Cyient wins UK land digitization contract

Hyderabad-based mid-sized IT outsourcing provider Cyient Ltd said it, along with two partners, has won a contract to support one of UK government’s major land records digitization drives. The three companies will support Her Majesty’s Land Registry, the UK government’s land records bureau, to digitize nearly 26 million titles, accounting for around 87% of the […]

Israeli company to supply tactical drones to India under JV with Cyient

Cyient, formerly known as Infotech Enterprises, said it will form a joint venture with Israel-based BlueBird Aero Systems to manufacture drones for security use in India. The joint venture will be called Cyient Solutions & Systems Private Limited and will have 51% shareholding by Cyient. BlueBird Aero Systems, said the Indian company, is a specialist […]

Cyient joins hands with UK firm for power utility solutions

Cyient, a Mumbai-based provider of engineering, geospatial and operations management services, said it has tied up with UK-based EA Technology to jointly market each others’ services to power utilities. EA Technologies provides solutions to electric utilities to monitor and manage their assets such as cables and other electric instruments. As part of the alliance, Cyient […]

Cyient ties up with US start-up to incorporate AI tech in power solution

Mumbai-based IT services provider Cyient said it has signed an agreement to incorporate machine learning meter and voltage signature technology from US-based startup Elpis in its solutions for power utilities. “Through this agreement, Cyient and Elpis will jointly pursue utility business opportunities, by leveraging their complementing solutions and technology respectively. “The partnership will combine Cyient’s […]

Cyient sells stake in Pratt & Whitney JV

IT company Cyient said it signed an agreement to divest its 49% equity ownership in IASI, its joint venture with Pratt & Whitney, as it exits its IT services business. The Indian company will get $1.8 mln for the stake from United Technologies Corporation, the buyer, after a dividend disbursement of $9.1 mln from the […]

Acquisition to boost Cyient’s MRO, aftermarket capabilities

The acquisition of Singapore-based Global Services Engineering Asia from Pratt & Whitney (P&W) will strengthens the Indian IT provider’s aftermarket capabilities in the aerospace segment, analysts said. Global Services has been catering to P&W’s MRO (maintenance, repair and overhaul) requirements in the region. Global Services currently has a revenue base of USD10-12mn with EBITDA margin […]

Cyient acquires big data start-up to boost service line-up

Cyient Ltd, formerly known as Infotech Enterprises, said has agreed to a majority stake in Invati Insights Private Limited (Invati), a start-up data sciences company. The new entity is proposed to be renamed Cyient Insights to better reflect brand and market aspirations, the Mumbai-based company said. Invati will strengthen Cyient’s data analytics capabilities and offerings […]