Reuters Posted online: Friday, October 21, 2005 at 1722 hours IST Updated: Friday, October 21, 2005 at 1752 hours IST
Bangalore, October 21: Internet retailer Amazon.com Inc. said on Friday it would open a software development centre in Chennai, to focus on developing innovative Web site features.
The centre's size was not disclosed, and a spokeswoman for Seattle-based Amazon, which already has a facility in Bangalore, said it does not give headcount details as a matter of policy.
Amazon said in a statement it was looking for "exceptional computer scientists", joining Internet giants such as Yahoo and Google in a scramble for Indian talent, which is driving up salaries in the $17.2-billion software and business service industry.
But experts say India's high-tech workers still earn only a fifth of US counterparts, which fuels the industry's expansion.
