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Three years ago, during my visit to India, the country was emerging as an IT superpower. Today, the country is handling the most sophisticated projects in the world...I am impressed with the talent we have in our India Development Centre and the quality of software being developed."
Bill Gates, knows what making good and saleable software is all about
“I love Indian food and only a few minutes away from my house in Redwood Shores is Gaylord where I eat a lot of naan, dal makhani and baingan bartha. Oracle is committed to India and has invested huge amounts of money in engineering. Yes, symbols are important for other top CEOs like Gates, John Chambers and Carly Fiorina have come to India, but I am deeply committed to the Indian venture where we have 2000 employees, which we will scale up to 4,000."
Larry Ellison, CEO, Oracle, outspoken and runs the world’s most
powerful database company
Our largest R&D center outside the US is India. The company has already invested $75 million in India since January 1996. We are expanding our presence in India to take advantage of the ample research and development talent available...our Global Development Centre here, is a critical component of our future success."
John Chambers, CISCO Systems, knows cutting technology inside out,
runs an enterprise that has a virtual monopoly in several of its products
"A truly global company will be one that uses the intellect and resources of every corner of the world. India is a developed country as far as intellectual capital
is concerned. The opening of (offshore) development centers marks a new level of
commitment by GE in India." Jack Welch, General Electric, poster boy for innovation
“The Hyderabad office, Google's new Bangalore facility, will be devoted to research into new products to expand Google's portfolio. 70% of the facility is dedicated to search, 20% to Gmail, and the rest to other areas. Th new Hyderabad office will be a support center for Ad Words, and be home to engineering, human resources, online sales and services. Staying true to its famous slogan, Google's India offices will not be "evil" and operate on United States time, keeping employees at work while their families and countrymen sleep, but will run a normal India workday.”
Google
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