PC Lockdown Tyranny Desktop Virtualization To The Rescue?
By Steve Hodgkinson
Wednesday, August 27, 2008 | MANILA, PHILIPPINES
Locking PCs down is an IT management best practice. But it is increasingly at odds with the flexibility required by today's knowledge workers. Desktop virtualization software provides new options for achieving both control and flexibility.
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Thousands Of Cyber Attacks Each Day On Key Utilities
From The Times
By Jonathan Richards
August 27, 2008
Computer networks controlling electricity supplies, telecommunications and banking are being attacked thousands of times a day in a new cyberwar against Britain waged by criminals and terrorists "some of them backed by foreign states" the Government has said.
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Google drops Bluetooth, GTalkService APIs from Android 1.0
By Dan Nystedt (IDG News Service)
26/08/2008 13:39:00
Google dropped Bluetooth and the GTalkService instant messaging APIs (application program interfaces) from the set of tools for the first version of the mobile phone OS, Android 1.0, according to the Android Developers Blog.
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HP to close EDS purchase on Tuesday
Reporting by Saumyadeb Chakrabarty in Bangalore; Editing by Sue Thomas
Tue, 26 Aug 2008 08:27:26 GMT
(Reuters) - Hewlett-Packard Co. expects to close its $13.25 billion acquisition of Electronic Data Systems Corp. Tuesday but did not give any details on possible job cuts, the Wall Street Journal reported.
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Laws and Consumer Demand Lead to Better Headsets
By Susan Stellin
August 25, 2008
With California and Washington joining Connecticut, New Jersey and New York in banning drivers from holding a cellphone, business travelers have one more gadget to pack when they visit these states: a headset.
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Art of Outsourcing
ITP.net staff writer
Monday, August 25, 2008
Amid increasing competition, falling ARPUs and rising operating costs, it comes as no surprise that telecom operators are increasingly looking at outsourcing as a means of reigning in expenses.
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Outsourcing groups battle CV cheats
Joe Leahy in Mumbai
Published: August 25 2008 02:33
India's outsourcing industry is battling a rising number of r-sum' cheats - recruits who lie about their experience or qualifications - in a struggle that could be critical to the long-term prosperity of the business.
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India among top 10 spam sending countries
CyberMedia News
August 22, 2008
BANGALORE, INDIA: Secure Computing, a public company that provides enterprise security solution, recently published the Internet Threats Report for the second quarter of 2008.
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Philippines - next big outsourcing destination?
CIOL Bureau
August 22, 2008
The Philippines is trying to position itself as the next major global outsourcing destination, in competition with the major outsourcing powers of India and China. Despite a number of different initiatives that have been announced recently there are still major challenges to be faced, says global advisory and consulting firm Ovum.
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US firms seen outsourcing 60,000 jobs to RP by 2010
By Lawrence Casiraya
INQUIRER.net
First Posted 15:56:00 08/19/2008
MANILA, Philippines -- Companies in the United States will outsource no less than 60,000 jobs to the country in about two years, according to the Philippine Software Industry Association (PSIA).
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List of 'next wave' cities for outsourcing firms to be released soon
By Veronica C. Silva
GMANews.TV
First Posted 08/19/2008 | 05:34 PM
MANILA, Philippines - The shortlist of so-called "next wave cities" as investment areas for business process outsourcing (BPOs) firms will be out by October, after almost a year of evaluation.
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BPO Industry Searching For Good Managers
By P. L. G. MONTECILLO
August 19, 2008
THE LOCAL OUTSOURCING INDUSTRY needs more mid-level management executives if it is to adhere to its "roadmap" for growth in the next two years.
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CICT Endorses Latest Anti-Cybercrime Bill In Congress
By Lawrence Casiraya
INQUIRER.net
First Posted 15:16:00 08/18/2008
MANILA, Philippines -- The government's highest IT-governing body is hopeful that increased awareness and support will push lawmakers this time to finally pass a bill against cybercrime.
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Companies Not Spending Enough on Digital Advertising
By Lawrence Casiraya
INQUIRER.net
First Posted 16:37:00 08/14/2008
MANILA, Philippines - Consumers are increasingly going "digital" but companies are not putting enough money on advertising and may be missing out on a lucrative market, according to marketing firm OgilvyOne.
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Outsourcing Buyers Gain Control Flexible contracts key to good outsourcing deals, experts advise
Written by Rosalie Marshall
vnunet.com, 14 Aug 2008
The power balance in outsourcing contracts is changing, according to a new report by Pierre Audoin Consultants (PAC). The report argues that contracts are geared increasingly towards customers rather than providers.
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RP outsourcing firms eye fund-raising options for expansion
GMANews.TV, August 13, 2008
MANILA, Philippines - A recent survey revealed that most business process outsourcing (BPOs) firms in the country are eyeing fund-raising options to finance expansion plans within the next two years.
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RP outsourcing firms upgrade offerings to provide high value services
By Veronica C. Silva, GMANews.TV, August 2008
MANILA, Philippines - The Philippines offshoring and outsourcing industry is enhancing its offerings to provide high value services, allowing it to remain competitive in the billion-dollar global sector.
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Leading Companies Share Outsourcing Governance Expertise
Last update: 8:50 a.m. EDT Aug. 11, 2008
POUGHKEEPSIE, NY, Aug 11, 2008 (MARKET WIRE via COMTEX) -- Allstate, Blue Shield, Ameriprise Financial, IBM and PricewaterhouseCoopers are among companies that will share their experiences and best practices in outsourcing governance at the upcoming International Association of Outsourcing Professionals' (IAOP)(TM) Governance Forum.
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Outsourcing IT support to make internal IT management obsolete, say experts at DMC Software Solutions
By Sameera Anand
6 August 2008
IT support is being transferred to external sources, which assume responsibility for the day-to-day IT management. Outsourcing IT support is becoming especially more popular with SMEs, DMC Software Solutions has observed. The company works with several SMEs.
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Mobile Internet
By Sameera Anand
6 August 2008
Ovum’s forthcoming report on growing revenues from the mobile Internet will be published early this month.
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Essar to buy US outsourcing firm PeopleSupport
By Sameera Anand
6 August 2008
Indian business group Essar pays $250 million to combine the Nasdaq-listed business process outsourcing firm with its own outsourcing division Aegis.
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IT outsourcing in a global economic downturn
By Nick Holland
August 5, 2008
The continuing global economic downturn presents UK companies with a growing challenge to cut internal fixed costs and maximise profits, writes Nick Holland, a partner in international law firm Eversheds. An obvious solution is to outsource IT functions as well as other business processes.
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BPAP to update RP outsourcing directory
By Lawrence Casiraya
INQUIRER.net
First Posted 18:25:00 08/04/2008
MANILA, Philippines--The Business Process Association of the Philippines (BPAP) has said it will release this month an updated directory of the country's business process outsourcing (BPO) companies.
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Vendors, telcos trying to keep up with call center boom
By Lawrence Casiraya
INQUIRER.net
First Posted 10:47:00 08/03/2008
MANILA, Philippines--The phenomenal growth of the call center industry is forcing IT vendors and telecommunications firms to improve their products and services, company executives have said. Luichi Robles, Philippine country manager for networking firm Cisco, said call centers now account for nearly 30 percent of the company's local revenues, from just five percent as early as five years ago.
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Hold Up There On That Outsourcing of Patent Work
SourcingMag.com
August 1, 2008
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) sent out a gentle reminder in the Federal Register to all patent applicants and registered patent practitioners that the export of subject matter (transfer of information) abroad under a foreign filing license is limited to purposes related to the filing of foreign patent applications.
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Education lifts RP BPO industry over India, China--expert
By Lawrence Casiraya
INQUIRER.net
First Posted 10:25:00 08/01/2008
MANILA, Philippines -- India and China have bigger economies but the Philippines has a higher "educational density" and thus in a better position to move ahead in offshore outsourcing, according to an economics professor from Europe.
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