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Indian Outsourcing 'saves US Jobs'
News Nasscom (National Association of Software and Services Companies) said it wanted to tell its side of the story by "placing the facts and figures in perspective. The difference of $390bn represents the net saving the US economy can expect from...
[July 14, 2003, 13:48]
India To Train Thousands More Cyberpolice
News The president of Indian IT industry group Nasscom, Som Mittal, said the association plans to open a further six cyberlabs to provide technology training for police in places such as Calcutta and Delhi, and 220,000 technology employees have already...
[February 7, 2008, 9:41]
Ageing Americans 'need Outsourcing' - India
News The report from Nasscom (National Association of Software and Services Companies), said that global sourcing will provide US companies with cost-savings and increased flexibility that will keep them competitive in the global arena.
[October 16, 2003, 11:30]
Indian IT Outsourcing Market Continues To Boom
News The top 20 Indian IT services companies generated $5.77bn from exports in 2003/2004, a year-on-year increase of 31 percent, according to a report published by the National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM) and the Indian...
[July 15, 2004, 13:00]
India May Face IT Worker Shortage
News According to a recent survey by the Nasscom (National Association of Software and Services Companies), the country will require a million tech workers by 2008. Though India has a large talent pool, with 167,000 engineering students and 1.54 million...
[February 18, 2003, 10:34]
Booming Indian Tech Sector Expects Further Growth
News Services and software exports are expected to contribute around $41bn, with the domestic market generating more than $23bn, according to Indian technology industry body, Nasscom. But Nasscom's 2008 Strategic Review shows the growth of the industry...
[February 14, 2008, 8:31]
India Mulls Tax-break Extension For Outsourcers
News PAC said the decision was taken in the face of hard lobbying by Indian outsourcing industry group Nasscom, which had warned that not extending the tax holiday would result in the loss of 400,000 jobs as outsourcers went elsewhere.
[May 7, 2008, 9:16]
HP Faces Negligence Charge After Staff Death
News Indian IT body Nasscom said it was "shocked and dismayed" at the incident and added that it highlights the need for increased security for staff. A Nasscom statement said: "The [IT] industry has taken many steps keeping in mind that a large number...
[January 9, 2006, 8:35]
ID Theft Scandal Hits Outsourced Call Centres
News The National Association of Software and Service Companies (Nasscom), an Indian trade body, has asked ABC to provide details of the operation so that the matter can be reported to law enforcement officials.
[August 17, 2005, 9:25]
HSBC Bangalore Suffers £233,000 Security Breach
News Sunil Mehta, vice president of India's IT industry body Nasscom, insisted such security breaches are not unique to offshore operations and can happen in any country. Nasscom will work with the legal authorities in the UK and India to ensure that...
[June 28, 2006, 11:55]
Banks Face Prosecution Over Indian Call Centre Leak
News But Indian IT trade association Nasscom said these incidents are rare and can happen at call centres regardless of which country they are located in. A Nasscom statement said: "Nasscom will work with the legal authorities in the UK and India to...
[June 23, 2005, 16:40]
Politicians Ask Indian Firms To Employ Americans
News That point was not lost on a representative of India's National Association of Software & Services Companies, or Nasscom, which sponsored the New Delhi visit. Just like India is a source for labour for the US, it is also becoming an important...
[January 7, 2004, 7:35]
China No Tech Rival Yet, Says India
News That's according to a report from Nasscom — the Indian tech industry association — which looks at the state of the Chinese software and services industry. Nasscom says the Chinese tech market shares similarities with India in its early years but...
[August 24, 2007, 16:50]
India To Create 8m Outsourcing Jobs In Next Decade
News Minor cities in India will snap up about two million of these jobs, according to a report of India's top 50 cities for IT and business process outsourcing (ITO and BPO) by industry association Nasscom.
[May 7, 2008, 16:06]
Indian Outsourcing Set To Grow
News Business process outsourcing is the new growth engine for the Indian software industry," said Arun Kumar, president of Nasscom, India's National Association of Software and Service Companies, co-sponsor of the conference.
[January 29, 2003, 14:15]
Outsourcing Turns Political - Diplomat
News For example, Indian IT association Nasscom recently published a statement to defend the offshore outsourcing wave, saving it has already led to substantial savings and productivity gains for US companies.
[July 18, 2003, 13:55]
Punjab National Bank Saves $68 Million Annually With Integrated Core Banking Solution
White Papers In 2004, India's National Association of Software and Service Companies (NASSCOM) nominated Punjab National Bank (PNB) as the best user of technology in its sector. Till 2000 PNB was still relying on manual processes to collect, store, and analyze...
[March 2, 2006, 23:00]
Young Call-centre Customers Mistrust Offshoring
News More recentl, Indian IT trade association Nasscom launched an initiative to set security and privacy standards for offshore operations. Young people don't trust overseas call centres and are critical of companies that outsource work to offshore...
[July 21, 2006, 17:15]
Offshoring Theft Victims 'gullible And Careless'
News Mphasis said it is also backing calls by Indian IT trade body Nasscom for an improvement in the background checking system for the 350,000 workers employed by the Indian business process outsourcing industry and for the Indian government to...
[April 12, 2005, 18:25]
Arrests Made In Offshoring Theft Case
News India is fast becoming the outsourcing capital of the world, and this kind of incident, while unfortunate in itself, when successfully dealt with highlights and reaffirms the existence of an effective framework of laws and a commitment to...
[April 11, 2005, 9:20]
