Xansa moves to new development facility near Chennai

Xansa-the business consulting, information technology and outsourcing organization-has commenced work on its new software development facility at Sirusari, near Chennai. The campus, set to open March 2003, will be the largest Xansa technology center in India spreading across 27 acres and with the potential to house 6,000 employees.

In 2001, Xansa announced investments in India of over Rs 160 crore over three years to set up three technology centers in Chennai, Pune and second center in NOIDA (near Delhi).

The Chennai campus will be developed in six phases. Phase I construction is comprised of the initial software development unit, employee housing facilities and the regional office. The following phases will provide additional software development units and hostel blocks, a recreation club and canteen. The Chennai campus also marks further development of this recently established IT business community with modern architectural, environmental and recreational features.

Development of the Pune campus, with capacity for 3000 employees, is expected to start later this year. The NOIDA technology center, near Delhi, is already under construction and is anticipated to be operational by December 2002. 

"India is a very important international resource hub. It offers immense opportunities for Xansa to expand its operations world-wide by leveraging the highly skilled manpower in the country," said Saurabh Srivastava, Executive Chairman, Xansa, India. "This investment reflects our long-term commitment to India. It is our intention, that within the next few years, the majority of Xansa's international development projects will be carried out using these new technology centers in India."

(CNS)