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Case Studies

Hyvalift Works With Suppliers 30% Faster and for 40% Lower Cost With CoCreate

December 21, 2004 12:00am PST

In 1998, the Hyva Group acquired Technamics B.V., a Netherlands company in Hoogeveen. Drawing mix-ups became a bigger problem as the company thought about outsourcing some manufacturing to...

Provided by: CoCreate Software

Articles

Offshore outsourcing set for a big year?

December 10, 2004 2:08pm PST

Gartner study says practice isn't as widespread as thought. Consulting firm, meanwhile, forecasts a significant rise.

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Whitepapers

SAP Account Management for Banking

December 3, 2004 12:00am PST

Under intense pressure to cut costs, banking institutions need IT architectures that are technically capable and open to new business models, as shown by the trend to outsource business areas. The...

Provided by: SAP

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Job insecurity? Prepare yourself with these strategies

December 2, 2004 8:00am PST

Outsourcing and layoffs in the IT industry are a fact of life. While you cannot necessarily prevent being laid off, you can take steps to mitigate the impact when it happens.

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CIO Jury: Would IT chiefs outsource themselves?

December 2, 2004 5:30am PST

Or is it just the IT department that always gets outsourced?

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RIQTek Manager 4.7.1 (Windows)

November 2, 2004 12:00am PST

Manage and trace the lifecycle of an application development from requirements to defects. RIQTek Manager is the first software product that truly integrates requirement management, test case...

Provided by: RIQTek

White Papers

White Paper Spotlight: "IT Outsourcing Essentials" Research Series from IT Consulting Int'l

November 1, 2004 12:00am PST

Inside Volume I - "Collaboration Fundamentals: Preventing Client/Vendor Process Mismatch" * A Process Compatibility Matrix Diagram * Real Life Process Mismatch Examples * Visual Aid to...

Provided by: IT Consulting International

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Why Offshore Outsourcing Projects Fail

October 28, 2004 12:00am PDT

Information Technology (IT) projects can fail for any number of reasons and in most cases identifying one reason, or even a small group of reasons, for failure is impossible. Typically, there are...

Provided by: Global Sourcing Insights

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White Paper - Technical Support Services

October 19, 2004 12:00am PDT

In today's competitive business and technology-oriented environment, the need for customer support is rising. The one thing that differentiates an organization from its competitors is the level...

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Discussion Threads

Outsourcing partner selection

October 10, 2004 5:22am PDT

Outsourcing partner selection Hi, I was wondering if anybody had gone through the process of selecting an outsourcing partner in India. I have been asked by one of my clients to create a...

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IT Outsourcing Best Practices?!

October 8, 2004 9:50pm PDT

IT Outsourcing Best Practices?! During my personal readings, research and interaction with peers, I have gathered sufficient material towards a book on implementing outsourced IT projects. I am...

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Articles

Victoria sends ICT trade mission to India

October 8, 2004 4:07pm PDT

Some two dozen local and multinational IT companies will attend the BangaloreIT.COM 2004 trade fair in India this month with the financial assistance of the Victorian government. This is India's...

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Outsourcing megadeals lose momentum

September 17, 2004 1:54pm PDT

The shift is highlighted by IBM's loss of its $5 billion JPMorgan contract, one of the largest outsourcing deals in recent memory.

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Outsourcers combine to take on IT services giants

September 3, 2004 1:56pm PDT

IT services giants will come under pressure from outsourcing alliances, as companies team up to beat the big guns.

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Thoughts about the offshore outsourcing trend

July 14, 2004 12:27pm PDT

Thoughts about the offshore outsourcing trend News.com's special outsourcing series, "Outsourcing: The reality behind the politics," strips away the hype behind this controversial trend and...

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BBC tech staff to strike over outsourcing

July 12, 2004 2:07pm PDT

Strike vote comes after Siemens wouldn't meet union demands over pensions or job guarantees for current BBC workers.

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Oracle brings out outsourcing witnesses

June 25, 2004 2:49pm PDT

Attorneys argue that there's plenty of competition for business services software beyond the SAP-PeopleSoft-Oracle triumvirate.

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Emantic Outware 1.0 (Windows)

May 25, 2004 12:00am PDT

Emantic Outware enables you as a contractor or outsourcer to be more productive in your client dealings. It takes the headache out of the fundamental administrative tasks leaving you free to...

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Sample SLA: Outsourced help desk

May 19, 2004 12:00am PDT

Hiring a third party to handle your help desk is becoming a common choice for businesses that are looking for ways to cut costs. If you take the plunge, you'll need a service level agreement that...

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