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hyd · July 3rd, 2010, 02:50 PM

Whatever happened to the KOKAPET SEZ?? Not the golden shaft, but kokapet sez opposite to CBIT, I just see some boards saying its sez and lot of soon to be slaughtered peacocks.

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Originally Posted by rizwan3

New IT policy hailed

Special Correspondent

HYDERABAD: The new IT policy for 2010-15 evoked positive response from the IT industry.

B. V. R. Mohan Reddy, Chairman and Managing Director, Infotech, welcomed the special focus bestowed on engineering services which was estimated to become a US $ 45 billion enterprise by 2020. Hyderabad had a good base for engineering services and Rs. 2.5 lakh reimbursement for every patent filed would give impetus to R&D and product development, he said.

J. A. Chowdary, former chairman of ITsAP and Executive Chairman, Talent Sprint Pvt Ltd., IIIT Campus, said separate towers for SMEs in IT SEZs and rental subsidy would give huge benefit for start up companies. This would also attract units from outside the State to AP. The new IT policy addressed the lacunae in the national IT policy, he added.

ranga · July 3rd, 2010, 06:19 PM

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Originally Posted by hyd

Cmon Sir, You have not heard of !+ lakh crore budget? Aarogya sri
24 hr Water for everyone? ORR in 3 years. Manchirevula IT towers.

I recently heard about another new IT tower. close to where we own or will own land

Rosaih is getting the knack of how to rule a Congress ruled state.
No seedi baat Only Bakwaas

Telangana state bannedo jab Hyderabad shahar hilake raktenga.

HydIndian · July 6th, 2010, 01:49 PM

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Originally Posted by hyd

Cmon Sir, You have not heard of !+ lakh crore budget? Aarogya sri
24 hr Water for everyone? ORR in 3 years. Manchirevula IT towers.

I recently heard about another new IT tower. close to where we own or will own land

Rosaih is getting the knack of how to rule a Congress ruled state.
No seedi baat Only Bakwaas

24hr water, Metrorail, ORR in 3 yrs etc etc were good jokes, which have died with their composer. Anymore such joke will leave bad taste in everyone's mouth!

rizwan3 · July 8th, 2010, 11:28 AM

Celgene opens support centre in Hyd

US-based biopharmaceutical major Celgene Corporation on Wednesday started its India operations from a 10,000 sft unit here.

Celgene has formed a technical collaboration with ValueLabs, a Hyderabad-based software development and testing company, to get human resources and infrastructure assistance. “The company is planning to expand its employee strength to 150 from the existing 50 within four months and 300 employees by 2013,” Madhu Seelam, program director, India Centre of Excellence, said.

ValueLabs will leverage its strength in building specialised teams to support Celgene in Hyderabad. “All the backoffice work will be done from this unit and the IT services will support to run operations in other countries across the Celgene networks,” Seelam added.

rizwan3 · July 9th, 2010, 11:37 AM

Kokapet IT hub a reality soon
Sudipta Sengupta, TNN, Jul 9, 2010, 12.05am IST

HYDERABAD: It's ‘Operation Kokapet' that is now gaining momentum in the corridors of government offices. With the IT Special Economic Zone in this area, about 8 kms from Gachibowli, lying vacant for the last three years, the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) has now cracked the whip, forcing corporates to start construction activity there at the earliest or lose the plots allotted to them in the SEZ.

Sources say the the government body, which oversees the SEZ, has even issued a directive to the companies that were allotted plots here, to begin work latest by September. The order states that firms failing to comply with the ruling will end up losing their share in the SEZ.

Close to a dozen corporate bigwigs including IT majors like Mahindra Satyam, Congnizant, Sonata Software, Patni Computers, Intelligroup, Infinite and corporate giants such as Google, D Q Entertainment and C-Bay are among those who were given land by HMDA at the Kokapet SEZ, spread over 125 acres (approx), in 2006. However, the area has seen little activity since then. Analysts say that the firms kept their plans of setting shop here on hold until now owing to reasons such as legal tangles, financial disputes between them and HMDA and even Kokapet's poor connectivity with the city.

"The project has been riddled with controversy ever since it took off," said an industry source adding, "Construction of the outer ring road too is still not complete. It will be a while before it can pick up as a preferred IT destination." At present, the area only has a few hutments and small buildings.

However, speculation is now rife about corporates re-looking at Kokapet with some even identifying plots to start work soon. "We have been hearing that they have come forward to set up offices in the Kokapet SEZ. But no company is ready to give a confirmation," said a senior executive of a leading infrastructure group. The official added, "It could be that their decision follows HMDA's directive as all of them had been lying low until now."

Industry experts say that pushing companies to start construction is a `marketing strategy' of the government to hard sell Kokapet to commercial developers. "If corporates eventually set shop here, it would only because of this pressure created by HMDA. Otherwise why would they be ready for expansion when they are already down in the dumps following recession and Telangana agitations," said a senior analyst.

When contacted, the corporates concerned refused to comment on the issue with some citing `silent period' (time for closing quarter results) as a reason for it.

Meanwhile, HMDA officials confirmed that these companies would soon start work at Kokapet, even as they brushed aside all queries about the order issued by the authority. "We have given them (the corporates) the land and they should utilise it. It has been lying idle for very long now," said V Madhwajara, chief engineer, HMDA.

ranga · July 9th, 2010, 01:31 PM

With the uncertainity of the tax sops for the SEZs and the units therein to be continued by the finance ministry (Withdrawal of tax benefits to SEZs w.e.f 1-4-11) what attraction is left in this desolate place for the corporates.

hyd · July 9th, 2010, 07:43 PM

who cares? HMDA will auction the 375 acres of rock they own there. Without sez boogie none will bid. So 125 acres of SEZ and 375 acres Real Estate

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Originally Posted by ranga

With the uncertainity of the tax sops for the SEZs and the units therein to be continued by the finance ministry (Withdrawal of tax benefits to SEZs w.e.f 1-4-11) what attraction is left in this desolate place for the corporates.

HMDA · July 9th, 2010, 08:08 PM

Google earth updated new pics for Uppal IT SEZ .Progress of work and also Miyapur area.

But not in wikimaipa site

rizwan3 · July 10th, 2010, 04:22 PM

IBM eyes 3 million sqft office space
Anshul Dhamija | TNN

Bangalore: President Barack Obama’s rhetoric on outsourcing jobs to India doesn’t seem to have had an impact on the Big Blue’s India growth plans.
IBM is cementing officeleasing deals across India’s IT hubs, including Bangalore, Pune and Hyderabad. The company is said to be planning to absorb 3-million sqft of office space over the next three years.
In this financial year (2010-11), IBM will take up close to 1.25 mn sqft of office space,for which it is said to have signed leasing deals with multiple developers.

According to sources in the real estate industry, IBM is taking additional office space of 500,000 sqft in Manyata Tech Park, Bangalore, 500,000 sqft in Embassy Techzone, Pune, and 250,000 sqft in Divyasree Orion in Hyderabad.

rizwan3 · July 10th, 2010, 04:25 PM

Focus is back on Hyderabad. IT Companies are back with Expansion Plans

Hyderabad had emerged as a strong contender to Bangalore as India’s strongest IT hub with proactive policies of then Chief Minister of AP, Mr. Chandra Babu Naidu. It managed to take the focus away from Bangalore in 2008 and most part of 2009. But the Telangana State agitation which paralyzed the city for several weeks, during last quarter of 2009 and in January 2010 made the IT industry jittery. Several companies put off their expansion plans in Hyderabad. Many started moving staff to Bangalore and other cities.

However, with the city remaining calm, business is back and is once again emerging as the most favored state for information technology (IT) giants.

IT majors have announced huge expansion plans that will create three lakh new jobs according to the State Govt. For the first time since the Telangana agitation started, two multinationals have shown interest about opening their India operations centers in Hyderabad. JP Morgan and the United Health Group will set up their units at Raheja’s SEZ at Madhapur.

Existing companies like Tata Consultancy, Wipro, Accenture, Infosys, Virtusa and Honeywell too have informed the government that they are going ahead with their expansion plans in spite of disturbances.

Recently, Facebook announced opening of their first offshore development center in Hyderabad.

Mindspace’s first phase is full with units and they are going ahead with their second phase of SEZ near New Hyderabad Airport. TCS has also started construction for the Gachibowli centre expansion.

Infosys, Wipro and Accenture have received permission from the government for their expansion projects with the first two presenting plans to recruit 3,700 people this season. TCS has informed the government that it will recruit 7,000 people during its expansion.

This is in addition to the recruitment proposed for the Tishman Speyer International Development Centre. The company will employ 2,500 people for this centre. New facilities of Virtusa are under various stages of completion and are expected to start operations in two months.

HMDA (Hyderbbad Metro Development Agency) which was the catalyst in the emergence of Hyderabad as an IT destination, by its quick planning and development of large scale infrastructure facilities in the west of Hyderabad has announced plans for expanding the highly successful Financial District in Gachibowli by building infrastructure nearby Tellapur. The Financial District houses, apart from others, ICICIs gigantic 25 floor structure which is getting ready for occupation.

rizwan3 · July 10th, 2010, 05:01 PM

Hyderabad News.Kokapet SEZ HYderabad. HMDA issues directive to Mahindra Satyam, Congnizant, Sonata Software, Patni Computers, Intelligroup, Google, D Q Entertainment and C-Bay to start work by September

Hyderabad News. TOI 09.07.2010

Its Operation Kokapet that is now gaining momentum in the corridors of government offices.With the IT Special Economic Zone in this area,about 8 kms from Gachibowli, lying vacant for the last three years,the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) has now cracked the whip,forcing corporates to start construction activity there at the earliest or lose the plots allotted to them in the SEZ.

Sources say the the government body,which oversees the SEZ,has even issued a directive to the companies that were allotted plots here,to begin work latest by September. The order states that firms failing to comply with the ruling will end up losing their share in the SEZ.
Close to a dozen corporate bigwigs including IT majors like Mahindra Satyam,Congnizant,Sonata Software,Patni Computers,Intelligroup,Infinite and corporate giants such as Google,D Q Entertainment and C-Bay are among those who were given land by HMDA at the Kokapet SEZ,spread over 125 acres (approx),in 2006.

However,the area has seen little activity since then.Analysts say that the firms kept their plans of setting shop here on hold until now owing to reasons such as legal tangles,financial disputes between them and HMDA and even Kokapets poor connectivity with the city.

The project has been riddled with controversy ever since it took off, said an industry source adding,Construction of the outer ring road too is still not complete.It will be a while before it can pick up as a preferred IT destination. At present,the area only has a few hutments and small buildings.
However,speculation is now rife about corporates re-looking at Kokapet with some even identifying plots to start work soon.We have been hearing that they have come forward to set up offices in the Kokapet SEZ.But no company is ready to give a confirmation, said a senior executive of a leading infrastructure group.The official added,It could be that their decision follows HMDAs directive as all of them had been lying low until now.

ranga · July 11th, 2010, 01:48 PM

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Originally Posted by rizwan3

Focus is back on Hyderabad. IT Companies are back with Expansion Plans

IT majors have announced huge expansion plans that will create three lakh new jobs according to the State Govt. For the first time since the Telangana agitation started, two multinationals have shown interest about opening their India operations centers in Hyderabad. JP Morgan and the United Health Group will set up their units at Raheja’s SEZ at Madhapur.

Existing companies like Tata Consultancy, Wipro, Accenture, Infosys, Virtusa and Honeywell too have informed the government that they are going ahead with their expansion plans in spite of disturbances.

Recently, Facebook announced opening of their first offshore development center in Hyderabad.

Mindspace’s first phase is full with units and they are going ahead with their second phase of SEZ near New Hyderabad Airport. TCS has also started construction for the Gachibowli centre expansion.

Infosys, Wipro and Accenture have received permission from the government for their expansion projects with the first two presenting plans to recruit 3,700 people this season. TCS has informed the government that it will recruit 7,000 people during its expansion.

This is in addition to the recruitment proposed for the Tishman Speyer International Development Centre. The company will employ 2,500 people for this centre. New facilities of Virtusa are under various stages of completion and are expected to start operations in two months.

HMDA (Hyderbbad Metro Development Agency) which was the catalyst in the emergence of Hyderabad as an IT destination, by its quick planning and development of large scale infrastructure facilities in the west of Hyderabad has announced plans for expanding the highly successful Financial District in Gachibowli by building infrastructure nearby Tellapur. The Financial District houses, apart from others, ICICIs gigantic 25 floor structure which is getting ready for occupation.

Hyderabad is not only going to become the second political capital of india (Next to New Delhi) but also the second financial capital of India (Next to Mumbai)it is already threatening Bangaluru to become the IT capital of India from the second position held now.Further, by 2020 Hyderabad will be the largest urban agglomerate of India extending the metropolitan area from the present 4900 Sq Km to more than 10,000 Sq Km populated by more than 25 million people.It will become the largest city of Asia by 2030 AD.

abhigtr · July 11th, 2010, 01:58 PM

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Originally Posted by ranga

Hyderabad is not only going to become the second political capital of india (Next to New Delhi) but also the second financial capital of India (Next to Mumbai)it is already threatening Bangaluru to become the IT capital of India from the second position held now.Further, by 2020 Hyderabad will be the largest urban agglomerate of India extending the metropolitan area from the present 4900 Sq Km to more than 10,000 Sq Km populated by more than 25 million people.It will become the largest city of Asia by 2030 AD.

Is this a joke

...by then all cities will target this growth Mumbai, Chennai, Bangalore, Delhi....and other Asian cities ...let Hyderabad for now start with metro soon as this is the only city getting delayed..then talk about the largest city in Asia and all

su_hyd · July 11th, 2010, 06:02 PM

For all this to happen, Hyderabad needs atleast one more dose of CBN rule for 5 years. If not, it will continue to trail other metro cities of India.

There is no doubt that HMDA formation and ORR are game changing for Hyderabad but it still needs a big push from some one like CBN for one term.

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Originally Posted by ranga

Hyderabad is not only going to become the second political capital of india (Next to New Delhi) but also the second financial capital of India (Next to Mumbai)it is already threatening Bangaluru to become the IT capital of India from the second position held now.Further, by 2020 Hyderabad will be the largest urban agglomerate of India extending the metropolitan area from the present 4900 Sq Km to more than 10,000 Sq Km populated by more than 25 million people.It will become the largest city of Asia by 2030 AD.

razzy · July 12th, 2010, 12:52 PM

Latens grows Hyderabad R&D facility

http://www.clover.me

Latens is to open a new R&D centre in Hyderabad, India, reflecting the pay-TV security company’s continuing growth in Asia. Belfast-based Latens has recently secured client and partner deals from the region including IndieonTechnologies and GoDB Tech. The new operation allows for future growth of the R&D team in Asia as the company looks to build a regional hub for its software development.

“Since opening the R&D Centre in Hyderabad in early 2009 Latens has continued to expand the offices and workforce, building on our existing successful team,” added Mark Crum, Latens Head of India Operations. He added, “The R&D Centre has been instrumental in designing and developing unique CAS and Middleware software-only solutions for leading global Pay TV operators.”

Latens’ global client base has been recognised through The Queen’s Award for Enterprise and the Deloitte Fast 500 technology award for the EMEA region.

rockystone · July 14th, 2010, 11:50 AM

UST Global to add 8,000 staff in India

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Sensing an uptick in business in the post-recession environment, end-to-end IT solutions provider for Global 1,000 companies, UST Global has chalked out major hiring plans.

UST Global’s Orange County, California-based CEO, Sajan Pillai told ET here that that the company planned to add 8,000 professionals to its headcount in India, a large majority of them in Thiruvananthapuram, where the company presently has a staff strength of roughly 4,000.

The remaining numbers will be added at the company’s other India centers at Chennai, Kochi and Bangalore. “That will take the India headcount to about 14,000 over the next 12-18 months”, Pillai said.

UST Global is also considering an operations base in Hyderabad, and has firmed up plans to “immediately raise headcount at the Philippines centre to 1,000 from the present level of 300 staffers”. The company already has the infrastructure to accommodate 1,000 staffers at its Philippines base.

Pillai said a “new normal” situation prevailed across the international business horizon in the post-recession phase, where “companies are demanding increased productivity levels from all suppliers including IT suppliers”.

“Earlier, when a customer wanted to drill a hole in the wall, the choice was often the equipment to do that, while it now has changed to the solution rather than spending on the gadget. The IT services space is also witnessing that change from an emphasis on putting more people on a job to offering enhanced services. So we see companies having their HR work or sales management processed externally, bringing more exciting times for IT services and solutions providers”, Pillai said.

He said IT companies were presently opting to be multi-location based, both for geo-political reasons as well as for hedging operational risks, and that large clients were looking at medium-sized IT providers, too, bringing better prospects for the lower-rung tech companies that had competitive offerings.

UST Global is in the process of launching a new campus in Thiruvananthapuram, and in the US the company had recently implemented next generation business process management solution for Catalina Marketing, a retail enabler and leader in precision marketing.

rizwan3 · July 16th, 2010, 02:00 PM

Zensar Tech plans two centres

MUMBAI (Reuters) - Software services provider Zensar Technologies Ltd(ZENT.BO) plans to invest 50 million rupees in FY11, mainly to set up two development centres, a top official said on Thursday.

"We are setting up a 300-seat centre within SEZ (special economic zone) in Hyderabad, which will start in September," Vice Chairman and Managing Director Ganesh Natarajan told Reuters over the telephone.

The firm, which already has development centres in Hyderabad and Pune, also plans a 100-seater centre in Shanghai which would be operational by September, he said.

The Shanghai centre will help further the company's global plans, and provide support to U.S. customers' manufacturing needs in China. It will focus primarily on manufacturing and government verticals.

It also plans to open an office in Saudi Arabia, following an increase in focus on enterprise business in the Middle-East.

"Under our overall recruitment plans for this year (FY11), because there is a lot of projects ramping up, we need to around 750-800 people," he said, adding the company has been getting projects at "higher rates."

Zensar added 109 employees in April-June, taking its total headcount to 5,342, it said in a statement.

The Pune-based company is also evaluating three U.S. companies for acquisitions in the range of $60-100 million. The company was looking to acquire companies with annual revenues of $40-$120 million.

su_hyd · July 17th, 2010, 07:54 PM

Another IT SEZ shut down in Hyderabad.......

Godrej Properties bought this property of 34 acres from Rallis India for 57 crores.....They are kidding by saying this property will be converted in to Residential one.......this place Patancheru IDA is inhabitable for next 5 to 10 years. The current market price of this land will not be half of what Godrej paid for the same in the year 2006.

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http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/...ow/6181600.cms

GPL to convert Hyd IT SEZ into a residential one
17 Jul 2010, 2046 hrs IST,PTI

MUMBAI: Godrej Group's realty arm Godrej Properties (GPL) plans to convert its Hyderabad IT SEZ project into a residential one, a top company
official said today.

GPL had bought over 34 acres of land in Hyderabad in 2006 to set up a Special Economic Zone (SEZ) keeping in view the boom in the IT sector then.

"SEZs are no more lucrative following the slowdown in the IT sector and due to some government regulations. We are looking at converting our Hyderabad SEZ project into a residential one, most likely catering to the mid-market segment. We will not focus on SEZs as of now," Godrej's Chairman Adi Godrej told reporters after the company's AGM here today.

The company, earlier, had plans to build a 6 million square feet IT park, or alternatively an IT SEZ in Hyderabad.

Currently, the company is developing two IT parks in Kolkata's Salt Lake city, of which one will be complete by end-this year.

GPL's profit for FY11 first quarter has increased seven times at Rs 22 crore on the back of impressive bookings in its residential projects in Ahmedabad and Kolkata, Godrej said.

The third phase of the Ahmedabad project will start in the next two-months.

The company also plans to launch 5 projects this fiscal in the NCR, Kochi, Chennai, Bangalore and Mangalore.

"Currently, we are developing around 82-million sq ft of land across 11 cities and we intend to add substantially to the same every year. Projects in Bangalore and Mangalore will be launched in the second quarter, whereas Kochi, NCR and Chennai will be launched by the end of this year," Godrej said, adding there is huge demand for residential projects.

The company is also planning to redevelop old colonies and clusters in Maharastra.

rockystone · July 18th, 2010, 10:26 AM

Mindlance lines-up $100 mn investment

Bangalore-headquartered IT major, Mindlance, plans to invest around USD 100 million in India over the next two to three years besides eyeing acquisitions in the infrastructure management space, a senior company official said.

"We plan to invest USD 100 million over the next two to three years, mainly for scaling-up our infrastructure, setting up more offices and delivery centres across the country and ramping-up our headcount," Mindlance's CIO and Business Unit Head-IT Infrastructure, Kamal Sharma, said.

Mindlance, a New Jersey-based IT infrastructure service-provider entered the Indian market in 2003 and presently has five sales and delivery centres here - three in Bangalore and one each in Mumbai and Delhi.

"We plan to set up three more at Pune, Hyderabad and Ahmedabad in the next three months," he said, adding "we also plan to ramp-up our headcount by 450 in the next four months."

rockystone · July 18th, 2010, 10:28 AM

Tata Communications and Google India collaborate to increase managed services portfolio

With an Indian SME market of 13 mn, Tata and Google are hoping to tap 4 mn customers with their combined offerings. Though the number of customers is very small at present, the partnership will focus on quality, and not quantity of services, and are confident that this will help them grow. With an aim on continuing quality, the companies plan to grow their workforce by hiring 300 additional engineers for India in the Bangalore and Hyderabad markets in the near future.

Revenue-sharing details and investment plans in India are still being worked out.

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July 8th, 2010, 11:28 AM	#44
rizwan3 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 998 Likes (Received): 0	Celgene opens support centre in Hyd US-based biopharmaceutical major Celgene Corporation on Wednesday started its India operations from a 10,000 sft unit here. Celgene has formed a technical collaboration with ValueLabs, a Hyderabad-based software development and testing company, to get human resources and infrastructure assistance. “The company is planning to expand its employee strength to 150 from the existing 50 within four months and 300 employees by 2013,” Madhu Seelam, program director, India Centre of Excellence, said. ValueLabs will leverage its strength in building specialised teams to support Celgene in Hyderabad. “All the backoffice work will be done from this unit and the IT services will support to run operations in other countries across the Celgene networks,” Seelam added.

July 9th, 2010, 11:37 AM	#45
rizwan3 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 998 Likes (Received): 0	Kokapet IT hub a reality soon Sudipta Sengupta, TNN, Jul 9, 2010, 12.05am IST HYDERABAD: It's ‘Operation Kokapet' that is now gaining momentum in the corridors of government offices. With the IT Special Economic Zone in this area, about 8 kms from Gachibowli, lying vacant for the last three years, the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) has now cracked the whip, forcing corporates to start construction activity there at the earliest or lose the plots allotted to them in the SEZ. Sources say the the government body, which oversees the SEZ, has even issued a directive to the companies that were allotted plots here, to begin work latest by September. The order states that firms failing to comply with the ruling will end up losing their share in the SEZ. Close to a dozen corporate bigwigs including IT majors like Mahindra Satyam, Congnizant, Sonata Software, Patni Computers, Intelligroup, Infinite and corporate giants such as Google, D Q Entertainment and C-Bay are among those who were given land by HMDA at the Kokapet SEZ, spread over 125 acres (approx), in 2006. However, the area has seen little activity since then. Analysts say that the firms kept their plans of setting shop here on hold until now owing to reasons such as legal tangles, financial disputes between them and HMDA and even Kokapet's poor connectivity with the city. "The project has been riddled with controversy ever since it took off," said an industry source adding, "Construction of the outer ring road too is still not complete. It will be a while before it can pick up as a preferred IT destination." At present, the area only has a few hutments and small buildings. However, speculation is now rife about corporates re-looking at Kokapet with some even identifying plots to start work soon. "We have been hearing that they have come forward to set up offices in the Kokapet SEZ. But no company is ready to give a confirmation," said a senior executive of a leading infrastructure group. The official added, "It could be that their decision follows HMDA's directive as all of them had been lying low until now." Industry experts say that pushing companies to start construction is a `marketing strategy' of the government to hard sell Kokapet to commercial developers. "If corporates eventually set shop here, it would only because of this pressure created by HMDA. Otherwise why would they be ready for expansion when they are already down in the dumps following recession and Telangana agitations," said a senior analyst. When contacted, the corporates concerned refused to comment on the issue with some citing `silent period' (time for closing quarter results) as a reason for it. Meanwhile, HMDA officials confirmed that these companies would soon start work at Kokapet, even as they brushed aside all queries about the order issued by the authority. "We have given them (the corporates) the land and they should utilise it. It has been lying idle for very long now," said V Madhwajara, chief engineer, HMDA.

July 9th, 2010, 01:31 PM	#46
ranga Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 2,892 Likes (Received): 124	With the uncertainity of the tax sops for the SEZs and the units therein to be continued by the finance ministry (Withdrawal of tax benefits to SEZs w.e.f 1-4-11) what attraction is left in this desolate place for the corporates.

July 9th, 2010, 08:08 PM	#48
HMDA Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 8 Likes (Received): 0	Google earth updated new pics for Uppal IT SEZ .Progress of work and also Miyapur area. But not in wikimaipa site

July 10th, 2010, 04:22 PM	#49
rizwan3 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 998 Likes (Received): 0	IBM eyes 3 million sqft office space Anshul Dhamija \| TNN Bangalore: President Barack Obama’s rhetoric on outsourcing jobs to India doesn’t seem to have had an impact on the Big Blue’s India growth plans. IBM is cementing officeleasing deals across India’s IT hubs, including Bangalore, Pune and Hyderabad. The company is said to be planning to absorb 3-million sqft of office space over the next three years. In this financial year (2010-11), IBM will take up close to 1.25 mn sqft of office space,for which it is said to have signed leasing deals with multiple developers. According to sources in the real estate industry, IBM is taking additional office space of 500,000 sqft in Manyata Tech Park, Bangalore, 500,000 sqft in Embassy Techzone, Pune, and 250,000 sqft in Divyasree Orion in Hyderabad.

July 10th, 2010, 04:25 PM	#50
rizwan3 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 998 Likes (Received): 0	Focus is back on Hyderabad. IT Companies are back with Expansion Plans Hyderabad had emerged as a strong contender to Bangalore as India’s strongest IT hub with proactive policies of then Chief Minister of AP, Mr. Chandra Babu Naidu. It managed to take the focus away from Bangalore in 2008 and most part of 2009. But the Telangana State agitation which paralyzed the city for several weeks, during last quarter of 2009 and in January 2010 made the IT industry jittery. Several companies put off their expansion plans in Hyderabad. Many started moving staff to Bangalore and other cities. However, with the city remaining calm, business is back and is once again emerging as the most favored state for information technology (IT) giants. IT majors have announced huge expansion plans that will create three lakh new jobs according to the State Govt. For the first time since the Telangana agitation started, two multinationals have shown interest about opening their India operations centers in Hyderabad. JP Morgan and the United Health Group will set up their units at Raheja’s SEZ at Madhapur. Existing companies like Tata Consultancy, Wipro, Accenture, Infosys, Virtusa and Honeywell too have informed the government that they are going ahead with their expansion plans in spite of disturbances. Recently, Facebook announced opening of their first offshore development center in Hyderabad. Mindspace’s first phase is full with units and they are going ahead with their second phase of SEZ near New Hyderabad Airport. TCS has also started construction for the Gachibowli centre expansion. Infosys, Wipro and Accenture have received permission from the government for their expansion projects with the first two presenting plans to recruit 3,700 people this season. TCS has informed the government that it will recruit 7,000 people during its expansion. This is in addition to the recruitment proposed for the Tishman Speyer International Development Centre. The company will employ 2,500 people for this centre. New facilities of Virtusa are under various stages of completion and are expected to start operations in two months. HMDA (Hyderbbad Metro Development Agency) which was the catalyst in the emergence of Hyderabad as an IT destination, by its quick planning and development of large scale infrastructure facilities in the west of Hyderabad has announced plans for expanding the highly successful Financial District in Gachibowli by building infrastructure nearby Tellapur. The Financial District houses, apart from others, ICICIs gigantic 25 floor structure which is getting ready for occupation.

July 10th, 2010, 05:01 PM	#51
rizwan3 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 998 Likes (Received): 0	Hyderabad News.Kokapet SEZ HYderabad. HMDA issues directive to Mahindra Satyam, Congnizant, Sonata Software, Patni Computers, Intelligroup, Google, D Q Entertainment and C-Bay to start work by September Hyderabad News. TOI 09.07.2010 Its Operation Kokapet that is now gaining momentum in the corridors of government offices.With the IT Special Economic Zone in this area,about 8 kms from Gachibowli, lying vacant for the last three years,the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) has now cracked the whip,forcing corporates to start construction activity there at the earliest or lose the plots allotted to them in the SEZ. Sources say the the government body,which oversees the SEZ,has even issued a directive to the companies that were allotted plots here,to begin work latest by September. The order states that firms failing to comply with the ruling will end up losing their share in the SEZ. Close to a dozen corporate bigwigs including IT majors like Mahindra Satyam,Congnizant,Sonata Software,Patni Computers,Intelligroup,Infinite and corporate giants such as Google,D Q Entertainment and C-Bay are among those who were given land by HMDA at the Kokapet SEZ,spread over 125 acres (approx),in 2006. However,the area has seen little activity since then.Analysts say that the firms kept their plans of setting shop here on hold until now owing to reasons such as legal tangles,financial disputes between them and HMDA and even Kokapets poor connectivity with the city. The project has been riddled with controversy ever since it took off, said an industry source adding,Construction of the outer ring road too is still not complete.It will be a while before it can pick up as a preferred IT destination. At present,the area only has a few hutments and small buildings. However,speculation is now rife about corporates re-looking at Kokapet with some even identifying plots to start work soon.We have been hearing that they have come forward to set up offices in the Kokapet SEZ.But no company is ready to give a confirmation, said a senior executive of a leading infrastructure group.The official added,It could be that their decision follows HMDAs directive as all of them had been lying low until now.

July 12th, 2010, 12:52 PM	#55
razzy Registered User Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 94 Likes (Received): 0	Latens grows Hyderabad R&D facility http://www.clover.me Latens is to open a new R&D centre in Hyderabad, India, reflecting the pay-TV security company’s continuing growth in Asia. Belfast-based Latens has recently secured client and partner deals from the region including IndieonTechnologies and GoDB Tech. The new operation allows for future growth of the R&D team in Asia as the company looks to build a regional hub for its software development. “Since opening the R&D Centre in Hyderabad in early 2009 Latens has continued to expand the offices and workforce, building on our existing successful team,” added Mark Crum, Latens Head of India Operations. He added, “The R&D Centre has been instrumental in designing and developing unique CAS and Middleware software-only solutions for leading global Pay TV operators.” Latens’ global client base has been recognised through The Queen’s Award for Enterprise and the Deloitte Fast 500 technology award for the EMEA region.

July 14th, 2010, 11:50 AM	#56
rockystone Registered User Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 557 Likes (Received): 19	UST Global to add 8,000 staff in India THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Sensing an uptick in business in the post-recession environment, end-to-end IT solutions provider for Global 1,000 companies, UST Global has chalked out major hiring plans. UST Global’s Orange County, California-based CEO, Sajan Pillai told ET here that that the company planned to add 8,000 professionals to its headcount in India, a large majority of them in Thiruvananthapuram, where the company presently has a staff strength of roughly 4,000. The remaining numbers will be added at the company’s other India centers at Chennai, Kochi and Bangalore. “That will take the India headcount to about 14,000 over the next 12-18 months”, Pillai said. UST Global is also considering an operations base in Hyderabad, and has firmed up plans to “immediately raise headcount at the Philippines centre to 1,000 from the present level of 300 staffers”. The company already has the infrastructure to accommodate 1,000 staffers at its Philippines base. Pillai said a “new normal” situation prevailed across the international business horizon in the post-recession phase, where “companies are demanding increased productivity levels from all suppliers including IT suppliers”. “Earlier, when a customer wanted to drill a hole in the wall, the choice was often the equipment to do that, while it now has changed to the solution rather than spending on the gadget. The IT services space is also witnessing that change from an emphasis on putting more people on a job to offering enhanced services. So we see companies having their HR work or sales management processed externally, bringing more exciting times for IT services and solutions providers”, Pillai said. He said IT companies were presently opting to be multi-location based, both for geo-political reasons as well as for hedging operational risks, and that large clients were looking at medium-sized IT providers, too, bringing better prospects for the lower-rung tech companies that had competitive offerings. UST Global is in the process of launching a new campus in Thiruvananthapuram, and in the US the company had recently implemented next generation business process management solution for Catalina Marketing, a retail enabler and leader in precision marketing.

July 16th, 2010, 02:00 PM	#57
rizwan3 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 998 Likes (Received): 0	Zensar Tech plans two centres MUMBAI (Reuters) - Software services provider Zensar Technologies Ltd(ZENT.BO) plans to invest 50 million rupees in FY11, mainly to set up two development centres, a top official said on Thursday. "We are setting up a 300-seat centre within SEZ (special economic zone) in Hyderabad, which will start in September," Vice Chairman and Managing Director Ganesh Natarajan told Reuters over the telephone. The firm, which already has development centres in Hyderabad and Pune, also plans a 100-seater centre in Shanghai which would be operational by September, he said. The Shanghai centre will help further the company's global plans, and provide support to U.S. customers' manufacturing needs in China. It will focus primarily on manufacturing and government verticals. It also plans to open an office in Saudi Arabia, following an increase in focus on enterprise business in the Middle-East. "Under our overall recruitment plans for this year (FY11), because there is a lot of projects ramping up, we need to around 750-800 people," he said, adding the company has been getting projects at "higher rates." Zensar added 109 employees in April-June, taking its total headcount to 5,342, it said in a statement. The Pune-based company is also evaluating three U.S. companies for acquisitions in the range of $60-100 million. The company was looking to acquire companies with annual revenues of $40-$120 million.

July 18th, 2010, 10:26 AM	#59
rockystone Registered User Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 557 Likes (Received): 19	Mindlance lines-up $100 mn investment Bangalore-headquartered IT major, Mindlance, plans to invest around USD 100 million in India over the next two to three years besides eyeing acquisitions in the infrastructure management space, a senior company official said. "We plan to invest USD 100 million over the next two to three years, mainly for scaling-up our infrastructure, setting up more offices and delivery centres across the country and ramping-up our headcount," Mindlance's CIO and Business Unit Head-IT Infrastructure, Kamal Sharma, said. Mindlance, a New Jersey-based IT infrastructure service-provider entered the Indian market in 2003 and presently has five sales and delivery centres here - three in Bangalore and one each in Mumbai and Delhi. "We plan to set up three more at Pune, Hyderabad and Ahmedabad in the next three months," he said, adding "we also plan to ramp-up our headcount by 450 in the next four months."

July 18th, 2010, 10:28 AM	#60
rockystone Registered User Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 557 Likes (Received): 19	Tata Communications and Google India collaborate to increase managed services portfolio With an Indian SME market of 13 mn, Tata and Google are hoping to tap 4 mn customers with their combined offerings. Though the number of customers is very small at present, the partnership will focus on quality, and not quantity of services, and are confident that this will help them grow. With an aim on continuing quality, the companies plan to grow their workforce by hiring 300 additional engineers for India in the Bangalore and Hyderabad markets in the near future. Revenue-sharing details and investment plans in India are still being worked out.