Archive for February, 2009

Incentives for IBM approved by state

Thursday, February 19th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

SOURCE: Telegraph Herald Online DATE: Feb 19th, 2009 ARTICLE  Green conversion of a Dubuque building for the huge IBM project received a $12 million stimulus award today from the Economic Development Board and ... Read more..

ProBenchmark Names Howard Davies Director of Outsourcing and Benchmarking Services

Thursday, February 19th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

SOURCE: Press Release DATE: Feb 19th, 2009 ProBenchmark,the provider of innovative outsourcing price benchmarking and online advisory tools, has named Howard Davies director of outsourcing and benchmarking services. Mr. Davies brings more than ... Read more..

IT cos to be exposed to risks of longer receivable periods – EconomicTimes

Thursday, February 19th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

SOURCE: EconomicTimes DATE: Feb 19th, 2009 ARTICLE The IT companies will be exposed to risks of longer receivable periods and a higher proportion of receivable write-offs. This will put pressure on their operating ... Read more..

BPOs to grow faster than IT cos: Genpact

Thursday, February 19th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

SOURCE: MoneyControl.com DATE: Feb 19th, 2009 ARTICLE The Indian IT sector is going through bad times and the outlook is gloomy. Now the question arises, are pricing pressures weighing down on the BPO ... Read more..

Genpact Limited Q4 2008 Earnings Call Transcript – SeekingAlpha

Wednesday, February 18th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

SOURCE: SeekingAlpha.com DATE: Feb 19th, 2009 ARTICLE Genpact Limited (G) Q4 2008 Earnings Call Transcript February 18, 2009 8:00 am ET Executives Anil Nayar – SVP and Head of IR Pramod Bhasin – President & CEO Vivek Gour – ... Read more..

US firms to build sustainable rural outsourcing model

Wednesday, February 18th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

SOURCE: EconomicTimes DATE: Feb 18th, 2009 ARTICLE Smaller US firms such as Rural America Onshore Sourcing and Xpanxion are attempting to build a sustainable rural outsourcing model in the US at a time ... Read more..

IT firms offshore work to cut costs – Business Standard

Wednesday, February 4th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

SOURCE: Business Standard DATE: Feb 4th, 2009 Mohit Soapbox: Reduction in onshore/offshore ratio going from 30:70 to 15:85. Doing work offshore and leveraging the low cost facilities in India is a better cost ... Read more..

Mastek asks 425 staff to resign or get trained with nominal salary – EconomicTimes

Wednesday, February 4th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

SOURCE: EconomicTimes DATE: Feb 4th, 2009 Mohit Soapbox: I think this may seem harsh but it is good to see a firm Chairman be open about the effect of downturn and how it ... Read more..

Offshoring Vendors Slice 15 Percent Off Some Deals

Wednesday, February 4th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

SOURCE: CFO.COM DATE: Feb 3rd, 2009 Mohit Soapbox: What we are finding in the marketplace is that the pressure in outsourcing deals is coming from all sides. Where vendors are willing to reduce ... Read more..

Outsourcing Gets Crimped by Recession – BusinessWeek

Wednesday, February 4th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

SOURCE: Business Week DATE: Feb 2nd, 2009 Mohit Soapbox: Besides the cost factor and revisiting business cases for outsourcing, there has been an overall inertia set in companies who are looking at outsourcing ... Read more..