15 Companies Participate in the Brasil IT+ Pavilion at the Gartner Symposium/ITxpo 2011

Fifteen companies will compose the Brazilian pavilion at the Gartner Symposium/ITxpo, the largest and most important annual meeting of U.S. IT industry CIOs and leaders, which will be held Oct. 16-20, at the Dolphin Hotel, in Orlando, Florida. They include: Actminds (www.actminds.com), Apdata (www.apdata.com.br), Aurus Software (www.aurus-software.com.br), Db1 (www.db1.com.br), GAS (www.gastecnologia.com.br), HDI (www.grupohdi.com), MC1 (http://www.mc1.com.br/), Modulo (www.modulo.com.br), Navita (www.navita.com.br), PCS (http://www.pcsbrasil.com.br), Reddrummer (www.reddrummer.com), Sigma (www.sigma.com.br), Softexpert (www.softexpert.com), SST (www.sstnet.com.br) and Stefanini (www.stefanini.com).

The initiative is part of the competitive internationalization program for software and IT services managed by SOFTEX (www.softex.br) in partnership with the Brazilian Export and Investment Promotion Agency (Apex-Brasil) and with the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MCTI). It has more than 370 associated companies, and its objective is to support new business opportunities in the international market and strengthen the image of competence of the Brazilian software and IT services industry, which is identified abroad by the Brasil IT+ brand.

“We believe that the Gartner Symposium/ITxpo is the ideal platform for presenting our innovative solution for detection and prevention of Internet banking and e-commerce fraud and replicating in the U.S. market the success that this tool has had in Brazil, where it is the market leader and reference for all banks operating in the country,” said GAS Tecnologia business director Leonardo Soares.

This edition of the Gartner Symposium/ITxpo focuses on the discussion of challenges faced by IT and new technologies as instruments for obtaining competitive advantages. For this reason, the Brazilian Pavilion is taking a broad portfolio to the show, including applications for security, agribusiness, human resources, call center, mobility, governance, risk and compliance, as well as software development, consulting services and outsourcing, quality in software, social business, Enterprise Quality Management (EQM) and Business Process Management (BPM).

“With the current concern among large companies for reducing costs and risk, and maintaining conformity with regulations and norms, it becomes essential to adopt a quality guarantee strategy in the IT field, in particular with application systems. We expect to present the innovative distinctions of our solutions and services for Software Quality Guarantee to the U.S. IT market and generate demand for the operations of Grupo HDI in the region,” affirmed Itajuba Marques, operations coordinator and representative of the Grupo HDI at the event,

“Companies in our delegation already serve global clients and have offices or commercial partners abroad. In our view, the Gartner Symposium/ITxpo is an opportunity to present the U.S. market our technological capital, such as professionals aligned with Western culture, geographic location and compatible time zones, and because we have leaders who influence purchasing decisions and organizations with a wide variety of IT needs,” according to the analysis of SOFTEX Market Director Djalma Petit.

“The Brasil IT+ brand has stirred increasing interest since we first participated in the Gartner Symposium/ITxpo, eight years ago. We want to take advantage of this moment in which Brazil is in evidence to present the competence and added value found in the services realized by our companies,” explained Fernando Carielo, SOFTEX consultant responsible for Brazilian participation in the event.

About SOFTEX

The Association for the Promotion of Brazilian Software Excellence – SOFTEX is the administrator of the Brazilian Software Excellence Promotion Program – the SOFTEX Program, which is a priority of the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MCTI). SOFTEX is formally registered in Brazil as a Civil Society Organization in the Public Interest (OSCIP) whose purpose is to undertake support, development, promotion and financing activities for the Brazilian Software and IT Services Industry, based on the following guidelines: dissemination and assistance to the implementation of the best practices in software development and business management, training of human resources for the sector; assistance in obtaining financial resources from public and private sources; production and dissemination of qualified information about the Brazilian software and IT services industry and; support for entrepreneurship and innovation; formulation of policies of interest to the sector; and support to the creation and development of business opportunities in Brazil and abroad. The “SOFTEX System” combines more than 2,000 companies throughout Brazil and is integrated by a broad network composed of 20 regional agents who provide local support and guidance to nearby companies. The SOFTEX activities have the institutional, technical and financial support of various entities, including ABES, ABDI, Abinee, Abragames, Abvcap, Apex-Brasil, Anprotec, Assespro, BID, BNDES, Brasscom, CNI-SESI-SENAI, CNPq, Embrapa, Fenadados, Fenainfo, Finep, Frente Parlamentar de Informatica [The Parliamentary Computing Front], IBGE, INPI, SBC, Sebrae, the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MCTI), the Ministry of Culture (MinC), the Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Commerce (MDIC), the Ministry of Foreign Relations (MRE) and the Ministry of Labor and Employment (MTE). More information available at www.softex.br.

About Apex-Brasil

The mission of APEX-Brasil, the Brazilian Export and Investment Promotion Agency, is to promote the export of Brazilian products and services, contribute to the internationalization of Brazilian companies and attract foreign investments to Brazil. Linked to the Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Commerce (MDIC) APEX now supports more than 13,000 companies from 80 economic sectors, including software. Each year, it makes possible the participation of Brazilian companies in more than 900 events in Brazil and abroad. Through international cooperation programs, Apex-Brasil leads important global forums and presides over the World Association of Investment Promotion Agencies (WAIPA) and the Ibero-American Network of Commercial Promotion Agencies (REDIBERO), consolidating Brazil as a regional reference in the promotion of exports and attraction of direct foreign investment. More information available at www.apexbrasil.com.br.

About Gartner Symposium/ITxpo

Gartner Symposium/ITxpo is the IT industry’s largest and most strategic conference, providing business leaders with a look at the future of IT. For more than 10,000 IT professionals from the world’s leading enterprises, Gartner’s annual Symposium/ITxpo events are key components of their annual planning efforts. Attendees rely on Gartner Symposium/ITxpo to gain insight into how their organizations can use technology to address business challenges and improve operational efficiency. For more information, please visit http://www.gartner.com/technology/symposium/orlando/index.jsp.