Offshoring: A special section


The promise of offshoring Lower costs, flexibility, expanded resources driving businesses to look overseas.

Jobs at risk Repetitive, commoditized IT work most likely to head offshore.

The down side of offshoring Poor communication, cultural differences and lack of expertise can derail engagements.

A political hot potato Legislatures juggle offshore outsourcing regulations.

A global gambit India gets a lot of attention but Estonia, Russia, China and other countries want your business, too.

Offshore guidance You’ve made the decision to outsource, now what do you do?

Face-Off Do offshoring’s benefits outweigh its drawbacks?

Offshoring's victims: Two stories Michael Emmons lost his $90,000 a year job as an applications developer and consultant with Siemens when the work was outsourced to companies overseas.