rss feed
US IT Body Backs Outsourcing, Warns Against Restrictions
Bangalore: Walking a tight rope in the backdrop of the outsourcing backlash, Information Technology Association of America (IITA) has justified the US infotech companies? move to outsource work offshore in order to ensure cost advantage and customer proximity.
The association, however, has suggested that the US IT […]
Archive for August, 2003
Comments
- elKore: The problem is - most companies underestimate the cost of outsourced IT development, thinking that $...
read more - AV: Every large culture has sub-cultures and it breaks down to the level of family culture. It is useles...
read more - Mr. Customer: This is complete crap! Ever try to talk to some Hodgi in India? They freakin' can't speak English an...
read more - Ian Ippolito: I've noticed this trend on a micro-basis on the Rent a Coder site...but it's been happening a while....
read more - Ian Ippolito: One prominent cultural clash I've seen is when a buyer in the U.S. asks a coder in India, "how is it...
read more
Posts by Month
- December 2006
- November 2006
- October 2006
- August 2006
- July 2006
- June 2006
- May 2006
- April 2006
- March 2006
- February 2006
- January 2006
- December 2005
- November 2005
- October 2005
- September 2005
- August 2005
- July 2005
- June 2005
- May 2005
- April 2005
- March 2005
- February 2005
- January 2005
- December 2004
- November 2004
- October 2004
- September 2004
- August 2004
- July 2004
- June 2004
- May 2004
- April 2004
- March 2004
- February 2004
- January 2004
- December 2003
- November 2003
- October 2003
- September 2003
- August 2003
Monday, August 25th, 2003, Permalink
Sunday, August 24th, 2003, Permalink
BellSouth eyes offshore outsourcing of up to 900 workers
Friday, August 22nd, 2003, Permalink
Source One offshore contact centers mark first anniversary offering North American companies sizable cost savings in Philippines
Source One Communications, Inc., a global network of outsourced call centers with locations in New York, Manila, Toronto, London and Johannesburg, recently completed its first full year of operations in the Philippines. By offering companies a new higher quality, […]
Friday, August 22nd, 2003, Permalink
FirstEnergy Looks To Tech To Prevent Future Blackouts, But Plans IT Staff Cuts
It’s rolling out an enterprisewide intranet and an SAP implementation that will simplify the distribution of 1,500 daily operational reports, but sources say more than 100 IT workers will be laid off in the coming weeks.
FirstEnergy Corp., the beleaguered utility that’s being […]
Friday, August 22nd, 2003, Permalink
Many U.S. programmers are being used to train foreign workers who will replace them.
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Scott Kirwin clung to his job at a large investment bank through several rounds of layoffs last year. Friends marveled at the computer programmer’s ability to dodge pink slips during the worst technology downturn in […]
Monday, August 18th, 2003, Permalink
Is there a downside to IT outsourcing? Not by the looks of this week?s news.
An executive at J.P. Morgan touted the success of a $5 billion outsourcing deal with IBM. Ericsson signed a deal with IBM to handle its software development, deployment, and maintenance. That?s on top of a deal it made with Hewlett-Packard […]
Monday, August 18th, 2003, Permalink
Two U.S.-based tech firms Tuesday announced plans to expand their Indian operations and employ 1,900 new people.
Illinois-based Kanbay International, which provides financial-services software, said it will hire 1,700 software programmers over the next two years.
It has opened a third software development center in the western city of Pune to house 550 of the new […]