Global IT solutions provider Satyam Computer Services has acquired land to set up two special economic zone (SEZ) notified facilities in Vishakhapattanam and Nagpur to accomodate more than 18,000 software professionals over the next three to four years.
The company is also looking at Malaysia and Australia as its next overseas destinations for growth in IT services segment.
Meanwhile, the company today launched its new development centre with a seating capacity of 5,000 professionals in Pune.
The new SEZ-notified unit will service Satyam's global clients in engineering solutions, SAP and financial services segments.
The new centre in Pune will be fully operational within 20 months.
The company has invested around Rs 100 crore for this centre.
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With this, the company's total investment in Pune has crossed Rs 300 crore as it has three more centres operational in the city since 1996.
Satyam's Asia-pacific operations head Virender Aggarwal, told mediapersons "...after Pune, we are looking at expansion in Vishakhapattanam where an SEZ-notified unit of 10,000 seating capacity will be set up within two years. Other than this, we have acquired space within a huge SEZ project near Nagpur where we plan to have a development centre of 8,000 professionals."
He, however, did not disclose the proposed investment in these projects.
The company has 30 development centres operational in India while 19 more are present in other countries.
"We run a development centre in Malaysia where 650 professionals are working. The capacity will soon be increased to 2,000 to primarily serve the Singapore market," Aggarwal added.
He pointed out the company's plans to have operations in Australia as well.
"We have acquired a 25 acre land near Melbourne where our global development and delivery centre would be ready in another three years," he added.