companies including Indian Oil Corp., the nation's biggest refiner, may have bought the dollar to acquire more crude after the price of oil touched the lowest in more than three months on Aug. 15, according to Sudarshan Bhatt, chief currency trader at Corporation Bank. India's markets were closed that day for a holiday. The rupee fell for a fifth day, the longest losing streak in more than eight months.
``Crude oil is still not at levels where Indian refiners can breathe easy and hence dollar demand is persistent,'' Mumbai- based Bhatt said. ``Pressure on the rupee may increase the pace of its decline in the near term.''
The rupee weakened 1.3 percent to 43.5985 per dollar at the 5 p.m. close in Mumbai, from 43.055 on Aug. 14, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. That's the lowest close since March 29, 2007, and the decline is the most since Aug. 16, 2007.
The currency may decline to 44 within a month, Bhatt predicted. The rupee last slid for five days or more in a row in the period ended Nov. 28.
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Rupee at 17-month low:lost over 140 paise
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The rupee slumped to a 17-month low, as the dollar rose against most currencies globally. The local market saw thin volumes, as most traders were away due to an extended weekend and an international conference for forex traders in Macau.
The rupee fell to a low of 43.70 against the greenback, as the dollar strengthened against other international currencies as well, reports Our Bureau in Mumbai.
The rupee ended the day at 43.59/60 against the dollar, after having fallen to 43.64 levels during the day. The local currency weakened considerably from its previous close of 43.01/02 on Thursday. The markets were closed on Friday for the Independence Day, and will be closed on Tuesday too on account of the Parsi new year. The rupee has lost over 140 paise in the past one week.
Infosys to touch 2100 before Q2 results.
Posted by : Infy_fan_alwaysTracked by: 0 Boarder
The changed market conditions, aided by a weakening rupee and its own market
strategy has placed Infosys at an enviable position among the Indian IT industry,
not to mention among the other industries , which are all bleeding under heavy inflation.
The rupee has lost over 140 paise in the past one week.
The bold changes made under the new management helped Infy look out for growth.
Till now Infy was enjoying the highest profitability of 30-32 % in the sector, thanks
to its focus on software products.
Learning from every project helped. The experience from projects handled over serveral years helped some companies give the shape of a product. 27 years after it was set up, Infosys’s banking product Finnacle earned nearly 3% of its fiscal 2008 revenues (Rs. 470 crore or nearly $111 million) from licensing of its banking product in India. The banking business unit, which is focusing more and more on products, contributes 3.6% of its overall revenues
This quarter Infosys has come with with its breakthrough retail software Shoppingtrip 360.
We will have to wait and watch closely for the turning point.... ...
Infosys may reach 2100 level Q2 results.
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Rupee at 17-month low:lost over 140 paise
Posted by : Infy_fan_alwaysTracked by: 0 Boarder
The rupee slumped to a 17-month low, as the dollar rose against most currencies globally. The local market saw thin volumes, as most traders were away due to an extended weekend and an international conference for forex traders in Macau.
The rupee fell to a low of 43.70 against the greenback, as the dollar strengthened against other international currencies as well, reports Our Bureau in Mumbai.
The rupee ended the day at 43.59/60 against the dollar, after having fallen to 43.64 levels during the day. The local currency weakened considerably from its previous close of 43.01/02 on Thursday. The markets were closed on Friday for the Independence Day, and will be closed on Tuesday too on account of the Parsi new year. The rupee has lost over 140 paise in the past one week.
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after such a correction its not safe even to invest in bluechips without proper guidance like him...
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Good stock for long term investment. Time frame should be 1-2yrs....
query- Infosys Bonus shares in 2007
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I mean year 2007 ...
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query- Infosys Bonus shares in 2007
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Has Infosys issued 1:1 bonus in 20 ? Annual report says so but I have not received neither I have heard about this in news. Did any one get infoys bonus shares last year?
Infy expected to touch 2100 before Q2
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Infosys beats TCS in net profit!
In what is probably the first time, Infosys Technologies beat its close rival and India's largest software company TCS in net profit reported in Q1.
In Q1, TCS has registered net profit lower than that of Infosys Technologies although its total revenue is higher.
While Infosys had a net profit of Rs 1,302 crore for the first quarter, the comparable figures for TCS were Rs 1,291 crore, under Indian accounting standards.
Cheers ! ...
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Infosys technologies was looked down by many analysts, when it
announced its Q2/FY09 guidance pegging INR at 43/Dollar.
Some of them even asked the infosys board as to why they
are setting such a high conversion value of 43 Rupee/USD.
It seems Infy had an excellent strategy in hedging Dollar
at 43/Dollar for a quarter(For most part of the quarter, Dollar
was trading close to the 42 Rupee/USD mark).
In what could be compared to as \"striking gold\", the Dollar
was trading up by 51 Paise in today\'s morning trade
taking the figures to 43.33 Rupee/Dollar with an intraday high of 43.35.
This would mean that Infy can easily shoot past its full year earning\'s
guidance and probably even have a mid year upward guidance revision. ...
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