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Double-Dip Dynamics, Part II: The New Tenets of Outsourcing – Process Standardization, Global Flexibility and Better Technology
October 31, 2011 No Comment
For the very first time in my 16-year career, the major driver behind outsourcing is no longer immediate cost reduction. Hallelujah. Praise the Lord. In the vast majority of cases, sourcing buyers have already enjoyed a fair amount of cost-reduction in recent years with their outsourcing initiatives, so they already expect the basic financials to [...]
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With economic forecasts plunging since mid-year, what will be the impact of a weaker economy on IT spending in the next 12 months? Tech investment remained broadly resilient in the first half of 2011, but a recent slowdown in PC sales could be a leading indicator for weakening demand in the coming months. With the [...]
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Come join the IT industry’s foremost respected leaders as we dive into the hot IT topics of the year, discover cutting-edge solutions to today’s most difficult IT challenges, and discuss leadership techniques and the changing role of the CIO with the world’s most visionary strategists and leaders. The agenda is being developed by the Conference [...]
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According to the Gartner’s 2010 European Outsourcing and IT Services Priorities Survey, the end of 2010 could signal the end of slow growth and a return to real economic growth — or the onset of the next financial crisis. Regardless of the future direction of the economy, European businesses and their service providers need to [...]
Continue reading A New Study Season Is Opened in India-Belarus Digital Learning Centre in ICT
October 28, 2011 No Comment
In Hi-Tech Park a new study season of trainings and seminars for professional and teaching staff of core departments of higher educational establishments is opened. It is opened on the basis of India-Belarus Digital Learning Centre in ICT. The first training on the subject “Using Jira environment for project and testing management” took place on [...]
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PM Expert, a part of Armada Group (MICEX, RTS: ARMD), and its British partner Mace International have held an exclusive master class in project program management. The event was attended by representatives of major Russian companies in the construction, mining and electric power sectors. The attendees of the master class had an opportunity to study [...]
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ATMs, which were first installed in Lithuania in 1995, by now have become an integral part of modern business. However, banks and other institutions that use self-service devices quire often face various kinds of hardware faults. Leading ATM manufacturers claim that their devices last for 7-9 years. Anyway, faults do take place in intensively used [...]
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Organizations looking to trim their bottom line have accomplished that goal by outsourcing some or all of their IT needs, new research reveals. In a study by CompTIA, the nonprofit association for the IT industry, nearly half of the surveyed businesses and organizations that rely on outside providers for at least some of their IT [...]
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Prime Minister of Ukraine N. Azarov has signed a decree of the Cabinet of Ministers aimed at improving the quality of IT professionals, strengthening cooperation between business and education, bringing education to the needs of industry and labor market. Sigma Ukraine, as a member of European Business Association EBA IT Committee, became a coordinator of [...]
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IBA Group – an alliance of IT companies with over 2,500 people, launched an English version of its weather forecast website Meteo.by. As the largest software development centers of IBA Group are located in Belarus, the website focuses on weather forecasts for this Eastern European country. Meteo.by is a dynamic portal that provides weather forecasts [...]
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