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China Development Forum 2008 Series Lecture:

IT Services Business of China

--Challenges and Opportunities in a New Era

Speaker: David Chen President of VanceInfo (NYSE: VIT)

Time:6:30 PM to 8:00 PM, Dec. 10th (Wednesday)
Location:Thompson Hall 136 (Teachers’ College, Entrance on 120ST)

Starting with a insightful view of global IT services industry landscape, Mr. Chen will focus his talk on the rising of IT service industry in China. With the comparison with India, an established center of IT industry, the competitiveness of China as the outsourcing center of multi-nation companies is presented in this talk. A case study of VanceInfo shows the global trend of shifting not only production but also R&D to China and the resulting challenges and opportunities. You can also find a typical growth pattern of a technology company in China. Finally, Mr. Chen will expand his talk with his view of various industrial focuses and the important players in China.

An industry pioneer since 1995, VanceInfo Technologies Inc. (NYSE: VIT) is an IT service provider and one of the leading offshore software development companies in China. VanceInfo was the first China software development outsourcer listed on the New York Stock Exchange. It ranked number one among Chinese offshore software development service providers for the North American and European markets as measured by 2007 revenues, according to International Data Corporation (IDC).

 

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