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Update: Only slightly off-shoring
By Gearhead, NetworkWorld.com, 05/25/05
In our recent Gearblog entry "Only slightly off-shoring" we discussed SeaCode, a curious venture intended to combine a luxury cruise ship with the tax advantages of being 3 miles of San Diego to create a unique off-shoring opportunity.
A recent Forbes article dated May 9th and wittily titled "C++ Faring Lads" revealed a few more details of the proposed venture ...
According to Forbes:
SeaCode's pitch is that it will still charge the same rates as developing-world firms ([Roger] Green [one of the founders] says Indian firms hide behind amazing markups) while offering clients freedom from killer flights to India, Israel and other faraway destinations to check in on projects. Work will also get done faster with two shifts. "Try to get American software engineers to work at night," says [David] Cook [Green's co-founder].
Turns out that the pay will be good with a take home of around $1,800 compared to the $500 that an experienced programmer in India would expect.
SeaCode's business pitch is also interesting (the underline emphasis is ours):
SeaCode presents Hybrid-Sourcing an innovative engineering service which creates high-end software engineering jobs in the U.S. while still providing lower overall costs for our clients. This approach combines the capabilities and convenience of our San Diego-based software engineering center with the proximity and reduced costs of our unique ship-based engineering facility. The result of this completely new business model is the creation of U.S. engineering jobs and lower blended costs for U.S. clients ... With Hybrid-Sourcing SeaCode brings already off-shored jobs back to the U.S. and ensures that 90 cents of every dollar from our clients stays in the U.S. instead of flowing to foreign locations.
So far there's no date announced for SeaCode to set sail.
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