News: Israeli IT firm opens centre in Mumbai

(BL 14/09/2006) Jerusalem - Israeli IT services and solutions firm Ness Technologies has opened a new delivery centre in Mumbai.

The Mumbai centre was opened to facilitate a multi-million project Ness has signed with British firm Pulsic Limited, a media report said. The centre will also address the growing demand for offshore software development services from British customers, business daily 'Globes' reported.

The Israeli firm has hired several hundred new employees to augment its Indian workforce of 1,500 for the new project, the report added. Ness said that its new Mumbai centre would employ 480 people, to be hired in two stages, starting with 210 new faces.

The company is already providing offshore services from several Indian locations such as Mumbai, Bangalore, Hyderabad and Chennai, which serve 30 independent software vendors (ISVs) developing software. The centres also provide computer units for developing applications, support and maintenance.