KARACHI (January 25 2007): Gulf Business Machines (GBM) on Wednesday initiated its operations in Pakistan to provide IT solution. Addressing the launching ceremony, CEO, GBM, Cesare Cardone said that Pakistan was a potential and growing IT market and hoped it would further get augmentation in the same field in future.

On the occasion, Managing Director, International Office Products (IOP) Syed M Sani, Country General Manager IBM Pakistan, Humayun Bashir were present. He said GBM's primary objective was to facilitate the customer, in addition to providing employment opportunities in Pakistan. He said "GBM had acquired the IBM, Symantec, Networking and associated services portion of IOP business.

IOP is a well-established IT company in Pakistan with a 22-year history of success.

To a question, he replied that GBM's aim was not the transfer of technology to Pakistan but it would function as a solution provider. It has been incorporated in Karachi a few weeks ago and now IOP professionals operating in the part of IOP operation that match the GBM business model will move to GBM and will become the first nucleus of GBM Pakistan employees, he added.

He pointed out that the gulf business model would be implemented in Pakistan. It will provide a full range of offerings to its clients including expertise and skilled resources available within GBM group, in conjunction with local team from IOP. GBM Pakistan will have operations in Karachi, Lahore, and Islamabad.

 

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