IBM opens centre of excellence in Pune

The centre will focus on high value areas like telecom, security, automation and asset management, IBM said in a release here today.

"At India software lab, we encourage the blending of technology and domain expertise with industry relevance," said Ponani Gopalakrishnan, vice president, India Software Lab.

"Our Centres of Excellence (CoE) are designed with the objective of spurring innovation initiatives in partnership with clients and business partners. This IBM Service Management centre will bring together worldwide experts, product developers and business process consultants to promote service management excellence," he said.

Pune is a strategic location for India Software Lab for IBM Tivoli software development, support and service teams.

IBM has chosen Pune as the location for this centre to harness the local presence of deep technical skills and the ability to collaborate with several of the top engineering universities and institutes in the region based there.