India dominates today's offshore market, with and estimated 80% to 90% of offshore revenue.

There are currently more than 3000 firms in Indian software Industry.

Many Fortune 500 companies are currently outsourcing from India :

AT&T, Boeing, Citibank, Coca Cola, General Electric, General Motors, Pepsi, Philips, Sony, Reebok, Wal-Mart, United Airlines and more..

More than 150 of Fortune 500 companies outsourced their software requirement to Indian Software Houses.

Large Human Resource

Every year, approximately 19 million students are enrolled in high schools and 10 million students in pre-graduate degree courses across India. Moreover, 2.1 million graduates and 0.3 million post-graduates pass out of India's non-engineering colleges.

While 2.5-3 percent of them find jobs in other fields or pursue further studies abroad, the rest opt for employment in the IT industry. If the flow from high schools to graduate courses increases even marginally, there will be a massive increase in the number of skilled workers available to the industry. Even at current rates, there will approximately be 17 million people available to the IT industry by 2008.

Indian Education System

The Indian education system places strong emphasis on mathematics and science, resulting in a large number of science and engineering graduates. Mastery over quantitative concepts coupled with English proficiency has resulted in a skill set that has enabled the country to take advantage of the current international demand for IT.

Quality Manpower

Indian programmers are known for their strong technical skills and their eagerness to accommodate clients. In some cases, clients outsource work to get access to more specialized engineering talent, particularly in the area of telecommunications. India also has one of the largest pools of English-speaking professionals.