BearingPoint opens second development facility in China

Computerworld
BearingPoint Inc. is opening its second offshore development facility in China, a move analysts see as part of a trend by U.S. firms to expand offshore development operations in that country. The McLean, Va.-based consulting firm said late last week that it has opened a 56,300-square-foot facility in Dalian, a city in the northeastern part of the country. The Dalian facility now has 60 employees, but BearingPoint hopes to have 1,000 people working there "as quickly as possible," said Craig Franklin, an executive vice president at BearingPoint and head of its Global Technology Services arm. The company, which has 15,500 employees worldwide, also runs a development facility in Shanghai with 400 employees, as well as one in Chennai, India, with 100 people. It plans to expand the Chennai facility to 1,000 workers during the next year. BearingPoint also operates a development center in Spain. more...