L&T Infotech, a wholly owned subsidiary of Larsen & Toubro, announced that it is joining the Open Handset Alliance (OHA). Since L&T Infotech doesn’t work directly with consumers, there’s quite a chance you haven’t heard of them. Here’s what L&T does (from the press release):
L&T Infotech is a leading provider of IT and engineering services offerings, solutions and Intellectual Property components in the Telecom Domain. Providing services to handset OEMs, ODMs, telecom service providers, and platform vendors, L&T Infotech’s services portfolio includes platform and application development, middleware solutions, device testing, and support services.
L&T Infotech’s expertise has been instrumental throughout various Android releases, most notably in assisting handset OEMs to launch their Android-based devices in a quickened time span. L&T Infotech has also demonstrated solutions on various convergent and entertainment devices, enabling the rapid proliferation of Android into multiple device segments. By developing value-adding enterprise solutions, L&T Infotech has become a strong advocate for the Android Platform to become the platform of choice for the enterprise segment.
The release ends with the company’s CEO, Sudip Banerjee, committing to the Android platform. We’ll see where that leads…