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Dr Pepper shakes up IT
Dr Pepper Snapple Group Inc. is expanding its outsourcing work to HCL America Inc., the U.S.-based subsidiary of outsourcer HCL Technologies Ltd. in Noida, India.
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Judges ask tough questions in H-1B case
Love not the only thing going to South America
Q&A: India trade group chief criticizes proposed H-1B bill
Microsoft extends Dynamics service pack support
Layoffs are increasing demand for tech freelancers
IBM offers high-performance computing services
Alcatel-Lucent will team with HP to sell telecom products
Clinton urges stronger India ties in speech laced with IT speak
IBM rolls out new corporate cloud services plan
2008 Salary Survey: IT pay takes tiny leaps
If you're like the almost 7,000 respondents to our survey, your paycheck this year has been flattened and your bonus obliterated. So what do you do to survive these tight times? Here are 12 ways to plump up your skinny paycheck.
Outsourcing: Demise of the Offshore Captive Center
The offshore captive center was once the Holy Grail of offshore outsourcing. As companies got a taste of the cost savings possible by outsourcing IT and business process work to lower cost countries, they began to salivate over the thought of bypassing the offshore vendors (and their pesky profit margins) altogether and saving even more money by setting up their own service shops in India.
Save Time By Scanning Paper Documents
If you've got a filing cabinet--or desk--overflowing with documents, or if you want more thoughtful file management in general, a scanner can save you space, time, and ultimately money.
Recession Strains Outsourcing Partnerships
Troubled economic times tend to take their toll on relationships. That's no less true in outsourcing partnerships than it is in your personal life. Financial straits have a not-so-subtle way of bringing the flaws in any union to the fore.
How to Select a Vendor Management System
Companies looking for a new vendor management system (VMS) have a wide variety of software solutions to choose from that, on the surface, appear to have very similar functionality. But, with so much commonality across the leading vendors, sourcing and vendor management professionals are better served focusing more time on the differentiating features like native business intelligence (BI) and advanced workflow tools in order to make the best purchasing decision.
Next Stop for Security: BI and Business Services
Congratulations. You're doing magnificent work. Don't let up.
Ways to Save Money on Current Outsourcing Contract
You may not have signed a contract with your third-party IT services provider solely to cut costs. Maybe you were seeking specific skills or farming out non-core work to focus on strategic initiatives, or looking for a back door into an emerging economy.
Can You Trust the Cloud?
The reliability of cloud computing services is a big concern for users, especially given a recent string of outages. IT managers should decide what level of risk they can accept.
Backshoring: Just PR, or Long-Term Business Strategy?
Some economists are recommending that U.S.-based companies that have sent work overseas bring it back to the U.S. They advocate for "on-shoring" or " backshoring"-not as a protectionist trade policy-but as a strategic move designed to conserve a market (namely, U.S. consumers.)
IT gets ready for the recovery
IT shops should take steps now to position their organizations to ride the road to economic recovery.
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