US-based Big Pond Technologies to open up in Kerala

Wednesday, 03 December 2003, 20:30 IST
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THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: US-based Big Pond Technologies is set to open a delivery and support centre at the Software Technology Park of India (STPI) in the heart of the capital city. Speaking to IANS, Syam Chandra, chief technical officer of the US-based company, said Tuesday their operational strategy for their offshore business is to develop partners in various centres in India and in the Philippines. "Currently, the Thiruvananthapuram centre that would become operational from this week and would look after the work being done by the other partner centres in the country," said Chandra. Big Pond USA has partner centres in Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad and Kochi currently that are working on projects outsourced by the US-based company. "By the end of the current financial year, we are expecting a total revenue of $1.7 million after eight months of operation in India. Our centres in the country are each working on specific projects. We are investing half a million in our Thiruvananthapuram office. This is a short-term plan," said Chandra. K.Ramesh Kumar, director of STPI, said Big Pond has asked for 1,500 sq ft of space and would get it the moment it submits the required papers for registration. Since it is a foreign company the registration papers are a must, said the director. Currently, Big Pond USA has clients all across the globe and its long-term aim is to convert its present centres outside the US to full-fledged offshore developing centres.
Source: IANS
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