7th Annual RUSSOFT Forum

WHAT:

RUSSOFT Forum (www.soft-outsourcing.com), formerly known as ROSS, has secured a team of renowned experts to participate in their 7th Annual Forum near St. Petersburg, Russia.

Leading the 7th Annual Forum is:

• Detlev Hoch, Director, McKinsey
  
• Eugene Kublanov, Managing Director & COO, neoIT
  
• Paul McDougall, Senior Editor, InformationWeek
  
• Michael F. Corbett, Chairman, The International Association of Outsourcing Professionals (IAOP)

Major corporations participating in the Forum and available to discuss how they are deriving value from outsourcing to Central and Easter Europe include:

• HP
  
• Intel (Steve Chase, President of Intel in Russia, is a member of the RUSSOFT Forum Program Committee)
  
• SUN Microsystems
  
• EMC
  
• T-Mobile
  
• Motorola

Russia continues to flourish as a center for global software development with an industry growth rate of 50 percent in 2006. With multisourcing quickly becoming a major trend, the Russian software exports industry has surpassed US$1.5 billion – a strong proof point for Russia’s positioning as a high-end IT outsourcing destination.

RUSSOFT Forum 2007 aims to provide buyers of technology services from around the world with up-to-date intelligence on sourcing options in Central and Eastern Europe, coupled with the opportunity to meet leading service providers in that region. The event will also serve as a platform for Russian software service providers and ISVs to showcase their services, products and solutions to an audience of industry analysts, potential clients and investors.

WHEN:

June 20 – 22, 2007

WHERE:

RUSSOFT Forum 2007 will be held in Hotel Park Inn Pribaltiyskaya **** located on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, within close proximity to the major city attractions such as the Hermitage, the Peter and Paul's Fortress, the Mariinsky Theatre, etc.

There is no better place for an international business conference in the city center of St. Petersburg. The distance to the Pulkovo International Airport is 25 km; to Moskovsky Railroad Station - 10 km; to the historic center of the city - 7 km.

Comfortable conference halls, spacious rooms, restaurants and fantastic view will bring the unique atmosphere to RUSSOFT Forum 2007.

WHO:

The Russian Software Developers Association (RUSSOFT) is the nation wide association for software development companies from Russia, Belarus and Ukraine. RUSSOFT unites more than 80 companies with 7000+ highly qualified programmers and software engineers with advanced graduate level degrees in Technology & Computer Science. RUSSOFT cooperates with the leading Universities which form the unique human potential of Russia.

CONTACT:

To arrange an interview or to get more information on the Forum, contact Eric Seymour, at [email protected], 617-475-1564

Further information: www.soft-outsourcing.com