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To: Mohan Marette who wrote (9475)	11/8/1999 9:42:00 PM
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Intel to set up a Net data centre in India Harshad Oke (ET) MUMBAI 8 November MICROPROCESSOR giant Intel is planning to open an Internet data centre in India. Though the company has not set a firm deadline, the centre is expected to be operational within the next 12 months. Confirming the move, Atul Vijaykar, director Intel South Asia, said, "We are expanding our charter to supply building blocks for the proliferation of the Internet in India." Intel made its foray in the field of IT services barely a month ago when it opened its first Internet data centre at Santa Clara in the US. At the same time, the company also announced plans to open up similar facilities on the east coast of the US, Japan and in London. An Internet data centre, often referred to as a "server farm", is a facility where a service provider offers the entire spectrum of hosting services. The facility that Intel plans to set up in India will be smaller than the 85,000 sq ft facility at Santa Clara. Mr Vijaykar couldn?t shed any light on the quantum of investments to set up the centre. "We have yet to decide the location. As for investments, all I can say is that worldwide Intel has announced cumulative investments of $2bn for setting up data centres," he said. "They would like to set up a mirror server," said Mr Vijaykar. Though he won't reveal names, Mr Vijaykar said six companies have evinced interest in mirroring their websites in India. Intel has formed a separate company, Intel Online Services Inc, which is spearheading its forays in the field of IT services. Said Dileep Bhandarkar, Intel director (strategic marketing), "In the future, hardware and applications consulting will offer a crucial edge. Initially, we want to provide our customers a 'bit' factory where all kinds of data can be hosted." Currently, Intel Online offers only hosting services through data centres, but is later expected to include other services like networking also.