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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
1,000 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
21 May 2007
Employment effect (start)
1 June 2007
Foreseen end date
31 December 2007
Description
French IT group Bull announced a world business plan on 21 May 2007 by which the group is expecting to create 1,000 new jobs between June and December 2007. Bull currently employs 7,178 employees in the world. The majority of the recruited employees will be IT engineers and so far it is only known that 400 of the 1,000 new jobs will be created in France. Bull is an information technology company that designs and develops systems and solutions for secured network infrastructures. It is headquartered in Les Clayes-sous-Bois, in the Paris area and the company's distribution network covers more than 100 countries worldwide.
Sources
22 May 2007: 01Net.com
22 May 2007: Décision Distribution
Citation
Eurofound (2007), Bull, Business expansion in World, factsheet number 65390, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/65390.
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