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By Lawrence Casiraya
INQUIRER.net
First Posted 08:43pm (Mla time) 03/02/2008
MANILA, Philippines -- The shortage of SAP software skills in Europe
means good news for London-based Logica’s IT outsourcing business in the
Philippines, according to a top executive.
Logica set up its Manila office two years ago and has anchored its IT
outsourcing business in providing development and maintenance services
for SAP customers, among them Belgium-based inBev, the world’s largest
beer manufacturer.
“There is a shortage of SAP talent in Europe right now,” said Jonathan
Snowball, Logica's global business development director.
“SAP itself recognizes this and from our end, we would like to get as
much talent as possible in other places like the Philippines,” he added.
He noted that SAP’s installed base has expanded from traditional
large-enterprise customers to companies that fall within the small and
medium business (SMB) segment.
Logica currently employs 220 workers locally, most of them software
developers and consultants. The company has a workforce of around 2,500
people in India.
The company is looking to expand its business in the Philippines by
adding more back-office services, following key acquisitions of three
companies based in France, Nordics and Netherlands.
Snowball said Logica is looking to increase its workforce in the country
to no less than 1,000 people. He added: “The days of going to places
with lower costs is over. Now it’s about talent and we go where the
talent is.”
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