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Outsourcing Allows Utility to Refocus IT

Consumers Energy has hired an outsourcer to take over some of its IT operations. The utility hopes the move will allow its own data center workers to focus on projects that directly impact the bottom line.

Nvidia tries to link cloud with graphics processors

Nvidia announced technologies that could make its upcoming Tesla graphics processors more accessible to cloud deployments in enterprises, while also reversing a trend of relegating highly parallel chips to specialized math and scientific calculations.

Utility hires outsourcer -- but keeps IT staff

Consumers Energy, a large utility in Michigan, has hired an offshore outsourcing firm to take over some of its IT operations. But instead of cutting its internal IT employees, it is retraining them for new types of work.

Infosys' legal problems prompt analysts' concerns

The company that is a target in a federal probe on its use of visas, Infosys, says it is assuring customers that the government investigation -- despite its unknown outcome -- will not impact its business.

EBay creating second development center in India

EBay is hiring for a development center it is setting up in Bangalore, its second in the country.

Oracle, SAP fight over 'hypothetical license' damages

Oracle and SAP are at odds over whether the concept of "hypothetical" software license fees can be factored into damages in the upcoming retrial of Oracle's intellectual-property lawsuit against SAP, and the outcome could sharply affect the scope of any judgment in the case.

Microsoft opens New York research lab, hires mainly Yahoo researchers

Microsoft is opening a research lab in New York City that aims to benefit from interaction with the academic and tech communities in the metropolitan area, as well as attract new talent to Microsoft, the company said.

Lofgren says 'toxic environment' stalls visa reform

U.S. Rep. Zoe Lofgren isn't giving up on a bill to give green cards to advanced degree graduates in technical fields, but she has been unable to find any Republican backing for it.

Intel researchers plot a smarter, personalized cloud

Intel researchers hope the cloud will provide a new model to deliver accurate information about the quality of air and weather within meters of where a user is standing, which could ultimately help improve the quality of life.

Babelverse real-time human voice translation service opens public beta

Babelverse, a service designed to enable users to directly contact a human translator anytime, anywhere, opened a public beta of their service in Amsterdam on Thursday.

Wipro's IT revenue growth slows in an uncertain market

Wipro, one of India's top outsourcers, reported slow revenue growth in U.S. dollar terms for the quarter ended March 31, and issued muted guidance for the next quarter, reflecting an uncertain outsourcing market.

From IT to ET: Cloud, consumerization, and the next wave of IT transformation

Businesses, schools, and governments desperately need tech-savvy managers who can innovate quickly, operationalize effectively, and keep their organizations competitive. IT is being replaced by "enterprise technology" -- technology that's no longer confined to offices and office workers, but is embedded throughout the enterprise.

California's $500M state pension software system wracked by backlogs

An expensive and long-troubled software program for California's pension system that went live last year has stumbled out of the gate, with some areas of service dealing with significant backlogs, according to a report released by officials at the California Public Employees' Retirement System.

Indian IT firms are heading for a fall

Three of India's largest IT outsourcing firms are involved in lawsuits that taken together, are a major threat to the Indian IT industry in America.

Creating culture of IT innovation includes rewarding failure

When David Richter took over Kimberly-Clark's infrastructure solutions group in 2008, morale was at an all-time low. Since launching a program that allows employees to freely pitch him new ideas and receive VC-like funding, morale is up, costs have been reduced and processes streamlined.

'Massive' visa fraud alleged in lawsuit against Indian firm

A former human resources manager at Larsen & Toubro InfoTech Limited Inc., a leading India-based IT services firm, accused the company of visa fraud in a complaint filed this week in a federal court in New Jersey.

IEEE says L-1 visa not intended for outsourcers

This week, the U.S. began accepting H-1B applications for the next fiscal year. But the real battle, for now, is over the L-1 visa and this fight just got bigger

Watchdog agency report shows beleaguered state of US military software projects

Public-sector ERP (enterprise resource planning) software projects historically have experienced some of the industry's most dramatic cost overruns and delays, a fact that a new report by the U.S. Government Accountability Office brings into sharp relief.

Update: Apple supplier Foxconn hit on poor working conditions

A Fair Labor Association investigation reveals compensation issues, health and safety risks in a widespread survey

Charting H-1B users, as attention shifts to L-1

Offshore outsourcing firms rely heavily on H-1B visas, and the chart here provides comprehensive data on the top H-1B users from 2009-2011 -- though it doesn't tell the whole story.