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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
500 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
14 April 2016
Employment effect (start)
14 April 2016
Foreseen end date
31 December 2017
Description
US-based software company Infor has announced that it will create 500 jobs at its new Centre of Excellence (cloud centre) in Wrocław by the end of 2017. About 170 jobs are expected to be created in 2016, further 330 in 2017. The centre will develop and provide new cloud solutions to its 700 European clients. The centre will comprise four divisions such as software development, implementation services, cloud technology and operational support and customer services. The company is looking for specialists with knowledge of foreign languages, especially, German, English, French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Flemish and Norwegian.
Currently, the company has two such units in Europe: in Barcelona (Spain) and Prague (Czech Republic). Infor employs 14,000 engineers worldwide and cooperates with global companies such as IBM, HP, Boening and Ferrari.
Sources
14 April 2016: Gazeta Wyborcza
Citation
Eurofound (2016), Infor, Business expansion in Poland, factsheet number 87311, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/87311.
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