21st Feb 2007 18:00
Micro Focus International plc (Micro Focus(R), LSE: MCRO.L), aleading provider of enterprise application modernization software,today announces the creation of three centers of excellence to expandand accelerate the delivery of solutions, products and customer careto its worldwide customer base. £ Through this initiative, Micro Focus will expand its worldwidesoftware development team in the coming months in order to increasethe company's capacity to meet market demand and the futurerequirements of its customers. As part of this program, Micro Focuswill concentrate its worldwide development and customer care expertisein geographic centers, to focus its highly skilled developers aroundcustomer needs, particularly in the area of application management andmodernization. £ The center of excellence for Application Modernization Solutionswill be based in the U.S. in Rockville, Maryland; for ApplicationDevelopment and COBOL Solutions in Newbury, England; and ApplicationPortfolio Management solutions including Application InformationManagement and Application Assessment in Milan, Italy. All solutionsare supported by the company's software development operations basedin Sofia, Bulgaria. £ "We are announcing this expansion today to demonstrate ourcommitment to meet the needs of our customers around the world," saidStephen Kelly, chief executive officer of Micro Focus. "Theconsolidation and expansion of our expert development and customercare teams will take Micro Focus to the next level. As we continue togrow our business, this step will enable us to deliver new andexciting technologies that solve the IT challenges of the 21stcentury. We will demonstrate at Micro Focus World 2007, in Orlando,Florida during May this year, how we are bringing these solutions tomarket to make our customers more successful." £ About Micro Focus £ Micro Focus provides innovative software that allows companies todramatically improve the business value of their enterpriseapplications. Micro Focus Enterprise Application Modernization andManagement software enables customers' business applications torespond rapidly to market changes and embrace modern architectureswith reduced cost and risk. For additional information please visitwww.microfocus.com. £ The very latest perspectives, expertise and developments fromCustomers, Partners and Micro Focus are under one roof at Micro FocusWorld 2007. For more information visit: www.microfocusworld.com. £ Micro Focus is a registered trademark of Micro Focus. All otherproducts and names mentioned in this announcement are trademarks oftheir respective owners. Copyright Business Wire 2007Related Shares:
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