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Issue 1

February 2006

Outsourcing News and Top Outsourcing deals

Ford Motor Company to outsource to India

In a bid to cut costs, Ford Motor Company (FMC), the world’s third largest car maker, is planning to step up outsourcing of components, engineering services and IT related services from India.. Read more

ACS lands Johns Hopkins outsourcing deal

Affiliated Computer Services Inc. has inked a deal to provide call center services for Johns Hopkins HealthCare.. Read more

Fuji Xerox wins EDS outsourcing deal

Fuji Xerox Global Services (FXGS) has won a five-year, $4.8 million outsourcing contract with EDS to streamline its print hardware and software infrastructure.. Read more

Dell to Set Up Manufacturing Unit in India

Michael Dell, Chief of Dell Computer got so pleased with the results of the R&D work his company outsourced to India, that after a meeting with Kamal Nath, India’s Commerce Minister, he announced his decision to set up a manufacturing facility on the sub-continent... Read more

Sprint Scraps Major IT Outsourcing Deal with IBM

Wireless and long distance service provider Sprint Nextel Corp. is quietly pulling back much of the IT work it outsourced to IBM two years ago under a $400 million deal and is also reviewing a multi-billion dollar customer service support contract it holds with the computer services giant... Read more

Swindon plans £300m outsourcing deal

Swindon Council is planning to embark on a major IT and business process outsourcing (BPO) contract that could be worth as much as £300m over 15 years... Read more

Outsourcing Benefits

Beating forecasts, Wipro Witnesses a 24% rise in Profits

Despite pay rises and fewer billing hours, Wipro, India’s third largest software exporter reported a better than expected 24% jump in quarterly profit, as outsourcing volumes grow. A turnaround in its back office unit and strength in Europe helped Wipro grow 8% from last year to $510-million and profit margins are expected to hold steady... Read more

Outsourcing: Benefits Unlimited

The recent success of off-shoring / outsourcing to India due to cheap labour rates, qualified skilled labour, availability and quality training of educated staff means that more and more companies are realising the immense potential and benefits to be reaped from off-shoring / outsourcing to service providers in India, especially in the IT sector... Read more