LVIV, Ukraine – March 29, 2010 – N-iX, Ukrainian IT outsourcing provider of software solutions and engineering services, has taken part in Lviv Outsourcing Forum 2010 on March 27.

First Outsourcing Forum took place in Lviv, on March 27. This conference was dedicated to mechanisms of customers’ stream generation.

The point was to examine issues of attracting customers to outsourcing projects, problems of projects’ specialization and general Lviv attractiveness for IT-BPO business. Lots of IT specialists from Lviv and Kyiv have participated in this event. Officials of such biggest Lviv IT companies as N-iX, SoftServe, Eleks were presented and held speeches on the main issues of the conference.

Idea of conducting such conference rose up from the need of a defined strategy for IT cluster development in Lviv. In 2009 Lviv was named among 30best IT-BPO destinations in the world and among 11 in EMEA region (Europe, Middle East and Africa). Lviv authorities have announced IT-BPO sector as one of the most perspective for the city development together with the tourism. At present the city has around 50 IT companies and one of the biggest pools of IT specialists in Ukraine.

 The first step on the path to IT sector development was an establishment of Lviv IT-BPO Cluster as a general strategy and development driver. The Cluster is a formal organization aiming at gaining synergy, advantages and financial benefits of joint actions & cooperation. The greatest benefit of the Cluster is a cooperation of business, authorities, NGOs and education representatives within it.

“Lviv Outsourcing Forum is a great opportunity for IT business in Lviv to grow and expand itself. This forum puts together all interested and authoritative people of Lviv IT business and what is more significant – brings together all bright ideas concerning IT-BPO sector development. LOF unites leading highly experienced and client oriented companies as well as small start-ups with their fresh ideas, what is a great advantage of this forum”, – pointed the Vice President of N-iX, one of the leading software development companies in Lviv region.

Lviv Outsourcing Forum is going to be held on regular basis to unify energies of Lviv IT market players to develop and strengthen the position of Lviv as IT-BPO destination.

About N-iX

N-iX (http://www.n-ix.com) is Ukrainian IT outsourcing provider of software solutions and engineering services since 2002. N-iX supplies its customers with cost effective IT assistance of a high quality. Company deals with medium to large-scale software vendors and is competent to provide them with big (30 to 50 people), middle size (10 to 30 people) as well as small units (3 to 10 people). N-iX has its headquarter located in Lviv, Ukraine and representative offices in Sweden and Germany.