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Information technology
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Miles ahead of the rest
from Indian IT majors like Infosys, Wipro, Tata consultancy Services and Microland, the world's leading IT companies
like GE, Texas Instruments, CISCO, Digital, IBM, HP, Compaq, Motorola, Lucent Technologies, Microsoft, Sun
Microsystems, Oracle, Novell and several others have made Bangalore their home. Bangalore is also the first choice
of overseas vendors for outsourcing. In fact about 50% of the world's SEI CMM Level 5 certified companies are
located in Bangalore.
video broadcasting, Bluetooth. WAP, 3G Wireless Applications, VOIP, ATM switches, SDH, etc. Software exports
from Bangalore touched an all-time high of US $ 1.6 billion during the year 2000-2001.
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Biotechnology
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Blazing a new trail
Karnataka leads the Indian biotechnology revolution with its excellent infrastructure and a highly integrated some of
the finest R&D facilities in the world -the Indian Institute of Science (ranked 18th best University in the world), the
National Center for biological sciences, the Jawaharlal Nehru Center for Advanced Scientific Research, the University
of Agricultural Sciences, the Central Food Technological Research Institute, and the Institute of Bio-Informatics and
Biotechnology.
Biotech policy is aimed at encouraging investments, developing infrastructure and enhancing human resources.
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Electronics and Telecommunications:
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The undisputed leader
The list of companies includes global giants like Siemens, Motorola, AT&T, Alcatel, Sony, Sanyo, GE and British
Aerospace as well as national biggies like Bharath Electronics Limited, Indian Telephone Industries Limited, BPL
Limited and a host of others.
The state's turnover of over US $ 1 billion accounts for 20 % of the national output.
With Karnataka Government's Free Right Way Policy which allows private companies to lay
Optic fibre cables anywhere in the state, the city will shortly have more players offering hitech connectivity at
competitive costs.
Highlights:
1. A 500-acre Electronics city in Bangalore with several more in other centers.
2. STPI-Bangalore, provides incubation facilities and datacom services.
3. Electronic trade and Technology Development Center provides quality human resource.
4. Excellent telecom infrastructure with 140 out of 170 towns connected by OFC network.
5. Hardware Technology park on the anvil.
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