It explains the IT industry as a whole and during the industrial training of baabtra, how IT industry works is explained.

2. IT industry
Industrial Training – Session 1

3. • What is IT?
• Largest IT companies
• Largest Software companies in India
• IT Exports in Kerala
• Concept of Knowledge Worker
Contents

4. Information Technology
• Information
– Facts provided or learned about something or
someone
– It must be accurate, specific and timely.
• Ex: If someone tells you that the other person is liar, if it
is not accurate that information can not be called as
information.
– It must lead to better understanding
• Ex: If you get more information about a person, it can
lead to better understanding of the person.

5. • Information Technology
– When we apply technology to process the
data(store, retrieve, transmit or change) especially
computers and other devices, it can be called as
Information Technology
– Nowadays it is mainly used in the business context.
• Information Technology Association of America
has defined information technology as "the
study, design, development, application, implem
entation, support or management of computer-
based information systems“ – Wiki Pedia

6. IT in the world
Company Employees Market cap
Apple 76,100 $427.62 (Billion)
Google 53,546 $248.31
IBM 433,362 $229.45
Samsung Electronics 371,726 $227.58
Microsoft 94,000 $224.8
Fujitsu 173,155 $125.83
Amazon.com 88,400 $120.03
Intel 104,700 $105.26
HP 331,800 $32.46
Foxconn 1,230,000 $27.2
Dell 106,700 $22.97
Panasonic 327,512 $22.7

7. Largest Software companies in the
world
• Microsoft
• Oracle
• Symantec
• VMware
• CA Technologies
• Adobe Systems
• Intuit
• Fiserv
• Amadeus IT Group
• SAP
• Source – Wiki Pedia

8. Largest software companies in India
Firm Revenues Employees Fiscal Year India Headquarters
TCS
$10.17
billion
254,076 2012 Mumbai
Cognizant
Technology
Solutions
$7.05 billion 185,045 2012 Chennai
Wipro $5.73 billion 140,569 2012 Bangalore
Infosys $6.69 billion 153,761 2012 Bangalore
HCL
Technologies
$4.3 billion 85,335 2012 Noida

9. IT exports of Kerala
• 3500 Crores - For the year 2012- 13
• 77% Technopark
– Source : Source: From interview with K.G Girish Babu, CEO – Technopark, in Passline
Business Magazine, Sept 2012 issue

10. Concept of Knowledge Worker
• Workers with capital as Knowledge
– Software Engineers
– Architects
– Scientists
– Lawyers etc.
• Non-routine problems
– Needs convergent, divergent and creative thinking
• Gold collars(Others are called blue collar or
white collar) – High Salaries, Own boss

12. Contact Us
Emarald Mall (Big Bazar Building)
Mavoor Road, Kozhikode,
Kerala, India.
Ph: + 91 – 495 40 25 550
NC Complex, Near Bus Stand
Mukkam, Kozhikode,
Kerala, India.
Ph: + 91 – 495 40 25 550
Start up Village
Eranakulam,
Kerala, India.
Email: info@baabtra.com