Sunday, April 10 2005 09:55 Hrs (IST) - World Time -

New York: The Mphasis BFL Group, a provider of IT and BPO services, has opened its fourth Business Process Outsourcing facility in India in Mangalore.

With an initial investment of $ 16.1 million, the Mphasis said, its Mangalore facility will provide contact centre services for several Fortune 500 companies. The total employee strength at this facility is expected to reach 3,000 in the initial stage of operations.

This is the company's fourth facility in India. It already has two facilities in Bangalore and one in Pune. The company also has a BPO facility in Tijuana Mexico.

Mphasis' BPO business recorded revenues of $ 17.12 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2004 as against $ 11.1 million in the corresponding quarter of the previous year.