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Indian outsourcers haemorrhaging staff
News The BPO industry is a critical sector in the Indian economy, worth $11bn and employing more than two million people. Indian outsourcers are facing record staff turnover according to a new report, with companies struggling to hold onto bonus-hungry... [05 Sep 2008]
Does Obama want the US to be the new India?
Comment He suggests outsourcing and globalisation are good for the US economy because they force it to be more competitive. Who is more realistic? Steve Boyle offers his view. For more than 35 years, the banking industry has used outsourcing to reduce its... [02 Sep 2008]
10-Step Strategy for SME Success
White Paper Use this framework to capitalize on a re-emergent economy with greater cost control and competitiveness. [02 Sep 2008]
Electronic Payments and the Future of Electronic Commerce
White Paper These process innovations may either promote competitive and efficient markets or worsen the trend toward the vertical integration and monopolization in the globalized economy. We discuss market implications of adopting electronic payment systems... [02 Sep 2008]
Bank job losses: Offshoring not to blame
News He told silicon.com: "Our research has found that far from causing job losses, outsourcing has the effect of improving job prospects and the health of the economy. The use of offshoring is not the main contributor to job losses in the banking sector. [18 Aug 2008]
Tech jobs and budgets defy economic gloom
News He said: "Obviously we are seeing in other areas of the economy, in banking for example, huge losses. But if the economy continues to stall and interest rates don't go down then clearly IT jobs will not be immune. [15 Aug 2008]
Free wi-fi for Scottish market town
News George Burt of Jedburgh Alliance said in a statement: "We are confident that the trial will be a boost for tourism and for the many small and diverse businesses which are the fabric of the economy in rural communities. [13 Aug 2008]
Trust and Competitive Advantage: An Integrated Approach to Governance, Risk Management and Compliance
White Paper These reactions are a symptom of a fundamental force in the economy: a crisis of trust among stakeholders of corporations. Burned by Enronesque accounting scandals, investors and governments are imposing rigorous reporting requirements to keep... [12 Aug 2008]
Qatar Steel Company Builds Integrated Business Platform, Achieves Considerable Annual Savings in Manufacturing Costs
White Paper Oil and gas may be the biggest contributors to Qatar's economy, but Qatar Steel Company (QASCO) is a leading force in the country's manufacturing sector. QASCO, already an Oracle customer, had a database and development tools in place, but needed... [10 Aug 2008]
Lenovo reports strong first quarter
News Lenovo Group reported a 10.5 per cent increase in its fiscal first quarter revenues, despite a weakening global economy. Despite a softening global economy, we delivered solid gains in worldwide sales," Yang Yuanqing, Lenovo chairman, said in a... [08 Aug 2008]
Datagate: The Next Inevitable Corporate Disaster?
White Paper Data leakage has the potential to change the face of business and the global economy if it continues to go unchecked. Is data leakage the next wave of impending disaster that could sweep the global enterprise landscape? [07 Aug 2008]
Cisco looks to the future with investment plans
News There's no doubt the battered economy is affecting technology bellwether Cisco Systems but the company is looking to the future with plans for big investments across its portfolio in "adjacent markets". [06 Aug 2008]
Scalable Layer-2/Layer-3 Multistage Switching Architectures for Software Routers
White Paper Software routers are becoming an important alternative to proprietary and expensive network devices, because they exploit the economy of scale of the PC market and open-source software. When considering maximum performance in terms of throughput... [04 Aug 2008]
Out-of-Band Management: The Integrated Approach to Remote IT Infrastructure Management
White Paper Although not new or unique, these imperatives have taken on renewed urgency in today's Internet-driven economy. For decades, business imperatives for Information Technology (IT) have remained constant - to cut costs and improve service levels and... [04 Aug 2008]
IT chiefs brace for recession
News Reports in the press are increasingly gloomy about the prospect of the UK economy managing to avoid a full blown recession, generally considered to be in effect when gross domestic product growth is negative for two consecutive quarters. [04 Aug 2008]
