Base IT here
 For
over 50 years, Argentia was the headquarters of the US Navy's Northwest
Atlantic operations - a centre of high tech excellence. This former
naval facility is now open for business - from a military base to
an IT base.
Newfoundland & Labrador's Information Technology Tradition
Argentia has special capabilities and assets to support IT service
industries in areas such as software development and help desk and
support desk services. This builds on a long tradition of successful
rural IT in Newfoundland that goes back three decades with the first
North American development of IT services in the areas of health,
education, and small business.
People, Infrastructure and Cost
- Access to People - Argentia can provide access to reliable,
professional, affordable, dedicated, and high quality IT services
human resources and management professionals.
- Loyal Committed People - Because they choose to live
and remain in their scenic rural communities, where they own their
own homes and watch their children walk to school, your IT knowledge
workers and professionals are loyal to their jobs and to their
community. Investments in human resources and training remain
with your company - they don't move to your competitors.
- Access to Infrastructure - Argentia is accessible by
a state-of-the-art fibre-optic network and digital infrastructure.
- Industrial Park - Argentia has over 263,000 feet of
buildings and infrastructure available for use.
- Cost Savings - There are obvious cost-savings for businesses
working in Argentia. For example, Argentia offers attractive incentive
packages with a competitive cost environment. The human resources
costs are some of the most economical in the country. Argentia
offers real estate at better than average rates. These key selling
points combine to guarantee some of the lowest operating costs
of any location in North America.
- Custom Training - Argentia offers the local capability
to provide IT certified employees and the facilities and financial
support to custom-train staff to suit an employer or contractor.
Some of the IT resources available in Newfoundland and Labrador
include: Memorial University of Newfoundland, the College of the
North Atlantic, and private colleges with IT training programs.
A solid IT community in Newfoundland and Labrador is supported
by:
- Operation ONLINE - a dedicated organization established
by government and the private sector to advance and promote the
province's information technology sector, that completed its mandate
on March 31, 2002;
- the Newfoundland Alliance of Technology Industries (NATI)
- the industry association for innovative technical industries
in Newfoundland and Labrador;
- the Canadian Centre for Marine Communications (CCMC)
- mandated to collaborate with the marine information technology
industry in the development of products and services;
- the Canadian Information Processing Society (CIPS) -
the voice and champion of the Canadian IT profession, and;
- a strong, private sector base including world class corporations
such as Stratos, ZeddComm, Nautical Data International Inc., Group
Telecom, Personia, and Xwave Solutions, Canada's largest IT services
company.
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