Trend Micro to expand its Cork EMEA Centre

Announcement will double the centre’s employment to 216 people

Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment Micheál Martin TD today (Monday 19^th June 2006) announced at the official opening of the Trend Micro EMEA Operations Centre at the IDA Business & Technology Park, Model Farm Road, Cork, that the company is to substantially develop the centre, with the support of IDA Ireland. It will expand many of the existing functions and teams at the centre and add a number of new global and EMEA management functions and responsibilities, including a centralised sales team.

Trend Micro provides software, hardware and services in the secure content and threat management solutions business to individuals and organisations of all sizes. The development of the Cork centre will facilitate Trend Micro’s growing EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) business and will virtually double the centre’s employment to 216 people.

Minister Martin said, “We are delighted that Trend Micro has decided to expand its Cork operation. The company has rapidly developed since its arrival here in 2003 and we are delighted that the Irish based operation is playing such an important role in a truly global company. The company’s ability to secure additional high-tech knowledge dependent activities from its parent company is indicative of the depth, quality and expertise of the Irish workforce. This is the second investment in information technology for Cork in one week and shows the continued growth and strength of the IT industry in Ireland”.

Anthony O’Mara, EMEA Vice President Sales & Operations, Trend Micro said “This expansion and the highly strategic nature of many of the activities involved will substantially enhance the importance of the Cork centre in Trend’s global business into the future. We chose Cork because of the availability of its highly educated, multi-lingual and motivated workforce. It would be an understatement to say that we are absolutely delighted with our choice to locate here in Cork”.