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Pitney Bowes working on multi-million Euro e-commerce R&D project

Pitney Bowes says it is opening a new Operations Center in Dublin, that will house a three-year multi-million euro R&D project focused on e-commerce and payments.

The new center will comprise a Client Support Centre and Research & Design Centre. The technical support and customer support professionals will serve clients located in the UK, Ireland and Nordic regions.

Pitney Bowes currently operates a global e-commerce centre in Dublin.

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