The Outsourcing Institute Launches the Premier Issue of Outsourcing Essentials

JERICHO, NY - April 17, 2003 - The Outsourcing Institute, the premier international professional organization for outsourcing executives across all business verticals, announced today the debut issue of Outsourcing Essentials, a new quarterly publication dedicated to outsourcing. Outsourcing Essentials provides timely information on outsourcing best practices, case studies, executive profiles and market intelligence. This first issue features a Special Report on the explosive growth in Middle Market outsourcing. The publication will serve as the primary source of information and news to OI's 40,000+ members.

"Outsourcing is no longer the domain of large corporations. The middle market is growing and, with the right tools and information, opportunities in the outsourcing marketplace are limitless," states Frank Casale, founder and CEO of the Outsourcing Institute.

Some highlights from the premier issue include:

• The fastest growing middle market outsourcing sectors: According to a recent survey, 89% of middle market companies outsource at least one HR function. And, the second most outsourced function among middle market companies is finance and accounting.
  
  
• HR and Finance/Accounting: What exactly are companies outsourcing, why and their goals. How do they measure success? How does this differ from several years ago?
  
  
• Pension/Defined Benefits: An inside look at one company that is outsourcing this function.
  
  
• IT: What's currently hot in the middle-market? This includes a sidebar that takes an in-depth look at one buyer outsourcing one of the newly popular outsourced IT functions.
  
  
• Details of a middle-market survey conducted by Gartner Research.

The planned editorial calendar for the remainder of 2003 includes: The Outsourcing Buyers Guide (June), the Sixth Annual Outsourcing Index (September) and, Innovations in Outsourcing: Outsourcing Best Practices (December).

The current issue of Outsourcing Essentials, "The Middle Market is Preparing to Explode" is free of charge and is available now to members at www.outsourcinginstitute.com/mmr. Membership to the Outsourcing Institute is free.

About The Outsourcing Institute

The Outsourcing Institute (OI) is a neutral professional association dedicated solely to outsourcing. Recognized worldwide for its intellectual capital, outsourcing practice expertise, and unbiased thought leadership, OI tracks and forecasts the rapid evolution of outsourcing while providing new services and programs to assist buyers and service providers of outsourcing services. For more information, visit www.outsourcing.com.

Contact:
Felicia Hamerman
Director of Marketing
The Outsourcing Institute
[email protected]
516-681-0066, ext.117