IBM India launched its operations in Coimbatore on Thursday as part of its expansion plans in southern India, targeting the small and medium businesses in the manufacturing sector.
Foraying into Coimbatore was part of IBM's plans to enter 14 new cities, which included Madurai, Kochi and Visakhapatnam in the South, IBM India Director (Global Small and Medium Business) Ramesh Narasimhan told reporters in Coimbatore.
IBM has earmarked $6 billion for its Indian operations this year.
With over 3,000 SMB customers in India, IBM's operations in the city would target various clients in government, banking and finance, retail, manufacturing, automotive, educational sectors among other, Narasimhan said.