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Information / Communication Computer Programming, Consultancy And Related Activities Computer Programming, Consultancy And Related Activities 62 - Computer programming, consultancy and related activities
300 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
19 February 2007
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
Description
US firm VMWare is expected to create 300 new jobs in a major expansion of its existing operation in Ballincollig, County Cork. VMWare, based in California, is a global leader in virtual infrastructure software and already employs more than 100 staff at the Cork unit. The firm, which was acquired by electronics giant, EMC, several years ago, set up its Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) technical support centre in County Cork more than two years ago. VMWare's virtual infrastructure software enables mutiple virtual machines to be run on a single physical server.
Sources
20 February 2007: The Irish Independent
Citation
Eurofound (2007), VMWare, Business expansion in Ireland, factsheet number 65018, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/65018.
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