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Aditi Technologies is an American IT company, headquartered in Bellevue, Washington, United States with the largest center in Bangalore, India. Aditi was acquired by Symphony Teleca in April 2014. On 9 April 2015, Harman International Industries Incorporated acquired Symphony Teleca Corporation. On 12 November 2016, Samsung entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Harman International.[1][2] Since 2017, Harman International (and in correlation the former Aditi Technologies) has been an independent subsidiary of Samsung Electronics.[3]
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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | IT Services IT Consulting |
| Founded | 1994 |
| Founder | Pradeep Singh |
| Headquarters | Bellevue, Washington |
Key people | Pradeep Singh, Founder & Chairman Pradeep Rathinam, CEO Vineet Arora, COO |
| Services | Cloud, BI, Enterprise Social, Digital Marketing |
Number of employees | c. 1600 |
| Website | https://www.aditiconsulting.com/ |
A new entity created called Aditi Consulting, an independent entity, which took over the domain name and trademarks and continues to service Microsoft amongst other customers, remains.[4]
Corporate history
editEarly years
editPradeep Singh founded Aditi Technologies in 1994 after nine years in management positions at Microsoft, including General Manager of the Windows 95 mobile services group. Aditi began as a Microsoft Service Shop, providing support services to Microsoft customers around the globe.[5]
In 1999, Talisma (A Customer Relationship Management division of Aditi) was spun off in 1999. The founding of Talisma was driven by the concept of supporting customers through various modes of communication using the Internet. Pradeep Singh spent the next 10 years in Talisma building the company.
In 2008, Campus Management acquired the Talisma[6] brand and Talisma Corporation Pvt. Ltd. in Bangalore and its higher education business unit based in Bellevue, Washington.[7]
Growth period
editIn 2003 Pradeep Singh came back to Aditi and he shifted the focus of the company to the Outsourced Product Development space, an area that Aditi spent its first 12 years exclusively servicing Microsoft.[8]
In 2004, Aditi partnered with PI Corporation for developing software targeted at the Linux environment.[9]
Since 2006, it was involved in Product development and software testing based on Microsoft's software platforms.
In August 2010, Aditi Technologies partnered with Quest Software to migrate and upgrade customers to SharePoint 2010 and SharePoint Online.[10]
In 2011, Aditi forayed into Cloud Services space with the acquisition of Seattle based Cloud Computing start-up Cumulux. With the acquisition, Aditi invested $5 million in Azure Acceleration Lab, an Azure-based rapid application development offering to strengthen its Cloud Computing capabilities.[11]
In May 2013, Aditi expanded its cloud capabilities with the acquisition of Get Cloud Ready, thus entering the AWS market.
On 10 April 2014, Aditi announced that it was being acquired by Symphony Teleca for an undisclosed amount.[12][13] Following the acquisition, Sanjay Dhawan took over as CEO and Pradeep Rathinam was appointed as President, with Aditi becoming an independent business unit of Symphony Teleca.
Acquisitions
edit- In 2007, Aditi Technologies acquired Parlano based MindAlign, which was engaged in developing Enterprise Collaboration Applications and product IP-based solutions for global financial services institutions company[14]
- In 2010, Aditi Technologies acquired Infospace India development centre, which was engaged in online product development, software engineering and product testing[15]
- In Nov 2011, Aditi acquired Seattle-based cloud-computing start-up, Cumulux, for an undisclosed amount.[16]
- In May 2013, Aditi Technologies acquired Hyderabad based Cloud Consulting company Get Cloud Ready,[17] which was started by Janakiram MSV. Get Cloud Ready provides Get Cloud Ready framework, which helps customers with cloud adoption and operations across cloud platforms.[18]
References
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- ^ Trentmann, Nina (13 June 2017). "Samsung Takeover Allows Harman International to Think Bigger, CFO Says". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
- ^ "What We do | Aditi Consulting".
- ^ "ADITI Interview Experience - Selection Process". Freshers jobs | Experienced Jobs | Govt Jobs | Career Guidance | Results. 4 October 2015. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
- ^ Mishra, Bibhu Ranjan (14 November 2008). "US firm acquires Talisma's CRM business for around Rs 140 cr". Business Standard India. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
- ^ Early days of Aditi and Talisma
- ^ "Aditi sells Microsoft's development culture back to the West". information-age.com. Vitesse Media. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
- ^ "PI Corp, Aditi Tech to develop next gen Linux product". thehindubusinessline.com. The Hindu Business Line. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
- ^ "Aditi Technologies, Quest Software sign agreement for SharePoint migration plan - CXOtoday.com". www.cxotoday.com. Archived from the original on 22 December 2017. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
- ^ "Aditi Tech acquires cloud computing start up Cumulux". Economictimes.indiatimes.com. Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. Archived from the original on 3 April 2015. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
- ^ Staff Reporter (10 April 2014). "Symphony Teleca acquires Aditi Tech". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- ^ "US Tech Firm Acquires Aditi Technologies". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- ^ "Aditi Technologies Acquires MindAlign 6". Archived from the original on 20 February 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
- ^ "Aditi to acquire Infospace India Development Centre". timesofindia-economictimes.[dead link]
- ^ Abrar, Peerzada (21 November 2011). "Aditi Tech acquires cloud computing start up Cumulux". timesofindia-economictimes.
- ^ "Aditi Technologies acquires Get Cloud Ready". Economictimes.indiatimes.com. Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. Archived from the original on 10 June 2015. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
- ^ "Get Cloud Ready Technology Consulting (India) Private Limited: Private Company Information - Bloomberg". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 17 January 2017.