HP to open lab in Russia

Hewlett-Packard is opening a research lab in Russia, a country that some believe could be technology's next major outpost.

HP's Russian lab will primarily concentrate on core IT issues such as data extraction, information management and utility computing. The country and its university system are particularly strong in computer science and math.

"We will tap into the analytic talent that is there," Shane Robison, an HP executive vice president and chief strategy and technology officer, said in an interview. Recruitment efforts are beginning, and the lab will be located in St. Petersburg.

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