Spirit AeroSystems Recognizes Infosys as a Platinum Supplier

WICHITA, Kansas and BANGALORE, India, July 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --

Spirit AeroSystems, one of the world's largest independent suppliers of commercial airplane assemblies and components, has recognized Infosys, a global leader in consulting and technology, as one of its 2011 Platinum Suppliers.

The award recognizes Infosys for its ability to help Spirit AeroSystems rapidly innovate and accelerate the time to market through world-class engineering services. Spirit AeroSystems partners with Infosys for a wide range of engineering services including design verification and validation, computer-aided engineering, knowledge based engineering, and overall engineering support.

"Our long-term partnership with Infosys has provided Spirit the ability to deliver multiple aircraft designs for different original equipment manufacturers, or OEMs, at the same time," said José Rivera, senior manager, global engineering services at Spirit AeroSystems.

Throughout the duration of the partnership, Infosys has helped Spirit AeroSystems reduce product development cycle time and time to market through productivity improvements from smarter automated engineering initiatives.

"One of the foremost challenges faced by aerospace companies is effectively managing delivery on multiple programs, on time and within budget," said Sanjay Jalona, senior vice president of high-tech and manufacturing at Infosys. "Infosys is delighted to have partnered with Spirit AeroSystems to contribute toward this goal."

Infosys Engineering Services

Infosys provides a wide range of engineering solutions, ranging from product ideation to realization and sustenance. With 9,000 engineers working as a partner to more than 200 clients in more than 30 countries, Infosys provides engineering and technology services to support a client's entire offering lifecycle, helping to build tomorrow's enterprise.

Infosys engineering offerings focus on product and software development, product and commodity management, product innovation, business platforms and cross-industry shared services. Its engineering practice services a cross-section of industries including aerospace, automotive, banking and financial services, business services, chemicals, consumer products, energy, high technology, industrial products and equipment, media and entertainment, medical devices, metals and mining, pharmaceuticals, retail, telecommunications and utilities.

About Spirit AeroSystems

Spirit AeroSystems, with headquarters in Wichita, Kan., USA, is one of the world's largest non-OEM designers and manufacturers of aerostructures for commercial aircraft. In addition to its Wichita and Chanute facilities in Kansas, Spirit has locations in Tulsa and McAlester, Okla.; Kinston, N.C.; Prestwick, Scotland; Preston, England; Subang, Malaysia; and Saint-Nazaire, France. In the U.S., Spirit's core products include fuselages, pylons, nacelles and wing components. Additionally, Spirit provides aftermarket customer support services, including spare parts, maintenance/repair/overhaul, and fleet support services in North America, Europe and Asia. Spirit Europe produces wing components for a host of customers, including Airbus.

About Infosys

Many of the world's most successful organizations rely on the 150,000 people of Infosys to deliver measurable business value. Infosys provides business consulting, technology, engineering and outsourcing services to help clients in over 30 countries build tomorrow's enterprise. For more information about Infosys (NASDAQ: INFY), visit http://www.infosys.com

Safe Harbor

Certain statements in this release concerning our future growth prospects are forward-looking statements, 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 fluctuations in earnings, fluctuations in foreign exchange rates, our ability to manage growth, intense competition in IT 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 or expiration 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, 2012 and on Form 6-K for the quarter ended June 30, 2011 September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2011.These filings are available at http://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.

Contact Information:
Danielle D'Angelo
Infosys, Ltd. - U.S.A.
+1-510-859-5783
[email protected]

SOURCE Infosys Ltd

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