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'''Chennai''' is the second largest software exporter in India, next only to Bangalore. India's largest IT park is housed at Chennai. Software exports from Tamil Nadu during 2017–2018 rose 8.6% per cent to touch {{nowrap|[[File:Indian Rupee symbol.svg|8px|link=Indian rupee sign]]}}1,11,179 crore, involving a workforce of 780,000,<ref name="Software">{{Cite web|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/tamil-nadu-s-it-ites-exports-pick-up-pace-in-2017-18-grow-8-55-118061200464_1.html|title=Tamil Nadu's IT, ITeS exports pick up pace in 2017-18, grow 8.55%|first=Gireesh|last=Babu|date=12 June 2018|via=Business Standard}}</ref> and the city is the hub for [[deep tech]] startup companies.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/small-biz/startups/newsbuzz/chennai-is-the-new-hotbed-for-deep-tech/articleshow/70514504.cms |title=Chennai is quickly turning into the new hotbed for deep-tech startup |access-date = 28 April 2021|publisher=[[The Economic Times]]}}</ref> Many software and software services companies have development centres in Chennai, which contributed 14 percent of India's total software exports of {{INR}} 14,42,140 lakh during 2006–07, making it the second largest Indian city software exporter following [[Bangalore]] and the city is the home for 7 top rated IT companies out of 15 in India.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2018/12/13/india-best-technology-companies-adobe-nvidia-microsoft-sap-in-top-10.html |title=These are the best tech companies to work for in India |access-date = 28 April 2021|publisher=[[CNBC]]}}</ref> The [[Tidel Park]] in Chennai was billed as Asia's largest IT park when it was built.<ref name="fordithub">{{cite news|title=Ford's Rs. 200-cr. IT hub in Chennai |url=http://www.hindu.com/2000/11/02/stories/04022231.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020130201321/http://www.hindu.com/2000/11/02/stories/04022231.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=30 January 2002 |date=2 November 2000|work=[[The Hindu]]|location=Chennai|access-date = 30 April 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://specials.rediff.com/money/2008/jul/31slide5.htm |title=Work ethics: How Indian cities fare|access-date = 30 April 2021|publisher=[[Rediff]]}}</ref> Major software companies have their offices set up here, with some of them making Chennai their largest base. Chennai is the largest hub for e-publishing, as there are 67 e-publishing units registered with the [[STPI]] and many Rs.8300-Cr data centers, digital hubs are in the process of development.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/chennai-emerges-a-data-centre-hub-with-new-projects-worth-8300-cr/article32232220.ece |title=Chennai emerges a data centre hub with new projects worth ₹8,300 cr|access-date = 30 April 2021|work=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/info-tech/adani-to-invest-2500-cr-to-set-up-hyperscale-data-centre-in-chennai/article33379310.ece |title=Adani to invest ₹2,500 cr to set up hyperscale data centre in Chennai|access-date = 30 April 2021|work=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref> A major reason for the growth of the Software industry are the top engineering colleges in Tamil Nadu, of which Chennai is a major contributor, have been a major recruiting hub for the IT firms. According to estimates, these engineering colleges and universities consistently generate about 50 per cent of the human resource requirements for the IT and ITES industry was being sourced from the state, particularly from Chennai.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/tcs-jumps-the-gun-in-campus-hiring/article7592763.ece?ref=tpnews |title=TCS jumps the gun in campus hiring |author=Sangeetha Kandavel |work=The Hindu |access-date=29 August 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016041856/http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/tcs-jumps-the-gun-in-campus-hiring/article7592763.ece?ref=tpnews |archive-date=16 October 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref>

[[File:World Bank Office in Taramani, Chennai.jpg|thumb|right|World Bank Office in Chennai]]
Since the late 1990s, software development and [[business process outsourcing]] and more recently electronics manufacturing have emerged as major drivers of the city's economic growth. Chennai has been rated as the most attractive Indian city for offshoring services according to [[A.T. Kearney|A T Kearney's]] Indian City Services Attractiveness Index 2005.<ref name="most_attractive">{{cite news | title=Chennai most attractive city for offshoring services | url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2006/04/02/stories/2006040202550100.htm |publisher=The Hindu Business Line |date=2 April 2006 |access-date=8 March 2007 }}</ref> After Bangalore Chennai leads No. 2 in software space absorption. <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/real-estate/bengaluru-leads-chennai-no2-in-office-absorption/article33139552.ece |title=Bengaluru leads, Chennai No.2 in office absorption|access-date = 30 April 2021|work=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref>

[[File:Cognizant-Chennai.jpg|thumb|Cognizant's corporate headquarters in Chennai]]
==Major software companies in Chennai==
Major software and software services companies including [[Altran]], [[Accenture]], [[Cognizant]], [[Capgemini]], [[DXC Technology]], [[SAP SE]], [[Oracle Corporation]], [[Cisco Systems]], [[HCL Technologies]], [[Hewlett Packard Enterprise]], [[IBM]], [[CGI Inc.]], [[Infosys]], [[Sopra Steria]], [[NortonLifeLock|Symantec]], [[Tata Consultancy Services]], [[Verizon]], [[Wipro]], [[Virtusa]], [[UST Global]], [[Atos]], [[Dassault Systèmes]], [[Fujitsu]], [[NTT DATA]], [[Larsen & Toubro Infotech|LTI]], [[Honeywell]], [[VMware]], [[Intel]], [[Amazon.com|Amazon.com, Inc.]], [[Tech Mahindra]], [[Fiserv]], [[Adobe Systems]], [[AT&T]], [[Philips]], [[AstraZeneca]], [[Wolters Kluwer]], [[TransUnion]], [[Ernst & Young]], [[L&T Technology Services]], [[Mindtree]], [[Royal Dutch Shell|Shell Business Operations]], [[Athenahealth]], [[Ford Motor Company|Ford Global Technology & Business Center]], [[Ramco Systems]], [[Deloitte]], [[Microsoft]], [[Temenos Group|Temenos]], [[Synechron Inc|Synechron]], [[KPMG]], [[PayPal]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.paypal.com/il/webapps/mpp/jobs/locations|title=Jobs by location {{!}} PayPal Jobs - PayPal|website=www.paypal.com|language=en-IL|access-date=2018-05-25}}</ref> have development centres in the city. The city is now the second largest exporter of IT and IT enabled Services in the country behind [[Bangalore]].
[[File:Tidel Park.jpg|thumb|right|[[Tidel Park]]—one of the largest software parks in Asia—was set up on 4 July 2000 in [[Chennai]].]]

The IT Corridor, on Old Mahabalipuram Road in the southeast of the city houses several technology parks, and, when completed, will provide employment to close to 300,000 people. Besides the existing [[Tidel Park]], two more [[Tidel Park]]s are on the anvil in the IT corridor. One is under construction at the Siruseri IT [[Special Economic Zone]] ("SEZ") and the other one is being planned at the current location of MGR Film City which is just before the existing [[Tidel Park]], in Taramani on the IT Corridor. A number of SEZ have emerged in and around Chennai. The [[Mahindra World City, New Chennai]], a [[Special Economic Zone|Special Economic Zone (SEZ)]] with one of the world's largest high technology business zones, is currently under construction in the outskirts of Chennai. It also includes the World's largest IT Park by Infosys.<ref name="infosys">{{cite web | title= World's Largest IT Campus | work=Infosys, Mahindra World City | url=http://www.tn.gov.in/pressclippings/hindu26022004/hindu260204.htm| access-date=6 August 2005 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20050406014540/http://www.tn.gov.in/pressclippings/hindu26022004/hindu260204.htm |archive-date = 6 April 2005}}</ref>
[[File:Zoho headquarters in chennai.jpg|thumb|Zoho Headquarters in Chennai]]

==Special economic zones==
{{see also|List of tech parks in Chennai|Rajiv Gandhi Salai|SEZ Corridor}}
A number of [[Special Economic Zones]] (SEZ) projects has emerged along the [[Grand Southern Trunk Road]] ([[National Highway (India)|NH]] 45), making it the SEZ corridor of Chennai. It includes [[Madras Export Processing Zone|MEPZ SEZ]] established in 1984,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mepz.gov.in/home.asp |title=Welcome to MEPZ Special Economic Zone |access-date=2009-12-03 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091212022240/http://www.mepz.gov.in/home.asp |archive-date=2009-12-12 }}</ref> [[Mahindra World City, New Chennai]], Shriram Properties's Gateway SEZ, Estancia SEZ and ETL Infrastructure.
It is also emerging as a major IT SEZ region with a number of huge investments by Infosys. Infosys has set up its largest development center in Mahindra SEZ while India Land Tech Park is developing a massive {{convert|500|acre|km2|adj=on}} SEZ which is estimated to have {{convert|20900000|sqft|m2|abbr=on}} office space for both IT and Electronics use. Shriram The Gateway SEZ, is an integrated township with IT/ITeS SEZ residential and mall, which is also home for IT majors like Accenture, ReDIM Information Systems, later the IT park is expanded to 4.6 million sft in association with Xander Group<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/xander-shriram-properties-in-2300-crore-sez-deal/article18348799.ece|title=Xander, Shriram Properties in ₹2,300 crore SEZ deal|website= www.thehindu.com/}}</ref> and EISL is an IT/ITES SEZ by ETL Infrastructure at [[Chengalpattu]] on {{convert|260|acre|km2}} is in the process of development.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sezindiainvest.com/SEZ_Locator/0453_Tamil_Nadu_Ms.ETL_Infrastructure_Services_Ltd._Chennai.htm|title= M/s. ETL Infrastructure Services Ltd.|website= www.sezindiainvest.com/}}</ref>

== Software backend services ==

Chennai houses the [[World Bank office, Chennai|permanent back office]] of the [[World Bank]], which is one of the largest buildings owned by the bank outside its headquarters in [[Washington, DC]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Radhakrishnan|first=R.K.|title=World Bank decides to locate back office in Chennai|location=Chennai|date=26 May 2009|url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/05/26/stories/2009052660290800.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090530190136/http://www.hindu.com/2009/05/26/stories/2009052660290800.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=30 May 2009|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=30 April 2021}}</ref> The Chennai office, administrative and IT services of the bank, including the bank's software based analytical work in bond valuation which is estimated to be US$100 billion.<ref>{{cite news|title=World Bank may ramp up Chennai BPO operations|newspaper=Business Standard|location=Chennai|date=17 November 2003|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/finance/world-bank-may-ramp-up-chennai-bpo-operations-103111701057_1.html|access-date=28 December 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200804084546/https://www.business-standard.com/article/finance/world-bank-may-ramp-up-chennai-bpo-operations-103111701057_1.html|archive-date=30 April 2021}}</ref>

== Software as a service ==
Chennai has emerged as the "SaaS Capital of India" (SaaS is jargon for "software as a service".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.crayondata.com/heres-why-chennai-is-the-saas-capital-of-india/|title=Here's why Chennai is the SAAS capital of India|date=24 August 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/a-silent-saas-revolution-is-brewing-in-chennai/articleshow/67583586.cms|title=A silent SaaS revolution is brewing in Chennai - Times of India|website=The Times of India}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://prabinsamuel.medium.com/saasboomi-shocking-secret-why-chennai-is-the-saas-capital-of-india-50f251b3a7f1|title=SaaSBooMi — The Shocking Secret why Chennai is the SaaS Capital of India!|first=Prabin|last=Samuel|date=9 February 2020|website=Medium}}</ref><ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/politics/111018/chennai-is-saas-capital-of-india-edappadi-k-palaniswami.html|title=Chennai is SaaS capital of India: Edappadi K Palaniswami|date=11 October 2018|website=Deccan Chronicle}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/small-biz/startups/newsbuzz/chennai-is-the-new-hotbed-for-deep-tech/articleshow/70514504.cms|title=Chennai is quickly turning into the new hotbed for deep-tech startup|first=Malini|last=Goyal|newspaper=The Economic Times}}</ref> The SaaS sector in/around Chennai generated $1 billion USD in revenue and employed about 10000 personnel in 2018.<ref name="auto"/>

==See also==
* [[DLF Cybercity Chennai]]
* [[TIDEL Park]]
* [[SIPCOT IT Park]]
* [[International Tech Park, Chennai]]
* [[Olympia Tech Park]]
* [[One Indiabulls Park]]
* [[Economy of Chennai]]
* [[Information technology in India]]
* [[List of Indian IT companies]]

==References==
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[[Category:Information technology industry of Chennai]]
[[Category:Software industry in India]]
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