A new paper titled "The Extended Global Enterprise Advantage" explains how companies can work to attain efficiencies beyond cost savings from their outsourcing and shared services by taking a more holistic approach. The paper was released today by the Shared Services and Outsourcing Advisory network of KPMG LLP, the U.S. audit, tax and advisory firm.

The Extended Global Enterprise (EGE) model is an evolved approach to services delivery that seeks to break down functional and business unit silos to identify and leverage the most appropriate mix of internal and external capabilities around the globe. The KPMG whitepaper explains that the end goal of EGE is not simply to reduce additional costs, but also to improve the efficiency and agility of the services delivery model to tap into new capabilities and innovations, and gain access to new markets.

"Similar to how just-in-time revolutionized manufacturing or how cloud computing is transforming IT, the EGE framework changes the way technology and services are purchased, priced and delivered," said Cliff Justice, KPMG's national leader for Shared Services and Outsourcing Advisory. "Companies tend to measure the benefits of outsourcing and shared services in strictly cost savings, but companies that stop at labor arbitrage are missing the significant – and strategic – benefits that an EGE model can bring to the entire organization."

The KPMG paper explains the benefits of EGE, and maps out a path for companies looking to transform into an EGE. The paper also discusses the four key differences between the EGE and a traditional approach to outsourcing and shared services delivery, which include:

• Customer Need: The EGE is driven by customer need, rather than organizational expedience. Demand and supply of services are balanced.
• Tailored Offerings: One-size-fits-all service offerings are replaced with a portfolio of retained, outsourced, and centralized service offerings with tiered, tailored, and bundled services across functions.
• Portfolio of Offerings: Simple vendor management is replaced with a more sophisticated Services Portfolio Management (SPM) organization, managing a portfolio of service offerings rather than managing individual functions.
• Increased Agility: The goal is to increase agility and competitive advantage – not simply cost cutting. However, many organizations realize additional cost savings by adopting an EGE approach.

"With advancements in technology and standards, companies have more options to address their service needs, allowing for faster and easier addition of new capabilities, and making the physical location of systems completely irrelevant," added KPMG's Justice. "The EGE model takes advantage of these advancements, with the end result being a single, common strategy within a common services delivery framework designed to achieve a common goal."  

To access a copy of The Extended Global Enterprise Advantage, please visit: www.us.kpmg.com/services/content.asp?l1id=10&l2id=650&cid=3449.

About KPMG's Shared Services and Outsourcing Advisory Group

KPMG's Shared Services and Outsourcing Advisory (SSOA) group works with companies across a wide spectrum of maturity and practices. SSOA helps clients as they assess current operations and strategy, develop a practical roadmap, address change management issues, centralize and optimize capabilities, outsource functions, and create a sustainable governance and performance management model.

About KPMG LLP

KPMG LLP, the audit, tax and advisory firm (www.us.kpmg.com), is the U.S. member firm of KPMG International Cooperative ("KPMG International.")  KPMG International's member firms have 140,000 professionals, including more than 7,900 partners, in 146 countries.

SOURCE KPMG LLP

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NTT Communications Corp. (NTT Com) announced on July 22 that it will open premium data centers in Vietnam and Singapore and also launch a new service that enables enterprise customers to quickly establish seamless connectivity between core data centers under a major new strategy to expand business in the fast-growing Asian region.

NTT Com has been enhancing its leading presence for enterprise customers in Asia by adding offices, data centers, network and cloud-based services and a Singaporean outsourcing provider. With these newly announced additions, NTT Com expects to significantly upgrade its world-class ICT solutions and quality of service for enterprise customers, especially multinationals with multi-hub operations in Asia.

New Data Center in Vietnam

The Ho Chi Minh City Data Center will launch as a premium data center in the city center in the third quarter of calendar 2011, joining the Thang Long Data Center in Hanoi as NTT Com's second data center in Vietnam. It will be designed, constructed and operated by Global Data Service JSC (GDS), a joint venture between NTT Com and the government-owned Vietnam Posts & Telecommunications Group (VNPT), the largest telecom in Vietnam. To ensure stable power supply and air conditioning during long outages, both scheduled and unscheduled, the data center will be equipped with redundant power supply, cooling and network systems. The new facility will enable GDS to offer integrated solutions combining premium data-center and high-quality network resources.

New Data Center in Singapore

The Singapore Serangoon Data Center will begin operating as a dedicated premium data center in Singapore in the first quarter of calendar 2012. The NTT Com-designed facility will be constructed and operated by NTT Worldwide Telecommunications Corp., which specializes in the procurement and management of data centers worldwide for the NTT Com Group. It will fully meet the special needs of multinational IT and financial firms operating high-spec, always-on communication infrastructure. The Singapore Serangoon Data Center will feature fully redundant uninterruptible power supply (UPS) systems, cooling systems and generators for possible power outages and other issues. Moreover, NTT Com expects the facility to obtain globally recognized certifications for safety, efficiency and eco-friendliness, such as Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED), a green-building rating system of the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), and BCA Green Mark, a Singaporean Building & Construction Authority (BCA) program that assures the environmental friendliness of buildings.

Both the Singapore Serangoon and Ho Chi Minh City data centers will incorporate NTT Com's exacting standards for uniform, world-class data-center services, facilities and operations. The standards currently number some 360 items, the result of ongoing improvements based on performance data, customer feedback, new know-how and latest technologies. NTT Com's standards are closely aligned with those of globally recognized organizations, such as the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA), The Uptime Institute, Inc. (TUI) and the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers, Inc. (ASHRAE).

New Inter-Data Center Connectivity Service

The Inter-Data center Connectivity Service forms the second pillar of NTT Com's new strategy for expanding world-class ICT solutions and quality of service in Asia. The service will utilize a large-capacity backbone for high-speed, seamless rack-to-rack connectivity between core data centers in Singapore, Hong Kong, Japan and the United States. Applications for the Inter-Data Center Connectivity Service will be accepted from September.

Direct connection via NTT Com's backbone network will enable seamless data communication as if the customer were using a single data center. Multiple NTT Com data centers in the Tokyo area already offer high-speed interconnectivity for data backup, application delivery and disaster recovery. With the launch of the Inter-Data Center Connectivity Service, NTT Com customers will enjoy these same benefits across the Asian region. The Inter-Data Center Connectivity Service also will allow NTT Com to rapidly deliver connectivity without having to newly construct networks for each customer.

The service will be offered with guaranteed bandwidth (Type A) or best-effort delivery (Type B). Type B will be uniformly priced worldwide, while Type A pricing will depend on the user's requirements.     "Targeting the fast-growing Asian market, which is expected to account for 40 percent of the global economy in 2030, NTT Com is leveraging world-class quality to offer unrivaled one-stop solutions, from networks to cloud-based services, for customers in this region," said Katsumi Nakata, Executive Vice President, Global Strategy, NTT Communications. "We help multinational companies establish footholds and grow their businesses in Asia by offering them robust data centers, uniformly consistent network services, an expanding range of cloud services and expert local presence in individual Asian markets. This is why NTT Com is the ideal ICT partner among all global carriers operating in Asia."

SOURCE NTT Communications Corporation

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For the first time ever, large numbers of personnel from the world's largest pharmaceutical companies have been registering to attend Pharma ChemOutsourcing at the Jersey Shore this fall. Most are chemists by training and work in the exploding field of outsourcing/sourcing active pharmaceutical ingredients (API's).

Pharma ChemOutsourcing has found a home on the East Coast where the majority of the large pharmaceutical companies and their suppliers are located. "We have good working relationships with Pfizer, Merck, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Eli Lilly, Roche, GSK, and Novartis, for example, and they often provide guidance to make the show more relevant to their current needs," Alexay continued. "We get a lot of input".

"The event is growing at a 35% rate this year," says Mark Alexay the event organizer, "but what distinguishes this year's attendance is that the large pharma companies are coming in much greater numbers than years past. This is evident in the sharply higher turnout from the respective companies. The Big Pharma attendees say that it's a convenient place to accomplish several high priority goals in a short period of time – there's a LOT of information in the conference sessions plus they meet their suppliers."

The event features 4 parallel tracks over 3 days, 150 speakers, 100 exhibitors, 1000 attendees, and is studded with nightly socializing events on the beach for effective networking. "People set up meetings before the show but the evening parties over several nights help people make new connections. It's much easier to approach someone new in a social setting away from the conference hotel," remarked Alexay.

The 2010 attendee list may be viewed at http://chemoutsourcing.com/attendees.php

The 100 exhibitors are at http://chemoutsourcing.com/sponsors.php

The 2009 Beach Party can be viewed at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTGzZhqDjcU&feature=fvw

For additional information about the extravaganza chemistry event visit www.chemoutsourcing.com or contact Mark Alexay at +1-201-452-4023, or malexay@chemoutsourcing.com

SOURCE Apaporis LLC

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CAV International Inc., a US Government outsourcing contractor specialized in airfield services & logistics, announces that the United States Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM) has awarded it a new multi-year contract for Air Terminal and Ground Handling Services at El Dorado International Airport in Bogota, Colombia.  CAV International has operated this contract since April 2008 and the new contract extends the service period until 2014.  CAV (pronounced as in "cavalry") is a subsidiary of Ranger International Services Group, a private equity consolidator specialized in aerospace/defense services, and has airfield operations in several other Latin American locations.

CAV International operates in the growing military outsourcing arena, and has an established reputation for quality, reliability, and cost-effectiveness in its performance for the US Government. The company maintains a lean cost model, and is able to offer its Government and Prime Contractor customers an absolute cost advantage and measurably superior quality metrics on a consistent basis. In 2009, at its various operating sites CAV performed over 625,000 man-hours of quality-driven professional services, handled over 16,000 USAF airplanes across 19 time zones, processed over 848,000 in-transit military passengers, and managed over 140,000 tons of cargo. Considered to be experts at airfield services & logistics, CAV currently serves USTRANSCOM and the USAF Air Mobility Command at numerous locations, including the DOD's and USTRANSCOM's most active contracted aerial port worldwide in Kuwait.

CAV International is one of the three operating subsidiaries of Ranger International Services Group, Inc.  Ranger is a private equity consolidation platform created by Ranger Aerospace LLC, First New England Capital, Argosy Capital, Plexus Capital, and other investors and limited partners.  CAV International, Inc. was ranked #573 on the coveted "Inc. 5000" with three-year sales growth of 471% from 2005 through December 31, 2008.  Ranger International acquired CAV International in early 2009, and has been steadily enhancing the enterprise as part of a multi-year growth strategy. Steve Townes, Ranger Aerospace founder and CEO of Ranger International, said "We are proud to be expanding our operations in Latin America.  As a 'Lancero' and 'Paracaidista' of Colombia in my military training there from many years ago, I am especially pleased that we are continuing our services in Bogota."

Forward Looking Statements: The Company from time to time may discuss forward-looking information. Except for factual historical information, all forward looking statements are estimates by the Company's management and are subject to various risks and uncertainties that are beyond the Company's control and may cause actual results to differ materially from management's expectations.

For more information on the web, visit www.cavint.com and www.rangerinternational.com.

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Reno, Nevada-based EE Technologies, Inc. (EET) has extended its contract for manufacturing support, or "shelter" services, in Mexico with The Offshore Group through 2015, and has announced that it will expand its Empalme, Sonora production facility size from its current 17,227 square feet to 38,628 square feet.

It is anticipated that this growth will generate an additional 50 to 100 jobs at The Offshore Group's flagship Bella Vista Industrial Park.

According to EET's president, Sonny Newman, "We are proactively expanding our facility and capacity at this time to meet the expanding needs of our customers. Our diversification efforts over the last few years have resulted in serving new industries including automotive, medical, and aviation while still serving our gaming, industrial, and education customers. We anticipate this expanded space and the related capital equipment investments will allow us to better serve our new and existing customers. The services provided by The Offshore Group will enable us to achieve our expansion schedule in a timely manner."

EE Technologies, Inc. (www.eetechinc.com) is a premier electronics manufacturing service (EMS) provider, and has been in business since 2000. It is a quality and reliable source of engineering, customer and product support, quality and process control and manufacturing services. Its capabilities include: SMT, screen printing, inspection, testing, and conformal coating, as well as through hole and mechanical assembly services. EET is an ISO/TS 16949:2009 certified facility with a highly skilled and effective team.

The Offshore Group is the largest provider of outsourced manufacturing support, or "shelter" services in Mexico. Currently 51 manufacturers are in production are at The Offshore Groups three industrial parks in Sonora and the city of Saltillo, Coahuila. Through its Vangtel subsidiary The Offshore Group also offers services to companies occupying the call center, IT development and BPO markets.

Website: http://www.offshoregroup.com

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