Trianz, a management consulting, systems integration and outsourcing services provider, announced today that it has opened a new office --Trianz India--in Bangalore, India. The new location will serve to extend Trianz's presence in the South Asian market, and enable the Firm to expand sales support to its customers and strategic business partners currently operating there.

Located on a world-class campus in the heart of Bangalore city, it is projected that Trianz India will grow into an operation of over 100 employees by the end of 2002. "We will start with providing the next generation infrastructure to Trianz so that our business runs on the Internet, and our consulting professionals worldwide have access to robust methodologies and tools at their fingertips," said Sundar Ranganathan, Director of Technology and Operations at Trianz India.

The management team of Trianz views the Firm's expansion into India as a strategic move and key component in the Firm's mission. Sri Manchala, President and CEO of Trianz, states that the India operations as an integral part of the overall business. "We are building a model professional services Firm of the future with a highly customer centric culture and a global view of business. We view Trianz India as an integral part of the Firm, growing into an operation that extends all our professional practices in this geography. This is beyond the traditional view of India being a source of technology services and cost savings," said Manchala.

The Firm is committed to building Trianz India based on strong fundamentals and a global view of professional services. "Very rapidly, this will evolve into a P&L operation serving domestic and Asia-Pac customers with competencies such as management consulting, Oracle Applications, Internet business solutions, strategic outsourcing, and other technology services that we have elsewhere," said Suresh Chaganti, Director at Trianz US and key driver of the Trianz India start-up effort.The Trianz leadership team consistently emphasizes the importance of a unique customer centric and global culture, and prides itself on its diversity. The talent in the US is multi-ethnic and has come from big name firms such as Accenture, KPMG, Cisco, Oracle, Sun, Ernst & Young and Price Waterhouse Coopers. "Ours is a people business and we are investing in people," said Ken Smith, Human Resources Manager at Trianz.

The management, quality of talent, dedication to the customer, a focus on execution, and firm values differentiate Trianz. "We very much believe in our entrepreneurial spirit, the future, and the new economy where the Internet, communications, and global perspectives change everything," said Manchala."But we also believe in hard work and the fundamentals of doing business. We will consistently bring success to our customers and for our employees, this will be a fun, challenging, and a most rewarding place to work. Our customer focus, service capabilities, culture, and a shared rewards model will eventually set us apart as a model professional services Firm."

Trianz credits the expansion into India and future growth in Asia Pacific, as well as the domestic markets, as key factors in the Firm's long-term success.
The Honorable Minister for Information Technology, State of Karnataka, D.B Inamdar, officially welcomed Trianz India in an inauguration ceremony on July 19, 2002.

About Trianz
Trianz is a professional services Firm based in Santa Clara, and provides clients with management consulting, systems integration, outsourcing and offshore solutions. For information on how we can assist you, contact services@trianz.com
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