NetSuite Opens Cloud Development Center in Czech Republic
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The new development center is located in Brno, Czech Republic and will focus on marketing NetSuite's cloud application services -- and partners' products -- to global companies.
Cloud services provider NetSuite announced Nov. 3 that has opened
Europe's first IT development center dedicated to building cloud
ERP-based business management software packages.
The new development center is located in Brno, Czech Republic and naturally will
focus on marketing NetSuite's cloud application services -- as well as partners' products -- to global companies.
Brno is the Czech Republic's second-largest city and in just the last
three years has become a destination for high-tech companies seeking
qualified talent in Central Europe. NetSuite's office will be
established at the South Moravian Innovation Center incubator, the
company said.
NetSuite's home offices are located in San Mateo, Calif.
The South Moravian Innovation Center aims to promote entrepreneurship
and commercialization of research and development in the Czech
Republic's South Moravian Region.
The center will provide in-house business support, finance, legal, and
business development experts, access to networking and funding, and
comprehensive incubator and academic cooperation programs.
During the next year, NetSuite CEO Zach Nelson said, the company will to
hire about 100 new employees at that location who will concentrate on
software engineering and development across the company's product
catalog, with particular focus in ERP, e-commerce, CRM, and mobile
applications.
"After much research, we chose to locate the NetSuite European Cloud
Development Center in Brno, Czech Republic," Nelson said. "The city's
strong universities, rich history, and deep roster of other
international IT leaders make Brno uniquely suited to meet our
requirements for world-class engineering talent."
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