News tagged with outsourcing

Indian outsourcing industry hits out at US visa bill

India's outsourcing giants have slammed a United States bill that could double the cost of a work visa in a move seen as targeting high-profile Indian software exporters.

Technology / Business

created Aug 10, 2010 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (6) | comments 1

India says US protectionism is regressive

India's trade minister lashed out at perceived protectionist moves by the US on Saturday, calling them "regressive" and saying they could delay economic recovery.

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created Sep 12, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 19

Special effects outsourcing grows in India

(AP) -- Outsourcing to India, long dominated by software engineering and back-office work, is expanding in new terrain: special effects for movies.

Technology / Business

created Jun 18, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Indian outsourcers 'employ 100,000 in US'

India's IT outsourcing sector has nearly doubled the number of jobs it has created in the US in the last five years and now employs more than 100,000 people, an industry group said on Friday.

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created Mar 23, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (4) | comments 2

Study: Outsourcing hurts consumers by softening competition among firms

Firms that outsource aspects of their business to a foreign country may profit by saving money, but the practice tends to soften the competition among industry rivals, exacting a hidden cost on consumers, says new research ...

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created Jan 10, 2011 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Indian outsourcers seek revenues from 'smart work'

For advertising executive Govind Nair, working in India's outsourcing industry for a California telecoms firm means burning the candle at both ends for his customers.

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created Sep 07, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Rise of outsourcing poses new cybersecurity problems

Big banks, hospitals and insurance companies worry about computer security because they handle so much personal information.

Technology / Internet

created Nov 10, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 2

India's Infosys shares fall on US probe worries

Shares in Infosys, India's second-largest outsourcing firm, fell four percent in Mumbai on Monday after the firm revealed that US authorities were probing alleged irregularities in its business visas.

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created Apr 23, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

India's TCS shares surge on upbeat earnings

Shares in India's biggest outsourcing firm Tata Consultancy Services jumped more than 10 percent in early trade on Tuesday after it reported better-than-expected quarterly earnings.

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created Apr 24, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

India's Infosys posts profit rise but shares fall

India's second-biggest outsourcer Infosys said Tuesday that quarterly net profit rose nearly 16 percent, but its shares fell after the company gave a muted outlook.

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created Jul 12, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Court hears India's 'biggest corporate fraud' case

The disgraced founder of Indian outsourcing giant Satyam appeared in court Tuesday in a billion-dollar corporate fraud case dubbed "India's Enron".

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created Nov 02, 2010 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 1

India's Infosys quarterly profit dips but forecasts upturn

Indian outsourcing giant Infosys Technologies reported Tuesday quarterly net profit slipped, but forecast better times ahead despite a rising rupee that could eat into earnings.

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created Apr 13, 2010 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

India's TCS quarterly profit up 47 percent, beating forecast

India's largest software exporter Tata Consultancy Services reported Monday a stronger-than-expected 47 percent jump in quarterly profit from a year earlier thanks to strong outsourcing demand.

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created Apr 19, 2010 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Outsourcing

Outsourcing is the process of contracting a business function to someone else.

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