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India's outsource giants feeling the pinch

July 19, 2008 6:18 PM PDT

Infosys, Tata, and Wipro blame global economic conditions, with the former warning the new quarter may be difficult too, as companies postpone decisions on outsourcing.

Stolen: Google employees' personal data

July 3, 2008 10:09 AM PDT

Names, addresses, and Social Security numbers of pre-2006 staffers were taken from offices of Colt Express Outsourcing Services.

Why HP is different from IBM

March 31, 2008 4:10 PM PDT

Ann Livermore weighs in on what separates her company from Big Blue, along with the shift to virtualization and what it means to be green.

Megadeals aid outsourcing recovery

January 18, 2008 7:41 AM PST

Growth among Indian companies, contracts for financial and other business services helped sector bounce back, report says.

Software-licensing costs predicted to fall

November 19, 2007 6:52 AM PST

Gartner says vendors' profit margins will drop as SaaS, open source, and outsourcing give buyers more bargaining power.

Indian IT firms should seek big acquisitions, Gartner says

September 27, 2007 6:07 AM PDT

If Indian companies want to join the world's top IT services companies, they must make sizable acquisitions, the analyst group says.

Greater scrutiny for Europe's outsourcing deals

August 30, 2007 10:07 AM PDT

Updated competition guidelines mean more outsourcing deals in Europe may have to go to the European Commission for approval.

Reuters inks $1 billion IT outsourcing deal

August 17, 2007 10:42 AM PDT

Company CIO David Lister says deal with Fujitsu Services will see annualized savings "in the region of 25 percent."

IBM to cut almost 1,600 more jobs

May 31, 2007 6:13 AM PDT

In second layoff round this month, Big Blue is trimming its U.S. services business in response to market shift toward shorter contracts.

Indian offshore call centers 'not doomed'

March 9, 2007 5:44 AM PST

Some companies are pulling customer services back to U.K., but investment in offshore markets is expected to continue.

Eager for outsourcing, Russia battles image problem

February 16, 2007 5:56 AM PST

It's got a wealth of science grads, but can that offset lower costs in India and a reputation as a tough place to do business?
Photos: Outsourcing to Russia

India's Wipro to create 500 new U.K. jobs

January 25, 2007 4:43 AM PST

As it expands globally, outsourcing company hopes to add local expertise to its U.K. work force in 2007.

BT deal hits billion-dollar outsourcing mark

December 23, 2006 1:16 PM PST

The telecommunications and services giant contracts with India's Tech Mahindra to support global customers and its internal systems.

Eastern Europe: Outsourcing hot spot?

December 12, 2006 6:32 AM PST

McKinsey predicts that the business process outsourcing industry will support 130,000 jobs in the region by 2008.

AT&T to take back outsourced jobs

September 21, 2006 4:31 PM PDT

Will hire about 2,000 of its own employees to handle tech support work that had been done by outside contractors.

Deal boosts IBM strategy as an outsourcing resource

September 12, 2006 12:53 PM PDT

Big Blue will manage Telstra's supply chain services operations

Motorola, Wipro forge IT outsourcing venture

July 25, 2006 6:50 AM PDT

Network operation center will be located in India, offer round-the-clock telecommunications services.

High-tech jobs recovery? Don't believe the hype

July 21, 2006 7:10 AM PDT

WashTech/CWA's Marcus Courtney says the tech sector is suffering from the longest jobless recovery since World War II.

IT security rides offshore outsourcing wave

July 14, 2006 6:04 AM PDT

U.S. companies that farm out their IT security functions report a jump in the amount of such work sent overseas.

The tech industry's newest power player

July 13, 2006 6:18 AM PDT

Stuart Feldman is the new head of the world's biggest scientific and computing society--a role that will require diplomacy and political know-how.