Infosys to Expand in China to 6000 Employees over 5 Years

India-based software outsourcing Latest News about Outsourcing company Infosys plans to increase its investment in two new centers in China to a total of US$65 million over five years, after which it will be able to house a total of 6,000 engineers at its three centers in that country. The centers will produce work in the areas of software development, IT services Latest News about IT services and business process outsourcing, and will also have training and research facilities.

Infosys plans to double the number of its workers in China to 1,000 this year. Bigger rival Tata Consultancy Services plans to increase the number of employees in China to 5,000 by 2010, from about 400 now.

The company said on Wednesday that it would set up a new center in Shanghai with seating capacity for 1,000 engineers over the next two years. That facility will be in addition to a facility the company already has at the Shanghai Pudong Software Park that employs about 250 people, according to Dhawan.

"China is a domestic market for us because many of our multinational clients are expanding in China," Chief Executive Officer Nandan Nilekani said in an interview in Singapore.

It is a "potential source of resources for our global clients and a potential
The company is setting up a center in Hanghzhou, China, at the Hanghzhou Hi-Tech Development Industry Zone, the company said in a statement.

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