Wednesday, November 21, 2007

3i Infotech Announces Major Expansion Plans In Chennai

3i Infotech Ltd has announced that the Company recently unveiled its expansion plans in Chennai. The Company announced the launch of its first International Data Centre (IDC), which will offer managed hosting services for application and disaster recovery solutions. As part of its strong foray in the $41.5bn** managed services market, 3i Infotech announced the launch of its Remote IT Infrastructure Management Services through its Global Network and Security Operations Center (GNSOC). The Company is also setting up mini centres of excellence (GOES) for Operating Systems: Microsoft, Red Hat Linux, AIX, Solaris, Databases : Oracle, MS SQL, MySQL, DB2, Messaging Solutions and IT Security Labs for Ethical Hacking and Vulnerability Assessments and niche Application Infrastructure solutions.

Located in 3i Infotech''s 7-storey Chennai facility, the IDC, GNSOC and COEs will be jointly spread over 25,000 sq ft area. Out of this, the IDC, which conforms to the Tier III International Data Standard, will alone occupy a total of 6000 sq ft area, with all access controls, CCTV, UPS, Precision AG along with Rack and cage facility. The centre will provide secure data centre hosting facilities for its clientele in India and across the globe. The GNSOC will provide customers with Remote IT Infrastructure Monitoring and Management Services with a 24/7 IT Helpdesk. With an operating area for around 75 people, the remote infrastructure set up is spread across 3000 sq ft area.

Commenting on the launch, Mr. Hari Padmanabhan, Dy. Managing Director of the Company, said 3i Infotech today offers an unparalleled range of products across the insurance, banking & financial services, manufacturing and distribution landscape and we will continue to expand and deepen our product portfolio across the verticals we are focused on. Customers in this space, however, are today looking at driving larger scale in their business at lower implementation cost.

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