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Follow UsLakshmi Narayanan, VC, Cognizant Technology Solutions was presented with
'Dataquest IT Person of the Year' award 2008, for his stellar role in leading
and growing Cognizant Technologies.
The award was presented to Lakshmi Narayanan by Ajai K Chowdhry, Chairman and
CEO, HCL Infosystems and Dataquest IT Person of the Year 2007, and Pradeep
Gupta, CMD, CyberMedia at New Delhi on Oct 22.
The awards jury also acknowledged the leadership provided by Narayanan to
Nasscom. He was the chairman of Nasscom in 2007 where he played an important
role in bridging the gap between industry and academia, and worked towards
forging closer ties between them.
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| (L-R) Ajai K Chowdhry, Chairman and CEO, HCL Infosystems; Dataquest IT Person of the Year 2007-Lakshmi Narayanan, VC, Cognizant Technology Solutions and Pradeep Gupta, CMD, CyberMedia at the award function in New Delhi |
Speaking on the occasion, Prasanto K Roy, Chief Editor, Dataquest said, "The
awards reflect the highlight of the year gone by, a trend that continues in
2008-09: the rise of the domestic market and technology industry."
He added that the Indian market growth overtook exports growth for the first
time in a decade, and with the global recession, the home market is going to be
even more interesting for every technology player."
| A dozen other awards were given to the top manufacturers and service providers in the industry. These awards are as follows: |
| Best e-Governed State of India: NCT, Delhi. Pathbreaker of the Year 2008 award: Lifetime Achievement Award: Top Systems Company Award: Top Networking Company Award: Top Training Company Award: NIIT Top Growth Company: SAP India Top IT Company & Top Exporter: TCS Top Services Company (India Market) Award: Top BPO Company: Genpact Top Distribution Company: Ingram Micro Top Software Company Award: Microsoft Top T-School Award: IIT Kharagpur Top Imaging and Printing: Top IT Employer: iGATE Top BPO Employer: vCustomer |
There is also this large untapped market for services companies, both in
India and abroad, Roy added.