L&T Infotech opens Middle East HQ office in Dubai Outsource Zone

L&T Infotech, a global IT services and solutions provider,  inaugurated its new office in Dubai (UAE) yesterday.  Mr. Sudip Banerjee, Chief Executive Officer of L&T Infotech, inaugurated the office, which will serve as the Company’s  Middle East Regional Office and Solution Center and is located in Dubai’s largest dedicated free zone for the outsourcing industry: Dubai Outsource Zone (DOZ),  a member of TECOM Investments’ Technology Cluster. The joint announcement came from L&T Infotech and DOZ during the GITEX Technology Week 2010, the region’s largest ICT event that opened on 17th October 2010 at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre.

L&T Infotech is a wholly owned subsidiary of Larsen & Toubro, US$ 9.8 billion engineering, manufacturing & financial services organization with global operations. The office will serve as the regional hub and will provide an entire range of end-to-end information technology services and solutions.

Mr. Sudip Banerjee, Chief Executive Officer, L&T Infotech, said,  “ The decision to move our operations to this strategic business hub is a part of our global strategy to strengthen and accelerate our Middle East focus and we are confident that we will be able to leverage this decision to establish ourselves as a major provider of IT services and solutions to our esteemed clients in the region.”

Mr. Malek Al Malek, Managing Director, Dubai Internet City and Dubai Outsource Zone, said: “We strive to provide our business partners with world-class facilities and a location that empowers them to leverage Dubai’s strength as the regional business hub. DOZ offers incentives to companies, enabling them to capitalize on the limitless opportunities that arise out of being based in such a unique destination. DOZ welcomes L&T Infotech’s decision to base its regional headquarters at the zone and we are confident it will benefit from the host of services at the business park, including networking avenues with similar companies and state-of-the-art infrastructure.”

Dubai Outsource Zone has evolved into a base for both captive and third-party operations, providing mid to high-end outsourcing services. The free zone currently hosts a number of companies in diverse sectors such as banking & finance, accounting, IT, payroll processing, engineering, research & development as well as design, employing more than 5,000 professionals.

About Dubai Outsource Zone
Dubai Outsource Zone (DOZ), is the perfect base for companies that provide mid-to-high-end business processes outsourcing (BPO) services and back office operations. DOZ offers these companies a comprehensive and efficient infrastructure and a business-friendly environment to set up hubs that service local, regional and global markets. DOZ’s offerings include 100% exemption from taxes; arguably the world’s most reliable technology and communications infrastructure, a one-stop-shop of support services and the best possible working environment. For more information: www.doz.ae

About L&T Infotech
L&T Infotech, one of the fastest growing IT Services companies, is ranked by NASSCOM as 8th largest Indian software & services exporter from India and is amongst NASSCOM’s Top 20 IT-BPO Employers in India (FY2009-10). It is also ranked 7th in DATAQUEST-IDC top 20 IT Best Employers Survey 2010. A wholly-owned subsidiary of Larsen & Toubro, a US$ 9.8 billion engineering, manufacturing & financial services organization with global operations, L&T Infotech is differentiated by its unique Business-to-IT Connect, which is a result of its rich corporate heritage.

L&T Infotech offers comprehensive, end-to-end software solutions and services in the following industry verticals: Banking & Financial Services; Insurance; Energy & Petrochemicals; Manufacturing (Consumer Packaged Goods/Retail, High-tech, Industrial Products,  Automotive), and Product Engineering Services (Telecom). The Company’s new emerging verticals include Media & Entertainment and Life sciences & Healthcare. L&T Infotech also delivers business solutions to its clients in the following horizontals/Service Lines: SAP, Oracle, Infrastructure Management Services, Testing, Consulting and Business Process Services. Its other service offerings are: Business Analytics, Legacy Modernization, Applications Outsourcing, Architecture Consulting, Enterprise Integration, Service Oriented Architecture, Systems Integration and PLM. (www.Lntinfotech.com)