OutsourceWorld and the Outsourcing Institute Partner to Serve the Growing Global Business Services Market

Business Wire, Sept 3, 2008

Strategic Alliance Offers Members and Conference Attendees Access to Powerful Networking, Market Research and Cross-Educational Opportunities

BOCA RATON, Fla. -- OutsourceWorld, the premier conference and thought-leadership forum focused on driving business development in the global sourcing industry, and The Outsourcing Institute, a professional association dedicated solely to outsourcing, today announced a Global Marketplace Partnership to create networking, development, research and other opportunities for members and conference attendees. This collaboration will join two organizations committed to the next evolution of outsourced business services and global collaborative initiatives.

As part of the partnership, OutsourceWorld is inviting all Outsourcing Institute members to participate in this year's event on October 15-16, 2008, at the Jacob Javits Convention Center in New York City. This year's Conference will address the changes in business process outsourcing and IT-enabled services that are driving corporate growth worldwide and leading to competitive advantages for forward-looking executives and others.

"We chose to partner with OutsourceWorld because they offer the premier conference in the industry. By tapping into OutsourceWorld's existing efforts and infrastructure, we are better able to focus our efforts and core resources on rolling out our new online outsourcing community and marketplace," said Frank Casale, CEO of The Outsourcing Institute. "It's a core competence thing - we practice what we preach."

"The Outsourcing Institute has the largest outsourcing network in the world," stated David Etzler, CEO of OutsourceWorld, LLC. "The opportunity to introduce our conference to this audience and to have Frank on our program was an obvious choice."

This year's OutsourceWorld New York is the largest to date and will include representatives from more than 25 countries as well as thought leaders, academics, executive-level decision makers from Fortune 1000 and small-to-medium businesses, and suppliers from a number of industries. The show's keynote speakers include C-level executives from General Motors, Nortel and the SKF Group. The theme of this year's Conference is managing change and building innovation in a shifting and uncertain economic climate, and the tracks will include strategic and tactical forums designed to help attendees realize success with their global sourcing initiatives.

For more information, visit http://www.outsourceworld.com/newyork/

About OutsourceWorld

OutsourceWorld (www.OutsourceWorld.com) is a neutral conference company focused on driving business development in the outsourcing industry. As the premier pure play business trade platform focused on executives who have a need to outsource business services, OutsourceWorld's primary purpose is to enable commerce between buyers and sellers across diverse geographies. Founded by a team of business development professionals, OutsourceWorld is able to bring a deal-driven mentality to its conferences. In addition to industry exposure, OutsourceWorld's clients gain valuable strategic insight and guidance to support their individual business goals.

About the Outsourcing Institute

Founded in 1993, The Outsourcing Institute (OI) (www.Outsourcing.com), located at outsourcing.com, is a neutral professional association dedicated solely to outsourcing. OI is recognized worldwide for its intellectual capital, outsourcing practice expertise and unbiased thought leadership. OI's commitment to innovation, along with its mission to advance the skills and knowledge of its membership, has made it the most respected and relied upon brand for the outsourcing marketplace. OI's executive network, which is comprised of more than 70,000 professionals worldwide, looks to OI as the go-to source for outsourcing thought leadership, information and advice.