Our offerings are a blend between business and IT

How is Pegasystems committed to BPM in India?

While other vendors were acquiring smaller companies, we were committed to
our vision of maintaining leadership. We have grown a lot in the last two years.
Our direct presence in India is almost two and a half years old. We expect our
revenues to double in the next two and a half years. We intend to strengthen our
base in India. There are various sectors that we would like to concentrate on,
namely insurance, telecom, banking, etc.

What specific plans have been chalked out for India in the future?

India and China are the two major emerging markets that offer a lot of
potential, and we have chalked out unique plans for both these nations. There
are a few key verticals that we would like to focus on, namely banking,
insurance, healthcare, government, life sciences, telecom, etc. These are
segments that hold a lot of promise. Telecom is one promising sector that is
supposed to explode with a huge number of customers, and we intend to tap this
segment too. We have plans for direct sales for this year. We basically intend
to double the R&D base in our organization as we lay major bets on our products.

What are Pegasystems plans regarding cloud computing?

Currently, cloud computing offers a lot of prospect and we intend to
capitalize on it with our plans in tow. Pegasystems would offer cloud computing
offers in collaboration with Amazon for the development and enterprise level at
one-fifth the cost. Reduction in costs would prove beneficial for many
companies.

What is your USP over your competitors?

Our award winning SmartBPM suite is popular among businesses as it helps
improve customer service, tap new markets and boost operational effectiveness.
SmartBPM unifies business rules and processes into composite applications that
leverage the existing systems. Thus, it empowers businesses and IT staff to
build for change, deliver value quickly and outperform their competitors.
Pegasystems suite, which is a combination of business rules and business
processes, offers a cutting edge over its competitors in the market. Basically,
our offerings are based on requirements and bring a blend between business and
IT. This in our view is one of the positive aspects that lets us stay one step
ahead of our competitors.

Shilpa Shanbhag

shilpas@cybermedia.co.in

Link for the full interview:


http://dqindia.ciol.com/content/top_stories/2010/110021102.asp