CHENNAI: Borland Software India Pvt Ltd, a subsidiary of Nasdaq listed Borland Software Corporation, and Hexaware Technologies Ltd, provider of IT and BPO services, announced a strategic alliance with Borland India, to provide technology incubation and training services to Hexaware.

Addressing a press conference here on Tuesday, P. K. Sridharan, Executive Director and President (India Operations) of Hexaware, said the two companies had also jointly launched a state-of-the-art centre of excellence in India at Hexaware in Chennai. This would be the first centre set up by Borland in India with a partner as part of the company's new partner engagement model.

Mr. Sridharan said that under this programme, nearly 2,000 employees would be trained in six months. The centre would serve as a technology incubation hub and provide training, evaluation software, online learning, technical seminars and solution demonstration to software professionals at Hexaware. It would also provide access to the full suite of Borland application lifecycle management solutions to project managers, delivery heads, analysts, architects and testers at Hexaware.

The Managing Director of Borland India Pvt. Ltd, Satyen Parikh, said that as part of the global partnership, Borland and Hexaware would also emerge in joint go-to-market activities, which include joint solutions as well as joint selling and marketing activities.

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