Satyam Computer Services Ltd on November 03, 2006 has announced that the Company launched a new Global Development Center (GDC) for Nissan North America in Chennai, India. The 50000-square-foot facility on Chennai’s "IT Highway" will house more than 400 associates, scalable to 750 within three years.
Early this year the Company won a long-term, multimillion-dollar deal to manage Nissan's mission critical business applications in its North American market. In less than six months, the Company became the sole IT service provider for Nissan North Americas entire portfolio, which includes 321 applications in five locations across US and Canada. Nissan will count on high service standards from the Chennai GDC, resulting from the Company’s delivery flexibility and its ability to tap into its large pool of skilled professionals in Chennai.
"By completing the transition of Nissan North America’s entire application suite ahead of schedule, in less than six months, Satyam has demonstrated its ability to win and execute large engagements in the automotive and manufacturing space," said Subu D Subramanian, director and senior vice president of the Company's automotive and manufacturing business.
Subramanian said that this represents a significant milestone in Satyam's efforts to become an end-to-end solutions provider for global automotive customers.
"We are proud to have been selected as Nissan’s IT applications provider, and to be given responsibility for program management for its North American portfolio of applications," he added. "We look forward to expanding this relationship."
The agreement calls for the Company to provide application management services for Nissan’s Operations and to adhere to stringent service levels. Nissan expects the Company to deliver superior value and improved service levels.
In addition, the Company will manage Nissan’s Customer Relationship Management (Siebel) applications post deployment. The Company also plans to provide engineering services to Nissan Europe and Japan.