Wroclaw becomes major cog in KPIT's IT operations

KPIT is the second most rapidly developing Indian company of the IT sector, its new center will be offering business process outsourcing (BPO) and IT services to enterprises. Initially, the domestic venture will be handling existing clients of KPIT Cummins from all over the world. "We work for global companies, which are interested in taking advantage of our services in Central Europe," said a KPIT Cummins management spokesperson. "We expect that the center will have at least 10-20 clients." He went on to say that in 2006 the company will employ 100 people, however, over the coming years this figure is projected to grow to 500. Wroclaw was competing with locations in Romania, Hungary and even Lódz for the investment, which is estimated to be worth in excess of $10 million. (Puls Biznesu, p. 10) A.K.