AArete is an operations strategy consulting firm with offices in Chicago, New York, and Los Angeles. AArete's foundation lies in superior client service, trust and results. AArete specializes in Non-Salary Cost Reduction, and aids businesses in improving profits rapidly and efficiently via advanced data analytics, their Knowledge Management Center™, and their proven methodologies. AArete also offers a variety of specialized services including cash acceleration, carbon measurement and management, and industry specific services. AArete is comprised of a team of highly credentialed management, finance, accounting, and supply chain professionals who bring over 20 years of Fortune 500 expertise to their clients. AArete's cost management focus has created tremendous savings for clients when they need it most, in uncertain economic times. Come see what AArete can save your business today. www.AArete.com.

ACS is a leading provider of fully diversified, end-to-end, business process outsourcing (BPO) and information technology (IT) solutions to commercial and government clients worldwide. As a rapidly growing FORTUNE 500 company with nearly $6.2 billion in annual revenue, ACS has proven success delivering strategic value, business results, and operational gains to our clients. From more than 750 global locations, supporting client operations in nearly 100 countries, ACS' more than 74,000 people transform our clients' businesses by helping them unlock new revenue streams, expand into new markets, reduce operating expenses, and significantly enhance their customers' experiences. ACS serves blue-chip clients in the following industries: communications, education, energy, financial services, government, healthcare, insurance, manufacturing, retail, transportation & travel. Visit ACS at www.acs-inc.com or contact Rachel Feferman at Rachel.feferman@acs-inc.com.

Alsbridge is an award winning global advisory firm, providing unbiased advice and assistance on outsourcing, shared services and offshoring. Alsbridge consultants bring extensive vertical industry expertise and a practical knowledge of all areas within information technology and business process outsourcing. The firm's proven methodology incorporates proprietary collaborative sessions, bringing together executive teams from both the client and the provider in an environment that fosters collaboration. Alsbridge supports its recommendations and assistance through significant investments in proprietary benchmarking and ongoing research within the industry. For more information, visit www.alsbridge.com or call 214-696-6410.

Founded by consulting industry veterans, Archstone Consulting is a leading independent Strategy, CFO Advisory and Operations management consulting firm, specializing in operational transformations. What sets Archstone Consulting apart from its competition is its ability to listen and work collaboratively with clients, offering unbiased advice, efficient execution and measurable results. Key areas include: strategic sourcing, procurement, low-cost country sourcing, supply chain improvement and merger integration. Combining deep vertical expertise with proven functional skills, Archstone Consulting helps clients realize their potential by designing and implementing organizational improvements with sustainable results – the foundation of our projects. Len Prokopets 203-940-8244 lprokopets@archstoneconsulting.com.

Ariba, Inc. is the leading provider of on-demand spend management solutions. Our mission is to transform the way companies of all sizes, across all industries, and geographies operate by delivering software, service, and network solutions that enable them to holistically source, contract, procure, pay, manage, and analyze their spend and supplier relationships. Delivered on demand, our enterprise-class offerings empower companies to achieve greater control of their spend and drive continuous improvements in financial and supply chain performance. More than 1,000 companies, including more than half of the companies on the Fortune 500, use Ariba solutions to manage their spend from sourcing and orders through invoicing and payment. For more information, visit www.ariba.com.

A.T. Kearney Procurement & Analytic Solutions provides comprehensive strategic services and solutions to clients seeking to improve procurement and supply chain performance, develop in-depth, analytical solutions and understand how emerging collaboration and web 2.0 solutions can improve business performance. We help our procurement and supply chain clients across a range of solutions from developing tactical cost savings projects and delivering comprehensive strategic sourcing programs to implementing complete procurement transformation initiatives. Our services and solutions are delivered by highly-experienced procurement professionals, leveraging solutions that accelerate and streamline the sourcing and supply management process, such as spend reduction and category procurement solutions, detailed data models and analytics, leading- edge collaborative technologies and market-driven templates and insights. A.T. Kearney Procurement Solutions augments the strategic sourcing expertise of A.T. Kearney, a global strategic management consulting firm known for helping clients gain lasting results through a unique combination of strategic insight and collaborative working style. Contact us at communications@atkearneyprocurementsolutions.com or 888-327-3842.

Baker & McKenzie advises clients on sourcing transactions and issues worldwide, through 67 offices in 39 countries covering  every major commercial, financial, and industrial center in the world.  Our internationally recognized team of sourcing and technology lawyers work with clients and their advisors from the early stages of transactions, focusing on transformational technology-enabled transactions involving system acquisitions, information technology and business process oursourcing, managaged telecommunications arrangements, custom software development and distribution agreements, and professional service agreements.  As pioneers in the global practice of law, our attorneys are uniquely sensitive to differences in culture, language, and business relationships, as well as the increasingly complex privacy, tax,  and other legal compliance issues that affect sourcing globally. To learn more, visit www.bakermckenzie.com/outsourcing/ or contact Michael Mensik at Michael.Mensik@bakermckenzie.com or Peter George at Peter.George@bakermckenzie.com.

Booz & Company's global sourcing advisory services combines strategic thinking and functional depth to design sourcing strategies, select partners and create relationships that generate long-term value. Our balanced approach ensures that the selected outcome — be it shared services, outsourcing, or offshoring — is the right choice with genuine leadership commitment behind it. We support clients through the entire progression of their global sourcing efforts using tools which have been stress-tested over hundreds of engagements. From evaluation through contract negotiation, governance design and transition, we work collaboratively with our clients to deliver bottom-line improvements and sustained value. Contact Matt Mani: mahadeva.mani@booz.com, (703) 622-6307.

Established in 1991, Collabera is one of the fastest growing end-to-end information technology services and solutions firms. Collabera’s client-centric philosophy, commitment to service excellence and a Global Delivery Model enables its industry leading clients to succeed in today’s global digital economy. Collabera primarily provides onsite, offsite & offshore services. Collabera’s core competencies are in the areas of application development and maintenance, emerging technology & eBusiness strategy & development services, professional services, enterprise software solutions support, data warehousing & business intelligence and quality assurance and testing. The privately held company has offices and global delivery centers in the U.S., Europe, and India. For more information, contact: Ashwin Rao, Sr. Vice President at 973-889-5200 or Ashwin@collabera.com

CompuCom Systems, Inc. is a leading IT outsourcing company that also provides application development, procurement and management of hardware and software. With more than 20 years of IT experience, CompuCom employs more than 11,000 highly skilled associates who have earned more than 60,000 industry certifications company-wide. As experts in workplace services, CompuCom's unique Integrated Infrastructure Management (IIM) solution reduces costs, increases productivity and helps clients gain maximum value from information. For more information, visit www.CompuCom.com. Contact: Tom Vetterani, Vice President, 215-542-7003, Thomas.Vetterani@compucom.com

Corporate United is the nation’s largest group purchasing organization, serving the world’s leading companies across every industry sector with sourcing, contract management and networking solutions. Corporate United’s more than 140 member companies collaborate for the purposes of enhancing their spend management efforts, sharing best practices and interacting with an unrivaled network of professionals.

For more than a decade, Corporate United has provided its membership with unique solutions to more effectively manage indirect spend across their enterprise. By combining leveraged agreements with ongoing supplier development and implementation support, member organizations realize savings and resource flexibility. For more information, contact our headquarters at 440.895.0938 or visit www.corporateunited.com.

Coupa is the leading provider of cloud spend management (CSM) solutions that help companies control their indirect spending and generate savings that go direct to the bottom line. Coupa combines the best e-procurement and expense management capabilities in a single solution that is easier to use, faster to configure and deploy, and more cost-effective than anything available today. With deep domain knowledge in e-procurement and expense management, a best-in-class cloud computing platform, a fast-growing community of customers, and industry-first innovations like real-time benchmarking, intelligent expense report auditing, and crowd sourcing great deals on the Web, Coupa is leading the way in helping companies spend smarter and save more. For more information please visit,http://www.coupa.com or call 650.931.3200.

CPM Braxis is the largest Brazilian IT services and outsourcing company, providing IT consulting, application development and maintenance, software integration, remote infrastructure support and business process outsourcing services to global companies.  With 5,600 professionals and a 28 year track record of success, CPM Braxis has 11 delivery centers spread throughout Brazil servicing more than 200 active clients and is a serious contender in the global IT services market. CPM Braxis' industry expertise spans financial services, telecom, consumer goods,  manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, energy and retail.  The company has technical competence and proven experience in most leading technologies and is Brazil's first CMMI Level 5 certified company. Other key international certifications include ITIL, COBIT, PMP, ISO/IEC 20000, ISO 9001 and ISO 14001. CPM Braxis is a "global ready" organization with mature life cycle, governance and transition methodologies, and continues to focus on expanding its services to the US and Europe.  In 2010, CPM Braxis was recognized for the second consecutive year as one of the world's top ranked IT outsourcing providers on the International Association of Outsourcing Professionals (IAOP) "2010 Global Outsourcing 100" List. 

In this year's list, the company ranked 48th, the highest position achieved by a South American company and was cited for its "management capabilities" in the Services category.

Please visit us http://www.cpmbraxis.com/.   877.521.5603.

Crescendo Consulting Solutions LLC is a niche provider of change management consulting and advisory services. The firm takes a collaborative approach with clients creating innovative, high quality, flexible solutions that are sustainable.

Crescendo Consulting Solutions offers best practice expertise in the areas of Project/Program Management, Outsourcing Advisory and Implementation Services, and Human Capital Solutions. Crescendo also provides detailed Emerging Solutions in the areas of governance, service delivery and risk management.

Please visit our website www.crescendoconsult.com. For more information please contact Doug Lubin at delubin@crescendoconsult.com or via phone at 877.521.5603.

Whatever your networking needs, Datanamics Inc. delivers. You can rely on our team of certified professionals to bring specialized expertise to all phases and aspects of networking; from the local office to the national Fortune 500 enterprise. Our reputation is built on delivering exceptional service on IP Telephony/VoIP, network infrastructure, wired/wireless, visitor based networks, security, performance/capacity planning, systems integration, site assessments, managed services, legacy system support, conversions, and training. Your network is non-stop in the hands of our highly trained team of Cisco, Avaya, and Microsoft certified engineers and instructors. Contact Christopher McCarthy (702) 697-2248, cmccarthy@datanamicsinc.com. Visit us at www.DatanamicsInc.com.

Since 1996 Denali Group has helped supply chain and sourcing professionals at Fortune 1000 companies transform their organizations’ capabilities, mitigate risk, increase efficiencies and drive cost savings. Our complementary blend of consulting, market intelligence, talent staffing and on-demand sourcing execution services provide integrated solutions for procurement, logistics and sourcing professionals.

Denali Group services include:
     •    Denali Consulting – Supply chain transformation, strategic sourcing

               and logistics optimization
     •    Denali Intelligence – Subscription and custom category-specific

               market intelligence research and insights for sourcing professionals
     •    Denali Recruiting & Staffing – Supply chain organizational

               recruiting and staffing
     •    Denali Sourcing Services – On-demand sourcing execution via a

               shared services model

Denali Group – The Source for Sourcing Professionals

Contact Denali Group at 530-550-5213

email: info@denaliusa.com or visit www.denaliusa.com.

The Technology and Sourcing practice group of DLA Piper offers a powerful combination of legal counsel who advise clients on the development, protection and exploitation of technology-related assets and the sourcing of strategic assets and services for use in a company's operations including IT sourcing, BPO, energy sourcing, telecommunications sourcing and offshoring. We have offices in 23 major U.S. cities and a global reach in 23 foreign countries, including key markets for outsourcing services such as China, Eastern Europe and India. For more information, www.dlapiper.com/technology_sourcing or email Vincent Sanchez, Co-chair, Technology and Sourcing practice group, at vincent.sanchez@dlapiper.com.

Emptoris is a world leader in innovative supply and contract management software solutions and has been consistently ranked #1 by independent research firms. Our solutions empower enterprises to realize best value and accelerate profitable growth and may be deployed on-premise behind corporate firewalls or delivered via Software as-a-Service models. They are built on a common platform utilizing enterprise-scale technology that delivers security, flexibility, compatibility, and integration with other enterprise solutions. Emptoris solutions are used by successful Global 2000 companies in every industry. A sampling of customers include ADP, American Express, Boeing, ConocoPhillips, GlaxoSmithKline, Heinz, Kraft, Motorola, Owens Corning, Syngenta, Toro, UnitedHealthcare and Vodafone. For more information, please contact Emptoris at 1-781-993-9212 or visit www.emptoris.com.

EquaTerra sourcing advisors help clients achieve sustainable value in their IT and business processes. Our advisors average more than 20 years of industry experience and have supported over 2000 transformation and outsourcing projects across more than 60 countries. Supporting clients throughout the Americas , Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific, we have deep functional knowledge in Finance and Accounting, Hr, IT, Procurement and other critical business processes. EquaTerra helps clients achieve significant cost savings and process improvement with internal transformation, shared services and outsourcing solutions. For more information on EquaTerra, contact Lee Ann Moore at +1 713.669.9292; leeann.moore@equaterra.com; www.equaterra.com

Everest Group is a global consulting firm focused on sourcing, with offices in such leading business centers as Dallas, Delhi, London, Amsterdam, New York, Toronto and Melbourne. An industry leader since 1991, when we created the sourcing consulting category, Everest Group has earned a worldwide reputation for ongoing innovation as we help clients achieve maximum value from their sourcing strategy and implementation. Clients now value us as the 'go-to-firm' for operational strategy and delivery advice from concept through implementation. We focus on a 'joint design' methodology, which is a collaborative process between the client, Everest and the supplier.

Our services are organized into three market facing organizations, each of which provides thought leadership in a unique way: the Everest Group, the Everest Research Institute and Outsourcing Center.

Expense Management Solutions is a global leader in the development and implementation of strategies that reduce the cost and increase efficiency of a wide range of corporate services from corporate real estate and facilities services to corporate food, mail, travel, print and copy centers, records management, procurement and other administrative functions. Expense Management Solutions’ innovative approach to vendor management and strategic relationship management reduces risk, increases corporate accountability and ensures that clients' results meet their expectations. A certified Woman’s Business Enterprise (WBE), Expense Management Solutions serves clients globally from offices in Boston and Chicago. www.expensemanagement.com

Firstsource is among India's Top 10 BPO (business process outsourcing) service providers. With more than 22,000 employees operating in 44 centers in the US , UK , Philippines , India and Argentina ; Firstsource provides customized BPO solutions to category leading companies in several industries including: Banking & Financial Services, Telecom & Media and Healthcare. Its clients include: 33 of the Global 2000 companies, 2 of the Top 10 US telecom companies, 6 of the Top 10 US banks, 8 FTSE 100 companies, 17 of the Fortune 500, 8 of the Top 10 US credit card companies, 5 of the Top 10 Health Care companies, the UK’s largest bank and mortgage lender, 2 of the Top 5 mobile companies in the UK, 2 of the Top 5 ISPs in the UK, the largest Pay TV operator in the UK and more than 2000 hospitals in the US. To learn more, please visit us at www.firstsource.com or contact Thom Mead at Thomas.Mead@na.firstsource.com.

Genpact (NYSE:G) is   is a global leader in business process and technology management, offering a broad portfolio of enterprise and industry-specific services. The company manages over 3,000 processes for more than 400 clients worldwide. Putting process in the forefront, Genpact couples its deep process knowledge and insights with focused IT capabilities, targeted analytics and pragmatic reengineering to deliver comprehensive solutions for clients. Lean and Six Sigma are an integral part of Genpact’s culture and Genpact views the management of business processes as a science. Genpact has developed Smart Enterprise Processes (SEP^SM), a groundbreaking, rigorously scientific methodology for managing business processes, which focuses on optimizing process effectiveness in addition to efficiency to deliver superior business outcomes. Services are seamlessly delivered from a global network of centers to meet a client’s business objectives, cultural and language needs and cost reduction goals. 

For more information, visit www.genpact.com. or http://www.genpact.com/home/contact-us.aspx.

Global eProcure is a full service procurement company offering a unique blend of consulting, technology and procurement outsourcing services with a focus on bottom-line "realized savings." With employees spread across three continents and offices in the US, the UK, the Czech Republic, the Costa Rica, China and India, we serve an extensive and well-renowned list of Global 2000 companies. Our clients’ rank among the world's most widely recognized companies and government entities.

Global eProcure is certified Minority and Women-owned Business Enterprise (MWBE) and also “ISO 9001:2000 certified” for quality of its services.

For more information, please visit us at: www.globaleprocure.com

Hinduja Global is a highly responsive Business Process Transformation partner. The company's strategic direction is succinctly captured in its mission statement: "To Make Our Clients More Competitive." As a globally preferred partner, they create value through innovative solutions designed to maximize customer lifetime loyalty. They understand there are multiple touch points throughout the customer lifecycle that impact satisfaction and loyalty to their Customer brands.

Utilizing their decades of rich domain experience in Telecom, Healthcare, Banking and Consumer Electronics verticals across multiple geographies coupled with industry edge technology solution, data analytics and skilled human resources enables them to transform their Customer’s business processes and enhance their brand loyalty.

They are committed to accomplish their mission by intelligently devising and rigorously delivering the business outcomes that truly impact their Customer business. For more information visit: www.hindujagsl.com or contact abiradar@hindujasgl.com or call 1-201-286-7741.

Hiperos is setting the course for how strategic service providers are managed. Our on-demand, relationship portal (r.Portal) enables organizations to measure the performance and monitor the compliance of their key suppliers. The Hiperos r.Portal, which can be up and running in just a few days, provides companies with the capability and collective knowledge to build efficient and effective relationship management programs - programs intended to reduce costs, lower business risks, and drive improved company performance.

To deliver these benefits, the Hiperos r.Portal consists of three elements:
1. Application - At the core of our offering is the Hiperos r.Portal application with comprehensive functionality to support relationship management best practices.
2. Content: Hiperos recognizes that rich functionality without content has limited value and results in extended-time to value.
3. Community: The Hiperos R.Portal provides a web-based collaborative environment for all stakeholders in a strategic relationship to work together, share ideas, and take advantage of "community."

Reach us at www.hiperos.com

HP Enterprise Services provides applications, business process, and infrastructure technology outsourcing services, consulting, and support to more than 1,000 business and government clients in 90 countries. As one of the largest segments of HP, we leverage the breadth of our extended portfolio to offer the most comprehensive end-to-end IT services.

HP Enterprise Services delivers business outcomes as a service, providing the people, ideas, business processes, and technology to help you focus your investments on the results you need.

We help enterprises become more productive, innovative, and secure so they can grow—or for governments, more efficiently deliver services to citizens. To help achieve these outcomes, we utilize our BestShore® delivery strategy, making processes more consistent, increasing availability of systems and resources, and improving run performance globally.

We deliver the outcomes that matter most ... Yours. For more information contact Dan Zadorozny at daniel.zadorozny@hp.com or (972) 797-4938 or visit www.hp.com/services

ICG Commerce is a leading procurement outsourcing specialist delivering comprehensive source-to-pay as well as strategic sourcing services. Results-driven leaders access ICG Commerce’s experienced resources and market intelligence to better manage procurement and logistics spend, gaining significant savings and enhanced visibility and control. ICG Commerce is a privately held company founded in 1992 and a member of Internet Capital Group's (Nasdaq: ICGE) network of partner companies. The company has earned recognition from Forbes, Fortune, The International Association of Outsourcing Professionals (IAOP) and leading industry analysts for its leadership in procurement outsourcing. www.icgcommerce.com .

With 80 years of leadership in helping businesses innovate, IBM offers a range of hardware, software and services solutions. Its services business is the largest in the industry with more than 180,000 professionals in 160 countries and offerings that include business transformation and industry expertise to hosting, infrastructure, technology design and training services. Leveraging IBM's scope and scale, IBM Global Services delivers integrated, flexible and resilient processes -- across companies and through business partners -- that enable clients to benefit from the on demand business model by saving money and transforming their businesses to be more competitive. For more information, visit http://www.ibm.com/services or call 1-800-IBM-4YOU.

Infosys defines, designs and delivers technology-enabled business solutions that help Global 2000 companies win in a Flat World. Infosys also provides a complete range of services by leveraging our domain and business expertise and strategic alliances with leading technology providers. Infosys' service offerings span business and technology consulting, application services, systems integration, product engineering, custom software development, maintenance, re-engineering, independent testing and validation services, IT infrastructure services and business process outsourcing. Infosys has a global footprint with over 50 offices and development centers in India , China , Australia , the Czech Republic , Poland , the UK , Canada and Japan . Infosys has over 103,000 employees. For more information contact – Manish Subramanian at (1-408-771-9562) ; email: manish_subramanian@infosys.com or visit www.infosys.com

Insigma Technology is a leader in the China-based IT services and outsourcing market, serving clients in the US, China, Japan and U.K. A member of the SSE (Shanghai Stock Exchange) 180 Index and SZ & SSE (Shen Zhen & Shanghai Stock Exchanges) 300 Index, Insigma has had an average growth rate of 50% annually since its inception. Revenues for 2008 were close to $800 million.

Insigma’s team of IT professionals brings to each client engagement deep expertise and experience, serving both large and mid-size enterprises across many industries, including financial services, telecommunications, high-tech, energy and healthcare. Insigma enables organizations to optimize their IT operations by increasing efficiency and agility, while substantially lowering operational costs.

The company has over 6,000 employees, with operations in over 30 cities worldwide. The U.S. operations, based in New York, lead by a team of seasoned executives with expertise in both the U.S. and China.

For more information, please visit us at: www.insigmaus.com

A survey of client and peer firms concluded that law firm Kaye Scholer's "pedigree in a variety of outsourcing transactions is another major string in its bow" and that its highly ranked outsourcing chair William Tanenbaum, is a "leading light" whose clients "highlight his IP experience, but commend his 'command of the whole deal,'" and is 'thorough and experienced," "an effective negotiator," "good at communicating with clients," "focuses on important issues" and "has the ability to put technical legal issues in language our business people can understand." Kaye Scholer is a law firm leader in Green IT and Green Outsourcing. Contact: wtanenbaum@kayescholer.com, 212-836-7661.

KPMG’s network of professionals gives us both global breadth and local understanding. We possess in-depth knowledge of local markets, regulations, and tax law, enabling us to help your organization reduce operating costs, improve speed and quality of service, and improve its ability to meet the rapidly changing landscape of business and technology requirements. KPMG is a global network of professional firms providing Audit, Tax and Advisory services. We operate in 148 countries and have 113,000 people working for them.

 

Contact Lisa Lowman at llowman@kpmg.com; www.kpmg.com

Loeb & Loeb LLP is a multi-service law firm with more than 300 attorneys in five offices in the U.S., including Los Angeles, New York, Chicago, Nashville and Washington, DC, as well as a representative office in Beijing that services a rapidly growing number of Asian clients. The firm focuses on select core industries and practice areas, rather than endeavoring to be all things to all clients. We represent multi-national, Fortun

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