33. Mascon Global: Expansion, Progress

This Chennai-based company posted revenues of Rs 342 crore for the year ended December 2000, with 99% of revenues coming from software exports. The company focused on an array of verticals like banking, financial services, manufacturing and retail. It coasted through the first quarter of 2001, revenues in this period notching up Rs 107

crore. However, the proposed merger with Maars Software International, a Chennai-based enterprise and e-business company, did not materialize. The deal was called off on grounds that it was not in the “interest of shareholders in the prevailing market conditions”. The company forged new contracts with US-based Enlogics and Psychological Corporation. It also entered into a joint venture with Gemrusa Technologies, Malaysia to strengthen its presence in

APAC.

Business from key customers like GE and Citibank kept flowing in, even as new clients like

WSC, Motorola, AHX Corporation and Laxmi Vilas Bank were added. The company is now targeting future challenges in the realm of e-commerce and enterprise applications integration.