Hurix to set up 2nd centre in Chennai

Hurix Systems, a knowledge-based solutions company, is to set up a development centre in the US and another in Chennai that would go on steam before the end of this calendar year.

These additions would result in the company increasing its number of development centres to three, in addition to its existing two centres, one each in Mumbai and Chennai.

The company would recruit around 3-4 personnel for its US centre and employ an additional 150 personnel to its existing 200 staff in Chennai in the next six months, after the completion of the new centres.

These would comprise project managers, institutional designers ad software engineers, as the company has a different sect of sales and marketing personnel.

Hurix's existing development centre in the city comprises 4,200 sq ft of space and with the addition of the new centre, it is slated to be around 10,000 sq ft.

"The new centres both in the US and India are being planned under our expansion plans and the setting up of these centres would help in diversifying risk, reaching out to more geographical areas and providing better services," Hurix Systems chief operating officer Viswamitra Hariharan said.

However, the company would not incur much expenses on real estate front as these places would be taken on lease. Hurix has also plans to set up a second development centre in Mumbai and add around 500 personnel by 2007, he said.

Setting up development centres in London and other countries is also on the agenda. However, plans on this are yet to be firmed up, he added.

The company is also aiming at securing a SEI-CMMI Level-5, a quality assurance certification, by September 2005.