Archive for March, 2008

RR Donnelley suffers BPO losses

Thursday, March 20th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

SOURCE: PrintWeek DATE: March 20th, 2008 Mohit Soapbox: Good thing for OfficeTiger founder, who took the cash and ran! I always wondered the synergies of RR Donnelley and if they could manage, integrate ... Read more..

AOL reportedly selling Indian business-process operations to Essar unit

Thursday, March 20th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

SOURCE: MarketWatch DATE: March 19th, 2008 ARTICLE AOL is selling its business process outsourcing unit in India to Aegis Communications, a unit of the Essar Group, The Times of India reported, citing a ... Read more..

Indian offshoring firms raise rates; costs often hidden

Thursday, March 20th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

SOURCE: CIO DATE: March 19th, 2008 Mohit Soapbox: Some things to look at more closely now in the contract: - Currency inflation clauses - inflation and cost of living adjustment - travel charges - supervisory controls and ... Read more..

BPOs roll out uniform code

Thursday, March 20th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

SOURCE: IndiaTimes DATE: March 20th, 2008 ARTICLE Mini-skirts and noodle straps are going to be logged out of many BPO firms in Sector V. Alarmed by an increasing number of employees turning up in ... Read more..

Satyam’s deal with Bear Stearns faces uncertain future

Tuesday, March 18th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

SOURCE: EconomicTimes DATE: March 18th, 2008 ARTICLE The impending end of Bear Stearns & Co as an independent company could be a double whammy for Indian outsourcing firm Satyam Computer Services. The Wall Street ... Read more..

Chennai-based KPO co acquires US based GGS book services

Tuesday, March 18th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

SOURCE: The Hindu DATE: March 18th, 2008 ARTICLE Chennai-based Knowledge Process Outsourcing (KPO) company focussing on content services for the publishing industry, PreMedia Global Inc., on Tuesday said it has acquired US based ... Read more..

Kale to provide airmail revenue accounting service to Finnair

Tuesday, March 18th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

SOURCE: Financial Express DATE: March 18th, 2008 ARTICLE Information technology firm Kale Consultants on Tuesday said it has bagged its first airmail accounting BPO contract from Finnair Cargo, a cargo carrier in northern ... Read more..

ACS wins $25M Canada deal, buys German firm

Tuesday, March 18th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

SOURCE: Dallas Business Journal DATE: March 18th, 2008 ARTICLE Affiliated Computer Services Inc. has signed a five-year $25 million contract to operate an intersection safety camera program for the city of Winnipeg, Canada. The ... Read more..

TCS opens 1000-seat development centre in US

Tuesday, March 18th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

SOURCE: EconomicTimes DATE: March 18th, 2008 ARTICLE Tata Consultancy Services Ltd, India's top software exporter, said on Tuesday it had set up its first delivery centre in the United States to serve its dominant ... Read more..

Philippines call centers reel from world’s highest turnover

Monday, March 17th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

SOURCE: Davao Today DATE: March 16th, 2008 ARTICLE Like zombies, they stumbled out of the elevator: haggard, red-eyed, and sleepy in shabby, crumpled clothes and disheveled hair. Some in sandals and pajamas, their ... Read more..