DESPITE the global economic downturn, Trend Micro has boosted its local staff numbers by 20 percent, while other vendors have not discounted hiring in the future.
According to several vendors in Australia, the need for organisations to stay secure, regardless of the economic climate, is leading to an increase in staff numbers.
In the past quarter, Trend Micro has boosted its Australia and New Zealand staff levels by 20%.
Trend Micro managing director Dave Patnaik said security threats are up and the company wanted to align its business so it could "serve customers better”.
He said the company has hired across the board with staff taking up roles in sales, marketing and in its channel business and has ensured they were placed well for 2009.
Sales director for F-Secure Australia and New Zealand Indi Siriniwasa said the prospects for the company’s local operations, which has strong dealings with the ISP industry, remain stable.
Siriniwasa said the company’s is still seeing their growth being driven by a combination of security services and value added services, and that they do not foresee any situations that may have any effect on F-Secure’s local headcount in the future.
She adds that, on the contrary, the company is looking forward to growing the market in the ANZ region.
Symantec was quieter about its staffing numbers, a spokesperson saying the company was unable to discuss the amount of staff they had hired in the Australia-New Zealand region.
But the company added that they were entirely committed to meeting the needs of its customers and would continue to grow and hire where necessary.
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