Softtek, for example, has eight Global Delivery Centers with four in Mexico alone.

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"Our aim is to be the first Mexican IT company listed on Nasdaq, " Softtek Vice President of Business Development Melik Hernandez told the crowd.

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Softtek positions itself as the "near-shore" answer to India's offshore information-technology service providers, more convenient than India because Mexico is within U.S. time zones and is a much shorter flight than to India.

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