Released on = April 27, 2006, 8:31 am

Press Release Author = Ukrainian Hi-Tech Initiative

Industry = Software

Press Release Summary = The forum objective is to promote development of Ukrainian
market of software development and IT Outsourcing Services.

Press Release Body = The forum objective is to promote development of Ukrainian
market of software development and IT Outsourcing Services. Ukraine has rather good
potential for development of the most high tech area of world economy. Ukrainian IT
Outsourcing market demonstrates high growth rate. During several recent years
average growth rate summed up to 40% annually. This index has been one the highest
for the Ukrainian economy and illustrates great opportunities of the industry.
Ukrainian High-Tech Initiative experts estimate the size of IT Outsourcing market at
500 mln USD in 2005 and expect 25-30% growth in 2006.

Forums goals and objectives
. Presentation Ukraine\'s potential of Ukraine on IT Outsourcing Services and
Products market.
. Attracting new consumers of outsourcing services to Ukraine.
. Organizing of B2B meetings between Ukrainian and foreign companies.
. Discussion of the issues tied to development of Ukrainian IT Outsourcing Industry.

Forum Program

Conference
There will be several conference sections introduced with a topic assigned to each:

. Marketing of Outsourcing Services on the Global Scale
. Production potentialities for Ukrainian IT industry.
. Outsourcing technology and infrastructure.
. Regional centers of software development in Ukraine.
. Game development in Ukraine.
. BPO Outsourcing.

Exhibition
Forum will also expose leading Ukrainian and foreign IT outsourcing companies. There
also will be presented professional software associations and alliances working on
Ukrainian IT market.
Ukrainian IT Matchmaking Event \'2006 ( B2B meetings)
Within the Forum there will be held a «Ukrainian IT Matchmaking Event \'2006». It
will allow Ukrainian and foreign participants to organize business meetings,
acquaintances, company presentations and find partners. On-line meetings scheduler
will allow viewing the forum participants' profiles and set the meetings in advance.
Round Table Discussions
. «Consolidation of IT industry in order to solve common problems»
. «Strategy and tactics of software development industry in Ukraine» Current issues
and solutions. Leading countries experience and reality.

Entertainment
Forum participants will be able to take sightseeing tours of Kiev and visit the most
famous sight of the city.

Forum Participants
Among the Forum participants there will be world famous outsourcing experts, leading
Ukrainian and Eastern European companies working in offshore IT outsourcing?
investment companies, Ukrainian enterprises' IT department managers and government
officials.

Contacts:

Nataliya Arseeva
Natasha@hi-tech.org.ua
+380-44-458-1753

For additional information about the Forum program and participation, please visit
the official Forum web site:
. www.outsourcing-forum.com.ua
. or request it by phone: +38 044 458-17-53

To participate in the Forum, please apply online:
http://www.outsourcing-forum.com.ua/en/registration/index.html

Organizers: UKRAINIAN HI-TECH INITIATIVE , "PR Kvadrat"
Partners: The Ukrainian Association of Software Developers (UASWD)
Information Partner: The American Chamber of Commerce in Ukraine ("Chamber")
Media Partners: "Coprporate Systems", "PC World", "Computer World"
Internet Reportage: "Pica Pica"

NOTE:
ABOUT «UKRAINIAN HI-TECH INITIATIVE» ALLIANCE:


Ukrainian Hi-Tech Initiative (www.hi-tech.org.ua) is a leading alliance of Ukrainian
software development companies working in outsourcing, offshore software development
and BPO. Ukrainian HI-Tech Initiative is an organizer of annual Ukrainian
Outsourcing Forum (www.outsourcing-forum.com.ua) - IT business forum dedicated to
promotion and development of Ukrainian software development and outsourcing market.
Ukrainian Hi-Tech Initiative objectives:
. setting up and development of international connections in the sphere of software
development;
. creation of a positive image of Ukrainian software development on the foreign
markets;
. search and selection of partners supplying IT services outsourcing and BPO in
Ukraine;
. organization of B2B meeting between Ukrainian and foreign companies;
. finding investors into Ukrainian software development industry.


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

Contact Details = 28, Mahsynobudivelnyj lane, 03067, Kyiv, Ukraine
Natasha@hi-tech.org.ua
+380-44-458-1753