Here is a brief description of each exhibitor:

Brazil IT - Booths 101 and 104
Brazil IT is a group of companies representing the Brazilian Information Technology (IT) industry. It is participating for the third time at the Gartner Symposium/ITxpo 2006, as an Outsourcing and IT Services Marketplace sponsor. Brazil is one of the largest it markets in the world, with 4,000 companies and revenues of over $17 billion. At Brazil IT's two booths on the ITxpo floor (101 and 104), specialized Brazil IT consultants and representatives from six companies will be on hand to meet with clients and present vertical solutions for Financial Services, Corporate Management and IT Security. The companies are:
1. Astrein has products for facilities, asset and maintenance management;
2. Educandus offers web based education software for elementary schools;
3. Modulo is the Latin American leader in information security, using PESI(r) - an ISO 9001-certified methodology conforming to the ISO 27001 standard;
4. Certisign, in operation since 1996, was one of the first digital certification companies in the world. The company is backed by venture investment from VeriSign, Intel Capital, Darby Technology Ventures (Franklin Templeton's venture capital arm) and is a leading provider in digital certification
5. DBA has launched the first pure Offshore Delivery Center (ODC) in Latin America. An ODC must meet a series of singular requirements. The company is CMM level 3 certified and is participating on the development of the new Carnegie Mellon's eSourcing Capability Model (eSCM).
6. B2BR is a solutions integration company, part of the TBA Group, proving a full fledge of IT services, from infrastructure outsourcing to Application developing and IT consulting.

Actminds - Booth 100
Focused on Application Development Outsourcing and Application Management Outsourcing, Actminds is a global IT services provider led by a team of highly qualified and certified professionals (CMMI-4 and PMI). Its strengths are methodology and process, in-depth understanding of technology and business, as well as flexibility and adaptability to our client's needs. Actminds' clients include Johnson & Johnson, BankBoston, Goldman Sachs, Lucent Technologies, General Motors and Volkswagen.

Stefanini - Booth 102
With 18 years of experience serving clients in the United States, Latin America and Europe, Stefanini delivers IT services on time and on budget. Its portfolio includes custom application development and maintenance, and infrastructure projects. Stefanini is the first Brazilian company to achieve CMMI-5. The company serves clients in a number of industry sectors, such as telecom, financial, oil & gas and pharmaceutical. Some of its clients are Whirlpool, Johnson & Johnson and Clorox.

Politec - Booth 103
In its 36 years of activities, Politec has become one of the largest IT services provider in Brazil, with CMMI-5 certification and 6,000 people in 15 R&D centers and 15 offices domestically and abroad. Its portfolio includes application maintenance, software development, systems integration, legacy transformation, IT staff augmentation, help desk and environment monitoring. Politec's clients include the U.S. Department of State, FBI, Executive Office of the President of Brazil, Petrobras, Metlife and Microsoft.

For more information, visit www.brazil-it.com. To schedule interviews with Brazilian IT executives participating in the Gartner Symposium/ITXpo 2006, contact Christine Studart at Brazil Information Center (202) 471-4020 or (240) 498-4250.