outsourcing
George Osborne
AS Profile IT and business process outsourcing could also be in line for a boost under the Conservatives, with Osborne pledging to see if outsourcing successes at local authorities could be replicated in Whitehall. [29 Sep 2009]
Chris Hyman
AS Profile The company is also landing more IT and business process outsourcing contracts, which now bring in hundreds of millions for the company each year. There is little sign of the economic downturn impacting on the fortunes... [29 Sep 2009]
Xerox snaps up ACS in $6.4bn deal
News The move is a big bet to transform Xerox into a services company that does everything from collecting tolls and installing government systems to retooling business processes and information technology outsourcing. [28 Sep 2009]
CRM Media - Best Practices: Software-as-a-Service
White Paper As companies get used to outsourcing at least some of their IT infrastructure to SaaS vendors, the number of SaaS offerings will expand even further. Even vendors of traditional on-premises software are introducing their... [28 Sep 2009]
Outsourcing Risk Reduction: How to Avoid Disasters and Ensure Solid Working Relationships
White Paper With the right outsourcing arrangement, one can convert fixed IT costs to variable, gain access to scarce resources and increase service availability. But one needs to manage outsourcing risks. Of late... [24 Sep 2009]
The right skills to boost your pay packet unveiled
News According to new research, techies working in IT management should consider brushing up on their outsourcing expertise: those with skills in that area make the best paid IT management workers with an average annual... [22 Sep 2009]
Supply Chain Operations Outsourcing: A Strategic Approach to Creating Significant Economic Value
White Paper The next generation of BPO is focused on outsourcing central supply chain processes as a strategic approach to creating significant economic value. The risks are manageable - and done properly,... [16 Sep 2009]
IBM Internet Security Systems X-Force Threat Insight Quarterly
White Paper IBM Managed Security Services are designed to help an organization improve its information security by outsourcing security operations or supplementing the existing security teams. The IBM Internet Security Systems... [16 Sep 2009]
A Real-World Approach to Planning the Right Workforce for Tomorrow's Organizations - Part 1: An Introduction to Workforce Planning
White Paper A wide range of factors including an aging population, changing education trends, outsourcing, globalization and the increased focus on worklife balance promise to pose significant future workforce challenges for the... [12 Sep 2009]
Cheat Sheet: Outsourcing
Cheat Sheet Isn't outsourcing old news? The public sector is predicted to increase the amount it spends on IT services by 4.3 per cent year-on-year in 2009 and outsourcing is likely to play an important role in... [11 Sep 2009]
Who Benefits From Outsourcing?: The Political, Economic and Cultural Ramifications of Outsourcing
White Paper So who really benefits from outsourcing and offshoring when there are so many issues and constituencies involved? This White Paper explores the economic and political implications of outsourcing and... [05 Sep 2009]
IT graduates failing to make the business grade, say UK tech chiefs
News Gavin Megnauth, director of operations and group IT at Morgan Hunt, said the subjects being taught in universities have not kept pace with the rate of change in the IT industry, including the widespread adoption of... [02 Sep 2009]
Four steps to smarter outsourcing
Comment Whether you're new to outsourcing or an old pro, William Benn offers advice to make your deals the best they can be. The ISO 27000 family has evolved over many years of development and provides a deep and broad set of... [02 Sep 2009]
Connected Intelligence for the Utility Industry: More Business Value From Information Than Ever Before
White Paper HP acquired EDS to provide complete outsourcing of utility business technology and expanded business process outsourcing capabilities. HP provides BI consulting services through its world-class... [02 Sep 2009]
Snow Leopard, Windows 7, Microsoft Word ban and BT broadband
News With voice-to-text company SpinVox making headlines recently, August saw silicon.com reporter Natasha Lomas visit the company's HQ to see its tech in action, and she came away pretty impressed with the company's human... [01 Sep 2009]