GlobalCynex runs operations in Hyderabad, India, and provides offshore services. Its service offerings include and data warehousing, according to details on its Web site. The company didn't respond to request for comment.

In 2006, GlobalCynex had 137 H-1B petitions approved; in 2007, it had 142, according to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services records.

A search of the Labor Conditions Application (LCA) database at the Labor Department turned about 950 entries. LCAs are filed by employers, and include provisions where the employers must attest that they are paying prevailing wages.

Until the economic downturn, the tech industry for more H-1B workers. The had approved an increase last year as part of the immigration reform bill.