Posts Tagged ‘outsourcing’

Recession: The Rise of Contractual Work and Freelancing

Thursday, March 26, 2009 10:54 By GSerrano

When companies tighten their proverbial belts in a time of economic crisis, employment is the first to go haywire. In the U.S. alone, 4.4 million jobs are said to have been lost. In this time of recession, full-time employment has become a shaky concept.
Based on a recent survey, companies are now outsourcing more tasks and [...]

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Its IBM now on the Job Cut Spree

Wednesday, March 25, 2009 22:22 By MB

 

IBM will cut as many as 5000 jobs in the United States this year, which will amount to over 4 percent of the total IBM’s workforce. Sources say that the job cuts will be administered mainly in the IBM’s global outsourcing and consulting services.
These turn of events are only expected after the economic recession, probably [...]

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Satyam may have a New Buyer by April 30

Wednesday, March 25, 2009 8:45 By MB

 

Indian IT major, Satyam Computer Services Ltd has hoped to finalize its buyer by April 30 for its 51 percent stake in the company. After months of being under the scanner for the fraud case, the biggest scam in Indian corporate history, Satyam Computers have finally found some bidders. 
The potential bidders as for now are [...]

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India’s IT Industry May Have to Bear the Brunt

Saturday, February 28, 2009 10:26 By MB

 

With the U.S President Barack Obama’s new budget plans to restructure the crumbling U.S economy, India’s IT industry may suffer. He has vowed to eliminate tax benefits for the U.S companies that have outsourced jobs to the foreign locations.
Nearly 1000 American firms have outsourced their jobs to a foreign location due to cost benefits. The [...]

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Satyam Scam: Fall of an Outsourcing Giant

Monday, January 12, 2009 5:55 By Madhuri Katti

Government of India has proactively stepped in to rescue Satyam and control the damage done by Satyam scandal to India’s overseas image. Satyam founders Ramalinga Raju, his brother and financial head of the company are in judicial custody for interrogation. Government has appointed three experts as new board members and looks like Satyam and India’s [...]

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