MEDIA RELEASE PR39315
Westinghouse Agreement with Infotech Enterprises Ltd. Augments Engineering Staff in India
HYDERABAD, India, Apr. 28 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ --
Westinghouse Electric Company today announced it has finalized a master
agreement with the global engineering services provider Infotech Enterprises
Ltd., headquartered here and its U.S. affiliate, Infotech Enterprises
America, Inc., (collectively, "Infotech") for the provision of engineering
services in India and the United States by creating the Westinghouse India
Engineering Center ("WIEC").
WIEC will be located at Infotech's campus in Hyderabad and will be
staffed with Infotech employees dedicated solely to working for Westinghouse.
The agreement will enable Westinghouse to augment its engineering
resources as it prepares for continuing growth in the global nuclear energy
business and will lay the foundation for Westinghouse AP1000(TM) nuclear
power plant work in India. The official inauguration of the newly formed
Westinghouse India Engineering Center will be held this morning with leaders
from both Westinghouse and Infotech in attendance.
"Our partnership with Infotech will further strengthen Westinghouse's
capabilities in the region, and it serves as another sign of our commitment
to the Indian market," said Aris Candris, President and CEO of Westinghouse.
"Having skilled people working on our projects is critical to success," said
Candris. "The people of Infotech have the proper skills, experience and
resources to help ensure the success of our projects in the region."
Westinghouse Electric Company, a group company of Toshiba Corporation
(TKY:6502), is the world's pioneering nuclear energy company and is a leading
supplier of nuclear plant products and technologies to utilities throughout
the world. Westinghouse supplied the world's first PWR in 1957 in
Shippingport, Pa. Today, Westinghouse technology is the basis for
approximately one-half of the world's operating nuclear plants, including 60
percent of those in the United States.
SOURCE: Westinghouse
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