A Bengal based IT business enterprise, Pinnacle Infotech Solutions, has been
assigned to craft a virtual model of 5,400 crore Delhi Airport modernization
roadmap. The company is working closely with L&T the principal contractor of
the project for the last nine months on this project. The company has been
named among top IT innovators in 2007-08 by NASSCOM. Pinnacle, having 250
clients worldwide, offices at Houston, California and Abu Dhabi, is
essentially a CAD solution company providing building information modeling,
architectural and engineering design, AUTOCAD revit services, HVAC design
services, plumbing design and detailing services and solution. Presently the
company operates out of a 6 acre campus at Durgapur and setting up a new
50,000 sq. ft. facility at Rajarhat and a second campus on another 6 acres
at Durgapur.
The US based Erevmax Technologies, the global leader in product and services
of revenue management in hotel industry is all set to launch it’s second
campus at Rajarhat Knowledge Corridor, Kolkata. The company has grown
exponentially during past years and presently operates from DLF Tower,
New-Town, employing 300 professionals. The new facility at Rajarhat will
house 1000 people which the company would like to add in next two years. The
firm also plans to roll out it’s new product which helps revenue
maximization by around 50% for the hospitality industry. The company plans
to enter in the Indian market soon. The company has 15 branches all over
the Europe, UK, USA and Middle East with their core development center at
Kolkata, India.
The State Government has once again floated a new VC company to support
smaller IT enterprises in Bengal. The first Venture fund was floated by
State Government in 2001. The new VC will have a corpus of Rs 25 crore out
of which Rs 4 crore has been disbursed to four companies in the areas of
Data Security, IT based power solutions, Educational Technology and Radio
Frequency Identification Solutions. There are about 30 proposals pending for
evaluation and subsequent approval. In a recent study, the global consultant
Dun and Bradstreet has placed Kolkata higher in terms of quality of work and
positive outlook over cities like Pune and Chennai. The key to future growth
therefore lies substantially in smaller enterprises and the value addition
that they can achieve in the area of products and services.
The city based computer manufacturing company Xenitis, renowned for their low
cost PCs under the “Aamar PC” brand name has crossed the Rs 1000 crore mark
in the last financial year. The company followed China model of technology
and systems of volume manufacturing. The company was the first to launch PCs
at a price below Rs 10,000, followed by India’s first laptop priced at under
Rs 20,000. The company produces PCs and laptops using industry accepted
standard components which are internationally sourced. The company has
ambitious plans to emerge as a volume manufacturing brand and is planning an
initial public offering (IPO) to fund the second phase of expansion.
HTMT Global Solutions, the IT outfit of Hinduja Group is looking at doubling
it’s capacity at Durgapur. The company, which started at Durgapur only about
a year back in rented premises, today employs over 1,200 professionals. HTMT
plans to reach 2,400 by the end of this fiscal. Moreover, the company has
been allotted a plot of land at Durgapur where it has started putting up
it’s own facility. Once completed, the manpower requirement will grow
substantially.
The Kolkata based Salarpuria group sees huge opportunity in Kolkata in IT
SEZ project as well as in hospitality business. The group is aggressive in
investment in both the sectors while bringing in Novotel hotel at Rajarhat
as well creating two IT Special Economic Zones. The company planned to
create an IT SEZ on a 40 acres land at Bantala and a 250 acres similar
facility at Kalyani, near Kolkata for which it has already received
in-principle approval from the Central Government. The group will execute
these projects by 2010 with an investment of Rs 1,000 crore.
To
send mails
Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee
Chief Minister,
Government of West Bengal
cm@wb.gov.in
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