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Continue readingEven as CIOs continue to pursue the multi-provider model for outsourcing IT, the question remains as to how to do it successfully: amassing the necessary vendor management skills needed, avoiding vendor finger pointing, and achieving intended results. There are a few options for managing a portfolio of providers. You can build your own provider consortium [...]
Continue readingWhy is IT support necessary? A number of businesses and enterprises have satellite offices outside their region or state even. In order to speak with them, they need IT support to set up their communication channels so they might be able to communicate whenever needed. Other than communication, data files ought to be shared or [...]
Continue readingThe results of the Estonian Entrepreneur of the Year 2011 contest were unveiled yesterday at a gala dinner. The title was awarded to Priit Alamäe and Taavi Kotka, management team members and owners of Webmedia Group AS. The Estonian Entrepreneur of the Year 2011 was announced by President Toomas Hendrik Ilves. The creators of the [...]
Continue readingOutsourcing has been the cause of much debate in recent times. There have been arguments for and against outsourcing. The supporters of outsourcing are primarily those motivated by the desire to cut costs and streamline their business processes while those against outsourcing are those primarily affected by their jobs being given to others. Whatever may [...]
Continue readingThe global outsourcing market seems to be going through a sluggish phase, showing signs of slowdown, as number of deals signed during the July-September quarter this year dropped to 472 from 503 deals in Q3 2010. According to advisory and research firm Everest, the number of outsourcing worldwide reduced to 472 in Q3 2011 from [...]
Continue readingIf your organization is involved in global outsourcing and/or shared services, don’t miss the upcoming webinar. IAOP will show you how your organization can quickly and affordably perform an outsourcing relationship health check! Recent research indicates that over half of all business executives polled believe that they’re not getting the business value they originally contracted [...]
Continue readingFor the first time Comarch software house from Krakow (Poland) was placed on the prestigious list of top software vendors in Europe. Truffle100 ranking is prepared under the auspices of the European Commission. The Truffle100 is based on surveys and research conducted by IDC & CXP Group. Neelie Kroes, European Commissioner for the Digital said: [...]
Continue readingFrom October 25 to October 27, the 14th quarterfinal of the ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest (ICPC) among university students of the north-eastern European region was held in Minsk, Belarus. This year, 53 teams from Belarus, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Russia participated in the contest. Since 1998, IBA has been sponsoring Belarusian State University (BSU) [...]
Continue readingThe fee for IT services at present continues to climb. As the law of demand and supply dictates, an increase in demand results in an increase in price as well. The need for IT expert services in the world is high due to the dependency of various corporations to the web and computer program. In [...]
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