The Hindu Business Line : Satyam to open centre in Guangzhou

IT services provider, Satyam Computer Services Ltd, which currently operates out of Shanghai and Dalian in China, is on course to commencing operations from Guangzhou.

The company's Greater China operations have emerged as a near shore option for the region for customers in Japan, Korea and Hong Kong, while also serving global markets.

The Satyam Director, Mr Virender Aggarwal, in a statement said, "Satyam sees China as integral to its growth strategy for Asia-Pacific. We were one of the first IT companies to enter China when we set up a software development centre in Shanghai. We expanded our footprint in China by establishing two more offices in Beijing and Dalian."

The Company has 300 associates, of them over 95 per cent are local Chinese.

CFO IT FORUM

Satyam on Tuesday announced it would participate in The Third CFO IT Forum on "The Empowered Enterprise," to be held at Beijing, on May 25. Hosted by CFO China magazine, the annual event focuses on IT investments in the context of maintaining sustainable competitive advantage.

Mr Raghavendra Tripathi, Head, Greater China operations, will represent Satyam at "Technology, Innovation and China's future." This session will address challenges for IT in China and examine the factors influencing R&D, the role of Intellectual Property (IP) protection and the steps to promote innovation.