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Infosys Technologies Announces Results for the Quarter Ended December 31, 2006



    Infosys Technologies Limited (NASDAQ: INFY):

    Highlights

    Consolidated results for the quarter ended December 31, 2006

    -- Third quarter revenues at $ 821 million, up 46.9% from the
    corresponding quarter last fiscal

    -- Earnings per American Depositary Share (ADS)(a) increased
    to $ 0.39 from $ 0.26 in the corresponding quarter last
    fiscal

    -- 43 new clients were added during the quarter by Infosys
    and subsidiaries

    -- Gross addition of 6,062 employees (net 3,282) for the
    quarter by Infosys and subsidiaries

    -- 69,432 employees as on December 31, 2006 for Infosys and
    subsidiaries

    Outlook for the quarter and the fiscal year ending March 31, 2007

    -- Consolidated revenues expected to be between $ 859 million
    and $ 861 million for the quarter ending March 31, 2007
    (YoY growth of 44.9% - 45.2%) and expected to be $ 3.09
    billion for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2007 (YoY
    growth of 43.6%)

    -- Consolidated earnings per ADS(a) expected to be $ 0.40 for
    the quarter ending March 31, 2007; (YoY growth of 42.9%)
    and $ 1.47 for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2007; (YoY
    growth of 44.1%)

    Infosys Technologies Limited (NASDAQ: INFY) ("Infosys" or "the
    company") today announced financial results for its third quarter
    ended December 31, 2006. Revenues for the quarter aggregated $ 821
    million, up 46.9% from $ 559 million for the quarter ended December
    31, 2005.

    "Our investments in enriching and synergizing our portfolio of
    services have created compelling value propositions for our clients,"
    said Nandan M. Nilekani, CEO and Managing Director. "As our clients
    focus on enhancing their competitiveness, they are leveraging our
    capability to drive their transformation programs."

    Infosys is the preferred development partner for a worldwide
    leader in networking for its Customer Ordering Experience (COE)
    program, which is aimed at radically simplifying, improving and
    scaling the customer purchasing experience.

    A leading US grocery chain selected Infosys to enhance its IT
    systems to support warehouse operations and improve business-IT
    alignment. A large distributor of paper products in the US is working
    with Infosys to re-engineer and re-architect its legacy Enterprise
    Resource Planning (ERP) system. Infosys will consolidate its
    multi-location systems while enabling substantial cost savings, ease
    of maintenance and deployment of new applications.

    Infosys' Independent Validation Services (IVS) continued to gain
    traction with clients across industries. Infosys is working with a
    leading North American insurance company to provide consultancy and
    performance testing services of a key SOA-based application. Infosys
    is establishing Testing Centers of Excellence (CoE) for a leading
    manufacturer and marketer of skincare, fragrance and hair-care
    products and a leading North American bank. Infosys is also providing
    performance validation services for a leading utility in North America
    for a crucial outage communication systems application.

    Infosys Consulting Inc. continued to work with clients as a
    trusted partner to support their IT strategy for transformation. One
    of the world's largest travel agencies with lines of business that
    include credit cards and magazines is partnering with Infosys
    Consulting to streamline its governance practices by defining and
    implementing a flexible model to improve integration and transparency
    between IT and internal business partners.

    "The rupee appreciated against all major currencies during the
    quarter, impacting our operating margins by 200 basis points," said V.
    Balakrishnan, Chief Financial Officer. "Despite this, we have
    maintained our margins."

    (a) Adjusted for stock split

    About the company

    Infosys (NASDAQ: INFY) defines, designs and delivers IT-enabled
    business solutions. These provide our clients with strategic
    differentiation and operational superiority, thereby increasing their
    competitiveness. Each solution we provide is delivered with the
    industry-benchmark "Infosys Predictability" that gives our clients
    peace of mind. With Infosys, they are assured of a transparent
    business partner, business-IT alignment with flexibility, world-class
    processes, speed of execution and the power to stretch their IT budget
    by leveraging the Global Delivery Model that Infosys pioneered.
    Infosys has over 69,000 employees in over 39 offices worldwide.
    Infosys is part of the NASDAQ-100 Index. For more information, visit
    www.infosys.com.

    Safe Harbor

    Certain statements in this release concerning our future growth
    prospects are forward-looking statements, within the meaning of
    Section 27A of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and
    Section 21E of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,
    which involve a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause
    actual results to differ materially from those in such forward-looking
    statements. The risks and uncertainties relating to these statements
    include, but are not limited to, risks and uncertainties regarding the
    success of our investments, risks and uncertainties regarding
    fluctuations in earnings, our ability to manage growth, intense
    competition in IT, business process outsourcing and consulting
    services including those factors which may affect our cost advantage,
    wage increases in India, our ability to attract and retain highly
    skilled professionals, time and cost overruns on fixed-price,
    fixed-time frame contracts, client concentration, restrictions on
    immigration, industry segment concentration, our ability to manage our
    international operations, reduced demand for technology in our key
    focus areas, disruptions in telecommunication networks or system
    failures, our ability to successfully complete and integrate potential
    acquisitions, liability for damages on our service contracts, the
    success of the companies in which Infosys has made strategic
    investments, withdrawal of governmental fiscal incentives, political
    instability and regional conflicts, legal restrictions on raising
    capital or acquiring companies outside India, and unauthorized use of
    our intellectual property and general economic conditions affecting
    our industry.

    Additional risks that could affect our future operating results
    are more fully described in our United States Securities and Exchange
    Commission filings including our Annual Report on Form 20-F for the
    fiscal year ended March 31, 2006, Quarterly Reports on Form 6-K for
    the quarters ended June 30, 2006 and September 30, 2006 and our other
    recent filings. These filings are available at www.sec.gov. Infosys
    may, from time to time, make additional written and oral
    forward-looking statements, including statements contained in the
    company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission and our
    reports to shareholders. The company does not undertake to update any
    forward-looking statements that may be made from time to time by or on
    behalf of the company.

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    Consolidated Balance Sheets

    (Dollars in millions except per share data)
    As of
    March 31, 2006 December 31, 2006
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    (a) (Unaudited)
    ASSETS
    Current Assets
    Cash and cash equivalents $889 $589
    Investments in liquid mutual fund
    units 170 498
    Trade accounts receivable, net of
    allowances 361 502
    Unbilled revenue 48 72
    Prepaid expenses and other current
    assets 40 64
    Deferred tax assets 1 2
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    Total current assets 1,509 1,727
    Property, plant and equipment, net 491 609
    Goodwill 8 106
    Intangible assets, net - 20
    Deferred tax assets 13 15
    Advance income taxes 18 9
    Other assets 27 31
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    Total Assets $2,066 $2,517
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    LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
    Current Liabilities
    Accounts payable $3 $4
    Income taxes payable - 2
    Client deposits 2 3
    Unearned revenue 44 76
    Other accrued liabilities 160 210
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    Total current liabilities 209 295
    Non-current liabilities
    Other non-current liabilities 5 1
    Minority interests 15 -
    Stockholders' Equity
    Common stock, $0.16 par value
    600,000,000 equity shares authorized,
    Issued and outstanding -551,109,960
    and 557,848,468 as of March 31, 2006
    and December 31, 2006, respectively 31 62
    Additional paid-in capital 410 512
    Accumulated other comprehensive income 9 35
    Retained earnings 1,387 1,612
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    Total stockholders' equity 1,837 2,221
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    Total Liabilities And Stockholders'
    Equity $2,066 $2,517
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    (a) March 31, 2006 balances were obtained from audited financial
    statements
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    Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Income

    (Dollars in millions except per share data)
    Three months ended Nine months ended
    December 31, December 31,
    ------------------------- -------------------------
    2005 2006 2005 2006
    ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------
    Revenues $559 $821 $1,559 $2,227
    Cost of revenues 319 468 890 1,280
    ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------
    Gross profit 240 353 669 947
    ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------
    Operating Expenses:
    Selling and
    marketing expenses 35 54 102 147
    General and
    administrative
    expenses 41 64 124 183
    Amortization of
    intangible assets - 1 - 2
    ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------
    Total operating
    expenses 76 119 226 332
    ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------
    Operating income 164 234 443 615
    Gain on sale of
    long term
    investment - - - 1
    Other income, net (1) 13 15 55
    ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------
    Income before
    income taxes and
    minority interest 163 247 458 671
    Provision for
    income taxes 18 29 52 78
    ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------
    Income before
    minority interest 145 218 406 593
    Minority interest 2 - 3 2
    ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------
    Net income 143 218 403 591
    ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------
    Earnings per equity
    share(a)
    Basic $0.26 $0.39 $0.74 $1.07
    Diluted $0.26 $0.38 $0.72 $1.04
    Weighted average
    equity shares used
    in computing
    earnings per
    equity share(a)
    Basic 544,715,752 554,200,798 541,751,558 552,043,540
    Diluted 559,825,844 566,883,484 556,868,762 564,849,610

    (a) Adjusted for stock split
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