Our Company was incorporated as Persistent Systems Private Limited on May 30, 1990. Our Company wassubsequently converted into a public limited company on September 17, 2007 with the name Persistent SystemsLimited and a new certificate of incorporation was issued on September 28, 2007 from the RoC. Changes in Registered Office The registered office of our Company was changed from =Renuka', 39/54, Erandvana, Lane 9B, Prabhat Road,Pune 411 004 to =Panini', 2 A, Senapati Bapat Road, Pune 411 016 with effect from May 4, 2000 pursuant to a resolution of the Board dated May 5, 2000 and subsequently, our registered office was changed to its present location being =Bhageerath', 402, Senapati Bapat Road, Pune 411 016 with effect from October 19, 2001 pursuant to a resolution of the Board on October 19, 2001. The changes in registered office were for administrative reasons. Key events and milestones 1991 -Incorporated on May 30, 1990 1992 -Received the First Prize from Government of Maharashtra, Small Scale Division for Export performance. 1993 -Received the First Prize from Government of Maharashtra, Small Scale Division for Export performance. 1997 -Received the First Prize from Government of Maharashtra, Small Scale Division for Export performance. 1999 -Recognised as a Microsoft Solution Provider for demonstrated expertise and commitment to providing business solutions based on Microsoft products. -Started operations at =Panini` new owned premises at Pune, India 2000 -Introduced employees stock options scheme. -Became one of the first companies in Asia to receive an investment from Intel 64 LLC. 2001 -Investment by Intel 64 LLC. -- Started operations at =Bhageerath' new state-of-the-art owned premises at Pune, India - Appointed three Independent Directors on the Board -Set up Persistent Systems, Inc., our wholly owned subsidiary in U.S.A. 2003 -Microsoft award on outstanding contribution to the Microsoft Development Network Community. --Our product "DEnList Report Server­ª wins CSI-Infosys Award 2001 for best shrink-wrapped software product 2004 -Set up a branch office at Edinburgh, Scotland, UK -Development center at Nagpur, India became operational -Ranked as the 11th fastest growing Indian company in the .Technology Fast 500 Asia Pacific 2004 Winner Report­r of Deloitte 2005 -Joined Microsoft RFID partners council - Set up a branch office at Tokyo, Japan. - Ranked as the 22nd fastest growing Indian technology company as per .Technology Fast 500 Asia Pacific Ranking and CEO Survey 2005 Report­r by Deloitte -Company joins the Microsoft RFID partners council 2006 -Acquired Goa based ControlNet (India) Private Limited. -Started operations at =Pingala-Aryabhata`, new owned premises at Pune, India. -Joint investment by Norwest and Gabriel. -Investment by Intel Mauritius -Ranked 37th among the top 50 fastest growing Indian technology companies by Deloitte Touch"Ý, Asia Pacific, 2006 2007 -Became a Search Appliance Partner` for Google Inc. -Received the IT Enterprise (Special Awards) for the Maharashtra Information Technology Award for the year 2007 from Government of Maharashtra for our Nagpur unit -Ranked amongst the top 500 companies in the .Deloitte Technology Fast 500 Asia Pacific 2007­r report -Winner of the .Red Herring 100 Global­r award 2007 -Won Market Growth Strategy Award for OPD Market for the FY 2007 for Mid-market -Ranked 84th in .Electronics For You "CTop 100 Companies­r based on revenue 2008 -Converted into a public limited company by a special resolution passed at the EGM held on September 17, 2007. The fresh certificate of incorporation consequent on conversion was issued to our Company on September 28, 2007 by the RoC. -Ranked 40th as per total income, in Dun and Bradstreet's India's Top IT Companies 2008 - Signed an asset purchase and sale agreement with Metrikus (India) Private Limited, Hyderabad, India and accordingly set up Hyderabad branch office. -Opened a branch office at Rotterdam, The Netherlands -Formed a wholly owned subsidiary, Persistent Systems Pte. Ltd. in Singapore -Set up branch offices at Ottawa and Vancouver, Canada -Received an ISO27001:2005 Certification for Pune (except Hinjewadi), Nagpur and Goa 2009 -Set up a branch office at Quebec, Canada -Formed a wholly owned Subsidiary, Persistent Systems and Solutions Limited in Pune, India -Formed a public charitable institute, Persistent Foundation to institutionalise our Corporate Social Responsibility initiative. -Featured in the Delloitte Technology Fast 500 Asia Pacific 2009 Ranking -Won the NASSCOM Innovation Award for 2008, in the .Market Facing "C Business Process and Business Model category. -Won the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India ("DICAI­ª) Award for excellence in financial reporting. -Ranked 9th on Fast Company­rs Fast 50 Readers Favorites of 2008 in the companies using .business as a force of positive change and helping its customers­r -Ranked as a Top Twelve IT Outsourcing Vendor of manufacturing and supply chain services to the life sciences market. 2010 -Acquired certain assets of Paxonix, Inc., a subsidiary of MeadWestvaco Corporation through the wholly owned subsidiary of our Company viz. Persistent Systems, Inc. -Received DIN EN ISO 9001:2008 certification for the software design, development, testing, support, enhancement services for the ChemLMS Product. -Persistent Systems Ltd has appointed Mr. Prakash Telang and Mr. Kiran Umrootkar as Additional Directors of the Company with effect from August 19, 2010, to hold office upto the date of the next Annual General Meeting of the Company. 2011 -Persistent Systems Wins Titanium Award at the Asset Triple A Corporate Awards 2010. -M/1M Announces Partnership with Persistent Systems; CowardEngineering First Beneficiary. -Persistent Systems buys US firm Infospectrum. -Sprint Nextel and Persistent Systems Enters into a Joint Venture. -Persistent Systems Recognized as a Leading Player in the Cloud Computing and Software / ISV R&D Segments by Zinnov Management Consulting. -Persistent Systems Partners with IL&FS Education for Developing Mobile Based Learning Applications. -Persistent Systems Expands Presence in Nagpur; Inaugurates New Facility. 2012 -Persistent Systems Offers Academic Research Grant To Indiana University. -Persistent Systems Ranked for Excellence in Corporate Governance by ICSI. -Persistent Systems Develops Exploriments Mobile Learning Apps for Global iPad Community. -Persistent Systems Announces Strategic Solutions with IBM InfoSphere Biginsights. -Persistent Systems Unveils Modern Enterprise Applications at E2 Innovate 2012. -Persistent Systems' eMee Helps TCabs Launch Exclusive Cab Miles Program. 2013 - Persistent Systems Launches PersisTrends 2013 Technology Trends and Recommendations. - Persistent Systems Acquires NovaQuest, a Leading Reseller of Dassault Systemes 3DEXPERIENCE and PLM Applications. - Company has entered into an agreement with Hewlett Packard Inc (HP) to license one of its software products. - Persistent Systems has been named as Leader in the International Association of Outsourcing Professionals (IAOP) 2013 Global Outsourcing 100 for the world best outsourcing service provider. - Persistent Systems showcases Pharma Solution featuring Global Vision. - Persistent Systems Launches PaxPharma, Compliance-based Design to Print Automation for the Pharmaceutical industry. - Persistent Systems to Open Bangalore Office; Expands India IT Presence. - Persistent Systems Announces Partnership with SysCare Technology. - Persistent Systems Named Emerging Technology Finalist in Computerworld Honors Program. - Persisten Systems has been successfully certified according to ISO13485:2003, the international standard for quality management systems for medical devices. 2014 - Persistent Systems partners with Dell to offer cloud-based instant disaster recovery service. - Persistent Systems had signed a strategic agreement to acquire entire stock of CloudSquads Inc. - Persistent Systems inaugurates its new office in Goa - Persistent System in at leadership position in the Enterprise Software segment of its annual Global Service Provider Ratings (GSPR) report. - Persistent Systems Forms Alliance with Jive Software. - The company has joined the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) Partner program to strengthen its software product DNA for customers. - Persistent Systems' Accelerite in India's Top 30. 2015 -Persistent Intranet Brings Home Awards - Yep, Three Won for Pi -Computer Society of India Awards -Persistent tops Software Product segment in GSPR report -Persistent Systems E100 wins Aegis Graham Bell Awards 2015 for innovation in Location Based services (LBS)" -Persistent, Appian celebrate 1st anniversary of OH center -Dataquest Live Awards -Persistent Systems Celebrates 10th Anniversary of its Goa Centre -The Company has allotted the Bonus Shares to its shareholders in the Ratio of 1:1. 2016 -Persistent Systems Limited, through its U.S. subsidiary has signed an agreement with Citrix Systems International GMBH, a Swiss subsidiary of Citrix Systems, Inc., to acquire the Citrix CloudPlatform and CloudPortal Business Manager product lines in an asset purchase transaction. -"Accelerite Launches Aepona IoT - Cloud Neutral loT Development Platform at Mobile World Congress". -"Accelerite Announces Location-as-a-Service (LaaS) API Platform". -Persistent Systems arm inks pact with IBM. -Persistent Systems Limited and its wholly owned U.S. subsidiary Persistent Systems Inc. signed agreements to collaborate with International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) in the development and support of a suite of IBM products. -Persistent Systems Ltd has inked a pact to acquire assets of Australia-based PRM Cloud Solutions Pty Ltd. -'Persistent Systems Aligns Leadership and Organization with Growth Strategies Product Development and Technology DNA Differentiate and Drive Growth". -Persistent Systems said that it has acquired certain assets of Genwi Inc, a Delaware corporation. -Persistent Systems enters into alliance with Dell Boomi. 2017 -Persistent Systems - Persistent Systems and MuleSoft Partner to Accelerate Digital Transformation. -Persistent Systems Granted Development Rights by USAA. -Persistent Systems to support customers using Amazon Connect. 2018 -Persistent Systems acquires Herald HealthT, transforming healthcare data overload into clear and actionable insights. -Persistent Systems Machine Learning Models Now Available on Amazon Web Services Marketplace for Machine Learning. -Persistent Systems recognized in the Winner's Circle by HFS Blueprint Report for Software Product Engineering Services. 2019 -Persistent takes over youperience to create Europe’s leading boutique Salesforce partner. -Persistent Systems joins Siemens' MindSphere Partner Program to bring Industrial IoT solutions to market. -Persistent Systems reinvents bank customer service demonstrates 1st proactive, prescriptive banking actbot. -Persistent Systems Named to Constellation ShortList for Innovation Services and Engineering 2020 -Persistent Achieves AWS Financial Services Competency Status. -Persistent named ISG Top 15 Sourcing Standout in Global, Americas and EMEA Booming 15. -Persistent wins prestigious 2020 ISG Star of ExcellenceT Award, achieving highest customer experience scores of any company. -Persistent Achieves AWS Service Delivery Designation for AWS Lambda, a Serverless Compute Service 2021 -Persistent Wins Four Categories in the 2021 ISG Star of Excellence Awards, Recognizing Exceptional Client Service. -Persistent Launches One of the Most Inclusive Employee Stock Option Plans in the Global IT Services Industry. -Persistent Announces a Dedicated Payments Business Unit and Expands Cloud Capabilities through Strategic Acquisitions. -Forbes Asia names Persistent to its "Best Under A Billion" 2021 List. -Persistent named a Star Performer in Everest Group's Software Product Engineering Services PEAK Matrix Assessment 2021. 2022 -Persistent Announces Acquisition of Data Glove and Launches New Microsoft Business Unit with Focus on Azure Cloud. -Persistent Systems Delivers Digital-first Banking Infrastructure for New Challenger GB Bank. -Persistent Announces the Acquisition of MediaAgility, a Google Cloud Premier Partner. -Persistent & Corestack Announce Global Partnership to Accelerate Digital Transformation in Multi-Cloud Environments. -Persistent Launches Innovative Cyber Recovery Solution with Google Cloud. 2023 -Persistent has won ISG Star of Excellence Awards in 2023. -Persistent Announces Strategic Collaboration Agreement with AWS to Accelerate Generative AI Adoption. -Persistent Named as the "Most Promising Company" of the Year at CNBC TV18's India Business Leader Awards. -Persistent Launches First-of-its-Kind Open-Source Maintenance Service. -Persistent Achieves Premier Tier Services Partner Status in the AWS Partner Network.