Ipswitch to create 60 jobs in Galway

US company Ipswitch, which develops easy to try, buy and use IT monitoring and security software, has announced plans to establish an Europe Middle East and Africa (EMEA) support and operations centre in Galway, expecting to create about 60 jobs over five years.

Ipswitch is establishing research and development, sales and technical support teams to help better serve local customers and grow market share in the region. Ipswitch will also locate R&D and product development teams in Galway to provide capability specific to the EMEA region. The move will enable Ipswitch to increase its support for its channel partners and customers across Europe in local languages and time zones.

The development is supported by the Department of Jobs, Enterprise & Innovation through IDA Ireland.

The privately owned company which has its headquarters in Lexington, Massachusetts, employs over 300 people in offices in the US, Europe, Asia and Latin America.

“We are very excited to take this next step in our company’s growth by creating a full service Ipswitch office in Europe. From this headquarters and with all the crucial necessary functions including sales, R&D and post-sales services, we will increase the competitive advantage for both our partners and Ipswitch, and most importantly we will develop a better understanding and higher degree of support for our most valuable asset: our customers,” said Diane Albano, Ipswitch Chief Revenue Officer and Executive Vice President Worldwide Sales.