Archive for March, 2009

Indian IT majors lose premium valuation over global peers – The Hindu

Monday, March 30th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

SOURCE: The Hindu DATE: March 30th, 2009 ARTICLE BL Research Bureau Stock market investors seem to expect that Indian IT majors will deliver lower growth than their global peers. PE multiples of Indian ... Read more..

Accenture Lowers Fiscal 2009 Forecasts; Shares Fall – Bloomberg

Monday, March 30th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

SOURCE: Bloomberg DATE: March 27th, 2009 Mohit Soapbox: Accenture which has till the last quarter continued to show a strong face relative to the slowdown it's competitors and Indian vendors were facing seems ... Read more..

‘Economic benefits of outsourcing are compelling’ – EXL CEO

Monday, March 30th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

SOURCE: DNA DATE: March 28th, 2009 ARTICLE In 2007, business process outsourcing firm EXLService Holdings witnessed an attrition rate of 41%. By December 2008, the rate had corrected to 34%, with headcount at ... Read more..

Outsourcing in Economic Crisis– A rebirth or back to its roots ?

Monday, March 30th, 2009 Posted in Featured, Opinions | No Comments »

March 26th, 2009  I recently read an article on the Times website ( LINK) which made me think about the outsourcing industry and where it is now. The Times article talks ... Read more..

Symphony Eyes More R&D Acquisitions in India

Monday, March 30th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

SOURCE: CXOToday DATE: March 30th, 2009 ARTICLE Symphony Services, a provider of outsourced product development, which recently acquired four captive R&D centres in India, expects the trend of captive acquisition to gain further ... Read more..

Convergys cuts Canadian jobs, adds in Philippines

Monday, March 30th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

SOURCE: Business Courier DATE: March 30th, 2009 ARTICLE Convergys Corp. will eliminate 275 jobs at its call center in Winnipeg, Manitoba, while opening three new call centers in the Philippines. The Canadian jobs were ... Read more..

Dream run in global boom, shaky in slowdown

Monday, March 30th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

SOURCE: The Telegraph DATE: March 21st, 2009 ARTICLE Amar Malhotra (name changed) was a manager with Evalueserve, a global knowledge processing firm, in Noida till last month. The 29-year-old had a six-figure salary. ... Read more..

Dear A.I.G., I Quit! – Letter by ex AIG EVP to the CEO – NY Times

Wednesday, March 25th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

SOURCE: New York Times DATE: March 24th, 2009 Click on the article to go to the original posting speically all the comments. The letter showcases the blame game and how  AIG , ... Read more..

IBM to announce layoffs and shift some jobs to India – WSJ

Wednesday, March 25th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

SOURCE: WSJ DATE: March 25th, 2009 According to WSJ , IBM is planning to announce layoffs in their global services unit and shift some roles to India. IBM ss not the only  ... Read more..

Infosys – Get half the salary and go do something good

Wednesday, March 25th, 2009 Posted in Opinions | No Comments »

SOURCE: Indian Express DATE: March 25th, 2009 Infosys is offering it's top employees an opportunity to take half the salary and go work for a non-profit for an year.  Supposedly seven folks ... Read more..