TCS aiming big expansion in China |
Press Trust of India / Mumbai February 19, 2006 |
Aiming to garner a better share of the world's IT and ITES markets, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) is planning to set new centres in China and Israel. In an interview, TCS managing director and CEO S Ramadorai said his company also has big expansion plans in the Asia Pacific and the Middle East, in addition to its significant presence in the US and Europe. "We have got expansion plans for a delivery centre in China where we have, at present, about 350 professionals. Now, we are expanding capabilities in China through operations in Shanghai and Beijing," he said. Without revealing the amount that the company plans to invest, Ramadorai said TCS's investments would be in the order of wage and people that it would be recruiting. "Whole thing is that we would be able to scale up to a couple of thousands in the next two to three years," he said. The company is also evaluating prospects to set up an education and training centre in Pakistan. "We are evaluating partner. And it is a continuous process. We will take a call at the right time," Ramadorai said. About the Middle East, he said TCS was looking for a location in Israel "purely from a technological perspective" to set up a centre. "We will look at a location in Israel purely from a technology perspective. We have a representative in Israel now |