Vizag IT News!

Sir · Posted: Wed May 14, 2008 8:35 pm Post subject: Vizag ahead!

Accentia Technologies to expand in Vizag, Bhubaneshwar.

Accentia Technologies Ltd has announced that the Company as a part of its expansion strategy in setting up Global Delivery Centers has acquired, One acre of land at SEZ, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh and One Acre of land at New IT Zone, Bhubaneshwar, Orissa.

To serve the increasing order book pipeline, the Company has been increasing its manpower base and intends to tap the upcoming I.T centers like Visakhapatnam and Bhubaneshwar. The Company has an Outsourcing Delivery Center already functional at Bhubaneshwar with a manpower base of over 150 resources working for the Company. With the increase in manpower the Company has plans to set up its own infrastructure in the New IT Zone, Bhubanehwar, Orissa.

The Company also intends to setup its state of art infrastructure facilities of its own at SEZ, Visakhapatnam.

Commenting on the above, the Director and CEO of the Company, Mr. Pradeep Viswambharan mentioned that, in commensuration with our increasing manpower needs we intend to tap the manpower in emerging IT hubs like Visakhapatnam and Bhubaneshwar. Our land acquisition strategy is to develop our own infrastructure facilities in IT Zones and SEZ's on long term basis, to avail the inherent benefits that these places offer to IT and IT enabled services Companies. With the current land acquisition Accentia is poised for strengthening its own infrastructure facilities and a base of the Company.
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Sir · Posted: Wed May 21, 2008 2:27 pm Post subject: Vizag ahead!

No land for IT companies to set up shop at Hyderabad.
Siemens to setup global Development center at Vizag.

Several major Information Technology companies have been waiting in vain for land from the state government to set up their units around the city. Though the government claims to have a pro-IT stance, it has not yet responded to the applications of top-notch companies such as Siemens, HCL, Applabs and Value Labs for land.

The state government did say some time back that it would not allot any more land around Hyderabad to IT firms but it made exceptions for companies such as Infosys. “We expected a positive response from the government when we proposed to set up our second centre in the country in Hyderabad,” said a Siemens official. “But it has not taken a decision yet.”

In fact, the IT department does not have even a single acre to allot to the IT companies. The state government has transferred hundreds of acres to the AP Infrastructure Corporation for auction, because of the increasing pressure on land around Gachibowli and in the vicinity of Shamshabad Airport. “How can we give land to companies when there is no land available around Hyderabad?” asked Mr S.K. Joshi, secretary of the IT department. “The available land is with the APIIC.” Vexed, Siemens is planning to start another development centre at Visakhapatnam. “This does not necessarily mean we have abandoned the Hyderabad project,” said the company official.

Other companies are still waiting for a favourable decision from the IT department. The government’s decision to achieve exports of over Rs 25,000 crore this year. And to achieve this, it is intending to promote ‘IT towns’ in areas which fall in Nalgonda and Mahbubnagar districts. “We don’t want to face a logjam as in Bangalore where land is not available and travel has become difficult,” said an IT department official.

IT companies are, however, eager to have their unit near Hitech city or around Shamshabad Airport. “We are not asking the land for free,” said the representative of an IT firm. “But the government should give some relief to the companies that have already generated much employment.”
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venki4cool · Joined: 23 May 2008 Posts: 20

this is good see that some IT companies coming to vizag, but as far as infrastructure wise VIZAG is too slow......

Air port works are going with walking speed which is not enough,

Central university move to some other location.......

pity on city of destiny

sanjaikumar · Joined: 21 May 2007 Posts: 5

Please paste the latest pictures of rushikonda IT park