Outsourcing: India news from FierceCIO

Some well-known U.S. firms that have been hit by the recession and need to cut costs, are abandoning the back-office information technology centers they have operated in India. In a move that Read more...

IBM is taking a three-pronged approach to dealing with the current economic crisis. It's laying off as many as 5,000 U.S. workers, transferring work to India, and seeking money from the $787 billion Read more...

It's not easy for employees or employers when it comes time for downsizing and layoffs, but CIO.com reports that businesses can face far more complex problems and legal issues outside the United Read more...

A new study by the Hackett Group projects that companies will increase their use of offshore resources by 50 percent in the next three years while cutting costs by up to half through the use of Read more...

Business Week posted its top 100 Information Technology companies worldwide--companies that are in hot industries, and that have performed well in terms of shareholder return, revenue growth and Read more...

India's IT service providers are trying out a new strategy in their growing technology businesses. They are hiring more U.S. talent and opening up branches in the United States. And this new trend Read more...

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A new study finds that the United States, Sweden and Japan are the leading countries using technologies such as networks, cell phones and computers to increase social and economic prosperity. The Read more...

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Has the wind been taken out of the sails for overseas outsourcing? Probably not. But there are plenty of cautionary tales about the changing terrain of getting things done cheaply abroad. The first Read more...