'Breaking the Cycle' Theme of ISG Americas 2014 Sourcing Industry Conference

Sourcing industry's premier event takes place September 29-30 in Dallas

Impact of disruptive technologies on service delivery and emerging opportunities and challenges to be highlighted

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Sep 15, 2014, 02:01 ET

STAMFORD, Conn., Sept. 15, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Information Services Group (ISG) (NASDAQ: III), a leading technology insights, market intelligence and advisory services company, said today the sourcing industry's premier event, the ISG Americas 2014 Sourcing Industry Conference (SIC), will focus on the impact of disruptive technologies on the sourcing marketplace.

Held September 29-30 at The Westin Stonebriar in Dallas, the theme of SIC 2014 is "Breaking the Cycle: Service in the Age of Disruption."

Conference participants will discuss changing client and market requirements, emerging delivery models and key success factors. Issues that will be discussed include:

The impact of Social, Mobile, Analytics and Cloud (SMAC), labor automation, multi-sourcing, Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) and other factors
Healthcare reform and changing service delivery models
How contracting mechanisms are adapting to new business requirements
Governance services in a maturing market

J.B. Wood, CEO of the Technology Services Industry Association (TSIA), will deliver the keynote address on the topic of "The New World of 'B4B.'" Wood will explore the possibilities of connecting suppliers to customers in real time, and discuss how businesses are moving away from selling things to customers and evolving toward a model of delivering outcomes.

Participants will have time to connect one-to-one with ISG thought leaders, peers and guest speakers from all disciplines of the sourcing industry.

"SIC 2014 will examine a sourcing industry that is being continually transformed by new technologies and new business requirements," said Todd Lavieri, president, ISG Americas. "We are looking forward to a wide range of thought-provoking discussions that will provide insight into what it takes to survive and thrive in this challenging new world."

To register for the 2014 ISG Americas SIC or for more information, please visit http://www.isg-one.com/SIC2014/.

About Information Services Group
Information Services Group (ISG) (NASDAQ: III) is a leading technology insights, market intelligence and advisory services company, serving more than 500 clients around the world to help them achieve operational excellence. ISG supports private and public sector organizations to transform and optimize their operational environments through research, benchmarking, consulting and managed services, with a focus on information technology, business process transformation, program management services and enterprise resource planning. Clients look to ISG for unique insights and innovative solutions for leveraging technology, the deepest data source in the industry, and more than five decades of experience and global leadership in information and advisory services. Based in Stamford, Conn., the company has more than 850 employees and operates in 21 countries.

For additional information, visit www.isg-one.com.

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