IBM expands India operations with global delivery centre at Noida; plans another by mid 2008

IBM has expanded its operations in India with the inauguration of a new global delivery centre in Noida, which was inaugurated today by Dr. Subas C Pani, secretary, Planning Commission.

This is IBM Global Business Services' first such centre in Noida; and, in phase two of the expansion, IBM will open another centre in the vicinity, which is expected to be fully operational by mid-2008. Both centres are located in Sector 62, and will house close to 3000 employees once fully staffed.

These centres will enable IBM to increase its existing application services portfolio to support a growing global client base. With the addition of these centres, IBM's global delivery operations are provided from six locations in India (Bangalore, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Pune, Chennai and at Noida and Gurgaon in the National Capital Region), with the new centres will increase the company's presence in Northern India. These centres will be an integral part of IBM's global delivery network, spread across three dozen countries around the world.
 
IBM will increase its operations in Noida by hiring technology graduates and IT professionals with skills in IT strategy and architecture, business consulting, enterprise solutions (SAP, Siebel, and Oracle), testing, and business intelligence.

"This investment in Noida is a natural step for us to increase service capacity and broader market reach to help improve our ability to deliver industry-leading services to our global clients," said Rajesh Nambiar, general manager and vice president, global delivery, IBM India, said, "Having an enhanced presence in NCR will give us the opportunity to attract the required talent in the Northern region."

IBM started its National Capital Region (NCR) operations in 1992, and currently has a strong global delivery and domestic business in the region. In 2007, IBM announced its focus on the small and medium business market in Uttar Pradesh. It  already has a significant presence in Lucknow and is working with various clients, including department of revenue, irrigation department, UP Electronics Corporation Ltd, Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd, UP Mandi Parishad, Sahara India, and Hindalco Industries.

IBM India has set up the complete range of IBM's services capabilities including consulting and systems integration, infrastructure, applications and business process transformation and management in India.