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Sony currently has global software development facilities in the
United States, Europe and Japan. In emerging countries, we
have those facilities in China and India. Among these, Sony India
Software Centre (SISC), located in Bangalore—India’s Silicon
Valley—has expanded notably in recent years. Established in
1997, SISC serves as a development base for software used in a
wide range of products manufactured by Sony Group companies
around the world and as the Group’s global offshore IT centre.
　With the role of software taking on ever-greater importance
in this digitized age, SISC is rapidly augmenting its team of en-
gineers. In fiscal year 2010, ended March 31, 2011, we had
approximately 1,000 engineers on staff. With an eye to further
personnel expansion, in January 2010 we moved to a new SEZ
(Special Economic Zone) in Vrindavan Tech Village.
　In fiscal year 2010, ended March 31, 2011, our work con-
tributed to efforts of the entire Sony Group to advance state-
of-the-art 3D technologies, as well as to the development of
new products, including Sony Internet TV, Sony Tablet and
Android™*-based mobile phones and other devices. As the
Group’s strategic offshore IT centre, we worked together with
Group companies with the aim of reinforcing the Group’s oper-
ating foundation. Looking ahead, we will step up our efforts to
foster human resources and actively seek to expand relations
with other software engineers around the world. Having an
R&D base in the burgeoning Indian market will most certainly
be a major advantage for the Sony Group.
■Yukio Takeyari, Centre Head, Sony India Software Centre (Lower left photo)
* “Android” is a trademark of Google Inc.