The Hyderabad Information Technology Engineering Consultancy City (HITEC City) is a state-of-the-art technology township being built, marketed and maintained by L and T Infocity Ltd., a joint venture of Indian engineering giant Larsen & Toubro Limited which owns 89 percent of the venture and the Andhra Pradesh Industrial Infrastructure Corporation (APIIC) Limited (which owns the remaining 11 percent). Constructed on 151 acres (61 hectares) of land and at a cost of about $375 million USD. HITEC City is a self-reliant business park designed to leverage Hyderabad's advantages IT training and superior quality manpower. The Andhra Pradesh government has designated 5,000 acres (20 km²) around Hitec City as "Cyberabad" in order to give a boost to the development of IT infrastructure.
HITEC City comprises of the following...
- Cyber Towers - Phase I of HITEC City.
- Cyber Gateway - Phase II of HITEC City.
- Cyber Pearl - Phase III of HITEC City.
- Residential area in which IT professionals may live in relative luxury.
- A star Hotel
- Hyderabad Convention Centre by Emaar Properties of [[Dubai]].
- HITEX Exhibition Center
- CII - Sohrabji Godrej Green Business Centre - http://www.greenbusinesscentre.com
The Cyber Towers is the phase one of HITEC City. It is awesome and impressive. Opened in November 1998, this office park was 100 percent occupied in just 14 months. Today, such major corporate names as Microsoft, Oracle and GE Capital operate offshore development facilities or call centers in this four-quadrant, 10-story tower. The Cyber towers building is divided into four quadrants with a huge fountain residing in between the quadrants. The receptionist at the help desk, on the ground floor can guide youto the appropriate quadrant, just in case you forget which one. On the ground floor, you would notice several banks, ATM's, courier services, book shops, gift shops, snack bar and "The NEW Windows of the World" restaurant. The ground floor becomes a break-out area in the evening for many employees who had a hard day at work. Many of them come and relax for some time on the ground floor, before trekking back to work.The nearest MMTS Hyderabad local train station is around 4 km from here.
The Cyber Gateway is the phase-II of HITEC City, and it offers all the facilities offered in Cyber Towers. The giant arch in front of the building stands as a gateway to the rest of HITEC City and hence the name. It offers over 866,000 ft² (80,500 m²) of office space spread across 8 acres (32,000 m²) of land with an impressive glass façade, landscaped gardens, and a plush waiting lounge.
The Cyber Gateway is a special facility designed for ITES and BPO services with multiple redundancies for connectivity and power. Large offshore processing operations operate out of this building. Dell, Inc., General Electric, Capitol Records and Microsoft were the first companies to start operations at the Cyber Gateway. They were soon followed by Oracle Corporation and others. Soon the companies grew in size and operations and started to build their own built-to-campuses.
The Cyber gateway is very elegant and spacious. It has spacious amphitheatre located near the first block. Many IT professionals use this amphitheatre to unwind after a hard day at work. There are several small fountains placed at various places in order to create water sound effect which helps to soothe tired nerves. A large cafeteria which operates round the clock is also present.
The Cyber Pearl, the third phase of the HITEC City project in Hyderabad was inaugurated on 13 October 2004 and has a built-up area in excess of 1 million square feet (90,000 m²). It is the first project by LTIAL, a joint venture between L&T Infocity and Singapore based business space provider Ascendas. Cyber Pearl is the first venture of Ascendas in Hyderabad. Incidentally, Cyber Pearl would have been named `Cyber Oasis', but since Hyderabad is associated with Pearls, Pearl at the end is more appropriate. Cyber Pearl enjoys in excess of 90% occupancy.
Hyderabad International Trade Expositions Limited (HITEX) is the newest and state-of-the-art venue for international exhibitions, conferences, trade shows and corporate events in India. It was conceptualized by leading German architects. It was inaugurated on January 14, 2003 by Commerce Minister Arun Shourie and the Trade Fair Office Building by Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu. HITEX is the corporate hub of happenings in the Hi-tec city and is India's most modern exhibition centre. HITEX is located strategically at the most happening part in the city of Hyderabad, at Madhapur (near HITEC City), the emerging business and technology hub. This magnificent facility spread over nearly 100 acres (400,000 m²) is the star attraction of Hyderabad, a city that is already a sought after destination.
GITEX Hyderabad, is the annual IT&C expo organized by the Dubai World Trade Center in association with the Department of IT&C, Government of Andhra Pradesh. Numerous companies that exhibited at the event were extremely pleased with the outcome of their participation. Throughout the exhibition, agreements were continuously exchanged, reflecting the significance of Gitex Hyderabad as an important platform for professionals from the IT sector.
CII - Sohrabji Godrej Green Business Centre
The Green Business Centre (GBC), has come up on an area of 5 acres (20,000 m²) near HITEC City in Hyderabad, and was launched as a concept during the then U.S. President Bill Clinton's visit to the city in March 2000. The Green Institute entered into a strategic partnership with the Confederation of Indian Industries to establish the Green Business Centre (GBC) at Hyderabad for promoting "Green Activities" in India. The GBC has been constructed and occupied and has become the basis of an ongoing partnership with the Phillips Eco-Enterprise Center (PEEC), a project of the Green Institute.
Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) http://www.ciionline.org/ is a non-government, not-for-profit, industry led and industry-managed organisation. Founded over 100 years ago, it is India's apex industry association with a direct membership of over 4150 companies from the private as well as public sectors and indirect membership of a large number of sectoral organisations. CII represents over 80% of India's organised industry, with 30 offices in India, 9 abroad and working relationships with 191 counterpart organisations in 92 countries. CII serves as a reference point for the Indian industry and the International business community.
Hyderabad International Convention Center
The Hyderabad International Convention center built by [http://www.emaar.co.ae Emaar Properties] of [[Dubai]].The Hyderabad International Convention center with 4,000-seating capacity is the [[India]]'s largest and the most technologically advanced convention facility. It is an integrated 291,000 square foot (27,000 m²) facility with a 300 room capacity business hotel covering 15 acres (61,000 m²). This air-conditioned centre can be configured to increase seating capacity to about 6,500. It is equipped with several automated features to facilitate diverse utilisation, including all facilities and amenities that a world standard gathering would ever have.
The image on the right side, depicts the delegates listening to speeches at the 4th Annual Pravasi Bharatiya Divas held at the Hyderabad International Convention Centre in Cyberabad on 7 to 9th January 2006.
Shilpakala VedikaA Multipurpose Auditorium, HITEC City, Hyderabad]]The "Shilpakala Vedika" in literal terms, Shilpa" means sculpture, "kala" means art, and "vedika" means platform. Shilpakala Vedika is truly a creation of art.
The Shilpakala Vedika is a APIIC owned Auditorium which is located at HITEC City, which is in easy access to rail and airport. This 60,000 sq.ft. convention center is a unique setting for corporate events. The venue offers peace, tranquility and provides a wonderful setting for business events. It is very much suitable for occasions, which require a degree of privacy. The auditorium has flexibility in its design, to offer a variety of configuration selections for the most complex and demanding events.
