News Analysis

Wednesday, July 02, 2008
Black Book rewrites the industry for 2008
The new edition of the Black Book of Outsourcing finds the magnetic pull of the US attracting people back towards it, and black marks against the name of offshore providers that forget customer service in the quest for revenues and elitist attitudes. Chris Middleton reports.
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Downturn: not a money-spinner for debt collectors, finds report
Research sponsored by Firstsource, the global business process outsourcing company, indicates that the credit crunch has not yet had a major impact on the consumer debt management industry. More than a quarter of respondents (26 percent) said they had not been affected by the declining economic environment, and over half (53 percent) reported that they had monitored only minimal impact.
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Latin America – Growing in Popularity as a Global Sourcing Location
The use of global delivery models is now common practice within the BPO market and Latin America is becoming an increasingly popular.
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Monday, June 30, 2008
37 percent of people willing to relocate globally for better careers, says Manpower Inc

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Thursday, June 26, 2008
Collapsed NHS deal could see Fujitsu haemorrhaging jobs and money
Fujitsu is left bruised and battered by its encounter with the NHS Programme for IT, telling the House of Commons of constant financial and contractual pressures that forced it to abandon talks. Chris Middleton reports.
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‘Made in Green’ initiative aims to eliminate child labour
Child labour could be eliminated in retailers adopt an existing, but ignored, audit process, says the prime mover of idea. Chris Middleton is not so sure.
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Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Offshoring fuels high net worth individuals in Asia as Western economy slows
Offshoring destinations are seeing biggest growth of high net worth individuals, says Merrill Lynch, with India and China topping the league. Meanwhile, the slowdown hits more mature economies.
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Wednesday, June 18, 2008
Uk business failing to protect data assets
Bell Micro finds that UK business is still signally failing to address the security of their data assets. Chris Middleton investigates.
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IBM and HP ‘going green’: Ovum comments
Recent announcements from IBM and HP show that energy consumption in the datacentre is now attracting high-level attention in both enterprises and IT vendors. Graham Titterington, principal analyst at Ovum, compares these two initiatives and puts them into a wider perspective. while Chris Middleton provides some additional perspectives.
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SUPINFO extends Telecity deal
TelecityGroup, the pan European provider of network independent data centres and value added services, today announces that the International Institute of Information Technology, also called “SUPINFO”, France’s leading international ICT school, has extended its relationship with the company by taking additional hosting space and value added services to cater for the rapid growth of its server housing, network and storage requirements.
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