MphasiS expands India operations with new center in Hyderabad

Earmarks state for future investment and employee growth

Hyderabad, September 3, 2008: MphasiS, an EDS company, announced an expansion of its India operations with a new center in Hyderabad. Located in Cyber Towers, Hi-tech City, the center will initially have 100 seats with a capacity to increase employee numbers. The center was inaugurated today, by Shri Damodar Reddy, Hon’ble Minister for Information Technology & Communications, Government of Andhra Pradesh and Jeya Kumar, CEO, MphasiS.

With more than 28,000 employees, MphasiS has presence across the country with centers in Bangalore, Chennai, Pune, Mumbai, Noida-NCR, Indore, Puducherry, Ahmedabad and Mangalore. The Hyderabad center will be the first for the state and will begin by providing Application Services support to clients of MphasiS and EDS, an HP company, globally.

Speaking on the occasion of the inauguration, Shri Damodar Reddy Hon’ble Minister for Information Technology & Communications, Government of Andhra Pradesh said, “We believe that the IT industry has fuelled the growth of the economy of Andhra Pradesh. We welcome companies like MphasiS to invest in our state and partner with us for future development. The setting up of this new center will lead to the creation of more jobs, and AP has abundant talent to contribute to the workforce of MphasiS. I am sure this association will benefit both MphasiS and Andhra Pradesh.”

Jeya Kumar, CEO MphasiS said, “This is moment of pride for us. MphasiS is on a successful expansion trajectory and continues to grow its footprint in India. We are starting small with 100 seats but hope to ramp up the Hyderabad center to 1,000 over the next 12 months. The center is a testimony to our commitment to the state of Andhra Pradesh. We have received extensive support from the government in helping us set up our new center here.”

“MphasiS has successfully leveraged talent in India to contribute to global clients of both MphasiS and EDS. This center will be a part of our network of centers globally providing applications development and management services and our resources here will work with teams and clients across the world,,” he added.

About MphasiS

MphasiS, an EDS company, is a leading Applications Services, Remote Infrastructure Services, BPO and KPO services provider. We deliver real improvements in business performance for clients through a combination of technology know-how, domain and process expertise. With currently over 28,000 people on the roles, we service clients in Financial Services, Healthcare, Communications, Transportation, Consumer & Retail industries and to Governments around the world.

To know more, please visit www.mphasis.com.

About HP

HP, the world’s largest technology company, provides printing and personal computing products and IT services, software and solutions that simplify the technology experience for consumers and businesses. HP completed its acquisition of EDS on Aug. 26, 2008. More information about HP (NYSE: HPQ) is available at http://www.hp.com/.

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