Siemens Romania inaugurated its second local office in the city of Cluj-Napoca, one of the country’s most important hubs, according to local publication DailyBusiness.ro. The new location, opened under the brand of the company’s Evosoft subsidiary, is a regional centre for research and development which conducts internal IT projects for Siemens as well as software development projects for applications in the company’s portfolio. The centre of Cluj-Napoca is the fourth location opened by Evosoft in the region after Germany, Hungary and Turkey. It will be the third largest by the number of employees, after Hungary and Germany. Located in Liberty Technology Park Cluj, the office has an area of over 3,000 square metres and will reach 210 specialists who will implement software projects and product development projects by 2017. At present, the team has approximately 50 employees, according to telecompaper.com.Siemens’ investments in the new R&D centre in Cluj reach EUR 4.5 million and include the rental costs for the next five years, the fitting costs, and the initial investment in infrastructure. At the end of fiscal year 2014 to September 2014, Siemens recorded a turnover of EUR 138 million and had 1,680 employees in Romania.
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