FAIRFIELD, CA – February 25, 2009 – BusinessWeek magazine's popular online SmallBiz forum has featured chemical software maker ChemSW in a special report dated February 13, 2009 about outsourcing programming to offshore companies.

Entitled "Costa Rica: Cultural Similarities Make It An Outsourcing Favorite", the article is written by Amy Barrett, a senior correspondent for BusinessWeek SmallBiz, and is based on an extensive interview with ChemSW's President and Founder Brian Stafford. Insights into Stafford's choice of a Costa Rican company to perform offshore programming are provided, including his criteria for an outsourcer: highly skilled workers, a location not more than two hours' time difference from his in-house developers in Ithaca, N.Y., and a safe and pleasant locale.

In particular the article highlights how managing an outsourcer in the same time zone greatly improves the working relationship.

This premise is supported by Barrett's statements concerning technology research firm Gartner's findings that 6 of the top 30 countries for services outsourcing are located in Latin America -- including Costa Rica, Argentina, and Brazil -- which in addition to being in the same time zone also follow Western business practices.

"I'm delighted that our experience can help other companies also seeking high caliber outsourcing partners," states Stafford. "We wrestled with the issue quite a bit before we found a very happy medium. I've been extremely pleased with the work that our Costa Rican supplier has provided."

The article goes into detail about the process, citing Stafford's use of well-known industry consultant Steven Mezak to assist in the search for the best fit as well as information about how to optimize the working relationship.

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