Patni, Once an Outsourcing Pioneer, Now iGate After acquiring Patni Computer Systems last year, the American technology company iGate Corp. said Monday that it would eliminate the Indian name from its new brand. Patni Computer Systems was formed by Narendra Patni and his wife, Poonam Patni, in 1978, and the company, which was based in Mumbai, was one of the pioneers of the outsourcing industry in India. In January 2011, iGate, which is based in Fremont, California, along with the private equity firm Apax Partners, bought the Indian company for $1.2 billion, which was renamed iGate Patni. On Monday, the U.S. company said iGate Corp. and its subsidiaries would be rebranded as "iGate." The move follows the recent delisting of Patni Computer Systems from Indian exchanges after the company offered 520 rupees, or $9.80, a share last month. Phaneesh Murthy, the chief executive of iGate, said that the company had legal reasons for dropping the Indian name. "When we acquired Patni, we were struggling to protect the name," said Mr. Murthy. Since it is a family name, the Indian government allows anyone with the same family name to use it. Mr. Murthy said the company, whose largest customers are General Electric and Royal Bank of Canada, was looking to change its image as well. "The Patni name is recognized, but what is it recognized for?" he said. It is known as an older, conservative company. We are looking to create a younger, more aggressive company with a high-performance, outcomes-driven culture. He said the current economic climate in India shaped his decision to rebrand the company, which had $779.6 million in revenue and $51.5 million in profit in 2011. "It is people's aspirations we are playing to," said Mr. Murthy. Everyone wants to be part of something new and special, and that is what we are working on. The Indian market is deepening and maturing, which has created the opportunity for a change like this.