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Is bangalore no longer a cost-saving location?: My good friend and former colleague at the Yankee Group, Arijit "Apu" Sengupta pictured - who is now CEO ofÂ outsourcing quality improvement software firm BeyondCore - alerted me to a startup that reverse-offshored its development team from Bangalore back to the US:Â "Bangalore wages have just been growing like...; Tags: Bangalore, Salary, Benefits, Human Resources, Phil Fersht; Blog posts 2008-01-02
Photo: Indian techies seek stress relief: Meditation may be just what the doctor ordered to help Bangalore's software professionals deal with work demands.; Tags: Bangalore, photograph, software; Image galleries 2005-07-18
Photo: Indian techies seek stress relief: Meditation may be just what the doctor ordered to help Bangalore's software professionals deal with work demands.; Tags: Bangalore, photograph, software; Image galleries 2005-07-18

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Open Source in 2013: <satire> <source> Thank you. (Picture from Fox, America's only network. My picture at the top of this blog is expected to look much like this one in 2013, if I shave and get the combover right.) The hectic but repetitive routine of business and journalism often seems...; Tags: Job, America, World Entertainment Shortage, Recruitment & Selection, Open Source, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-05-16
SOA makes even the US Marines nervous: SOA makes even the US Marines nervousSOA Takes Brains and GruntsLook, SOA is the only way to go. Unfortunately for large organizations which have grown fat and stupid on "application servers", outsourcing and management pay increase, it also takes finesse, intelligence, hard work and most of all --...; Tags: Service-oriented architecture (SOA), Web services, Middleware, Enterprise software, Marines, SOA, SOA Make; Discussion threads 2008-04-23

Earth Day: Is the impact worth the build-up?: At the high-tech industry conference where I spent most of my day holed up in meetings on Monday, there was nary a mention of Earth Day. Surprised? I was, but that's naive little ole me. Then again, I spent the day with VARs and integrators, companies that rarely exercise the...; Tags: Xerox Corp., Cisco Systems Inc., Polycom Inc., Transportation, Retail, Corporate Communications, Marketing, Heather Clancy; Blog posts 2008-04-21
Former Softie getting the old band back together?: Former Microsoft platforms chief -- who, these days, is heading up cloud computing at EMC -- might be trying to get at least some of the old Microsoft band back together again. According to a few different sources who asked not to be named, Maritz has hired...; Tags: Cloud Computing, Microsoft Corp., EMC Corp., Smart Desktop, Storage, Hardware, Mary Jo Foley; Blog posts 2008-04-11
What Yahoo could bring to Microsoft: Some media sense: What Yahoo could bring to Microsoft: Some media senseAt last! Thank you!Now the purchase makes some sense! Like many others, I thought that MS could spend it's billion dollar war-chest better. I didn't see what they would be getting from Yahoo that they didn't already have. Frankly, I figured...; Tags: Tools & Techniques, Advertising & Promotion, Mergers & Acquisitions, Other Companies, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., software; Discussion threads 2008-03-31
Globalization's roots in the boom 90s: I've alwaysÂ 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
The MacBook's mysterious WiFi dropout problem is still unsolved: The MacBook's mysterious WiFi dropout problem is still unsolvedYou forgot one solutionSwitch back to Windows.[i]Unless something changes I can’t imagine recommending Apple to a friend or ever buying it again[/i]You were lied to my friend by the very people who are going to reply to this blog with apology after...; Tags: Routers & switches, Network technology, NETWORKING, Apple Inc., router, wireless, firmware, Apple MacBook, Microsoft Windows, Wi-Fi; Discussion threads 2008-03-20
India: No intention of banning the BlackBerry: India: No intention of banning the BlackBerryBangalore is our central hub; like Emilia Airharts first Transatlantic fly:There is only 'iForce' and a metropolitan expansion here with investment continued with Capital Venturist in India. Black Berry will do well on this side of the Globe; as an ISP and cellular device....; Tags: RIM BlackBerry; Discussion threads 2008-03-16
Microsoft buys virtualization vendor help with Vista migrations: Microsoft buys virtualization vendor help with Vista migrationsThey forgot to mentionThere is no change in "license" requirements. "Users" might want to check their EULA's.Quote: "There won't be anything we won't say to people to try and convince them that our way is the way to go."Quote: "What we're really after...; Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Desktops, Microsoft Windows, Operating systems, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, virtualization vendor, Vista Migration, desktop, virtualization; Discussion threads 2008-03-12
Microsoft delivers 12 patches to plug Office; 7 for Excel flaws: Microsoft delivers 12 patches to plug Office; 7 for Excel flawsTrue enoughBut it might be nice to see them patch something every once in awhile without having to patch the patch that patched the patch that patched the last patch that didn't fix anything.Now we just have to wait and...; Tags: Patches, SECURITY, Microsoft delivers 12 patch, Microsoft Delivers, Excel flaw, patch management, Microsoft Excel, flaw, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp.; Discussion threads 2008-03-11
'Requirements Critic' checks documents for problems: Requirements Critic ("RC") is a joint project out of our Silicon Valley and Bangalore labs (time difference: An almost perfect 11.5 hours) that's looking for ways to aid the process of requirements development. Its current prototype is a Microsoft Word plug-in that acts sort of like a grammar checker-except it's...; Tags: Requirement, Requirements Critic, Real Estate, Productivity, Business Operations, Ed Gottsman; Blog posts 2008-03-10
"Should I buy a Dell?": "Should I buy a Dell?"RE: Dell or...I myself have a Dell Latitude 640 and except for a minor flaw, I am perfectly happy with my purchase. Not necessary the most media-friendly notebook, but I only use it for office work, for which it is perfectly suited. Works even better with...; Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), computer, Microsoft Windows Vista, Dell Computer Corp., VISTA IS, new computer; Discussion threads 2008-03-06
Windows Live Platform Services: A guide for the perplexed: Windows Live Platform Services: A guide for the perplexedMissing pieces1) Actual delivery of promises.2) Competitive access via standards to enable innovation.3) No Wall St. ties to enable a software future based on merit and demand, not greed and control.Three things missingFirstly, Standards - i.e. standards agreed by the whole IT...; Tags: Quality, Programming languages, Microsoft Windows, standards, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Live; Discussion threads 2008-03-06
Windows Vista Service Pack 1 - Installation (Windows Vista Service Pack 1 screenshot gallery): Windows Vista Service Pack 1 - Installation (Windows Vista Service Pack 1 screenshot gallery)pictures, schmictures what about the blue circle of wait?and the ever present 'not responding' when doing the simplest things in Explorer?Just for FunI think it would have been funny if you had snuck a Blue Screen of...; Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Windows Vista Service Pack 1, Windows Vista Service, Microsoft Windows Vista, Windows Vista Service Pack 1 screenshot gallery, Microsoft Windows, screenshot gallery; Discussion threads 2008-02-07
Fourth+cable+cut+in+Mideast: Fourth+cable+cut+in+MideastHave you ever worked with fiber optic cables?Have you ever worked with fiber optic networks? I've been in that line since 1994 my job was installing and securing those networks, and I challenge you to show me a foolproof way of tapping into FO cables without getting actual access to...; Tags: Network technology, cable, Fourth cable cut; Discussion threads 2008-02-03
Here are five of the reasons why tech customer support "sucks": You so totally need to purchase the February issue of Wired. Just went on sale, and I got mine. Cover story isÂ Why Things Suck: The 33 Things That Make Us Crazy. Turning to the Customer Service...; Tags: Customer Service, Call-center, Reason, Call Centers, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Product Marketing, Real Estate, It Operations, Enterprise Software, Software, Marketing, Business Operations, Russell Shaw; Blog posts 2008-01-19
Did you know: Vonage got booted by Better Business Bureau last year? Here's their rap sheet: Did you know: Vonage got booted by Better Business Bureau last year? Here's their rap sheetWho cares.The BBB is a racket designed to extort money from businesses. They don't give a crap about consumers or businesses. The only thing the BBB is out for is the BBB.RE: Did you know:...; Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Blogging, Vonage Holdings Corp., Better Business Bureau, rap sheet; Discussion threads 2008-01-06