86. Network Solutions (NetSol)

It was an impressive year for this independent technology solution provider.
It posted a record turnover of Rs 84.39 crore and became flush with funds
following the acquiring of the consulting group of NetSol by Intel. With the
sale of its consulting capability, NetSol focused on its core business of
network and system integration, as well as managed services.

The prime reason for NetSol being the most successful of the integration
specialists in the mission critical environments is due to its focus as an
vendor-independent player and its skill sets to address complex and converging
network architectures. That is why it is the most reliable name in key verticals
like finance and IT. In fact in 2000-01, out the total pie of Rs 84.39 crore,
these two sectors alone contributed to about 85 percent of the total share. It
bagged almost all the major banking integration deals of the year– the ICICI
Group countrywide WAN implementation, NABARD structured cabling and EPABX
installation etc.

There is no denying the fact that domain knowledge in the key vertical
segments helps, but it has been observed that NetSol won purely on its
technology understanding and implementation skills. Furthermore, NetSol does
end-to-end work. It is there in the physical layer integration, voice
integration, and in the business application integration areas like the call
center/managed services, network management/security, and software integration.