December 12, 2003

Internet search king Google plans to open an engineering research and development center in Bangalore, India, in March, its first such center abroad, a Google executive said in an interview published Friday in The Wall Street Journal.

"We just want more really great engineers," Google vice president of engineering Wayne Rosing told the WSJ. "It's clear there are a significant number of really talented computer scientists in India."

He said Google hopes to hire about 100 engineers for its Bangalore center, which would be the first of its type outside the United States for the company. California-based Google, whose quirky name has become synonymous with online searches, has 21 sales offices around the world. It employs engineers in its Mountain View headquarters and in Santa Monica, California, and in New York.

Rosing said the decision to move into India was not based on cost-cutting or outsourcing reasons but rather on its employees' willingness to spend "significant time" there to identify and train new hires.

The Google executive also said he had been impressed by Indian officials during tours of various Indian cities. "It's clear India is going to be a major player," he said.

Although much smaller in size than the big Web portals Yahoo, America Online and Microsoft's MSN.com., Google dominates the search engine market with a reputation for delivering the best results.

In just five years it has become one of the world's most recognized brand names, its name synonymous with searching. "To Google" has now become the equivalent of "to search" the Internet.

To shore up its competitiveness, Google is reportedly considering an initial public offering next year that could catapult the firm into the ranks of the Internet giants.

The New York Times reported last week that Microsoft was seeking a partnership or buyout but was rebuffed by the much smaller, privately owned Google.

AFP
Source: Business Report.co.za

        

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