EXPANSION

Patni to Launch Biz Center in Mexico

Patni Computer Systems has launched its new state-of-the-art IT business center
in Queretaro, Mexico.This expands Patnis global delivery initiative and serve
as the hub of the companys expansion efforts in Latin American markets. Patni
is moving from its temporary facility into a permanent location in a high-rise
building at ITESM Technological Park of Tech de Monterrey. The new center
occupies 11,000 sq ft on two floors in ITESM Technological Park, more than eight
times the capacity of its temporary location. It currently employs forty people
in Queretaro. The company has plans to increase employment in the local facility
to 200 by the end of 2010, with the bulk of the new hires coming from the local
area.

MphasiS Opens Pune GCC Center

MphasiS has launched its Global Command and Control Center (GCCC) in Pune.The
center further expands MphasiS infrastructure outsourcing capability and will
extend services to customers in India and global markets including the US,
Europe, and Asia Pacific Japan.The GCCC is an integrated infrastructure
outsourcing services platform delivering remote infrastructure monitoring (RIM)
Services. This includes seamless remote monitoring of IT infrastructure,
security and network operations located worldwide.

Facebook Hiring in India

Facebook is investing in India by opening an office in Hyderabad. The social
networking major has said that in the new center it would build a world-class
team to support its growing number of users, advertisers and developers. As part
of the expansion, it would recruit a small initial team in Hyderabad. The social
networking giant, headquartered in Palo Alto, the US, has more than 8 mn users
in India. The company has more than 400 mn active users worldwide. Facebook had
also announced its plans to open an office in Austin, Texas, and plan to hire
employees to fill online sales and operations posts for both offices.