growth business special report
Indian outsource giants feeling the pinch
News India's outsourcing giants are suffering sluggish growth in contrast to record-breaking spending on global services in 2008. The country's big three outsourcers Infosys, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) and Wipro experienced slow revenue or income... [18 Jul 2008]
Aviva strikes $1bn BPO deal
News Neeraj Bhargava, CEO of WNS, said in a statement: "We also see significant potential to grow our business with Aviva, not only outside the UK, Canada and Ireland, which AGS serves today, but also in new high growth areas such as analytics. [11 Jul 2008]
The Naked CIO: Price of panic
Comment The business looks at everything from innovative growth strategies to cuts across the board. Our top line is still strong - 15 per cent year-on-year growth is in line with the budget. Exclusive Special Report: CIO Agenda 2008 [03 Jun 2008]
Legal Eye: What's the score for the music biz?
Comment There is a huge growth in artist branding opportunities - for example, the campaigns featuring Girls Aloud or the Black Eyed Peas. Exclusive Special Report: CIO Agenda 2008 Madonna announced her Live Nation deal with the comment, "the paradigm in... [22 May 2008]
Outsourcing: Not just about cutting costs?
News They are looking for growth opportunities that come from having access to critical skills and a highly motivated workforce. Instead the key is to treat outsourcers as an arm of the business, with customers expecting suppliers to have intimate... [12 May 2008]
Cheques go up in smoke but plastic is fantastic
News The biggest growth is in debit cards, which have steadily increased in terms of value by £26bn in the last four years. Exclusive Special Report: CIO Agenda 2008 Find out what's hot on the top tech execs' agendas for 2008…   Video: CIO... [12 May 2008]
Carphone Warehouse plans broadband boost
News It said it will use the £1.1bn "to pay down debt, invest in broadband customer growth and infrastructure and invest in new areas of growth presented by the transaction". Mobile phone retailer Carphone Warehouse is to sell 50 per cent of its retail... [09 May 2008]
NHS cleans up keyboard act
News The devices are completely flat to avoid collecting debris that often harbour infections and are covered with a hypoallergenic material which is resistant to bug growth. Exclusive Special Report: CIO Agenda 2008 [07 May 2008]
Job boom: Indian outsourcing braced for eight million more
News But it says the government needs to begin building infrastructure and education facilities in the smaller cities to underpin this future growth. Minor cities in India will snap up about two million of these jobs, according to a report of India's... [06 May 2008]
India edgy about outsourcing newbies?
News But the consultancy says India must be prepared to let go of the exemption and accept the short term growth shrinkage as the country's outsourcing market matures. Mayes said that margins and growth rates, while reduced, will continue to far... [06 May 2008]
Minority Report: iPhone, Android and the world in your pocket
Comment While worldwide computer unit sales continue to slow - although Macs are bucking the trend - it's in mobiles that growth is predicted as the web moves to handheld devices. That growth is partly because smart operating systems are filtering down... [23 Apr 2008]
Offshore Indian outsourcer to open London facility
News The IT and business process outsourcing (BPO) company employs more than 55,000 staff and is projecting growth in the UK, Eastern Europe, China, South America and in its Indian heartland. This year it will open an IT development facility in Canary... [29 Feb 2008]
Indian IT outsourcers look ahead
Comment Ahead of the Leadership Forum, Nasscom released figures showing an expected 33 per cent growth in IT sector sales for the Indian industry to the end of March, to a total of $52bn - $40bn from exports of software and outsourcing services - and... [14 Feb 2008]
Indian suppliers to double UK IT market share
News PAC said that, based on the firms' growth trajectory, one of these leading Indian vendors will pass £1bn in annual revenue from the UK during this period, becoming one of the UK's top 10 software and IT services suppliers. [23 Jan 2008]
Outsourcing market has mega comeback
News The global outsourcing market bounced back after a shaky start last year thanks to a spate of mega-deals and continued double-digit growth among Indian companies. Duncan Aitchison, partner and MD for Europe at TPI, said: "The record of outsourcing... [17 Jan 2008]
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