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With the support received from Intel Capital, InfoSERVER shall become one of the 10 largest IT service companies
in Brazil by 2012
Intel Capital, the investment arm of Intel, has announced its investment in InfoSERVER S/A. Founded in 1995, InfoSERVER has grown at 36% a year since 2001 and in the next five years it shall become one of the 10 largest IT service companies in Brazil. Focused on the financial, retail and manufacturing areas, amongst others, it offers IT services such as training, infrastructure and licensing, as well as development of systems and mobility solutions.
The objective of the outlay is to support the company’s continued growth and its creation of new products. According to Fábio de Paula, director of investments at Intel Capital, with the investment, Intel expects to collaborate with InfoSERVER in terms of marketing and technological development, helping the company support new clients around the world, optimize its new products and boost InfoSERVER’s exposure to innovation and the latest trends in technology, such as Intel® vPro™, cryptography, security, use of servers, and so on. “Intel Capital is constantly looking for new, larger and more relevant investments, with a growing focus on emerging markets. We want to invest in IT services, products and/or manufacturing to help speed up the adoption of this segment in Brazil and also in the adoption of new technologies,” explains de Paula.
“InfoSERVER has collaborated with Intel in the past and sees this investment as a way to broaden its expansion to other regions and markets,” explains Marcos Gonçalves, director of InfoSERVER. “The investment will also support the company’s plans to create new mobility and security solutions. InfoSERVER is a company with differentiated positioning and reputation on its market segment. Intel Capital’s investment helps to reinforce that” adds Gonçalves.
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| About Intel Capital |
Intel Capital, Intel’s strategic investment organization, concentrates its investments in companies that look for technological innovation worldwide. Intel Capital invests in a large range of hardware, software, and service companies focused on accelerating digital adoption in companies, at home, and in healthcare, as well as mobility, the Internet, semiconductor manufacturing and clean technologies. Since 1991 Intel Capital has invested over US$6 billion in approximately 1,000 companies in over 40 countries. During this period, 187 companies from the portfolio have been acquired by other companies and 157 have gone public on the stock markets around the world. From January to September 2007, Intel Capital invested US$ 509.1 million in 120 operations, with 50 being new transactions. Approximately 36% of the amount invested came from companies based outside the United States. Further information on Intel Capital and its competitive edge can be found at www.intelcapital.com.
Intel, a world leader in silicon innovations, develops technologies, products and initiatives to continuously improve the way people work and live.
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