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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.  Productivity gains driving IT outsourcing  Tax payer still owed millions by EDS  Cheat Sheet...

Tags: ito, offshoring, outsourcing

[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 Cheque payments continue to decline in the UK as card transactions increase, according...

Tags: debit cards, cheques, apacs

[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". Exclusive Special Report: CIO Agenda 2008

Tags: talktalk, broadband, carphone warehouse

[09 May 2008]

Microsoft making a move on Facebook?

News Facebook, founded in 2004 by Harvard student Mark Zuckerberg, has become one of the hottest properties on the internet because of its rapid growth and the loyalty of its users. Exclusive Special Report: CIO Agenda 2008

Tags: facebook, yahoo, microsoft

[08 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

Tags: hospitals, health, keyboards, connecting for health

[07 May 2008]

IT spend in retail slowing down?

News IT spending growth in the retail sector appears to have faltered, with many retailers trying to do more with the same money, according to the latest IT in Retail report. Exclusive Special Report: CIO Agenda 2008

Tags: online retail, torex

[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. Special Report: Inside India Minor cities in India will snap up about two million of these jobs...

Tags: india, offshoring, outsourcing

[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...

Tags: india, offshoring, outsourcing

[06 May 2008]

Minority Report: iPhone, Android and the world in your pocket

Comment That growth is partly because smart operating systems are filtering down from desktop computers and laptops into handheld middle-tier devices, as users demand that desktop and internet applications bridge the divide between computer and phone.

Tags: smart phones, apple, android, iphone

[23 Apr 2008]

China key to Indian IT growth

News China will take centre stage for this growth, with Satyam planning to boost its 1,000-strong employee base there to 10,000 and to increase the number of development centres in the country from the five it currently owns.

Tags: satyam, offshore, outsource, centres

[21 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...

Tags: ito, outsourcing, offshoring, india

[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...

Tags: nasscom, india, outsourcing, offshore

[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.

Tags: india, deals, suppliers, tech

[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...

Tags: bpo, global, tpi, outsourcing

[17 Jan 2008]

India top choice for UK outsourcing

News Phil Morris, MD of EquaTerra for Europe, predicted growth in UK outsourcing of IT and business processes would continue for at least a decade as increasing numbers of companies are won over by low costs and high quality of service.

Tags: china, outsourcing, india, interfaces

[11 Jan 2008]

Tougher times ahead for social networks

News The Datamonitor report - entitled The Future of Social Networking: understanding market strategic and technological developments - predicts growth in the number of people signing up to be a part of the cultural phenomenon which has put the likes...

Tags: web 2.0, facebook, social networking

[19 Oct 2007]

Buy big to get noticed, Indian IT companies warned

News Despite their smaller size, it also said they are making "significant strides" to challenge the market share leaders' positions, by showing strong annual revenue growth far exceeding the rest of the market.

Tags: tcs, offshore, outsourcing, india

[26 Sep 2007]

BT looks to Far East for developer talent

News BT Group CEO Ben Verwaayen said with more than 400 million "rising consumers" in China and the 2008 Beijing Olympics on the way, many global customers are keen to take advantage of China as "a key growth market".

Tags: huawei, shanghai, r&d, china

[07 Sep 2007]

Huawei's $1bn R&D pot 'matches Western rivals'

News He said: "The most significant event in the last 18 months is the growth we have managed to achieve in the European market. Special Report: Inside India One-third of the R&D budget and staff resource is spent entirely on developing the company's...

Tags: r&d, china, huawei

[06 Sep 2007]

Vietnam tipped to be next outsourcing hotspot

News Harvey Nash cited the fact Vietnam has the second highest GDP growth after China and that it's now the third largest offshore services destination in South East Asia. But Mark Kobayashi-Hillary, co-author of Global Services: Moving to a Level...

Tags: silkroad, harvey nash, china, india

[10 Jul 2007]

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