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IBM has inked a $1 billion, 10-year outsourcing deal and with Brazilian industrial conglomerate EBX Group to run information EBX’s technology operations and invest in its technology division. EBX Group is a holding company owned by Brazil’s most wealthy individual, Eike Batista. EBX subsidiaries include mining, an oil and gas provider, a transportation company and […]
Continue reading …Nepal, home to the earth’s highest mountain, is also home to some of the earth’s deepest unemployment and poverty rates, forcing millions of Nepalese to seek work abroad. The government of Nepal has introduced the Foreign Employment Policy promoting safe and inclusive migration for the nation’s expatriate workers, according to a report from the Himalayan […]
Continue reading …During the past decade, working as an employee of a U.S. military contractor in Afghanistan has been one of the more dangerous ways to make a living. Private contractors have been front and center in the U.S. military’s involvement Afghanistan, just as they were in both wars in Iraq. Contractors have been responsible for supplying […]
Continue reading …Apple may soon be calling on India for more technical support. According to published reports in India, Apple may be considering increasing its outsourcing business with India’s major information technology firms. India’s Economic Times reports that Apple CIO Niall O’Connor visited Bangalore in January, meeting with top executives at the leading information technology outsourcing firms […]
Continue reading …With the rupee drooping to record lows versus the U.S. dollar, The Economic Times of India reports that major outsourcing firms Infosys Ltd and HCL Technologies Ltd are “poised to profit” from foreign-exchange hedging. During 2011 the rupee has fallen about 14% against the dollar, and is the worst performing Asian currency. A weaker rupee […]
Continue reading …From the China Law Blogsigns of issues with making stuff in China: We are always preaching that if you 1) choose a good manufacturer, 2) use a good OEM contract, 3) engage in good quality control monitoring, and register your trademark, the odds are overwhelming that you will do just fine in outsourcing your product from China. The odds just went […]
Continue reading …From the blog of technology consultant Eric D. Brown, a cautionary tale about IT outsourcing: The premise of the interview is this: At some point, the majority of the Canadian Pacific IT group was outsourced. This outsourcing destroyed their ability to function, destroyed morale, careers, ambitions and a long and thorough knowledge base held within the IT […]
Continue reading …From Natasha Starkell, editor, GoalEurope: Slovakia is a pretty small country with 5.4 million inhabitants, but it has an enormous competitive advantage: Bratislava, its capital is located within an hour’s drive from the magnificent Vienna. One would think that the proximity to this established economy as well as its membership in the Euro zone would […]
Continue reading …Like many cities in North America, communities in the United Kingdom are struggling to provide public services despite harsh budget cuts. One city in central England is planning to outsource many back office police functions in a bid to save money. From the Express & Star: The West Midlands Police Authority has agreed to enter […]
Continue reading …Information technology outsourcing is taking on a rural flavor in favor of American accents and fewer times zones. Your next help desk call may be answered in Iowa instead of India. It seems the are a growing number of reasons to keep jobs at home. This piece, written by an outsourcing consultant, takes a swipe […]
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