Infosys in Chennai to be 5000 strong

BANGALORE: Infosys Technologies has added 129 acres of land in Mahindra City, for its second campus. It already has a 13-acre campus in Sholinganallur. Infosys plans to invest approximately Rs 250 crores in the facility which has the potential to grow to a 5,000-people campus.

Nandan Nilekani, MD of Infosys said, "Mahindra City offers truly world class infrastructure to match our status as a global player. We are committed to providing the best facilities for our people and I am sure our campus at the Mahindra City would prove to be an ideal environment for our employees."

Infosys’ Chennai operations started in 1995 and the company has so far invested Rs 100 crores in the campus. Exports from the Chennai center, which currently employs 2400 people, stood at Rs 548 crores for financial year ended March 31, 2003.

The company recently announced the acquisition of about 100 acres in the Pune Infotech City and plans to acquire 50 acre of land in Kerala was also reported. The headcount in each of the centers is expected to touch 5,000.

Kris Gopalakrishnan, Chief Operating Officer, Infosys commented, "Infosys’ Chennai operations have grown rapidly since the time of its inception. It is one of the first centres to have implemented the practices of the CMMi model to provide measurable business benefits to clients. The new centre and our expansion plans are testimony to the dedication and high quality work produced by our Chennai team. We are also grateful to the Government of Tamil Nadu for being extremely co-operative and progressive in its IT initiatives, which has been an important factor in the growth of Infosys operations here.