Launches operations in Alabama

ITC Infotech, a $60 million fully owned subsidiary of ITC Limited, growing at a compounded annual rate of more than 60 per cent over the last three years, announced the launch of its operations in Alabama, USA. The ITC Infotech office will be headquartered in the city of Birmingham.

The Company has entered into a strategic alliance with AK-Global Solutions, Inc. a leading business consultant, providing strategic integrated solutions to better manage talent pool, technology and expertise. Targeting a rapid growth both in top line and staffing numbers, ITC Infotech aims to expand its manpower capacity to employ 100 people in Alabama over the next three years.

Speaking at the inauguration of the ‘Alabama India Business Partnership (AIBP), Ashwani Rishi, President, ITC Infotech, USA, said, “We are delighted to be here in Birmingham, and are extremely optimistic about the growth potential for ITC Infotech, in Alabama, which is home to some of the largest manufacturing and engineering companies in the USA. ITC Infotech’s cutting edge global solutions have created several long-term global delivery relationships with international customers; and we are confident that the company’s unique advantage in IT-related services will enable it to be the preferred partner for businesses across Alabama.”

Speaking on the ITC Infotech growth strategy, Khem Aithani, Vice President, Key Accounts, ITC Infotech, India, said, “In addition to growing organically in the business-vertical mandate that we have set for ourselves, we are also looking at partnering with mid-size and local players that bring complementary culture and vertical strengths, addressing their need for an offshore advantage. To this effect, we intend to sponsor internship programs at Indian colleges for students from leading Alabama technology institutes in order to bridge cultural gaps and promote a multi-ethnic work environment”.

Mr. Anil Agarwal, President, AK-Global Solutions, Inc. (AKGS) added, “Traditional business models are slowly transitioning into new strategic business models. We are proud to partner with ITC Infotech and offer our support for secured and reliable infrastructure and services and complement their competitive edge and profitability.”

ITC Infotech is one of India’s fastest growing IT and IT-enabled outsourced solutions provider. The Company leverages domain knowledge from its parent’s market-leading position in Manufacturing, CPG & Retail, and Travel & Hospitality as well as in other domains like Banking, Financial Services & Insurance, to devise business solutions for global customers. ITC Infotech has grown to be a USD 60 million company with over 4,100 employees in just six years. In addition to IT Solutions, Services and Co-sourcing, the Company has a joint venture with ClientLogic in the BPO space that offers technical helpdesk with over 2,500 employees. ITC Infotech has offices in the United States, Europe and the Asia Pacific, serving Fortune-listed customers across 42 countries.

ITC Infotech offers its clients a global delivery platform, which operates 24x7x365 across centers in North America, Europe and Asia Pacific. The Company emphasizes equally on people and infrastructure for delivering services that guarantee quality, business continuity and consistency along with cost efficiency for its clients globally. While ITC Infotech’s enterprise range of technology capabilities and world-class quality processes form the foundation of its global IT service strength, sharp domain focus ensures that IT and ITeS delivery always place business needs ahead of technology.

ITC Infotech’s global delivery capability is created, matured and managed across key technology practices. Alliances with industry leading platform and product majors ensure that ITC Infotech is consistently at par with the best in Industry. The Company has Technology Centers of Excellence (CoEs) that incubate cutting-edge technical competencies by creating Proofs-of-Concept (POCs) and prototypes. These Technology Practices drive forward and establish delivery capabilities across domain-centric business practices. These include Customer Relationship Management, Enterprise Resource Planning, Web Technologies, Business Intelligence, Infrastructure Services, Testing Services and Emerging Technologies.

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