Schenectady Transfinder, the transportation software company headquartered in Schenectady, reported record revenue of $11.6 million in 2015 — a 12 percent increase over 2014. But for CEO Antonio Civitella, the company's biggest milestone last year may also have been the opening of its new office in Shanghai, China, where it already has a team of seven software developers. The new office, which brings Transfinfer's total employment to about 100 people, allows the company to be working on new and updated software nearly around the clock. Transfinder is best known for bus routing software used by school districts, although it is branching out into new markets, including municipal logistics management and health care transportation. By Larry Rulison Times-Union Published 6:05 pm, Wednesday, January 27, 2016
"Not many companies can say they have a subsidiary in China," Civitella said. "We're going to be doing great things in China that other companies cannot do." Transfinder's venture into China was begun after Civitella found it extremely hard to hire computer programmers at his Schenectady headquarters because of the lack of college graduates with computer science degrees. It made more sense — at least until the Capital Region could educate more developers — to open an office in China rather than sponsor employees from China to work in Schenectady on work visas, a common practice in the software industry. "It's very hard to keep them here," Civitella said. Civitella said after Transfinder was able to figure out how to navigate the Chinese business and regulatory world — it took 10 months just to get the government to sign off on the company's name — he realized that the office has already been helping Transfinder grow. And his Schenectady developers love having a team that works while they are asleep — accelerating their speed to market with new software products. "They are very hard working," Civitella said. "And they understand what it means to win." Transfinder also opened a training center in Austin, Texas, where it brings in clients to learn how to use Transfinder software. Texas is the company's second-largest market behind New York. That one-on-one customer engagement has helped Transfinder have a high retention rate and add new clients. The company added 168 new customers in 2015, more than 50 of which had been with a competitor. Because of that, Civitella promised the company would be expanding more. "We are going to other locations," he said,
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When the INSANE are running the ASYLUM In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule. -- Friedrich Nietzsche
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Naturally a private for profit business is going to rake in the money when it gets tons of money from us taxpayers, and of course those of us whose property taxes (i.e, our names are listed officially on deeds and tax rolls) and we pay their property taxes, sure, businesses will look good.
The finances of taxpayers would look better too if the city and county would exempt homeowners from taxes. Or if the city and county would STOP stealing our money to give it out to downtown, the homeowners would have lower taxes, home values would be rising, and most of all the tax base in the city would be increasing.
Optimists close their eyes and pretend problems are non existent. Better to have open eyes, see the truths, acknowledge the negatives, and speak up for the people rather than the politicos and their rich cronies.
This is despicable ... In a country of 300 million people he can't find programmers OR is it that he just doesn't want to pay American wages ??? He'd rather pay some Chinese kid $10 a day ... Why does Schenectady attract such horrible carpet baggers ???
This is despicable ... In a country of 300 million people he can't find programmers OR is it that he just doesn't want to pay American wages ??? He'd rather pay some Chinese kid $10 a day ... Why does Schenectady attract such horrible carpet baggers ???
Naturally a private for profit business is going to rake in the money when it gets tons of money from us taxpayers, and of course those of us whose property taxes (i.e, our names are listed officially on deeds and tax rolls) and we pay their property taxes, sure, businesses will look good.
The finances of taxpayers would look better too if the city and county would exempt homeowners from taxes. Or if the city and county would STOP stealing our money to give it out to downtown, the homeowners would have lower taxes, home values would be rising, and most of all the tax base in the city would be increasing.
I agree I am currently looking for a home, and from the looks of things I won't be buying in Schenectady... it is like paying rent to the city with how high the taxes are..my rent goes down from 500 to 300 .. big improvement ..
Doesn't it get confusing talking to yourself all the time?
We are advised NOT to judge ALL Muslims by the actions of a few lunatics, but we are encouraged to judge ALL gun owners by the actions of a few lunatics. Funny how that works.
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