IBM Bucharest Systems Laboratory, “which joins a network of IBM centers around the globe, will leverage the company’s 2010 acquisition of Blade Network Technologies” and will become the main laboratory in Romania for the development and testing of switch and networking hardware and software, says a company press release.
“The opening of IBM’s Bucharest Systems Laboratory is a significant milestone in the strong partnership between Romania and IBM,” said Valerian Vreme, Romania’s Communications Minister. “IBM’s commitment reinforces Romania’s vision to become a knowledge based economy, powered by smarter computing.”
“Located in the Bucharest Corporate Center, the new IBM lab will reside near another IBM facility, the IBM Business Analytics laboratory. That lab was established after IBM acquired Clarity Systems in 2010. Both facilities intend to work together to deliver solutions that are optimized to manage customers’ explosive data growth, while providing them competitive advantage via predictive analytics.” says the press release.
“More than 125 highly skilled engineers will work in the 100 square-meter raised floor laboratory and harden IBM software products through technology deployment and software development, code writing and testing, and bug fixing. In addition, the lab will perform rigorous quality assurance testing in customer-replicated topologies. All told, the work of the IBM Bucharest Systems Laboratory will enhance IBM’s virtualization capabilities in its switches, as well as their ability to manage and optimize diverse workloads.”
The launch was attended by IBM Romania general manager Bogdan Balaci aid IBM Systems Networking Romania, Andrew Currier.
“IBM is working with companies and governments around the world to introduce smarter computing systems which use intelligence to drive operational efficiencies and optimize workloads, concurrently reducing costs,” said Bogdan Balaci, Country General Manager, IBM Romania. “We are confident that the new IBM Bucharest System Laboratory will help IBM clients grow faster and become more competitive.”
Set up in 2005, IBM Romania last year posted turnover of 227.02 million lei (EUR53.4 million), from RON216.6 million in 2009, and had more than 660 employees.