KEMP Technologies, a US based information technology company is to locate its European Sales and Marketing Headquarters in the National Technology Park in Limerick.
Prior to this announcement KEMP had no direct corporate presence in Europe. The company has over 3,000 customers worldwide with Europe accounting for one third of its market. The Limerick operation will focus on KEMP’s expansion in the Europe, Middle East and Africa regions.
Kemp offers a variety of products in the emerging area of application delivery/load balancing controllers for server management in data centres, both physical and virtual. These internet controllers allow companies to reduce the risk of losing customers and revenue as a result of network downtime or increased traffic volumes.
Minister Conor Lenihan described the investment as ‘an important high-tech boost for Limerick.
“The highly skilled will be in sales and technical support and they align well with the Government’s strategy for a smart economy based on sustainable employment in growth sectors,’ said Minister Lenihan”.
Kevin Mahon, President of KEMP Technologies said:
“Ireland provides KEMP with all the necessary requirements for the establishment of its EMEA Headquarters including a highly skilled workforce, access to an excellent research base at the University of Limerick, and the availability of competitively priced technology equipped office space. KEMP in Limerick will focus on the development of the EMEA market. The successful establishment of the operation will increase the capability of KEMP to carry out advanced sales, marketing and customer support s from a European base”.
IDA CEO Barry O’Leary said:
“The establishment of KEMP’s operation in Ireland is in keeping with IDA’s mandate to attract foreign direct investment from emerging businesses, which is a key focus for IDA in the Mid West Region. The Irish operation will manage all revenue streams from across the EMEA region. In addition to sales and marketing and technical support, the Limerick facility will act as a distribution point for KEMP’s load balancers where they will be custom tested and configured on site prior to being shipped to customers across the EMEA region”.
