The restructuring events database contains factsheets with data on large-scale restructuring events reported in the principal national media and company websites in each EU Member State. This database was created in 2002.
Information / Communication Computer Programming, Consultancy And Related Activities Computer Programming, Consultancy And Related Activities 62 - Computer programming, consultancy and related activities
200 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
30 March 2006
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
Description
The Canadian company Guest-Tek, specialising in internet services for hotels, has opened a European service centre in Warsaw. The facility will provide services for existing customers as well as future ones from the United States, Canada, and from a number of Western European countries; it is set to employ 200 people. The decision to establish the service centre in Warsaw was taken last year; it reflects the fact that Guest-Tek has been soliciting a growing number of customers in Europe. The official launch of the Warsaw service centre has been scheduled for early April 2006.
Guest-Tek is a Canadian company active on the market since 1996. Its core services comprise broadband internet access, VBN (Virtual Based Network) implementation, and the OneView platform featuring access services, IP telephony and video-on-demand within a single package. At present, Guest-Tek provides services to some 3300 hotels around the world.
Sources
30 March 2006: Rzeczpospolita
Citation
Eurofound (2006), Guest-Tek, Business expansion in Poland, factsheet number 63258, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/63258.
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