IBM opens fourth GDC in Pune

IBM has inaugurated the global delivery center (GDC) at Hinjewadi Information
Technology Park, Pune.

According to an IBM statement, the GDC will provide business cons­ulting and
application services. The center, spread over 1,80,000sq ft, can house 2,000
employees.

The center is IBM Global Business Services' fourth site in Pune.

The Pune site will be an integrated part of IBM's vast network of business
consulting and application services centers, located in eight countries around
the world.

"Our new facility in Pune will further augment our delivery network
worldwide, providing clients in key sectors with differentiated solutions to
help them innovate and transform their businesses," said Rajesh Nambiar, VP and
GM-Global Delivery, IBM India.

The Pune center will also provide services for clients in the travel and
trans­portation, chemicals and petroleum, and energy and utility industries.

IBM also announced a new language translation services center (LTSC) in the
Pune facility to address increasing demand from clients in Europe for
non-English language skills.

The Pune center's LTSC will offer quality language translation services for
clients and professionals at other IBM GDCs.

The services include assisting with document translations, such as e-mails,
web pages, contracts, etc from languages like French, German, Italian and
Spanish to English.