Brazil’s 2012 Outlook: It’s Time to Scale Up, Gear Up and Get Real about Talent
December 29th, 2011On the record: Brasscom, Tivit, Neoris point to some immediate requirements
By Felipe Pacheco
With the World Cup just around the corner, the world waking up to it’s formidable economy and the expanding demand for sophisticated IT services – Brazil is just now entering a powerful new era. To get some perspective on the year ahead, and to hear what Brazil’s technology service providers need to do and deliver to help their outsourcing customers succeed, we talked with five prominent members of the Brazilian IT scene.
Private Equity Seizes on the Great Potential of Latin America
November 28th, 2011
Muruzabal, CEO at Neoris
By Dan Berthiaume
Impressively fast growth in the Latin American IT services market is drawing interest from both local and global private equity investors. Claudio Muruzabal, CEO of global business/IT consulting firm Neoris, says this trend will likely accelerate in the near future. “Depending on which statistics you look at, the Latin American IT services market is growing at twice the speed of the global IT services market,” said Muruzabal. “Per se, it is a bigger opportunity in terms of growth.”
Monterrey’s IT Engine is Propelled by Well Developed Universities
November 8th, 2011
Tec De Monterrey is among the most elite technical universities in Latin America.
Luke Bujarski
An industry conference recently in Monterrey, Mexico showcased the inner-workings of a mature information technology services ecosystem, offering important lessons on how public-private partnerships should be leveraged in driving regional competitiveness. But putting all of the flashy marketing and branding initiatives aside, the real stars of the event – and indeed the nuts and bolts of Monterrey’s agile tech industry – are the universities responsible for feeding a growing appetite for software developers, SAP consultants, and English-speaking tech support personnel.
Hildebrando Takes Aim at US with Financing from Carlos Slim
November 3rd, 2011
By Patrick Haller
Hildebrando is launching an ambitious campaign to expand its share of export IT and BPO services in the US over the next year. Unlike rivals Softtek and Neoris – firms that have become ‘household names’ among sourcing decision makers in North America – Hildebrando is a largely unknown entity outside of Mexico. The firm’s strategy is bolstered by the financial backing of deep-pocketed Grupo Carso, part of the Carlos Slim empire, which controls a share of the Hildebrando group.
Neoris Opens Brazilian Facility to Focus on SAP
October 19th, 2011Source: Business News Americas
Latin America IT consulting firm Neoris has opened a nearshore outsourcing center in the Brazilian city of Alphaville, in São Paulo state, the company said in a statement.
The initiative is the company’s largest investment in the country, Neoris Brazil president Frederico Vilar previously told BNamericas when he revealed plans for the center. Vilar did not disclose the amount involved, though.
The facility will be integrated with Neoris’ four other nearshore outsourcing centers – located in Rosario (Argentina), Monterrey (Mexico), Madrid (Spain) and Budapest (Hungary).
Eyeing growth in local demand for services and solutions, Neoris expects that some 90% of the services provided at the new facility will be for the domestic market, while only 10% will concern international business.
The 600m2 building contains a software unit and an application management services test center, with a focus on SAP technologies.
The operation center will also comprise a lab …
Nearshore Outsourcing Customers Tell Peers: “Look Beyond the Surface”
September 19th, 2011
By Patrick Haller
Jumping into a large project with an unproven Nearshore sourcing provider could prove to be fatal for buyers. That’s according to two senior sourcing executives, from
AMD and Welch Allyn, who talked about their successful engagement with Neoris, during last week’s Gartner Outsourcing Summit. Both executive made something crystal clear: Nearshore is quite capable of out-performing farshore in higher-value outsourcing programs.
Our Best Shots: The Nearshore Shines at Gartner
September 12th, 2011We caught up with friends from across CALA yesterday during the reception at the Gartner Outsourcing Conference in Orlando. During the day, at least four Gartner analysts we listened to singled out the Nearshore as the ‘hottest’ outsourcing destination in the world right now. “More than once a day, I hear from either a prospective buyer or provider about this market,” said Cassio Dreyfuss, Gartner’s lead LatAm IT analyst. (See our recent interview with Cassio here.)
Neoris Wants SAP Experts in Brazil
September 2nd, 2011Source: Sourcing Brazil
One type of IT professional in heavy demand in Brazil these days is the one with SAP experience. That demand heated up this week when IT consultancy Neoris announced that it has 60 vacancies in Brazil right now, and specified that “for most of them, it is necessary that the candidate has experience with the SAP platform.”
The new job postings include SAP senior consultant, SAP project manager, SAP workflow analyst, and SAP BI expert. The company said it is also looking for people with Oracle and .NET skills.
Neoris said applicants must be graduates of “colleges linked to technology,” and for some positions must be fluent in English.
The company, ranked one of the largest IT consultancies in Latin America, says it is hiring to keep up with “accelerated growth” in Brazil.
This call for SAP professionals matches what Maria Paula Menezes, manager of the IT division at …
Visa Crackdown May Benefit Mexican Outsourcers
July 21st, 2011
IT providers in Monterrey and other Mexican cities could benefit from the visa situation.
Mexico’s NAFTA-granted favored status will make it easier to bring in temporary IT workers
By Dan Berthiaume
Nearshore technology outsourcers providing employees from Mexico may benefit from a recent crackdown by the federal government on temporary visas for IT professionals. Doug Gattuso, president of Neoris, a global business/IT consulting firm with operations in Latin America, says Mexico’s favored status under the NAFTA treaty makes it much easier for US companies to bring in temporary IT professionals from Mexico than from non-NAFTA countries.
Outsourcing Professionals Who Have a Life: Telling Jokes, Motorcycling for Charity and Building an Iron Will
June 30th, 2011
By Marnely Rodriguez
“Nothing great in the world has ever been accomplished without passion.” Christian Hebbel
Without passion our lives would be dull 9-to-5 jobs with nothing to look forward to. The characters in this story are anything but dull and continuously strive to balance their passions for work and for extracurricular activities. It’s not every day that you meet an
Interactive Marketing Manager for Neoris, like Julio Blanco, who also is a Stand-Up Comedian; or a Senior 
Software Engineer in Argentina, like Esteban Planells, who is passionate about supporting charities such as “Fundacion HOPE” and “Fundacion Nutrir Salta” and will be participating in the world famous Dakar 2012.
