Teradata is a division of US-based NCR Corporation, a leading global technology company that helps businesses build stronger relationships with their customers.

As one of the world's top 500 companies, NCR employs about 29,300 people worldwide. It services leading companies in industries such as banking, telecommunications and aviation.

Located in the Dalian Software Park, the new centre will provide professional multilingual service support to Teradata customers throughout North Asia, including China and Japan, according to NCR Global Vice-President Hideki Hosoi.

"The centre is a critical component of the planned growth of Teradata's global professional services consulting. The GCC team in China will be an extension of Teradata Professional Services, the world's leading data warehouse consultancy," he said.

The centre's staff will specialize in data warehousing and business intelligence software, and will offer superior capability in end-to-end business data warehouse implementation, according to Hosoi.

The centre will serve customers throughout North Asia and complement other consulting centres recently opened in India and Pakistan.

(China Daily 08/17/2006 page10)

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