Hot action in the last quarter among top 4

Infosys

Plans investment of US$75.1m (Rs3.1bn) in a 8,000-seat development centre in Thiruvananthapuram; also setting up a 400-seat facility in Brno, Czech Republic and a 300-people centre in Mexico.

Introduced a non-compete agreement in employee contracts, barring the employee to work for the same client at a defined set of competing firms for a period of six months after their job termination at Infosys.

TCS

Bought out the joint-venture partner’s stake in the Brazil subsidiary for US$33.4m; inaugurated a new 500-seat centre in Mexico; targeting 5,000 employees in Mexico over the next five year.
ntegrated its financial services solutions (organic and from FNS acquisition) into a new SBU, TCS Financial Solutions.

Satyam

Launched a 4,500-sq ft near-shore development centre in Brazil; a 150-seat centre in Sydney (third in Australia); plans development centre in Vietnam by April 2009.

Announced extension of its existing contract with the Nestle group for a further three years; we estimate the current relationship at an annual run-rate of US$15m, that could go to US$25m. We estimate the pricing increase at about 3% in the renewed contract.

HCL Tech

Launched a 100-seat centre in Poland, its second in East Europe.

US$15m contract win from Alenia Aeronautica.