HP Centre inaugurated in Chennai

CHENNAI: HP today launched a new facility for its Global Delivery Centre here. This facility, located at the Olympia Technology Park, Guindy, was e-launched by Tamil Nadu chief minister M Karunanidhi, during the inauguration of Connect-2006 in Chennai this morning.

Talking to the media after the launch, Som Mittal, president and CEO of HP Global Soft and worldwide head of Application Services Delivery Organization said that the facility would add a new dimension to HP’s Global Delivery of Services.

“Highly skilled technical professionals, mature software processes and world class project management skills help it deliver cutting edge solutions to HP’s global customers,” he said.

He termed the setting up an HP facility in Chennai was “a confluence of synergy and purpose.”

Mittal said that the Chennai centre, with a current headcount of 700 would be scaled up to 3000 and another 2000 more would be added in the next two years.

“The new centre would play an important role in contributing to HP India’s growth strategy. The company is all set to tap the enormous talent pool the state offers. The delivery center would focus on key outsourcing engagements covering all aspects of IT and ITES including Application services, BPO services and ITO,” he said adding that it would handle all new clients and at the same time would also act as a DRC for the Bangalore unit.

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