Indian IT outsourcer, MphasiS, sets up in University of Wollongong

Stuart Corner
Sunday, 24 October 2010 16:05

IT Industry - Strategy

MphasiS, an India-based HP subsidiary that provides applications, remote management and business process outsourcing services, has opened its first 'near shore' integrated development and delivery centre in Australia at the University of Wollongong.

MphasiS says the location of the centre will enable it to work closely with the University of Wollongong on a range of initiatives including training, recruitment, and research and development in the ICT space, and that it plans to create at least 265 jobs at the centre over the next five years.

The centre will focus exclusively on customers in Australia and New Zealand offering a specialised resource pool for the telecommunications industry and providing a centre of excellence from which MphasiS says it plans to offer specialised automated testing services.

The company employs over 38,000 people and serves clients in financial services, healthcare, communications, transportation, consumer and retail industries and governments around the world.

Sudhir Mathur, MphasiS' regional director for ANZ, said: "Australia and New Zealand are very important markets for us. The MphasiS Near Shore Development and Delivery Centre is a key investment that we are making to cater specifically to clients in this region. Furthermore, our partnership with the University of Wollongong will work towards the development of local talent and create exciting employment opportunities in the region."

He added: "At MphasiS, we service Australian clients ranging from the world's number one retail bank to the leading communications service provider. This is yet another milestone in strengthening our collaboration and service-oriented approach."

Professor Gerard Sutton, the University of Wollongong's vice-chancellor, said: "This centre will put the Innovation Campus on the map as a global ICT hub and will create long-term benefits for both the University of Wollongong and the Illawarra region.

"The agreement with MphasiS represents a significant win for the Australian ICT sector. It supports the NSW Government's Knowledge Services Strategy for the Illawarra region and will establish Wollongong as an ideal near shoring location."

The centre is presently located on the main campus of the University of Wollongong but will relocate to the University's research and commercial precinct, Innovation Campus (iC) in 2011 where MphasiS has secured 1288 square metres of space in the iC Enterprise 1 building, due for completion in mid-2011.