Tax break fuels anger over outsourcing-related layoffs in Fla.
Nielsen Co., which received tax breaks to build a technology center in Oldsmar, Fla. in 2001, has given up some of the breaks after signing an outsourcing deal with India-based offshore provider Tata Consultancy Services. Read more...

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In Congress, H-1B issue pits tech workers against farm groups

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Brazilian outsourcer looks to U.S. for expansion

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Opinion: Companies can't afford not to have vendor management offices
Their combination of hard- and soft-dollar savings should make them an easy sell, even in tough economic times.

How to evaluate vendor performance
McDonald's supplier of the year award offers tips for getting the most from your technology vendors.

HP+EDS & You
The job security of EDS employees isn't the only thing that will get more precarious after the company merges with HP, Frank Hayes argues.

China rising: If you know Mandarin and management, you're in
Go east, young men and women, go east: American expats with a facility for languages and a sense of adventure are reporting that opportunities abound in China.

Career advice: Is programming headed for extinction in the U.S.?
Computerworld Premier 100 IT Leader Vidya Byanna answers questions on career longevity, office politics, mentoring and more.

Is your outsourcer an IT sweatshop?
Advocates of socially conscious outsourcing say that companies will increasingly develop standards that go beyond pure business objectives to address ethical concerns such as labor policies to green initiatives. The results, they say will be good PR, lower costs and better outcomes.

The Duck Project
Bart Perkins says when morale-sapping, underperforming 'ducks' are hiding behind HR, flush them out.

Q&A: Dell exec addresses service woes in run-up to IT-as-a-service launch
Steve Schuckenbrock, who heads global services and IT at Dell, says the company's widely publicized customer service problems are consumer in nature and shouldn't hamper its planned launch of a hosted remote-management service for business users.

Recession revisited: Will this time be different for IT?
Enhanced credibility, cost-saving technologies and the global leveraging of resources gives IT more tools to face the current economic downturn than it had in after dot-com bust.

Accenture on BPO: Clients no longer just interested in quick cost savings
A Q&A with Accenture's Pankaj Vaish.

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