L&T Infotech has announced it will establish a European software development and maintenance centre in Belfast.

Belfast / Mumbai, India, June 29, 2010: L&T Infotech, one of the fastest growing global providers of IT services and solutions, today, announced that it would invest in setting up a European software development and maintenance center in Belfast, Northern Ireland. The investment, which is supported by Invest Northern Ireland (Invest NI), is expected to help create 85 new high quality jobs in Northern Ireland within the next one year.

The new Belfast Center will be located in the Northern Ireland Science Park and will act as a right shore center for L&T Infotech to help it enhance its presence in the European market. The Center will be actively involved in development work for all of the company’s services and products.

Mr. Sudip Banerjee, Chief Executive Officer, L&T Infotech, said, “We are delighted to be in Northern Ireland and value the support and encouragement we have received from Invest NI. We see tremendous opportunities in providing leading companies in the UK and Europe with our world-class solutions and will be looking to grow our business rapidly in the coming years. This new Center will support both European and other global clients. Northern Ireland has a proven track record in providing a large pool of talented people and an extremely conducive business environment and we intend to leverage this to our global advantage.”

Alastair Hamilton, Chief Executive of Invest NI, said: “L&T Infotech is now the latest globally respected IT company to choose Northern Ireland as the location from which to expand international operations. With Belfast recently surveyed as the second most popular city for inward investment in the UK, today’s announcement further demonstrates the strength of our skills base and IT infrastructure to other potential international investors.”
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