Oracle may set up next unit in Vizag

Oracle India Private Limited has announced that it will consider setting up its next unit in Visakhapatnam, in Andhra Pradesh.

This was in response to a suggestion made by chief minister Y S Rajasekhara Reddy during his meeting with Oracle India officials here.

An Oracle India delegation comprising managing director Sekhar Das Gupta and vice-president Murali Subrahmanian called on the chief minister yesterday and explained to him the company's activities in Andhra Pradesh. Oracle was the first IT company to set up a unit at Cyber Towers at the Hi-Tec City in Hyderabad.

Assuring all necessary support to the company in its efforts to promote employment-oriented IT projects in the state, the chief minister advised it to start operations in tier-II cities like Visakhapatnam.

He also agreed to visit the Oracle centre after the assembly session. CS Rao, advisor (IT) to AP government, and J C Mohanty, principal secretary (IT&C), also attended the meeting, said an official press release here.