Galway is set to continue to attract multi-national companies and with it more jobs over the next couple of years, that is according to IDA Ireland’s west regional manager Jim Murren following an announcement of 50 new posts this week by Synchronoss Technologies Inc.
The US based computer software company officially announced on Tuesday the opening of a research and development and operatations centre at Parkmore Business Park on the outskirts of Galway city.
The move is part of the company’s expansion of its international operations in Europe. It is hoped the centre will create a number of jobs in its first year of operation and further secure Ireland’s position in the top tier of locations globally for attracting inward investment in R&D and services.
Synchronoss Technologies Inc, the leading provider of on-demand transaction management software platforms, began operations at the new centre more than two weeks ago but it was not until this week that the official announcement was made, according to Mr Murren.
The centre, which is supported by IDA Ireland, will be responsible for meeting the increased demand for advanced technologies that address order management, activation, and content transfer as well as synchronisation across European communication service providers (CSPs ), retailers/eTailers, and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs ). There have been reports that the centre will create up to 50 jobs in the first year, however the company has declined to disclose any further information regarding job numbers at this time.
Speaking at the announcement Stephen G Waldis, chairman, CEO, and president of Synchronoss Technologies, said: “We are excited about our decision to locate this strategic part of our business in Ireland and look forward to increasing our global footprint in Europe from our centre in Galway to better serve our customers in Europe. The support and partnership that IDA Ireland has provided will be critical as we expand our global business in Europe from this initial wave of engineering and technology focused roles to further growth in 2011.”
Mr Murren told the Advertiser that Synchronoss Technologies recognises that eight of the world’s top 10 ICT multi-nationals have already set up in Ireland and there are obvious benefits of a strategic nature.
“It’s a very good sign, that Ireland is doing well in attracting overseas industry, and that there is a talent pool here. There is already quite a cadre of companies here - Cisco, Nortel, and IBM. They are all saying Galway is a very good place to locate to and it is the instinct of the industry that companies like to be where their peers are. Galway is a great place, it is very accessible, there is the right infrastructure here, the new M6 brings Dublin closer to Galway and we will soon have a great road to Shannon and Limerick. Galway is set to continue to attract companies over the next couple of years.”
