Datacraft to double its headcount
Friday, 03 October 2003, 19:30 IST
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BANGALORE: Datacraft, India’s leading systems integrator with revenues of Rs 250 crore, is doubling its headcount to 300 people over the next six months, reports Economic Times, a business daily in India. The expansion in manpower is primarily for executing the $29-million SBI phase II project that the company has bagged recently. SBI along with the seven associate banks has earmarked a strategic IT investment of $100 million, which will be rolled out in phases. Datacraft India has already implemented the $17-million phase I project for the bank that involved 1,457 branches across 49 cities. The phase II networking project for India’s largest bank will cover 2,800 branches across 300 locations in addition to deploying SBI’s corporate network known as SBI Connect. According to Dilip Kumar, CEO of Datacraft India, banking practice is a focus area for the company, accounting for 32 per cent of its revenues. The other key segments that it is pursuing business include telcos, call centres and software companies. Datacraft’s solutions include secure IP virtual private networks, voice over IP solutions, unified messaging, business systems for billing, fulfilment and assurance management to help telecom service providers to compete effectively in a deregulated environment. Catering to global customers, Datacraft has also set up its managed services operations in Bangalore, called STARtrac. “A team comprising 15 engineers at Bangalore centre is engaged in optimising, monitoring and managing IT infrastructure in an online, real-time environment,’’ Kumar added. STARtrac will also be managing SBI’s nation wide network remotely.
Source: IANS
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