Minitab Preparing to Open New Office in India

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Minitab Inc., the leading global provider of software and services for quality improvement and statistics education, today announced it will open a corporate office in India.

Minitab Inc. is best known for its flagship product, Minitab® Statistical Software. The package was originally created in 1972 to help professors teach statistics, but has since evolved into the premier software organizations use when analyzing business data to improve the quality of their goods and services. It is used to implement virtually every major Six Sigma improvement initiative around the world, and to teach statistics in more than 4,000 colleges and universities.

Minitab plans to open an office in Delhi in the immediate future. The company also is considering opening offices in Mumbai and Bangalore.

“Minitab’s customers in India are dedicated to excellence, and having a corporate presence in India will help them achieve it,” says Barbara Ryan, Minitab’s chief executive officer. “Our Delhi office will let us provide professionals in India with the tools and resources they need, locally and directly.”

The Delhi office will make India the fourth country outside the United States to have a Minitab corporate presence. In 1995, Minitab Ltd was formed in the United Kingdom to serve customers in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. In 1998, Minitab SARL was formed in France to serve French-speaking customers in France, Belgium, Switzerland and elsewhere in Europe and Africa. Earlier this year, Minitab Pty Ltd was formed to serve customers in Australia and New Zealand.

To learn more about Minitab and its products and services, please visit www.minitab.com

About Minitab

Minitab Inc. is one of the world’s leading developers of statistical analysis and process improvement software and services for academic and commercial users. Minitab Statistical Software is the preferred package for businesses of all sizes and is used in more than 80 countries. Quality Companion by Minitab is the package professionals use to plan and execute quality improvement initiatives around the world.

Distinguished companies that use Minitab software and services include Reliance Industries, Tata Consultancy Services, GENPACT, Toshiba, 3M, and Jubilant Organosys. Minitab Statistical Software is also used at every major university in India and by the leading Six Sigma and quality improvement consultants.

Minitab Inc. is headquartered in State College, Pa. It operates offices in the United Kingdom, France, and Australia, and has additional representatives throughout the world.

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