Reuters: Technology News: GM to add 1,500 information tech jobs in Michigan

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GM to add 1,500 information tech jobs in Michigan Oct 8th 2012, 13:13 Tweet Share this Email Print Related News Wall Street slips on Spain, earnings worries Tue, Oct 2 2012 U.S. auto sales post best month in 4-1/2 years Tue, Oct 2 2012 GM recalls nearly 474,000 cars over gear shift problem Fri, Sep 21 2012 UPDATE 4-CAW reaches Ford deal; GM, Chrysler still in talks Mon, Sep 17 2012 Exclusive: Ford may keep Mulally as nonexecutive chairman - source Thu, Sep 13 2012 A GM sign is seen outside the Medved General Motors car dealership in Arvada, Colorado August 12, 2010. Credit: Reuters/Rick Wilking Mon Oct 8, 2012 9:23am EDT (Reuters) - General Motors Co said on Monday it will create 1,500 jobs at a new software development center in Michigan as part of the U.S. automaker's previously announced plan to shift information technology work back into the company. GM said it will hire the software developers, database experts, analysts and other IT positions over the next four years for the office in Warren, Michigan. It is the second of four software development centers GM plans to open, following one it announced last month in Austin, Texas. In July, the Detroit automaker said it would reverse years of outsourcing IT work. GM now outsources about 90 percent of its IT services and provides the rest in-house, but it wants to flip those figures in the next three to five years. The IT overhaul is spearheaded by GM Chief Information Officer Randy Mott, who outlined the plan to GM's 1,500 IT employees in June. The former Hewlett-Packard Co executive believes the moves will make GM more efficient and productive. GM, which has not disclosed the cost or savings of its strategy, plans to cut the automaker's sprawling list of IT applications by at least 40 percent and move to a more standardized platform. GM will also simplify the way it transmits data. In July, GM said as part of its plan it would shift from 23 data centers worldwide to just two, both in Michigan. (Reporting By Ben Klayman in Detroit; Editing by Gerald E. McCormick) Related Quotes and News Company Price Related News Tweet this Link this Share this Digg this Email Reprints We welcome comments that advance the story through relevant opinion, anecdotes, links and data. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. Views expressed in the comments do not represent those of Reuters. For more information on our comment policy, see http://blogs.reuters.com/fulldisclosure/2010/09/27/toward-a-more-thoughtful-conversation-on-stories/ Comments (0) Be the first to comment on reuters.com. Add yours using the box above.

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