Pitney Bowes Inc. Announces the Opening of A Second R&D Center in Pune, India
May 23 2012 - 12:15AM
Business Wire
Pitney Bowes Inc. (NYSE:PBI) is opening another R&D center
in Pune, India which will be the second center for the company in
the country, and will focus on research and development for its
global portfolio, including Volly™ – a digital mailbox solution.
Pitney Bowes's expanded operations are driven by expansion of its
product portfolio and the growing market interest across the globe.
The center will allow Pitney Bowes Inc. to expand capacity for
local and global business demands. Located in two of India's most
prominent IT hubs, Noida and Pune, the newly inaugurated facility
reflects Pitney Bowes’s increased investments and focus in the
country.
Pitney Bowes considers India to be strategically important from
both a market and an operational perspective. Within five years of
setup, the current R&D facility in Noida has succeeded the
company’s expectations, with more than 600 employees working across
business units. Over the last few years, Pitney Bowes India has
received kudos for its strategically driven Human Resource programs
and Leadership practices. Amongst the rewards and recognitions
received, they secured wins in three categories at Asia’s Best
Employer Brand Awards 2011, including the ’Exemplary Leader Award’,
‘Talent Management Award’ and the ‘Award for Continuous Innovation
in HR Strategy at Work’. They have been awarded as the Best
Workplace by the Great place to Work Institute, and the AON Hewitt
Award for the ‘Top Companies for Leaders’ in 2011. Pitney Bowes
Inc. has also been the founding supporter of Catalyst’s India
chapter, the opening ceremony of which was held in Bangalore
recently.
“Innovation forms the foundation of our growth strategy and with
the current expansion, we hope to further leverage India’s talent
pool.” said Sue McKinney, Vice President, Global Product
Development, Pitney Bowes Inc. “The Pune center will be the
development hub for Volly, and other emerging digital
solutions.”
“Pune has a strong talent pool and is a mature software product
development destination. It boasts of 12% of Software Product
Development headcount in India, is an education and research hub
and this is one of the main reasons why we chose to set up our
second R&D center here. With the opening of the Pune center, we
hope to incubate, sustain and support local talent and maintain
high quality of contributions and value to Pitney Bowes globally.”
said Manish Choudhary, Managing Director, Pitney Bowes Software
India.
Pitney Bowes Inc. has been present in India since 2007, and is
headquartered in Noida. It offers location intelligence, data
management, customer communication management, and predictive
analytics solutions; each of these is designed to meet the business
and operational efficiency needs of customers where end-consumer
data management is crucial for profitability, and geographical data
plays a key role in business decisions.
About Pitney Bowes
Delivering more than 90 years of innovation, Pitney Bowes
provides software, hardware and services that integrate physical
and digital communications channels. Long known for making its
customers more productive, Pitney Bowes is increasingly helping
other companies grow their business through advanced customer
communications management. Pitney Bowes is a $5.3 billion company
with 29,000 employees worldwide. Pitney Bowes: Every connection is
a new opportunity.™
www.pb.com/
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