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EDS, a leading IT services company, announced in May 2007 that it has decided to set up its consolidated Asia-Pacific headquarters in Singapore. The company, which has a global revenue of over US$20 billion, until now, was split into two regions, Asia and Australia and New Zealand (ANZ) with separate HQs. The company's top regional leadership will also relocate to Singapore.
Explaining the rationale for choosing Singapore, Stephen Yeo, EDS Asia's vice-president of strategic initiatives said the company looked at various Asian cities. 'Singapore stood out for many reasons - it has superior infrastructure, both physical and digital, diverse talent pool and is conveniently connected to the whole of Asia-Pacific.'
Other factors such as a world-class airport with multiple connections to the region and the rest of the world, a business friendly government in terms of financial and business and regulatory environment, and a stable and highly educated workforce also helped to veer the choice to Singapore, Mr Yeo said.
LucasFilm established in Singapore its first facility in the world outside of California. LucasFilm Animation Singapore is the country's first major (iconic) animation studio, which will produce digital animation content for global consumers of film, television and games. The 40,000 sq. ft. complex will hire up to 300 animators and is expected to boost the digital animation scene in Singapore.
Koei, a leading Japanese games company renowned for its Chinese and Japanese medieval action and strategy games, like The Romance of the Three Kingdoms, plans to establish a 100-man game development studio in Singapore. As Koei's largest development studio outside of Japan, it will develop titles for the global market including the Nobunaga Ambition Online and Uncharted Waters Online games.
Bridge Mobile, a joint venture of seven leading regional mobile telecommunications operators, plans to site its global headquarters and R&D centre in Singapore. As a major global technology innovator and demand driver with a potential subscriber base of 300 million, Bridge Mobile will be investing close to S$70 million over the next three years to establish regional infrastructure and a common service platform.
Dell's Singapore Design Centre is currently responsible for R&D development on all its displays and imaging products. The 35,000 sq.ft. facility houses 125 engineers and designers, and develops around 20 new products every year including flat screen TVs, projectors, monitors and printers. In addition, Dell also plans to co-develop its products with various technology partners. The choice of Singapore as its base is because of the country's "robust technology ecosystem, highly skilled, highly talented workforce, pro-business environment...sound infrastructure, good connectivity, well-regulated yet flexible financial infrastructure and sound intellectual property policies," according to Dell's CEO, Kevin Rollins.
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