Unisys sets plan for IT services in China

SHANGHAI -- An executive at Unisys Corp. said this month that a new software development and outsourcing services center in Shanghai is the start of an effort to expand the Blue Bell, Pennsylvania-based technology vendor's operations in China.

Over the next three years, Unisys plans to hire 1,000 workers to staff its Chinese outsourcing operations, said T.C. Kong, managing director of Unisys Global Services China.

The outsourcing center, which opened in February, currently employs 10 workers. Over time, it will provide a range of services, including open-source software development and management of help desk operations, Kong said.

Unisys selected Shanghai for the center because of the large number of multinational companies that have operations there, he said.