offshoring in news
Who will hold the offshoring crown in 2020?
News The entire offshoring industry across IT and BPO is 2.1 million people, so clearly there're enough graduates - the real issue is the suitability of candidates. Which location will be the first offshoring... [14 Aug 2009]
Green shoots? What green shoots? No let up in IT spending freeze
News The research also forecasts an increase in government IT outsourcing and even offshoring in 2009, echoing recent indications from Whitehall insiders that central government may be softening in its opposition to sending... [11 Aug 2009]
Offshoring: Is resistance weakening at Whitehall?
News After years of resistance to offshoring, the need to slash billions of pounds from public spending could see Whitehall looking to send IT work abroad. While offshoring is commonplace in the private... [03 Aug 2009]
Microsoft after Gates, Google Chrome, ID cards, printer woes and more
News silicon.com's top stories for July are an eclectic bunch - from calls for an offshoring tax, to work on cows that don't fart to one man's epic struggle to get an all-in-one printer simply to work. This July marks one... [03 Aug 2009]
Offshoring is bad for IT skills, say UK tech chiefs
News Offshoring is a controversial topic at the best of times - and one that's becoming increasingly contentious as the recession continues to see thousands of jobs lost across the country. Ben Acheson, IT manager at PADS... [28 Jul 2009]
Take the silicon.com 2009 Skills Survey
News Offshoring too was a hot topic, with almost half of respondents agreeing that offshoring is undermining the skillsets of UK techies. We want to discover your opinions on everything from skills and... [25 Jun 2009]
Whitehall IT to pack its bags for pastures new?
News With predictions that a £50bn cut in public services spending is needed by 2020, senior Whitehall figures have indicated that they're open to an increased offshoring of government IT. Asked how much scope there is to... [24 Jun 2009]
Retailers ready for great outsourcing thaw
News Barriers to outsourcing include the unrest caused by offshoring jobs, language barriers, and retail sector expertise requirements," the report said. Despite a degree of reluctance to outsource, retailers are likely to... [22 Jun 2009]
BAA on IT offshoring, T5 opening and selling Gatwick
News BAA's tech team have had a busy past year with offshoring a large part of its IT, the opening of Heathrow T5 and the sale of Gatwick Airport. Cost reduction is also another priority for BAA, and will take the form of... [18 Jun 2009]
Shocking iPods, netbooks and an offshoring backlash
News Broadband Britain was back on the agenda this month - with speed and bandwidth once again hot topics. First up Virgin Media announced it was trialling 200Mbps broadband - four times faster than its current UK top speed service of 50Mbps. [01 Jun 2009]
Barclays to slash up to 350 more jobs
News We are disappointed at the job losses in the middle of a recession and disappointed that Barclays is still offshoring but are pleased at the extra security being offered at Radbroke," he said. Barclays has announced... [12 May 2009]
ID cards, Oracle, iPlayer and how to save your job...
News And silicon.com columnist Mark Kobayashi-Hillary posed the question Is offshoring to blame for job losses? ID cards, Oracle's move for Sun and the ever-interesting issue of how to keep hold of your job were three of the... [08 May 2009]
Revealed: Secrets to outsourcing success
News UK multinationals have this week laid bare their sometimes rocky relationship with outsourcing and described how offshoring is helping them survive the recession. Speaking at the FT Outsourcing and... [01 May 2009]
Recession bringing offshored work back to UK
News As the recession forces companies to become leaner and the comparative savings from offshoring diminish, banks and businesses are considering returning work back to the UK. Speaking at the FT Global Outsourcing and... [28 Apr 2009]
Crunch bunch can't get enough of cheap BPO
News While everywhere from Egypt to Thailand is being cast as the next offshoring hotspot, India's slice of the business process outsourcing (BPO) pie is only going to get bigger. According to Gartner, Indian companies' share... [21 Apr 2009]
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