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Archive for May, 2004


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  • elKore: The problem is - most companies underestimate the cost of outsourced IT development, thinking that $...
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  • AV: Every large culture has sub-cultures and it breaks down to the level of family culture. It is useles...
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  • Mr. Customer: This is complete crap! Ever try to talk to some Hodgi in India? They freakin' can't speak English an...
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  • Ian Ippolito: I've noticed this trend on a micro-basis on the Rent a Coder site...but it's been happening a while....
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  • 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...
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Sunday, May 9th, 2004, Permalink

CHARLOTTE, N.C. —
Bank of America (BAC) Corp. may hire 1,500 people at its subsidiary after it opens in southern India this month, 50 percent more than previously disclosed, and the bank has reserved land that would allow for even more expansion.
Late last year, the bank said it eventually expected to have 1,000 people at its […]

Thursday, May 6th, 2004, Permalink

Scottsdale, AZ, May 6, 2004 ? ITtoolbox, the leading provider of usable information for the IT workplace, today introduced a special program titled IT Outsourcing: Special Coverage from the Front Line. Featuring prominent IT professionals and business decision-makers from various industries, roles, and regions, this one-of-a-kind program addresses the toughest issues and hardest questions facing […]

Monday, May 3rd, 2004, Permalink

Oil giant Shell inks a far-reaching IT services agreement with IBM and Wipro Technologies.
European petroleum giant Royal Dutch/Shell Group has inked a far-reaching IT services agreement with IBM and Wipro Technologies in what media reports in India are describing as the biggest single IT offshore-outsourcing deal yet.
Wipro chief operating officer Rohit Kumar says a deal […]

Monday, May 3rd, 2004, Permalink

As the data from India show, the offshore outsourcing phenomenon may to some extent be self-correcting. Though outsourcing is surely here to stay, rising wages and rapid turnover in Indian hubs may put a dent in the cost savings that American firms enjoy when they ship work abroad.
NOAM SCHEIBER, New York Times
The US […]