31st Jul 2008 07:00
31 July 2008
ARTILIUM INVESTS IN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN SCOTLAND
Investment Expands Artilium's R&D into Innovative
Mobile Presence Capabilities for Its ARTA Mobile Services Platform
Artilium, a leading telecoms software developer of Microsoft-based carrier-grade software for mobile network operators, is to increase its research and development activities and create 30 new jobs at its operations in Dunfermline, Scotland.
The new investment is being supported by Scottish Enterprise with a general Research and Development grant of £750,000 in conjunction with investment from Artilium.
"We chose Scotland as the base for our planned expansion in development capacity because of its highly-talented workforce, the excellence of its academic institutions, and the business environment we discovered there, which is clearly supportive of enterprise and innovation," said Artilium Chief Executive Officer Robert Marcus.
Artilium's office in Dunfermline holds key intellectual property for its Tri-cell Intelligent Location System technology, the backbone for the mobile presence capabilities of its ARTA Mobile Services Platform. Dr Gordon Povey, the VP of Mobile Development within Artilium, was previously an academic in communications technology at Edinburgh University and remains an Honorary Fellow at the university. He still maintains strong links with local universities including placement opportunities from students within Artilium to foster the development of talent within the area.
Enterprise Minister Jim Mather said: "The creation of 30 new R&D jobs at Artilium underlines Scotland's reputation for innovation excellence and resourceful, inventive people. The Scottish Government is creating an environment in which more and more Scottish based research and development can flourish. Enterprising projects of this kind can help us turnaround decades of economic underperformance through increased, sustainable economic growth. I wish all at Artilium every success in developing this project."
Welcoming the investment, Linda McPherson, Regional Director East at Scottish Enterprise, said, "The decision by Artilium to invest in its R&D activities in Dunfermline is an indication of how highly Scotland and its talent is regarded - and with its high growth potential, it is exactly the kind of company that we want to encourage to stay in Scotland. The company's leading-edge technology has placed Artilium at the forefront of its field and we are delighted that Scotland will play a role in taking this technology and reputation still further."
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Notes to editors:
R&D Grant
The general R&D grant, administered by Scottish Enterprise, provides support for innovative projects across Scotland. Three existing grant schemes have been consolidated into one general R&D grant to simplify the process of securing Government support for research and development.
About Artilium
Artilium is the leading developer of Microsoft-based carrier-grade software for mobile networks. Artilium's ARTA Mobile Services Platform is an open, highly extensible Next Generation Service Delivery Platform including an Intelligent Network built on Service Oriented Architecture principles and designed to enable rapid creation of new mobile applications. ARTA activates the coming wave of third-party application development and innovation. By providing open and secure access to mobile network functionality and autonomous software processes, ARTA enables infinite possibilities for intelligent mashups which combine network capabilities of presence, mobility, location and telephony; with Web services including advertising, social networking and search.
Based in Belgium with offices in the United Kingdom, Artilium is a publicly listed company on the London Stock Exchange (LSE/AIM: ARTA). The company was founded in 1995 and has completed more than 40 installations serving tens of millions of end-users in 11 countries. For More information: www.artilium.com
About Scottish Enterprise
Scottish Enterprise is Scotland's main enterprise, innovation and investment agency and is focused on supporting business growth and developing a competitive business environment. Working in partnership with industry, academia and the public sector, SE aims to play its part in delivering the Scottish Government's new economic strategy to increase productivity in Scotland by helping businesses grow, encouraging greater innovation and creating the right conditions for companies to access property, markets and finance.
Further information can be found at www.scottish-enterprise.com.
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