By 2003, Satyam’s IT services businesses included 13,120 technical associates servicing over 300 customers worldwide.At that time, the world-wide IT services market was estimated at nearly $400 billion, with an estimated annual compound growth rate of 6.4%.“The markets major drivers at that point in time were the increased importance of IT services to businesses worldwide; the impact of the Internet on eBusiness; the emergence of a high‐quality IT services industry in India and
their methodologies; and, the growing need of IT services providers who could provide a range of services”