With a new chief at the helm, Datacraft has completed its smooth transition from RPG JV to a wholly owned subsidiary of Datacraft Asia. After successfully rolling out its Millennium Strategy in the country, it has put its businesses and process into place. Moreover, it restructured itself into four strategic business units catering to different market spaces—service providers, enterprises, iBoss and services. In the FY 2000-01, Datacraft saw a growth of 45 percent with a turnover of Rs 146.57 crore.

Once again, major chunk of its revenue accrued from the enterprise market, closely followed by the telecom/ISP market. Banking and finance continued to be another stronghold. Datacraft’s success can be largely attributed to its ability to provide the widest range of solutions to address the most complex of networking needs.

During the FY 2000-01, Datacraft continued its long-standing association with VSNL. Another significant project included the total network integration of an IP telephony network for Xerox India Ltd and the first ever IP contact center project in the country for Spectramind. In the broadband Internet infrastructure arena, Datacraft carried out end-to-end ISP network implementation for BSES Telecom and designed CMTS for Hathway Cable and Datacom.

In the coming years, Datacraft intends to focus more on services and value addition. This is in line with its target to achieve more than 50 percent of the revenue from services and value-added software.