Mr N.R. Narayana Murthy, Chairman and Chief Mentor of Infosys, with the Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister, Mr N. Chandrababu Naidu, going through the new facility of Infosys in Hyderabad on Tuesday.
HYDERABAD, Jan. 14
INFOSYS Technologies Ltd, the country's leading end-to-end technology solutions provider, has outlined its Hyderabad expansion plans which involves an investment outlay of Rs 100 crore and additional manpower of about 1,300 in Phase II and III within the next 3 years.
Inaugurating the Hyderabad global development centre, which has been created with an investment outlay of Rs 74 crore in a record nine months time, the Chairman and Chief Mentor of Infosys Technologies, Mr N.R. Narayana Murthy, said that the centre, which has the capacity to host 1500-plus people, had a little over 800 now and depending on the business requirements, will be upscaled.
Impressed with the modern facility, the Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister, Mr N.Chandrababu Naidu, after having a first hand experience at the gym quipped that the `company employees come to such a facility not just to work but to improve their health'.
In a typical hard selling approach, he offered another 20 acres to Infosys to make Hyderabad their biggest development centre in the country.
He also urged the Chairman to develop a centre at Visakhapatnam, and offered land and necessary support.
The Hyderabad global delivery centre, which started in a small way with 8 people in March 2000, had 111 people as on March 2001. By the end of March 2002, it had 414 people on its rolls and has grown to a little over 800 by January 14, 2003.
In the first year, the centre accounted for revenues of Rs 25.72 crore, second year (Rs 125.63 crore) and during the last eight months it recorded Rs 164.95 crore.
The revenues from Hyderabad centre, which is an independent profit-driven centre, crossed the Rs 200-crore mark, registering Rs 202.92 crore, according to the Director and Chief Financial Officer, Mr T.V. Mohandas Pai.
Addressing a press conference before the formal inauguration of the facility, Mr Chandrasekhar Kakal, Head of Hyderabad Development Centre, said that the company had entered into a memorandum of understanding with the State Government during the Partnership Summit in 2001.
"Based on its commitment, we have so far invested Rs.73.66 crore and created a 1200 people facility," he said.
The centre has garnered a very impressive client list covering a whole gamut of business applications from semiconductors to ERP solutions. These included Toshiba, Sony, Siemens, Dell Computers and Microsoft, Mr Kakal explained. Developed on a 30-acre site, it has a 3.11-lakh sq ft of built up space, complimented by a 70,000 sq ft of food court.
The distinguishing factor of the whole development centre is a unique parabolic dome having a 46-metre diameter, with a seating capacity of about 800 people.
The innovatively designed software development techno campus, has a range of recreational facilities, a 5,000 sq ft gym, a aerobics centre, and a 12-hole golf putting and driving range.
The centre is designed by architects — Sundaram & Associates and the interiors have been custom-designed by architect, Hafeez Contractor.
The entire dome-shaped multi-purpose building is perceived as an engineering marvel, the air-conditioning is uniquely designed and the audio systems have been custom-made by Bose, he said.
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