HTP Resident SaM SolutionsRanked on the Main 2009 Global Outsourcing 100 list

15 May 2009

HTP Resident SaM Solutions, a leading provider in outsourcing of software development services, has been ranked on the main 2009 Global Outsourcing 100™ List presenting world's best outsourcing service providers and advisors by the International Association of Outsourcing Professionals (IAOP).

SaM Solutions has been honored one of the Best 20 Companies by Services Offered: Research & Development, as well as additionally included into the following 2009 Honor sublists: Best 5 Rising Stars by Industry Focus: Government; Best 10 Rising Stars by Service Offered: Research & Development; Best 20 Rising Stars by Industry Focus: Technology (Hardware & Software); Best 20 Rising Stars by Region Served: Western Europe; New Winner in 2009.

The Global Outsourcing 100and its sublists are essential references for clients seeking new and expanded relationships with the best outsourcing companies in the industry. The lists include companies from around the world that provide the full spectrum of outsourcing services — from traditional information technology areas to growing sectors such as facility services, real estate, capital asset management, manufacturing and logistics. Companies were judged by an eight-person independent panel that examined 18 criteria, including size and growth, customer references, organizational competencies and management capabilities.

“Each year the competition to be named to the top 100 companies continues to reach higher levels, as the outsourcing industry continues to grow and mature in many markets. This year, the judges evaluated the most diverse set of applicants we’ve ever had, with ongoing strong interest from Asia-Pacific and Europe,” said Jagdish Dalal, Managing Director, Thought Leadership, IAOP and chairman of the judges' panel. “Getting named to The Global Outsourcing 100 and The World's Best Outsourcing Advisors is a great recognition, particularly given the strong competition, and these companies should be proud of achieving excellence in the field.”

“The reason for SaM Solutions being one of the world's top outsourcing providers is its approach to employee qualification along with strict adherence to processes mixed with a distributed development approach that provides for the ideal mix of onshore talent and offshore skill, all managed in a flat structure by management with decades of C-Level experience in the industry,” comments Martin Mauersberg, President and CEO of SaM Solutions USA, Inc.

The 2009 Global Outsourcing 100 rankings are featured in a special advertising feature, produced by IAOP, in the May 4 FORTUNE 500 issue of FORTUNE® magazine. The full service provider and advisor list with rankings, as well as the new series of sub lists, are also available on IAOP’s Web site, at http://www.outsourcingprofessional.org/content/23/152/1858/.

About IAOP (www.outsourcingprofessional.org)
The International Association of Outsourcing Professionals™ (IAOP™) is the global, standard-setting organization and advocate for the outsourcing profession. With 40,000 customer, advisor and provider members worldwide, IAOP helps companies increase their outsourcing success rate, improve their outsourcing ROI, and expand the opportunities for outsourcing across their businesses.

About SaM Solutions (www.sam-solutions.com)
SaM Solutions is a leading software outsourcing company focusing primarily on IT consulting and offshore programming services for both US and European marketplaces. Founded back in 1993 by a 10-person team of alumni of the Belarusian State University of Computer Science, today SaM Solutions has a staff of over 600 employees globally. SaM operates a number of global offices in countries including Germany (Corporate Headquarters), the USA, the UK, the Netherlands, Latvia, Belarus and Ukraine. A 16-year business history in the international market, broad services palette allow SaM Solutions to handle projects of any complexity, using state-of-the-art technologies.