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| Company creates 60 jobs in cities | Company creates 60 jobs in cities |
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| More than 60 new jobs are to be created by a software company in Londonderry and Belfast. | More than 60 new jobs are to be created by a software company in Londonderry and Belfast. |
| It is part of a £3.5m expansion plan by Derry-based information technology company Singularity. | It is part of a £3.5m expansion plan by Derry-based information technology company Singularity. |
| It will employ 43 additional members of staff in the city, and a further 19 in Belfast. | It will employ 43 additional members of staff in the city, and a further 19 in Belfast. |
| The director of Singularity, Padraig Canavan, said the jobs would be professional, well-paid, and mostly based in the north west. | |
| "The salaries here go from about £20,000 to £100,000," said Mr Canavan. | "The salaries here go from about £20,000 to £100,000," said Mr Canavan. |
| "We're in the north west, and we can certainly do all the work we need to do here. | "We're in the north west, and we can certainly do all the work we need to do here. |
| "Obviously we have to go and meet with our customers and build up a good strong trusting relationship, but once that's established we can take a lot of the work here," he said. | "Obviously we have to go and meet with our customers and build up a good strong trusting relationship, but once that's established we can take a lot of the work here," he said. |
| The company employs 300 people worldwide, and has offices in London, New York, Singapore and Hyderabad in India. | The company employs 300 people worldwide, and has offices in London, New York, Singapore and Hyderabad in India. |
| Arlene Foster said she welcomed what was a "significant investment". | Arlene Foster said she welcomed what was a "significant investment". |
| "This brings many benefits including high quality jobs, new product development with associated intellectual property, and increased exports. | "This brings many benefits including high quality jobs, new product development with associated intellectual property, and increased exports. |
| "It also further raises Northern Ireland's profile as a centre of excellence in high performance software production," she said. | "It also further raises Northern Ireland's profile as a centre of excellence in high performance software production," she said. |