Wednesday, April 30, 2008

Scottish Water inks £120m IT outsourcing deal - ihotdesk - IT News


Scottish Water inks £120m IT outsourcing deal
ihotdesk - IT News, UK - 10 hours ago
Utility company Scottish Water has signed IT outsourcing contracts worth a total of £120 million with BT, Fujitsu and Tata Consultancy Services. ...

Unisys swings to 1st-quarter loss with US revenue weakness - BusinessWeek


Unisys swings to 1st-quarter loss with US revenue weakness
BusinessWeek - 8 hours ago
Unisys said revenue in its services unit fell 1.4 percent to $1.14 billion as outsourcing revenue growth was overshadowed by a drop in infrastructure ...
Unisys Corporation Q1 2008 Earnings Call Transcript Seeking Alpha
Unisys Announces First-Quarter 2008 Financial Results Business Wire (press release)
Unisys swings to first-quarter loss on weaker US business Houston Chronicle
CNNMoney.com - CNNMoney.com
all 36 news articles

Kelly studies plan to move 3000 Westpac jobs overseas - The Age


Kelly studies plan to move 3000 Westpac jobs overseas
The Age, Australia - 4 hours ago
The outsourcing blueprint is said to be at an advanced stage but has yet to be presented to Mrs Kelly as she prepares today to front her first financial ...
Westpac profit tipped to rise 8% Sydney Morning Herald
all 25 news articles

Tuesday, April 29, 2008

Hangzhou game service outsourcing base to make up 80 pct of ... - People's Daily Online


Hangzhou game service outsourcing base to make up 80 pct of ...
People's Daily Online, China - 18 hours ago
The main reason to select Dandong city as the China-North Korea animation game service outsourcing base is aimed to draw North Korea's animation game ...

ArcelorMIttal to consolidate IT outsourcing to 2 providers, Satyam ... - Forbes

ArcelorMIttal to consolidate IT outsourcing to 2 providers, Satyam ...
Forbes, NY - Apr 28, 2008
PARIS (Thomson Financial) - Steelmaker ArcelorMittal said it will consolidate western European IT work currently outsourced to a number of vendors, ...
For IT, ArcelorMittal looks to India Economic Times
Mindtree, Satyam bag ArcelorMittal contract Business Standard
ArcelorMittal formalises IT services pact with two Indian cos Press Trust of India
all 29 news articles

The World's 100 Best Outsourcing Providers Named - Market Wire (press release)


The World's 100 Best Outsourcing Providers Named
Market Wire (press release) - 21 hours ago
Accenture was ranked the number one outsourcing service provider for the first time, coming out ahead of IBM, who had garnered the leading position since ...

Outsourcing warrants being 'bitter' - Arizona Republic


Outsourcing warrants being 'bitter'
Arizona Republic, AZ - Apr 27, 2008
The reasons for the bitterness and anger in small-town USA is because of jobs. Our government has given its blessing to corporate America while corporate ...

HNP Solutions International Unveils a Unique Approach to ... - Send2Press (press release)

HNP Solutions International Unveils a Unique Approach to ...
Send2Press (press release), CA - 2 hours ago
BALTIMORE, Md., April 29 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- HNP Solutions International (HNPSI), an Agile Software Development firm providing complex commercial and ...

Monday, April 28, 2008

Growth in Data center outsourcing - FierceCIO


Growth in Data center outsourcing
FierceCIO, DC - 11 hours ago
Many growing IT shops, short on servers, are now outsourcing their data center operations to Web-hosting companies. Andy Maag, vice president of engineering ...

Q&A With Larry Velez: Why Outsourcing the IT Department Makes ... - bMighty.com


Q&A With Larry Velez: Why Outsourcing the IT Department Makes ...
bMighty.com, NY - 13 hours ago
It's practically impossible for smaller businesses to go it alone these days but outsourcing bits and pieces of an IT department can get complicated, ...

IT firms turn to outsourcing in search for lower costs - Telappliant VoIP News

IT firms turn to outsourcing in search for lower costs
Telappliant VoIP News, UK - 10 hours ago
Research by TPI shows a 20 per cent rise in the value of overall outsourcing contracts during the first three months of 2008. Forecasts suggest the industry ...

Playboy Outsourcing Direct Business - Multichannel Merchant


Playboy Outsourcing Direct Business
Multichannel Merchant, CT - 3 hours ago
Search and post jobs for the Multichannel Merchant. Including jobs for brand & agency marketers, e-commerce, catalog marketers, ops & fulfillment, ...

Boeing mulls outsourcing of critical fighter and helicopter ... - domain-B


Boeing mulls outsourcing of critical fighter and helicopter ...
domain-B, India - 3 hours ago
New Delhi: Boeing has decided to outsource two critical components of the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet fighter from India, and has said that it will consider ...
Boeing to outsource F-18 components to India Economic Times
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Accounting ripe for outsourcing - Financial Post


Accounting ripe for outsourcing
Financial Post, Canada - Apr 26, 2008
Horwath Orenstein, a 100-person chartered accounting firm in Toronto, has found a better way --outsourcing the work to India. "We discovered it seven to ...

Sunday, April 27, 2008

IT sector coming to terms with the slowdown - Hindu


IT sector coming to terms with the slowdown
Hindu, India - 9 hours ago
Not only will there be a drop in outsourcing or front office jobs done through Indian companies, but major projects under discussion are certain to be put ...
Assam] Bus. Week: Can Guwahati/Mexico replace Bangalore -else ... AssamNet
Rate This Article Financial Express
Software companies: A bumpy road ahead? Merinews
all 4 news articles

Wipro logs on to LPO services - Economic Times


Wipro logs on to LPO services
Economic Times, India - 7 hours ago
MUMBAI: India’s third-largest software exporter, Wipro, has started offering legal process outsourcing (LPO) services as part of the knowledge process ...
Law firms do the math Financial Post
all 3 news articles

Outsourcing: where the jobs go when they leave New Zealand - Sunday Star Times


Outsourcing: where the jobs go when they leave New Zealand
Sunday Star Times, New Zealand - Apr 26, 2008
This is the "Wolves" team, a bunch of young telecoms experts at Satyam BPO, a huge Indian outsourcing firm. The Wolves are highly skilled and always polite, ...

Outsourcing Rules for Foreign Firms to Be Eased - 코리아타임즈


Outsourcing Rules for Foreign Firms to Be Eased
코리아타임즈, South Korea - Apr 25, 2008
``We will try to resolve the issue and improve regulatory frameworks concerning outsourcing through a task force, also consisting of officials from foreign ...

Genesys technicians lose jobs to outsourcing - The Flint Journal - MLive.com


Genesys technicians lose jobs to outsourcing
The Flint Journal - MLive.com, MI - 19 hours ago
Saunaitis could not say whether more outsourcing changes are coming. "Like any organization, Genesys continuously will look at process improvement methods ...

Assam] Bus. Week: Can Guwahati/Mexico replace Bangalore -else ... - AssamNet


Assam] Bus. Week: Can Guwahati/Mexico replace Bangalore -else ...
AssamNet, India - 8 hours ago
As outsourcing to India becomes more expensive, North American companies are more inclined to "nearsource," keeping work in the Western Hemisphere, ...
Rate This Article Financial Express
Software companies: A bumpy road ahead? Merinews
all 3 news articles

Saturday, April 26, 2008

Forum Addresses Top Concern of Outsourcing Governance - The Open Press (press release)


Forum Addresses Top Concern of Outsourcing Governance
The Open Press (press release) - Apr 25, 2008
Poughkeepsie, NY (OPENPRESS) April 26, 2008 -- Business leaders will learn how to improve outsourcing outcomes by using better governance to manage their ...

Outsourcing the new scourge - Modesto Bee


Outsourcing the new scourge
Modesto Bee, CA - 15 hours ago
In 1960 I was in the US Navy attached to a ship in Japan. The federal government threatened to close the Navy Exchanges (similar to department stores but ...

competing century: India vs China: outsourcing, finance, trade ... - Indymedia Estrecho


competing century: India vs China: outsourcing, finance, trade ...
Indymedia Estrecho, Spain - 20 hours ago
What is really behind the competitiveness of Indian and Chinese multinationals, tech, finance, labor, outsourcing, and management? ...

Law firms do the math - Financial Post


Law firms do the math
Financial Post, Canada - 9 hours ago
Financial Post sent reporter Karen Mazurkewich and Legal Post editor Jim Middlemiss to India recently to track the evolution of its massive outsourcing ...

Asia century: China, India, Taiwan, Japan in world finance, trade ... - Indymedia Estrecho


Asia century: China, India, Taiwan, Japan in world finance, trade ...
Indymedia Estrecho, Spain - 9 hours ago
What is the next in world finance, outsourcing, labor, trade, politics, leadership? 3 challenging educators George Zhibin Gu, Chalmers Johnson, ...

Commemorating 11 Years, VBP OutSourcing Raises Their Glass for ... - PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung)


Commemorating 11 Years, VBP OutSourcing Raises Their Glass for ...
PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung), Austria - 19 hours ago
2008-04-25 17:41:38 - VBP OutSourcing is a full-service accounting and marketing firm that provides integrated business solutions to its clients through a ...

US slowdown to spur IT outsourcing - Gartner - Reuters India

US slowdown to spur IT outsourcing - Gartner
Reuters India, India - Apr 24, 2008
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - A slowing US economy will push firms to hike IT outsourcing to low-cost locations for savings and productivity, and India has an edge ...
Gartner Says Economic Slowdown in the US to Accelerate Offshoring ... Business Wire (press release)
Downturn to boost IT offshoring in UK and US Infoconomy
Gartner Says Recession Will Lead US to Offshore IT Services TMCnet
DaniWeb
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Friday, April 25, 2008

MRG Forms Alliance with Lydian Data Services for Outsourcing ... - FOXBusiness


MRG Forms Alliance with Lydian Data Services for Outsourcing ...
FOXBusiness - Apr 24, 2008
based Lydian Data Services, a leading provider of end-to-end outsourcing services for all aspects of the mortgage operation, from origination to delivery ...

Budget crunch has Atlanta considering privatization - Bizjournals.com


Budget crunch has Atlanta considering privatization
Bizjournals.com, NC - 31 minutes ago
Advocates for privatization cite big savings state and local governments are achieving by outsourcing services from billing to utilities to some aspects of ...

Outsourcing the key to administrators' value-added focus - HedgeWeek


Outsourcing the key to administrators' value-added focus
HedgeWeek, UK - 12 hours ago
That's why we are seeing an upsurge in administrators' use of outsourcing, either to a third party or to an in-house operation in another jurisdiction. ...

Selective defence outsourcing? - The Statesman


Selective defence outsourcing?
The Statesman, India - Apr 23, 2008
NEW DELHI, April 23: The government today made it clear that it has no objection to the armed forces outsourcing services as a provision to do so already ...

Outsourcing takes center stage - Express Computers

Outsourcing takes center stage
Express Computers, India - 13 hours ago
Today service providers specializing in data center outsourcing are emerging, as there has been a significant increase in DC maintenance cost, which is high ...
The future is green Express Computers
all 2 news articles

Outsourcing pregnancy is a growing business - Providence Journal

Outsourcing pregnancy is a growing business
Providence Journal, RI - 1 hour ago
An enterprise known as reproductive outsourcing is a new but rapidly expanding business in India. Clinics that provide surrogate mothers for foreigners say ...

SoftNet Technology Secures Outsourcing Agreements - FOXBusiness


SoftNet Technology Secures Outsourcing Agreements
FOXBusiness - Apr 24, 2008
ISELIN, NJ, Apr 23, 2008 (PrimeNewswire via COMTEX) -- SoftNet Technology Corp. (OTCBB:SOFN) (German WKN:TG6) announced today the Company had secured ...

Web 2.0…It’s About Process Outsourcing - InfoWorld


Web 2.0…It’s About Process Outsourcing
InfoWorld, CA - Apr 23, 2008
Or, perhaps better put: Web-enabled process outsourcing. You only need to consider the number of products that are now moving way beyond SaaS, ...

Overseas outsourcing outrages Lee school official - Bonitanews (subscription)


Overseas outsourcing outrages Lee school official
Bonitanews (subscription), FL - 6 hours ago
By MATT CLARK (Contact) They wear Lee County School District name badges, but they aren’t from around here. A company the school district hired to complete ...

Thursday, April 24, 2008

Finsec criticizes ANZ Bank's outsourcing move - Banking Business Review


Finsec criticizes ANZ Bank's outsourcing move
Banking Business Review - 3 hours ago
By Staff Writer According to media sources, the latest move is part of a trend by ANZ to shift work to the Bangalore IT operations centre it acquired when ...

Despite outsourcing deals, restructure dents AstraZeneca Q1 - CIO Latest News


Despite outsourcing deals, restructure dents AstraZeneca Q1
CIO Latest News, UK - 11 hours ago
Last year AstraZeneca also struck at £832m outsourcing deal with IBM. Richard Williams, CIO at AstraZeneca said the deal with Big Blue, provided their 60 ...

India-based Offshore Outsourcing Company Viteb Launches New Website - Newswire Today (press release)


India-based Offshore Outsourcing Company Viteb Launches New Website
Newswire Today (press release), UK - 12 hours ago
Web agencies looking for high quality outsourcing solutions at cost effective rates would be happy to hear the launch of Viteb.com - a web solutions ...

Croydon Council inks £83m outsourcing deal - Computing

Croydon Council inks £83m outsourcing deal
Computing, UK - 11 hours ago
Croydon Council yesterday extended its outsourcing contract with IT services giant Capgemini in a deal worth £83m over five years. ...
Croydon inks £83m deal with Capgemini Silicon.com
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Monday, April 21, 2008

Design gets hot in outsourcing game - Hindustan Times


Design gets hot in outsourcing game
Hindustan Times, India - Apr 20, 2008
If you think that outsourcing in India was just synonymous with accounting, call centres and financial services, here is some news. ...

Resolve Business Outsourcing Income Fund Announces April Distribution - Market Wire (press release)


Resolve Business Outsourcing Income Fund Announces April Distribution
Market Wire (press release) - 6 hours ago
Resolve Business Outsourcing Income Fund (the "Fund") (TSX:RBO.UN) today announced a cash distribution to Unitholders of $0.0833 per unit, covering the ...

Hertz Selects ICG Commerce to Provide Procurement Outsourcing Services - Market Wire (press release)


Hertz Selects ICG Commerce to Provide Procurement Outsourcing Services
Market Wire (press release) - 9 hours ago
Under the contract, ICG Commerce will provide comprehensive procurement outsourcing services for Hertz's North American and European operations. ...

Egypt: A Rising Star of an Outsourcing Destination - CIO Today


Egypt: A Rising Star of an Outsourcing Destination
CIO Today, CA - 5 hours ago
Egypt is rapidly emerging as a world-class hotspot for the outsourcing and offshoring sectors, and is proving attractive to international investors. ...

The outsourcing paradox: the way forward - Ovum


The outsourcing paradox: the way forward
Ovum, UK - 6 hours ago
Listening to second generation outsourcing clients such as the Lloyds Register, it is becoming clear that multi-sourcing is increasingly the norm for large ...

Is your outsourcer an IT sweatshop? - Computerworld


Is your outsourcer an IT sweatshop?
Computerworld, MA - 10 hours ago
By Mary K. Pratt April 21, 2008 (Computerworld) CIO Ron Kifer wants to ensure that the outsourcing providers he hires are aligned with his own company's ...

Infosys Gets Five-Year Outsourcing Deal From US' Conseco - CNNMoney.com


Infosys Gets Five-Year Outsourcing Deal From US' Conseco
CNNMoney.com - Apr 18, 2008
BY) said Friday it has won a five-year technology outsourcing contract from US-based Conseco Inc. (CNO). It didn't disclose financial details in its news ...

Sunday, April 20, 2008

SunTrust strikes outsourcing deal with Canadian company - Bizjournals.com


SunTrust strikes outsourcing deal with Canadian company
Bizjournals.com, NC - Apr 18, 2008
SunTrust Banks Inc. has signed a 10-year agreement with Toronto-based Symcor Inc. to outsource "a significant portion" of the bank's back-office banking ...
SunTrust outsources jobs to Canadian firm Richmond Times Dispatch
SunTrust Banks reportedly to outsource 1500 jobs to Canada MarketWatch
Bank outsourcing move could cost NC jobs Greensboro News Record
NBC 17.com - Winston-Salem Journal
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US recession may benefit local BPOs - Manila Bulletin


US recession may benefit local BPOs
Manila Bulletin, Philippines - Apr 19, 2008
The US recession is benefiting the local Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) sector as it forces most American firms to relocate their back-office operations ...
Quality Still a Key Driver in BPO Selection TMCnet
all 3 news articles

Outsourcing search would have been a good move in the past ... - MarketWatch


Outsourcing search would have been a good move in the past ...
MarketWatch - Apr 17, 2008
A search outsourcing arrangement with Google (GOOG: , , ) , for example, could net hundreds of millions of dollars in additional annual revenue for the ...

SunTrust outsourcing 1500 jobs - Atlanta Journal Constitution


SunTrust outsourcing 1500 jobs
Atlanta Journal Constitution,  USA - Apr 17, 2008
SunTrust Banks Inc., the largest bank based in Georgia, signed an outsourcing agreement that will shift 1500 employees to privately held Symcor Inc. The ...

Top 10 Reasons Outsourcing Mortgage Loan Processing Makes Sense - Best Syndication

Top 10 Reasons Outsourcing Mortgage Loan Processing Makes Sense
Best Syndication, CA - Apr 18, 2008
You can find a contract loan processing outsourcing firm that specializes in all the types of loans you do. (Mortgage loan processors do it all: ...

China's global offensive: finance, trade, leadership, outsourcing ... - Indymedia Estrecho


China's global offensive: finance, trade, leadership, outsourcing ...
Indymedia Estrecho, Spain - Apr 18, 2008
But India’s development is more in the service sector, especially for software consulting and outsourcing. But China’s manufacturing [has advantages over ...

Saturday, April 19, 2008

Outsourcing of inmate transport rejected - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (subscription)


Outsourcing of inmate transport rejected
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (subscription), WI - 23 hours ago
By MARIE ROHDE Milwaukee County Sheriff David A. Clarke Jr. does not have the authority to hire a private firm to transport inmates, Milwaukee County ...

‘Outsourcing by mobile cos is no violation’ - Hindu Business Line


Outsourcing by mobile cos is no violation’
Hindu Business Line, India - Apr 17, 2008
New Delhi, April 17 The Government has given a clean chit to telecom companies outsourcing their network and IT requirements to equipment vendors such as ...

Broadridge Financial discloses details about transaction - CNNMoney.com


Broadridge Financial discloses details about transaction
CNNMoney.com - Apr 18, 2008
Broadridge said its broker-dealer subsidiary, Ridge Clearing & Outsourcing, does not accept as collateral any exotic or illiquid mortgage-backed derivative ...
Broadridge says risk in massive clearing transaction "low" Finextra
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IT skills shortage seen driving European outsourcing trend - Inquirer.net


IT skills shortage seen driving European outsourcing trend
Inquirer.net, Philippines - Apr 17, 2008
According to Stephanie Weber, head of Team Europe, the outsourcing market in Europe last year overtook the US for the first time both in terms of volume and ...

Why Outsourcing Initiatives Fail - HR.BLR.com


Why Outsourcing Initiatives Fail
HR.BLR.com - 19 hours ago
By BLR Founder and CEO Bob Brady New York, NY--Outsourcing has been embraced by many employers because of huge promised economies. ...