| Apere Inc USA, a Silicon Valley start-up company based in California, has opened Apere Product Life Cycle Centre here. |
| The centre will focus on market analysis, product positioning, research and development to address the security needs of enterprises. |
| The company's chief executive officer, Ram Jayam, said that Apere was expected to launch its product in India by November this year. |
| The company, which had invested $1.5 million on its Indian facility so far, has hired 50 persons and would be adding 150 more employees by the end of next year. |


