About Software Companies in Bangalore :
Bangalore is known as the ‘IT Capital of India’ and the “Silicon Valley of India. It boasts of the highest concentration of software companies in India. Almost all the leading IT companies like, Infosys, Wipro, IBM, etc, have their headquarters in Bangalore. In the following lines, we have provided information about the major IT companies in Bangalore. Check out each and every major software & IT Company in Bengalooru, India.
Infosys :
Infosys Technologies Limited is an IT Company founded by N. R. Narayana Murthy. Established in Pune in the year 1981, the company later moved its headquarters to Bangalore. Today, Infosys boasts of nine development centers in India and over 30 offices worldwide. It is the first Indian company to be listed on NASDAQ. The corporate headquarters of the company are in Electronics City on Hosur Road, Bangalore.
Wipro :
Wipro is one of the leading IT companies in India. It is the World’s first CMMi Level 5 certified software services company and the first company outside USA to receive the IEEE Software Process Award. Wipro also holds the distinction of being the largest independent R&D Services provider in the world. It is also the only Indian company to hold a rank amongst the top 10 global outsourcing providers in IAOP’s 2006 Global Outsourcing 100 listing. The corporate headquarters of Wipro are at Doddakannelli, Sarjapur Road, Bangalore.
IBM :
IBM Global Services is the largest information technology services and consulting provider in the world. IBM started its operations in India in the year 1992. Since then, it has opened offices in 14 cities, including regional offices in New Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai. The regional headquarters of IBM are in Bangalore. It is located in Subramanya Arcade on Bannerghatta Road, Bangalore.
Accenture :
Accenture counts amongst the premier management consulting, technology services and outsourcing companies in the world. It started its operations in India in the year 1987. Today, Accenture has set up offices in more than 40 countries of the world. The main office of Accenture in Bangalore is on Cunningham Road.
iGate Global Solutions :
iGate Global Solutions is an IT company, providing services like consulting, IT Services, Data Analytics, Enterprise Systems, BPO/BSP, Contact Center and Infrastructure Management Services. The corporate headquarters of iGate in India are at Jakkasandra, Koramangala Ext, Bangalore.
General Information about Bangalore:
Location: Bangalore
State: Karnataka
Capital: Bangalore
Language: Kannada, Malayalam, English
Temperature: Max 30˚C, Min 21˚C (summer), Max 21˚C, Min 11˚C (winter)
Best Season: November to April
How to Reach Bangalore:
By Air:
Bangalore International Airport is 40 km away from the heart of the city, Majestic. It costs about Rs 300 by auto rickshaw and Rs 600 by taxi. Pre paid taxi facilities are available in Airport. Bangalore airport is well connected to almost all airports in India. International flights to major foreign cities are also operated from Bangalore. Regular flights operate from Bangalore to prominent Indian cities. The airport houses booking offices of international airlines and there are direct international flights to Sharjah, Muscat and Singapore.
By Rail:
Bangalore Majestic, Bangalore Cantonment (8 km to Majestic) and Yeshwanthpur (10 km away from Majestic) are the three main stations in Bangalore. Bangalore Majestic is connected to all major cities in India. Bangalore is well connected to the rest of the country both by meter gauge and broad gauge rail services. It is an important railway station on the southern railway network.
By Road:
KSRTC buses connect all cities in the state to Bangalore. Many super deluxe bus services are available from Bangalore to Hyderabad, Cochin, Trivandrum, Chennai, Mumbai, Goa and Mysore. National Highways NH 4, NH 7, and NH 48 connect Bangalore to some of India’s major cities. The Kempegowda Bus Stand is the Central Bus Stand, with buses plying all over Karnataka and other states. Various State Transport Corporations and private bus operators conduct interstate bus services to Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Maharashtra, Pondicherry and Goa.
Bangalore to Be Renamed As Bengaluru:
Bangalore, according to state historians, got its name from Bendakalooru (the town of boiled beans) after a king strayed into the area during a hunting trip in the late 14th century. A woman offered him a meal of boiled beans which the king enjoyed so much that he named the town after the dish. Bengaluru is a transliteration of the original spelling, according to state historians.