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Satyam inaugurates its Global Solutions Center in Egypt

6 March 2008

On 5 March 2008, Indian IT major Satyam announced the inauguration of its Global Solutions Center (GSC) in Egypt.

The GSC will employ about 300 professionals and serve as a major technological development and software support for Satyam's customers in the Middle East, North Africa and Europe, a company release said here.

The center, spread over 2,100 sq metres, has facilities such as training labs, video conferencing, high-speed networks and round-the-clock connectivity to other global locations.
 

The 300-seater GSC will mainly house locals and will be headed by Mohamed Embaby, an Egyptian national. The GSC aims to train locals and create more jobs for them, it said.
 

Speaking at the inauguration, H.E. Dr. Tarek Kamel, Egyptian Minister of Communications and Information Technology, said the center is an enormous step towards achieving the country's ambitious goals for the local IT sector.

"We are looking forward to having more projects of this kind in the future."

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