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Computerworld - A good place to start looking for information on outsourcing is The Outsourcing Institute, a Jericho, N.Y.-based international association. Its 24,000 members include buyers, service providers and industry influencers.
The following vendors offer third-party outsourcing consulting, such as price benchmarking, insight into the way outsourcers operate, and legal and technical advice:
- Aligne Inc., Wayne, Pa.
- Compass America Inc., Oak Brook, Ill.
- Michael F. Corbett & Associates Ltd., LaGrangeville, N.Y.
- Everest Group Inc., Dallas
- Technology & Business Integrators, Woodcliff Lake, N.J.
- Technology Partners International, The Woodlands, Texas
- Transition Partners Co., Reston, Va.
- Gartner Inc., Stamford, Conn.
- Meta Group Inc., Stamford, Conn.
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