They are not the Infosys, Satyams, and Wipros which scare even the top American consultants playing in the IT and Internet consultancy market space. TechSpan, Planetasia, MindTree, NetAcross, Plexus, and Netcraft are leading the next strung of wealth-seekers from India into a crowded yet nascent global market for E-biz consulting. Together they form a $136 million industry trying its best to break into the big league.

• The Indian Challenge
  With a large pool of technical manpower and lots of successful NRI entrepreneurs, e-biz consulting was but a natural course to follow for a new breed of Indian companies.

• The Birth of an Industry
  The role of consultants assumes critical importance in defining the success of enterprises in an increasingly Internet-oriented workspace.

• Then and Now
  It is serious introspection time for the pure-play Internet professional service companies.

• Challenges Galore
  The scene at the domestic market