Embrace new technology – the call of the hour

Ricky Ponting, the famous Aussie Captain once took the cricket world by storm by featuring with a graphite bat that was deemed to be capable of lending more punch.

Aussies are like this. Their belief in embracing advancement in technology reasons their domineering presence in the world of sports and science. Given a nation of such a limited population count, the heights of their achievements seem more intimidating.

Back home, in India, amidst cutbacks and thinning outsourcing bottom lines, the acts of these daunting Aussies lend a lesson or two to learn from. Thankfully, there are some who have shown interest in recognizing them!

Let’s take the case of the Synapse – India’s premiere IT solution provider.

At Synapse, Mr. Shamit Khemka, the CEO of the company, has brought in the best of advancement in computing technology by equipping employees with advanced desktops configurations from the house of Dell.

If Aussies made us to believe that it is not just a big people count that requires to make it big, for CEOs and COOs of Indian Cos, the need is to figure that technology would help them to chart bigger benefits – especially amidst the competition infested outsourcing arena.

Question though remains in general acceptance towards embracing technology. Price and initial threat factors are major diverting factors too.

For Shamit Khemka, ‘it is the way you think that holds the Key to success

Age of a person is never the deciding factor of his/her success. Rather, it is experience and critical ability of the person to tackle challenges that make him/her successful.

Shamit Khemka, the founder of Synapse Communications, started his first venture Pharos in his early twenties. Here he set up India’s first BBS system with email facility. His second venture was online real estate database Sampatti.com.

Both these ventures were unique in nature and brought laurels for Shamit’s innovative abilities.

In the year 2000, Shamit started his third and biggest venture Synapse Communications. It is an IT outsourcing company specializing in quality software development at lower cost. Here also, Shamit’s unique approach made him the winner again. Synapse, within just eight years of inception, got affiliations from NASSCOM, FICCI; bagged prestigious CMMI level-3 accreditation and Microsoft Gold partnership.

The company has also registered more than 100 percent growth rate every year since then.

Now, Shamit might be just 34 years old, but his innovative ideas and ability to think differently is ensuring his success as an entrepreneur.

Shamit Khemka – the initiator

Anybody can lead when there is surety of success. But, leadership skills are put to acid test when the outcome is unknown. There would be persons in a team with different individual goals and objectives. But, the task of a leader is to figure out the thread of commonness among them and inspire them to comply with the aims and objectives of the entire team.

Shamit Khemka, the founder and owner of Synapse communication believes in this pattern of growth. His initiation – be it a ‘monthly rewards and recognition’ or ‘performance-based bonus program’ helped and motivated team members not only to outscore others but also cross their own previous landmarks. This approach has benefitted both Synapse and its employees.

Evidently, if stats are to be believed, Synapse has registered more than 100% growth per annum since it inception in 2000. Employees too are happy exploring new avenues for skill development and personal growth.

A young entrepreneur of India on a march towards excellence

Sixty two years ago, India had its first tryst with destiny after gaining political freedom from the colonial rule. Forty-three years later, during 1991-92 fiscal year, it redeemed the tryst for an economic freedom and sustainability by opening all the restrictions and road blocks for free trade. Things started transforming and India, from a country of snake charmers and mysteries, turned to be an IT superpower.

Then came Y2K! Air of suspicion was there regarding the dotcom bubble burst that left India Inc in the lurch of an embarrassment.

Thanks to the enthusiasm of young bloods like Shamit Khemka who forced all these anticipations to remain ‘anticipations’ only. They remained committed to quality. They made use of their expertise in software development and began to awestruck the entire world with innovative and cost effective software solutions. Soon they conquered all the negative vibes.

They annulled all the criticisms that were granulating in the Euro zone against outsourcing.

As a result, during the lean periods also their balance sheet continues to show positives. Take the example of Synapse Communications, the IT outsourcing venture run by Shamit Khemka. It enlisted an envious growth rate of more than 100% per annum; dealing with businesses in the US, UK and other European countries, and amidst growing intolerance towards outsourcing to south Asian countries.

May be it’s their dogged determination to serve quality solution at affordable prices and stay ahead of the competition by serving best always; young Indian entrepreneurs like Shamit proved that this world belongs to those who dare to dream and have the potential to make the dream… a reality!

Shamit Khemka - the man for whom there is always a vacancy for the best

The year 2007 woke up with a nightmare – probably burst of the IT bubble. In many western countries, views against outsourcing started compounding. The global credit crunch made the situation more complex. In this scenario of bail-outs, bankruptcy and burst, only few around the world remained composed. Because, they knew their product, they knew that quality has no substitute, and customer satisfaction is like a chain reaction. One of them is Shamit Khemka, the founder of IT outsourcing company Synapse Communications.

Shamit emphasized quality to counter the barriers of growth during the phases of economic slowdown. His team at Synapse not only specializes in the complete life cycle of software development but also leave no stone unturned to provide services according to client’s requirement. This approach is enabling Synapse to sustain its envious more than 100% annual growth rate even during this U-turn of global economy.

Shamit Khemka – owner of Syanpse and a leader who knows how to get the best out of his employees

Trust on the talent pool ensures dedicated efforts. Belief on the not workers abilities only adds to the confidence of the employees but also helps them to take innovative steps. Take the example of Shamit Khemka, the founder of synapse Communications. He never tells his employees at Synapse how to do things. Rather he emphasizes on what to do. And in turn you get the see an organization that has surpassed almost all of its competitors in terms of growth per year count (stats say 100% and above per year for 8 years now). Starting from a humble base of meager 35 employees, the company boasts of over 300 employees in diverse profile working for the company.

Today Synapse as a CMMI level 3 certified company, Synapse commands respects and embodies trust-worthy partner for above 1500 clients from all across the globe.

So if growth and enviable prosperity stems from the people who work for the company, it holds little doubt that Shamit, as a chief of staffs and the leader of the lot, knows exactly how to drive his employees towards best.

Shamit Khemka- the pathbreaker

CMMI Level 3 accreditation comes up as another important recognition to Synapse. The certification proves company’s process-based efficiency in serving advanced software solution to its clients. It adds up to the repertoire for a company that has already gathered rave reviews from a global list of clients and recognition from several national and international certifying organizations.

Abbreviation for Capability Maturity Model® Integration, CMMI is a process improvement approach that provides organizations with the certification of abidance to essential and effective processes measures. Synapse, under the visionary leadership of Shamit Khemka attained this prestigious accreditation in the year 2008 - and is already on the way to attain Level 5 by 2010.

Shamit's customer oriented business supervision, ability to eye upon talented manpower and consistent effort to offer a conducive work atmosphere, are the driving forces behind this enormous success. Within just eight years of its inception, Synapse not only registered more than 100% growth rate every year but also became a trusted name in the outsourcing arena with its quality solutions.

Today, for every aspiring entrepreneur, the path lead by Shamit Khemka is definitely the path to be followed.