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HYDERABAD, Aug.15

THE industry-driven International Institute of Information Technology (IIIT)-Hyderabad is in parleys with IBM and Microsoft to explore the possibility of further leveraging their association with the institute, according to the Secretary, Information Technology, the Government of Andhra Pradesh, Mr Ajay Sawhney.

Mr Sawhney, who is also the Special Officer of IIIT-H, said, "we are exploring ways to take forward the existing relationship with IBM. It is not true that IBM has stopped its school in the IIIT-H. We are in discussions with IBM to take up certain focussed research projects and how we can be associated together.''

``Likewise, we are in talks with Microsoft. It did not have a school at IIIT-H. Oracle, Satyam, Keane, IBM, Cisco and Motorola are associated with the school. But it had sponsored a Microsoft Chair with an initial grant of $250,000. We have three-four areas where we can work together. In fact, the Microsoft funding is for a chair in the IIIT and we are in the process of firming up which area we can host the chair. Thereafter, we will scout for top quality faculty required for this initiative,'' Mr Sawhney said.

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