Infotech agreement with Westinghouse Electric

28 April 2010, 3:37pm

Hyderabad, India, April 28, 2010 - Infotech Enterprises Limited (IEL), a global technology solutions provider with headquarters in Hyderabad, India, announced today that it has finalized a master agreement with Westinghouse Electric Company, world's pioneering nuclear energy company for the provision of engineering services in India. Infotech will augment the engineering resources of Westinghouse as it prepares for global nuclear energy business growth and will lay the foundation for Westinghouse AP1000™ nuclear power plant work in India. Infotech and Westinghouse officially inaugurated the newly-formed Westinghouse India Engineering Center today in the presence of the leaders from both companies.

Under terms of the agreement, Infotech & Westinghouse will look forward to a mutually beneficial partnership for:

• Westinghouse to further expand its skills infrastructure in India
• Infotech to provide high value & competitive engineering services

Mr. B.V.R. Mohan Reddy, Chairman and Managing Director, Infotech Enterprises Limited expressing his delight on signing this agreement said, “We are proud to be providing High Value engineering services to Westinghouse complementing their effort in becoming a Global Nuclear powerhouse. The inauguration of the CoE today is an acknowledgement of Infotech’s pursuit of excellence in global engineering. This is the first engagement for outsourced engineering in India in the Nuclear Industry and further demonstrates Infotech’s strength in working in time and mission critical engineering industries”.

“Our partnership with Infotech will further strengthen Westinghouse’s capabilities in the region, and it serves as another sign of our commitment to the Indian market,” said Aris Candris, President and CEO of Westinghouse. He added, “Having skilled people working on our projects is critical to success. The people of Infotech have the proper skills, experience and resources to help ensure the success of our projects in the region.”

Commenting on the announcement, Mr. Krishna Bodanapu, President – Engineering, Infotech Enterprises Limited said, “We see a significant amount of synergy between Infotech and Westinghouse. Infotech’s relentless focus on people, process, tools, technology and training that facilitate effective globalization of engineering will help Westinghouse further strengthen their engineering capability worldwide. Infotech looks forwards to being a trusted engineering partner of choice to Westinghouse.”

Geo: International