Three ICT companies - Ascent, Computime and Crimsonwing plc - participated in London's Outsourceworld late last month. Considered the premier pure play business trade platform for the outsourcing community, Outsourceworld facilitates commerce between buyers and sellers across the globe.

Touted as the largest event in the sourcing field, Outsourceworld London is now in its seventh year, having drawn on past experiences to place top level executives face-to-face with exhibitors who understand their particular needs and have hands-on experience in delivering solutions and solving problems for similar companies.

Not for the first time Ascent, Computime and Crimsonwing plc joined forces to promote Malta as a near-shoring destination - a viable destination when compared to those of central Europe.

As providers of IT services and solutions, all three were looking to grow their client base through their respective offerings.

'Managing outsourcing in an age of globalisation and innovation' was the title of the conference which ran parallel to the event.

Speaking from first-hand experience was Stephen Hand, group IT director of the UK-based marine classification and risk management firm Lloyd's Register who presented a well received case study on 'End-user innov-ation - multi sourcing in lloyd's register'.

Lloyd's Register has used Malta for much of its work and has been a client of Crimsonwing plc and Computime for several years. Together, the three companies employ some 300 IT professionals - a young and dynamic highly skilled workforce that is competitively priced when compared to their UK counterparts.

While Ascent, Computime and Crimsonwing plc will be participating in a number of different events separately, all three look forward to collaborating at other events, helping to reinforce Malta as a global IT hub.

For further information visit www.computime.com.mt, www.ascent.com.mt and www.crimsonwing.com.