19 september 2006 Kiev UKRAINIAN OUTSOURCING FORUM `2006 IS SUPPORTED BY RUSSIAN AND BELARUSIAN ASSOCIATION OF SOFTWARE DEVELOPERS

Released on = September 19, 2006, 5:46 am

Press Release Author = Natasha Arseeva

Industry = Computers

Press Release Summary = Belarusian science and technology association "Infopark",
which unites more than 60% of all Belarusian software developers, together with the
Alliance of Russian software developers "Silicon Taiga" with 160 member companies,
involved in IT outsourcing and software development, are engaged into the Ukrainian
Outsourcing Forum '2006 as partners.

Press Release Body = Belarusian science and technology association "Infopark", which
unites more than 60% of all Belarusian software developers, together with the
Alliance of Russian software developers "Silicon Taiga" with 160 member companies,
involved in IT outsourcing and software development, are engaged into the Ukrainian
Outsourcing Forum '2006 as partners.

According to Vladimir Basko, the Chairman of "Infopark" Board of Directors, during
recent years a trend for enlargement of IT outsourcing companies has become too
obvious. Large Belarusian companies are extending their geographical presence by
opening development offices in Russia, Ukraine, Check Republic and Hungary allowing
the enhancement of production basis, as well as sales offices in the EU countries,
the USA and Canada. "Infopark" association views its participation in the Ukrainian
Outsourcing Forum support as one more evidence of the fact that Belarusian IT
business is up to international standards.

Bulat Gaifulin, the President of «Silicon Taiga» noted: I am happy that our
partnership with the "Ukrainian Hi-Tech Initiative" gets filled up with the real
projects. IT outsourcing business of our countries is closely interconnected and I
am positive that the Ukrainian Outsourcing Forum will be equally useful for all
Forum participants, no matter where they are located - in Ukraine, Russia or
Belarus.

Ukrainian Outsourcing Forums goals and objectives
. Presentation of Ukraine's potential 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 IT Outsourcing Industry.

Forum Program
Conference
. Outsourcing technology and infrastructure. Outsourcing business development in
Ukraine.
. Ukrainian IT industry manpower. Human resources market, IT professionals supply in
Ukraine. IT specialists training.
. Regional software development centers in Ukraine. Regional tendencies.
. Global marketing of outsourcing services. Global outsourcing market trends.
. Independent software testing - new type of outsourcing services in Ukraine.
. Embedded/Firmware programming and Hardware Design in Ukraine.

Exhibition
Forum will also expose leading Ukrainian, Russian and Belarusian 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

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

Contacts
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 Natasha Arseeva +38 044 458-17-53

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



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.

ABOUT the Association of Belarusian IT Developers INFOPARK:
Association of Belarusian IT Developers INFOPARK (www.infopark.org) objectives -
promotion of Belarusian IT development industry, especially of software development;
improvement of legal, economic and social conditions for software development and
export of modern information technology as well as prevention of resources flow-out.
More than 40 legal entities with different types of ownership are members of this
Association. Among them there are companies with foreign investment and foreign
legal entities specializing in development and exporting information technology,
including software. According to experts' estimations Association of IT Developers
"Infopark" unites more than 60% of all Belarusian software developers.

ABOUT «SILICON TAIGA» ALLIANCE:
The Alliance «SILICON TAIGA» (www.silicontaiga.org) is aimed at enhancing
development of Russian outsourcing market and its integration into the world
software development industry. The Alliance Silicon Taiga acts in the interests of
its members and of the offshore development branch on the whole. The Alliance of
Software Developers Silicon Taiga is one of the largest associations of software
developers in Russia. In addition to Russian software development companies and
scientific research centers, several development companies from Belarus, Ukraine and
Kazakhstan are also members of this alliance.

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

Contact Details = Natasha Arseeva
Natasha@hi-tech.org.ua
+380 44 458 17 53

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