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The California wine served at a U.S. State Dept. lunch today for India's Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh, was called Conundrum, a word that sums up the difficulty trying to decipher President Barack Obama's approach to offshore outsourcing and H-1B visas.
Patrick Thibodeau2009-11-25T12:00:00-04:00Ovum: Foreign outsourcing firms to benefit from China
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China's importance as an outsourcing location is rising fast, but a fragmented local vendor landscape and a domestic market dominated by wholly foreign-owned enterprise customers means that it will be the major Western and Indian outsourcing vendors that will reap the rewards, said Ovum Tuesday.
Computerworld Hong Kong Staff2009-11-24T12:00:00-04:007 Ways an Outsourcing Advisor Can Save You Money
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From ensuring you don't get snookered on prices to helping you transition your IT services to your new vendor, outsourcing advisors can save customers' money on the front- and back-ends of outsourcing deals.
Stephanie Overby2009-11-24T12:00:00-04:00Wipro, other Indian outsourcers expand in the US
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Wipro, India's third largest outsourcer, is expanding its development center in Atlanta from 350 to 1,000 staff, reflecting a growing trend for Indian outsourcers to expand and hire locally in the U.S. market.
John Ribeiro2009-11-23T12:00:00-04:00Is federal stimulus money being used for IT hardware, not hiring?
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Congress allocated $787 billion earlier this year in a stimulus package President Obama signed in an effort to jump-start the economy. So where are the IT jobs?
Patrick Thibodeau2009-11-23T12:00:00-04:00Cost-Saving Secrets of the Outsourcing Insiders
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Ten tips from outsourcing experts and practitioners on how to save money on external consultants with do-it-yourself outsourcing.
Stephanie Overby2009-11-18T12:00:00-04:00Feds plan 25,000 on-site H-1B inspections
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U.S. immigration officials are taking H-1B enforcement from the desk to the field with a plan to conduct 25,000 on-site inspections of companies hiring foreign workers over this fiscal year.
Patrick Thibodeau2009-11-18T12:00:00-04:00Mixed bag for IT services spending in 2009, Forrester says
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Enterprise IT leaders continue to keep tight controls on budgets, cutting their spending on IT contractors and consultants, according to a new Forrester Research report.
Denise Dubie2009-11-17T12:00:00-04:00Infosys acquires BPO company in the U.S.
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Infosys BPO, the business process outsourcing (BPO) subsidiary of Infosys Technologies, said on Thursday that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire all of the outstanding interests of McCamish Systems, a small BPO company in Atlanta, Georgia, focused on the insurance and financial services market.
John Ribeiro2009-11-12T12:00:00-04:00What Matters Most in Outsourcing: Outcomes vs. Tasks
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Outcome-based outsourcing is the holy grail of IT services. Both customers and providers agree that if they can figure out a way to tie sourcing strategy to business results everyone will be happier in the end.
Stephanie Overby2009-11-12T12:00:00-04:00