EMC to open Russian center
EMC Corp. will open a software development center in St. Petersburg, Russia.
EMC, the Hopkinton provider of storage systems, software, and networks, said today it will build a state-of-the-art center as part of its plans to invest $100 million in Russia over the next four years.
EMC said the St. Petersburg center will be led by Igor Agamirzian, who recently joined the company after 11 years with Microsoft Corp.
EMC announced today that Agamirzian had joined the company in the newly created role of general manager, EMC Software Development in Russia.
"Russia is an important and rapidly growing market for EMC as businesses and government organizations here aggressively invest in new and innovative uses of information infrastructure technology," Sanjay Mirchandani, EMC senior vice president, said in a statement. "The country also has some of the world's most talented software engineers and mathematicians, and we look forward to attracting these individuals to EMC and incorporating their contributions into cutting-edge products being deployed by our customers around the world."
(By Chris Reidy, Globe staff)
