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  Outsourcer Cognizant posts strong revenue and profit growth despite uncertain market

  Cognizant Technology Solutions posted strong growth in revenue and profits in the fourth quarter of 2011, indicating that a few focused players continue to grow, even as demand for offshoring is flat because of uncertain economic conditions.

  By John Ribeiro | 09 February, 2012 01:43

  Tags: Tata Consultancy Services, services, outsourcing, offshoring, financial results, Cognizant Technology Solutions, business issues

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  India builds a mega data center

  IBM has designed and helped to build a 900,000-square-foot data center in India that it says is the largest in that country in terms of size and power. It's also among the largest in the world.

  By Patrick Thibodeau | 07 February, 2012 23:39

  Tags: services, outsourcing, networking, management, internet, infrastructure management, IBM, hardware systems, hardware, Data Center, Configuration / maintenance, cloud computing

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  Engineer's wife 'ferocious' in Obama Q&A on H-1Bs

  The White House is following up on an offer made by President Barack Obama this week to help find a job for an unemployed semiconductor engineer in Texas. The offer was made during a live online town hall after the engineer's wife questioned the government's policy concerning H-1B visa workers.

  By Patrick Thibodeau | 04 February, 2012 09:09

  Tags: training, services, outsourcing, it management, industry verticals, Google, Education/Training, education, careers

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  H-1B workers are better paid, more educated, study finds

  H-1B workers are better educated than U.S. born workers and earn more, according to a new study by an independent research group.

  By Patrick Thibodeau | 03 February, 2012 23:14

  Tags: services, Regulation, outsourcing, IT industry, Gov't Legislation/Regulation, government

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  U.S. firms should disclose offshore hiring, says lawmaker

  WASHINGTON -- A newly filed U.S. House bill would require that U.S. public companies disclose the number of workers they employ in the U.S., and the number that work overseas.

  By Patrick Thibodeau | 02 February, 2012 08:58

  Tags: U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, U.S. Department of Labor, services, Regulation, outsourcing, it management, Gov't Legislation/Regulation, government, careers

• The world's most unusual outsourcing destination

  Think of North Korea, and repression, starvation and military provocation are probably the first things that come to mind. But beyond the geopolitical posturing, North Korea has also been quietly building up its IT industry.

  By Martyn Williams | 11 June, 2010 10:48

  Tags: outsourcing, north korea

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  How to manage outsourcers after the contract's ink is dry

  When the global trade association SEMI experienced a big revenue decline last year and had to cut staff, CIO Gil McInnes turned to outsourcing.

  By Mary Brandel | 09 March, 2010 07:29

  Tags: outsourcing

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  Outsourcing information security

  The need to keep information secure is not a recent development. To satisfy this need, most organisations construct a list of security requirements based on common sense. This has proven fairly effective with simple and well understood media such as pen and paper. As information management (and its security) has become more complex in nature, the likelihood of a gap in that common sense list of requirements has increased.

  By Simon Burson | 28 January, 2010 07:24

  Tags: security, outsourcing, Managed security services

• Offshoring? Try China and India plus a third site

  China may be rising as an offshoring destination, but many companies are outsourcing to multiple countries rather than just choosing between China and India.

  By Owen Fletcher | 22 June, 2009 22:24

  Tags: China, india, offshoring, outsourcing

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  10 Cultural Faux Pas You Should Never Make in India

  It's been 12 hours since your last bite to eat. Your stomach growls angrily as you meet the host who will take care of all your needs while you prepare to sign a big contract with his company. He takes you out to dinner at a nice restaurant--please tell me you didn't just order a steak!

  By Shawna McAlearney | 18 April, 2009 09:02

  Tags: india, outsourcing

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