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TPI Shares Industry Insight at SIG's Global Sourcing Summit

Business Wire, May 7, 2008

* TPI executives provide innovative best practices and implementation tactics for nearshoring alternatives, shared services, and procurement transformation strategies

HOUSTON -- TPI, the largest sourcing data and advisory firm in the world and a unit of Information Services Group Inc. (ISG) (NASDAQ:III), a leader in the information-based services industry, will present at the Sourcing Interests Group's (SIG) 33rd Global Sourcing Summit in Newport Beach, CA from May 6-9. TPI will address key topics such as nearshoring alternatives, shared services, and Level-6 procurement transformation strategies -- distinctive procurement capabilities that improve the agility of the company through consistently faster and more effective relationship formation and commitment management.

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Throughout the course of the summit, TPI will deliver the following presentations:

* Guidelines for Successful Nearshoring: Melany Williams, partner and managing director, Innovation Center, TPI, will discuss the trends and influences that have made nearshoring a more attractive option. She will also identify evaluation criteria to assist the buyer in assessing the providers' service delivery capabilities within a specific country. Additionally, Ms. Williams will discuss her blog on why Latin America is increasingly becoming the alternative "go-to" location on Consider the Source (www.considerthesourceblog.com).

* Putting Outsourcing Into the Context of Enterprise Shared Services: Shared Services Organizations enable corporations to increase flexibility, resiliency, and cost-efficiency of back-office support functions. Tom Lang, partner & managing director, Industry Verticals, TPI, alongside Lee Coultor, senior vice president of shared services, Kraft, will review challenges as well as tactics used by corporations who have successfully implemented shared services strategies into their operations.

* Designing a Level-6 Procurement Transformation Strategy: Bill Huber, director CPO services, TPI, Hack Heyward, director, TPI, and Keith Wagoner, senior vice president, Wachovia, will discuss the glass ceiling faced by many procurement organizations and how these companies can break the sourcing ceiling and achieve a strategic impact through procurement. Specifically, the presentation will address what Level 6 is, why it matters, how close to Level 6 the sourcing industry is today and the best approaches to developing a Level-6 strategy.

TPI will provide attendees with innovative best practices and implementation tactics that are designed to enhance corporations' sourcing strategies, solution construction, and relationship management capabilities.

SIG (http://www.sourcinginterests.org) is the premier membership-based industry organization that brings together the brightest minds in the sourcing community to share industry expertise with decision makers looking to enhance their business optimization solutions.

"TPI is honored to participate in this knowledge exchange forum where industry leaders can support each other's business goals by sharing their vast understanding of the sourcing world," said Melany Williams, partner, TPI. "Utilizing our expertise on the buyer and provider side, our goal is to provide insight on innovative optimization solutions and tangible resources for companies to achieve strategic business transformation."

About TPI

TPI, a unit of Information Services Group, Inc. (ISG) (NASDAQ:III) is the founder and innovator of the sourcing advisory industry, and the largest sourcing advisory firm in the world. We are expert at a broad range of business support functions and related research methodologies. Utilizing deep functional domain expertise and extensive practical experience, TPI's accomplished industry experts collaborate with organizations to help them advance their business operations through the best combination of business process improvement, shared services, outsourcing and offshoring. For additional information, visit www.tpi.net.

About Information Services Group, Inc.

Information Services Group, Inc. (ISG) (NASDAQ:III) was founded in 2006 to build an industry-leading, high-growth, information-based services company by acquiring and growing businesses in advisory, data, business and media information services. In November 2007, the company acquired TPI, the largest independent sourcing advisory firm in the world. Based in Stamford, Conn., ISG has a proven leadership team with global experience in information-based services and a track record of creating significant value for shareowners, clients and employees. For more, visit http://www.informationsg.com.

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TPI Shares Industry Insight at SIG's Global Sourcing Summit

Business Wire, May 7, 2008

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