industry it services founded 1998 founder stephen ross founder & 1st ceo 1 headquarters aliso viejo california area served worldwide key people sajan pillai ceo 2 3 paras chandaria chairman 4 5 joe nalkara president number of employees 15 000 6 website www.ust global.com ust global is a multinational provider of it services and solutions headquartered in aliso viejo california usa . 7 stephen j. ross founded ust global in 1998 in laguna hills . 1 the company has offices in usa india mexico uk malaysia philippines singapore and poland . 8 ust global specializes in healthcare retail & consumer goods banking & financial services media & entertainment insurance transportation & logistics and manufacturing & utilities . sajan pillai is the chief executive officer of ust global 7 and a member of the company s board of directors . 9 contents 1 services 2 recognitions 2.1 innovation 3 acquisition 4 mexico outsourcing 5 ust global campus 6 timeline 7 controversy 8 references services edit nila building which hosts ust global office in technopark thiruvananthapuram ust global offers services in engineering services pcb and hardware development embedded engineering product development consulting tech build application development infrastructure e commerce business intelligence data management social media solutions and bpo services . 6 recognitions edit innovation edit the company has three engines of innovation . the apple tree lab is an innovation gym where professionals are invited to experiment without fear of mistakes eureka is ust s idea management system and open minds is a collaboration space on the web . forrester research in its maximising innovation from erp service providers ; insights from nasscom 2010 report noted that companies like ust global allow their employees to spend part of their time in a research lab developing user cases for new technologies . 10 11 12 ust global won the most innovative emerging corporation award at the international business awards 2012 held in new delhi . 13 acquisition edit in march 2012 ust global acquired andare a company engaged in developing mobile solutions for large enterprise crm applications . andare s idispatch product is an enterprise mobility solution for the field services industry . 14 15 mexico outsourcing edit ust global has tied up with centro fox presidential library and learning centre in mexico to facilitate entry into latin america . former mexican president vicente fox spearheads centro fox activities . 16 17 ust global campus edit ust global s campus model . ust global s campus model . thiruvananthapuram ust global has started its expansion plans in thiruvananthapuram with the construction of an own campus near technopark . 18 the proposed campus is spread over 36 acres 150 000 m2 . the campus will also feature a 12 acre 49 000 m2 waterbody channeling through the various blocks of the campus . one of the main building construction partly completed . it is one of the best architect building in trivandrum . kochi ust global has facility in info park lulu cyber tower carnival vismya kochi kerala . 19 chennai ust global also has a facility in asv suntech park mettukuppam chennai . bangalore ust global opened a new facility in prestige shantiniketan itpl bangalore in 2012 . 20 gurgaon ust global opened a new facility in dlf cyber city gurgaon in 2013 . 21 timeline edit bhavani building which hosts ust global office in technopark thiruvananthapuram timo glock s vr 01 on display in partner ust global s thiruvananthapuram office . 1998 stephen ross founded the company in california 1 1998 started operations in thiruvananthapuram kerala india citation needed 1999 acquired pinnacle consulting . 1999 magnecomp international a division of the singapore listed magnecomp corporation acquires an interest in ust . g. a. menon becomes the company s non executive chairman . 22 2000 mr. ross brings ust global their first fortune 100 customer . citation needed 2001 becomes the fastest company to be accredited with sei cmm level 5 2002 dan gupta joined ust global as its ceo . 4 2003 expanded operations with centers in chicago and new york . 2004 expanded operations with center in malaysia . 2005 acquired ebuilt inc 23 2005 assessed at sei cmmi level 5 and pcmm level 5 . 2005 opened bpo operations in chennai . 2006 acquired canada based qa labs inc. 24 2006 initiated european operations with set up of uk office 2006 acquired 36 acres 150 000 m2 of land for exclusive campus in thiruvananthapuram . 25 2007 announced usd 130 million expansion plan . 26 2007 expanded operations with new centers in kochi and makati city . 2007 entered the 2007 north american offshore applications services magic quadrant . 2007 ranked among best green outsourcers of 2007 . 2007 profiled in independent research firm report on mid tier providers by forrester research inc. 2008 ranked second on the 2007 top 20 outsourced software testing & qa vendors report . 2008 ranked first for legacy modernization services . citation needed 2008 positioned among the 21 companies in the 2008 north american offshore applications services magic quadrant . 2009 established genshare a joint venture with ge . 2009 expanded operations with new delivery centre in chile . 2010 partnered virgin racing formula one team for the 2010 season . 27 2011 ust global forms innovation lab partnership with cch . 28 2012 ust global acquires andare . 15 2012 ust global partners with kony vidyo apperian to build on its mobile strategy . 29 2012 ust global opens fourth us domestic sourcing center dallas metro area texas . 30 2012 ust global starts operations in mexico . 31 2012 ust global s idispatch earns the vidyo excellence award for customer service 32 2014 became the principal sponsor of the chennai super kings for three years . 33 controversy edit in early 2008 california arbitrators ruled that us technology resources llc must pay stephen j. ross us 7.5 million for his founding interest in the company . the company had disputed the extent of ross s actual contributions . the arbitration award was then confirmed by the los angeles superior court and judgment entered in ross favor . 34 references edit a b c breach of contract capital contributions final buy out . los angeles daily journal . 22 february 2008 . about ust global leadership team . ust global . ust to empower saudi women . deccan chronicle . jul 22 2013 . a b india can be the services capital of the world . rediff.com . jan 7 2008 . satendra m. gupta chairman ust global inc. . bloomberg businessweek . a b uttara choudhury jul 11 2013 . ust global to hire 3 000 engineers for its new 100 mn india campus . first post . a b kerala s it firm ceo gets international acclaim . business standard . july 11 2013 . about ust global contact us . ust global . jobs technology and training an interview with sajan pillai chief executive officer ust global . leaders magazine . ideas take the floor . the hindu business line . in the news section of ust global forrester s report on maximizing innovation from erp service providers ; insights from nascom 2010 ust global wins most innovative emerging corporation award . the new indian express . 14 june 2012 . ust global buys andare . the hindu . march 20 2012 . a b ust global acquires andare ; acquisition to result in a suite of mobile products based on andare s award winning idispatch platform mexico can be india s entry point to latin america . businessworld . 15 oct 2012 . technology spend rises during troubled times ust global . the hindu business line . february 4 2013 . ust global & cisco pact for smart campus . deccan herald . august 31 2013 . global it firm unveils facility in kochi . silicon india . 28 february 2011 . ust global sets up new unit in bangalore . business line . 20 february 2012 . ust global expands its india presence with telecom center of excellence in gurgaon . telegraph india . 22 august 2013 . us soft . time4education . us technology to buy ebuilt . the hindu business line . february 11 2005 . us technology acquires qa labs . the hindu business line . july 14 2006 . measures to create more it jobs . the hindu . may 20 2006 . ust global parks 130 m in technopark eyes south s tier 2 cities . the financial express . oct 23 2007 . ust global to partner virgin racing for f1 . the economic times . feb 19 2010 . ust global forms innovation lab partnership with cch ust global alliance and partnerships kony vidyo andare apperian 1 vicente fox visits headquarters of aliso viejo company ust global s idispatch earns the vidyo excellence award for customer service ust global signs three year sponsorship deal with csk . business standard . retrieved 9 october 2014 . holland & knight secures 7.5 million award for steve ross in arbitration over interest in it outsourcing company retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title ust global & oldid 742550096 categories software companies based in californiasoftware companies of 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