DataArt to Sponsor "Economics of Offshore Outsourcing" Teleconference by OOBP.org on January 27th 2005

As outsourcing continues to be one of the most heatedly discussed areas of IT, the "Economics of Offshore Outsourcing" teleconference will address some sensitive issues, among them hidden costs and risks of outsourcing.

The teleconference, organized by OOBP.org (Offshore Outsourcing Best Practices) and sponsored by DataArt, Inc., is scheduled for 1 PM EST on January 27. The organizers confirmed projected attendance by 20-30 executives, IT specialists and media.

Confirmed speakers are

• Stuart Robbins - Founder of The CIO Collective, a private association of senior IT executives in the U.S., providing guidance to emerging businesses, and Founder and CEO of KMERA Corporation.
• Todd Ruback – the founding partner in the Law Firm of Todd B. Ruback and an expert on legal issues of offshore outsourcing for SMBs.
• Alexei Miller – Director of Project Management at DataArt, Inc., an offshore software outsourcing company focused on serving the needs of SMBs in the U.S. and Europe.

According to Eugene Goland, the President of DataArt, "Offshore outsourcing is there to stay. We are not interested in politics – our goal is to provide a quality alternative for Small and Medium sized businesses, to help the stakeholders attain a clear vision of what they might encounter when embarking on the offshore journey."

To register for the event, please visit http://www.oobp.org/

About OOBP: (www.oobp.org)

Offshore Outsourcing Best Practices (OOBP.org) is a vendor independent, professional community dedicated to increasing the efficiency of the offshore outsourcing industry by facilitating knowledge sharing and documenting best practices.

About DataArt: (www.dataart.com)

DataArt is a well-established software outsourcing service provider focused on serving the needs of Small-to-Medium size Businesses (SMBs) in the U.S. and Europe. Headquartered in New York City, DataArt runs a state-of-the art Development Center in St. Petersburg, Russia, and has sales & management offices in San Francisco, Jacksonville, FL, Chapel Hill, NC and London, UK.