IBM builds Innovation Center in Bangalore

IBM announced the expansion of IBM Innovation Center in Bangalore for
start-up companies, software developers, independent software vendors (ISVs), IT
professionals, and academics. “Our company was launched in 1996 and we have been
associated with IBM ever since. The IBM Innovation Center in Bangalore has
helped us in every phase of our growth. By making such facilities available to
the ecosystem, the company is unleashing its technical knowledge and
infrastructure to help the young companies create success stories,” said, Romil
Turakhia, Director and COO, Automated Workflow Group.

The center will be equipped with labs and infrastructure for latest
technologies-RFiD, Pervasive and SOA. Business partners will also be able to
test, develop and demonstrate their software as a service (SaaS) business model
and even conduct proof of concepts. The center also boasts remote access
facility services. The VPN service is designed to allow business partners to
connect from their office or workstations over an Internet connection to the
facility. Companies can also use this service to host their solution at the
center and demonstrate it to customers at any location. One of the additional
focus areas for this center will be to provide hands-on-support to the growing
number of start-up companies in India.

Speaking on the occasion, Pradeep Nair, Director-Software Group, IBM India
said, “Building a high-performance ecos­ystem is of huge signifi­cance to IBM.
Our approach is to enable and engage the IT community in India in every possible
manner to help them productize assets and build relevant open-standards based
industry solutions for our clients. This new center will ensure that the
stake­holders in the ecosystem benefit from our sales, marketing and technical
expertise to expand and grow into new, global markets.”

The IBM Innovation Center in Bangalore will also serve as a resource for
local academic institutions to connect with business partners and clients to
ensure IT professionals are developing the skills needed to remain competi­tive
in today's global marketplace.

Through this new center, IT professionals will now be able to tap into the
expertise of seamlessly connected global network of 38 IBM Innovation Centers
around the world. As a result companies have instant access to top IBM sales,
marketing and technical experts, regard­less of their proximity to a center.