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Apple to set up center in Bangalore
By agencies
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Friday, 10 March 2006, 20:30 IST
BANGALORE: Apple Computer will set up a large technical support center in Bangalore, with plans to hire up to 3,000 staff by the end of 2007. This will be the companys first such center outside its Cupertino headquarters.
The report quoted an undisclosed realty source as saying that Apple will take up 150,000 square feet of office space in the first phase of its operations, and a similar space in the next phase.
An official in the Karnataka state government is quoted as saying that Apples proposal to invest in
Bangalore had been cleared. But they are yet to reveal the extent of investment or the total employment. They should be starting operation within the next two months, he added.
According to the report, Bangalore was chosen after examining six other cities in the country, but also said it is not known if setting up the Bangalore center will mean cutting jobs at Cupertino.