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Side Announces Flagship India Studio in Bangalore

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SAN FRANCISCO – February 11th, 2020 — Side , the industry-leading video games and tech services outsourcer, today announced the opening of their new India flagship studio in Bangalore. Side is a long-time industry leader with an established and diverse dossier of top-tier clients across multiple verticals.

“We launched our first site in India eight years ago. Since then, our needs have changed significantly, and we are launching this new site to better fit market demands,” said Deborah Kirkham, CEO of Side. “The impetus for opening this new site was threefold. One, we need to expand to meet our growing client needs. Two, we want our people to come to work at a beautiful site that reflects our brand aesthetic. And lastly, this site opening enables us to update our technology infrastructure without any lag time being passed on to our clients.”

Sijo Jose, President of North America and India, added, “Side is a people-first company; our teams are our highest priority. We’ve been in our current site for five years, and the market has changed dramatically in India during that time. Our priority is enabling our clients to manage their quickly shifting needs, as well as building upon our status as category leaders across our industry verticals. The new site launch enables us to better incorporate our brand aesthetic into our Bangalore flagship. We value our positive and inclusive company culture, and we are very proud of the new environment we’re creating for our teams.”

Bangalore isSide’s India flagship site hosting both Player Support and Quality Assurance teams. The Bangalore site opened in 2001 as part of the e4e umbrella of companies. When Side acquired e4e in 2012, the Bangalore site became part of Side’s growing global presence. Since then, the site has seen rapid growth and is now expanding to over 500