Umee.tv selects Quickstart Global in Bulgaria
January 28, 2008 - London, UK & Sofia, Bulgaria. umee.tv, an
innovative start-up company focused on managed viral distribution of
video content for media companies, today announced that it has opened
its offshore development center using Quickstart Global's Hybrid
Captive™ model. The company has chosen Quickstart Global's delivery
center in Sofia, Bulgaria as its preferred location.
The team forms the first of umee.tv's delivery cells carrying out
product and customer development. As part of the induction
process, umee.tv's Development Director will be spending time on site
to ensure the appropriate engineering disciplines are established and
the team is motivated and structured for productivity.
Paul Smith, Managing Director at umee.tv said "We had been considering
opening a development center in Eastern Europe for some time. We
had even gone as far as placing job ads in Lithuania. But it
became clear to us that going it alone was adding risk and complexity,
and the most important thing for us was to deliver on our roadmap and
client commitments." He continued "Quickstart Global gave us all
the benefits of having our own offshore captive development operation
but at the same time gave us someone in the UK that we could talk to
during the initiation process and the advantage of a local support team
in Sofia throughout. The risk profile has completely changed and
we now have an outstanding development capability and the capacity to
grow quickly."
Neal Gandhi, Chief Executive Officer at Quickstart Global said "By
delivering an identical value proposition in various centers around the
world, we are giving our clients the choice of what suits them best
depending on talent availability, cultural fit, time zones, cost and
other factors. We are delighted that umee.tv have selected Sofia
to develop their Umee.tv product and we're convinced it will prove to
be the smart choice for them. He continued "Sofia was the highest
ranking eastern European destination in the 2007 A T Kearney Global
Services Location Index and we believe it is a good long term
destination choice for clients."
umee.tv marks the 2nd leading edge media sector client for Quickstart Global alongside New York based Solbright Inc.
About umee.tv
Umee.tv enables media businesses to rapidly launch video services into
major online platforms and social networks, and provides new ways for
consumers to discover and enjoy content online. For more information
and to try umee.tv powered services please go www.umee.tv
About Quickstart Global
Quickstart Global is a leader in assisting companies to establish
captive operations around the world. Utilizing our unique Hybrid
Captive™ and Full Captive™ methodologies, more companies are
achieving competitive advantage through the adoption of an offshore /
nearshore captive operation with Quickstart Global than any other
company worldwide.
For additional information, please contact:
Jennifer Langley, Quickstart Global - +1 415 293-7903
or via email at jennifer.langley@quickstartglobal.com
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