15-Mar-09

CEBIT: IT industry will be back, Schwarzenegger says

In partnership with SIPPO (Swiss Import Promotion Programme) we are exhibiting on Cebit 2009 from 3 - 9 March in Hannover Germany.

Earlier this month our company attended CeBit 2009 held in Hannover, Germany. Despite the world recession, business' cautiousness in the context of the global economic downturn, CeBIT 2009 succeeded in inspiring optimism in the world of ICT industry. Over 4 300 companies from 69 countries faced the challenges of international crisis and chose the CeBIT 2009 platform, in order to search for new opportunities, partners and horizons.

During the 6 day show we had a steady flow of visitors stopping by the booth to discuss IT-outsoucing and to see what new solutions and services our company had to offer. The fair proved to be rich in business contacts with representatives of companies from Western Europe, USA and Canada. It was established more than 60 business contacts aimed both at the development of eSP's outsourcing IT-business and the integration of program systems and IT-consulting into Ukrainian and CIS markets.

The company was present at the joint Swiss Import Promotion Programme stand and in addition to the opening ceremony. We were among the 2,000 prominent international guests from the worlds of politics, business and technology including German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Craig R. Barrett, Chairman of the Board Intel Corporation and Arnold Schwarzenegger, the Governor of the Partner State California.

'Some might say that this is the worst time for a big trading show like this, but they could not be more wrong,' Schwarzenegger told other politicians and industry leaders at the opening of the CeBIT. 'Losers whine, but winners move forward in a strong and powerful way,' he said at world's biggest tech fair.

We even have shaken hands with Mr. Schwarzenegger at Hannover Congress Hall after opening ceremony of CeBIT. Our company was invited to the official welcoming receptions of California - partner state of the exhibition and Ontario Exhibitors (Canada). We also took part in German-Californian ICT Business Summit and events organized by The Future Match 2009.

We also met with Ken Hensley, Musician, Singer-songwriter, Guitarist, Producer. He wrote or cowrote the majority of Uriah Heep's songs during this period, including such hits as "Look at Yourself", "Lady in Black", "Easy Livin'", "Stealin'" and "Free Me". Ken Hensley was presenting a 2-hour songwriting workshop/master-class at the CeBIT fair as the guest of IBM and in support of their Sawubona Music Jam project.

As we already mentioned before we were invited by the Swiss Import Promotion Programme (SIPPO) to participate at CeBIT-2009 at a joint SIPPO stand.

About CeBIT

CeBIT is the world's largest trade fair showcasing digital IT and telecommunications solutions for home and work environments. The key target groups are users from industry, the wholesale/retail sector, skilled trades, banks, the services sector, government agencies, science and all users passionate about technology.

About eSP Consortium

eSP is an international Consortium of top-quality Ukrainian and American software development and hi-tech companies, specializing in professional software services, custom software solutions and business process outsourcing across vertical markets. Originally founded in 2000, today eSP Consortium employs over 150 IT professionals jointly covering a wide area of technologies and target business expertise.

About SIPPO (Swiss Import Promotion Programme)

SIPPO is the official import promotion programme under the patronage of SECO, the State Secretariat for Economy of the Swiss government. It supports private businesses in emerging markets and markets in transition that are endeavouring to access the Swiss market as well as markets in the European Union.