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SHANGHAI, March 24 /AsiaNet/ –

Accelerates IBM’s Application Services Delivery Capabilities

IBM today opened a new global delivery center in Shanghai, China, to address
the growing global demand for the delivery of application services. The Center
will offer IT services in English, Japanese, Mandarin, and German, to clients
from Japan, Europe and North America.

The Shanghai Center builds on IBM’s experience in the timely delivery of
quality IT services for business application development, maintenance, testing
and solution management. Leading package solutions, such as SAP, Oracle,
Siebel, mainframe and e-business applications will also be supported through
the Center.

“This Center will harness the skills we have developed through servicing both
domestic and international clients,” said Takashi (Ken) Shimizu, Vice President
of IBM China Global Delivery. “These skill sets, along with our multilingual
staff and IBM’s advanced global delivery methodologies will allow us to
accelerate the development of innovative technology solutions for our clients
across the globe.”

“The establishment of this Center marks another milestone in IBM’s long history
and experience in China and reiterates our deep commitment to building China’s
talent base. China is a key part of our global delivery network,” said Mr
Shimizu.

The Center, will have a capacity of more than 700 seats, consolidating IBM’s
existing delivery sites in Shanghai into a single location in the Waigaoqiao
Free Trade Zone. Covering 84,000-square-feet, the Center complies with
globally benchmarked security guidelines driven by the IBM Control Access
System (CAS) level 1 Security Standards. The Center has also been assessed at
SEI CMMI Maturity Level 5, the highest in the industry.

Together with IBM’s Dalian Center and Shenzhen Center, both opened over the
last year, the Shanghai Center forms part of IBM’s China Global Delivery
Network. IBM’s global network consists of service delivery centers in
Argentina, Australia, Belarus, Brazil, Canada, Costa Rica, Czech Republic,
England, Hungary, India, Ireland, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Philippines, Poland,
Romania, South Africa, United Kingdom and the United States.

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About IBM Services
IBM services is the world’s largest information technology and consulting
service provider. Some 190,000 professionals in more than 160 countries help
clients integrate information technology with business value — from the
business transformation and industry expertise of IBM Business Consulting
Services to hosting, infrastructure, technology design and training services.
IBM services delivers integrated, flexible and resilient processes – across
companies and through business partners — that enable clients to transform
their businesses cost effectively to be more competitive. For more information,
visit www.ibm.com/services

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:

Caroline Lisle
IBM Business Consulting Services Asia Pacific
Ph: +61 408 224482
email: carlisle@au1.ibm.com

SOURCE: IBM