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Multi channel distribution
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Complete Back Office |
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Travel Accounting |
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INDIA’S NEXT
STEP
First it became a hub for IT
services. Now, India stands
to become a major force in
the software industry, too
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By
Paul McDougall
INFORMATION WEEK
Aug 8th, 2005 |
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‘Competition for talent’
is a potential stumbling
block to India's growing
stake in the commercial
software industry. While
Indian technical schools
are churning out more
than a half million
programmers per year,
that's barely enough to
meet the growing demand
for workers in
indigenous services
firms and the foreign
multinationals that also
are tapping the
country's IT workforce.
By some estimates,
Oracle employs more than
5,000 developers in
India, and IBM has
unveiled plans to hire
about 14,000 programmers
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Even so, only a small
percentage of the talent
pool of IT workers in
India has experience
building or managing
software companies. That
may be changing, as
India's tech economy
grows, and many ex-pats
return home from the
United States to take
advantage of India's
nearly boundless
opportunity for top-gun
tech entrepreneurs and
MBAs. |
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Though he made the move
earlier than some, Anuj
Gupta exemplifies the
trend. He spent several
years in the United
States in the telecom
industry and in the late
1990s, with the Indian
tech market booming,
returned home to pursue
his entrepreneurial
dreams. With a partner,
Gupta launched Final
Quadrant Solutions Ltd.,
which offers an "ERP-in-a-box"
system for travel
agencies and resellers
to connect with global
distribution services
such as Sabre. Customers
include a number of
midsize European travel
agents and brokers, but
Final Quadrant, too, has
its sights set on the
expansive U.S. market.
"It's key to our growth"
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Anuj Gupta, C.E.O, Final
Quadrant Solutions Ltd.
whose company's
annual revenue is about
$3 million. |
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 CEO
Anuj Gupta, featured on
the cover page of
INFORMATION WEEK
Final Quadrant plans to
recruit independent
software vendors to sell
its technology in the
United States, and some
influential backers
could help it develop a
foothold. Ronald Rose,
CIO at discount travel
reseller Priceline.com
Inc., is on the
company's board of
advisers. "It's very
smart, very innovative,"
Rose says. Priceline
likely will give Final
Quadrant's technology a
long look at some point.
But it's more common
than not for Indian
software entrepreneurs
to lack such influential
backing and the
financing they need. Yet
Gupta is confident that
"the bottlenecks are
being resolved," and he
may be right. The market
for software with "Made
In India" slapped on the
box is just getting
started, but there's no
telling how far it can
go. |
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INDIA’S
TECH RENAISSANCE
Move over, China: A new
powerhouse is emerging
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By Paul McDougall
INFORMATION WEEK
Aug 8th, 2005 |
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‘Competition for
talent’ is a
potential stumbling
block to India's
growing stake in the
commercial software
industry. While
Indian technical
schools are churning
out more than a half
million programmers
per year, that's
barely enough to
meet the growing
demand for workers
in indigenous
services firms and
the foreign
multinationals that
also are tapping the
country's IT
workforce. By some
estimates, Oracle
employs more than
5,000 developers in
India, and IBM has
unveiled plans to
hire about 14,000
programmers there. |
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Even so, only a
small percentage of
the talent pool of
IT workers in India
has experience
building or managing
software companies.
That may be
changing, as India's
tech economy grows,
and many ex-pats
return home from the
United States to
take advantage of
India's nearly
boundless
opportunity for
top-gun tech
entrepreneurs and
MBAs. |
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Though he made the
move earlier than
some, Anuj Gupta
exemplifies the
trend. He spent
several years in the
United States in the
telecom industry and
in the late 1990s,
with the Indian tech
market booming,
returned home to
pursue his
entrepreneurial
dreams. With a
partner, Gupta
launched Final
Quadrant Solutions
Ltd., which offers
an "ERP-in-a-box"
system for travel
agencies and
resellers to connect
with global
distribution
services such as
Sabre. Customers
include a number of
midsize European
travel agents and
brokers, but Final
Quadrant, too, has
its sights set on
the expansive U.S.
market.
"It's key to our
growth" ,says
Anuj Gupta, C.E.O,
Final Quadrant
Solutions Ltd.
whose
company's annual
revenue is about $3
million. |
FINALQUADRANT PARTNER
PROGRAM
Expands market reach
through launch of
Partner Program
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At
WTM, London
November 16th, 2005 |
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Final Quadrant
Solutions, a leading
provider of travel
technology solutions
in Europe launched
its 'Partner
Program' at the
World Travel Market
in London. The
program received an
overwhelming
response at the WTM,
since it is a one of
its kind initiative
in travel
technology. This
program will
establish a global
network of Final
Quadrant channel
partners who will
market and
distribute Final
Quadrant's leading
travel technology
product – SuiteCase
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Under the Partner
Program, technology
consultants,
value-added
resellers (VARs),
system integrators,
and independent
software vendors
(ISVs) across the
globe will get an
opportunity to
represent Final
Quadrant for
referrals, sales,
and distribution of
SuiteCase. "The
motive is to empower
sales professionals
and resellers with a
successful product
and leverage their
local competencies
to create offerings
for travel
businesses in their
geographies.
Partners will have
an opportunity to be
a part of our
phenomenal success
and growth, which
could mean $100K
upwards of annual
commissions if they
achieve targets",
said Anuj Gupta,
Chief Executive
Officer, Final
Quadrant Solutions,
on the launch of the
Program. |
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SuiteCase, launched
at the World Travel
Market in 2004, has
already gained
accolades from
travel industry
experts, and is set
to become the next
generation travel
technology for
consolidators,
agencies, and tour
operators who wish
to grow and adapt to
a rapidly evolving
ecosystem. Agencies
running on SuiteCase
have benefited from
the product’s
ability to increase
revenues and trim
costs by building
and managing
multiple sales
channels,
multiple-supplier
connectivity,
real-time reporting,
and the ability to
run their entire
business on a single
platform. |
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With the launch of
the Partner Program,
Final Quadrant will
address the enormous
market demand that
SuiteCase has
generated in Europe
and the United
States. For
technology
consultants, system
integrators, and
resellers in these
geographies, this
creates avenues for
growth by enhancing
their offerings for
the travel & tourism
vertical and by
building their
skill-sets in
serving a market in
need of new
technology. Aloke
Bajpai, VP,
Distribution
Strategy, says “We
designed the Partner
Program to
facilitate partners
in graduating from
referrals and
lead-generation upto
a level where they
are managing the
entire end-to-end
sales and
implementation on
their own. With the
simultaneous launch
of the Sell2Retire
initiative,
individuals who show
commitment towards
the program will
benefit from a
generous retirement
plan to honor their
efforts”.
To help and support
its partners
worldwide, Final
Quadrant will
provide them with
product training,
sales and marketing
toolkits, dedicated
support, and a
Partner Portal
providing access to
online resources and
serving as a common
forum for sharing
best-practices.
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FinalQuadrant
Solutions Receives
Award
from Microsoft for
Best Customer
Experience |
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New Delhi,India
— August 24th,
2004 |
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Final Quadrant
Solutions
today announced
it received an
award for Best
Customer
Experience at
the Microsoft
Worldwide
Partner
Conference 2004,
Microsoft
Corp.’s premier
annual event for
industry
partners, held
in Toronto on
13th of July
2004. |
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Final Quadrant
Solutions
received this
award based on
its innovative
use of the
latest Microsoft
technologies to
deliver
solutions that
exceeded its
customers’
expectations.
Winners were
selected from a
group of
Microsoft
Certified
Partners that
demonstrated
excellence in
emerging
technologies.
The Microsoft
Partner Program
helps partners
build successful
Microsoft
technology-based
businesses by
offering a
variety of
resources
including
training,
technical
support,
products and
peer-networking
opportunities.
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“This is a
moment of great
honor for us to
have been
recognized at
the global level
by Microsoft for
the ‘Best
Customer
Experience award
2004’, I would
like to thank
Microsoft for
providing us
with highly
valuable support
in our endeavor
to enable travel
business to
multiply &
automate their
businesses &
also retain
their market
leadership. We
hope to continue
to find
solutions to
problems unknown
& answers to
questions
unasked, with
the support and
encouragement of
Microsoft & our
other valuable
travel domain
partners.”
Anuj Gupta,
Chief Executive
Officer, Final
Quadrant
Solutions Ltd.
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