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Avanade Opens Atlanta Application Development Center
Office Serves as Local Hub and Development Center for 70 Consultants
| Source: Avanade
ATLANTA, GA--(Marketwire - March 27, 2008) - Avanade, a global IT consultancy, today announced
it has opened its newest development center, located in Atlanta. The
Avanade Atlanta Development Center will serve as the local hub for the
company's 70 consultants working in the Atlanta market. It will also serve
as a local development center focusing on mobile
development, infrastructure outsourcing and application
development on the Microsoft® platform.
The Atlanta location joins Avanade's network of consulting locations
worldwide. With more than 40 offices across the globe, Avanade has more
than 7,800 professionals serving customers in 22 countries. Avanade's South
region has worked with leading companies and organizations from a variety
of industries including telecommunications, hospitality, government,
manufacturing, utilities, communications and hi-tech.
"With several global customers in the region from the telecom, government,
utilities and manufacturing sectors, we felt opening an office in Atlanta
was a natural evolution of our business," said James Franklin, Avanade's
Atlanta portfolio director. "Atlanta has a lot to offer in terms of IT
talent and this office gives our customers a dedicated application
development center and the local experts they need to build IT solutions
that meet some of their most critical business needs."
"We are pleased that Avanade considers Georgia Tech's outstanding graduates
to be among the reasons for its remarkable success," said Ralph Mobley,
Director of Career Services at Georgia Tech. "We are truly excited that
they have chosen to expand in Atlanta with a new office as this will lead
to substantial local growth for Avanade and deepen its relationship with
Georgia Tech. Avanade is and will continue to be a prestigious destination
for our exceptional students."
The Avanade Development Center is located in Midtown Atlanta. Avanade
expects to see continued growth in the Atlanta market, and plans on adding
as many as 150 new consultants in the coming years. Since opening in
November, the center has already grown by 50 percent due to customer demand
as it adds dedicated resources to serve its customers and continue to
create innovative solutions for Avanade's global network.
About Avanade
Avanade is a global IT consultancy dedicated to using the Microsoft
platform to help enterprises achieve profitable growth. Through proven
solutions that extend Microsoft technologies, Avanade helps enterprises
increase revenue, reduce costs and reinvest in innovation to gain
competitive advantage. Avanade consultants deliver value according to each
customer's requirements, timeline and budget by combining insight,
innovation and the talent of our global workforce. Founded in 2000 by
Accenture and Microsoft Corp., Avanade has more than 7,800 professionals
serving customers in 22 countries worldwide. Additional information can be
found at www.avanade.com.
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