SILICON Valley software company Pivotal announced the creation of 130 new jobs and an investment of €100 million in Ireland over the next five years.
The company which is partially owned by EMC and VMware has an office in City Gate in Mahon.
As well as expanding their presence in Cork they are also creating a new lab in Dublin.
The expansion is supported by the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation through IDA Ireland.
The company will be recruiting for full-time software engineering, technical support, operational and general and administrative roles.
Pivotal already works with some of the world’s top brands such as BMW, Comcast and Verizon.
An Taoiseach, Enda Kenny made the announcement today saying the €100 million investment supports the reputation of Ireland as a one of the world’s most important technology hubs.
“The creation of 130 highly skilled jobs by Pivotal is also an endorsement of the availability of the best and brightest talent in Ireland. I welcome Pivotal as valuable addition to our enterprise community. This Government is committed to maintaining Ireland as a pro-jobs and pro-investment location so that we can keep our recovery going,” he said.
Richard Bruton TD, the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation said: “This announcement is great news for Dublin and Cork. Technology is a sector where we have introduced a series of measures in successive Action Plan for Jobs in order to improve the environment for companies in this area to expand and grow.”