(Financial Times Deutschland via NewsEdge) Further jobs could go in Germany at T-Systems, the IT subsidiary of German telecoms group Deutsche Telekom, which is already planning to cut 5,500 jobs.
Lothar Pauly, head of T-Systems, said that work done in Germany had to be "combined" with that done in low-cost countries in order to maintain competitiveness.
Sites in Hungary, Russia and Slovakia are therefore to be expanded, although management could not say if this would mean further job losses in Germany.
Pauly believes, however, that T-Systems will remain part of the Deutsche Telekom group. Last year, T-Systems achieved turnover of 600 million euros, 15% of which was achieved outside of Germany.
In order to increase this proportion to 30% by 2010, Pauly is planning to carry out acquisitions abroad and boost organic growth.
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