| Hungarian Outsourcing Association together with Baltic | | | | about the market status. Our intention is to present to |
| Outsourcing Association will partner the Ukrainian | | | | the local and foreign Forum participants all advantages |
| Outsourcing Forum 2007 ( - the annual IT business | | | | of outsourcing, inform them about the status of IT and |
| forum aimed at coverage and development of | | | | BPO services market in Hungary, as well as to brief |
| Ukrainian software and outsourcing services market. | | | | on the investment climate of the country. |
| This year the Ukrainian Outsourcing Forum is going to | | | | About Baltic Outsourcing Association |
| be held for the fourth time on the 1st and 2nd of | | | | The Baltic Outsourcing Association is an independent |
| November in Kiev. | | | | non-for-profit professional advisory body, which |
| The Forum is aimed at boosting the software | | | | promotes and shares the best practices, benefits and |
| development and outsourcing services market both in | | | | innovative solutions in outsourcing business, provides |
| Ukraine and Eastern Europe. A separate session of | | | | relevant information and practical tools both for |
| the Forum will be dedicated to the discussion of the | | | | Outsourcing Services Providers and Buyers, promotes |
| global trends in IT markets and current issues of IT | | | | regional and international networking that builds |
| outsourcing. | | | | operational value by promising and delivering high |
| The Forum organizers are the Ukrainian Hi-Тech | | | | quality products and services at fair prices over the |
| Initiative ( an alliance of the leading Ukrainian IT and | | | | time and by building strong economic, technical and |
| BPO services providers, and marketing | | | | social ties among the members. |
| communications agency "PR Kvadrat", an organizer of | | | | BOA provides through their Board members and |
| the large scale and specialized PR and BTL events. | | | | Partners who are experts in their specific areas of |
| Ukrainian Outsourcing Forum is mainly aimed at ITO | | | | operations ranging right from Market research and |
| and BPO services development in Central and Eastern | | | | analysis, Marketing communications, Strategic and |
| Europe. This year Baltic Outsourcing Association | | | | operational business development, business Legal and |
| (BOA) and Hungarian Outsourcing Association | | | | Software development solutions. |
| supported the event among other partners. | | | | About Hungarian Outsourcing Association |
| "We regard participation in the UOF '2007 as an | | | | HOA is a professional and independent organization |
| opportunity to share the benefits in outsourcing | | | | that promotes and supports all the opportunities in the |
| business, improve outsourcing business management | | | | area of Outsourcing to local and international |
| level, sales and marketing technique, communicate the | | | | companies, customers and suppliers also. HOA was |
| best outsourcing practices both in ITO and BPO | | | | founded in 2004 by the leading Hungarian and |
| services, which all together undoubtedly are critical to | | | | multinational companies. |
| build and grow competitive outsourcing services | | | | The Association is not strictly focused on any single |
| enterprise on the local and international markets. | | | | business industry. The main driving principle is |
| For Ukrainian outsourcing services providers from | | | | outsourcing. Association unites the companies of |
| different industries we are ready to become a reliable | | | | different type and specialization - logistics, production, |
| and effective channel for entering the EU market. A | | | | HR, financial, Hi-Tech and other. HOA also provides an |
| key advantage of the Coalition is that it enables the | | | | opportunity to set up collaborative efforts that span |
| appreciation of economies of scale within the function | | | | multiple sectors and facilitate complex outsourcing |
| and can enable multifunction working, e.g. linking Market | | | | offers |
| research and Marketing communications, or Strategic | | | | HOA has already established a professional forum |
| business development and business Legal together, | | | | which provides companies concerned with an |
| where there is the potential to create synergies" - said | | | | appropriate framework for discussing |
| Saulius Masalskis, Chairman and Managing director of | | | | outsourcing-related issues or common problems, |
| Baltic Outsourcing Association. | | | | whether it will be primarily professional ones, or relating |
| Within the Forum Mr. Masalskis and BOA team are | | | | to the foreign market. |
| going to hold several round-table discussions regarding | | | | About Ukrainian Hi-Tech Initiative |
| Facilities Management Processes Outsourcing, and | | | | Ukrainian Hi-Tech Initiative is a leading Ukrainian alliance |
| dedicated to Business Process Outsourcing (BPO), | | | | of offshore software development and IT outsourcing. |
| during which there will be highlighted BPO management | | | | The mission of the alliance is to promote Ukrainian |
| and development specifics in the EU countries. | | | | software development companies in the global market. |
| Attila Suhajda, President of the Hungarian Outsourcing | | | | Hi-Tech Initiative provides the Ukrainian software |
| Association, noted: "We promote and support any | | | | developers with the opportunity to enhance their |
| business opportunities in the sphere of outsourcing. | | | | business in the areas of IT outsourcing and offshore |
| That is why we are certainly happy with such a | | | | programming by using the partner network and |
| partnership. We believe that the Ukrainian Outsourcing | | | | marketing channels of the Initiative in the external |
| Forum is a possibility to exchange valuable information | | | | markets. |