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Vodafone plugs iPhone gaps
News Later this year, Vodafone customers in Australia, the Czech Republic, Egypt, Greece, Italy, India, Portugal, New Zealand, South Africa and Turkey will be able to purchase the iPhone for use on the Vodafone network. [06 May 2008]
World's finest tech sites immortalised
News Now both Jodrell Bank and Cern are among the technological landmarks that could be immortalised alongside the pyramids of Egypt and Taj Mahal on Unesco's World Heritage Site (WHS) list. They may have transformed man's... [22 Jan 2008]
Top 10 outsourcing stories of the year
News One of the major themes was that China will increasingly challenge India as the top outsourcing destination, while Brazil, Egypt, Poland and Russia will emerge as prime locations. Outsourcing made the headlines in 2007... [18 Dec 2007]
Top 10 software stories of the year
News The UK Oracle User Group said there is room for improvement in Oracle's product support with users grumbling about new call centres in Egypt and complex product support departments. As well as Apple and Microsoft, other... [14 Dec 2007]
Oracle users demand better support
News He explained that many of the concerns expressed by Oracle UK customers relate to offshore phone support, particularly the recently opened call centre in Egypt. Oracle customers want better product support through... [10 Dec 2007]
Five hot outsourcing trends to watch
News Beyond the Bric bloc of countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China - or 'Bricm' including Mexico), small-time, near-shore developing nations, such as Egypt and Poland, are rising up the agenda. Which way is the wind blowing... [06 Jul 2007]
Indian company to create 200 tech jobs in Belfast
News Tech Mahindra also has operations in Australia, Egypt, Germany, India, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, UAE, the UK and the US. Indian IT and telecoms company Tech Mahindra is to create around 220 jobs in Belfast with a new... [02 Jul 2007]
Vodafone's books looking less red
News The mobile operator is also focusing on emerging markets and reported organic revenue growth in Egypt (41 per cent), Romania (28 per cent) and South Africa (22 per cent). Vodafone has slashed operating losses but... [29 May 2007]
Offshore cost-advantage to last for 20 years
News Egypt India and China will retain their low-cost labour advantage and dominate the offshore IT and business process outsourcing services market for another 20 years. The annual Global Services Location List, by... [19 Mar 2007]
Cisco gifts conferencing tech to Middle East
News The recipients will be the governments of five emerging nations: Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates. Cisco is to give away five sets of its top-of-the-range conferencing systems. [29 Jan 2007]
South Africa touts its offshore charms
News It is one of many countries including Hungary, Egypt and Mexico that want to grab some of the offshore business of which India currently has the lion's share. South Africa is touting itself as a destination for... [12 Dec 2006]
Enemies of the internet named and shamed
News Newly included Egypt could well respond positively, he said, but conceded it would be difficult to force North Korea or China to change their ways in the near future. The full list of countries is: Belarus, Burma, China,... [08 Nov 2006]
'Mix-and-match' drives offshore cost savings
News This means, for example, that many companies are now locating the lower-end administrative-level customer care in more distant offshore locations such as India and the Philippines, while moving the high-end and value-add work to closer... [07 Sep 2006]
Egypt hypes its offshore 'smart cred'
News Egypt wants to position itself as a North African hub for business process outsourcing (BPO) and 'nearshore' contact centres. Egypt's minister for communications and IT, Dr Tarek Kamel, told silicon.com... [08 Jun 2006]
Offshore outsourcing upstarts bite at India's heels
News India may be the best known destination for offshore contact centres but 'nearshore' countries such as Egypt also want to get a piece of the action. Following India's success, many countries such as Argentina,... [07 Jun 2006]
