Chennai becoming hub for gaming, android-based technologies
Chennai: Home to many IT companies, Chennai is slowly becoming a hub
in providing support for gaming and android based technologies besides
witnessing a new trend in supporting Computer Aided Design (CAD).
"Chennai is basically a very strong market for software support,
particularly in the area of medical transcription and financial system.
But, now we find it is slowly becoming a preferred place for supporting
android and gaming technologies," a senior Software Technology Parks of
India (STPI) official told PTI on condition of anonymity.
Noting that there is an increase in providing support for Android and
gaming devices, the official said world over there is a change in use of
Android-based phones and to gaming devices offered by many companies.
"It is the new trend happening in this industry. The city is fast
catching up," he said.
Besides serving these industries, he said Chennai along with
Coimbatore was also witnessing a new trend in supporting CAD (Computer
Aided Design) software or "engineering design".
According to official data there are about 1,766 companies registered
with STPI in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry. Annually, they export to various
countries and the latest figures shows that IT export growth compared to
2009-2010 was Rs 42,210.65 crore (2010-11) from Rs 36,765 crore
registered last year (2009-2010).
Besides serving the IT industry, he said the city was also home to
good chartered accountants. "The financial services system is also very
good (in Chennai )," he said. Referring to other cities, he said places
such as Salem and Tiruchirapalli are fast catching up as preferred
locations for IT firms.
"In the case of Salem, it is geographically located close to (country
s first IT capital) Bangalore. And Tiruchirapalli has some good
educational institutes, where the students having good knowledge in IT
industry becoming immediately employable in large IT firms," the
official said. (PTI) |