Infosys to expand in Orissa

Infosys Technologies celebrated the commencement of the tenth
year of operation of its Bhubaneswar development center. Infosys Bhubaneswar
began operations in December 1996 and has grown to over 1,720 employees today.
Naveen Patnaik, CM of Orissa was the chief guest at the celebrations.

Surjya Narayan Patro, Minister of Energy, IT & Tourism
and Subas Chandra Pani, Chief Secretary, Government of Orissa, NR Narayana
Murthy, Chairman and Chief Mentor, Infosys, K Dinesh, Director and Member of
Board, TV Mohandas Pai, Chief Financial Officer & Director and Ardhendu Das,
Head, Infosys Bhubaneswar development center.

Speaking on the occasion, Murthy said, "Tier two cities
like Bhubaneswar will be the growth engines for the IT Industry in India.
Infosys

has taken a lead in this direction by investing more than Rs 135 crore in its
Bhubaneswar development center. We contribute approximately 80 percent of
software exports from the state, making Infosys the largest exporter from the
Bhubaneswar STPI. Realizing the potential that the city has to offer, we plan to
increase our headcount to over 4,500 over the next

few years with an added investment of Rs 100 crore."

The development center at Bhubaneswar caters to clients from
Canada, Europe and North America.

With a total built-up area of more than half a million square
feet (46 acres), the center presently has the capacity to accommodate over 3,300
software professionals.

CyberMedia News, Bhubaneswar, Dec 22