Though the past year did not see this SP clock an impressive turnover, it is gearing up with large-scale orders and customized solutions to set the score

Lauren Information Technologies did not have a very smooth year and managed to marginally increase its turnover from Rs 54 crore in 2005-06 to Rs 59 crore in 2006-07. This slow growth notwithstanding, Lauren Information Technologies bagged a large order for PDA-based sales force automation applications from three large pharmaceutical companies. It also lapped up an order on Microsoft .NET deployment from large corporate custo­mers. Besides this, it will also carry out the Lotus Notes Implemen­tation at a large corporate bank and at a manufacturing company.

Among its major achieve­ment was its upgraded status to a Microsoft Gold certified partner, which is the highest level of partnership awarded by Microsoft Corporation. Lauren achieved this status because of its implementation of Microsoft-based infrastructure solutions. It also achieved the IBM advanced business partner status as a result of large implementations on Lotus Notes. To top it all, Lauren Technologies is now an independent solutions vendor. Also noteworthy was the tie-up with LANDesk as an Expert Solution Provider for systems management and security management around six months back.

Lauren also introduced Translite, transport manage­ment software, which would help the logistic companies for vehicle utilization. Additionally, it released a new version of RAVE, a sales force automation solution specifically designed for the pharmaceutical industry. Plans for the next financial year include the setting up of a 1,000-seater development software center. Also included in its plans are focusing on infrastructure solutions and services and software development and products.

Lauren has clients across several verticals including JP Morgan, Centurion Bank, Prudential, HSCB, HDFC, Deutsche Bank, Ernst and Young. Amongst shipping and logistics clients, it works with DHL, AFL, Maersk Sealand; while its pharma clients include Pfizer, Glenmark, Bayer Crop Science, Lupin, Aventis, etc. In the manufacturing, SMB and retail vertical, the company boasts of clients like Crompton Greaves, Siemens, L'Oreal, Philips and Pantaloons. And in the entertainment segment it has fulfilled the business needs of MidDay, Oberoi Hotels, SET India and UTV.

	Profile CEO: Rawlin Pinto Start-up year: 1992 Employees: 371 Collaborations: IBM, Lenovo, HP, Microsoft, Cisco, Procurve, Fortinet, Oracle, LANDesk, Citrix Address: Jains Arcade, 3rd Floor, 14th Khar Danda Road, Khar (W), Mumbai - 400052, Tel: 022-26007701 Website: www.lauren.co.in
HIGHLIGHTS Tied up with LANDesk as an Expert Solution Provider Became a Microsoft Gold certified partner
SILVER CLUB RANK (2005-06): Newcomer

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