Levi9 Global Sourcing is a European provider of nearshore software engineering services with development and delivery centers across Serbia, Ukraine, Romania and Turkey. With headquarters in the Amsterdam and representative network in Germany and Belgium the company maintains comprehensive delivery model.

In 2008 Levi9 Global Sourcing competed acquisition of a Ukrainian based IT outsourcing provider Mirasoft

Mirasoft

Mirasoft is a Ukrainian provider of software outsourcing services with delivery centers in Kiev and Vinnytsia . The company works in Information Technology sphere since 1989 and was established by group of scientists from Kiev-based Gloshkov Institute of Cybernetics, research institute of the...

 which has been working in IT sphere since 1989. Subsequently Mirasoft changed its name to Levi9 Ukraine

Levi9 Ukraine

Levi9 Ukraine is a Ukrainian division of Levi9 Global Sourcing located in Kiev, Ukraine. The company is a nearshore provider of custom software development, application maintenance and QA services with primary focus on enterprise application development, document management systems, business...

Technology Focus

Microsoft .NET

.NET Framework

The .NET Framework is a software framework that runs primarily on Microsoft Windows. It includes a large library and supports several programming languages which allows language interoperability...

- is the main technological competence of Levi9 Global Sourcing. The company has been a trusted partner to Microsoft since 2003 delivering business solutions and custom application development to clients across Information Technology, Manufacturing, Financial, Telecom and Travel vertical industries.

Levi9 Global Sourcing runs .NET development centers in Serbia and Ukraine and maintains core development, data management and business intelligence Microsoft competences.

Java - the company is a partner of SUN Advantage Program and works in spheres of Enterprise Java and J2EE software development.

Board and Management Team

The company was founded in 2001 by Menno de Jong and Bernhard van Oranje

Prince Bernhard of Orange-Nassau, van Vollenhoven

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, who along with Board of Advisers: Adrie Reinders, Willem Vermeend and Roel Pieper

Roel Pieper

-Early life and education:Pieper was born in Vlaardingen, son of an engineer at a car manufacturer. His father died when Pieper was 20, and on his 18th birthday he suffered a motoring accident which destroyed his sporting career as a player of the Juventus Schiedam basketball team. According to...

 are the industry and academic leaders whose deep knowledge and experience in IT industry helped company to progress in the fast growing and competitive market of offshore IT services.
Paul Schuyt

Paul Schuyt

Paul Schuyt is a Dutch businessman and IT entrepreneur who is best known for business accomplishments and long-term career in Logica, the second largest IT provider in Europe where he spent over 23 years...

 has joined Levi9 Global Sourcing management team in 2009. Working with other members of managing board Menno de Jong and Bernhard van Oranje, Paul brings an extensive industry experience counting more than 23 years. Prior to Levi9 assignment, Paul was in charge of Logica CMG as a Chief Executive.

The Nearshore Delivery Model

Levi9 Global Sourcing is one of the early adopters of Nearshore delivery model. The main idea of the concept is to reduce the complexity and risks associated with remoteness between customer and provider in offshore arrangements and to leverage geographical and cultural proximity of nearshore destinations.

Levi9 Global Sourcing Nearshore delivery services model combines the quality and flexibility associated with domestic companies with the cost savings of nearshore destinations where, geographical proximity minimize costs-interaction and allows for project management to be more present in the project, while cultural closeness and no time-zone difference make it easier to reach an optimal conclusion eliminating the need in extra-work.

Initiatives and Publicity

Levi9 Global Sourcing in conjunction with Ricoh, Research-In-Motion, Metri Measurement Consulting and CIO Magazine hosts one of the popular high-profile Networking IT events in The Netherlands - The Double Dutch event.

Levi9 Global Sourcing CEO, Bernhard van Oranje

Prince Bernhard of Orange-Nassau, van Vollenhoven

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 is an acclaimed author and public speaker on Information Technology and Outsourcing subjects. Being a chairman of the CIO of the Year Award Event he brings his personal experience and knowledge into recognizing the best IT minds. In association with the CIO platform Nederland and CIO Magazine the award rates Top 100 organizations and elect best 10 CIO's of the year in the Netherlands.

1 April 2010 Paul Schuyt, Menno de Jong, and Bernhard van Oranje have officially opened a regular session of NYSE Euronext with bell ceremony.

External links

• CIO of the Year Award