ThoughtWorks inaugurates new facility in Pune

Pune Jan 10 (UNI): Leading global IT consultancy ThoughtWorks today announced the opening of its new facility in Pune.

With its commissioning Pune office will be the second development centre for ThoughtWorks in India, with the first advanced centre set up in Bangalore in 2001.

Addressing the media persons here today ThoughtWorks Incorporation Founder and Chairperson Roy Singham said ''ThoughtWorks India has become a necessary component to the economic and cultural stability of ThoughtWorks, and the launch of the Pune facility reinforces that belief. ThoughtWorks India has a unique business model compared to many other Indian IT vendors.

''We apply the offshore model to the most challenging, cutting edge problems to benefit customers, and this in turn helps minimise customer risk by bringing home the benefits of this model to customers for more than five years from now from our Bangalore center,'' said Mr Singham.

''The increased demand for our value added services is now making a second center in India important,'' he said.

''We are glad to be part of the great IT growth story in Pune.

With over 800 employees worldwide, the company promises a strategic growth for itself in India by establishing the Pune facility,'' he said.

''After successfully establishing operations in Bangalore, ThoughtWorks is now focusing on building its Pune office into a high-end software delivery and consulting centre. The Pune office will service ThoughtWorks' global clients and also provide consulting to Indian businesses in the Western India region,'' he said.

ThoughtWorks has acquired the distinction of hiring top quality IT talent in the world. This, and its exclusive focus on end-to-end global software development and delivery, enables ThoughtWorks to deliver high-end IT solutions to its Global 1000 clients.

ThoughtWorks' pioneering approach, which includes industry acclaimed Agile best practices, thrives on the pragmatic use of technology and processes.

Many of its employees are well-known industry leaders in Agile Software Development, Enterprise Integration, Java, Microsoft NET, and Service Oriented Architecture and Open Source Software.

Led by its Chief Scientist and acclaimed author, Martin Fowler, many ThoughtWorkers have authored over 15 books on various subjects, many of which are best-sellers.

According to ThoughtWorks India MD Dharmarajan Sitaraman, ''ThoughtWorks is a global leader in applying Agile and Lean practices in IT. Our Bangalore operations have contributed enormously to our global growth story , and we are looking forward to our new Pune operations to extend this advantage.'' ''We firmly believe in hiring the best talent in the IT industry, and Pune is rapidly emerging as a hub for world class IT talent. We at ThoughtWorks are glad to be in Pune, and look forward to being part of this great city for decades to come,'' said Mr Sitaraman.

''Having currently employed the staff of 25 we will raise it to the full capacity of 175 over the year,'' Mr Sitaram added.

UNI