Impetus Technologies
Encyclopedia
Impetus Technologies is a Software Product engineering
and Software R&D Services provider based in India that creates software products for software and technology companies. Many of these products have been award winning products. Since 16 years, the company has been providing outsourced software product development solutions to its clients across the globe.
The first product developed by Impetus was for the Newspaper Industry. The product automated the news acquisition process from various wire services, consequently saving valuable resources like time and manpower for the clients. This product was deployed at more than 200 publication houses across India.
Impetus developed many software products and in 1996, Praveen Kankariya moved to USA to establish Impetus’ operations there. He realized that to be successful, the company’s products needed to be seen and experienced by international markets. The first International account for Software Product engineering
Services bagged by Impetus was 3M
in the year 1995. Interestingly, 3M is still a client of Impetus.
services. Impetus provides services in
Impetus has been involved in hundreds of product launches for its global client base since its inception. & has been growing at a phenomenal growth rate and recorded 75 % growth in 2006
The company works in diverse domains of mobile & wireless
, digital media
, performance marketing, internet advertising, network security
, telecom, finance, healthcare, supply chain management
, CRM, collaboration management etc. Some of the clients associated with Impetus include:AzoogleAds , Kronos Incorporated
, D&B, PeopleSoft, KnowNow, 3M
, Sennari, Servigistics, etc.....
Delhi (unconference
) and Open Source Camps. In 2008 company had organized technology conferences like:
For online seminars under which topics include such as:
Fresh initiatives for 2009 Impetus had started a series of online seminar such as
Product engineering
Product engineering refers to the process of designing and developing a device, assembly, or system such that it be produced as an item for sale through some production manufacturing process. Product engineering usually entails activity dealing with issues of cost, producibility, quality,...
and Software R&D Services provider based in India that creates software products for software and technology companies. Many of these products have been award winning products. Since 16 years, the company has been providing outsourced software product development solutions to its clients across the globe.
History
The company was founded in 1991 by Praveen Kankariya in Indore, India. Software was a relatively new industry at that time in India and Impetus was among the first companies in the country that was building software products and offering product design and development services.The first product developed by Impetus was for the Newspaper Industry. The product automated the news acquisition process from various wire services, consequently saving valuable resources like time and manpower for the clients. This product was deployed at more than 200 publication houses across India.
Impetus developed many software products and in 1996, Praveen Kankariya moved to USA to establish Impetus’ operations there. He realized that to be successful, the company’s products needed to be seen and experienced by international markets. The first International account for Software Product engineering
Product engineering
Product engineering refers to the process of designing and developing a device, assembly, or system such that it be produced as an item for sale through some production manufacturing process. Product engineering usually entails activity dealing with issues of cost, producibility, quality,...
Services bagged by Impetus was 3M
3M
3M Company , formerly known as the Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company, is an American multinational conglomerate corporation based in Maplewood, Minnesota, United States....
in the year 1995. Interestingly, 3M is still a client of Impetus.
Business
Impetus core competence lies in Product Research, Design and Development and the core focus of the company is on Software Product engineeringProduct engineering
Product engineering refers to the process of designing and developing a device, assembly, or system such that it be produced as an item for sale through some production manufacturing process. Product engineering usually entails activity dealing with issues of cost, producibility, quality,...
services. Impetus provides services in
- Technology R & D
- Product Architecture & Design
- Product testing
Impetus has been involved in hundreds of product launches for its global client base since its inception. & has been growing at a phenomenal growth rate and recorded 75 % growth in 2006
The company works in diverse domains of mobile & wireless
Wireless
Wireless telecommunications is the transfer of information between two or more points that are not physically connected. Distances can be short, such as a few meters for television remote control, or as far as thousands or even millions of kilometers for deep-space radio communications...
, digital media
Digital media
Digital media is a form of electronic media where data is stored in digital form. It can refer to the technical aspect of storage and transmission Digital media is a form of electronic media where data is stored in digital (as opposed to analog) form. It can refer to the technical aspect of...
, performance marketing, internet advertising, network security
Network security
In the field of networking, the area of network security consists of the provisions and policies adopted by the network administrator to prevent and monitor unauthorized access, misuse, modification, or denial of the computer network and network-accessible resources...
, telecom, finance, healthcare, supply chain management
Supply chain management
Supply chain management is the management of a network of interconnected businesses involved in the ultimate provision of product and service packages required by end customers...
, CRM, collaboration management etc. Some of the clients associated with Impetus include:AzoogleAds , Kronos Incorporated
Kronos Incorporated
Kronos Incorporated, is a U.S.-based multi-national human capital management software and services company headquartered in Chelmsford, Massachusetts, USA and employing 3,000 people.- History :...
, D&B, PeopleSoft, KnowNow, 3M
3M
3M Company , formerly known as the Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company, is an American multinational conglomerate corporation based in Maplewood, Minnesota, United States....
, Sennari, Servigistics, etc.....
Recent Awards & Recognitions
- Winners of Red Herring 100 Asia Award 2008.
- Deloitte's Technology Fast 500.
- Ranked as one among the Top 100 IT Companies- 2008 by SiliconIndia, a U.S. based magazine
- November 2008- Global Semi-Finalists for the 2009 Mobile Innovation Global Award Competition in APAC Tournament. They had received award under the Most Innovative Mobile Application in a Vertical Market for Mandi Bhav. GSMA's Mobile Asia Congress, Asia's leading mobile communications event, that's taken place in MacauMacauMacau , also spelled Macao , is, along with Hong Kong, one of the two special administrative regions of the People's Republic of China...
, ChinaChinaChinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
. - July 2008- Impetus was in the TOP 3 of the prestigious CNBC-TV18CNBC-TV18CNBC-TV18 is a business news channel broadcast in India based in Mumbai. The channel was launched in India on December 7, 1999. It was the first business news channel launched in India and still the leads that genre....
Emerging India Awards in the ICE, IT andITeS category. - July 2008- Impetus won the ET Acer Intel Smart Workplace Award 2008.
- June 2007- Impetus was awarded the “Best Software Exporter” by Madhya PradeshMadhya PradeshMadhya Pradesh , often called the Heart of India, is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal and Indore is the largest city....
Government in “Awards for Excellence in e-governance in Madhya Pradesh”. - Ranked as one among the Top 100 IT Companies- 2007 by SiliconIndia, a U.S. based magazine.
- Impetus was nominated in the Top-100 IT Innovators 2007 by NASSCOM.
- December 2007- Impetus CEO, Praveen Kankariya presented with “GenNext Leadership Award” by Indore Management Institution.
Research & Development
Impetus has set up a division called Impetus Labs or iLabs which works on exploring the latest and emerging technologies and new domains like mobile, wireless, digital media, speech, IPTV and VOIP etc. The company has further set up Centers of Excellence which work on experimenting with new ideas, facilitating creation of new tools and frameworks. These Centers of Excellence include- mLabs – the Mobile and Wireless group
- qLabs – working on QA and QC strategies
- pLabs – focusing on Performance EngineeringPerformance EngineeringPerformance engineering within systems engineering, encompasses the set of roles, skills, activities, practices, tools, and deliverables applied at every phase of the Systems Development Life Cycle which ensures that a solution will be designed, implemented, and operationally supported to meet the...
Conferences & Online Seminars
Impetus has been a regular host of BarcampBarCamp
BarCamp is an international network of user-generated conferences . They are open, participatory workshop-events, the content of which is provided by participants. The first BarCamps focused on early-stage web applications, and were related to open source technologies, social protocols, and open...
Delhi (unconference
Unconference
An unconference is a participant-driven meeting. The term "unconference" has been applied, or self-applied, to a wide range of gatherings that try to avoid one or more aspects of a conventional conference, such as high fees, sponsored presentations, and top-down organization...
) and Open Source Camps. In 2008 company had organized technology conferences like:
- AgileAgileAgile can refer to:*Agility*Agile , an American Thoroughbred racehorse* Agile management*Association of Geographic Information Laboratories for Europe *Agile Software Corporation, a provider of product lifecycle management solutions...
Workshop - Ruby on RailsRuby on RailsRuby on Rails, often shortened to Rails or RoR, is an open source web application framework for the Ruby programming language.-History:...
Workshops
For online seminars under which topics include such as:
- Solving Real World Challenges for Independent Software Vendors
- Performance Testing
- Open Source Technologies (Open Social platforms
- QA Automation
- MobileMobile computingMobile computing is a form of human–computer interaction by which a computer is expected to be transported during normal usage. Mobile computing has three aspects: mobile communication, mobile hardware, and mobile software...
and WirelessWirelessWireless telecommunications is the transfer of information between two or more points that are not physically connected. Distances can be short, such as a few meters for television remote control, or as far as thousands or even millions of kilometers for deep-space radio communications...
.
Fresh initiatives for 2009 Impetus had started a series of online seminar such as
- Mobile Social Networking
- Test Case Prioritization Feb 20, 2009 (10:00 am PT/1:00 pm ET)
- High Performance Computing
Associations
- Indian Institute of Management, Indore- Impetus has collaborated with the prestigious Indian Institute of Management –Indore and set up the “Impetus Chair of Information Technology and Systems”.
- MP State Government- Impetus signed an MoU with the M.P state government for an investment of Rs 200 crores (USD 50 million) in the state before 2012. Impetus will also recruit 2500 people during this time period.