Unveiling what it said is the world’s most compact projector ‘pico portable projector’, Japan-based $1.7 billion Plus Vision Corporation on Monday said it planned to outsource software from Indian IT firms which would be integrated in its advanced products.‘‘We are planning to outsource software for our portable projectors and electronic copy boards. India can contribute to these products which have a lot of software component,’’ Plus Vision Corp deputy director, Masahiro Nonaka said. He said the projector, the first in the micro portable range has been launched in India, whose market was estimated to grow ten times in the next two years. Plus Vision, Nonaka said, was considering to increase its holding in Plus Business Machines, its Indian partner from the existing 10 per cent.Plus Business Machines CMD, Swadesh Khetawat said the Indian market was exploding and was expected to double to 15,000 units by next year as against 8,000 units recorded during last year.He said the demand was driven by educational institutes, IT firms, and pharma companies even as prices were falling since the last four years.
