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IBM to hire around 18,800 employees

International Business Machines Corp will hire 8,800 more people this year than it had previously expected, due in part to growth in its worldwide services business, the company said on Thursday.

IBM said it would take on 18,800 new employees globally in 2004, up from its previous forecast of 10,000 for this year. The company had later indicated that its hiring could be as high as 15,000.

"We do see growth, unlike some of our competition," IBM spokesman John Bukovinsky said.

IBM now expects to end the year with more than 330,000 employees worldwide, up almost 3.5 per cent from last year.

Source: IBM to hire around 18,800 employees

Hmm, I can see very clearly that IT industry is booming again. Good news for India.