Citrix Systems, Inc. unveiled its strategic expansion plans for India. This includes moving its research and development (R&D) team to a new facility in Bangalore, second in size only to that of the US R&D organization. Mumbai will host office to accommodate the sales team.

Citrix’s new R&D facility will handle all aspects of research including design, coding, functional testing, engineering, management. As a result, Citrix can better partner and interact with its customers as early as the product development stage.

“India has some of the best information technology talent in the world and the expansion of our R&D team here ensures we can take best advantage of this highly regarded expertise,” said Citrix CEO Mark Templeton.

Citrix has five R&D centres worldwide, with other facilities in the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia and Japan.