Infosys to Set Up Office in China's Dalian
BANGALORE -- Infosys Technologies (China) Co. Ltd. Monday said it has signed a pact with the government of the Dalian high-technology industrial area to set up a branch company that will focus on software development and outsourcing business in the region.</br></br>The new facility in the Dalian High-Tech Zone has the capacity to seat 700 employees and will focus on delivering consulting, technology and business process outsourcing services to clients from the U.S., Europe, Japan and neighboring regions, the China unit of India's Infosys Ltd. said in a statement.</br></br>The agreement also provides a framework under which the region's administrative committee will help Infosys launch programs with local universities for training and recruitment, it said.</br></br>Infosys China, which was incorporated in 2004 and employs more than 3,300 people in China, had revenues of $79 million in the last fiscal year through March.</br></br>Write to Dhanya Ann Thoppil at dhanya.thoppil@dowjones.com