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		<title>End of UK IT industry forecast for 2016</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Offshore outsourcing poses such a significant threat to British jobs that forecasts have suggested that the UK will be without an IT industry by 2016.

Speaking to the Telegraph, Richard Holway, director of telecoms and software consultancy Ovum, said that with IT jobs increasingly being offshored, without heavy investment in skills and training the UK IT industry will be under serious threat from economies such as India and China.]]></description>
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		<title>Gateway brings back tech support - sort of&#8230;.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Good post over on CenterNetworks today about Gateway&#8217;s tech support moving back to &#8220;north america&#8221;&#8230;.
http://www.centernetworks.com/gateway-offers-new-support
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		<link>http://www.oocenter.com/blog/archives/2006/11/15/gateway-brings-back-tech-support-sort-of/</link>
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		<title>Intel Invests in Vietnam-Based Offshore Software Developer</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Santa Clara, Calif.-based chip maker Intel and San Francisco-based investment firm Texas Pacific Group are collectively buying a stake in FPT, which provides software services in Vietnam. FPT, which is based in Hanoi, will use the funds to expand its product lines and services, as well as grab a larger slice of the global outsourcing business.

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		<link>http://www.oocenter.com/blog/archives/2006/10/26/intel-invests-in-vietnam-based-offshore-software-developer/</link>
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		<title>Hitachi Opens Offshore Development Management Center in Mumbai</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hitachi India Pvt. Ltd. has established the Offshore Development Management Center, a new unit in its Mumbai office, which provides project management support to Hitachi's outsourcing partners in India developing software products.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.oocenter.com/blog/archives/2006/08/12/hitachi-opens-offshore-development-management-center-in-mumbai/</link>
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		<title>More Penny-Pinching HMOs Outsource Americans&#8217; Private Medical Data to India</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you've had some nasty or embarrassing illness in the past 12 months, perhaps an ailment so unusual or damning you'd prefer to hide it from your employer, friends and loved ones, then here's a shocker: There's a good chance that a stranger in far off India knows all about it. And the kicker--it was your health-care provider that told him of your secret battle with plantar warts, rampant hirsutism, and pathological addiction to eBay. ]]></description>
		<link>http://www.oocenter.com/blog/archives/2006/07/25/more-penny-pinching-hmos-outsource-americans-private-medical-data-to-india/</link>
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		<title>Indian outsourcers warn of rising salary costs</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Warnings about rising salaries have tempered a strong set of financial results from India's leading IT companies - Infosys, Satyam, Tata Consulting Services (TCS) and Wipro - on the back of continuing demand for offshore outsourcing services.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.oocenter.com/blog/archives/2006/07/22/indian-outsourcers-warn-of-rising-salary-costs/</link>
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		<title>Outsourcing stunted by cross-cultural misunderstandings</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In a study of 200 business executives in the US, global management company Accenture found that two thirds of respondents had experienced miscommunication issues within their outsourcing operations. ]]></description>
		<link>http://www.oocenter.com/blog/archives/2006/07/20/outsourcing-stunted-by-cross-cultural-misunderstandings/</link>
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		<title>India&#8217;s outsourcing market to face challenge</title>
		<description><![CDATA[India's domination in the outsourcing market may be challenged as emerging destinations gain prominence with firms seeking access to skills, predominantly non-English languages, that are lacking in existing locations. ]]></description>
		<link>http://www.oocenter.com/blog/archives/2006/07/13/indias-outsourcing-market-to-face-challenge/</link>
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		<title>Study: Outsourcing Boom Is Over</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The outsourcing boom has passed and maturity is setting in, according to a new study from consulting firm DiamondCluster International in Chicago. ]]></description>
		<link>http://www.oocenter.com/blog/archives/2006/07/11/study-outsourcing-boom-is-over/</link>
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		<title>Call-centre jobs at risk</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Canadian call-centre jobs, especially those in the Atlantic provinces, could be in jeopardy of being shifted overseas if burgeoning Asian and Middle Eastern outsourcing firms continue to ride a wave of global consolidation, industry experts say.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.oocenter.com/blog/archives/2006/07/03/call-centre-jobs-at-risk/</link>
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