development and technical support centre in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Invest Northern Ireland has offered assistance totaling £2.1 ($4.3) million in support of the project. 

The new development and technical support centre in Belfast is expected to become a primary global engineering and technical services facility for the development of Mformation’s sophisticated device management solutions.

Commenting on the announcement, Leslie Morrison, Chief Executive, Invest NI, said: “Mformation’s establishment of its new development and technical support centre in Northern Ireland is a significant addition to the growing cluster of firms here servicing the international mobile communications sector. It is further confirmation of the strength of the available skills, the knowledge base and the ICT infrastructure.”

Mark Edwards, CEO, Mformation, added: “Northern Ireland offers us an outstanding location option for our growing company, particularly because of the region’s high quality skills, recognized excellence for academic and industry-focused research, and a compatible business and legal environment supporting the protection of Intellectual Property.

"The Belfast operation will become a centre of technical excellence and a key strategic development facility. Specifically, this new facility will increase capability in our global engineering and product development functions and ensure that Mformation continues to provide the most advanced and diverse range of Mobile Device Management solutions available in today’s global market.”