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		<title><![CDATA[Who Benefits From Outsourcing?: The Political, Economic and Cultural Ramifications of Outsourcing]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1133115]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[While simple on the surface, the decision to outsource is a major strategic undertaking for most companies. Since it involves evaluating the probable reduction in costs against the consequences of a loss in control over production or performance of a certain business function, the opportunity to outsource and offshore should...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Report: IT salaries and benefits drop, IT job market over-saturated]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Report: IT salaries and benefits drop, IT job market over-saturatedthat brings to mindsome training ads I hear daily on the radio  still claiming that IT is the only field that will grow in the next 5 years.I'm wondering if folks taking those classes can file a class action lawsuit...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 10:03:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Is computer science the one smart major in a recession?]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Is computer science the one smart major in a recession?HealthcareBut, be careful about not acquiring excessive debt while getting the education. The more I think I about it, as long as there's money, accountancy.So, competitive advantage, driven by innovation and not price or service or proximity, has never been more...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2009 06:59:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The topic of how America competes economically in the present world has raised some crucial issues.  Is there not a disconnect says one reader between innovation and competition?  The best products and the best producers are NOT NECESSARILY THE SUCCESSFUL ONES.  This talkback makes a solid point...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2009 18:01:05 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[5 tips to reduce outsourcing risk]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[5 tips to reduce outsourcing riskOutsourcing is unpatriotic ntntMost important tip to reducing outsourcing riskOutsource to US companies!RE: 5 tips to reduce outsourcing riskI can give 1 good tip for reducing the risk, DO NOT OUT SOURCE, why put your companies valuableassets at risk to save a few bucks, you...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2009 09:16:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Sharing: Global Sourcing Trends]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1178277]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Economic and social drivers such as labor arbitrage and tax incentives, as well as access to global talent and global markets, have fueled off-shoring during the past 20 years. Today, as cost containment becomes a primary objective given the harsh economic conditions, the off-shoring trend seems ready to accelerate rather...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[IT offshoring is exaggerated and the IT labor shortage is real]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=10872]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[IT departments are planning to increase offshore outsourcing in 2009, after two years of declines. Nevertheless, a new survey shows offshoring remains a very small portion of IT budgets, and U.S. IT leaders say theyÃ¢â‚¬â„¢re still grappling with an IT labor shortage. by Jason Hiner]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2008 02:13:54 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Study: Offshore outsourcing dings customer satisfaction; Taking back office offshore ok]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=9256]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[A trio of professors working with the national Quality Research Center at the University of Michigan finds that offshore outsourcing hurts customer service ratings, but farming out back office operations has a limited impact.    The working paper, conducted by the University of Michigan as well as Nasscom,...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2008 08:49:23 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Offshoring: India still No. 1]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://talkback.zdnet.com/5208-9595-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=49196&messageID=920379&start=0]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Offshoring: India still No. 1And yet thier quality has not improvedWe tried a few software suites coming from Indian firms, not only did they not run with no execute turned on. They totally failed evaluations by metasploit.I know not everyone has as stringent security requirements as the DOD, but they...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jun 2008 15:41:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Computer science departments expanding focus and enrollment]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Computer science departments expanding focus and enrollmentNiche MarketingI suppose this makes sense but only as long as the skills being taught are valuable to employers. CS and CIS departments should look for in demand and future demand skills and fill those. If they happen to stumble across some niche to...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Mar 2008 14:11:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Survey finds increasing uncertainty over offshoring]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Survey finds increasing uncertainty over offshoringUnrealistic view of "thinking part of job""However, according to The Work Foundation report, Indian workers don't see things that way. "Indian business insiders see future offshore outsourcing as an advantage for Europe, enabling it to focus on the 'thinking part of the job,' providing opportunities...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Aug 2007 07:36:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The sinking dollar and offshoring]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The sinking dollar and offshoringWon't make any differenceTo a well-run shop, the [u]cost[/u] of engineering services comes a very distant second to the value received: delays or low-quality work cost so much more than a salary that it's a sucker's bet.The problem is, most corporate management either has no idea...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jul 2007 11:10:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[China to soon overtake India in offshoring?]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[China to soon overtake India in offshoring?China is an enemy of Tibet, only a threat to othersChina has supplied more products and traded more on international markets without threats or showing of force, so why would anyone aside from Tibet and possibly Taiwan see China as an enemy ? ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jul 2007 09:41:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Outsourcing expert Ron Hira on H-1B reform bill's impact]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=4787]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[  Ron Hira, a professor at the Rochester Institute of Technology, has a few issues with my take on an H-1B visa reform bill yesterday. In a nutshell, I argued that a Senate bill trying to reform the H-1B visa program would in reality push more work offshore. ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2007 10:24:41 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Jeremy Allison and offshoring]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jeremy Allison and offshoringJermey, proving that he is a liarThe reality is OSDL (now renamed to _____) has said that 90% of development comes from contributions from companies.So its pretty evident that Jermey is making up false stories about OSS being developed by individual programmers in their bedroom or basement.Less...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Feb 2007 13:18:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Offshoring flows with business]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Offshoring flows with businessQuality is not the same...The quality is not the same, but the price is cheap that is all that matter.cheap cheap cheapQuality?Then why are there the occasional stories of work coming back to the US in tatters?And every time I deal with someone on the phone, the...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Dec 2006 12:30:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Rodney Dangerfield & IT Services: The Invisible Third Choice]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the 90s, a reporter at the Wall Street Journal once dubbed me, &ldquo;The Queen of Outsourcing.&rdquo;  The outsourcing market has changed quite a bit since then.  Today with outsourcing&rsquo;s reputation under fire by American workers and, well, Lou Dobbs, I&rsquo;m not sure I&rsquo;d want that title again. Yet, when...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Nov 2006 13:17:13 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Software Engineering: Globalization and Its Implications]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=399611]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The offshoring of software development is over three decades old and has been at the leading edge of the offshoring of information technology services. Over the past decade, the pace of offshoring has dramatically increased due in large part to new communication technologies and the opening up of India. This...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Oct 2006 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Report: Asia-Pacific IT outsourcing to top $10 billion]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Report: Asia-Pacific IT outsourcing to top $10 billionHard to beat 16 cents an hour wages in ChinaLets see here, Communist Country, the Government owns the factories and companys. The profits go into building up the military and aiming missles at the United States....I can see how paying peanuts and using...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jun 2006 08:08:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Dell whacks prices on select notebooks, desktops]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dell whacks prices on select notebooks, desktopsYour kidding right?I mean about MACs having good customer service?Yeah, right!!First of all, as a tech for a local college we have to deal with both Apple AND Dell...Let me tell you that trying to get support from Apple is like pulling teeth from...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 May 2006 11:09:00 -0700</pubDate>
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