Actium opens office in Raleigh-Durham area -- Seventh branch office part of aggressive growth strategy.CARY, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 13, 1997--Actium Corp., one of the fastest growing providers of complete client/server An architecture in which the user's PC (the client) is the requesting machine and the server is the supplying machine, both of which are connected via a local area network (LAN) or wide area network (WAN). solutions and consulting practices for the information services See Information Systems. industry, has opened a branch office in the Raleigh-Durham, N.C. area. This is the seventh branch office the company has opened since 1991, when Actium Actium (ăk`tēəm, –shē–), promontory, NW Acarnania, Greece, at the mouth of the Ambracian Gulf. There are vestiges of several temples and an ancient town. At Actium was fought the naval battle (31 B.C. initiated a branch adoption strategy. Branch Manager Doug Paradis explains that the Raleigh-Durham area is a strategic market for Actium, in terms of both a client base and a source of employees. "Many companies, especially those in the high-tech arena, have established facilities in this area in the past several years," he said. "These companies need the consulting and systems integration services we offer. In addition, the area is known for its stable base of well-educated workers. We hope that the local talent pool will be a rich resource for us." He adds that the company plans to hire a local workforce of about 15 by the end of the year, in positions such as technical trainers, project and team leaders, and practice area managers. "I'd like Actium to become an active participant in the local technical, business and civic community," Paradis said. "We offer a rewarding career environment and the opportunity to practice and hone skills in some of the hottest technologies today." Actium's primary consulting practice areas are Internet/Intranet development, data warehousing See data warehouse. data warehousing - data warehouse , groupware Software that supports multiple users working on related tasks in local and remote networks. Also called "collaborative software," groupware is an evolving concept that is more than just multiuser software which allows access to the same data. , object-oriented development, business process analysis and technology infrastructure development. In working with its clients, the company applies proven business and development methodologies to complete projects on time, on target and on budget. With headquarters in Philadelphia, Actium also operates branch offices in Pittsburgh, Rochester, Boston, Northern New Jersey, and Cleveland. The company was launched in 1989 to satisfy the demand for a systems integrator An individual or organization that builds systems from a variety of diverse components. With increasing complexity of technology, more customers want complete solutions to information problems, requiring hardware, software and networking expertise in a multivendor environment. that delivers complete business solutions in the client/server area. Actium's new 1,000-square-foot office is located at 117 Edinburgh South Edinburgh South may refer to:
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