MUMBAI: Bose Corporation, the internationally known audio technology company founded by Dr. Amar Gopal Bose is planning to open a company-owned technology centre in Hyderabad, India. The official name will be Bose Technology Centre Private Limited. The centre will be an extension of the research and development software engineering group located at the company's headquarters in Framingham, Massachusetts.
The set-up phase for the Technology Centre is underway, with the plan calling for the recruitment and training of staff personnel to take place from May through August. The first project is scheduled to start in September 2003. The centre in Hyderabad will initially focus on development and production of engineering software and continuous verification of production code related to a variety of Bose audio products. 
The start up of the Technology Centre expands the company's presence in India. Bose Corporation opened a sales subsidiary in New Delhi in 1995, starting its business operations in the area of professional sound systems installations. In 1998, the first Bose owned retail store opened in Connaught Place, New Delhi. A second Bose store opened in Mumbai in 2002. 
"Software content in our audio systems products is growing and will continue to do so," states Bose Corporation President, John Coleman. "India is recognized globally as having an excellent infrastructure and resource pool for software engineering, with Hyderabad considered to be one of the top locations. We believe establishing a Bose presence there will give us access to exceptional software engineers and enable us to strengthen a critical core competency for the company."