Released on = April 17, 2007, 7:36 am

Press Release Author = Natalya Arseyeva, Ukrainian Hi-Tech Initiative

Industry = Software

Press Release Summary = Outsourcing services gain more and more popularity on the
markets of developed countries. Only recently outsourcing has caused apprehension
and offshore outsourcing services were utilized by either large companies or
professionals in the area. Now this is a common business practice. In 2007 IDC
research company is anticipating rapid growth of small and medium business influence
on expansion of existing IT market segments and creation of new ones. Overall
changes occurring on the global IT market require corrections in business-models of
outsourcing services provision.

Press Release Body = Outsourcing services gain more and more popularity on the
markets of developed countries. Only recently outsourcing has caused apprehension
and offshore outsourcing services were utilized by either large companies or
professionals in the area. Now this is a common business practice. In 2007 IDC
research company is anticipating rapid growth of small and medium business influence
on expansion of existing IT market segments and creation of new ones. Overall
changes occurring on the global IT market require corrections in business-models of
outsourcing services provision.

The Forum objectives are boosting software development and outsourcing services
market, discussion of global trends in IT markets, and addressing current issues in
the outsourcing area.

In 2006, more than 200 professionals from all over the world participated in the
Forum. Ukrainian Outsourcing Forum `2006 welcomed representatives of Sony,
PricewaterhouseCoopers, GE Healthcare, ACD Systems International Inc, JSC
\"Vimpelcom\", Infopulse Ukraine, KM Soft/Kvazar-Micro Corp., Validio Software,
Lohika, EPAM Systems, Luxsoft, Murano Software, StarSoft and other widely known
companies. Overall 148 organizations from the USA, England, Germany, Denmark,
Israel, the Netherlands, Norway, India, Switzerland, Ukraine, Belarus, Russia and
other countries participated in the Forum.

UOF '2007 Goals and Objectives

. Presentation of IT outsourcing services potential of Ukraine and other Central &
Eastern European countries.
. Attraction of new customers for outsourcing services.
. Organization of B2B meetings between the Forum participants.
. Discussion of issues in development of IT industry and outsourcing.
. Presentation of «Ukrainian IT Outsourcing Research 2007»

UOF '2007 Subjects

Global marketing
. Cultural specifics of marketing on different markets.
. Peculiarities in collaboration with SMB (small and medium-sized businesses).
. How to turn cultural and geographical proximity to the Europe into an advantage?

Ukrainian regional Software Development centers.
. Regional Software Development centers presentation.
. Software Development business in Ukraine.
. Development potential of the regions.

Embedded/Firmware programming and Hardware Design
. Potential of Embedded/Firmware programming segment.
. Hardware Design - new rapidly growing segment of IT outsourcing.
. Embedded/Firmware programming and Hardware Design - outsourcing projects specifics.

IT professionals market. Search. Training. Education.
. Current status and trends of the IT labor market.
. Personnel training: educational programes, IT training centers.
. Regional specifics.

Software quality. QA and testing. Independent testing.
. Implementation of CMM standards for quality assurance.
. CMM - alternative approaches to quality assurance.
. Software Development methodology, instruments, and technology.
. Independent testing as a service.

BPO in Ukraine
. Call-centers - BPO segment leader.
. Job for Europe - data input and bills processing.
. Other types of outsourcing.

The Forum Format

Conference
The conference will be structured by sections with dedicated subjects:
. Global marketing.
. Ukrainian regional Software Development centers.
. Embedded/Firmware programming and Hardware Design.
. IT professionals market. Search. Training. Education.
. The best outsourcing solutions.
. Software quality. QA and testing. Independent testing.
. BPO.

Exhibition
The Forum will offer an exhibition of the leading Eastern European IT outsourcing
companies.

Ukrainian IT Matchmaking Event \'2007 (B2B meetings)
Within the Forum there will be held the «Ukrainian IT Matchmaking Event \'2007» where
participants will have an opportunity to meet future partners, hold business
meetings and present their companies. On-line scheduling system allows studying the
Forum participants' profiles in advance and organize meetings preliminarily.

Round-table Discussions
During the Forum well-known experts will lead the following round-table discussions:
. "UKRAINE, THE IT-FIRST NATION" programme development". The subject of this
round-table discussion is a programme of Ukrainian Software Development industry
expansion.
. "Ecosystem of Software Development industry." This round-table discussion will
deal with the issues of training the Software industry personnel.

Recreational activities
Within the Forum the participants are invited for a sightseeing tour of Kiev
including visits of the most famous city sights.

Forum participants
Among the Forum participants there will be noted experts in outsourcing,
representatives of the leading companies from the Eastern Europe, the European Union
and the USA and which are interested in developing their business in the Eastern
European countries, as well as representatives of the national IT Associations and
local state authorities.

Contacts
Additional information about the Forum programme and participation terms is available:
. on the Forum official web site WWW.OUTSOURCING-FORUM.COM.UA
. via telephones: +38 044 458-17-53

Please apply for participation in the Forum on-line
http://www.outsourcing-forum.com.ua/en/registration/index.html

Ukrainian Outsourcing Forum `2007 organizational committee



Web Site = http://www.outsourcing-forum.com.ua

Contact Details = 28 Mashinobudivelny line 03067 Kyiv Ukraine, +380 44 458 1753,
natasha@hi-tech.org.ua