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P.R.V. Raja Vice Chairman, MD & CEO
ORGANIZATION Ramco Systems TURNOVER: (in US$ Million) 48.6 41.5
2007-08
2008-09
35.5
2009-10
HEADCOUNT: 1500 ACCOLADES: Ramco Systems was awarded “Innovation in IT applications”, Ramco Systems won prestigious award for ‘Operational Excellence and Quality’ at the BPO Excellence Awards 2010-2011.
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R Venketrama Raja, better known as PRV, had established Ramco Systems with a mission to create a world-class information technology company focused on enterprise management applications and emerging technologies. Since then, Ramco Systems has become one of the top 100 enterprise solution providers in the world with its products. The company has developed a revolutionary enterprise application assembly and delivery platform – Ramco VirtualWorks. PRV’s basic philosophy has been “Technology keeps you ahead”. An astute businessman with a passion for technology, he is also Vice-Chairman, Managing Director, Member of Investor Grievances Committee and Member of Share Transfer Committee, Ramco Industries Ltd, Director, Thanjavur Spinning Mill Ltd., Director, Member of Audit Committee, Member of Investor Grievance Committee, Member of Share/Debenture Committee and Member of Project and Management Committee, Madras Cements Ltd.
OPERATIONAL DOMAIN: Enterprise Solutions PRODUCTS AND SOLUTIONS: Ramco Enterprise Suite, Ramco Enterprise Asset Management Suite, Ramco Aviation, Ramco OnDemand ERP (RODE), Ramco Enterprise Information Management Suite, Ramco Advanced Process Control, and Ramco Mine Management Suite. ADDRESS: 64, Sardar Patel Road, Taramani, Chennai - 600 113 Tel: +91 44 2235 4510, Fax: +91 44 2230 1859, Email: info@rsi.ramco. com
Manufacturing & R&D Ramco Systems was ranked 54 in top 100 R&D spenders in India; largest in terms of sales to R&D spend among IT companies; third largest R&D investor in total spends in IT R&D (after TCS & HCL). R&D efforts have been primarily focused on initiatives to proactively enhance products such as Ramco OnDemand ERP, Ramco Enterprise Series, Ramco VirtualWorks, and Ramco DecisionWorks.
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