Satyam Inks Pact with Hawker Beechcraft

By Pradip Bhatacharya

TMCnet Contributing Editor

 

 

India’s fourth largest software exporter, Satyam Computer Services (News - Alert) Ltd, announced on Monday that it has signed a multi-year, multi-disciplinary service agreement with Hawker Beechcraft Corporation (HBC).

 

The contract calls for Satyam to provide high-end design, computer-aided engineering (CAE), analysis, product lifecycle management, and other services for the world's leading business, special-mission, and trainer aircraft manufacturer. The arrangement will enable HBC to fulfill orders more quickly and within appropriated budgets, while maintaining exacting quality standards, the company announced.

 

"We are pleased to have Satyam handle these critical projects, and to leverage its program management and global delivery capabilities," said Randy Nelson, senior vice president, Product Development and Engineering. "We are well aware of Satyam's superior track record in our industry-a competence it demonstrated in a recent pilot project at HBC. We look forward to having Satyam's professionals supplement our own expertise, which will help HBC achieve our business goals."

 

d Subu D. Subramanian, director and  senior vice president of Satyam's Manufacturing, Automotive, and Aerospace and Defense Practice commented, "Global organizations are increasingly adopting global models, and relying on robust and comprehensive engineering solutions, such as those Satyam will provide for HBC. As a result, HBC will be able to increase its focus on providing superior aviation products and services for its clients."