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In fiscal 1999-00, CMS grew at an rate
lower than in 1998-99. It grossed an annual turnover of Rs 317 crore, at a
growth rate of 18% at the end of the last fiscal. It had grown at the rate of
25% in 1998-99.

CMS is a leading third-party
maintenance company in the private sector. It supports desktops, servers and
networks and maintains more than 30,000 machines of its brands, providing
24-hour logistics facilities, phone and field support. Some of its customers
include ABN-Amro, Citibank, Philips, Housing
Development Finance Corp, National Stock Exchange, Reliance, Bank of America and
Wipro. With its expertise in supporting clients in heterogeneous environments in
a cost-effective manner, CMS plans to dominate those markets.

CMS offered systems and network
integration services for telecom, banking, manufacturing and service
industries. These included internet and intranet infrastructure, ERP, banking
automation, mail and messaging systems, and infrastructure management solutions.
The company, which is among the top 10 solution providers, aims for the top slot
in the next couple of years.

CMS
sold Compaq-related products worth Rs 39 crore. It earned 90% of its revenues
from the domestic market–Rs 285 crore–which was not much compared to the
1998-99 figure. Systems contributed 36% to the turnover, notching Rs 114 crore
against Rs 109 crore in 1998-99. Fiscal 1999-2000 also saw patterns similar to
those in the previous year, reflecting the company’s inability to capitalize
on opportunities thrown up by ecommerce and internet service providers.
Networking raked in Rs 59 crore of the overall revenue. The peripherals segment
too saw a decline–from Rs 46 crore in 1998-99 to Rs 40 crore in the last
fiscal. The company continued to provide training in hardware, networking and
systems integration, which contributed Rs 20 crore to the total revenue. DQ

Fact Sheet

PRODUCTS And SERVICES: Systems integration, systems, networking, training
AGENCY OPERATIONS: Compaq, IBM, Dell, JD Edwards EMPLOYEES: 1,500 ADDRESS: 201,
Arcadia, Nariman Point, Mumbai 400 021 TEL: 285 1580, 283 4493, 283 4494 FAX:
204 2734 WEBSITE: www.cms.co.in