"This strategic initiative will lead to inclusion of solaris system into curriculum to train students and enterprise segment," Sun Microsystems India Chief Learning Officer G Bhaskar said at a press conference.
Two specialised laboratories would be set up by Sun in Delhi and Mumbai in the first phase and later expanded to 50
cities.
"Ninety per cent of the offtake in training programme comes from enterprise houses," he said.
NIIT CEO Vijay K Thadani said, "We are looking at training two lakh people in one year and the IT industry requires about two million workforce."
As part of the alliance, NIIT will offer specialised training programmes through its network of education centres as well as specialised solaris labs, he said.
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