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Brazil IT companies at IT Channel Vision Summit

May 8th, 2006

ORLANDO, FL - Five companies are representing the Brazil IT at the IT Channel Vision Summit (Orlando, May 7th to 10th): BRQ, PX Solutions, Actminds, Stefanini and Politec. All have operations in the U.S. and have already been working with American companies for the past few years. This is the first time they participate in the Gartner event and can be found in the Brazil-IT booth. They also will present their products and services in various boardrooms.

Here is a brief description of each corporation and their activities:

BRQ - BRQ is focused on services such as Software / Web Development, Corporate Portals, Staff Augmentation, Legacy Transformation & Migration, Large Databases Management and Application Maintenance (Onshore & Offshore). Currently staffed with over 1,100 professionals distributed in 5 technology centers, the company is one of the fastest growing IT companies in Brazil. Also, in 2004, BRQ was awarded "Best Software Factory in Brazil" by IDG. Among its clients are the Coca-Cola Company, Texaco and IBM.

PX Solutions - Founded in 1992, PX Solutions offers a full-fledged family of Document/Knowledge Management software and has offices in New York and Rio de Janeiro. Its clients include Petrobras, Sony and Sodexho. Its main product is Wintility Pro Master, a system that allows users to create knowledge bases, manage documents, collaborate, save tacit information and perform workflow functions.

Actminds - Actminds is a consortium of Brazilian companies with US headquarters in Pennsylvania and focused on web applications development and R&D outsourcing. Its products and service portfolio include Application Programming Interface/Integrated Content Software, Business Intelligence, Clinical Data Repository, Consulting, IT, Consulting, Content Management, Single Sign-On and Software Development Systems Integration. Some of its clients are Johnson & Johnson, Lucent Technologies and General Motors.

Stefanini - Founded in 1987, Stefanini is a CMMi5 certified corporation, with over 4,000 employees in software development centers and offices in Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Peru, Colombia, Mexico, Spain, Italy and Portugal. In the U.S., it has operations in Fort Lauderdale, Atlanta and New York. Among its clients are Microsoft, Ford and Boeing.

Politec - With over 6,500 employees and 11 technology centers, Politec offers ADM (Application Development and Maintenance), Systems Integration, Legacy Transformation and Distributed Monitoring, among others. Politec is also a CMMi5 certified company and is sponsoring alone three boardrooms in the IT Channel Vision. Some of its clients are Microsoft, the U.S. Navy and the Office of the President of Brazil.

Brazil is positioning itself as on of the best options for American corporations interested in outsourcing software development and information technology services abroad. The country offers skilled labor force, cost advantages, business and cultural compatibility, modern telecommunications infra-structure, geographic and time zone proximity, pioneering solutions for several industries, reduced geopolitical risk and favorable business environment.

Backed by the Brazilian government, these and other IT companies are investing to increase their exports and sales to the US. Although the country's $15 billion IT industry is the world's seventh largest, it exports only a small fraction of its production, which analysts consider to be a strong sign of internal market maturity and demand. The Brazilian IT industry’s goal is to reach $2 billion in exports by 2007.

For more information on the participating companies in IT Channel Vision, visit www.brazil-it.com. To schedule interviews, please call Ana Martini, from Brazil Information Center, at (1 202) 471-4020.