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Xpanxion, LLC, a premier provider of global software engineering services, has not only caught the new wave of technology outsourcing—they helped create it. For the past two years Xpanxion has worked on perfecting a business model that helps bring good paying technology jobs to central Nebraska. Initially, Xpanxion’s clients were skeptical that they could find the kind of technology professionals

in Nebraska that they were accustomed to hiring within the large cities or from large offshore outsourcing firms, but not anymore. Anxious engineers from across Nebraska and across the country are vying for the opportunity to work on leading edge technology projects sponsored by several progressive Fortune 500 companies.

Today, while many technology service companies are struggling in this uncertain global market, Xpanxion’s opportunities are booming. It’s all based on selling its customers on the concept of using hi-tech teams in rural Nebraska to test their enterprise and other mission critical software applications. “This went from concept, to let’s give it a try, to how fast can you hire more people,” explains John Wichmann, Xpanxion’s President. “Because our costs are lower in Nebraska, our clients realize savings over competitive services provided within large metro areas such as Atlanta, L.A. or Boston, but they still reap the benefits of working with highly skilled, experienced QA consultants.”

The efficiency and quality standards afforded by a domestic facility can be significant factors in a company’s decision to use rural sourcing instead of hiring premier consultants or offshore teams. Additionally, amid ongoing concerns about high US unemployment, rural sourcing provides companies with a viable alternative to offshoring that cuts their operational costs while strengthening the US economy.

“Our state’s future is dependent on conducting business in the current global economy across all industry sectors. Xpanxion’s international software testing center in Kearney, Nebraska is a prime example of how our rural communities can create hi-tech job opportunities that keep our best and brightest in-state,” stated Nebraska Governor Dave Heinaman, a long-time champion of strengthening rural Nebraska by encouraging innovative business development in communities such as Kearney. With offices worldwide, Xpanxion expanded its business to Kearney in 2006, and Loup City, Nebraska in 2008 with partial funding provided through the Nebraska Advantage Program.

“When you consider the negative publicity surrounding layoffs and offshore outsourcing, and contrast it with the efficiencies of working with a US-based provider, you can understand why so many companies have shown an interest in our services in Nebraska,” Wichmann says. “For many companies, offshoring is still an essential part of their sourcing strategy, but our exclusive cross-sourcing delivery model, which allows clients to leverage a combination of offshore, onshore and rural services, delivers a 'best-of-all-worlds' solution to more precisely meet an organization’s unique needs”.

“We’re helping to build the new SiliCORN Valley and according to our company’s founder, a local Nebraska entrepreneur, this could be the best thing that’s happened in Nebraska since Coach Bo Pelini,” quipped Wichmann.



About Xpanxion

Founded in 1997, Xpanxion, LLC is a leading provider of global software engineering services that helps clients to transform their businesses through the application of an innovative cross-sourcing delivery model.
Clients partnering with Xpanxion are able to leverage the company’s onshore, offshore and rural sourcing capabilities to implement the most effective and efficient solution for their organization’s needs in such areas as Application Development, Maintenance, Quality Assurance and Business Process outsourcing. Representative Xpanxion clients include EarthLink, NCR, InterContinental Hotel Group, Oversight Systems, Inc., Goldleaf Financial Solutions, and others.

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