Many types of companies benefit from the unique competitive advantages of Bangladesh. Below are profiles of three such companies.

Bangladesh Japan Information Technology (BJIT) Ltd

BJIT was the first joint venture ICT Company in Bangladesh by a Japanese company. Since its incorporation in 2003, it has grown rapidly as a total ICT solution provider. BJIT are dedicated to provide solutions like software development, web and e-commerce, and network solution. The company has full cooperation from the parent company at Japan in both the management and technical side.

The company has developed software for renowned companies like NOKIA, Motorola, Panasonic, NTT Data, Study-Box, Connect Technologies, INT, ANK, Polygon Magic Inc. and also with companies in USA, Hong Kong and Switzerland.

The company now employs over 140 software programmers in Bangladesh.

Groupcare

The Danish IT company Groupcare has entered in a joint venture with Datasoft in Bangladesh to develop new software in 2005. Datasoft was selected out of 20 companies which carried out test projects for Groupcare.

Groupcare is a leading supplier of web-based collaborative tools. It develops user-friendly software for extranet, intranet, project management and virtual network. In Denmark more than 85 companies and 450,000 users communicate and collaborate via Groupcare's software. Customers include Novo Nordisk, FOSS and Fredericia Municipality.

Groupcare has invested DKK 4.5 m (USD 810,000) in the joint venture project, and also plans to increase its workforce in Bangladesh. Staff at Groupcare provides training to software programmers of Datasoft on how to develop international quality software. The new joint venture has considerably speeded up the software development process.

Leads Corporation

Leads Corporation Limited has been supporting clients nationwide in managing the evolving role of information technology in business since 1992.

Its services and solutions include custom application software development, network infrastructure building, plastic card personalization, and delivery and installation of PCs, Servers, POS, and ATMs. Leads is an ISO 9001:2000 certified organization for design, development and sale of software.

The company represents DataCard Group for plastic card personalization system; Dell Inc. for server, storage, desktop computer, notebook and networking devices; NCR Corporation for self service solutions; TCS BaNCS for financial solutions of banking; capital markets and insurance sectors; Teradata for data warehouse solution; VeriFone Holdings, Inc. for payment terminals.

Leads Corporation Ltd is now regarded as the largest software development and IT services company in Bangladesh for financial institutions and security companies.