According to a latest update, the Honorable Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, Mr. N. Kiran Kumar Reddy and Union Human Resources Development (HRD) Minister Mr. M. M. Pallam Raju inaugurated Infotech Enterprises’ new development center at Sarpavaram SEZ, Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh. The new development center is Infotech’s seventh in India and second in Kakinada.
The five acre sprawling campus houses the development center building with a built up area of 52,000 square feet. The center will deliver cutting-edge solutions to customers primarily in the Oil & Gas, Energy and Utilities industry. It currently has 650 seats and employs 850 professionals. Infotech plans to ramp up this facility to 1500 seats and employ 2000 professionals by 2014.
Commenting on the occasion, Dr. B V R Mohan Reddy, Founder and Chairman, Infotech Enterprises said, “It is an extension of the strategy to grow inclusively by expanding operations in Tier-II cities. The center will add a new perspective to Infotech’s Indian operations and will help deliver high-value services competitively. The center will also help boost the local economy by generating employment opportunities.”
During the inauguration, the Chief Minister was briefed on several projects executed by the Infotech team for customers in India and the rest of the world. Infotech demonstrated end-to-end solutions for safety-critical projects in aerospace, rail, hi-tech, consumer electronics and in-car navigation applications. The dignitaries also witnessed leading edge technologies being practiced, innovations and how these projects ultimately benefited the consumers.
Under the campus connect initiative Infotech has adopted fourteen engineering colleges and set-up industry and faculty linkages. Infotech is helping these colleges improve the employability of students by developing curriculum, courseware and providing faculty. Infotech is also working closely with external agencies and Government on employability initiatives. Students from these institutions are being provided summer projects and are being given preference in recruitment. Infotech is also supporting the local ecosystem via culture, heritage and green initiatives
