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Dec23
Srilanka keen to get investment from Indian outsourcing companies
Srilanka has invited Indian BPO and outsourcing services companies to invest in the beautiful island country. Srilnakan authorities feel that the country can give India come competitive edges as it can boast of is large English speaking experienced talent pool at a competitive cost.

While addressing a conference organized by FICCI, G L Peiris, Sri Lankan Minister for export development and international trade said.Srilanka-investment-India-outsourcing

Indian companies can invest in Sri Lanka to outsource their projects here. We have a large talent pool of trained personnel available at lower costs. Outsourcing of projects here will significantly help Indian companies reduce operational costs as well as offset the effect of rupee appreciation against the dollar

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Dec21
Tom & Jerry and outsourcing mantra
They say you can relate any dam thing in this world with management. So, can Tom & Jerry, the proverbial cat and mouse comic book characters be left out from management? Or to be precisely, from management of outsourcing? Chasing... Continue Reading
Boeing, HAL sign $1billion outsourcing deal
India’s Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has locked a one-billion dollar manufacturing outsourcing deal with American aerospace biggie Boeing for over ten years. The Indian defense public sector undertaking will manufacture subsystems for Boeing's wide range of fighter planes like... Continue Reading
Dec19
UFOs over Haiti: It’s FAKE video
Two UFOs over Haiti is creating a lot of buzz. People in message boards etc asking desperately if it’s true, if they have the vids etc. Let me tell you, this whole story of UFOs over Haiti is FAKE and... Continue Reading
Augustus outsources IT function to Savvis
Leading hedge firm Augustus Asset Managers has signed a four year IT outsourcing contract with global IT infrastructure services provider Savvis. As per the deal, Savvis, will deliver Augustus with customized “highly available" trading systems believed to be the "lifeblood"... Continue Reading
Are Indian service providers losing sheen in outsourcing arena due to dollar depreciation against Indian rupee?
Till now, Indian service providers in outsourcing have been considered as the darlings of the industry. But, may be not any more. They are facing difficult challenges in US in getting new contracts signed or extending. Now US clients are... Continue Reading
Companies blending service regions for better utility
Over last few months many outsourcing companies and parent companies have set up outsourcing facilities in US itself or have settled for near shore alternatives. But that does not mean US companies will bring back all outsourcing works to... Continue Reading
Indian Embassy in US outssourcing visa processing to local US firm
Indian embassy in US is outsourcing the Visa processing from the local US firm, Travisa.. The process is six weeks old and is getting mixed responses from the users.   “Overall it’s getting better, especially when compared to what... Continue Reading
PeopleSupport declines IPVG bid
BPO service provider PeopleSupport, Inc. has declined an “unwelcome” sort of bid made by IPVG Corp and AO Capital Partners. The actual reason is not know, officially it has been informed from the company media center that after "careful... Continue Reading
NEC Electronics is considering outsourcing
Japanese chip maker NEC Electronics Corp is planning to outsource some functions so to help meet an expected shortage of liquid crystal display chips and trim costs. It is believed that the LCD sector will supposedly face a shortage of... Continue Reading
Dec18
Casey Aldridge makes Jamie Lynn Spears pregnant, pictures, exclusive photos, images
Zoey 101 star Jamie Lynn Spears is pregnant and the Britney Spears’ this 16 year sister’s pregnancy news is making lot of headlines. But who is this Casey Aldridge, the boyfriend of Jamie Lynn Spears? If you wonder who’s... Continue Reading
Jamie Lynn Spears pregnant at 16, Britney Spears' contraceptive advice fails
Britney Spears’ younger sister Jamie Lynn Spears confirmed that she is pregnant. She is 16 years old. Ha. Nickelodeon’s cutie mutie ‘Zoey 101’ star has just wrapped up the shooting for the fourth season. It’s not clear whether Jamie... Continue Reading
Emerging Entertainment's Troll And Armor gets four outsourcing partners
Established in 2006, Emerging Entertainment, a gaming studio, dedicated to developing next generation games has teamed up with not one or two, but four outsourcing partners for upcoming gaming title for PC and consoles. A fantasy action adventure ‘Troll... Continue Reading
easyJet oustources IT functions to Alfred McAlpine
The low cost airline easyJet has teamed up with Alfred McAlpine for a three year IT services outsourcing deal. The IT division of Alfred McAlpine will offer 24*7 IT support to its 5,000 employees spread across more than 86... Continue Reading
EDS wins TP contract, more emphasis on Poland
EDS has made a formal announcement of winning an infrastructure outsourcing deal from Polish company, Telekomunikacja Polska (TP). The contract is worth $52 million and will run for 5 years. EDS will manage desktops for TP. EDS is the first... Continue Reading
SourceNet Solutions yet again becomes best accounts payable outsourcing vendor
Sister concern of The Bank of New York Mellon's Treasury Services Group, SourceNet Solutions has been adjudged as number one accounts payable (AP) outsourcing vendor on the 2007 Top 50 Best Managed Global Outsourcing Vendors list compiled by the Brown-Wilson... Continue Reading
Taare Zameen Par: Aamir Khan’s connection with Anhishek Bachchan
Aamir Khan is ready with his next experimental and different film, Taare Zameen Par (or Tare Zameen Par, as my friend in office writes). Taare Zameen Par has also mention of Abhishek Bachchan. Kind of outsourcing an alien but popular... Continue Reading
Outsourcing flying from big cities
Not only in India, to some extent in Mexico and Philippines, outsourcing hot spots have reached to a certain saturation point. Top Indian top outsourcing destination like Delhi, Gurgaon, Bangalore, Hyderabad are facing shortage of talents, trainable talents are scarce... Continue Reading
Dec17
What outsourcing clients want??
If you think outsourcing clients are only bothered about curtailing cost and spruce up efficiencies, you are mistaken. In the recent past more and more outsourcers instead of cheap service providers are pitching themselves as partners in the crime….as in... Continue Reading
KPMG to buy a HR firm in India
KPMG is looking to acquire a mid sized specialized HR firm specialized in compensation space, leadership development and HR outsourcing operations. Economic Times reports that the firm expects nearly 30% of its future human capital practice revenues will stem from... Continue Reading
North American Contact Center Outsourcing to reach $27.5 billiom
From a modest $20.7 billion in 2007, The North American outsourcing market will reach revenue of $27.5 billion in 2013, states a recent report prepared by research firm Front & Sullivan.The study has said that companies are and will... Continue Reading
Ideeli makes high fashion products available on sms and email
How Ideeli is different than other online shopping sites? It blends these attributes together: personal shopping, luxury goods, high discount, email alerts, sms alerts. Broadly this is the idea which was softly launched in May 2007 that fetched $3.8 million... Continue Reading
Motorola to increase handset outsourcing
Mobile phone manufacturer and Providers of analog and digital two-way voice and data radio products and systems, Motorola will expand its outsourcing policy by enhancing the ratio of ODM handsets to its total output to 50% in 2008 compared... Continue Reading
Newspaper outsourcing following ad slump prediction
A survey conducted by Deutsche Bank analyst Paul Ginocchio states that a new wave of outsourcing in the newspaper sector will be prevalent in 2008. It is believed that it’s only outsourcing which can help spruce up the dwindling... Continue Reading
AT&T, IBM outsourcing agreement gets EU clearance
The European Commission has shown green signal to telecommunications (phone, DSL Internet and satellite TV services) giant AT&T to buy International Business Machines Inc.'s (IBM) telecommunications and network management services. The buy comes under an outsourcing deal in which... Continue Reading
Denmark most, Hungary least practice outsourcing
According to new figures, European Union (EU) is a bit ahead of UK firms when it comes to the number outsourcing IT functions are concerned.Latest survey by EU statistics office Eurostat has revealed that approximately 44 per cent of EU... Continue Reading
Sample Vacation Leave Letter
Well, the festive season is on and you have your plan ready to hit the chosen holiday spot or grand mom’s village or whatever for the holidays. You have spoken with your boss and/or HR department regarding the Christmas Vacation... Continue Reading
Dec10
IBM's Nanophotonic Supercomputer plan unveiled
IBM made the impossible possible. Thanks to the technology called silicon nanophotonic, IBM has created a supercomputer that comes in the size of a standard laptop. In lay man’s language, silicon nanophotonics replace some of the wires on a... Continue Reading
After Vanessa Hudgens nude photo scandal emerges the lawsuit issue, Vanessa ready with Christmas In Washington & 19th birthday bash
High School Musical star Vanessa Hudgens, still surviving from nude naked photo leaks,  pictures and lesbian video tape scandal now has to face an all new problem as her former attorney Brian Schall filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles last... Continue Reading
Dec 6
Airbus to move production to US as euro rising against weak dollar
As Euro continuing to value more against US Dollar it also makes sense to make planes in US than Europe. Airbus, European airplane maker plans to shift its production house in US, because thanks to fallen dollar, its actually cheaper... Continue Reading
Filipinos empathize with customers better
Understanding customer queries well and treating them with right dose of empathy is important. In line with other qualities, it’s empathy or as they call it "malasakit" in local language, that set Philippines’ call center agents apart from others.... Continue Reading
Dec 4
Outsource your worry to India, and more
That’s what exactly AJ Jacobs, editor at large of Esquire magazine has been doing for last three years. In fact, not only his worries, his team in India do virtually everything for him, from the reasonable -- planning a party... Continue Reading
New contracts come with employees from the client
A new trend has hit the outsourcing industry in India. Indian IT and outsourcing majors after clinching a deal from their clients are getting a package of workforce along with the pay packets. Economic Times reports: Indian IT and BPO... Continue Reading
The Outsource Group (TOG) acquires Productivity Network Innovations Healthcare
The Outsource Group (TOG) an accounts receivable management company has acquired Productivity Network Innovations Healthcare for an undisclosed amount. The later provides insurance related transaction and business office outsourcing solutions to health care providers. For, TOG, a St Louis based... Continue Reading
Blend nearshoring for better greater outsourcing success
We are outsourcing but not offshoring. That’s what some of the giant companies saying these days. Outsourcing to far off countries has its own limitations. Cultural issues were always there, but I guess Americans have slowly accepted the fact that... Continue Reading
Dec 3
Cybernet-SlashSupport (CSS) partners with Netherland’s Bergler ICT
US based information technology company Cybernet-SlashSupport (CSS) has inked a partnership deal with Netherland’s Bergler ICT. The duo will now offer infrastructure management services for Bergler's European clients. The newly formed ally will provide offshore based (read: India) based... Continue Reading
Pfizer to outsource more to Asia
Pfizer is looking to Asia for both Research and Development and manufacturing outsourcing to cut as much as 30% manufacturing costs. Competition from generic drugs and expiry of some important patent drugs are cited as reasons behind the move. Pfizer... Continue Reading

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