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How do I... Wrap text around an image in Scribus?: For many businesses the creation of various printed materials is a must. Especially when outsourcing is not an option, you are going to have to create you own professional looking print media. And within your creation you are going to need to know some of the tricks of the trade....; Tags: Trick, Creation, Jack Wallen, Scribus, Desktop Publishing, Outsourcing, Software, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting; Download resources 2008-05-06
Is it time to dump the term "outsourcing"?: Is it time to dump the term "outsourcing"? by Phil Fersht; Tags: Outsourcing, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Phil Fersht; Blog posts 2008-04-27
Outsourcing highlights for April: Highlights from the award-winning outsourcing blog Horses for Sources for the month of April: Is the sub-prime lending crisis placing outsourcing engagements on the backburner, or providing an impetus to proceed faster? Quest for an Organic Approach to Offshore Outsourcing Cost-cutting...; Tags: Outsourcing, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Phil Fersht; Blog posts 2008-04-25
Wavering on waves in Northern California: We are stuyding it. That's Pacific Gas & Electric's firm decision on trying to capture wave energy to generate electricity, or maybe not. Using a grant from the State of California, the utility, based in San Francisco, will study the feasability of an offshore warm energy farm...; Tags: Energy, Mutual Funds, Retirement Plans, Investment, Outsourcing, Human Resources, Benefits, Finance, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Harry Fuller; Blog posts 2008-04-17
Google-Yahoo search test an alleged hit; Squeezes Microsoft: Yahoo is reportedly moving closer toward outsourcing search to Google in a move designed to gain leverage in any talks with Microsoft. Let's be clear: This story was leaked to the Wall Street Journal because Yahoo is likely to meet with Microsoft again soon. According to the...; Tags: Google Inc., Yahoo Search, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Portals, Business Structures, Corporate Law, Web Technology, Outsourcing, Internet, Finance, Business Operations, It Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-04-17

Klok (air): Klok is a tool intended to be used by individuals, like myself, who have a need to track the time they spend on projects, tasks or anything else. Klok was created as a way to track hours spent on consulting projects but can be used for just about any type...; Tags: Consulting, Klok, Outsourcing, Productivity, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting; Software downloads 2008-04-17
Absolutely amazing: Integrator completes ERP project on-time: CIBER (NYSE: CBR), a system integrator, completed an SAP implementation on-time and within budget. This amazing accomplishment must be extraordinary news because the company released a press release specifically to alert the media. I interpret the press release as an indictment of CIBER...; Tags: ERP, Consulting, Outsourcing, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Michael Krigsman; Blog posts 2008-04-12
Looks like I'm next...: You can now offshore me. Am thinking of re-training as a plumber ... you can't offshore them ... can you? by Phil Fersht; Tags: Offshore, Outsourcing, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Phil Fersht; Blog posts 2008-03-31
Shell farms out IT, telecommunications to EDS, AT&T, T-Systems for $4.2 billion: Royal Dutch Shell said Monday that it will farm out its technology and telecommunications infrastructure in three deals valued at about $4.2 billion. The outsourcing arrangement is notable given that big deals are rare. Shell said in a statement that it will outsource its telecommunications and networking...; Tags: T-Systems, Information Technology, AT&T Corp., Electronic Data Systems Corp., Shell, Outsourcing, Telephony, Telecom & Utilities, Strategy, Telecommunications, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Networking, Management, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-03-31
Which way is the wind blowing? Toward Europe says wind study: Europe will lead the league in offshore windpower developement according to Emerging Energy Research. Their new study concludes that 70% of the global offshore wind investment will be in Europe from now until 2020. Other areas of development will be Canada, China, India and the U.S. ...; Tags: Offshore, Turbine, Outsourcing, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Harry Fuller; Blog posts 2008-03-30
Survey: Your IT leaders are an antsy bunch: CIOs and technology managers are less strategic than they were a year ago, pondering job jumps and still struggle to deliver projects on time and under budget. Yet these folks want to be more intertwined with their respective businesses. A Harvey Nash/KMPG survey of 258 respondents paints...; Tags: CIO, Information Technology, Leader, Survey, Marketing Research, Outsourcing, Strategy, Marketing, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Management, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-03-28
Spring outsourcing talk: Some excellent recent outsourcing discussions: Can HR Outsourcing rediscover its froth despite a 97% success rate? Taking control of your vendor relationship Can outsourcing be a catalyst for driving down the cost of healthcare? Is your outsourcing vendor...; Tags: Outsourcing, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Phil Fersht; Blog posts 2008-03-22
Globalization's roots in the boom 90s: I've always wanted to read Thomas L. Friedman's "The World is Flat," a book that describes the globalization forces that have shaped the first decade of the 21st century, and in Friedman's mind, constitutes version 3.0 of a globalization wave that will be more intense - and move faster - than...; Tags: Outsource, Telecommunications, Worker, Computer, Fiber, Thomas L. Friedman, Globalization, Outsourcing, Productivity, Strategy, Management, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, John Carroll; Blog posts 2008-03-21
Indian outsourcing redux: Feisty discussion on where Indian outsourcing industry is headed. Is it dying, or maturing... what is your experience? by Phil Fersht; Tags: Outsourcing, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Phil Fersht; Blog posts 2008-03-06
Gold Partner Reins in Server Sprawl With Presentation and Server Virtualization: Innovative Solutions provides a complete range of software services such as technology consulting, Internet and e-business consulting, system integration, and custom application development. Incorporated in 1989, the Microsoft Gold Certified Partner has grown from providing custom software solutions to becoming a total software and networking solutions provider. The company aims...; Tags: Software, Partnership, Server, Microsoft Corp., Consulting, Server Virtualization, Innovative Solutions, Business Structures, Internet, Tools & Techniques, Outsourcing, Finance, Management, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting; Case studies 2008-03-06
Outsourcing is 7% of India’s GDP: Information technology and IT-enabled services will employ 4 mln people in 2008 and account for 7% of GDP and 33% of India’s foreign-exchange inflows, according to Nasscom. by AM; Tags: India, Information Technology, Currency & Foreign Exchange, Strategy, Outsourcing, Finance, Management, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, AM; Blog posts 2008-03-01
Outsourcing in a downturn: Podcast: Outsourcing in a Downturn: Yours' truly discussing the potential ramifications of an economic downturn on outsourcing trends with AMR Research's CEO Tony Friscia. by Phil Fersht; Tags: Outsourcing, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Phil Fersht; Blog posts 2008-02-25
Chrysler outsources parts of IT to Tata: Chrysler, which recently became an independent company after separating from Daimler, has outsourced its IT to Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) in "a multi-year contract" worth about $120 million. The automaker is in the process of being remade by CEO Robert Nardelli, who was technology savvy as leader of Home...; Tags: Larry Dignan, Daimler AG, Tata Consultancy Services Ltd., Home Depot Inc., Information Technology, Outsource, Outsourcing, Strategy, Business Operations, It Operations, Management, Outsourcing & Subcontracting; Blog posts 2008-02-20
Outsourcing links for February: Will China's Internet purges inhibit their knowledge services industry? : Interesting commentary on the fact that the Chinese government is working extremely hard to increase its level of censorship and keep the Chinese Internet-world sectioned off from the rest of the world. Human Resources Outsourcing: Where's the Value? : ...; Tags: Human Resources, Outsourcing, Strategy, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Management, Phil Fersht; Blog posts 2008-02-19
Should your firm offload its offshore operations to an outsourcing provider?: Some interesting debate going on regarding whether firms which have already established offshore service centers (termed as "captives") are better off selling these centers to outsourcing providers. It would be interesting to hear your views - especially if you work with offshore staff within your own firm - on whether you'd...; Tags: Outsourcing Company, Outsourcing, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Phil Fersht; Blog posts 2008-02-16