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IT outsourcing catalogue became informational partner of JEEConf

March 17th, 2011

It seems that IT Catalogue company takes part in each scale event in Ukraine. It had already been an information partner of Love in IT by Human lab and then became a partner of Selenium Camp, which took place at the end of February. And right now IT Catalogue became an informational partner of JEEConf: the conference for Ukrainian Java developers, which will be carried out in Kiev on 21st of May.

“Java is one of the most widely used programming language, and we think that JEEConf will be attended by a number of leading Java developers of our country. Such events are the great opportunities for the developers to share an experience and find a great number of useful connections. Our project is happy announce such event as JEEConf, since it is quite interesting for us too. We are thinking that the development of communication between programmers and service providers is the main aim of such kind of project as IT Catalogue” – says manager of IT Catalogue Mayya Kochina.

In addition IT Catalogue team mentioned that they have already added to the website http://it-catalogue.net/ an information on salaries in Ukraine to the Informational module which can be found as additional option under “Home” top tab. The module includes average salaries of the list of widespread professions, according to the data provided by the job sites, IT salaries and their development in Ukraine, according to the leading at the market companies and job sites. It seems to be quite useful to visit website if you are interested in business relationships in information technologies sphere in Ukraine, or are going to start your outsourcing projects in Eastern Europe countries.
Moreover IT Catalogue team is now working to increase usability of the website so it will be possible to find any needed information by several clicks.

As a great secret they have told us that news module is already under testing process so we will see it as soon as it will be ready for production, since any product developed by this company should be of high quality.

It seems that IT Catalogue company takes part in each scale event in Ukraine. It had already been an information partner of Love in IT by Human lab and then became a partner of Selenium Camp, which took place at the end of February. And right now IT Catalogue became an informational partner of JEEConf: the conference for Ukrainian Java developers, which will be carried out in Kiev on 21st of May.

“Java is one of the most widely used programming language, and we think that JEEConf will be attended by a number of leading Java developers of our country. Such events are the great opportunities for the developers to share an experience and find a great number of useful connections. Our project is happy announce such event as JEEConf, since it is quite interesting for us too. We are thinking that the development of communication between programmers and service providers is the main aim of such kind of project as IT Catalogue” – says manager of IT Catalogue Mayya Kochina.

In addition IT Catalogue team mentioned that they have already added to the website http://it-catalogue.net/ an information on salaries in Ukraine to the Informational module which can be found as additional option under “Home” top tab. The module includes average salaries of the list of widespread professions, according to the data provided by the job sites, IT salaries and their development in Ukraine, according to the leading at the market companies and job sites. It seems to be quite useful to visit website if you are interested in business relationships in information technologies sphere in Ukraine, or are going to start your outsourcing projects in Eastern Europe countries.
Moreover IT Catalogue team is now working to increase usability of the website so it will be possible to find any needed information by several clicks.

As a great secret they have told us that news module is already under testing process so we will see it as soon as it will be ready for production, since any product developed by this company should be of high quality.

Source:http://www.newsbycompany.com/post/view/3317/IT-outsourcing-catalogue-became-informational-partner-of-JEEConf/

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Indian IT industry to hire 2.25 lakh in 2011: Deloitte

March 14th, 2011

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The Indian IT industry will add over 2.25 lakh employees in 2011 and will clock revenues of USD 71.7 billion by the end of the year, consulting firm Deloitte has said.

Revenues from the information technology and business process outsourcing industry will reach USD 71.7 billion for 2011 and account for 5.8 per cent of the country’s GDP , the firm said in its Technology, Media and Telecommunications Predictions for 2011.

The total number of employees working in the IT/ITeS (IT enabled services) sector will grow to 22.3 lakh this year, which translates into the addition of 2.26 lakh personnel, it said, adding that an additional 80 lakh people will get employment indirectly from the sector.

The Deloitte prediction follows a spate of announcements by IT majors like Infosys and TCS, among others, of stepping up recruitment in the current season as the global economy is going into a recovery mode.

Deloitte expects a higher growth in revenues from European and Asian markets compared to the traditional North American market this year.

It also added that the under-penetrated SME (small and medium enterprises) space will emerge as a “significant opportunity” in 2011.

Of the total USD 71.7 billion, up to USD 60 billion will come from the core software and services vertical, while exports from this segment will grow up to 17 per cent to USD 47 billion, the report said.

Source:http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/ites/indian-it-industry-to-hire-225-lakh-in-2011-deloitte/articleshow/7691457.cms

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New Research Reveals the 2011 Trends in the Dutch IT Outsourcing

March 14th, 2011

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IT Sourcing Europe, a UK-based nearshore IT outsourcing (ITO) research and advisory company, has recently completed its Dutch ITO survey, conducted in the frames of the All-European ITO research 2011. The survey was conducted online in February 2011 and taken by the 469 Dutch companies of different sizes and industry sectors. Forty-five percent of the survey participants admitted outsourcing their software development (SD) and/or some element(s) of the IT function nearshore, offshore or within the Netherlands, while fifty-five percent developed their software / IT solutions within own house.

The major trends benchmarked in the course of the survey demonstrate that in 2011 the Dutch ITO landscape looks healthier and more mature compared to the 2010 indications.

Overall, more Dutch companies began to adopt the outsourced software development at the end of 2010 and beginning of 2011, according to the research. Currently, non-outsourcing companies outnumber those that outsource their SD/IT by only 3.6%, while in 2010 non-outsourcers outnumbered outsourcers by 26.8%.

Regarding the value of the outsourced projects, the following trends are observed in 2011 compared to 2010: the number of the Euro0-49K projects increased by almost 10%, the number of the €50-199K projects dropped by 4%, the number of the Euro200-499K projects dropped by 2% and the number of the Euro500+K projects dropped by 5%. The finding proves 2011 to be the year of smaller ITO contracts. It is partly explained by the increased demand for / more active use of the Cloudsourcing solutions by the Dutch ITO buyers – up 18.3% from 2010.

While in 2010 the vast majority of the outsourcing companies partnered with their service providers via the traditional Offshore/Nearshore Development Centers (O/NDC) or fixed price projects, in 2011 there are more Dutch companies that tend to run own dedicated / virtual teams located remotely to complete the projects (up 34% from 2010). This trend can be linked to another trend observed: in 2011 more Dutch companies from innovative lucrative niches such as mobile computing, casual games development, social media, 3D animation and augmented reality begin to adopt the outsourced application development (up 32% from 2010). Since most of these companies are innovative startups and/or venture capital funded companies, they strive to have as much managerial control of their projects as possible and predictable ITO agendas, which are hard to achieve when using DDC or Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) models.

Overall, in 2010 the vast majority of the Dutch ITO buyers were somewhat satisfied with their ITO partners and service providers, while in 2011 the majority of outsourcers are very satisfied with their partners – up 20.4% from last year. On the other hand, the percentage of ITO buyers who are very dissatisfied with their ITO providers increased by 5.1% in 2011, compared to 2010.

Source:http://www.pr.com/press-release/304822

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Innovation group continues to strengthen North America BPO team

March 14th, 2011

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The Innovation Group plc (Innovation Group), a global provider of business process outsourcing and software solutions to the insurance, fleet, automotive and property industries, announced the addition of Michael O’Leary as vice president auto operations.

In his new position, O’Leary will drive expansion of Innovation Auto BPO Services by strengthening and expanding Innovation Group’s shop network, further defining the benefits to the shops in the network, demonstrating the value to the insurers using Innovation Auto, and ultimately increasing Innovation Group’s U.S. market share.

O’Leary comes to the Innovation Group with over 22 years of claims experience in property and casualty (P&C) insurance, including over 20 years at Nationwide Insurance, where he was instrumental in the development and leadership of the Blue Ribbon Repair Service, Nationwide’s damage repair program (DRP). His experience in leading initiatives to streamline, transform and centralize various claims functions utilizing technology and economies of scale provided high performance with low cost to customers.

“I am pleased to have Michael join our North America team,” said Bill Langley, CEO North America BPO for Innovation Group. “His breadth of knowledge and experience regarding auto repair networks and services will be instrumental in enhancing and strengthening our repair network. Michael is a well-known and respected expert in Auto DRP, with an impressive track record of innovation and success. I know he will be instrumental in helping Innovation Group raise the bar in the industry.”

Source:http://pr-usa.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=652514&Itemid=29

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AOL to cut 700 jobs in India; but to outsource 300

March 14th, 2011

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American Internet giant, AOL, is cutting 700 jobs in India, but is outsourcing 300, a top company official has said.

“As a company, there’s about 200 (job cuts) in the United States and about 700 in India, although about 300 of those are going to go an outsourcer.

So effectively, it’s about 400 to 600 (job cuts) between India and the US,” AOL CEO Tim Armstrong told a television channel in an interview.

The company currently has about 5,000 employees, which includes employees from the recently acquired Huffington Post.

“We’ve dynamically changed AOL over the last couple of years to really focus on content and restructure the organisation starting with Europe and the US,” he said.

“We’re restructuring part of the Asia operations. But the biggest thing we’re focused on is really having the most talented group of people we possibly can work at the company. We have a great set of employees,” he said.

“Right now, the Huffington Post comes in as an opportunity for us to continue to focus on editorial quality and journalism. In the advertising business, we made tremendous progress,” Armstrong said.

“I have just laid off dozens of the most talented journalists & product folks I know,” Jonathan Dube, general manager of AOL’s news and information group said n his Tweet.

“Need talent? Let me know!” he said. Armstrong said the AOL has just announced a new brand format for advertising which got industry standard.

“Then we are continuing to work on the communications area. We have a new e-mail format out and a lot of other products coming out in that area,” he said.

Source:http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2011-03-12/news/28683877_1_huffington-post-job-cuts-aol

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Indian IT employees safe in Japan

March 14th, 2011

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After the earthquake and subsequent tsunami in Japan on Friday, about 20 Indian employees of IT services and outsourcing major MindTree, based out of its office in Tokyo, were reported to be safe in their respective areas of residence.

“Although telephone lines and other means of communication were jammed, we could establish contact with our Japan head over e-mail,” said Sweta Mohanty, associate manager and media incharge, MindTree.

“We found that all our employees and their family members who live in Japan are safe,” she said.

Sources said the company had plans to send three more employees from India to Japan in a couple of weeks from now.

“But, after the quake and tsunami on Friday, the company might reconsider its decision to send them,” they said.

An employee, who was deputed on a project for Sony Corporation, Japan, last December, said it might take some time for things to settle down and for the shock and fear factor to recede.

It’s expected that it would take some time before transportation facilities and jammed communication channels are resumed, which should also help soothe nerves.

Source:http://expressbuzz.com/cities/bangalore/indian-it-employees-safe-in-japan/255621.html

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Faith Call Center Offering Business Process Outsourcing

March 14th, 2011

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An ITES (Information Technology Enabled Services ) company, Faith Call Center, is offering business process outsourcing services. The company services can provide your business a lot of saving and also allow you to focus on your core business. Services provided at Faith Call Center also includes data entry services and software development services as well.

The spokesperson of the company said, “ Today, outsourcing is the order of the day. Business process outsourcing services hand over an entrepreneur certain advantages. More and more global companies are choosing to outsource today. By outsourcing your business, you can focus on core business activities, get cost savings, staffing flexibility, access to specialized services, competitive edge for business and so on.”

India has evidently become one of the ideal offshore places where you can outsource your business. Factors such as high-end technology, best-of-breed infrastructure and time zone edge have facilitated India in easily becoming the hub for offshore business processes outsourcing. Faith Call Center is one of the service providers with a flawless track record.

The spokesperson stressing on the advantages of the service added saying, “We can give you reasons why you should select us from Indian business process outsourcing companies. Faith Call Center assures swift response and precise solutions with a dedicated handling of customers in line with their requirements. We provide round the clock and all round the year customer service using only state-of-the-art technology. To ensure high accuracy and data security, every Faith Cal Center client is assigned a dedicated team. We assure all these and a rigorous and multi-tier quality control.”

Extensive training and constant quality monitoring at the company has produced highly competent staff guarantying high professionalism and efficient handling of any business. To know if the company can render your business with the most cost saving and efficient outsourcing service among various business process outsourcing companies, you can contact Faith Call Center and let them run a requirement analysis.

Source:http://www.onlineprnews.com/news/114636-1299740792-faith-call-center-offering-business-process-outsourcing.html

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