ADC Selects HSS and Kshema for Strategic
Alliance in India
BANGALORE, INDIA - May 16, 2001
ADC (Nasdaq:ADCT; www.adc.com) a leading global supplier of
fiber optics, network equipment, software and integration
services for broadband, multiservice networks, has selected
Hughes Software Systems (HSS), India's number one communications
software company, and Kshema Technologies, one of India's
fastest growing solutions companies, in a strategic software
alliance. After reviewing several software companies in India,
ADC named Hughes Software Systems and Kshema Technologies
as the best companies suited to provide software services.
"ADC is excited to further strengthen its presence in
India and to enter into closer relationships with both Kshema
and HSS," said Michael Day, vice president at ADC. "Our
relationship with both companies has enhanced ADC's product
development activities and has added depth in software technology.
We look forward to a long and productive associations in India."
Operating through a wholly owned subsidiary under the Software
Technology park India (STPI) umbrella in India, ADC will channel
projects to both the companies. STPI is the designation used
by local India government to encourage software development.
Presently, ADC plans to set up its research and development
base in India over the next two years to take advantage of
the efficiency and the software engineering talent that is
currently available.
Since last year, HSS and Kshema Technologies have been working
with ADC's product and service organizations to support various
development projects. The development activity covers technology
areas like broadband access, network management and enhanced
services.
"HSS is sharply focused on cutting edge communication
software for the convergence and next-generation networks
markets," said Arun Kumar, president and managing director
for Hughes Software Systems. "We are excited about this
relationship as HSS' focus areas are highly synergistic with
ADC's growth drivers of broadband access, network management
and voice over packet solutions."
Apart from setting up a state-of-the-art dedicated development
facility for ADC, HSS would also be a preferred vendor to
ADC for its voice-over-packet products and convergence technologies.
"We are greatly honored to be associated with ADC and
are very enthusiastic about our relationship with this major
telecom company," said Anant Koppar, president and CEO
for Kshema Technologies. "Kshema's telecom focus and
expertise in voice, data, wireless, and broadband access is
bound to add huge value to this alliance. This consolidates
our leadership position in the converging communication industry."
About ADC
ADC is The Broadband Company™. ADC's fiber optics, network
equipment, software and integration services make broadband
communications a reality worldwide by enabling communications
service providers to deliver high-speed Internet, data, video
and voice services to consumers and businesses. ADC (Nasdaq:
ADCT) is a Fortune 500 company with sales into more than 130
countries. Learn more about ADC Telecommunications, Inc. at
www.adc.com.
About Kshema
Kshema Technologies, often referred to as one of India's fastest
growing software companies, offers a unique blend of domain
knowledge, technological expertise and service offerings to
companies in the Converging Communications industry worldwide.
Incepted in August 1997 the company is funded by a group
of leading visionary- investors who share the organization's
vision and goals.
Kshema has over 545 software engineers operating out of a
world standard office and research center with extensive lab
facilities for research and development. Spreading its operations
to other geographies as well, Kshema has established a strong
marketing presence in the US with a large team in Virginia.
Kshema has a good percentage of PMI-certified project managers.
Committed to maintaining the highest standards of quality,
Kshema was recently in the news for being amongst the youngest
companies to achieve SEI CMM Level 4 and has been an ISO 9001
company since 1998.
For further information on Kshema Technologies:
Shobana Ravindran
E-mail : shobana@kshema.com
Tel : +91 80 299 5115/5/6, 224 0545/7/647
Fax : +91 80 227 2933
About Hughes Software Systems (HSS)
Hughes Software Systems Ltd. (www.hssworld.com),
is the #1 communications software company in India. HSS offers
a broad range of communications-related software services,
products, and solutions to leading Communication OEMs and
Service Providers around the world.
HSS' technology focus is in the Convergence market with products
and services in Next Generation Networks, and Mobile Data.
Assessed at SEI-CMM Level 4 for all its development centres
and all projects, HSS been an ISO 9001 company since 1996.HSS
is a subsidiary of Hughes Network Systems, a unit of Hughes
Electronics Corporation.
Ranked amongst the five best companies to work for in India,
by Hewitt Associates, HSS has a team of over 1500 world class
professionals, at its development centres in India: at Gurgaon,
a suburb of New Delhi, and in Bangalore. With sales and support
offices in the US and the UK, it is represented throughout
Europe, South America, and Asia to support its global customer
base.
For more information about HSS
visit http://www.hssworld.com
or contact:
Jay Vikram Bakshi
+91-124-634 6666 x 2865
prcontact@flextronicssoftware.com
Last updated : August 5, 2006
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