Wipro plans four facilities in US

Indian software giant Wipro is planning to open several software development and IT facilities in the United States.

In addition to a software development centre to be opened in Atlanta within three months, India's third-biggest software maker is also considering three new US facilities, Sridhar Ramasubbu, Wipro CFO for Americas and Europe said.

Speaking to InformationWeek, Ramasubbu said Wipro is considering Raleigh in North Carolina, Austin in Texas and Richmond in Virginia as the locations for these facilities, which could open as early as next year.

The company first wants to see "how it goes" when its Atlanta centre opens by the year's end, he said, adding Wipro expects to have about 1,000 American workers based at the centre within three years.

Ramasubbu said the three new centres will likely offer software development and other IT services including hardware design and business process outsourcing.

Wipro, earlier this week, announced it will buy the US-based outsourcing firm Infocrossing for $600 million in one of the biggest acquisitions by an Indian IT company.