| |  |  | | Like many great companies, Adea’s history began with the dream of an entrepreneur, Abid Abedi. An Accounting expert getting into the IT business may not have been the most obvious choice for Abid. But he has proved that the passion, vision, creativity and hard work of an entrepreneur can lead to amazing results. |  | | In September of 1996 Abid Abedi's idea for a software development company specializing in the creation of software applications to track and manage the collection of sales taxes by large businesses, took shape. The result was 'ADEA' born of 'Abid's Idea'. Subsequently, the company evolved into the business of IT projects, staffing and solutions, driven by market dynamics and client needs. | | 1996 to 2005: Adea established itself as a strong IT services player, largely based in the US, with significant focus in the Telecom industry. Many in the industry called us a “Telecom play”! | | 2005 to 2009: Adea transformed into a global consulting firm with over 100 customers. The growth was due to increase in service lines, depth in technology competencies and focus on industry specializations. The global footprint was created through delivery centers in India and China, and through winning clients in US, Europe, China, India, Middle-east and Australia. | | Today, Adea functions in a distributed leadership model, led by professionals who are amongst the best in the industry. Most people in leadership roles have been with the company for a long time. | | Adea is a privately held, employee-owned firm with strong corporate governance. For us, Culture is a Strategy. We thrive in an entrepreneurial, innovative and results-driven culture. Client’s success is our passion and employee growth is a continuing journey. | | | |  | | |  | | | Careers | | Each team member in the organization plays an important role, is recognized for their contribution and is expected to make a difference by contributing their expertise because they believe and live a vision for success. | | | Our Clients | | Our adaptable Global Engagement Model provides our clients with the flexible ability to improve business performance. | | | |
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