Tejari, an online B2B marketplace launched by the government of Dubai, has been ranked as the eighth largest electronic sourcing platform in the world, according to a report by Forrester. The report said eSourcing products are the second-most sought after in the electronic purchasing family, with the global market reaching $878m in 2008 and expected to top $1bn in 2009. Forrester's independent report findings are based on interviews with more than 100 vendor companies globally.