Origin of ProV International

In 2001, Mr. Ajit Nair (Founder & CEO of Aces International) formed a strong business relationship with Mr. James Lynch (Founder & CEO of Executive Rainmakers, a sales consulting corporation).

In 2003, after Aces International was sold to a technology giant, Mr. Ajit Nair started a new business venture. The vision was to establish an IT services company committed to rapid deliveries and long-term customer relationships. The company was originally called Provia International, which was changed to ProV International.

Mr. Nair’s vision for ProV was to build on his previous success and client relationships in the staff augmentation business to develop a global workforce with the intention to provide end-to-end IT services for enterprise clients, while leveraging the low cost off-shore delivery model. In 200X ProV opened its headquarters in Tampa, Florida.

ProV Philippines

In developing the business plan for ProV, Mr. Nair evaluated options for the location of ProV’s off-shore operations. India was still the primary force, by a large margin, but there have been signs that wage inflation and staff retention issues have begun to force organizations to look to alternative sources for low cost skilled labor. Philippines was high on the list of alternative countries for off-shore efforts, with solid literacy and language skills being a primary selling point as well as financial incentives for attracting new IT businesses.

In November 2006, ProV International opened its off-shore delivery center in the heart of Manila, Philippines. 2007 was a year of building the infrastructure and processes needed to be a competitive off-shore services provider. By the end of 2007, ProV International Philippines has expanded to 100 employees and is looking to have over 400 employees by end of 2008.

ProV International – Today

ProV International is an information technology (IT) solution and services provider, with corporate headquarters in Tampa, Florida. Although it was formally created in 2003, the business model has recently changed from being an organization that provides staff augmentation to one that is providing full end-to-end IT services and solutions to global clients. The Delivery Services organization is based out of the Philippines, with additional resources in the United States, India and Europe. The sales team is distributed, with sales support teams in India and the United States.

ProV’s primary business model is to provide end-to-end IT services and solutions to its global clients. The main products of ProV are the IT consultants in the various disciplines, which are used to supplement an organization’s internal needs or to provide a low cost alternative to an organization’s IT staff.

The Delivery Services structure is based on providing consultants in one of the following centers of excellence (COE):

- Java technologies,

- .NET technologies,

- ERP Solutions (SAP and Lawson),

- Independent Verification and Validation (IV&V), and

ProV has clients in 10 countries spread throughout the United States, Northern Europe and Asia. Many of these clients are global organizations which expands the number of countries covered to well over double this amount. With the outsourcing / off-shore model, ProV have consultants deployed to numerous clients’ sites and their subsidiaries.