GlowTouch Technologies welcomes former President of India during Kentucky visit

Dr. A.P. J. Abdul Kalam, 11th President of India, makes Historic visit

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LOUISVILLE, KY, April 15, 2010 – GlowTouch Technologies, a Louisville, KY-based IT services company, along with other local community and business leaders, welcomed His Excellency Dr. A.P. J. Abdul Kalam to Louisville, Kentucky on April 12, 2010 for a historic visit to the Commonwealth of Kentucky.

A renowned scientist, visionary leader and the 11th President of India, President Kalam gave a speech entitled the “U.S., India and the World: 2020 and Beyond” during which he shared the story of his presidency, his vision for transforming India into a fully developed global power by the year 2020, and the impact of that transformation on the rest of the world.

The formal banquet was held at the Hyatt Regency Hotel and was hosted by the Greater Louisville International Professionals, the India Community Foundation,

the University of Louisville, and the World Affairs Council of Kentucky and Southern Indiana.

Also during his visit, Dr. Kalam delivered a lecture entitled “Ignited Minds: Unleashing the Power of Youth” at the University of Louisville and met with university officials and students.

IT services leader GlowTouch was recently listed as the second fastest-growing private company in Kentucky and the 130th fastest in the nation by Inc. magazine as part of the Inc. 500 list of America’s fastest-growing private companies. The magazine also awarded GlowTouch “Top 10 Indian-Run Companies” and “Top 10 IT Services.”

Founded in 2004, the company’s core service lines include web design, business intelligence, and technical support. Critical to GlowTouch’s success has been its ability to attract and manage high quality offshore technical resources combined with US-based onsite architects and managers. GlowTouch’s growth has recently allowed the company to open a third office in Nashville, TN and to complete construction of a state-of-art, 60,000 square foot development campus in Mangalore, India.

About GlowTouch Technologies

GlowTouch is a well diversified technology resource company with offices in Louisville, KY, Nashville, TN, Palo Alto, CA, and a development center in Mangalore, India. The firm provides turnkey IT outsourcing solutions to small, medium, and enterprise-sized companies nationwide. For more information, visit www.glowtouch.com.