| The upcoming 2008 Outsourcing World
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| | industries involved in outsourcing, the
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| SummitÂ(R) in Orlando will draw hundreds
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| | largest groups planning to attend the
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| of outsourcing professionals from around
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| | three-day conference at Disney's
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| the globe representing all industry
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| | Contemporary Resort include executives
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| segments, with information technology and
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| | involved in technology, communications,
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| services among the largest sectors
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| | banking, insurance and
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| attending.
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| | telecommunications, as well as utilities,
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| The International Association of
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| | healthcare, pharmaceutical and other
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| Outsourcing Professionals (IAOP) also
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| | areas.
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| expects nearly half of its 550-plus
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| | World-class organizations participating
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| attendees at the annual conference, Feb.
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| | in the event include Abbott Labs, AIG
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| 18-20, to be either customers or advisors
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| | American General, Allstate Insurance Co.,
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| of outsourcing services, in addition to
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| | Amazon.com, American Express, Apple,
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| suppliers, government, academia and other
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| | Inc., Applied Materials, Best Buy Co.,
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| representatives.
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| | Blue Shield of California, Capital One,
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| "We are seeing the greatest interest from
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| | Chubb, Credit Suisse, DaimlerChrysler,
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| customer organizations than we have ever
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| | Deutsche Bank, Duke Energy, ExxonMobil,
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| seen in our 11-year history, showing that
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| | General Motors Corp., GlaxoSmithKline,
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| buyers of outsourcing services are
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| | HSBC, KeyBank, Kraft Foods, Lexmark,
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| seeking the latest knowledge, trends and
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| | Marathon Oil, MetLife, MGM Mirage, Nestle
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| practices to make the best strategic
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| | Waters North America, Northern Trust,
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| sourcing decisions for their
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| | Pratt & Whitney, Procter & Gamble,
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| organizations," said IAOP Executive
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| | Qualcomm, Inc., Safeco Insurance, Singtel
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| Director Christina Powers. "We have
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| | Optus, Symantec, TD Bank Financial Group,
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| customized the program with many
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| | The First American Corp., The Hertz
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| customer-specific panels and networking
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| | Corp., The McGraw-Hill Cos., Thrivent
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| to enable them to share their experiences
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| | Financial for Lutherans, Time Warner,
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| to achieve greater outsourcing success."
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| | Visa, Inc., Vodafone Netherlands,
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| Drawing delegates from a wide range of
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| | Washington Gas and Whirlpool Corp.
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