Microsoft IT to set up an excellence centre in West Bengal

KOLKATA: Microsoft IT India will set up a centre of excellence in West Bengal for which the company is in talks with the state government, an official of the software giant subsidiary said today.

"There is tremendous talent in West Bengal. We are setting up a centre of excellence in the state the details of which are being worked out," managing director of Microsoft IT India Raj Biyani told reporters on the sidelines of a seminar organised by Bengal Chamber and IIM Calcutta here.

"Engineers from the state work in MS offices globally. We are eager to participate in West Bengal's growth story," he said.

At present, Microsoft has two engineering centres in Hyderabad and Bangalore.

"MS India is needed to be seen as a successful entity in the entire MS eco-system," Biyani said.

The company is keen to share the best practices with MNCs operating in the country and also with Indian companies for leveraging the best technology, he said.

IT Minister Partha Chatterjee said that the state government is eager to accommodate the MS centre.

"The project will be first vetted by the legal department after which the MoU will be signed," the Minister said.