SAN JOSE, Calif. - August 11, 1997 - Cisco Systems, Inc. today announced the opening of asoftware development center in Chennai, India, focused on network management, diagnostics andtest technologies.
The center will be staffed and operated by HCL Corp., one of India's largest informationtechnology companies. Cisco has invested in the facility by providing networking equipment on ascale such that the development center will be able to function equivalent to developmentoperations at Cisco's San Jose headquarters.
The center is initially staffed with approximately 75 software engineers, and has capacity forfuture growth. It is the largest development center established by Cisco outside the UnitedStates. It will concentrate on software for network management and for product testing andverification. Development projects were already under way before today's official opening ofthe center in Chennai (formerly Madras).
"Based on outstanding knowledge and experience, we have established a reputation for highquality around the world. Our partnership with a world leader like Cisco will enable thedevelopment of advanced networking solutions and further propel us and India into the global ITarena," said Shiv Nadar, chairman of HCL.
"Mutually beneficial partnerships are a cornerstone of Cisco's success and growth worldwide,"said Rooshabh Varaiya, director of global alliances for Cisco. We are impressed by the workundertaken in network engineering by HCL."
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