IBM expands Innovation Center in Bangalore

BANGALORE, INDIA: IBM today announced the expansion of the IBM Innovation Center in Bangalore for start-up companies, software developers, independent software vendors (ISVs), IT professionals, and academics.

A company release said that the center will help them grow their IT skills, create new software and hardware applications and services, and deliver them to the global marketplace. The IBM Innovation Center in Bangalore will provide technology, education and consulting support, as well as access to IBM sales and marketing experts.

The center offerings will help business partners test their solutions for compatibility and scalability before introducing them into the market.

Additionally, the center will provide companies with access to on-site facilities for hands-on support from IBM.

“Our company was launched in 1996 and we have been associated with IBM ever since. The IBM Innovation Centre in Bangalore has helped us in every phase of our growth. By making such facilities available to the ecosystem, IBM is unleashing its technical knowledge and infrastructure to help the young companies create success stories”, said, Romil Turakhia, director and chief operations officer, Automated Workflow Group.

The new center will be equipped with new labs and infrastructure for latest technologies – RFiD, Pervasive and SOA and for providing System z support. Business partners will also be able to test, develop and demonstrate their Software as a Service (SaaS) business model and conduct proof of concepts. The center also has Remote Access Facility services.