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The big outsourcing trends for 2012 - Part II

...The response from the more agile service providers is to set up near-shore centres that can help to bridge that gap between the home... Read more

21 February, 2012
BoatUS 1.05

BoatUS 1.05

...Share your raft up anchorage or favorite fishing hole* Show your boats near shore location on Google Maps* Displays your Latitude & Longitude (even out of... Read more

24 November, 2011
BoatUS 1.1

BoatUS 1.1

...Share your raft up anchorage or favorite fishing hole* Show your boats near shore location on a map* Displays your Latitude & Longitude (even out of... Read more

1 September, 2011
Predict Success or Failure of Remote Infrastructure Management

Predict Success or Failure of Remote Infrastructure Management

...management of IT infrastructure. Remote Infrastructure Management (RIM) involves a combination of near-shore and offshore delivery models. RIM can reduce the costs of operations... Read more

1 January, 2011
Tides and Currents 1.0

Tides and Currents 1.0

...the alignment of the sun and moon and the shape of the near-shore bottom. An ocean current is a continuous, directed movement of ocean... Read more

25 August, 2010

More IT firms look overseas to cut costs

...1,000 companies will continue to replace local contractors with offshore or near-shore IT workers. She also indicated companies using a US outsourcing firm... Read more

21 February, 2003 by Ed Frauenheim

Argentina: More near-shore than offshore

...the way his company is using IP telephony to turn offshore into near-shore. What factors have contributed to turning Argentina into a potential off... Read more

27 July, 2004 by Andrew Donoghue

Gartner reveals top 30 offshoring hotspots

...maturity, and data and intellectual-property security and privacy. Strong interest in near-shore locations was a key factor for companies choosing an offshore location... Read more

15 December, 2008 by Nick Heath
Offshore BPO 1.1

Offshore BPO 1.1

...BPO companies are categorized as follows: Offshore BPO Companies, Onshore BPO Companies, Near Shore BPO Companies. This version is the first release on CNET Download... Read more

29 October, 2008

How outsourcing saved one catering company

...2013," Jester says. "Outsourcing is undergoing significant change right now. Offshoring and near-shore sourcing is just one of many changes that private enterprise and... Read more

7 January, 2005 by Penny Jones

Outsourcing to boom in 2003

...upgrades. The second-highest ranking growth opportunity for US IT outsourcers was "near-shore" application management, Gartner said. Near-shore refers to operations located in... Read more

31 January, 2003 by Ed Frauenheim
A-Z Animals 1.1

A-Z Animals 1.1

...in business and technology solutions, innovations, has expertise in providing Onshore, Offshore & Near shore technology solutions and services to the enterprises worldwide.We're happy... Read more

12 January, 2010
Cloud Staffing and IT Outsourcing Evolution

Cloud Staffing and IT Outsourcing Evolution

...be expanded to... cloud staffing? If yes, what about such notions as near shore/offshore dedicated team" or "outsourcing software development" - are they obsolete? The... Read more

1 January, 2010
Mitigate BPO Security Issues

Mitigate BPO Security Issues

...days: from front office to back office, HR to accounting, offshore to near shore. However, benefits of reduced cost aside, improved efficiency and increased expertise... Read more

2 November, 2009

Legal Eye: Five steps to reduce outsourcing risk

...issue with a particular jurisdiction to overturn this. To a certain extent, near-shore locations could end up looking more attractive in the reduction of... Read more

25 March, 2009 by Kit Burden

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