Satyam plans more healthcare CoEs

Hyderabad-based business and IT services provider Satyam Computer Services is planning to set up more centres of excellence (CoEs) to address the healthcare market, which comprises three broad segments "� life sciences, insurance companies and healthcare providers.

Announcing the launch of its life sciences CoE at Hyderabad on Friday, Ram Mynampati, president (commercial and healthcare business), Satyam, said the company was looking at setting up CoEs for insurance firms and healthcare providers, considering the growth prospect in these segments.

"The IT services industry has been moving from a volume-based to value-based business. So far, our success is measured in terms of our business volumes and the number of people that we employ.

"However, we have a well-orchestrated derisking strategy in place and expect CoEs to contribute significantly to our non-linear growth model, which tends to be more sustainable," Kishore Rachapudi, global head (life sciences), Satyam, said.

CoEs, in the life sciences case, has helped Satyam acquire three new customers during the last quarter, he added.