TBILISI — Hewlett-Packard will export IT services to clients in Eastern Europe and former Soviet republics from its first IT shared services center in Georgia, the Economy and Sustainable Development Ministry said Wednesday.
The U.S. company will provide services to clients such as PepsiCo and Societe Generale using Georgian specialists, ministry official Irakli Kashibadze said. “The center will include a data center, help desks and software development.”
Kashibadze said as many as 1,000 people will be employed in the facility, which will have three locations. HP investment will reach tens of millions of dollars and the company will provide training for local IT staff. A memorandum has been already signed.
(Bloomberg)