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Perot Systems Sets Shop in Tamil Nadu

The Company claims to be the first to set up an infrastructure solutions set-up in Noida

Perot Systems, the second largest solution providers for the healthcare vertical in the US, having a $1.25 billion business in the healthcare industry, recently set shop in Tamil Nadu.

Heading the organisation for India and the Philippines, Vardhman Jain says that unlike others in the solutions providing industry they are not in the 'head-counting' game. "We are in for the long haul," says Jain.

Perot Systems has a global presence in terms of its operations that cover most of Europe and North America. Today, it claims to be the first to set up an infrastructure solutions set-up in Noida. In India, the solution providers have set-ups in Chennai and Coimbatore apart from one in Bangalore and Noida. "Our goal is to bring the technology usage from the West to India," says Jain.

With the growing market for the healthcare industry in Tamil Nadu and the talent pool in the state for this sector on the rise apart from technically sound young minds, Perot Systems seem to be sure that the movement of skilled labour should not be a problem.

"It is only that the attrition rate in the back office work is on the rise that has pushed us to Philippines where there is a steady and stable work force," says Jain on the company move to Manila.

Today, Coimbatore is among the few noted places that provide consistent talent for the healthcare industry in India. Perot Systems claim to be among the few solution providing companies in India that has moved to a tier-II city like Coimbatore.

With contracts across the globe with Government organisations, Perot is yet to negotiate its entry with the Government of India. "The Government needs to bring out a drive to modernise and adapt to state-of-the-art technology in the healthcare system to provide quality." But Perot Systems seem to be happy with the encouragement the Indian Government and the state Government of Tamil Nadu have given to set up its units in India.

Although in negotiations with private Indian healthcare players and various other corporate hospitals for providing customised solutions, the response is yet to come. "There is different maturity period for various businesses," says Jain on the foray of Perot into healthcare solutions, "But soon the Apollos of the world will know that owning everything is not the right approach for quality service in this business."

EH News Bureau