From IN BRIEF:

Shanghai-based Bleum Inc has been named the No 1 company to watch in China as part of the first annual Offshore 100 ranking of top global suppliers by Managing Offshore and offshore outsourcing advisory expert neoIT.

Managing Offshore, owned by US-based media firm CMP Media, is a monthly newsletter for global-sourcing managers.

Bleum was also named one of the top four rookies in global outsourcing.

Respondents to the survey included firms from 13 countries representative of the most popular offshore outsourcing destinations – including India, The Philippines, China, Russia, Malaysia and Mexico.