To meet the exponential demand for service-oriented architecture (SOA)-based solutions, GalaxE.Solutions^®, a player involved in developing and implementing high performance applications, plans to expand its presence in India by making it the hub of its global operations. SOA is an emerging technology which integrates applications based on multiple platforms at different locations which can be made to work together and share resources, thus cutting down on the clients need to invest in exclusive platforms.

The New York-headquartered company, which has development center in Somerset NJ, Toronto and Bangalore, will raise its global headcount from 300 to 500 over the next 12 mounts. As part of the expansion plan, the company will raise its Indian headcount at its four facilities in Bangalore to 300 from around 125. “We are happy to expand our India operations. There is no doubt that India will be the hub of IT activity, and we look forward to a 100 percent growth in headcount in the years to come. “Suresh Pande, vice president (India Operations), GalaxE.Solutions^® told media on Tuesday. According to the company, 70 percent of the company’s development of this next-generation IT architecture will be done from India.

“The Bangalore delivery center will focus on end-to-end SOA solutions for Fortune 500 companies so deploy enterprise-shared services and will comprise a business-oriented technical team, “said Timothy Bryan, chairman and CEO of GalaxE.Solutions^®.