Torry Harris to set up R

Bangalore, Nov 7 (UNI) Torry Harris Business Solutions, a leading global services and solutions provider for mission critical Distributed Enterprises Computing, will set up a dedicated R and D cell in the city for Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) implementation solutions.

Company Chief Operating Officer Ashwin Krishna told newspersons here today that the proposed R and D cell would cater to the next generation SOA needs of global clients.

He said the new specialised cell, to be headed by the company CTO, would consist of experts in the areas of SOA and Open Source Software (OSS). Comprising 20 per cent of the company's total workforce, it was aimed at offering cost-effective alternatives and solutions to its clients by combining the strengthes of SOA and OSS.

Mr Krishna informed that the R and D team conducted focused training programmes and hands-on workshops to disseminate information on SOA to personnel across the company, thereby building a large resource pool that could be instantly deployed on SOA projects. In an advisory capacity, the company would recommend the best option of research tools available to plot the course of the client's SOA drive, he added.

He said the company, with a passion to embrace niche and newer technologies, was one of the leading medium-sized enterprises with primary focus on secific domains like telecom, Government, banking, insurance and finance, pharma and healthcare, utilities, automotive and travel, and manufacturing.

Company Regional Technical Manager (Europe) Shuba Sridhar said ''being vendor-neutral and an early player in the SOA space, the company is now all set for a new level of growth trajectory.'' UNI MV GD GM1610