Austin, Texas-based Epicor Software Corporation announced the launch of its new India Technology Center in Bangalore in the state of Karnataka – a 48,000 square-foot facility located in the RMZ EcoWorld Technology Park. A key component of the company’s globalization strategy, the new center will foster product innovation and development,...
India Grows as Global R&D Hub for Multinationals
The Nikkei Asian Review reports that numerous multinationals have chosen India as an attractive R&D destination. More recently, taking advantage of employment costs, as well the availability of technical skills, many companies across a variety of industry verticals have begun to set up their R&D centers or have enhanced their...
ABB to Double Workforce at Chennai Center, India
ABB the multinational corporation dealing in power and automation and headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland, said it will double its workforce to 1,200 at its global engineering and operations center in Chennai in the southern state of Tamil Nadu, as well as open a new facility on the outskirts of Bangalore....
Utah Firm Markets Pharmaceutical Ingredients in India
Plandai Biotechnology Inc., based in Utah, has concluded a deal with Bangalore-based Bal Pharma for the distribution of its ingredients in India. Bal Pharma, which manufactures and exports pharmaceutical finished drugs and distributes nutraceutical constituents, will use Plandai’s Phytofare line of plant extracts in its own products and will also...
E-Commerce Start-Up Goodbox Gets $2.5 Million Funding
Goodbox, a start-up based in Bangalore, raised a $2.5 million Series A from Nexus Venture Partners. This company allows small and medium businesses such as supermarkets, restaurants, and service providers like movers, salons, and laundry chains to use its partner app for their ecommerce requirements. Goodbox charges each vendor $16...
Moving to India? Remember These Tips…
Living in India is balancing modernity with traditional ideas and practices according to the website Expat Focus. You will also find differences in the ways of life in the metros such as New Delhi and Chennai and the tier I cities like Pune, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, which are also quite different...