Infosys Technologies allotted 50 acres of land in Thiruvananthapuram

Infosys Technologies (NASDAQ:INFY) today announced that it has expanded its presence in Kerala, with the Government of Kerala allotting 50 acres of land to the company in the new SEZ in Thiruvananthapuram. The agreement was signed in the presence of Honorable Chief Minister of Kerala, Mr. Oommen Chandy and Mr. P. H. Kurien, IT Secretary, Government of Kerala. Mr. N. R. Narayana Murthy, Chairman & Chief Mentor and Mr. S. Gopalakrishnan, Chief Operating Officer and Deputy Managing Director represented Infosys Technologies.

Infosys, which started operations in Kerala on January 1, 2004 with 50 software professionals, has grown to 550 employees today. Infosys is currently housed in "Bhavani" block of the Technopark campus in Thiruvananthapuram.

"We are happy to announce our expansion plans in Kerala", said Mr. N. R. Narayana Murthy. "The investment climate in the state has been favorable and in the first phase we intend to start construction of the Software Development Centre upon the full clearance of the SEZ. Infosys intends to invest Rs. 50 crore to create a state-of-the-art campus in Thiruvananthapuram with a capacity to seat 1250 software professionals."

In the second and third phases, Infosys intends to invest an additional Rs. 100 crore in the campus and increase its capacity further by 2500 seats.

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