Ahilia Announces Everest Group as Research Partner of RevAmerica 2015 - U.S. IT & BPO Onshoring Conference

    WALNUT CREEK, CA, March 03, 2015 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Ahilia Inc., a global services, outsourcing and technology marketing consultancy, today announced that Everest Group, a leading advisory and research firm in the global services space, is the Research Partner of RevAmerica 2015, the only national conference dedicated to U.S. domestic sourcing (onshoring) of IT and BPO services.

"We are excited to partner with Everest Group who has a great pulse on the Global IT and BPO industries and is conducting landmark research on U.S.-based delivery," said Amrita T. Joshi, CEO of Ahilia Inc. and event producer. "We are thrilled that Everest Group will present the results of their upcoming research entitled "U.S. Domestic Outsourcing Services: Providers Embrace Onshoring - Is the World Still Flat?" at RevAmerica 2015."

"Our research is uncovering many interesting changes and trends within the U.S. domestic outsourcing market," said Eric Simonson, Managing Partner of Research, Everest Group. "As the Research Partner for RevAmerica 2015, we look forward to sharing our analysis on the market, including the first-ever fact base on the size and shape of the domestic onshoring market and a comprehensive explanation of the variations in the different types of services and approaches."

Other speakers at the RevAmerica 2015 conference includes Phil Fersht, Founder and CEO, HfS Research, a leading analyst on global business services and sourcing strategies; Deborah Kops, Founder and Managing Principal, Sourcing Change, the first community dedicated to providing resources for outsourcing and shared services change management; Sean Geehan, Founder and CEO, Geehan Group and best-selling author of The B2B Executive Playbook; and Thomas Mirc, Senior Manager of IT Acquisitions and Strategic Sourcing, Red Hat, a leader in open source enterprise software products.

RevAmerica 2015 has garnered support from industry-leading organizations. The event's Diamond Sponsor Louisiana Economic Development is focused on attracting IT and BPO operations from around the world to the state, offering best in-class incentives, a large and rapidly growing talent pool, and turnkey support from its FastStart team, recognized as the number one workforce development program in the nation by Business Facilities magazine.

RevAmerica Gold Sponsors Onshore Outsourcing and Rural Sourcing Inc. (RSI) are frontrunners in the domestic sourcing space. Onshore has rural technology delivery centers in Glennville, Georgia and Macon, Missouri, where the firm provides outsourced software development, application support, data, testing and business process services to Fortune 500 companies across the nation. RSI's rural software development centers in Augusta, GA and Mobile, AL provide low-cost IT services in areas such as Enterprise and Cloud application management, custom and mobile application management, testing, business intelligence and quality systems.

Other event sponsors include CGI, Missouri Partnership, North Dakota Department of Commerce, and Softtek.

The conference will be held May 5-7, 2015 at the Omni Royal Orleans Hotel and features leading analysts, IT and BPO executive experts and government officials who will provide insights on incorporating onshoring into a global sourcing strategy, the role of technology innovation and education in the U.S. and attracting global services companies to the U.S. In addition to compelling conference sessions, attendees can participate in a full-day site visit comprising tours to service delivery centers in New Orleans, Baton Rouge and Lafayette, LA. The visit lets attendees experience firsthand how domestic sourcing delivery centers are setup successfully in lower cost locations.

For a detailed event agenda, to register or get additional information please visit www.RevAmerica2015.com

About RevAmerica
The goal of RevAmerica is to educate buyers, service providers and government agencies about U.S. outsourcing as well as be a resource for all things related to IT and BPO domestic sourcing, including vendor information, location information and related industry content. RevAmerica 2015 is the organization's annual national event dedicated to U.S. domestic sourcing and covers major themes such as incorporating onshoring into a global sourcing strategy, technology innovation and science and technology education. To learn more, please visit www.revamerica.com.

About Ahilia, Inc.
Ahilia is a marketing consulting firm focused on the global services, outsourcing, and technology industries. Ahilia specializes in knowledge-based marketing and has advised companies and government agencies on projects such as market assessments, influencer management and services definition. Ahilia's in-depth knowledge of the global IT, BPO and Technology Services industries is what differentiates them from other consulting firms and marketing agencies. In the area of domestic sourcing, the company has worked on multiple engagements across the United States covering location assessments, city/regional location marketing and promotion of domestic sourcing vendors. Founded in 2007, Ahilia services its global client base from its offices in Walnut Creek, CA and Bangalore, India. To learn more, please visit www.ahilia.com.

About Everest Group
Everest Group, an advisor to business leaders on the next generation of global services, has a worldwide reputation for helping Global 1000 firms improve performance by optimizing back- and middle-office business services. Through practical consulting, original research and industry resource services, Everest Group helps clients maximize value from delivery strategies, talent and sourcing models, technologies and management approaches. Visit http://www.everestgrp.com and research.everestgrp.com.

Media Contact
Juliana Gidwani
Ahilia Inc.
800.489.5197 x702

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