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Institutes sign €20m IT outsourcing deal with HP
An Cheim has signed a seven-year shared service technology
deal with HP worth €20m. The organisation, which provides IT systems to 13
Institutes of Education and the Tipperary Institute, awarded the public sector
contract under public procurement guidelines
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ACS Signs Agreement to Acquire Intellinex
Affiliated Computer Services, Inc.
(NYSE: ACS), a premier provider of business process outsourcing and information
technology solutions, announced today that it has signed an agreement to acquire
Intellinex, LLC, an Ernst & Young LLP enterprise and leader in integrated
learning solutions.Read more
ING signs outsourcing deal with U.K.'s Astron
ING Groep NV (ING) signed a
memorandum of understanding with U.K. outsourcing company Astron. The deal is
expected to be signed in the third quarter of 2006 and is worth EUR400 million
and covers a seven-year period.
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Misys, Active Data sign outsourcing deal
Active Data Services Inc. will
convert existing business and health care data into electronic files for Misys
Healthcare Systems, according to an outsourcing agreement announced May 15.
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Unilever adds extra £270m to BT outsourcing deal
Pot Noodle-to-Persil consumer
packaged goods giant Unilever has extended its telecoms outsourcing contract
with BT for another three years, spending an extra £270m.The extension means BT will
deliver Unilever's voice, data and mobile services until 2012.
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India to Double LPO Trade Contribution
According
to a study conducted by ASSOCHAM, the year 2010 will witness India doubling its
present contribution to the $250-billion legal outsourcing business
(LPO) by as much as 6-7%.
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Outsourcing: Riding the Indian Success Story
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successful has the experiment in off-shoring / outsourcing to India been in an
increasingly integrated world market, that today, the easy charms of a
transitioning India, including low costs, large talent pool, stable business
environment and high efficiency levels, have turned the sub-continent into a
most attractive business destination.
Although, India has never been a completely alien experience for expatriate professionals, as companies like Bata and Dunlop swarmed with ‘firangs’ read that as ‘foreigners’, the expatriates of yesterday viewed India as a punishment posting. That, no longer holds true, as now, it is working destination of choice. No longer the dumping ground for ‘family black sheep’ or ‘lowlife trash’, from the days of the British Raj when society undesirables and those unable to make it back home, were packed off to India and other British colonies, with instructions to find their own way in life i.e. make their fortunes either in business or the army, or the Indian Civil Service responsible for the administration of the Empire’s ‘Jewel in the Crown’. However today, having work experience in India on your Curriculum Vitae (CV) gets you an A+ in any job interview attended.
A booming economy and exciting lifestyle, unlike any experienced in the west, has made India the prime destination choice for westerners.
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