News tagged with outsourcing

India's Wipro quarterly profits, revenue outlook up

Wipro, India's third-largest software exporter, reported Friday a 10.3 percent rise in quarterly profit but said the global outlook remained uncertain for the nation's flagship outsourcing sector.

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India's IT giant TCS slumps despite profit boost

Shares in India's biggest outsourcing firm TCS slid as much as 5.1 percent Wednesday amid investor concern about the outlook for a sector dependent on demand from crises-hit Europe and the United States.

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Outsourcing stems Philippines labour exodus

Malaysia-based computer whiz Arlene Teodoro packed his bags and flew home to the Philippines this year, going against the tide in an impoverished country that sends millions of workers abroad.

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Rise of outsourcing poses new cybersecurity problems

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

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India's Infosys Q2 profit up near 10%, shares jump

Indian software giant Infosys on Wednesday said quarterly profit rose by nearly 10 percent, powering its shares upwards as investors ignored a warning about an uncertain global market.

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Philippines sees outsourcing boom

The Philippines outsourcing industry will grow strongly over the next five years despite global economic concerns and threats to its call centre sector, industry officials said Tuesday.

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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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India outsourcers predict 18% growth

India's flagship outsourcing sector is still expected to post 16 to 18 percent export revenue growth, despite fears of a fresh slump in its key US and European markets, an industry body said.

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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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Bangladesh teenagers drive outsourcing growth

Like many teenagers, Abdullah Al Zahid spends most of his time holed up in his bedroom in his family's modest Dhaka apartment glued to his computer.

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India's Infosys in US business visa probe

Indian software giant Infosys Technologies on Wednesday said it will "co-operate fully" with a probe by US authorities into allegations it violated visa laws.

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India's Infosys names banker as new chairman

Infosys on Saturday named a prominent banker to take charge of India's second-largest software exporter as the firm struggles to boost performance in the face of slow global recovery.

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IBM lifts dividend 15 pct, sets $8B stock buyback

(AP) -- International Business Machines Corp.'s board has approved an $8 billion stock buyback and a 15 percent boost in its quarterly dividend.

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IBM's net tops Street; outsourcing deals pick up

(AP) -- IBM Corp.'s better-than-expected fourth quarter profit shows the momentum from a new mainframe computer and a pickup in businesses' interest in outsourcing their information technology chores.

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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 ...

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Outsourcing

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

For more information about Outsourcing, read the full article at Wikipedia.
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