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To: Jean M. Gauthier who wrote (34141)	8/4/2000 10:01:28 AM
From: Lynn	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 64865

Friday August 4, 8:59 am Eastern Time: "Sun adds 275 software jobs in Ireland" (UPDATE: Adds fresh comments from company executives) DUBLIN, Aug 4 (Reuters) - Computer giant Sun Microsystems Inc said on Friday it would create an additional 275 engineering jobs as it doubles the size of its software development centre in Dublin over the next three years. The move will bring total employment at the site to 600 and make the Irish centre one of the company's largest software development operations outside the United States. The announcement came as Ireland, cursed for so long by a lack of job opportunities and emigration, reported that unemployment had fallen to a record low of 4.4 percent. Ireland's ability to attract high levels of inward investment from hi-tech companies is a key element in a flourishing economy generating thousands of jobs every month. Ed Zander, the company's president and chief operating officer, said Ireland had an exceptional skills base to offer Sun Microsystems. ``Ireland leads the drive to become the e-commerce hub of Europe, the country is instrumental in European Union developments including the advent of the euro and its technological and telecommunications infrastructure is excellent,'' he said during a visit to the Dublin site. The company said it was forming close ties with local universities to ensure it could fill the vacancies in a market where labour is in increasingly short supply. It also said it was attracting Irish-born engineers back to their homeland. The company would not disclose salary terms but said it offered staff generous wage levels plus a bonus scheme and stock options. It also said the quality of life in Dublin was a key part of encouraging people to stay or relocate in the Irish capital. Based in Palo Alto, California, Sun employs some 34,000 people around the globe. It provides hardware, software and services to power the Internet. biz.yahoo.com Lynn