Nearshore Development in Mexico

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Nearshore Developmentin Mexico

• Jorge A. Zavala
• Technology Business Accelerator
• CEO

The concept of Nearshore is a Softtek S.A. de C.V
registered trademark.
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Agenda

• Economy overview
• Pain points
• Offshore vs nearshore
• Country suitability
• Infrastructure
• Locations, companies
• Total cost of engagement (TCE)
• Focus
• Where we are now

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Economy Overview
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Pain

• Startups - need a fast and low cost development
  and operation
• Fast Time to Market
• IP Protection under US laws conditions
• Geography and time zone proximity to the working
  team
• Employment Turn Over

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Offshore vs Nearshore
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Gartner Country Suitability
Source Gartner Study of Qualitative Indicators
of Country Suitability
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Infrastructure

• Incubators of High Technology
• 2 International Accelerators in USA
• 2 Commercial Accelerators in Mexico
• More than 20 high tech incubators in al the
  Country
• 26,000 Computer Sciences Graduated students for
  2005
• 13 Clusters with Universities and Government
  supported programs
• National Quality CMMI based programs on place.
• NATFA

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Locations and Companies

• México
• Local BrainUps, Innovamedica, Azertia,
  Hildebrando, Praxis, Sinersis, Pissa
• Clusters Emperia, Qataria
• Monterrey
• Local Kernel, Softtek
• Clusters Origo
• Embedded Dextra
• Guadalajara
• Local 3dmx
• International companies HP, IBM, Sun, Intel
• Embedded ASCI
• Tijuana
• Clusters Amplitec, Intuare
• Ciudad Juarez
• International EDS
• Aguascalientes, Queretaro, Torreon, Yucatan

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Total Cost of Engagement Model

• The overall cost of a project when
• Direct Cost
• Management
• Trips
• TCE is lower in Mexico than in other offshore
  countries for software development projects

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Focus

• Product Development
• Custom Software development
• Application Support
• Business Process Outsourcing (BPO)
• Embedded Software development
• Bio technology and Pharmaceutical Test

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Where we are now
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Mexico offers

• A highly trained technology and business people
  aligned with the US
• There are strong ties to the US economy
• Proximity is a strong help to do the business in
  the fast track
• Government, academy and private sector is
  committed to extend the supply chain in both
  countries.

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Nearshore Developmentin Mexico

• Jorge A. Zavala
• Technology Business Accelerator
• CEO
• jorge.zavala_at_techba.com

The concept of Nearshore is a Softtek S.A. de C.V
registered trademark.