Mohali, April 20: Smartdata enterprises, an offshore software outsourcing company, has expertise in web and software applications development in the ever-growing software development offshore outsourcing global market.

In 1996, SmartData Enterprises Incorporation, a consulting company was formed in Silicon Valley, California.

It was three years later in 1999, the company saw the vast potential in the IT sector in India and set up SmartData Enterprises (India) Ltd, a database company with four members.

With Bajaj already has life insurance and general insurance business tie-ups with Allianz since eight years, the Rahul Bajaj-owned Bajaj Finserv lately entered into a shareholders' deal with Allianz Global Investors, which is venturing into the asset management arena in India.

The Munich, Germany-based insurer will hold a majority stake of 51 percent in the asset management joint venture.

GVK Power and Infrastructure Ltd (GVKPIL), which provides generation, operation, and maintenance services to power plants in country is presently looking to divest stake in its roads and power ventures.

Latest reports suggest that the company is presently in talks with at least five players for divesting up to 49 per cent stake in these two segments. However, the company said that it would retain a majority stake of at least 51 per cent in these segments.

US-based CA Inc, the IT management software company, has decided to hire 1,000 professionals in India over the next 3-5 years.

According to reports, the company will employ an additional 1,000 people for its Hyderabad R&D centre, taking the total strength to 2,600 over the next 3-5 years.

The Hyderabad facility currently houses about 30 per cent of the company's global R&D headcount.

Invensys Process Systems (IPS), a global technology, software and consulting firm, has entered into a five-year contract with Petrobras, to provide comprehensive safety services and solutions.

Under the arrangement, the company will implement its Triconex safety and critical controls and Avantis asset management technology to upgrade and modernize 11 Petrobras refining facilities throughout Brazil. The contract is valued at $50 million.

Mastek, a leading Indian IT solution provider with global operation, has informed that its wholly-owned US subsidiary MajescoMastek has entered into a partnership agreement with Flexi Software, a provider of best-of-breed financial accounting software, to deliver end-to-end integrated accounting solutions for insurance companies.