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Analysis: Indian software services chase higher-margin products

Analysis: Indian software services chase higher-margin products

From being a rent-a-brain service provider to the world, Indian software firms are shifting to branded products that could give them hot niche markets and bigger earnings.
Narayanan Madhavan Dec 16 2005, 12:00PM Services
Indian IT exports to hit US$60bln in five years: study

Indian IT exports to hit US$60bln in five years: study

India's business services and information technology exports are expected to surge more than 25 percent a year to US$60 billion by 2010, an industry report forecasts, but the country's pin-up industry faces tough hurdles.
Terry Friel Dec 13 2005, 9:30AM Collaboration
TCS buys Chile outsourcing firm for US$23mln

TCS buys Chile outsourcing firm for US$23mln

India's top software services company, Tata Consultancy Services, this week said it had acquired Chile's Comicrom for US$23 million, as it sharpens its focus on business process outsourcing.
Staff Writers Nov 9 2005, 10:30AM Services
Tata Consultancy Q2 net up 20.5 percent, above forecast

Tata Consultancy Q2 net up 20.5 percent, above forecast

Tata Consultancy Services, India's top software services company, reported on Tuesday its quarterly net profit rose a better-than-expected 20.5 percent on rising outsourcing of IT services by overseas clients.
Staff Writers Oct 12 2005, 3:30PM Finance
Indian offshore firms court lawyers to lift margins

Indian offshore firms court lawyers to lift margins

Close to the rugged farmlands of Haryana near Delhi, dozens of shirt-sleeved graduates are busy at work in an office park.
Narayanan Madhavan Oct 7 2005, 3:00PM Finance
TCS says outsourcing margins safe for now

TCS says outsourcing margins safe for now

Tata Consultancy Services Ltd., India's top software services exporter, expects the services industry to keep up its profit margins despite risings labour costs, the chief executive said on Thursday.
Jennifer Tan Sep 30 2005, 11:30AM Software
Nova iT expands support services

Nova iT expands support services

Melbourne service provider Nova iT has been expanding its wholesale IT support service coverage, signing new contractors across Australia and New Zealand on the back of rapid growth.
Fleur Doidge Sep 16 2005, 11:45AM Collaboration
Outcome-based billing in sourcing sights

Outcome-based billing in sourcing sights

Successful selective sourcers of the future could bill by actual business outcomes as customers strive to better align cost reduction with innovation, an analyst has suggested.
Fleur Doidge Jul 20 2005, 4:30PM Collaboration
Look before you leap into outsourcing: Gartner

Look before you leap into outsourcing: Gartner

Service providers should work harder at ensuring prospective customers are ready to embrace an outsourcing model before leaping into what may seem to be lucrative contracts, a Gartner analyst has said.
Fleur Doidge Jun 22 2005, 3:15PM Training & Development
Indian software seeks Aussie partners

Indian software seeks Aussie partners

A delegation of Indian software and services companies has been visiting this year's CeBIT expo in Sydney seeking Australian partners to collaborate in joint export efforts and outsourcing arrangements.
Fleur Doidge May 27 2005, 10:45AM News
mcr boosts services, seeks partners

mcr boosts services, seeks partners

IT infrastructure reseller mcr Computer Resources has outlined plans to boost its services portfolio, adding skills, staff and partnerships to take advantage of the growth in infrastructure outsourcing.
Fleur Doidge May 23 2005, 12:50PM Collaboration
Bank of Qld extends EDS outsourcing

Bank of Qld extends EDS outsourcing

The Bank of Queensland has extended its 10-year IT and business processes outsourcing agreement with EDS to 2014, in a deal worth another $140 million to the service provider.
Staff Writers May 2 2005, 1:57PM Services
Carly’s outsourcing bonanza lives on

Carly’s outsourcing bonanza lives on

The much-maligned "Era of Carly Fiorina" at Hewlett-Packard wasn't all bad. She leaves behind what is considered the biggest outsourcing contract of all -- with Procter & Gamble -- which promises to continue to produce big dividends for both companies.
W. David Gardner Feb 18 2005, 12:00AM Services
EDS targets global HR business

EDS targets global HR business

Service provider EDS has won a 10-year, US$365 million global contract to support the infrastructure of US human resources company Towers Perrin.
Staff Writers Jan 19 2005, 12:00AM Collaboration
Mid-sized contracts boost outsourcing

Mid-sized contracts boost outsourcing

The value of IT services in 2004 rose by 37 percent, with mid-size contracts in the business process outsourcing (BPO) space contributing heavily to the boost, a US market research firm said.
Staff Writers Jan 19 2005, 12:00AM News
Australian companies looking at offshore outsourcing: HotHouse

Australian companies looking at offshore outsourcing: HotHouse

A recent survey has found that more than 20 percent of respondents surveyed were considering or recommending offshore outsourcing.
Staff Writers Nov 19 2004, 12:00AM Services
Gartner: Security key concern in outsourcing

Gartner: Security key concern in outsourcing

Security will slowly rival job loss as the biggest concern over outsourcing, said a research firm yesterday, but even doubts about inadequate security on the part of overseas companies won't stop enterprises from going global.
Gregg Keizer , Gregg Keizer Sep 23 2004, 12:00AM Security
JPMorgan chase cancels US$5 billion outsourcing deal with IBM

JPMorgan chase cancels US$5 billion outsourcing deal with IBM

The inexorable march of outsourcing took an abrupt about face yesterday, when JPMorgan Chase bank cancelled its US$5 billion outsourcing deal with IBM and said it would take back the 4000 employees working at IBM on the bank's IT programs.
W. David Gardner Sep 16 2004, 12:00AM Software
Outsourcing on the increase: META Group

Outsourcing on the increase: META Group

Eighty percent of organisations will outsource at least one function by 2005, according to one industry analyst.
Staff Writers Aug 11 2004, 12:00AM Hardware
Procurement outsourcing takes lead

Procurement outsourcing takes lead

Corporations that practise procurement outsourcing have realised rapid operational and financial gains, an Aberdeen Group analysis has suggested.
Staff Writers Apr 15 2004, 12:00AM Data centre

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