IBM to increase its presence in another 25 cities by two years

Expansion is part of company's strategy to establish its presence in growth markets, which at present is spreading to smaller cities

PTI | June 9, 2011



As part of expansion moves, particularly in smaller cities in India, software major IBM plans to increase its presence in another 25 cities, besides the existing 22,by 2013, a senior company official said on Wednesday.

The expansion was part of company's strategy to establish its presence in growth markets, which at present were spreading to smaller cities, Nipun Mehrotra, Vice-President, General Business, Routes and Geographic Expansion, IBM India, South Asia, told reporters here.

Mehrotra, here to inaugurate a new office, claimed that growth rate in smaller cities was higher than big ones and the company wanted to tap the potential existing in such cities.

By adding 25 more offices in two years, the company was expecting to earn a 'significant' revenue, he said, without elaborating the quantum in value or percentage.

Stating that the company was now focusing on smarter solutions, particularly in security and traffic management, Mehrotra said it was also working with different State governments and the Centre, on various projects, which included Airports.

As far as Coimbatore was concerned, it has experienced rapid economic growth in recent years due to development of the local textile, manufacturing and IT services industries and IBM was able to offer the entrepreneurs advanced technology solutions to help them increase productivity, customer service and track business performance, he said.

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