The Pioneer
At MIT, prior to completing his
doctorate from the same institute, Dr. Kanodia was a member of the team
that developed and designed the first two multi-user operating systems
(CTSS & MULTICS), which were precursors to UNIX. His pioneering
streak continued and, in 1967, Dr. Kanodia founded and headed Tata
Consultancy Services (1967). History was created again when the Doctor
founded Datamatics in 1975.
Through Dr. Kanodia's visionary
zeal, Datamatics is, today, ranked by NASSCOM as the 12th largest BPO
company. With several innovations to its credit, Datamatics had the
distinction of establishing the first satellite link from India to the
USA (AT&T Bell Labs) in 1989 and boasts having initiated the
"off-shore software factory" concept.
The company has executed over 1100 projects in
58 countries for some of the world's largest
organizations, including five of the top ten
Fortune 500 companies.
Recognition
Dr. Kanodia is instrumental in
making India a global IT superpower. The Government of India elicits
his support in shaping the IT and Telecom policies of the country.
Today, Dr. Kanodia is the driving force behind the Maharashtra IT Task
Force.
He is also the Chairman (Western
Chapter) of the Electronic & Computer Software Export Promotion
Council (ESC) that functions under the aegis of the Ministry of
Information Technology, Government of India. An Executive Member of
NASSCOM, Dr. Kanodia has also been an Executive Committee Member of the
Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI)
where industry captains confer the future, and Past President of the
Management Consultant's Association of India. Dr. Kanodia is also on
the Board of Directors of several large conglomerates.
In recognition of his many
contributions, Dr. Kanodia has been personally felicitated by the Prime
Minister of India (1999), the State Government of Maharashtra (Sept.
2000), and the U.S. $170 billion Itochu Corporation, among others.
Additionally, Dr. Kanodia authors papers that
contribute to the economic development of India,
and the Government of Chile has designated him
as the Honorary Consul General of Chile in India.
As always, he remains a visionary at heart.
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