30/07/2008

Devoteam, which specialises in infrastructure for information systems and telecom, opened an agency in Rennes Atalante on 14th April, with the backing of Rennes Métropole and Idea35. The staff in Rennes assists large companies or public offices to define and introduce processes and tools for systems and network infrastructures. It also works on new-generation networks (IMS-SIP-P2P), intelligent networks and service platforms (AS, VoIP, TVoIP) for telcos, telecom equipment manufacturers and the media.
To maintain its technological advance, the company devotes 8% of its turnover to research and development. In June, it launched a second cooperative research project on TVoIP within the Imaging & Networks competitiveness cluster, in partnership with Alcatel-Lucent, Thomson, Orange and Télécom Bretagne.
The agency in Rennes, which currently employs 20 consultants, will be extended by the recruitment of a further 15 staff by the end of 2008. Staffing levels are then expected to rise to more than 50 in 2009. The group has had a strong presence in Western France since the beginning of 2005, with one hundred staff in its Lannion subsidiary (ex Siemens Computer Networks and Telecommunications) and forty people in Nantes.
Devoteam, which was set up in 1995 in Levallois-Perret (Hauts-de-Seine), employs a total of 4,000 people worldwide, including 2,600 in France. 

Contact : Jean-Thibaut Gay - Tel. +33 (0)6 63 86 89 94

30/07/2008

Specialising in the processing and packaging of milk under the brands Lactel, Eveil, Bridélice and Président, the Société laitière de Vitré (Lactalis group) is completing a 15-million euro investment programme designed to increase its production capacity. Thanks to a new ultra-modern “high output” line, the plant will be able to package an additional 80 million litres of milk per annum. In fact, the plant will now have a production capacity of 430 million units (bottles, packs etc.), making it the largest dairy in France. Although most of the products are destined for the French market, 15% are exported to markets in Europe, Africa, China and South-East Asia. The company is currently benefiting from its position on growth markets for baby milk, nutritional products and organic products. As far as employment is concerned, the new line will generate 30 new jobs, bringing the work force to 370. This dynamism also benefits the milk producers in the collection zone, mainly in Ille-et-Vilaine.
www.lactalis.fr

Contact : Luc Morelon - Tel. +33 (0)2 43 59 41 21

30/07/2008

Work began on the building of the ultra-high broadband network for the Rennes Métropole district early in May and is expected to be completed by March 2009. The network will consist of 255 kms of optical fibres connecting towns and carrying flows of data from companies and private individuals. In places where optical fibres cannot be used, the system will use the Wi-Max radio technique.
100% of the city’s population and more than 110 business parks will be connected to the network, which has a guaranteed flow rate of at least 2 Mops.

Contact : Norbert Friant - Tel. +33 (0)2 99 86 63 45