1988

HCL became the #1 company, followed by

WITL. 

Zenith became the first company to introduce PS/2 in India.

The issue of software piracy became a nagging one. Lotus Corp of the US became the first company to appoint a lawyer to combat piracy.

The Indian IT industry crossed the Rs500 crore mark and it showed an average growth rate 25%.

The CLASS project remained stagnant and so did the computerization of railways and banks.

National Software Center was inaugurated in December.

HCL offers equity participation to its employees.

Software gets complete exemption from excise duty.

Coal India Ltd, the country’s largest organization in terms of manpower, takes it first step toward computerization.

NASSCOM is formed with the aim to become a catalyst for the growth of a software-driven IT industry in the country. 

Vijaya Bank becomes the first nationalized bank in the country to introduce ATM.

IBM releases DOS 4.0, OS/2 Extended Edition.

HCL opens US subsidiary.

Zenith becomes the first company in the country to launch PS/2.

Cray makes it debut in India.

National Crime Record Bureau floats a tender to convert tracking of criminals a hi-tech affair.