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RSS offshore in newsBank job losses: offshoring not to blame
News National Outsourcing Association research director Nigel Roxburgh agreed with the report's findings, but also stressed that a distinction needs to be made between outsourcing and offshoring, where the latter can mean a company sets up its own in... [18 Aug 2008]
Indian outsourcing takeover is imminent
News Tough bargaining forces outsourcing price cuts Profile: Nandan Nilekani, co-chairman, Infosys India losing status as offshore king? The US outsourcing giants will be knocked off their throne by the emerging Indian... [14 Aug 2008]
Indian outsourcing giant builds £154m site
News Tough bargaining forces outsourcing price cuts Profile: Nandan Nilekani, co-chairman, Infosys India losing status as offshore king? Indian IT outsourcing giant Infosys is building a £154m campus in Hyderabad that will... [11 Aug 2008]
£400m outsourcing deal faces employment tribunal
News Tough bargaining forces outsourcing price cuts Profile: Nandan Nilekani, co-chairman, Infosys India losing status as offshore king? Two local councils and IBM face legal action over claims a £400m outsourcing joint venture... [06 Aug 2008]
DIY wi-fi, Vista in disguise, 3G iPhone and more...
News Exclusive: Barclays to offshore 1,800 UK tech jobs And a silicon.com exclusive came with the news that Barclays is to offshore 1,800 UK jobs as part of some ambitious plans. One of the biggest stories in July was the launch of the 3G iPhone and... [31 Jul 2008]
Indian outsource giants feeling the pinch
News Tough bargaining forces outsourcing price cuts Profile: Nandan Nilekani, co-chairman, Infosys India losing status as offshore king? India's outsourcing giants are suffering sluggish growth in contrast to record-breaking... [18 Jul 2008]
Exclusive: Barclays to offshore 1,800 UK tech jobs
News Barclays is to cut 1,800 IT posts in the UK as part of plans to create centrally managed technology "centres of excellence" in key offshore locations around the globe. Tough bargaining forces outsourcing price cuts Profile: Nandan... [14 Jul 2008]
Aviva strikes $1bn BPO deal
News Insurance giant Aviva is to sell off its offshore operations and outsource $1bn worth of back-office work. Tough bargaining forces outsourcing price cuts Profile: Nandan Nilekani, co-chairman, Infosys India losing status as... [11 Jul 2008]
Europe embraces outsourcing in 2008
News About 12 suppliers expanded their operations, with offshore activity concentrated in India, the Philippines, Czech Republic and Romania and potential destinations emerging in Thailand, El Salvador, Paraguay, Uruguay, Honduras and the Dominican... [27 Jun 2008]
UK contact centres up there with world's priciest
News Canada remains the most expensive offshore contact centre destination, while Colombia, the Philippines and India remain the lowest cost. Tough bargaining forces outsourcing price cuts Profile: Nandan Nilekani, co-chairman, Infosys... [20 Jun 2008]
Credit crunch boosts outsourcing
News The credit crunch is predicted to drive greater demand for outsourcing in the financial services sector. Almost half (41 per cent) of 70 financial services managers questioned in a survey by the Management Consultancies Association (MCA) and the... [18 Jun 2008]
Global BPO market to hit $450bn by 2012
News The credit crunch will hasten organisations move offshore, as companies look to reduce costs and buy their way into emerging growth markets, particularly in the financial services and telecoms sectors, the report says. [16 Jun 2008]
"Mega" outsourcing deals decline
News Tough bargaining forces outsourcing price cuts Profile: Nandan Nilekani, co-chairman, Infosys India losing status as offshore king? Companies are shying away from outsourcing "megadeals" in favour of spreading smaller... [11 Jun 2008]
Orange to cut 450 jobs
News Orange plans to cut up to 450 jobs and ditch some of its offshore Indian call centre work as part of a massive shake-up aimed at improving customer service and efficiency. As part of this, the company will stop expansion of its offshore customer... [04 Jun 2008]
Northern Ireland builds high tech credentials
News In February, Northern Ireland made Gartner's top 30 locations for offshore services majoring in education, infrastructure, language, globalisation maturity and security and privacy, and recent Financial Times research found there are more software... [02 Jun 2008]
