Foreign firms eye Vietnam software

August 29, 2011 | 12:06

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Norway-headquartered software company, Conexus, has said it sought a partner in Vietnam to enter the domestic market and use it as a launching pad to penetrate other Southeast Asian markets.

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Conexsus managing director Steinar Evensen said his company had gotten sufficient information, "necessary and reliable" for the extension of software manufacturing to Vietnam , which may serve as a gateway to other ASEAN markets.

Another software firm from Norway , Advali, wants an additional facility other than its software centre in Bangalore , India . Vietnam has been assessed as a positive candidate by a company representative thanks to the availability of a good quality workforce and reasonable costs. This company targets software firms with a staff of between 30 to 50.

Meanwhile, French firm Dassult Systemes has already entered into a strategic cooperation afreement with the domestic Financing and Promoting Technology Corp (FPT).

The two will devise a list of products to develop, using Dassault Systems' solutions, targeting Vietnam 's telecommunication and banking sectors, apart from further co-operation projects, according to Philippe Forestier, vice president for global affairs and communities.

Hewlett-Packard has already established a wholly owned software company in Vietnam and put into operation a $18 million software centre in HCM City.

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