Infy to set up campus in Hyderabad

HYDERABAD: Infosys is all set to have a sprawling facility in Hyderabad that

will have a capacity to house more than 1,000 employees.

"We are planing to move to the new campus by the end of September. But

the company will continue to operate from the existing facility in the Hi-Tech

city for some more time," said, Kakal,associate VP enterprise solutions and

Head of Hyderabad operations, Chandra Shekar.

The company has chalked out plans to invest in the proposed project, in a

phased manner. In the first phase of operations it will invest Rs 80 crore, that

would be disbursed for setting up two software centers. The firm will later

invest Rs 100 crore in the second and third phase to create facilities to

accommodate additional 1,300 employees.

The firm has already signed a MoU with the Government of Andhra Pradesh for

acquiring 30 acres of land near Hyderabad. The company started its Hyderabad

operations in March 2000 with 50 people at its center in the hi-tech city here.

The company's center in Hyderabad is dedicated to providing solutions to

global companies such as Toshiba, Nordstrom and Seimens. Infosys is one amongst

the leading IT firms in the country, providing IT consulting and software

services to the world's finest organizations.

The business model of the company focuses on having long-term strategic

relationships with clients and a significant portion of the revenue comes from

repeat business. The solutions developed by the company include building next

generation communication, networking, and e-infrastructure products for clients.