Hyderabad: GE Capital International Services, a wholly owned subsidiary of General Electric Company, USA, has announced the launch of its latest IT-enabled services facility here.

Inaugurating the new facility, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu said: "The 21^st century is the information age. As part of our vision for Andhra Pradesh, we are committed to creating an all-important IT culture in the state. In the last two years we have ensured a smooth path for IT investors and have encouraged leading IT companies to set up development centres in the state."

Announcing the launch, Scott R Bayman, president and CEO of GE India, said: "With the launch of this new centre, GE further strengthens its commitment to Andhra Pradesh and to India."

The 14-acre facility will provide specialised IT-enabled support services ranging from data entry to transaction processing and high-end financial and software services. Phase-I of the centre is currently operational and has employee strength of over 2,000.