Optiva R&D team more than triples year to date and continues
growth through acquisition and strengthening of talent,
demonstrating long-term commitment to customers and BSS
innovation
TORONTO, Nov. 4, 2021 /CNW/ - Optiva Inc. ("Optiva" or the
"Company") (TSX: OPT), a leader in providing communications service
providers (CSPs) worldwide with cloud-native revenue management
software on the private and public cloud, is pleased to announce
the establishment of an R&D Centre of Excellence in
Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Since the second half of 2020, Optiva's R&D team has more
than tripled, and it continues to grow through the acquisition,
strengthening and building of its talent. A critical element of
this strategy includes creating R&D Centers of Excellence in
key hubs around the globe. The Belfast centre will provide a work environment
and culture that fosters collaboration and innovation to further
the development and delivery of Optiva's cloud-native software
solutions.
Belfast is an ideal location
for Optiva's first Centre of Excellence with its reputation as a
thriving technology centre and concentration of global software
companies, universities and talent. The environment in Belfast is conducive to innovation and
sparking creative ideas for future roadmap solutions. With a local
leadership team already in place, we are positioned to grow the
centre at pace with high-caliber engineers across a number of
disciplines.
"We are not waiting for the future of telecom. We are helping to
create it. Optiva believes that our customers being at the center
of everything we do equals long-term success for all," said
Matt Halligan, CTO of Optiva. "Our
Centres of Excellence and growth of our R&D team demonstrate
our long-term commitment to our customers and employees that we
will be a global leader in BSS. We are proud to invest in
innovation that will transform mission-critical BSS services,
enable agile business velocity and accelerate operators' business
success in today's and future emerging markets."
For more information about career opportunities and joining the
Optiva Centre of Excellence in Belfast, please visit:
www.optiva.com/join-us/.
About Optiva Inc.:
Optiva Inc. is a leading provider
of mission-critical, cloud-native revenue management software for
the telecommunications industry. Its products are delivered
globally on the private and public cloud. The Company's solutions
help service providers maximize digital, 5G, IoT and emerging
market opportunities to achieve business success. Established in
1999, Optiva Inc. is on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX:OPT). For
more information, visit www.optiva.com.
SOURCE Optiva Inc.