http://www.techtree.com/techtree/jsp/showstory.jsp?storyid=56177&s=lnIn a strategic move to strengthen its presence in the growing economy, Microsoft, the world's largest software company inaugurated its new campus at Manikonda, on the outskirts of Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh.
According to Steve Ballmer, CEO, Microsoft Corporation, the company expects to hire about 3000 new staff over the next 12 months, when all the phases of the 28 acre, Microsoft India Development Centre (MIDC) are completed.
"As one of the world's fastest-growing IT markets, India has long been a strategically important region for Microsoft, and is key to our mission of enabling people, governments, businesses and communities to realize their full potential", said Ballmer.
However, he pointed out that hiring locally would not mean a loss of jobs in the United States, "There are so many growth opportunities in our business that we can invest both in Hyderabad and, at the same time, continue making many more hires (at) our headquarters", he said.
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Google is Hiring!http://www.techtree.com/techtree/jsp/showstory.jsp?storyid=53743Google, the search engine giant is hiring for its engineering facilities in Bangalore and Hyderabad.
The recently opened research and development center in Bangalore is the search engine's latest full-fledged engineering facility outside its Mountain View headquarters in California.
The company is expected to hire about 100 professionals initially. Google on its website says, "We're looking to hire talented software engineers, top programmers and visionary computer scientists. The hiring standards in India will be exactly the same as in the US, which includes a rigorous, technical interview."
The Bangalore office's charter is to innovate, implement and launch new Google technologies and products. "Anything is fair game and the team here gets to decide its agenda.''
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