Another variation is when consulting, especially systems integration activities, require business alliances with firms.

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Pabrai knows the technology and IT business intimately, as he founded his own IT consulting and systems integration firm in 1991 (TransTech, Inc.).

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After experience with early hand- held calculators at Rockwell International, with the first consumer video tape recorder at Cartridge Television, and with the original computer controlled video editing systems at CMX Systems, a CBS-Memorex joint venture, he began his own management consulting business in 1974.

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In my current responsibilities I am responsible in leading a team of 7000 consultants spanning across Management Consulting Services, Package applications consulting in sap, oracle, best of breed packages and Systems Integration to enable business transformation for clients in the Manufacturing Industry group.

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