India, June 10 -- India's technology sector has spent decades building software for the world. Now, Zoho is taking a different route. With the launch of the Zoho Nathu La server, the company is moving deeper into the technology stack, bringing hardware design into a journey that has largely been driven by software innovation.

The announcement is more than a product launch. It reflects a long-term effort to build technology capabilities within India, from engineering talent to intellectual property ownership.

Developed through more than five years of research and development, Nathu La was designed by Zoho's team in Nagpur and built around Intel Xeon 6 processors. According to the company, the platform delivers equivalent performance whil...