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Infosys Technologies (NASDAQ: INFY) Announces Results for the Quarter ended December 31, 2007



    Infosys crosses US$ 3 billion in revenues in the first nine months

    Q3 revenues grew sequentially by 6.1%

    Revenues expected to grow 35.0% - 35.2% in Fiscal 2008

    Infosys Technologies (NASDAQ: INFY):

    Highlights

    Consolidated results for the quarter ended December 31, 2007

    -- Third quarter revenues at $ 1,084 million, up 32.0% from the
    corresponding quarter last fiscal

    -- Earnings per American Depositary Share (ADS) increased to
    $ 0.54(a) from $ 0.39 in the corresponding quarter last fiscal

    -- 47 new clients were added during the quarter

    -- Gross addition of 11,683 employees (net 8,100) for the quarter

    -- 88,601 employees as on December 31, 2007

    (a) Excluding tax reversal of US$ 13 million, EPS will be US$ 0.52

    California wage settlement

    The Company has voluntarily settled with the California Division
    of Labor Standards Enforcement (DLSE) towards possible overtime
    payment to certain employees in California for a total amount of $ 26
    million. The payment pertains to the last three years and such
    backwages will be paid to employees in due course.

    Outlook for the quarter ending March 31, 2008 and the fiscal year
    ending March 31, 2008

    -- Consolidated revenues expected to be between $ 1,136 million
    and $ 1,142 million for the quarter ending March 31, 2008 (YoY
    growth of 31.6% - 32.3%) and between $ 4.17 billion and $ 4.18
    billion for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2008 (YoY growth
    of 35.0% - 35.2%)

    -- Consolidated earnings per ADS expected to be $ 0.54 for the
    quarter ending March 31, 2008; (YoY growth of 17.4%)(b) and
    $ 2.02 for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2008; (YoY growth
    of 32.0%)(c)

    (b) Including tax reversal of US$ 29 mn for the quarter ended
    March 31, 2007. Excluding the tax reversal the Earnings per ADS will
    be US$ 0.54 and US$ 0.41 for quarter ending March 31 2008 and 2007
    respectively; YoY growth of 31.7%

    (c) Including tax reversal of US$ 25 mn in Fiscal 2008 and US$ 29
    mn for Fiscal 2007. Excluding the tax reversal the Earnings per share
    will be US$ 1.98 and US$ 1.48 for Fiscal 2008 and 2007 respectively;
    YoY growth of 33.8%

    Infosys Technologies Limited ("Infosys" or "the company") today
    announced financial results for its third quarter ended December 31,
    2007. Revenues for the quarter aggregated $ 1,084 million, up 6.07%
    from $ 1,022 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2007.

    "We see several opportunities for growth in the marketplace and
    have concluded several multi-year, multi-million deals during the
    quarter," said S. Gopalakrishnan, CEO and Managing Director. "We
    believe that our ability to handle large, complex programs using the
    Global Delivery Model provides a compelling value proposition to
    global customers seeking efficiency in a challenging
    macro-environment."

    Infosys added 47 clients during the quarter and won repeat
    business from existing clients.

    Infosys entered into a multi-year multimillion-dollar contract
    with a leading healthcare company to provide application services and
    testing support for a critical business platform. Besides potential
    cost savings of over $ 60 million for the client, the engagement
    offers benefits such as portfolio integration, knowledge management
    and a scalable support model. Infosys is also partnering with one of
    the leading providers of specialized, comprehensive Health Care
    Support solutions as well as another corporation that provides
    clinical laboratory services.

    A leading European bank selected Infosys as a preferred supplier
    to reduce the cost of ownership of its application portfolio across
    business lines. A top global brokerage sought to better manage its IT
    budget with Infosys´ time-tracking database system. One of the world´s
    largest asset managers sought Infosys´ help to understand and allocate
    cost for its infrastructure services. A leading global bank used
    Infosys´ expertise to build an application to mine and assimilate
    distributed customer data. Infosys conducted an IT Effectiveness study
    to improve processes and architecture for one of the world´s largest
    investment banks.

    "Cash and cash equivalents crossed US$ 2 billion," said V.
    Balakrishnan, Chief Financial Officer. "We also crossed a significant
    milestone reaching US$ 1 billion in net profits in the last twelve
    months. The currency environment continues to be challenging."

    About Infosys Technologies Ltd.

    Infosys (NASDAQ: INFY) defines, designs and delivers IT-enabled
    business solutions that help Global 2000 companies win in a flat
    world. These solutions focus on providing strategic differentiation
    and operational superiority to clients. With Infosys, clients are
    assured of a transparent business partner, 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 88,000 employees in over 40 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 sustain our previous levels
    of profitability including on account of the appreciation of the Rupee
    against the US Dollar, UK Pound and Euro, our ability to manage
    growth, intense competition in information technology, 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 we have 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, 2007 and
    Quarterly Report on Form 6-K for the quarters ended June 30, 2007,
    September 30, 2007 and our other recent filings. These filings are
    available at www.sec.gov. We may, from time to time, make additional
    written and oral forward-looking statements, including statements
    contained in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission
    and our reports to shareholders. We do not undertake to update any
    forward-looking statements that may be made from time to time by or on
    our behalf.

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    INFOSYS TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED AND SUBSIDIARIES
    Consolidated Balance Sheets
    (Dollars in millions except per share data)
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    As of
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    March 31, 2007 December 31, 2007
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    (1) (Unaudited)
    ASSETS
    Current Assets
    Cash and cash equivalents $1,403 $1,978
    Investments in liquid mutual fund
    units 6 35
    Trade accounts receivable, net of
    allowances 565 662
    Unbilled revenue 74 136
    Prepaid expenses and other current
    assets 48 63
    Deferred tax assets 2 3
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    Total current assets 2,098 2,877
    Property, plant and equipment, net 738 968
    Goodwill 128 151
    Intangible assets, net 20 28
    Deferred tax assets 19 37
    Advance income taxes 33 38
    Other assets 37 45
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    Total Assets $3,073 $4,144
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    LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS´ EQUITY
    Current Liabilities
    Accounts payable $6 $8
    Income taxes payable 4 76
    Client deposits 1 3
    Unearned revenue 72 94
    Other accrued liabilities 272 326
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    Total current liabilities 355 507
    Non-current liabilities
    Other non-current liabilities 1
    Minority interests
    Stockholders´ Equity
    Common stock, $ 0.16 par value
    600,000,000 equity shares authorized,
    Issued and outstanding - 551,109,960
    and 555,785,001 as of March 31, 2006
    and September 30, 2006, respectively 64 64
    Additional paid-in capital 692 702
    Accumulated other comprehensive
    income 90 365
    Retained earnings 1,871 2,506
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    Total stockholders´ equity 2,717 3,637
    Total Liabilities And Stockholders´
    Equity $3,073 $4,144
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    (1) March 31, 2007 balances were obtained from audited financial
    statements
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    INFOSYS TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED AND SUBSIDIARIES

    Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Income
    (Dollars in millions except per share data)
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    Three months ended Nine months ended
    December 31, December 31
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    2007 2006 2007 2006
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    Revenues $1,084 $821 $3,034 $2,227
    Cost of revenues 629 468 1,789 1,280
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    Gross profit 455 353 1,245 947
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    Operating Expenses:
    Selling and marketing
    expenses 52 54 174 147
    General and
    administrative
    expenses 89 64 243 183
    Amortization of
    intangible assets 2 1 6 2
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    Total operating
    expenses 143 119 423 332
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    Operating income 312 234 822 615
    Gain on sale of long-
    term investment - - - 1
    Other income, net 40 13 140 55
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    Income before income
    taxes and minority
    interest 352 247 962 671
    Provision for income
    taxes 42 29 118 78
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    Income before minority
    interest 310 218 844 593
    Minority interest - - - 2
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    Net income $310 $218 $844 $591
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    Earnings per equity
    share(2)
    Basic $0.54 $0.39 $1.49 $1.07
    Diluted $0.54 $0.38 $1.48 $1.04
    Weighted average
    equity shares used in
    computing earnings
    per equity share(2)
    Basic 568,512,968 554,200,798 568,421,831 552,043,540
    Diluted 570,363,129 566,883,484 570,439,766 564,849,610
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    (2) Adjusted for stock split
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