Hexaware-Borland alliance to set up center of excellence

The proposed centre of
05 September 2006

Mumbai: Hexaware Technologies Ltd has entered into a strategic alliance with Borland Software India Pvt Ltd, a subsidiary of Borland Software Corporation, to launch a state-of-the-art centre of excellence at the company's premises in Chennai.

The proposed centre of excellence, to be set up with an Indian partner, is part of Borland's new partner engagement model.

The centre of excellence will serve as a technology incubation hub, and provide training, evaluation software, online learning and conduct technical seminars for software professionals at Hexawar. It will also provide access to the full suite of Borland applications lifecycle management solutions to project directors and managers, delivery heads, analysts, architects and testers at the company.

Under the alliance, the two companies will engage in joint marketing activities, which include joint solutions as well as joint selling and marketing activities. Hexaware will also provide professional services to Borland's customers from time to time.

The company will provide a dedicated team for the centre. The team will undergo an extensive training programme called 'Train the Trainer' and build in-house expertise on Borland technologies. Eventually, the company hopes to train 2,000 software professionals annually.

"Borland's comprehensive suite of solutions complements our emphasis on providing high quality, cost-effective offerings to our customers. The CoE will equip us to conform to Borland's software requirements definition and application lifecycle management (ALM) in the future," said P K Sridharan executive director and president, India operations.