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Birmingham City Council transfers IT roles to India

Up to 100 posts transferred offshore by the end of the year... Read more

24 May, 2011 by Nick Heath

Outsourcing, offshoring: Not all it's cracked up to be

...the watchword for finance bosses and local government looking at outsourcing and offshoring ITPhoto: Shutterstock Despite the growth of outsourcing, the associated risks are putting... Read more

5 May, 2011 by Tim Ferguson

The top IT services trends of 2010

From the changing face of offshoring to the suppliers making the most from government As we prepare to... Read more

30 December, 2010 by Nick Heath

IT workers: 10 ways to avoid being outsourced

From getting chummy with the rest of the business to utilising insider knowledge... Read more

29 September, 2011 by Shelley Portet

Mahindra Satyam CEO on the road to recovery

Interview: C P Gurnani discusses the rocky path to reviving Satyam's fortunes... Read more

11 April, 2011 by Nick Heath

HCL: How the Indian outsourcer is giving itself a business makeover

New Directions in Delhi... Read more

2 November, 2010 by Jo Best
The Perspectives, Motivators and Challenges of Offshore Software Development

The Perspectives, Motivators and Challenges of Offshore Software Development

Software project offshoring is a rapidly growing trend. With this rapid growth, the software engineering... Read more

31 December, 2011

Is China ready for your outsourcing work?

China's offshoring capabilities mature - but is it enough for European businesses? While China is... Read more

16 August, 2010 by Jo Best
GlobalSourcer 1.0

GlobalSourcer 1.0

...a truly dynamic business environment. For many organizations that are outsourcing or offshoring the success or failure of IT initiatives depends on the selection of... Read more

11 February, 2012
Communication Challenges in Success of Offshore Software Development

Communication Challenges in Success of Offshore Software Development

...working hours do not overlap. This communication problem affects the success of offshoring decision in terms of cost, schedule, time-to-market, client-vendor trust... Read more

31 December, 2011

Sending jobs abroad means better jobs at home, says gov't IT panel

...lead to highly skilled IT positions being created in the UKPhoto: blrframes Offshoring entry-level posts to countries outside the EU could lead to the... Read more

14 July, 2011 by Nick Heath

Will limits on overseas tech workers hurt UK plc?

...economy," added Sykes. Sykes described the UK as a "prime location for offshoring" - citing OECD statistics showing that when it comes to technology services the... Read more

29 June, 2011 by Natasha Lomas
Manual de Inversiones en el exterior 1.0

Manual de Inversiones en el exterior 1.0

...Inversin Directa en el Exterior.Implantaciones productivas y comerciales, inversiones, multilocalizacin productiva (offshoring), geoestrategia todos los aspectos determinantes de la inversin exterior son estudiados y... Read more

4 February, 2011

RBS to cut 1,000 IT-related jobs in restructuring

...locations in the US, India and Far East. According to RBS, the offshoring is part of a general movement of roles between countries which has... Read more

3 September, 2010 by Tim Ferguson

UK visa curbs could slam the door on booming Brazil

Government immigration plans won't save UK jobs and will just hurt business... Read more

9 September, 2010 by Mark Kobayashi-Hillary

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BrownieBoy

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Well done to IDC for producing a report that says using XP is a waste of money. Only 11 years too late with it is all....

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@Burn-IT ...which doesn't mean it isn't true ;-) I'll be interested if you can find any properly-researched, independent data from any of the...

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I think that we have been here before, shipments are not equal to sales. Correct?

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