iSoft Expands India operations

iSOFT has recently announced the opening of its Global Development Center in Bangalore. The company aims to expand its Indian operations with an increased workforce at the development center.

“The new facility will double our capacity in Bangalore, which is an important market for us both because of its strategic location and the knowledge-base that is available.

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We will be undertaking high-end product development at its Centre of Excellence, providing unique and exciting opportunities to work on cutting-edge technology for a select number of the city’s most innovative IT individuals,” Govind S, Managing Director, iSOFT.

The company promises to offer Indian solution specialists opportunities to work on end-to-end product development from technology and architecture to coding and release rather than working only on a part of the project lifecycle.

The facility also boasts of a demo setup that simulates a patient walkthrough across multiple departments of a typical hospital. Also present on the occasion was Aminur Rahman, Australian Trade Commissioner & Consul General, and board members and senior executives of iSOFT from Australia and the United Kingdom.

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