French equipment maker Alstom and Indian software exporter Infosys Technologies today announced the expansion of their strategic partnership in areas of global research and development, engineering and engineering IT services.
This partnership envisages substantial strategic investments over the next five years to develop next generation solutions for the power sector, an Alstom release said.
Infosys will provide support to Alstom Power's global business units in core areas like product development, product lifecycle management and engineering IT, it said.
Infosys will also support Alstom in building knowledge management processes for its design and engineering teams.
"We see this long-term technological partnership with Infosys as one of the key drivers to developing the next generation of Alstom's power solutions," said Alstom Power President Philippe Joubert.
