IT firm expansion to create 60 jobs
Symantec, billed as a world leader in security, storage and systems management, is to set up a new division supporting customers across globe 24 hours a day.
The Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Richard Bruton, said that IT can be seen as one of the traditional strengths in the Irish economy.
“A significant part of the real Irish economic miracle in the mid/late 1990s was our ability to tap into the global ICT boom that was going on at that time,” he said.
“If we are to get growth in employment and in the economy again, one part of that will involve relying on our traditional strengths, and today’s announcement is a great vote of confidence in our policies.
“We must be far-reaching in our ambitions in this area, and I am determined to build on those traditional strengths to ensure that we can reap great rewards from the new global tech boom and get our country working again,” Mr Bruton said.
The Symantec support unit will deal with customers from the US, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia-Pacific and Japan in more than 20 languages.
IDA Ireland chief executive Barry O’Leary, said: “Symantec first established an operation in Ireland in 1991 and its transformation involves new mandates, increasing the strategic importance of Symantec Ireland within its parent corporation. Transformation of this nature is in keeping with IDA’s goals as outlined in our strategy, Horizon 2020. Ireland is benefiting from the overall growth in the technology sector and this investment from Symantec, a leading company in this sector, is very welcome news for the industry in Ireland.”
The director of ICT Ireland Paul Sweetman, the IBEC group that represents the high-tech sector, said: “With nine of the top 10 global technology firms having a significant presence here and exports of over €50 billion per annum, Ireland remains a prime location for technology investment.”
