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- About Outsourcing Age™ by: OutsourcingAge Staff
February 21, 2010, 13:46
After a long absence, Outsourcing Age™ is back on the web! The Second Age of Outsourcing is upon us. Is your business ready? OutsourcingAge™ will…
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February 21, 2010, 16:54
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- Editorial by: OutsourcingAge Editor
May 6, 2010, 22:08
Ortigas Is Doomed! Manila To Be Destroyed! Recent news makes it sound like the end is near for Manila. But is it? It is true that Manila, and Ortigas…
- Contents by: OutsourcingAge Staff
March 9, 2010, 17:25
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- L&T Power to outsource parts manufacturing by: OutsourcingAge Editor
August 20, 2010, 01:01
Engineering and construction major Larsen and Toubro’s (L&T) subsidiary L&T Power plans to outsource equipment manufacturing activities at Hazira to…
- Outsourcing the Womb by: OutsourcingAge Editor
May 19, 2010, 01:02
For many childless couples all over the world, India is becoming the go-to place. We may have started off outsourcing software development, but now we are…
- e4e Opens Delivery Center in Noida by: OutsourcingAge Editor
May 11, 2010, 01:04
e4e, a leading provider of ITES and BPO Solutions & Services, has opened a new facility in Noida as part of its expansion strategy. The center has a…
- IT cos should not resort to poaching: Nasscom by: OutsourcingAge Editor
April 29, 2010, 01:04
NEW DELHI: The HR practices of companies in the -billion strong IT-ITeS sector came under fire from Nasscom on Tuesday for resorting to poaching via…
- Outsourcing Fun? by: OutsourcingAge Editor
April 2, 2010, 01:01
There truly is no end to the possibilities of outsourcing. Management guru Tom Peters recently picked up on a reference to a New York Times article "Ogre To…
- Security Zone: Ensuring security in offshoring by: OutsourcingAge Editor
March 30, 2010, 01:01
For some time, many large corporates have been offshoring - outsourcing part of their IT service to overseas contractors - and smaller companies have followed…
- Outsourcing It Overseas? Read This First by: OutsourcingAge Editor
March 29, 2010, 01:35
For many prospective buyers of outsourced IT support from overseas, a quote from E.M Forster nicely sums up the dilemma: “Nothing in India is identifiable;…
- Improving Productivity & Efficiency In A Customer Service Call Center by: OutsourcingAge Editor
March 29, 2010, 01:32
To survive in today’s competitive environment, businesses need to find ways to enhance the customer experience. Today’s customer not only knows exactly…
- Int’l survey ranks Cebu City top Asian outsourcing city by: OutsourcingAge Editor
March 8, 2010, 03:03
A key regional survey from Tholons ranked Cebu City as Asia’s top outsourcing city, followed by the Chinese cities of Shanghai and Beijing. Ho Chi Minh in…
- India Inc may hire more women this yr: Experts by: OutsourcingAge Editor
March 8, 2010, 02:53
NEW DELHI: More women are likely to join the corporate workforce in the country this year, with overall hiring prospects picking up and companies increasingly…
- BPO sector generates .2B in revenues by: OutsourcingAge Editor
February 26, 2010, 01:02
THE BUSINESS PROCESS OUTSOURCING SECtor continues to be the country’s sunshine industry, generating more than .2 billion in revenues last year, a 19-percent…
- TPI Index Reveals Outsourcing Demand in Asia Pacific Contributing to Record-Setting Global Growth by: OutsourcingAge Editor
February 26, 2010, 01:01
TPI, the largest sourcing data and advisory firm in the world and a unit of Information Services Group Inc. (ISG) (NASDAQ:III) (NASDAQ:IIIIU) (NASDAQ:IIIIW),…
- Media Increasingly Outsources Tech, Copy Editing by: OutsourcingAge Editor
February 23, 2010, 01:01
It was a routine deal for the tech sector, but the Indian firms are also looking for more work from publishers, including gaining larger shares in areas such…
- Convergys, Microsoft Join Hands by: OutsourcingAge Editor
February 22, 2010, 09:32
The companies have come together to deliver the Convergys Smart Communications Suite powered by Microsoft. Monday, February 15, 2010: Convergys Corporation…
- L&T Power to outsource parts manufacturing by: OutsourcingAge Editor
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- OFWs find career success in BPO company by: OutsourcingAge Editor
September 6, 2010, 01:01
MANILA, Philippines - Five years ago, when Mark Barachina first arrived in Singapore, he fell in love with the country. He successfully found employment there…
- Outsource firm opens second site in Makati for US clients by: OutsourcingAge Editor
September 2, 2010, 09:27
RAINMAKER Systems Philippines, Inc., provider of business process outsourcing (BPO) telesales services and e-commerce solutions, formally opened its second…
- Offshore-only BPO model won't work: Firstsource MD by: OutsourcingAge Editor
August 27, 2010, 04:35
One of the few third-party back-office firms of global scale to be listed out of India, Firstsource Solutions is now headed by a British national, Matthew…
- Can the Philippines become the new regional center for MNCs? by: OutsourcingAge Editor
August 16, 2010, 01:01
Multinational corporations have located shared services facilities in the Philippines for three reasons, according to a recent study conducted by the Business…
- IT, BPO firm expands footing in Philippines by: OutsourcingAge Editor
August 9, 2010, 01:12
MANILA, Philippines—A world-leading information technology, consulting, and business process outsourcing services company on Wednesday formally announced the…
- Quintiles widens choice by outsourcing voluntary perks by: OutsourcingAge Editor
August 5, 2010, 01:01
Quintiles has outsourced its voluntary benefits scheme to enhance the offering to its 2,000 UK employees. The bio and pharmaceutical services firm replaced…
- GM Renews Massive Outsourcing Deal with HP by: OutsourcingAge Editor
August 3, 2010, 01:01
General Motors today said it has renewed its multi-year agreement to acquire a wide range of IT services, including support for manufacturing software, from…
- Bharti Airtel shortlists five IT firms for Africa outsourcing deal by: OutsourcingAge Editor
July 28, 2010, 01:01
Indian operator to award contract worth more than billion. Bharti Airtel Ltd. has shortlisted five companies for a contract worth more than billion to…
- Incentive scheme soon for IT firms planning to set up rural BPOs by: OutsourcingAge Editor
July 27, 2010, 01:01
CHENNAI: The government will soon come out with an incentive scheme for IT companies planning to set up rural BPO centres. “We're in the final stages of…
- Harbinger venture signs NSN in B outsourcing deal by: OutsourcingAge Editor
July 22, 2010, 01:01
Fresh off its agreement to buy Motorola Inc.'s networks business, Nokia Siemens Networks said it will build Harbinger Capital Partners' LTE network in an…
- TPI Index: Global Outsourcing Market Not Yet Bouncing Back by: OutsourcingAge Editor
July 21, 2010, 01:01
HOUSTON, July 20 /NEWS.GNOM.ES/ — TPI, the largest sourcing data and advisory firm in the world and a unit of Information Services Group, Inc. (ISG) (Nasdaq:…
- Unilever Signs Outsourcing Contract with BT by: OutsourcingAge Editor
July 20, 2010, 01:01
An outsourcing contract has been signed between the retail giant Unilever and BT with an estimated worth of £144m. The technologies that are to be implemented…
- Offshore outsourcing picking up after recession: Everest by: OutsourcingAge Editor
July 19, 2010, 01:01
The outsourcing market is witnessing an increase in activity as the global economy recovers from the recession of 2009, according to a report by Everest…
- Aon agrees to buy Hewitt for .9 billion by: OutsourcingAge Editor
July 16, 2010, 01:01
Insurance conglomerate Aon Corp. said Monday it has agreed to buy human resources specialist Hewitt Associates for .9 billion in a cash-and-stock deal that…
- Budget passes; outsourcing reduced by: OutsourcingAge Editor
July 8, 2010, 01:01
After hours of deliberation, the Somerville Board of Alderman early this morning approved a budget proposed by Mayor Joseph Curtatone that includes a modified…
- July 4 holiday, a call of duty for BPO by: OutsourcingAge Editor
July 6, 2010, 01:01
CHANDIGARH: Globalization, or more precisely global commerce, has been throwing up strange choices before people who still hold their nationalism dear. July 4…
- Hydro selects Fujitsu as global IT infrastructure services outsourcing provider by: OutsourcingAge Editor
July 2, 2010, 01:01
OSLO, NORWAY, Jun 30, 2010 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- Fujitsu will be delivering an integrated infrastructure services portfolio to Hydro in Norway and…
- Infosys BPO wins 2 NASSE awards by: OutsourcingAge Editor
June 28, 2010, 01:01
Infosys BPO announced that it has received two awards at SSON’s (Shared Services & Outsourcing Network) 2010 North American Shared Services Excellence…
- The age of journalistic outsourcing by: OutsourcingAge Editor
June 21, 2010, 08:46
In a seventh-floor conference room festooned with framed articles and journalism awards, Managing Editor Gordon Witkin leads the morning discussion of stories…
- IBM and Indiana at legal loggerheads over cancelled outsourcing deal by: OutsourcingAge Editor
June 18, 2010, 01:04
The US State of Indiana and computer giant IBM are taking each other to court over a 10-year, .6 billion outsourcing contract that was designed to modernise…
- MITIE efficiency drive boosts order book and profits by: OutsourcingAge Editor
June 17, 2010, 05:53
MITIE, the outsourcing group which cleans theTower of London and employs gallery attendants at Tate Britain, revealed yesterday that bid opportunities had…
- Nokia to resume some assembly outsourcing in 2010 by: OutsourcingAge Editor
May 20, 2010, 06:34
Top mobile phone maker Nokia (NOK1V.HE) will restart the use of subcontractors in assembly this year as phone market recovers, after ending all outsourcing of…
- Ayala group bags 2-M BPO deal by: OutsourcingAge Editor
May 20, 2010, 04:55
AYALA-LED BUSINESS PROCESS OUTSOURCING (BPO) company Integreon Inc. has been tapped to provide back-office legal services to one of the world’s biggest law…
- Clients, others who criticized Ind. welfare outsourcing find no satisfaction in lawsuits by: OutsourcingAge Editor
May 20, 2010, 01:01
INDIANAPOLIS — Privatization critics now can say "we told you so" with the state's decision to sue IBM Corp. over the botched outsourcing of welfare…
- OnlineJobs.ph Opens Outsourcing Services to the Public – Hiring Educated, Full-time Filipino Employees for as Little as 0 Per Month by: OutsourcingAge Editor
May 19, 2010, 01:05
OnlineJobs.ph continues to revolutionize the way business is done overseas. And they have opened their services to the public. With proprietary contracting in…
- Google and EA Make it Clear: Bold, Risk-Taking and Culturally Compatible IT Outsourcing Partners Wanted by: OutsourcingAge Editor
May 19, 2010, 01:04
NEW YORK CITY – IT outsourcing service providers that want to work with major tech companies had better, in the immortal words of James Brown, “get up, get…
- MTNL drops plan to outsource 3G networks to Virgin Mobile, Spice by: OutsourcingAge Editor
May 19, 2010, 01:03
NEW DELHI: State-owned telecom company MTNL has cancelled a plan to hand over the management, marketing and running of its 3G networks in Mumbai and Delhi to…
- Camerons set to outsource entire back office with Integreon deal by: OutsourcingAge Editor
May 18, 2010, 01:05
CMS Cameron McKenna is set to outsource its entire support staff function after signing an agreement with Integreon. The UK top 20 firm's staff were…
- Indian outsourcing firm plans data processing centre in prison by: OutsourcingAge Editor
May 18, 2010, 01:01
An Indian outsourcing firm is to run one of its data handling centres in a local prison as part of a new public/private partnership. Radiant Info Systems…
- Thomson Reuters to expand legal BPO operations by: OutsourcingAge Editor
May 17, 2010, 01:03
Thomson Reuters, an information and media company listed on the New York and Toronto Stock Exchanges, is expanding its legal business process outsourcing (BPO)…
- Tech Mahindra plans overseas BPO centres by: OutsourcingAge Editor
May 14, 2010, 01:03
IT and BPO services provider Tech Mahindra plans to set up BPO centres overseas during this year, with North America amongst the likely locations for the…
- Atlantic Medical Imaging Outsourcing Billing Services to Zotec Partners by: OutsourcingAge Editor
May 14, 2010, 01:02
INDIANAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Zotec Partners, an industry leader in medical billing, practice management and Radiology Information Systems (RIS) software and…
- IT hiring jumps in April; demand up sharply for full-time workers by: OutsourcingAge Editor
May 13, 2010, 01:05
Last week's U.S. government report showing an increase of 290,000 jobs in April brought some good news to tech workers as there was a sharp increase in IT…
- Infosys BPO Launches Enhanced Sales And Fulfillment Outsourcing Service by: OutsourcingAge Editor
May 13, 2010, 01:04
Infosys BPO, the business process outsourcing subsidiary of Infosys Technologies, has launched an enhanced offering in the areas of sales support and fulfillmen…
- KPO a Big Part of What Drives Chile’s Outsourcing Sector by: OutsourcingAge Editor
May 13, 2010, 01:03
SANTIAGO, Chile and NEW YORK, May 10 /PRNewswire/ –As companies reduced their overall investment in outsourcing during the recent economic downturn, Chile…
- NorthgateArinso plans acquisition of Convergys to develop its global standing by: OutsourcingAge Editor
May 13, 2010, 01:02
NorthgateArinso is to strengthen its global position with plans to acquire the HR management division of US provider Convergys. The transaction is worth…
- HCL Tech, Stellar Asia Pacific in pact by: OutsourcingAge Editor
May 12, 2010, 01:04
MUMBAI: HCL Technologies Ltd informed BSE on Wednesday that HCL Technologies Ltd (HCL), a leading global IT services provider, and Stellar Asia Pacific, a…
- Tech biggies in race for -bn outsourcing deals by: OutsourcingAge Editor
May 12, 2010, 01:01
BANGALORE: Sales honchos at India’s top tech firms Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), Infosys and Wipro are busy chasing multi-billion contracts this summer…
- Pearson airport, IBM ink 0M outsourcing deal by: OutsourcingAge Editor
May 7, 2010, 01:05
The Greater Toronto Airports Authority (GTAA) has outsourced its entire IT infrastructure to IBM Canada so that air carriers will now be billed by IBM on a…
- ANALYSIS - Sun shines through for clean tech outsourcing by: OutsourcingAge Editor
May 7, 2010, 01:03
HONG KONG (Reuters) - The billion global solar energy market is growing fast, but cut-throat competition means producers must shave costs - providing a…
- Sun shines through for clean tech outsourcing by: OutsourcingAge Editor
May 6, 2010, 01:04
The billion global solar energy market is growing fast, but cut-throat competition means producers must shave costs - providing a windfall for small firms…
- Growth in Indian ITeS sector boosts English-language school enrollment by: OutsourcingAge Editor
May 6, 2010, 01:03
New Delhi: The value of a college degree dawned on Tabassum Naaz’s family only when the 22-year-old village woman landed a job at Aegis business process…
- Biotech CROs Take Center Stage in Recent Deals by: OutsourcingAge Editor
May 6, 2010, 01:02
Global contract research services firm Charles River Laboratories (CRL) is expanding its presence in China with the acquisition of WuXi PharmaTech (WX), a…
- Outsourced public sector staff warned of 'difficulties' over job guarantees by: OutsourcingAge Editor
May 5, 2010, 01:05
PUBLIC sector workers who transfer to the private sector as a result of outsourcing agreements are under threat, warns an outsourcing specialist. Steve…
- Two Ayala firms tie up to build five buildings by: OutsourcingAge Editor
May 5, 2010, 01:03
Two sister companies of the Ayala Group of companies have become partners to develop five major projects in Cebu City in the coming years. Cebu Holdings…
- 2010 Top 20 Training Outsourcing Companies Announced by TrainingIndustry.com by: OutsourcingAge Editor
May 5, 2010, 01:02
As part of our commitment to the industry and as a service to our community members, TrainingIndustry.com is pleased to announce our “2010 Top 20 Training…
- More Publishers Trying Outsourced Journalism by: OutsourcingAge Editor
May 5, 2010, 01:01
NEW YORK (AdAge.com) -- More major media companies are looking for ways to find cheap content. Thomson Reuters, Cox Newspapers and Hachette Filipacchi have run…
- iGATE Selected Among the Best Outsourcing Providers for the Discrete Manufacturing Industry by: OutsourcingAge Editor
May 4, 2010, 01:05
FREMONT, Calif., Apr 28, 2010 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- iGATE, /quotes/comstock/15*!igte/quotes/nls/igte (IGTE 12.37, +0.08, +0.65%) , the business…
- Preston residents reject outsourcing buses by: OutsourcingAge Editor
May 4, 2010, 01:04
Residents at a special town meeting Thursday unanimously opposed outsourcing the school’s transportation, a cost-cutting move under consideration by the…
- Legal outsourcing facility opens by: OutsourcingAge Editor
May 4, 2010, 01:01
MULTINATIONAL INFORMATION services firm Thomson Reuters opened a new legal outsourcing facility in Taguig yesterday to serve American clients. In a press…
- Outsourcing firms boot up by: OutsourcingAge Editor
May 3, 2010, 01:04
Outsourcing companies in the Gulf are moving up the value chain from providing mere back-office operations to IT and business process services. Traditionally…
- IT enabled Services:India by: OutsourcingAge Editor
May 3, 2010, 01:03
According to the National Association of Software and Service Companies (NASSCOM), the apex body for software services in India, the revenue of the information…
- Fisher-Price Will Offshore IT to India by: OutsourcingAge Editor
April 29, 2010, 01:03
In the last two blogs I’ve written, I’ve reported that business among the top three Indian outsourcing companies--Infosys, Tata Consultancy Services, and…
- NSN wins “Russia’s first” full network outsource contract from MTS by: OutsourcingAge Editor
April 29, 2010, 01:02
Nokia Siemens Networks has struck a deal with Russian carrier MTS for what the firms say is the first full network outsourcing contract to be signed in that…
- Outsourcing makes good business sense, says Chairman of Circuit Holding by: OutsourcingAge Editor
April 27, 2010, 01:01
The boom times may be over, but companies in the automation and ELV industry can still thrive by outsourcing select functions with important downtime: Design,…
- Hinduja Global earmarks 5 m for acquisitions in US, UK by: OutsourcingAge Editor
April 22, 2010, 01:04
One of the top three providers of outsourcing solutions in the country, Hinduja Global Solutions has earmarked about 5 million for acquisitions in the US as…
- Markets News Monday: "Landmark investment" of 300 outsourcing jobs for Cork at Abtran; China reports first trade deficit in 6 years; Euro gains after Greek support plan by: OutsourcingAge Editor
April 21, 2010, 01:01
Enterprise and Innovation Minister Batt O'Keeffe today announced 300 call centre jobs for Cork at outsourcing firm Abtran over the next 2 years. He called the…
- BPO firms look for new talent to drive growth by: OutsourcingAge Editor
April 20, 2010, 01:04
Business process outsourcing firms across the country are drawing in new leadership as they face challenges in services delivery and growth. The -billion,…
- List yourself for FREE on the Global Outsourcing Registry! by: OutsourcingAge Editor
April 17, 2010, 22:15
List yourself for FREE on the Global Outsourcing Registry! If you're an Outsourcing Company, be sure you are listed for FREE on the new global outsourcing…
- Contact centre acquisition suggests outsourcing can thrive during recession by: OutsourcingAge Editor
April 16, 2010, 01:03
Teleperformance’s recent purchase of a Dell in-house contact centre in the Philippines highlights the fact that many companies are looking to contact centre…
- NII Holdings Selects HP for IT Managed Services in Latin America by: OutsourcingAge Editor
April 14, 2010, 00:49
NII Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: NIHD), a leading provider of mobile communication services operating under the Nextel brand in Latin America, has selected HP…
- Riding the Cloud with Third Generation Outsourcing by: OutsourcingAge Editor
April 14, 2010, 00:42
Cloud Expo General SessionSpeaker Marty Gauvin believes that 3G-SaaS – the combined effect of Cloud Computing and outsourcing with application management –…
- Mayor succeeds in outsourcing help desk by: OutsourcingAge Editor
April 13, 2010, 02:33
The first outsourcing bid by San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders won City Council approval Monday despite skepticism over the proposed savings and the selection…
- BSP: Outsourcing policies of RP banks benefit economy by: OutsourcingAge Editor
April 13, 2010, 02:31
REGULATORS do not seek to quarrel with labor over the outsourcing policies of some of the banks supervised by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP). But BSP…
- HealthCare, I.T. and Outsourcing’s Old Prospect Just Got Hotter by: OutsourcingAge Editor
April 13, 2010, 02:29
A few months back I wrote an article on how outsourcing has already been helping with cost reductions in the Healthcare Industry, and with the recent passing…
- Domestic Outsourcing Preferred Over Offshoring Among Executives by: OutsourcingAge Editor
April 12, 2010, 02:20
IT consulting firm and solution provider, Advans, has said that their survey underscores the widening of popularity of domestic outsourcing. The Advan’s IT…
- Economic Recovery Brings More Global Expansions in Outsourcing by: OutsourcingAge Editor
April 12, 2010, 01:47
It was English historian Edward Gibbon who said that that, “all that is human must retrograde if it does not advance”, and in outsourcing, this is likewise…
- Obamacare Means More Business for Healthcare Outsourcing by: OutsourcingAge Editor
April 12, 2010, 01:46
With the passage of the historic, although much maligned, Obama healthcare reform bill in the US, a new opportunity has opened up for outsourcing companies as…
- Outsourcing's Global Expansion by: OutsourcingAge Editor
April 12, 2010, 01:46
It was English historian Edward Gibbon who said that that, “all that is human must retrograde if it does not advance,” and in outsourcing, this is likewise…
- Outsourcing and IT Services Anticipate Boost From Healthcare Reform by: OutsourcingAge Editor
April 12, 2010, 01:45
A few months back I wrote an article on how outsourcing has already been helping with cost reductions in the Healthcare Industry, and with the recent passing…
- CT, MRI work outsourced to China by: OutsourcingAge Editor
April 8, 2010, 04:46
ith an increasing number of medical institutions commissioning analysis of patients' image data to outside entities via the Internet due to a shortage of…
- Outsourced security extends to wealth of services, study finds by: OutsourcingAge Editor
April 8, 2010, 04:41
Companies are choosing managed security service providers (MSSPs) to do more than block spam and encrypt email messages. Interest is growing in non-traditionall…
- Legal & General prepares IT staff for transfer to IBM or Fujitsu by: OutsourcingAge Editor
April 7, 2010, 02:49
An internal Legal & General e-mail has revealed the company could soon outsource its IT infrastructure and some IT services to either IBM or Fujitsu, and…
- Security 'only skin deep' in Indian IT-BPO by: OutsourcingAge Editor
April 7, 2010, 02:46
New Delhi: Domestic IT and BPO service providers are yet to grasp the basic spirit behind data security even as their overseas clients worry more and more…
- China to implement new measures for military support outsourcing by: OutsourcingAge Editor
April 7, 2010, 02:45
The Leading Group of the Military Logistics Support Outsourcing under the State Council of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and the Central Military…
- Outsourcing threat to French nuns' holy industry by: OutsourcingAge Editor
April 6, 2010, 03:45
It is one of the most potent symbols of the Christian church: the thin, round unleavened wafer used in the celebration of holy communion. Traditionally this…
- Government plans to cut back on outsourcing by: OutsourcingAge Editor
April 6, 2010, 03:44
American IT contractors beware: Once-lucrative government contracts may be fading faster than Senator Jim Bunning’s standing in the GOP. Bunning held up a…
- How outsourcing can cost you time and money by: OutsourcingAge Editor
April 5, 2010, 03:19
In a recent UK case, BSkyB was awarded a £200 million interim damages payout against its outsourcing vendor as a result of a failed IT outsourcing project.…
- Capgemini buys rest of India BPO unit from Hindustan Unilever by: OutsourcingAge Editor
April 5, 2010, 03:19
Capgemini on Monday announced it has bought the remaining 49% in as Capgemini Business Services, its India unit, from Hindustan Unilever. Financial terms of…
- Special Issues in Agreements Involving Outsourcing by: OutsourcingAge Editor
April 2, 2010, 01:02
The trend towards outsourcing will continue to grow as market pressures force corporations to be more tightly focused on core business functions, gaining…
- Advantages of Outsourcing by: OutsourcingAge Editor
April 2, 2010, 01:02
To a layman, outsourcing would seem like a waste of time and money, as well as an unneeded complication. After all, why send business abroad when the work can…
- Virtual Call Center To Solve Outsourcing Issues by: OutsourcingAge Editor
April 2, 2010, 01:01
The trend of outsourcing inbound and outbound contact centers the past few years have become a billion dollar industry, the main issue here however are the…
- Philippines Catching up with India in the Outsourcing Industry by: OutsourcingAge Editor
April 2, 2010, 01:01
India, the dominant player in outsourcing touted as the "back office of the world," would soon have to contend with a third-world rival--the Philippines. A…
- Civic body in Ahmedabad on an outsourcing spree by: OutsourcingAge Editor
April 1, 2010, 01:01
Outsourcing seems to be the new mantra for the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC). Call it an effort to get better results, or neglecting its own parks and…
- Logistics Outsourcing Advantages by: OutsourcingAge Editor
March 31, 2010, 01:01
When the enterprise's core business of rapid development, we also need the core of enterprise's logistics system to keep up with the pace of business developmen…
- 6 Tasks Any Entrepreneur Could Outsource to a Virtual Assistant by: OutsourcingAge Editor
March 31, 2010, 01:01
Everybody talks about outsourcing nowadays. They say it saves you time and money. Really, is that true? Let's see: * Virtual Assistants only charge for…
- Outsourcing Accounting Services - Providing Big Profits For Small Businesses by: OutsourcingAge Editor
March 31, 2010, 01:01
In today's competitive word most small business owners now prefer to avail of outsourcing accounting services through freelancers or outsource accounting firms…
- Secrets of Outsourcing - Project Planning Before Posting Them Online by: OutsourcingAge Editor
March 31, 2010, 01:01
As it is said by project planning experts, 'The success of a project will depend critically upon the effort, care and skill you apply in its initial planning'.…
- M & A Drill Down: How to Win the BPO Acquisition Game by: OutsourcingAge Editor
March 31, 2010, 01:01
Performing due diligence for a merger or acquisition of a BPO or contact center company is an extremely time consuming activity usually with limited resources…
- COUNTRY PROFILE: The Secret Behind Chile’s Thriving Outsourcing Industry by: OutsourcingAge Editor
March 30, 2010, 01:01
Chile may not be as big as Brazil or have as many IT professionals who speak English as they have in Mexico, but that hasn’t deterred global sourcing leaders…
- Frbiz.com Reports Trend Of China's Software Outsourcing Industry by: OutsourcingAge Editor
March 30, 2010, 01:01
The global financial tsunami, so that the U.S. financial industry on Wall Street plunged into an unprecedented crisis, the five major investment banks collapse…
- Freelancer Programmer: Best Outsourcing Services To Freelancers by: OutsourcingAge Editor
March 29, 2010, 01:34
Due to the sluggish economy and financial crisis, most of the people are lost their valuable jobs. However, some of them are really interested to turn as a…
- Call Center Workers Lifestyle : The Ups And Downs by: OutsourcingAge Editor
March 29, 2010, 01:33
Call centers have become a craze among youngster. One could find a teenager to mid level professional working at call centers but as they say all that glitter…
- US healthcare reform is boon for India outsourcing companies by: OutsourcingAge Editor
March 29, 2010, 01:32
With 22 pen strokes, President Obama signed into existence not just a historic healthcare reform law but also monumental piles of paperwork: New member…
- Media Increasingly Outsources Tech, Copy Editing by: OutsourcingAge Editor
March 26, 2010, 02:09
It was a routine deal for the tech sector, but the Indian firms are also looking for more work from publishers, including gaining larger shares in areas such…
- Rural BPOs Change Face of Indian Villages by: OutsourcingAge Editor
March 26, 2010, 02:04
About ten years ago, major businesses around the world began to send its back end work to the megacities of India. Surprisingly, this demographics does not…
- Demand of Business Process Outsourcing in Legal Matters by: OutsourcingAge Editor
March 25, 2010, 01:58
With the demand of business process outsourcing services increasing in different industrial sectors, law firms have also begun following the trend. The call…
- The Importance Of Infrastructure In A Call Center by: OutsourcingAge Editor
March 25, 2010, 01:52
Call center services primarily involve a multi-channel approach to bring about improved efficiency for their targeted customers. One aspect that makes thing…
- BPO: Key To Your Product Publication by: OutsourcingAge Editor
March 25, 2010, 01:50
No body other than a BPO can describe more efficiently, the service or product that has been launched by your organization. The call center agencies possess…
- Can The Cloud Be A Silver Lining For Outsourcing? by: OutsourcingAge Editor
March 25, 2010, 01:49
As cloud computing, the process of delivering and sharing applications online from a web browser, continues to grow in popularity, many service providers have…
- Philippines Bpo To Create More Jobs In 2010 by: OutsourcingAge Editor
March 24, 2010, 02:37
The business process outsourcing (BPO) industry is estimated to create more than 90,000 new employment opportunities by this fiscal year. With the growing…
- American CFOs Will Bank on Offshoring This Year by: OutsourcingAge Editor
March 24, 2010, 02:36
In the midst of risks that flat employment and tight credit pose, there would be a sharp increase in the spending and earning of U.S companies, according to…
- The Future Of Outsourcing by: OutsourcingAge Editor
March 24, 2010, 02:26
Globalization has been brutal to midwestern manufacturers like the Paper Converting Machine Co. For decades, PCMC's Green Bay (Wis.) factory, its oiled wooden…
- Cloud vs. in-house: Where to run that app? by: OutsourcingAge Editor
March 23, 2010, 02:10
One of the biggest decisions IT managers have to make is how and where to run data center applications. Fortunately, there are multiple choices that lower…
- IT Outsourcing: Why It Pays to Appraise Your Contract by: OutsourcingAge Editor
March 23, 2010, 02:08
Everyone knows a good outsourcing relationship needs to be actively managed. So does a good IT outsourcing contract. Most contain what Marc Tanowitz,…
- Outsourcing: Prepare Now for Anti-Offshoring Laws by: OutsourcingAge Editor
March 23, 2010, 02:05
Whether any future U.S. jobs bills will contain anti-offshoring measures remains up in the air. But outsourcing customers don't have to wait to protect…
- Global outsourcing contracts set to climb in 2010 by: OutsourcingAge Editor
March 23, 2010, 02:01
Research carried out by the sourcing data and advisory firm TPI today indicated the number of outsourcing contracts awarded globally is set to rise in 2010, as…
- Procurement Outsourcing - Emerging BPO Opportunity Does India have a play? by: OutsourcingAge Editor
March 22, 2010, 01:45
Rewind back to 1990, and the troops were busy selling IT Outsourcing & Offshoring which traditionally started with pictures of Taj Mahal and discussions on…
- India On Top by: OutsourcingAge Editor
March 18, 2010, 14:18
India will remain a dominant force in IT and business process outsourcing for two decades, while China will struggle to match its success, says an authoritative…
- Companies' outsourcing spend to increase by: OutsourcingAge Editor
March 17, 2010, 02:49
A recent Gartner survey found that 85 percent of organizations anticipate their spending with external service providers (ESP) to increase or stay the same…
- Industry Watch: Outsourcing by another name by: OutsourcingAge Editor
March 17, 2010, 02:49
“In 2010, why are you still outsourcing?” This is a question Raja Nagarajan says he asks companies looking for those advantages all the time. “By…
- StarTek BPO hiring 1,000 more workers by: OutsourcingAge Editor
March 17, 2010, 02:49
BUSINESS PROCESS out-sourcing (BPO) firm StarTek plans to hire more than 1,000 employees as it continues to expand its second facility in Ortigas. “StarTek…
- 'Simple BPO ops will no longer be profitable' by: OutsourcingAge Editor
March 17, 2010, 02:49
Indian IT companies have over-leveraged their traditional advantages of offering cost-arbitrage and skilled labour. Local IT companies need toget a global…
- Mongolia to set up ITO centre by: OutsourcingAge Editor
March 16, 2010, 02:31
Mongolia is all set to open its first major IT outsourcing centre with India's help. While the two countries are working together in a number of fields, IT…
- The Call Center Culture – Impact on a New Generation by: OutsourcingAge Editor
March 16, 2010, 02:28
A new world where the call center culture is the order of the day, accented English the current lingo, and big bucks and glitzy lifestyles the norm…that’s…
- China vs India – The Battle of the Outsourcers by: OutsourcingAge Editor
March 16, 2010, 02:25
Outsourcing is going great guns, and how! According to a study by Forrester, over the next 15 years, 3.3 million American services industry jobs and 6…
- Outsourcing — the current scenario in India by: OutsourcingAge Editor
March 16, 2010, 02:20
Outsourcing arrived in India with a bang and is definitely there to stay. And what has it not brought to the country — global respectability, a booming…
- RP BPO gets bandwidth expansion boost by: OutsourcingAge Editor
March 8, 2010, 03:00
The Philippine's largest telecom provider, Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. (PLDT) announced the completion of a digital fiber optic network (DFON)…
- Standard competency exam for BPO agents launched by: OutsourcingAge Editor
March 8, 2010, 02:37
MANILA, Philippines—The Business Processing Association of the Philippines (BPA/P) launched Monday a national competency test to streamline the recruitment…
- How Sending Work to India and China Helped a Company Meet Customer Requests Quickly by: OutsourcingAge Editor
March 1, 2010, 08:59
The bane of using a laundromat is that you have to hang around until your clothes are dry. No more if you use a dryer equipped with a wireless device from USA…
- Outsourcing – know your options by: OutsourcingAge Editor
February 26, 2010, 22:05
(Excerpt)Different scenarios for IT outsourcing that might just give organizations better ideas than the cloud computing option. Cloud computing is the…
- BPO in the Philippines: Great for American Companies – and the Local Economy by: OutsourcingAge Editor
February 26, 2010, 22:04
Business process outsourcing has grown exponentially in the last five years in the Philippines, with companies like Prudential Corporation, Thomson Reuters,…
- Local firms see bright future in chip designing by: OutsourcingAge Editor
February 26, 2010, 01:01
LOCAL companies seek to make the Philippines known not only as a chip-manufacturing location, but also as a chip-design destination. According to Robert…
- Nokia to outsource by: OutsourcingAge Editor
February 25, 2010, 09:24
Nokia has outsourced desktop management and help desk functions in 76 countries to Indian outsourcer HCL Technologies. HCL announced that the handset maker has…
- Reuters Extends IT-infra Outsourcing Deal with Ness Technologies by: OutsourcingAge Editor
February 25, 2010, 01:02
Ness Technologies' outsourcing experts provide continuing on-site support and maintenance services to Thomson Reuters' clients across Israel, including all…
- Overseas IT Outsourcing Rates Low Among CIOs Surveyed by: OutsourcingAge Editor
February 24, 2010, 01:02
Despite the attention focused on the outsourcing of technology jobs overseas, a recent survey by Robert Half Technology shows that the majority of U.S.…
- North American Law Firms Outsourcing Legal Research by: OutsourcingAge Editor
February 23, 2010, 01:01
Electronic discovery legislation in Canada and the U.S. is largely fueling the demand for outsourced legal work, according to Jay Manahan, director for…
- Call centre sector ‘set to grow’ by: OutsourcingAge Editor
February 23, 2010, 01:01
The global phenomenon of outsourcing manpower services to call centres organised and maintained by independent agencies is catching on in Qatar and experts say…
- Choose Right Data Entry Company To Outsource Work by: OutsourcingAge Editor
February 22, 2010, 09:05
In the business process outsourcing industry, data entry services are a very crucial and central activity of any business. It becomes more important for the…
- Outsourcing - know your options by: OutsourcingAge Staff
February 21, 2010, 16:09
Cloud computing is the latest buzzword to hit the IT industry the world over. However, due to connectivity and infrastructure issues locally, this model has…
- In-sourcing v. Outsourcing: A Tale of Two Countries by: OutsourcingAge Staff
February 21, 2010, 15:36
The U.S. and Britain may have a special relationship, but that does not mean that they operate the same way. Over the last few years, for example, the…
- Outsourcing: Is the megadeal really dead? by: OutsourcingAge Staff
February 21, 2010, 15:28
Fashions in outsourcing change constantly - and the megadeals which were a hallmark of its early development have been replaced for many organisations by a…
- OFWs find career success in BPO company by: OutsourcingAge Editor
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- OFWs find career success in BPO company by: OutsourcingAge Editor
September 6, 2010, 01:01
MANILA, Philippines - Five years ago, when Mark Barachina first arrived in Singapore, he fell in love with the country. He successfully found employment there…
- Parseq Plc acquires BPO firm Avance Ltd by: OutsourcingAge Editor
September 3, 2010, 01:01
Parseq (LON:PSQ) (which recently changed its name from Intelligent Environments after its reverse acquisition of Documetric Ltd.) made further acquisitions…
- Outsource firm opens second site in Makati for US clients by: OutsourcingAge Editor
September 2, 2010, 09:27
RAINMAKER Systems Philippines, Inc., provider of business process outsourcing (BPO) telesales services and e-commerce solutions, formally opened its second…
- Ayala Land to build more BPO buildings, cites demand rebound by: OutsourcingAge Editor
September 1, 2010, 01:01
PROPERTY GIANT Ayala Land, Inc. plans to hike office spaces for business process outsourcing (BPO) firms in the next few years given renewed demand, its top…
- Accenture Wins BPO Deal in Norway by: OutsourcingAge Editor
August 31, 2010, 01:01
BPO provider Accenture recently announced that it has won a three year contract with Norwegian aluminum producer Norsk Hydro ASA. Accenture will deliver…
- AEGIS ranks fourth in DATAQUEST top 20 BPO ranking by: OutsourcingAge Editor
August 30, 2010, 01:34
Mumbai: Aegis, a global outsourcing services company and part of the Essar Group, today said it has been ranked fourth amongst top business process outsourcing…
- Offshore-only BPO model won't work: Firstsource MD by: OutsourcingAge Editor
August 27, 2010, 04:35
One of the few third-party back-office firms of global scale to be listed out of India, Firstsource Solutions is now headed by a British national, Matthew…
- Teleperformance acquires beCogent by: OutsourcingAge Editor
August 26, 2010, 23:06
Teleperformance, a provider of outsourced CRM and contact centre services, has acquired 100% of the equity of UK-based beCogent, a provider of contact centre…
- WNS Global Services to invest USD 15-mn to open new centers by: OutsourcingAge Editor
August 25, 2010, 04:15
MUMBAI: Leading global BPO player, WNS Global Services, plans to invest USD 15-million to open new centers in India in 2010, a top company official said. The…
- BPO managers told to improve ties with teams by: OutsourcingAge Editor
August 24, 2010, 09:53
CALL CENTER and outsourcing managers should invest more in building “cordial relationships” with workers to lessen the attrition rate, according to…
- L&T Power to outsource parts manufacturing by: OutsourcingAge Editor
August 20, 2010, 01:01
Engineering and construction major Larsen and Toubro’s (L&T) subsidiary L&T Power plans to outsource equipment manufacturing activities at Hazira to…
- TCS BPO bags HR excellence honors at Asia’s best employer brand awards 2010 by: OutsourcingAge Editor
August 19, 2010, 01:01
TCS BPO Services, the business process outsourcing arm of Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), the IT services, business solutions and outsourcing firm, has won…
- Toshiba, Sony and Fujitsu to increase notebook outsourcing to Taiwan makers in 2011, sources say by: OutsourcingAge Editor
August 18, 2010, 01:01
Japan-based brand notebook vendors Toshiba, Sony and Fujitsu are all expected to increase the ratios of outsourced notebooks to Taiwan-based ODM makers in 2011…
- From burgers to cereals: BPO firm goes healthy by: OutsourcingAge Editor
August 17, 2010, 01:01
MANILA, Philippines - Convergys Corp. has started a nationwide campaign to make its employees eat healthy as regular mealtimes and high consumption of fast…
- Aditya Birls expands BPO operations by: OutsourcingAge Editor
August 13, 2010, 01:01
Aditya Birla Minacs, the business process outsourcing (BPO) arm of the USD 28 billion Aditya Birla Group, expanded its operations in Eastern India with the…
- RCG IT Named to Global Services 100 List Again by: OutsourcingAge Editor
August 12, 2010, 01:01
RCG Information Technology (www.rcgit.com) announced that it has been named as a 2010 Global Services 100 provider for the fourth year. Conducted by Global…
- TCS BPO bags six awards for HR leadership by: OutsourcingAge Editor
August 11, 2010, 01:01
MUMBAI: TCS BPO Services, the business process outsourcing arm of Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), has won six awards for outstanding HR leadership at Asia's…
- Indian BPO firm expands RP operations by: OutsourcingAge Editor
August 10, 2010, 02:00
INDIAN BUSINESS process outsourcing firm Cognizant has expanded its Philippine operations to 600 seats, to take advantage of the wealth of talents that the…
- IT, BPO firm expands footing in Philippines by: OutsourcingAge Editor
August 9, 2010, 01:12
MANILA, Philippines—A world-leading information technology, consulting, and business process outsourcing services company on Wednesday formally announced the…
- HSBC IT and outsourcing costs up by: OutsourcingAge Editor
August 6, 2010, 01:01
IT and outsourcing costs went up at HSBC last year, as work progressed on a new phase of the bank’s global standardisation plan. The SAP-based bank, which…
- Quintiles widens choice by outsourcing voluntary perks by: OutsourcingAge Editor
August 5, 2010, 01:01
Quintiles has outsourced its voluntary benefits scheme to enhance the offering to its 2,000 UK employees. The bio and pharmaceutical services firm replaced…
- Bilfinger Berger signs €50 million outsourcing contract by: OutsourcingAge Editor
August 4, 2010, 01:01
Germany's second biggest construction group Bilfinger Berger AG (ETR:GBF) said its industrial services unit is expanding its activities for the Swiss pharmaceut…
- GM Renews Massive Outsourcing Deal with HP by: OutsourcingAge Editor
August 3, 2010, 01:01
General Motors today said it has renewed its multi-year agreement to acquire a wide range of IT services, including support for manufacturing software, from…
- TTDC to outsource services by: OutsourcingAge Editor
August 2, 2010, 01:01
In a move that could prove beneficial for private players, the Tamil Nadu Tourism Development Corporation has decided to outsource most of its services…
- Scottish Water sources £28m deal with Fujitsu by: OutsourcingAge Editor
July 29, 2010, 01:01
Scottish Water has signed an eight year deal worth £28m with Fujitsu Services. The utility company expects the agreement to generate savings of 20 per…
- Bharti Airtel shortlists five IT firms for Africa outsourcing deal by: OutsourcingAge Editor
July 28, 2010, 01:01
Indian operator to award contract worth more than billion. Bharti Airtel Ltd. has shortlisted five companies for a contract worth more than billion to…
- Incentive scheme soon for IT firms planning to set up rural BPOs by: OutsourcingAge Editor
July 27, 2010, 01:01
CHENNAI: The government will soon come out with an incentive scheme for IT companies planning to set up rural BPO centres. “We're in the final stages of…
- Infy closes BPO in Bangkok by: OutsourcingAge Editor
July 26, 2010, 01:01
The business process outsourcing arm of India's second-largest information technology services company, Infosys , has shut its centre in Bangkok, which it…
- Ericsson Lands China Mobile Deal by: OutsourcingAge Editor
July 23, 2010, 01:01
In the largest outsourcing deal of its kind to date in the Asia-Pacific Region, Ericsson said it will take over network operations and management for China…
- Harbinger venture signs NSN in B outsourcing deal by: OutsourcingAge Editor
July 22, 2010, 01:01
Fresh off its agreement to buy Motorola Inc.'s networks business, Nokia Siemens Networks said it will build Harbinger Capital Partners' LTE network in an…
- Unilever Signs Outsourcing Contract with BT by: OutsourcingAge Editor
July 20, 2010, 01:01
An outsourcing contract has been signed between the retail giant Unilever and BT with an estimated worth of £144m. The technologies that are to be implemented…
- Aon agrees to buy Hewitt for .9 billion by: OutsourcingAge Editor
July 16, 2010, 01:01
Insurance conglomerate Aon Corp. said Monday it has agreed to buy human resources specialist Hewitt Associates for .9 billion in a cash-and-stock deal that…
- HCL signs outsourcing deal with Al Majdouie Group by: OutsourcingAge Editor
July 15, 2010, 01:01
HCL Technologies has recently signed an outsourcing agreement with the Al Majdouie group hailing from Saudi Arabia. The contract, whose terms are for seven…
- CSC Signs IT Outsourcing Contract Extension with MBDA by: OutsourcingAge Editor
July 14, 2010, 01:01
CSC today announced that MBDA, a world-leading missile systems company, has extended its information technology (IT) outsourcing contract with CSC. The new…
- NHS power shift heralds opening for outsourcers by: OutsourcingAge Editor
July 13, 2010, 01:01
Outsourcing companies are set to step in as the Government gives GPs the power to purchase patient care in the biggest reform of the NHS in 60 years. Health…
- Accenture grants P58 million for IT skills training program by: OutsourcingAge Editor
July 12, 2010, 01:01
Accenture, a global management consulting, technology services, and outsourcing company, has partnered with a French non-government organization in their…
- BNY Mellon Asset Servicing Receives Outsourcing Contract From Rainier Investment by: OutsourcingAge Editor
July 9, 2010, 01:01
BNY Mellon Asset Servicing has received a new outsourcing contract from Seattle-based Rainier Investment Management. BNY Mellon said it will provide a range…
- Aspire Outsourcing opens in Newcastle by: OutsourcingAge Editor
July 7, 2010, 01:01
THE man who built a North East call centre business from scratch to employ more than 1,000 staff has launched a new venture he hopes will grow to be as…
- Drishti Powers Rural Voice BPO Initiative for Rural Shores by: OutsourcingAge Editor
July 5, 2010, 01:01
Drishti-Soft Solutions becomes technology partners to Rural Shores, Bangalore. The latter is a Rural BPO firm that aims to promote rural-shoring of BPO…
- Hydro selects Fujitsu as global IT infrastructure services outsourcing provider by: OutsourcingAge Editor
July 2, 2010, 01:01
OSLO, NORWAY, Jun 30, 2010 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- Fujitsu will be delivering an integrated infrastructure services portfolio to Hydro in Norway and…
- Careline Services - New owners for outsource company by: OutsourcingAge Editor
July 1, 2010, 01:01
Careline Services, the outsource company , have announced that BPO company Hinduja Global Solutions (HGSL) have acquired 100 per cent stake in the company with…
- Mahindra Satyam BPO eyes acquisitions by: OutsourcingAge Editor
June 30, 2010, 01:01
The board of Mahindra Satyam is believed to have given its back-office unit in-principle approval to build platform-based BPO capabilities through acquisitions.…
- New Bpo Company In Davao Experiences Rapid Growth by: OutsourcingAge Editor
June 29, 2010, 01:01
After almost just a month in operation, the Remote Workmate branch in Davao City, Philippines has been experiencing continuous growth in terms of client…
- Infosys BPO wins 2 NASSE awards by: OutsourcingAge Editor
June 28, 2010, 01:01
Infosys BPO announced that it has received two awards at SSON’s (Shared Services & Outsourcing Network) 2010 North American Shared Services Excellence…
- Infosys BPO unit sees faster FY11 revenue growth by: OutsourcingAge Editor
June 25, 2010, 01:01
The back-office outsourcing arm of Infosys Technologies (INFY.BO), India's No. 2 software firm, sees faster sales growth in the year ending March 2011, on…
- AdPort Publishing Launches Massive Catalog Of Directories by: OutsourcingAge Editor
June 24, 2010, 09:34
AdPort™ Publishing, a unit of Florida based PefectReputations® has launched an ambitious plan to take over the business directory world - at least for…
- MphasiS launches BPO operations in Raipur by: OutsourcingAge Editor
June 24, 2010, 01:01
NEW DELHI: IT firm MphasiS on Tuesday announced the launch of a 500-seater Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) centre in Raipur, Chhattisgarh. To start with,…
- Essar’s Avaya arm buyout raises BPO hackles by: OutsourcingAge Editor
June 23, 2010, 02:55
MUMBAI: Essar group's acquisition of AGC Networks from enterprise communications technology major Avaya has created a storm among backoffice firms that are its…
- UK's Xchanging to buy Data Integration for about £9 million by: OutsourcingAge Editor
June 22, 2010, 01:05
ritish outsourcing group Xchanging Plc on Monday agreed to buy privately-owned Data Integration Ltd, a networking, security and communication technology…
- IBM and Indiana at legal loggerheads over cancelled outsourcing deal by: OutsourcingAge Editor
June 18, 2010, 01:04
The US State of Indiana and computer giant IBM are taking each other to court over a 10-year, .6 billion outsourcing contract that was designed to modernise…
- MITIE efficiency drive boosts order book and profits by: OutsourcingAge Editor
June 17, 2010, 05:53
MITIE, the outsourcing group which cleans theTower of London and employs gallery attendants at Tate Britain, revealed yesterday that bid opportunities had…
- Nokia to resume some assembly outsourcing in 2010 by: OutsourcingAge Editor
May 20, 2010, 06:34
Top mobile phone maker Nokia (NOK1V.HE) will restart the use of subcontractors in assembly this year as phone market recovers, after ending all outsourcing of…
- Ayala group bags 2-M BPO deal by: OutsourcingAge Editor
May 20, 2010, 04:55
AYALA-LED BUSINESS PROCESS OUTSOURCING (BPO) company Integreon Inc. has been tapped to provide back-office legal services to one of the world’s biggest law…
- Clients, others who criticized Ind. welfare outsourcing find no satisfaction in lawsuits by: OutsourcingAge Editor
May 20, 2010, 01:01
INDIANAPOLIS — Privatization critics now can say "we told you so" with the state's decision to sue IBM Corp. over the botched outsourcing of welfare…
- OnlineJobs.ph Opens Outsourcing Services to the Public – Hiring Educated, Full-time Filipino Employees for as Little as 0 Per Month by: OutsourcingAge Editor
May 19, 2010, 01:05
OnlineJobs.ph continues to revolutionize the way business is done overseas. And they have opened their services to the public. With proprietary contracting in…
- Google and EA Make it Clear: Bold, Risk-Taking and Culturally Compatible IT Outsourcing Partners Wanted by: OutsourcingAge Editor
May 19, 2010, 01:04
NEW YORK CITY – IT outsourcing service providers that want to work with major tech companies had better, in the immortal words of James Brown, “get up, get…
- MTNL drops plan to outsource 3G networks to Virgin Mobile, Spice by: OutsourcingAge Editor
May 19, 2010, 01:03
NEW DELHI: State-owned telecom company MTNL has cancelled a plan to hand over the management, marketing and running of its 3G networks in Mumbai and Delhi to…
- CMS Cameron McKenna Signs Record-Breaking Outsourcing Agreement With Integreon To Provide Services Valued at £583 Million by: OutsourcingAge Editor
May 19, 2010, 01:01
Integreon, the global provider of research, legal and professional business solutions, today announced that CMS Cameron McKenna LLP, UK member firm of CMS, the…
- Axis Bank inks largest ATM outsourcing deal by: OutsourcingAge Editor
May 18, 2010, 01:03
In what is the largest ATM outsourcing deal in the country, Axis Bank has entered into an agreement with two third-party service providers to increase its ATM…
- New Outsourcing Office Announced In Davao, Philippines by: OutsourcingAge Editor
May 18, 2010, 01:02
Remote Workmate, an Australian-owned offshoring and outsourcing company is opening its new branch in Davao City this coming June 2010. This is only the second…
- Indian outsourcing firm plans data processing centre in prison by: OutsourcingAge Editor
May 18, 2010, 01:01
An Indian outsourcing firm is to run one of its data handling centres in a local prison as part of a new public/private partnership. Radiant Info Systems…
- Thomson Reuters to expand legal BPO operations by: OutsourcingAge Editor
May 17, 2010, 01:03
Thomson Reuters, an information and media company listed on the New York and Toronto Stock Exchanges, is expanding its legal business process outsourcing (BPO)…
- Apax takes lead stake in Tivit by: OutsourcingAge Editor
May 17, 2010, 01:02
Apax Partners has highlighted private equity's growing appetite for emerging markets by acquiring a majority stake in Tivit, a Brazilian IT services and…
- TechTeam Global and Stefanini IT Solutions Establish Partnership to Offer Service Delivery in Latin America by: OutsourcingAge Editor
May 14, 2010, 01:05
SOUTHFIELD, Mich., May 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- TechTeam Global, Inc. (Nasdaq: TEAM), a worldwide provider of information technology outsourcing and…
- CBay plans to shift half of its work to India by: OutsourcingAge Editor
May 14, 2010, 01:04
CBay Systems — a leading healthcare BPO, that services nearly 40% of the US hospital market — is looking to become a -billion company and shift nearly…
- Tech Mahindra plans overseas BPO centres by: OutsourcingAge Editor
May 14, 2010, 01:03
IT and BPO services provider Tech Mahindra plans to set up BPO centres overseas during this year, with North America amongst the likely locations for the…
- Atlantic Medical Imaging Outsourcing Billing Services to Zotec Partners by: OutsourcingAge Editor
May 14, 2010, 01:02
INDIANAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Zotec Partners, an industry leader in medical billing, practice management and Radiology Information Systems (RIS) software and…
- Version 1 scores €5m in IT consulting, outsourcing deals by: OutsourcingAge Editor
May 14, 2010, 01:01
Irish IT consulting firm Version 1 has secured deals valued at in excess of €5m, including a claims management implementation for Irish Life & Permanent…
- Infosys BPO Launches Enhanced Sales And Fulfillment Outsourcing Service by: OutsourcingAge Editor
May 13, 2010, 01:04
Infosys BPO, the business process outsourcing subsidiary of Infosys Technologies, has launched an enhanced offering in the areas of sales support and fulfillmen…
- NorthgateArinso plans acquisition of Convergys to develop its global standing by: OutsourcingAge Editor
May 13, 2010, 01:02
NorthgateArinso is to strengthen its global position with plans to acquire the HR management division of US provider Convergys. The transaction is worth…
- ALI eyes more BPO hubs by: OutsourcingAge Editor
May 13, 2010, 01:01
MANILA, Philippines—Property giant Ayala Land Inc. plans to build more business process outsourcing (BPO) hubs this year, boosting prospects for recurring…
- Stream Global expands BPO operations by: OutsourcingAge Editor
May 12, 2010, 01:05
Stream Global Services recently announced plans of bringing in more investment and expanding operations in the Philippines in line with its vision to become…
- HCL Tech, Stellar Asia Pacific in pact by: OutsourcingAge Editor
May 12, 2010, 01:04
MUMBAI: HCL Technologies Ltd informed BSE on Wednesday that HCL Technologies Ltd (HCL), a leading global IT services provider, and Stellar Asia Pacific, a…
- TeleTech Announces First Quarter 2010 Financial Results by: OutsourcingAge Editor
May 12, 2010, 01:03
TeleTech Announces First Quarter 2010 Financial Results Achieves First Quarter 2010 Revenue of 2 Million and
.21 in Fully Diluted Earnings per Share;… - VHA inks seven-year network outsourcing deal by: OutsourcingAge Editor
May 12, 2010, 01:02
Ericsson holds onto Hutchison IT... for now. Vodafone Hutchison Australia has outsourced its service management for key parts of its mobile network to…
- Pegasystems and Wipro Expand Global Strategic Alliance by: OutsourcingAge Editor
May 11, 2010, 01:05
Pegasystems Inc., /quotes/comstock/15*!pega/quotes/nls/pega (PEGA 32.46, +0.41, +1.28%) , the leader in Business Process Management (BPM) software solutions,…
- Ashar Group's Thane IT Park bags Intelenet, 7 other BPO cos by: OutsourcingAge Editor
May 11, 2010, 01:03
Realty major Ashar Group's IT Park in Thane has bagged bookings from eight BPO players including leading player, Intelenet, and now plans to set up a four-star…
- Intelenet to hire 7,000 in FY 11; enter new geographies by: OutsourcingAge Editor
May 11, 2010, 01:02
Leading BPO services provider Intelenet Global Services has said it plans to expand its footprint overseas and hire around 7,000 personnel in FY '11. "The…
- Aegis to set up training academy with IIM help by: OutsourcingAge Editor
May 11, 2010, 01:01
Aegis, the business process outsourcing (BPO) arm of the Essar Group, has planned to include higher education as one of its business divisions. It has…
- MEMA opens oil spill call center by: OutsourcingAge Editor
May 10, 2010, 01:04
PEARL — A call center for questions concerning the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico has been opened by the the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency. The…
- Call center adds 500 Omaha jobs by: OutsourcingAge Editor
May 10, 2010, 01:03
In a possible sign of a brightening economy, Omaha's West Corp. will be adding 500 full-time jobs at one of its Omaha call centers. The new positions come…
- HCL bags 0-mn IT outsourcing deal from Merck by: OutsourcingAge Editor
May 10, 2010, 01:02
NEW DELHI: India’s fifth-largest IT services company HCL Technologies on Tuesday bagged a 0-million strategic IT outsourcing contract from the US-based…
- IT-infrastructure Outsourcing, Multisourcing Boosted by ITIL Framework by: OutsourcingAge Editor
May 10, 2010, 01:01
The Procter & Gamble, an billion a year consumer-products company based in Cincinnati, with more than 135,000 employees in 80 countries, has gone…
- UPDATE: Telecom New Zealand: Technology Outsourcing Contract Up For Grabs by: OutsourcingAge Editor
May 7, 2010, 01:04
WELLINGTON -(Dow Jones)- Telecom Corp of New Zealand Ltd. (TEL.NZ) confirmed Tuesday it is in preliminary talks with a number of companies over an outsourcing…
- IBM buys cloud computing software firm Cast Iron by: OutsourcingAge Editor
May 7, 2010, 01:02
NEW YORK: IBM said it bought privately-held software company Cast Iron Systems to bolster its expertise in cloud computing, an increasingly popular technology…
- MindTree outbids TCS, Wipro, Infy to win UIDAI contract by: OutsourcingAge Editor
May 7, 2010, 01:01
NEW DELHI: Mid-sized software service provider MindTree outbid larger rivals Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), Infosys, Wipro apart from top multinational…
- HCL AXON Transforms Customer Care Initiatives at Terasen Gas by: OutsourcingAge Editor
May 6, 2010, 01:05
JERSEY CITY, NJ, Apr 30, 2010 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- HCL AXON, a division of HCL Technologies and a provider of business transformation consulting services…
- Biotech CROs Take Center Stage in Recent Deals by: OutsourcingAge Editor
May 6, 2010, 01:02
Global contract research services firm Charles River Laboratories (CRL) is expanding its presence in China with the acquisition of WuXi PharmaTech (WX), a…
- Sutherland Global Services provides training by: OutsourcingAge Editor
May 6, 2010, 01:01
Sutherland Global Services is a premier IT enabled and Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) company offering highly acclaimed services to a number of Fortune 500…
- Outsourced public sector staff warned of 'difficulties' over job guarantees by: OutsourcingAge Editor
May 5, 2010, 01:05
PUBLIC sector workers who transfer to the private sector as a result of outsourcing agreements are under threat, warns an outsourcing specialist. Steve…
- Stellar Wins Call Centre Services Contract with Neighbourhood Energy by: OutsourcingAge Editor
May 5, 2010, 01:04
Stellar, a leading call centre and business process outsourcing provider, today announced that it has been awarded a call centre sales contract with one of the…
- Two Ayala firms tie up to build five buildings by: OutsourcingAge Editor
May 5, 2010, 01:03
Two sister companies of the Ayala Group of companies have become partners to develop five major projects in Cebu City in the coming years. Cebu Holdings…
- 2010 Top 20 Training Outsourcing Companies Announced by TrainingIndustry.com by: OutsourcingAge Editor
May 5, 2010, 01:02
As part of our commitment to the industry and as a service to our community members, TrainingIndustry.com is pleased to announce our “2010 Top 20 Training…
- More Publishers Trying Outsourced Journalism by: OutsourcingAge Editor
May 5, 2010, 01:01
NEW YORK (AdAge.com) -- More major media companies are looking for ways to find cheap content. Thomson Reuters, Cox Newspapers and Hachette Filipacchi have run…
- iGATE Selected Among the Best Outsourcing Providers for the Discrete Manufacturing Industry by: OutsourcingAge Editor
May 4, 2010, 01:05
FREMONT, Calif., Apr 28, 2010 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- iGATE, /quotes/comstock/15*!igte/quotes/nls/igte (IGTE 12.37, +0.08, +0.65%) , the business…
- Gov’t stops PAL layoff, outsourcing for now by: OutsourcingAge Editor
May 4, 2010, 01:03
MANILA, Philippines -- The government has stepped in to resolve the labor dispute at Philippine Airlines (PAL), ordering the airline to postpone a plan to lay…
- Italian clothing brand Diesel to make India outsourcing base by: OutsourcingAge Editor
May 4, 2010, 01:02
Renzo Rosso is a self-confessed Indophile. He has named his youngest daughter India. And he swears by Indian creativity and people’s ability to create and…
- Legal outsourcing facility opens by: OutsourcingAge Editor
May 4, 2010, 01:01
MULTINATIONAL INFORMATION services firm Thomson Reuters opened a new legal outsourcing facility in Taguig yesterday to serve American clients. In a press…
- IBM News - athenahealth Selects IBM to Streamline Back Office Processes by: OutsourcingAge Editor
May 3, 2010, 01:05
athenahealth, a provider of Internet-based business services for physician practices, has signed a business process services agreement with IBM (News -…
- IT enabled Services:India by: OutsourcingAge Editor
May 3, 2010, 01:03
According to the National Association of Software and Service Companies (NASSCOM), the apex body for software services in India, the revenue of the information…
- TeleTech Recognized by PEZA as Philippines Outstanding Employer for Third Time, Earns Hall of Fame Honor by: OutsourcingAge Editor
May 3, 2010, 01:02
MANILA, PHILIPPINES, (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- TeleTech Customer Care Management Philippines, Inc., a division of TeleTech Holdings, Inc. /quotes/comstock/15*!…
- Vector BPO Launches Improved Contact Center BPO Website by: OutsourcingAge Editor
May 3, 2010, 01:01
Vector BPO, an American owned and Operated Contact Center BPO, launched an improved customer-focused, interactive website this month. The site, www.vectorbpo.co…
- Pioneering Information Management Systems for Medical Insurance Companies -- GM-Medicare Management Launches as China's First Medical Insurance BPO by: OutsourcingAge Editor
April 30, 2010, 01:05
Golden Meditech Holdings Limited ("Golden Meditech," or "the Group"; Stock Code: 801), China's leading integrated healthcare device and service enterprise,…
- CallCopy and Connector Systems Partner to Bring WFO Solution to New Zealand by: OutsourcingAge Editor
April 30, 2010, 01:04
CallCopy, a provider of call recording and contact center solutions, today announced that it has entered into a strategic distributor relationship with…
- Sunrise Launches Iguana Self-Service by: OutsourcingAge Editor
April 30, 2010, 01:03
Chessington, United Kingdom - 27 April 2010 - IT and Business service management software specialist Sunrise Software is unveiling a brand new self service…
- Mobilicity outsources network management to Ericsson by: OutsourcingAge Editor
April 30, 2010, 01:02
In the fight against industry behemoths, wireless upstart Mobilicity knows it must be nimble. And in a business where the cost of acquiring customers can be…
- Credit Suisse expanding operations in Asia Pacific region by: OutsourcingAge Editor
April 30, 2010, 01:01
Credit Suisse is taking on more staff and expanding its operations in Australia, New Zealand and Singapore. Ken Brier, head of non-Japan Asia Pacific rates…
- Aegis to raise headcount by 11,000 this fiscal by: OutsourcingAge Editor
April 29, 2010, 01:05
Aegis, the back office outfit of the Ruias-owned Essar Group, plans to add around 11,000 employees to its rolls this fiscal, according to a top company…
- Fisher-Price Will Offshore IT to India by: OutsourcingAge Editor
April 29, 2010, 01:03
In the last two blogs I’ve written, I’ve reported that business among the top three Indian outsourcing companies--Infosys, Tata Consultancy Services, and…
- NSN wins “Russia’s first” full network outsource contract from MTS by: OutsourcingAge Editor
April 29, 2010, 01:02
Nokia Siemens Networks has struck a deal with Russian carrier MTS for what the firms say is the first full network outsourcing contract to be signed in that…
- Bharti seeks to outsource Zain’s African operations by: OutsourcingAge Editor
April 29, 2010, 01:01
After purchasing the African assets of Kuwait’s Zain in a bn deal, Bharti Airtel has called on IT companies and network operators to bid for the IT-related…
- Charles River buys WuXi PharmaTech in .6 billion deal by: OutsourcingAge Editor
April 28, 2010, 01:05
Charles River Laboratories International, a provider of research models and associated services of preclinical drug development, is to buy US-listed Chinese…
- Stream Global Services expands BPO operations by: OutsourcingAge Editor
April 28, 2010, 01:04
Emerging business process outsourcing (BPO) player, Stream Global Services, has stirred optimism for the local industry with its plans to expand operations to…
- iGATE Named to IAOP's Global Outsourcing 100 List by: OutsourcingAge Editor
April 28, 2010, 01:03
FREMONT, Calif., Apr 26, 2010 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- iGATE /quotes/comstock/15*!igte/quotes/nls/igte (IGTE 12.24, +0.06, +0.49%) , the business…
- The Outsource Group Acquires Health Care Legal Services by: OutsourcingAge Editor
April 28, 2010, 01:02
ST. LOUIS, MO — The Outsource Group, a national leader in healthcare revenue cycle management, announced today it has acquired Health Care Legal Services…
- LBB and Siemens' outsourced CCTV project goes live by: OutsourcingAge Editor
April 28, 2010, 01:01
Managers at the London Borough of Bexley (LBB) and Siemens have been working jointly on a new approach to community safety with CCTV at its heart. Community…
- Electrolux IT Solutions signs ITO deal with Accenture by: OutsourcingAge Editor
April 27, 2010, 01:04
Electrolux IT Solutions, a subsidiary of Electrolux, has signed a multi-year contract with Accenture for application development and management services. Und…
- Airbus signs ITO deal with CSC by: OutsourcingAge Editor
April 27, 2010, 01:03
Airbus has selected CSC as the prime contractor to develop and support the aerospace giant’s ‘Value Chain Visibility’ (VCV) and Auto-ID program. CSC…
- Low-cost Australian airline signs IT/BPO deal with Zensar by: OutsourcingAge Editor
April 27, 2010, 01:02
Jetstar Airways, an Australian low-cost airline and arm of Qantas, has signed an application development and BPO deal with Zensar Technologies. Through the…
- Ericsson buys Nortel's stake in LG-Nortel by: OutsourcingAge Editor
April 26, 2010, 01:05
2 million deal expected boost Ericsson's South Korea footprint. Swedish network equipment vendor L.M. Ericsson Telephone Co. has bought Nortel Networks…
- PAL signs outsourcing deal with PLDT unit by: OutsourcingAge Editor
April 26, 2010, 01:04
PHILIPPINE Airlines (PAL) has signed a deal with ePLDT Ventus, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co., to handle call center…
- Losing flag carrier outsources call center services to PLDT by: OutsourcingAge Editor
April 26, 2010, 01:03
FLAG carrier Philippine Airlines (PAL) signed a deal to outsource call center services to a unit of Philippine Long Distance Telephone (PLDT) Co. yesterday,…
- Salesforce.com to pay $US142m for cloud-based contact provider, Jigsaw by: OutsourcingAge Editor
April 26, 2010, 01:02
Salesforce.com is to acquire online contact information provider, Jigsaw for $US142m to enable customers of its cloud based CRM services to better find and…
- PRWT Services, Inc. and Savana Announce New Health Care Eligibility and Enrollment Solution by: OutsourcingAge Editor
April 26, 2010, 01:01
PRWT Services, Inc. and Savana Inc. today announced the launch of a new health care eligibility and enrollment solution to address the 30 million new individual…
- Quantrix Expands International Presence by: OutsourcingAge Editor
April 23, 2010, 01:05
Quantrix announces it has signed six new partners in the Philippines, New Zealand, United Kingdom, Italy, and Ireland to resell its business modeling and…
- CallCopy Aims for Outstanding Customer Experience by: OutsourcingAge Editor
April 23, 2010, 01:04
CallCopy, a leading provider of innovative call recording and contact center solutions, today announced the availability of cc: Discover 4.2, the latest…
- Pallas Athena Launches Process Mining Learning Labs by: OutsourcingAge Editor
April 23, 2010, 01:03
Pallas Athena yesterday announced the launch of new Process Mining Learning Labs for Europe. The first Process Mining Lab will be held on May 18, 2010 in the…
- LenderLive Helps Caliber Funding Streamline GFE Process by: OutsourcingAge Editor
April 23, 2010, 01:02
LenderLive Network Inc., a provider of business process outsourcing and technology, reports that it has helped Arizona-based Caliber Funding LLC streamline…
- People on the move: pharma outsourcing jobs by: OutsourcingAge Editor
April 23, 2010, 01:01
Outsourcing-Pharma presents its latest round up of movements in the pharma outsourcing sector, including appointments at Clearstone Central Laboratories,…
- Kaspersky plans 100-seat call centre by: OutsourcingAge Editor
April 22, 2010, 01:05
Kaspersky Lab, a major anti-virus solutions provider, is contemplating a call centre with 100 people to support its customers. To begin with, the company would…
- Hinduja Global earmarks 5 m for acquisitions in US, UK by: OutsourcingAge Editor
April 22, 2010, 01:04
One of the top three providers of outsourcing solutions in the country, Hinduja Global Solutions has earmarked about 5 million for acquisitions in the US as…
- Oracle to buy Phase Forward 5m by: OutsourcingAge Editor
April 22, 2010, 01:03
IT giant Oracle will pay 5m (€507m) for eClinical solutions firm Phase Forward, significantly expanding its presence in the billion dollar contract…
- PAL to spin off catering, other services,Outsourcing to save P1.5B a year by: OutsourcingAge Editor
April 22, 2010, 01:02
Flag carrier Philippine Airlines (PAL) stands to save as much as P1.5 billion a year in a controversial plan to outsource its non-core operations to third-party…
- Google in China: Drawing lessons for your IT outsourcing plan by: OutsourcingAge Editor
April 22, 2010, 01:01
Google’s decision this week to stop cooperating with Chinese government censors — and, quite likely, pull its business efforts out of China completely —…
- Abtran carves out niche in outsourcing by: OutsourcingAge Editor
April 21, 2010, 01:05
The company, which is 300 creating new jobs, has been building up a presence quietly, writes SUZANNE LYNCH A HOST of business leaders, politicians and…
- Infosys still eyes buys in Europe by: OutsourcingAge Editor
April 21, 2010, 01:04
Twin-pronged strategy In UK, it will look at acquisitions either for verticals or in the space of IP or platform In Germany and France, it looks more for…
- Infosys eyeing acquisitions in Germany, France, Japan by: OutsourcingAge Editor
April 21, 2010, 01:03
Infosys Technologies is looking for acquisitions in France, Germany and Japan in the consulting, business process outsourcing (BPO) and few other segments. …
- Sony outsourcing some VAIO design to beat Apple, HP by: OutsourcingAge Editor
April 21, 2010, 01:02
Sony will stop designing all of its VAIO PCs itself, the company's business deputy president Ryosuke Akahane revealed in an interview today. The Japanese PC…
- Satyam will take two years to rejoin race against TCS, Infy & Cognizant: CEO by: OutsourcingAge Editor
April 20, 2010, 01:05
Beleaguered Satyam Computer, which was taken over by the Mahindras a year ago and renamed as Mahindra Satyam, is still facing major operational challenges,…
- Patni bags contract to develop database for airlines by: OutsourcingAge Editor
April 20, 2010, 01:03
Patni Computer Systems on Wednesday said it has bagged a contract from the Air Transport Association of America (ATA) — the premiere trade association of US…
- Dell to Provide Business Process Outsourcing Services to Help USCIS Enhance More Than 60 Field Office Operations by: OutsourcingAge Editor
April 20, 2010, 01:02
Dell announced today that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Perot Systems Government Services, based in Fairfax, Va., is providing a wide range of business process…
- Outsourcing deals signed by: OutsourcingAge Editor
April 20, 2010, 01:01
Monarch Airlines is outsourcing catering and in-flight retail services to onboard retail supplier Alpha. Under the terms of the three-year contract, Alpha will…
- Selex Galileo does third party indirects deal by: OutsourcingAge Editor
April 19, 2010, 01:04
Defence electronics firm Selex Galileo has outsourced its indirect procurement to Xchanging in a three-year contract worth £50 million. Xchanging will…
- Monarch outsources catering to Alpha by: OutsourcingAge Editor
April 19, 2010, 01:03
Monarch Airlines has announced it is to outsource its catering and in-flight retail services to onboard retail supplier Alpha. Under the terms of the…
- US food giant outsources indirect spend by: OutsourcingAge Editor
April 19, 2010, 01:02
Kraft Foods has outsourced its indirect procurement operations in North America to Capgemini in a long-term agreement. The French-based consultancy revealed…
- New York investors to buy DynCorp International for .5B by: OutsourcingAge Editor
April 19, 2010, 01:01
Cerberus Capital Management is purchasing DynCorp International for approximately .5 billion, including the assumption of debt, DynCorp announced today. Un…
- Dell wins 0 million outsourcing pact with DHS by: OutsourcingAge Editor
April 16, 2010, 01:05
Dell Perot Systems won a 0 million contract to process citizenship and immigration applications at 60 field offices of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration…
- Accretive Solutions Rolls out Cloud Technology Platform to Expand Business Outsourcing Solutions Practice Nationally by: OutsourcingAge Editor
April 16, 2010, 01:02
Accretive Solutions, a leading business consulting and executive search firm, is rolling out a new cloud-based technology platform that will allow the firm to…
- GXS: B2Boost, Leading Games and Entertainment Supply Chain Vendor, Outsources B2B E-Commerce Platform to GXS by: OutsourcingAge Editor
April 16, 2010, 01:01
GXS, a leading provider of business-to-business (B2B) e-commerce solutions, today announced that B2Boost, which specialises in providing supply chain services…
- Lublin as a new player in the Polish BPO market by: OutsourcingAge Editor
April 16, 2010, 01:01
The phenomenon of offshoring, namely transferring business processes abroad, is highly valued by economists who estimate that the greatest world’s economy,…
- We are careful about acquisition, says Infosys by: OutsourcingAge Editor
April 15, 2010, 03:48
BANGALORE: Software major, Infosys on Tuesday said it was "not aggressive" in acquisitions and had decided to adopt a cautious approach on the issue. "We…
- Microsoft outsources internal tech care to Infosys by: OutsourcingAge Editor
April 15, 2010, 03:47
SAN FRANCISCO: Microsoft has outsourced its internal tech support to Indian technology services firm Infosys, the companies have announced. The move was…
- KKR in talks with ICICI to buy stake in Firstsource by: OutsourcingAge Editor
April 15, 2010, 03:46
MUMBAI: US private-equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co is in talks to buy a controlling stake in Indian back-office service provider Firstsource…
- Quatrro BPO gets mn in second round of VC funding by: OutsourcingAge Editor
April 15, 2010, 03:44
NEW DELHI: Quatrro BPO Solutions, founded by Raman Roy, received its second round of venture funding worth million from Walden International, Olympus…
- ZTE to send back its Chinese staff to localise ops here by: OutsourcingAge Editor
April 15, 2010, 03:42
NEW DELHI: Telecom equipment vendor ZTE is planning to send back around 250 Chinese employees to localise its Indian operations over the next 2-3 years. The…
- NII Holdings Selects HP for IT Managed Services in Latin America by: OutsourcingAge Editor
April 14, 2010, 00:49
NII Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: NIHD), a leading provider of mobile communication services operating under the Nextel brand in Latin America, has selected HP…
- Bosch to hire 200 BPO agents by yearend by: OutsourcingAge Editor
April 14, 2010, 00:47
MANILA, Philippines – Citing a “talented workforce with high IT competence and language diversity,” a German company announced Tuesday that it would…
- Convergys named BPO Company of the Year by: OutsourcingAge Editor
April 14, 2010, 00:45
MANILA, Philippines - Convergys Corp., a global leader in relationship management and now the largest private employer in the Philippines, announced that it…
- Kenyan operators turn to outsourcing to stay in the game by: OutsourcingAge Editor
April 14, 2010, 00:44
In order to remain competitive, Kenyan telecom operators are outsourcing their customer service and Network management operations. Following Telkom Kenya…
- Accenture signs IT outsourcing deal with Starwoods Hotels & Resort by: OutsourcingAge Editor
April 13, 2010, 02:27
Accenture is providing Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. , one of the world’s largest hotel and leisure companies, with a range of information…
- Aditya Birla Minacs acquires UK based Compass BPO by: OutsourcingAge Editor
April 13, 2010, 02:25
The F&A space is the new battleground for a number of mid size firms looking to distinguish themselves in the crowded and competitive BPO space. This is…
- The Significance of Sierra Atlantic’s Acquisition of Baytree Associates by: OutsourcingAge Editor
April 9, 2010, 01:01
By: Kathleen Goolsby outsourcing-buzz-blog.com On April 6, Sierra Atlantic Inc., an IT services provider recognized for outsourcing Oracle and product…
- Google Buys Episodic by: OutsourcingAge Editor
April 9, 2010, 01:01
Google has made its fifth acquisition of the year: video service Episodic, which is presumably being drafted to help out with the Google-owned Youtube video…
- Synergy to buy managed services provider C&PA by: OutsourcingAge Editor
April 9, 2010, 01:01
Synergy Plus today announced its intention to acquire South Australian IT service provider C&PA. The agreement was expected to be finalised next week…
- TeleTech Awarded Multi-Year Contract to Enhance Credit Card Customer Experience by: OutsourcingAge Editor
April 9, 2010, 01:01
ENGLEWOOD, CO, Apr 07 (MARKET WIRE) -- TeleTech Services Corporation, a subsidiary of TeleTech Holdings, Inc.(NASDAQ: TTEC), one of the largest and most…
- Billing vendors join forces to boost outsourcing options by: OutsourcingAge Editor
April 9, 2010, 01:01
WARREN, NJ – Two providers of outsourced physician billing services are joining forces. Advantedge Healthcare Solutions, a Warren, N.J.-based provider of…
- USA Today Outsources New Web Section to Demand Media by: OutsourcingAge Editor
April 8, 2010, 04:43
NEW YORK (AdAge.com) -- USA Today's website has started running thousands of pieces of original travel editorial from the Demand Media content farm, making USA…
- Xchanging Wins 5-year Procurement Outsourcing Contract From CHEP by: OutsourcingAge Editor
April 8, 2010, 04:40
Business processing outsourcing company Xchanging plc (XCH.L) said Wednesday it won a five-year procurement outsourcing contract from CHEP, which is a part of…
- Legal & General prepares IT staff for transfer to IBM or Fujitsu by: OutsourcingAge Editor
April 7, 2010, 02:49
An internal Legal & General e-mail has revealed the company could soon outsource its IT infrastructure and some IT services to either IBM or Fujitsu, and…
- Ayala keen on investing in more BPO companies by: OutsourcingAge Editor
April 7, 2010, 02:48
AYALA CORP. WANTS TO INVEST more in the country’s business process outsourcing (BPO) industry to ride on the sector’s booming prospects over the next few…
- PLDT to open Subic ICT hub by: OutsourcingAge Editor
April 7, 2010, 02:44
SUBIC FREE PORT — The Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. (PLDT) has entered into a deal with authorities here to open an information and communications…
- Convergys Announces Sale of its Human Resources Management Line of Business to NorthgateArinso by: OutsourcingAge Editor
April 6, 2010, 03:46
Convergys Corporation (NYSE: CVG), a global leader in relationship management, announced today it has signed a definitive agreement to sell its Human…
- 5 PRIME appoints arvato services healthcare for logistics deal by: OutsourcingAge Editor
April 6, 2010, 03:43
Life science company 5 PRIME GmbH has chosen arvato services healthcare as the global distributor of its products and to manage all of its processes - from…
- Ericsson wins .3-billion Airtel's outsourcing project by: OutsourcingAge Editor
April 6, 2010, 03:42
Ericsson has bagged .3-billion outsourcing contract from Bharti Airtel to upgrade its mobile network. This is the Swedish network company's third billion-doll…
- Analysis: Siemens moves into procurement outsourcing space by: OutsourcingAge Editor
April 5, 2010, 03:20
The entry into the procurement sector by Siemens IT Solutions and Services in March with Siemens Global Procurement raised a few eyebrows. But according to…
- JLL and IBM sign seven-year services agreement by: OutsourcingAge Editor
April 5, 2010, 03:20
Jones Lang LaSalle, a professional services firms specialising in real estate and investment management, has outsourced its IT procurement to IBM as part of…
- Capgemini buys rest of India BPO unit from Hindustan Unilever by: OutsourcingAge Editor
April 5, 2010, 03:19
Capgemini on Monday announced it has bought the remaining 49% in as Capgemini Business Services, its India unit, from Hindustan Unilever. Financial terms of…
- Solis mum on IBM’s off-shoring of jobs by: OutsourcingAge Editor
April 5, 2010, 03:19
EAST FISHKILL – US Labor Secretary Hilda Solis had nothing to say about IBM’s off-shoring of workers when she visited the Hudson Valley Tuesday. Solis…
- Successful Offshore outsourcing companies by: OutsourcingAge Editor
April 1, 2010, 01:01
SolveITlabs is proud to announce its second collaboration with one of the most important companies in the world, France Telecom. SolveITlabs is one of the…
- Accenture Reports over Billion in Outsourcing Business in Recent Quarter by: OutsourcingAge Editor
March 30, 2010, 01:01
Accenture reported financial results for the second quarter of fiscal 2010, ended Feb. 28, 2010, with net revenues of .18 billion, a decrease of 2 percent in…
- Will BSkyB victory over EDS increase cost of outsourcing? by: OutsourcingAge Editor
March 30, 2010, 01:01
The high court ruled last month that EDS, now part of HP, misrepresented its capabilities when supplying a CRM system to BSkyB. EDS, which has already been…
- PAL resorts to job outsourcing by: OutsourcingAge Editor
March 26, 2010, 02:10
Philippine Airlines union president Edgardo Oredina did not sound optimistic when he apprised members of the Philippine Airlines Employees’ Association late…
- American CFOs Will Bank on Offshoring This Year by: OutsourcingAge Editor
March 26, 2010, 02:07
In the midst of risks that flat employment and tight credit pose, there would be a sharp increase in the spending and earning of U.S companies, according to…
- New Firms Say Outsourcing Crucial to Survival by: OutsourcingAge Editor
March 25, 2010, 01:48
The latest generation of hybrid broker-dealers has succeeded in getting the attention of restless financial advisers. Now they have to prove they learned from…
- Mergers and Acquisitions in the BPO World Feb 2010 by: OutsourcingAge Editor
March 24, 2010, 02:29
Acquiree Acquirer / VC Value Date Reason For Acquisition Apollo Contact Centre (British Telecom arm) Belfast, Ireland HCL Tech BPO .5m M…
- Convergys hiring 1,500 in Utah for census by: OutsourcingAge Editor
March 23, 2010, 02:03
Convergys Corp. plans on hiring more than 1,500 temporary workers in Utah to provide call center assistance in support of the 2010 U.S. Census. The…
- Infosys says outsourcing deal pipeline improving by: OutsourcingAge Editor
March 22, 2010, 01:50
Infosys Technologies, India's No. 2 software services exporter, is seeing a rise in outsourcing deal flows due to a recovery in the global economy, a top…
- Aditya Birla Minacs acquires UK’s Compass BPO by: OutsourcingAge Editor
March 22, 2010, 01:49
Aditya Birla Minacs, a leading BPO services player in India and part of the Aditya Birla Group, has acquired the UK-based firm Compass BPO for an undisclosed…
- Patni sets up North American BPO hub in Texas by: OutsourcingAge Editor
March 22, 2010, 01:47
Global IT and BPO services provider, Patni Computer Systems, on Tuesday said it has set up a new North American hub for Business Process Outsourcing operations…
- Siemens says it plans to cut 4,200 jobs worldwide at IT business by: OutsourcingAge Editor
March 22, 2010, 01:43
BERLIN - German industrial conglomerate Siemens AG said Thursday it will cut 4,200 jobs worldwide at its information technology unit as it restructures the…
- StarTek BPO hiring 1,000 more workers by: OutsourcingAge Editor
March 17, 2010, 02:49
BUSINESS PROCESS out-sourcing (BPO) firm StarTek plans to hire more than 1,000 employees as it continues to expand its second facility in Ortigas. “StarTek…
- Philippine firm targets app development outsourcing by: OutsourcingAge Editor
March 17, 2010, 02:49
Software development firm Exist Global aims to arm business process outsourcing (BPO) companies in the Philippines with “software development outsourcing”…
- Sign Manufacturer Cuts Manufacturing Costs in Half by Outsourcing to China by: OutsourcingAge Editor
March 1, 2010, 08:56
Outsourcing manufacturing work to China is a cost-saving but often not a hassle-free undertaking, especially if your company does not have a liaison in place.…
- Nokia to outsource by: OutsourcingAge Editor
February 25, 2010, 09:24
Nokia has outsourced desktop management and help desk functions in 76 countries to Indian outsourcer HCL Technologies. HCL announced that the handset maker has…
- Dell to tap outsourcing market by: OutsourcingAge Editor
February 25, 2010, 09:23
Computer maker Dell Inc has launched a technology services focused company, Dell Services,that will focus on the mid-market enterprise customers. The company…
- Dell plans Indian hub by: OutsourcingAge Editor
February 25, 2010, 09:23
Dell Services, the recently formed unit combining Dells services arm and the acquired Perot Systems, is planning to make India the delivery hub for Asia and…
- Reuters Extends IT-infra Outsourcing Deal with Ness Technologies by: OutsourcingAge Editor
February 25, 2010, 01:02
Ness Technologies' outsourcing experts provide continuing on-site support and maintenance services to Thomson Reuters' clients across Israel, including all…
- Company Saves Millions by Ending IT Outsourcing Deal by: OutsourcingAge Editor
February 25, 2010, 01:01
In the realm of IT outsourcing, disengaging from a multi-year, multi-million dollar agreement can be so difficult and costly for customers that it makes a…
- Microsoft to Increase Outsourcing Work to CPA Global by: OutsourcingAge Editor
February 24, 2010, 01:05
Marty Shively, Assistant General Counsel of Microsoft, who has shifted base from US to India, has been overseeing outsourcing opportunities in India Microsof…
- Ness wins m interior ministry outsourcing contract by: OutsourcingAge Editor
February 24, 2010, 01:04
Information technology services and solutions provider Ness Technologies Inc. has been awarded a ulti-year million outsourcing contract from Israel's…
- ACS Wins Extension To McDonald’s Data Center Contract by: OutsourcingAge Editor
February 24, 2010, 01:01
Affiliated Computer Services said this week that it has won a five-year extension to a major outsourcing contract to manage McDonald’s data center operations…
- Should Playboy have Offshored? by: OutsourcingAge Editor
February 23, 2010, 01:01
Playboy Enterprises announced on Tuesday that it’s going to outsource all business functions except editorial to American Media Inc. It primarily meant that…
- Integreon to Use Mn Actis Fund to Buy Outsourcing Firm by: OutsourcingAge Editor
February 23, 2010, 01:01
The firm is expecting a number of captives to come up for sale and the firm is looking forward to initiate discussions then Knowledge process outsourcing…
- Best HR practices for best in class services by: OutsourcingAge Editor
February 22, 2010, 09:14
Jindal Intellicom believes in providing the right environment for its employees' growth. Its HR policies and practices ensure that. Jindal Intellicom, part…
- Outsource Data Entry Work by: OutsourcingAge Editor
February 22, 2010, 08:59
Outsourcing is the easy way to save the company time, money and energy to focus on its core business. In past outsourcing is the temporary way to meet…
- In-sourcing v. Outsourcing: A Tale of Two Countries by: OutsourcingAge Staff
February 21, 2010, 15:36
The U.S. and Britain may have a special relationship, but that does not mean that they operate the same way. Over the last few years, for example, the…
- OFWs find career success in BPO company by: OutsourcingAge Editor
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- Perriello gets frank about job outsourcing by: OutsourcingAge Editor
August 23, 2010, 01:01
In an exclusive interview with The Union Star (TUS) following his town hall last Thursday in Charlotte Court House, Congressman Tom Perriello spoke candidly…
- Genesee County commissioners consider outsourcing computer services as Web site problems continue by: OutsourcingAge Editor
July 30, 2010, 01:01
GENESEE COUNTY -- The county could outsource its computer and information services and the chairman of the Board of Commissioners says continuing problems with…
- Budget passes; outsourcing reduced by: OutsourcingAge Editor
July 8, 2010, 01:01
After hours of deliberation, the Somerville Board of Alderman early this morning approved a budget proposed by Mayor Joseph Curtatone that includes a modified…
- XMG: Next president should focus on ICT policy, infrastructure by: OutsourcingAge Editor
May 17, 2010, 01:04
WITH BUSINESS PROCESS outsourcing now one of the country’s growth drivers, the next president should see to it that information and communications technology-…
- People on the move: pharma outsourcing jobs by: OutsourcingAge Editor
May 17, 2010, 01:01
Outsourcing-Pharma presents its latest round up of movements in the pharma outsourcing sector, including appointments at Quintiles, ClinTec, Novasep, SCM and…
- School board again rejects study to outsource jobs by: OutsourcingAge Editor
April 27, 2010, 10:06
Sumner County school board members voted for the third time in 12 months to reject a proposal to determine if outsourcing school jobs could save the district…
- Accretive Solutions Rolls out Cloud Technology Platform to Expand Business Outsourcing Solutions Practice Nationally by: OutsourcingAge Editor
April 16, 2010, 01:02
Accretive Solutions, a leading business consulting and executive search firm, is rolling out a new cloud-based technology platform that will allow the firm to…
- Lublin as a new player in the Polish BPO market by: OutsourcingAge Editor
April 16, 2010, 01:01
The phenomenon of offshoring, namely transferring business processes abroad, is highly valued by economists who estimate that the greatest world’s economy,…
- BSP: Outsourcing policies of RP banks benefit economy by: OutsourcingAge Editor
April 13, 2010, 02:31
REGULATORS do not seek to quarrel with labor over the outsourcing policies of some of the banks supervised by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP). But BSP…
- How an Outsourcing Buyer Helped its Service Provider in Haiti after the Earthquake by: OutsourcingAge Editor
April 8, 2010, 04:45
Outsourcing is a business transaction. But sometimes outsourcing gets personal. When natural disaster strikes, sometimes the best aid comes from a long-term…
- How outsourcing can cost you time and money by: OutsourcingAge Editor
April 5, 2010, 03:19
In a recent UK case, BSkyB was awarded a £200 million interim damages payout against its outsourcing vendor as a result of a failed IT outsourcing project.…
- China: Billion And Ambition by: OutsourcingAge Editor
April 1, 2010, 01:01
The chief executive of VanceInfo, Chris Chen, had no qualms in telling me that he wants the business he founded in 1995 to “become the biggest outsourcing…
- Leonia considers outsourcing part of school custodial staff by: OutsourcingAge Editor
April 1, 2010, 01:01
An estimated 19 school custodians would be laid off as part of a plan to outsource the night shift to a private company. Officials say the plan which will…
- Professional Employee Leasing Services a next step with the name of BPO by: OutsourcingAge Editor
April 1, 2010, 01:01
You might have many questions, and, as there already are so many myths regarding: - a) How these Service Providers work? b) What Quotient of control we are…
- Outsourcing's latest trend: Companies should give KPO a chance by: OutsourcingAge Editor
March 24, 2010, 02:35
Knowledge process outsourcing (KPO) has reached something of a revered status over the past year or two, hailed as the exciting progression of business process…
- Outsourcing May Help Metro Schools Avoid Past Mistakes by: OutsourcingAge Editor
March 16, 2010, 02:19
In order to save five million dollars in this tight budget year, Metro Nashville Schools is proposing cutting their more than 600 janitors and maintenance…
- Women more satisfied working in public sector than BPOs by: OutsourcingAge Editor
March 8, 2010, 02:50
NEW DELHI: Women working in public sector undertakings (PSUs) are more satisfied than those working in private outsourcing companies, says a study by the…
- Reed Looks to IT Outsourcing to Cut Costs by: OutsourcingAge Editor
February 24, 2010, 01:03
Publishing giant Reed Elsevier reported a surge in revenues and operating profit for 2009, helped by cost savings made by outsourcing IT development and back…
- "BPO industry offers multi-dimensional growth opportunities" by: OutsourcingAge Editor
February 22, 2010, 09:20
For Shwetabh Kumar, there is no seven-year itch syndrome. He simply loves being in this high growth sector BPO sector, a long term career option. Does this…
- OutsourcingWorld.biz Profile: Outsourcing Leader Jeff Russell by: OutsourcingAge Staff
February 21, 2010, 16:13
FROM OUTSOURCINGWORLD.BIZ Jeff RussellFrom time to time, here at OutsourcingWorld.biz we will recognize noteworthy pioneers of the Global Outsourcing…
- Perriello gets frank about job outsourcing by: OutsourcingAge Editor
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