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Web sees growing breed of shopkeepers
Insight More eBay sellers are considering early retirement or leaving their jobs to concentrate solely on their online business, according to surveys in Hong Kong and Singapore.
Tags: E-commerce, Financial
India in a class of its own
Insight Despite growing competition from China and Russia, industry observers are confident the subcontinent will remain an integral part of any major global sourcing strategy.
Live: Google faces off with analysts
News Co-founder Sergey Brin tells analysts how a censored site helps China, why the feds are wrong and what's up with Google's revenue.
Tags: Search, Financial, Analyst reports
The attack of the US$2 million worm
News Researcher says business disruptions caused by viruses cost an average of nearly US$2 million in lost revenue per incident.
Tags: Viruses and worms
Local PC maker makes Microsoft OEM partner list
News Local PC manufacturer I-Berhad has been apppointed a Microsoft original equipment manufacturer (OEM) partner, the first Malaysian public-listed firm to meet the software giant's stringent standards.
Ariba hones business services tools
News The software maker plans to release an updated package of business applications that promise to save companies money and effort when they buy business services.
India tries exam to boost quality of outsourcing
News Country launches national entry exam aimed at improving quality of recruits for call-center and IT jobs in the outsourcing industry.
Tags: Outsourcing
The end of the age of the techie?
News IT know-how won't be enough for future workers, according to Gartner Group analysts.
Tags: Infrastructure/architecture management, Sourcing, Leadership
China lags India in software exports
News China is years away from threatening India's position as the software outsourcing powerhouse of Asia, says IDC.
BT scours globe for innovative tech
News Process has helped uncover around 1,000 new technologies each year and introduce a significant piece of technology into the company every quarter.
Tags: Business Strategies & Functions, Mobile/Wireless, LANs and WANs, Networking technology
India takes bulk of offshore business outsourcing dollars
News India alone will soak up more than half the world's offshore business outsourcing revenue this year, according IT analyst firm Gartner.
Ariba to buy FreeMarkets for US$493 million
News Ariba announced last Friday that it plans to purchase FreeMarkets in a deal valued at US$493 million, bolstering its position in the market for online business software services.
India's tech industry booming
News The Indian tech industry is expected to generate around US$64 billion in revenues in 2008--a 33 percent growth--while also having a significant impact on the country's economy.
Tags: Sales/revenue
Revealed: The top 30 offshoring destinations
News The Bric countries (Brazil, Russia, India and China) dominate a list ranking the top 30 global offshoring locations.
Tags: IT outsourcing
Shell to outsource 3,200 IT jobs
News Shell is planning to outsource the majority of its global IT operations in a move that will affect thousands of jobs worldwide.
Tags: Cost control, IT outsourcing, IT budgeting, ROI/TCO, Business planning, Outsourcing, Offshoring
