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Offshore outsourcing has had little impact on joblessness so far, but that could turn around in a big way soon.
Some observers tracking the U.S. labor force question whether outsourcing IT development overseas has contributed to the relatively high IT unemployment rate.
The impact offshore outsourcing had on the IT unemployment rate, which averaged 5.8% during the […]
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- elKore: The problem is - most companies underestimate the cost of outsourced IT development, thinking that $...
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Tuesday, October 21st, 2003, Permalink
Tuesday, October 21st, 2003, Permalink
Indian IT firms’ approach to outsourcing will beat multinationals entering the country, says a senior Indian executive
Indian IT companies are geared towards a global, outsourcing model of doing business and, as a result, will always have an edge over multinationals in India, according to a senior executive with one of the country’s largest IT […]
Sunday, October 19th, 2003, Permalink
Caught between an aggressive marketing campaign and delays in product development, Steven Schoch needed an extra hand to get his product to market on time. So he farmed out software programming work to an outsourcer in Michigan.
Schoch got his product out the door quickly, thanks largely to the outsourcer, but now faces new challenges. […]
Thursday, October 16th, 2003, Permalink
Canada is living in a fool’s paradise on the entire issue of offshore outsourcing. Superficially everything seems dandy, but what we don’t know can hurt us big time.
Consider the U.S. situation. Andrew Grove, Intel Corp.’s founder and co-chairman, warned last week that offshore outsourcing — whereby work shifts from the United States to cheaper venues […]
Thursday, October 16th, 2003, Permalink
The recent rush of companies outsourcing to offshore suppliers is presenting many IT professionals with an unprecedented career challenge. All told, by the end of 2004, one in 10 IT jobs in IT companies and one in 20 IT jobs at non-IT companies will have moved offshore, according to Gartner.
The picture won’t get much brighter […]
Tuesday, October 14th, 2003, Permalink
Executives at some of the nation’s biggest technology companies have been talking tough when it comes to the touchy topic of losing jobs to companies in other countries.
In a speech in New York this month, Intel CEO Craig Barrett said India, China and Russia were emerging as big threats, due to their strong education […]
Tuesday, October 14th, 2003, Permalink
In my previous column, I examined some signs of the quickening pace of offshore outsourcing of IT jobs: the results of a recent eWEEK.com reader poll, a trade show devoted to the subject and concerns from a networked storage educator. Still, where are the signs of a kickback from IT and storage admins and techs? […]