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HP to create jobs with Belfast expansion
28.03.2011
HP to create jobs with Belfast expansion
Technology company Hewlett Packard today announced it is to expand its StorageWorks operation in Belfast with an as yet unspecified number of jobs to be created.
The StorageWorks operation is a software engineering centre that develops products based on HP's cloud computing software platform.
HP country manager Martin Murphy told Siliconrepublic.com that the new operation will be the first of its kind in Europe and, as a centre of excellence focused on storage technology and virtualisation, will merge software engineering with cloud computing and R&D.
“The operation will be focusing on the next generation of cloud storage which is at the epicentre of an ICT megatrend,” Murphy explained.
Murphy did not disclose the number of jobs that will be created, but said that they will be aimed at a combination of MSc and PhD graduates. HP has increased its staff numbers in Ireland by an extra 1,000 people in the past year.
“We were able to bring in these new jobs because we were able to demonstrate that we can get people with those qualifications in Northern Ireland. In terms of skills and track record for delivering value, Belfast has these in abundance,” Murphy said.
In February, HP reported that shares tumbled 12pc in late trading after it cut its forecasts for the rest of the year.
HP revealed it expected revenue to increase later in 2011, due to cloud services and with the introduction of a TouchPad tablet computer based on the WebOS operating system, which was attained in last year’s US$1.2bn acquisition of Palm Inc. The company introduced new smartphones running the software on 9 February.