Rich Internet application (RIA) design and development company, Cynergy Systems, today opened its regional headquarters in Sydney, Australia.

The new office will serve the company's growing customer bases throughout Australasia, Korea and Japan.

The Washington-based company is keen to expand its local operations and is keen to recruit staff.

Cynergy's vice president, Dave Wolf, said research shows Australia is the perfect fit for the company's continued expansion strategy.

"It's a strong and growing economy coupled with significant deeloper talent is the perfect recipe for our success," he said.

"We already have a solid, growing customer base here so we know that Australia possesses the kind of business leaders that understand the importance of Rich Internet Applications. "Cynergy leverages its significant design and development experience, as well as deep knowledge of RIA platforms, to create business applications utilized in the most demanding computing environments." With over 1,400 customers worldwide, Cynergy Systems delivers Web, RIA and legacy migration solutions.