IBM India Research Lab launches tech center

Monday, 13 January 2003, 20:30 IST
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IBM India Research Laboratory (IRL) today announced the launch of a technology center at its' facility within the IIT Campus in New Delhi. The Centre was inaugurated by Nobel Laureate, Dr. John F. Nash Jr., in the presence of Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen.

NEW DELHI: IRL Technology Centre will offer organisations an opportunity to understand how to optimize the advantages of Information Technology to achieve greater returns from their business through simulations and demonstration of cutting edge technologies. Some of the solutions being currently showcased at the Centre range are next generation of applications for bio-informatics and Grid computing, knowledge management, and application of eCommerce to local initiatives such as speech recognition and text translation in Hindi. Launching the Centre, Abraham Thomas, Managing Director, IBM India Ltd. said, " The IRL Technology Centre provides our customers and Organisations in India and the region, with an unique opportunity to better understand the viability of a wide range of cutting edge technologies to their businesses. IBM is the world's largest IT Company, and what truly sets IBM apart from the rest of the industry is the value add that our research organisation brings to our customers." Added Dr. Manoj Kumar, Director, IBM India Research Lab, "Customers today need to understand how best information technology can be leveraged to meet their business needs and enable them to design, build and run those solutions in a way that delivers bottom-line business value. It is imperative for us to support our customers and also complements the strategy of our new business unit - IBM Business Consulting Services, which is focussed on providing customers business process and industry expertise backed by deep understanding of technology solutions. IRL will continue creating unique platforms like the IRL Technology Centre, that will enable us to bring the best in cutting edge technology to India."
Source: IANS