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Will an economic downturn spark a new wave of outsourcing growth?

Will an economic downturn spark a new wave of outsourcing growth?Good to see you back PhilI agree with most of your inisghts here. However, what makes you believe F&A outsourcing is slowing that significantly? While those industries have been the early adopters I'm seeing a significant upsurge in the interest...

Tags: outsourcing growth, outsourcing

Discussion threads 2007-12-20

Cost-cutting drives outsourcing growth

Cost-cutting drives outsourcing growthgreed drives outsourcing growthcorporate greed that is...at least from my studies of corporations. It doesn't matter wether the product or the people take a hit in quality. Its the bottom line that matters the most. Welcome to America the home of the greed.Outsourcing...Outsourcing is more damaging to...

Tags: outsourcing, outsourcing growth, Cost-cutting

Discussion threads 2005-08-29

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81.2 mln smart meters in Europe by 2013

According to Berg Insight, the installed base of smart electricity meters in Europe will grow at a compound annual growth rate of 15.6% between 2008 and 2013 to reach 81.2 mln at the end of the period. After massive rollouts in Italy and the Nordic countries, the turn has now...

Tags: Europe, Berg Insight, Investment, Finance, AM

Blog posts 2008-09-04

How plants grow under the ground

An intercontinental team of 30 researchers composed of mathematicians, engineers, computer scientists and plant sciences researchers has developed new explanations about how root plants grow and develop. As roots provide the crops we eat with water and nutrients, it is essential to learn how they grow -- laterally. 'Lateral roots,...

Tags: Root, Soil, Roots, Auxin, Roland Piquepaille

Blog posts 2008-09-04

Analyst: Dollar daze around the corner for Web giants

J.P. Morgan analyst Imran Khan said Thursday in a research note that a stronger dollar will take a bite out of search, online travel and e-commerce companies. Khan's call Techmeme largely focuses on the fourth quarter given the dollar's resurgence began in the middle of the third...

Tags: Google Inc., Web, Dollar, Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, Operational Accounting, Sales, Finance, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-09-04

Dell and Salesforce.com: So cozy they could merge (someday)

Dell and Salesforce.com have quite a partnership going on. Dell is developing its internal and some of its external application on Salesforce.com's force.com platform. Salesforce.com is moving its data centers to Dell hardware. And the two are teaming up on marketing pitches. Meanwhile, the relationship appears to be much more...

Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Dell Computer Corp., Sales Force Management, Sales, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-09-04

Internet traffic up 53% in the last 12 months

According to TeleGeography, international Internet traffic grew 53% between mid-2007 and mid-2008, down from 61% the preceding year. Traffic growth between the US and Latin America was especially fast, surging 112%. Traffic on internet backbones between major cities in the relatively more mature US market rose a modest 47%. For...

Tags: Internet-backbone, Traffic, Internet, AM

Blog posts 2008-09-03

E-commerce growth, Q2 2008

Product Category Growth, YTY Total Retail Category 13% Video Games, Consoles & Accessories 73% Furniture, Appliances & Equipment 65% Home & Garden 23% Event Tickets 22% Sport & Fitness 21% Consumer Electronics 5% Apparel...

Tags: Accessory, Video, E-business, Corporate Communications, Games, Marketing, Personal Technology, NB

Blog posts 2008-09-03

Adobe sets Sept. 23 as CS4 launch date

Adobe said Tuesday that it will launch an update to its Creative Suite on Sept. 23. The screen grab says it all. As Mike Ricciuti notes Adobe hasn't said much about CS4 aside from a few conference call mentions here...

Tags: Adobe Systems Inc., Adobe Creative Suite, Retail, Channel Management, Marketing, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-09-03

Fourth quarter IT hiring outlook: The helpdesk is hot

Eleven percent of CIOs plan to add IT workers in the fourth quarter, 3 percent plan cuts and help desk and technical support are the hot categories as customer and user support trumps projects focused on growth. Those are a few of the notable takeaways in an...

Tags: Hiring, CIO, Information Technology, Recruitment & Selection, Help Desk, Call Centers, Human Resources, Workforce Management, It Operations, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-09-03

Webcast: Simplified Payroll Services

From keeping track of hours and taxes to making bank deposits and signing checks, it's no wonder that businesses of all sizes are choosing to outsource their payroll services all together. But how do you know which payroll service is right for your business? And how do you keep it...

Tags: Webcast, Payroll, Payroll Service, Payroll Solutions, Operational Accounting, Finance

Webcasts 2008-09-03

Infosys: Moving up the consulting food chain

An Infosys executive reiterated that the offshore outsourcing business is holding up amid an economic slowdown and outlined plans to continue to move up the technology food chain to offer consulting services. Speaking at the Citigroup Technology Conference in New York, Ashok Vemuri, head of banking and...

Tags: Food, Consulting, Infosys Technologies Ltd., Axon Group, Game Plan, Outsourcing, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-09-02

HP experts portray IT transformation vision, explain new wave of virtualization products and services

A lot of customers look to virtualization to help reduce their cost and optimize how they manage the environment. Also, when you optimize the management of the environment, that can also help you accelerate business growth. In addition to cost reduction, customers are also beginning to see value in having...

Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Information Technology, Environment, Vision, Virtualization, Cloud Computing, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Hardware, Storage, Dana Gardner

Blog posts 2008-09-02

Worldwide Growth among social networking sites in June 2008

Jun-2007 Jun-2008 % Change Total Internet : Total Audience 778,310 860,514 11% Social Networking 464,437 580,510 25% FACEBOOK.COM 52,167 132,105 153% MYSPACE.COM 114,147 117,582 3% HI5.COM 28,174 56,367 100% FRIENDSTER.COM 24,675 37,080 50% Orkut 24,120 34,028...

Tags: Network, Social Networking, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, NB

Blog posts 2008-09-02

Social networking growth by worldwide region in June 2008

Jun-07 Jun-08 Growth Worldwide 464,437 580,510 25% Asia Pacific 162,738 200,555 23% Europe 122,527 165,256 35% North America 120,848 131,255 9% Latin America 40,098 53,248 33% Middle East - Africa 18,226 30,197 66% Source: comScore ...

Tags: Growth, Network, Social Networking, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, NB

Blog posts 2008-09-02

Retail Store (Spanish) (zip)

Retail Store is a comprehensive retail management software solution. Retail Store is the solution-of-choice for very good reasons. Our POS and Retail Operations solutions drive business growth. Retail Store is incredibly easy to use and configure. It's as simple as you want, or as sophisticated as you need. It's scalable...

Tags: Retail Company, Logica, Retail

Software downloads 2008-09-02

Pregnancy Calculator menstrual Ovulation Calendar (exe)

One of the easiest and accurate software utilities for women to predict safe period dates and safe days for love to avoid conception. Use this advanced tool to track high fertility cycles to conceive baby and achieve pregnancy. Track your menstrual cycle, monitor, and get information about your menstruation cycle...

Tags: Software, Pregnancy, DRPU Software, Tools & Techniques, Monitors & Displays, Gender And Diversity, Management, Hardware, Components, Human Resources

Software downloads 2008-09-02

Top search engines in July 2008

Core Search Entity Jun-08 Jul-08 Growth, YTY Total Core Search 11,541 11,753 2% Google Sites 7,096 7,273 2% Yahoo! Sites 2,416 2,405 0% Microsoft Sites 1,056 1,045 -1% Ask Network 501 531 6% AOL LLC 471 499 6%...

Tags: Search Engine, Site, Search, NB

Blog posts 2008-09-01

Images: Crowdsourcing for car design

With population growth and the environment in mind, French automaker Peugeot gets designers to propose far-out ideas for future city driving. by CNET News.com

Tags: Car, Crowdsourcing, Manufacturing, CNET News.com

Image galleries 2008-09-01

Lawson success but no saas here

It didn't escape my Irregular colleagues' attention that Harry Debes, Lawson CEO went on a tear about the viability of the saas model. Anshu Sharma chose not to comment in public but I leave it to astute observers to detect the steam coming out of his ears. ...

Tags: Lawson Software Inc., Vinnie, Cheryl, Purchasing & Procurement, Software As A Service (SaaS), Tools & Techniques, Business Operations, Emerging Technologies, Management, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2008-09-01