Globant

Infobox_Company
company_name = Globant
company_
company_type = Limited company
company_slogan = We are ready
foundation = 2003
location = Buenos Aires, Argentina
key_people = Martín Migoya, CEO; Guibert Englebienne, CTO; Martín Umaran, COO; Néstor Nocetti, Director; Guillermo Marsicovetere, CBO,
num_employees = ˜700 (2007)
industry = Software Product Development & Maintenance Outsourcing
products = Software Development, Infrastructure Management, Globalization
revenue = profit ˜ $22 million USD (2007)
homepage = [http://www.globant.com/ www.globant.com]

Globant is an Argentine Software development and maintenance company. It was formed in 2003 by Martín Migoya, Guibert Englebienne, Martín Umaran and Néstor Nocetti, based on the growth of the IT outsourcing industry in India.

History

Globant was founded in 2003 by Martín Migoya, Guibert Englebienne, Martín Umaran and Néstor Nocetti, and it's headquartered in Buenos Aires, Argentina. During the years, Globant opened more offices and now also operates in La Plata and Tandil (Argentina), Federal District (Mexico), Santiago de Chile (Chile), Bogotá (Colombia), London (England), Boston and Palo Alto (US).

Timeline of revenue and headcount:

-*2008 is forecast

Timeline of the company

* 2003: Globant started operations with own funded capital.
* 2005: Globant opened its second Development Center in Buenos Aires. The company was also named Endeavor Entrepreneur 2005 and was recognized as the Best Services Exporter by Export. Ar. The Sloan School of Management of the MIT wrote a case about Globant called: "Leading the IT Revolution in Latin America".
* 2006: Globant opened its development center in the city of Tandil, Argentina, and became the first authorized SUN Education Center in the province of Buenos Aires.
* 2007: Globant certified CMMI level 3. The company was recognized as the Top Emerging Global Services Provider, by Global Services Magazine. Globant opened offices in the city of La Plata, Argentina; and expanded its operations also in Mexico and the US (Palo Alto). Globant founded Fonalix with BGH, a company dedicated to provide IP Telephony Solutions for small and medium business in Latin America.
* 2008: The research company IDC pointed Globant as one of the growing companies in Latin America in its study "Latin American Predictions 2008". Globant Acquires Accendra, an Argentine Software Company with 100 employees adding operations in Chile and Colombia.

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External links

* [http://www.globant.com/ Official site]
* [http://www.accendra.com/ Accendra website]
* [http://www.globalservicesmedia.com/Content/general20070521177.asp Top Emerging Global Service Provider 2007, Global Services]
* [http://www.endeavor.org.ar/site_inside_page.asp?idnavigation={582B61F8-FA80-42A5-BE22-6D94653AB436}&idorigin={E1CB555E-6941-4289-B684-C60D7D1C09B5}&idnavigationselected={582B61F8-FA80-42A5-BE22-6D94653AB436} Endeavor Entrepreneur]
* [http://www.fonalix.com/ Fonalix, a company of BGH and Globant]
* [http://www.aam-ar.com/premios/ganadores.asp Mercurio Award]
* [http://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?containerId=LA18202 IDC: Latin American Predictions 2008]