Globsyn Technologies to expand business

BANGALORE: Globsyn Technologies Limited has launched Plan 2000 under which it

announced a series of initiatives to create knowledge infrastructure in the

country. This would be created by Globsyn's business initiatives focused on

three main parameters of knowledge infrastructure foundation, capabilities, and

enablers.

Elaborating on Globsyn's concept of Knowledge Infrastructure, Globsyn

Technologies chairman Bikram Dasgupta said that it covered the full spectrum of

the 'feed-stock' needed to fuel the knowledge economy. According to a release,

the plan consisted of the creation of a foundation of software skills and

enhancing software capabilities through e-services. It will extend up to playing

a catalyst role by creating enablers (comprising Web-initiatives). Globsyn's

Plan 2000 consists of expansion of existing areas of business, such as the

TechnoCampus initatives, as well as entering new businesses such as Net learning

and a knowledge protal.

Under its initiative for setting up the foundation for Knowledge

Infrastructure, Globsyn technologies will expand its existing education services

by adding nine new TechnoCampus Centers throughout the country, the release

said. Globsyn Technologies announced that four of these, located at New Delhi,

Mumbai, Ahmedabad and Bhubaneshwar became operational today. These are in

addition to Globsyn's flagship TechnoCampus located at Calcutta, which will now

act as the research hub for the growing network of TechnoCampus Centers.

The five TechnoCampus centers have the capacity to train 800 full-time and

1,000 part-time software professionals. By the end of the year Globsyn expects

to have annual capacity in place to train 1,500 full-time and 2,000 part-time

software professionals. In addition, four overseas TechnoCampus centers, to be

located in Korea, Dubai, Malaysia and Bangladesh are expected to be up and

running within the next twelve months.

The comapny will offer new courses at its' TechnoCampus Centers, introduce

distance learning of software skills and launch a new franchise model for

learning of Net skills. This should help bridge the widening gap in demand and

supply of quality and market relevant IT professionals in the country, the

release added.

It is in the process of designing its knowledge portal (knowledgepub.com),

which will provide a spectrum of knowledge services including distance learning,

on-line seminars, workshops and industry meets on topical industry and technical

issues. Also, on the anvil is eGlobsyn - for acquiring Net or specialized domain

skills, under which Globsyn Technologies will set up a network of at least 50

Net Learning Centers around the country offering a mix of instructor led and

self paced learning.

The company is also considering entering the area of Internet consulting and

services, through the eGlobsyn initiative. In order to implement these growth

plans, the company has undertaken corporate re-organization and structuring.

Globsyn is currently in the process of setting-up a full-fledged marketing base

in Delhi and Bangalore and plans to grow its' international business by 100 per

cent, through setting up two additional offices in the US this year.