EMC Excellence Center will be located in one of business centers in the center of Saint Petersburg. EMC plans to occupy offices that are now being prepared in July, 2007.
EMC is also going to significantly expand the staff that will be responsible for sales and customer service in Russia and CIS countries. The number of employees of the corporation's Russian offices is expected to rise by approximately 2.5 times -- from 100 to 250 -- this year.