VMware, Inc., has announced a multi-year initiative aimed at expanding its India-based research and development (R&D) operations.

The initiative includes:

• Investing U.S. $100 million (4 billion Indian Rupees) in India by 2010
• A new, state-of-the-art 82,000 square foot development centre in Bangalore
• Doubling the company's India-based engineering organisation to more than 1,000 people in the next two years

"Great products are built by great people. India has both an excellent technical education infrastructure and outstanding people. We highly value our Indian citizen employees," said Greene. "India is also one of our fastest growing markets and where we have increasingly important system integrator partners. For these reasons, we are now substantively increasing our investment in India."