| When you look around the world for likely IT offshore | | | | consider Brazil for your next offshore outsourcing |
| outsourcing destinations you may want to open your | | | | project include:1. Brazil is an $18 billion IT industry and |
| view a little to the south toward Brazil. Software | | | | one of the largest IT industries in the world. It has a |
| programming is becoming a global commodity and | | | | large and experienced work force.2. Billing rates in |
| Brazil offers the clear advantage of time zone, easy | | | | Brazil are very competitive. They come in less than |
| travel, and low cost IT professionals. Imagine skilled | | | | Canada and slightly more than those of India.3. This is |
| English speaking IT professionals at 50-70% less, | | | | a highly educated professional work force. Brazilian |
| working in the same business day as the Eastern | | | | Universities are very competitive to get into and very |
| U.S.A. The bill rate may not be as low as India and | | | | inexpensive to stay in. Expect to find professionals |
| China, however, your ability to benefit from joint | | | | with advanced degrees.4. Brazil has 1-3 hours different |
| creativity during all parts of the development life cycle | | | | in time with U.S. Eastern Standard Time. Time zones |
| will far out weigh the difference. Top people in all | | | | do matter if you are traveling or trying to collaborate |
| countries seldom work nights. With Brazil's time zone, | | | | with someone long distances away. You can easily |
| the best and brightest are working in the same work | | | | call your Brazilian project team during your work day.5. |
| day that you work. Even with well documented | | | | English is a very popular skill and not hard to find with |
| requirements, if your team can't communicate often | | | | technical professionals in Brazil. English language |
| and freely due to time zone, you may not end up with | | | | capability is expected of young and middle aged high |
| what the user really wants?Yes I know, you are | | | | tech professionals in Brazil.6. Air travel to Brazil is |
| probably wondering why you seldom hear of Brazil. | | | | convenient and affordable. Sao Paulo is a 10 hour |
| This country hardly ever hits the radar when the | | | | direct flight from Atlanta, Ga.7. Good industrial |
| decision is made to start looking offshore. And those | | | | infrastructure and low cost telephony service.8. Brazil |
| U.S. companies that find Brazil seldom flaunt it, keeping | | | | has excellent hotels and restaurants also at a low |
| it a best kept secret. Companies like AGCO, Alcatel, | | | | cost.9. Brazil offers a friendly culture with similar racial |
| American Express, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Caterpillar, | | | | diversities, religions and family life styles as in the U.S.A. |
| Citibank, Deutsche Bank and the list goes on. Brazil | | | | This similarity facilitates remote cross cultural team |
| unlike India, has a huge domestic IT market that has | | | | building.10. Brazilian women play a leadership role in |
| only recently looked offshore for opportunities.One | | | | business and in government. Traveling female |
| good reason to consider doing business with Brazil is | | | | executives are no surprise in Brazilian conference |
| security. They respect your patent, copyright, and | | | | rooms or leading negotiations.If you consider Brazil |
| trade mark under penalty of law. Enforcement of | | | | remember that it is as large as the Continental United |
| intellectual property laws should be a major concern of | | | | States. Just as the salaries of IT professionals varies |
| businesses that venture offshore for IT development. | | | | between a high in New York and fall as you travel |
| Brazil has intellectual property protection legislation that | | | | south, salaries vary in Brazil as well. Professionals |
| is substantially similar to that of the United States | | | | working in Sao Paulo or Rio may well garner a higher |
| which should put you at ease. Brazil enacted its first | | | | wage than similarly skilled professionals in Curitiba or |
| intellectual property law in 1887 and has current laws | | | | Belo Horizonte. Your business stay in either of these |
| that are in line with international standards. Legal | | | | smaller cities would be cheaper and have a |
| penalties for infringement can be civil or even criminal in | | | | comfortable tempo.W. Henry Johns- President |
| Brazil.In today's world, data security is very important. | | | | Vision TRE, Inc. |
| Brazil rates better (62)on Transparency International's | | | | Johns has over 25 years of experience in global |
| Corruption Perceptions Index for 2005 than India (88), | | | | project management and is currently the President of |
| Russia (126), China (78),Saudi Arabia (70), and the | | | | Vision TRE, Inc., a Georgia based IT outsourcing |
| Philippines(117) to name a few.Some other reasons to | | | | company. |