IBM Research expands its presence in India

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IBM  today  unveiled  plans for expansion  of  operations  at its IBM India Research Laboratory, one of the eight labs of IBM Research across the globe. As part of this expansion, IBM India  Research  Laboratory,  New  Delhi,  earlier  located  within the IIT campus,  has  moved  to  a larger facility in the Vasant Kunj Institutional Area, New Delhi. The new laboratory has more than double the floor space of the earlier location, better infrastructure and will provide IBM better bandwidth to address innovation needs of a larger client base worldwide. This latest expansion is in addition to an earlier opening of the lab's Bangalore site.

 

The  expansion of IBM Research facilities in India is driven by a growth in research  activities  related  to  IBM's  Software,  Services  and  Systems businesses,  as  well  as  client  collaborations  in  India. The IBM India Research  Lab's list of achievements runs long; last quarter alone, the lab rolled out many new technologies including Sensei (a web-based, interactive language   learning   technology),   Business  Finder  (a  next-generation, real-time,  presence-based  mobile  resources  management  technology), and Score/Erocs  (an  information  management  technology designed to help HDFC Bank   rapidly   enhance   customer   care   and   identify   new  business opportunities). The lab is also working on establishing a standards-driven, secure   and   cost-effective   infrastructure   to  coordinate  healthcare information  through  a  system  that  includes  central,  state  and local governments,  as  well  as  private  providers,  for  both  rural and urban locations across India.

 

"IBM Research has been in India for about 10 years, and we are committed to innovation that matters, for our company and for the world. This is evident from  the  fact  that  no  other  company  has  the  resources committed to innovation  that IBM does - $5 to 6 billion a year invested in R & D," said Dr. Dan Dias, Director, IBM India Research Laboratory. "We are proud of our rich talent pool - more than 3000 scientists work in close collaboration spread across our eight research labs around the world. IBM has earned more U.S. patents than any other company for 14 consecutive years."

 

"Innovation is what results when technical invention meets business insight.  This is certainly true of IBM Research, where great importance is attached to dialog with end-users, internal partners and customers. In addition to the profound technological insights, scientists also possess broad expertise in commercial sectors pertinent to their fields. This enables them to create innovations that really matter, to clients, business and society," said Robert Morris, VP, Services Research, IBM Research.

 

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