Infosys opens Global Development Centre in Toronto

By Our Special Correspondent

BANGALORE, FEB. 18. Infosys Technologies Ltd., crossed a key milestone in its global expansion process with the inauguration of the Global Development Centre (GDC) in Toronto, Canada. The facility was inaugurated by Mr. Kieth Parsonage. Director- General, Information and Communication Technologies, in the presence of Mr. N.R.Narayana Murthy, Chairman and CEO of Infosys. The Centre will initially employ 60 IT professionals.

Rated by Forbes as one of the 20 companies to watch in the new Century, Infosys has become a world leader in providing IT consulting services. With developnment centres and offices across North America, Europe, Asia, Japan and Australia, Infosys is known as India's most famous success story of the decade. It was the first Indian company to be listed in NASDAQ.

Saponas visits Malleswaram KV

Dr. Timothy G. Saponas, President, Intel Foundation, and Ms. Pam Graviet, Communications Manager, Intel Corporation, visited the Kendriya Vidyalaya (KV) in Malleswaram here on Friday. The Principal, Mr. S.A.Nair, took the visitors around the school and showed them a demonstration computer lesson on "Covalent Bonding" arranged by Ms. Kamal Peter.

Intel award winners from the school, Ms. Anita Raj and Ms. Usha Raghupathy, were felicitated in Delhi this week. Mr. Saponas explained that the Intel project aimed to harness the power of technology and make learning and teaching an enjoyable process.

LendSoft launched

For the first time in its 11-year-old history, Indus Software Pvt. Ltd., with offices here, has created its first country- centric products for the U.S. market called "LendSoft." This is an integrated solution with end-to-end functionality that addresses the complete life cycle of loans and leases. The first version of LendSoft will focus on personal financing which consists of collateral loans and personal loans.

LendSoft will integrate with credit databases, postal services, automated clearing houses and national auto dealer databases. It is web enabled and has a fast turnaround time. Indus plans to sell the product through a number of business partners. It has been successfuly tested and well received in the U.S. market.

New recruitment strategy

Thirdware Solution Ltd., one of India's leading e-business providers, has launched its latest recruitment strategy called "Building Thirdware Together". This programme gives employees of an organisation an ideal opportunity to network and introduce their friends to Thirdware. It enables Thirdware to get qualified candidates who are aware of the working culture of the organisation through current employees in the company.

Thirdware Solution recently launched its ASP services in partnership with QAD Inc., Satyam Infoway and Citrix Software, India. The company specialises in verticals such as consumer products, food and beverages, electronics and automotive products.

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