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| Indian software exports cross 40-billion-dollar ma |
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July 09 2008
1:25:43 PM |
 Indian software exports grew 29 percent to cross the 40-billion-dollar mark in the fiscal year just ended despite global economic turmoil, the outsourcing industry's top body said.
"I would request you to focus not just on the number but on the maturity and resilience the industry has shown," Som Mittal, the president of the National ***ociation of Software and Services Companies told reporters Wednesday. "Never have there been so many uncertainties in the overall world."
IT export growth f...
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| Web sites allow users to outsource virtual errands |
Posted by Guest |
June 26 2008
09:38:16 AM |
NEW YORK - Think only celebrities, high-ranking professionals and the wealthy can enjoy having personal ***istants at their beck and call? Not necessarily. A growing number of Web sites are making it easier to outsource virtual errands overseas, making it cheaper to indulge in the luxury of never having to write another thank-you card or sit on hold with the department of motor vehicles.
Those who use the sites, for everything from ordering takeout to managing online dating, say the cost is affordable and a small price to free up their time — even in the face of a sputtering economy.
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| Obama bows to reality of globalisation |
Posted by Guest |
June 11 2008
1:33:07 PM |
After all the excitement in the US regarding who is going to stand in the Presidential election this year as the Democratic nominee, it’s only fair to wonder what the candidates might think about offshore outsourcing. After all, Hillary Clinton has long been on record as a strong supporter of investment in the US by Asian companies, but now she is out of the race. The presumptive candidate for the Democrats, Barack Obama, talked on Monday to an audience in Raleigh, North Carolina, about the subject – so we have an idea what his side of the house feels about the subject.
The basic message from...
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| Indian workers don't want U.S. jobs, survey report |
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May 08 2008
10:40:22 AM |
Survey shows majority of Indian high-tech graduates would prefer to stay there to work.
Despite the controversy surrounding Indian nationals and the U.S. H-1B visa program, a recent survey of Indian high-tech graduates revealed that the vast majority would rather remain in India than relocate to the United States or other foreign countries to pursue career opportunities.
The survey of 677 graduates of Indian Institutes of Technology showed a significant drop in the percentage of Indian citizens who opted to leave the country for higher education or work reasons. Evalueserve, the research an...
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| Economic downturn will increase offshoring |
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May 06 2008
4:05:30 PM |
Most likely destination for offshored IT jobs is still India
While the U.S. IT sector has shown signs of resiliency in recent months, a new report by Gartner predicts the current economic slowdown will accelerate the offshoring of IT jobs to countries such as India.
In the report, Gartner notes that many U.S. companies are taking steps to speed up their offshoring programs in order to contain their labor" by sending more of their IT jobs offshore. In the worst-vase scenario, the slowdown will turn into a prolonged recession that will indefinitely delay noncritical projects and lead to enha...
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