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FDi: “Hi-Tech Park in Belarus Is a Growing Hub for Both Regional and International Software”

Hi-Tech Park in Belarus is a growing hub for both regional and international software and IT firms that offers its registered businesses economic incentives. This is one example of how the eastern European country is capitalising on its highly skilled workforce of engineers, which has also attracted the attention of the likes of Microsoft and [...]

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Outsourcing: Companies and Benefits

If you deprive yourself of outsourcing and your competitors do not, you’re putting yourself out of business. -Lee Kuan Yew In the traditional brick and mortar business world, you had to hire a new person if you needed more help. If that person didn’t work out, you’d have to fire and replace him or her. [...]

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Uncertain Economic Conditions Impacting Outsourcing Market, KPMG Survey

A mixed global economic outlook, high levels of volatility, weak consumer demand, and ongoing corporate uncertainty continue to impact outsourcing demand and consulting growth, according to the KPMG 4Q11 Sourcing Advisory Pulse Survey of KPMG field advisors and leading global business and IT service providers. The study also found that organizations engaged in outsourcing are [...]

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Comarch Group Acuires Swiss Provider of ERP Solutions

Comarch Group has signed an agreement to acquire 100 percent of shares in the A-MEA Informatik AG, which is one of the most important player on the Swiss ERP application market. A-MEA Informatik AG based in Arbon, canton of Thurgau, has vast experience in ERP (ERP = Enterprise Resource Planning) and finance-accounting systems for small [...]

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IBA Group Selected Finalist of European Software Excellence Awards 2012

IT Europa, a leading European IT publisher and market intelligence organization, announced the finalists of the European Software Excellence Awards 2012, the pan-European awards event for ISV (Independent Software Vendors) and Software Developer channels. This year, the contest attracted entries from 18 countries. A total of 36 companies from 14 European countries have made the [...]

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Understanding the Advantages of Outsourcing

To an ordinary person, outsourcing a business would seem like a waste of company resources and an additional complication for running a business. This makes sense because after all, why should a company send business abroad when it can be done right at home with a better guarantee for a much higher quality of work. [...]

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DataArt Creates a Roster of Green Applications for ThinkEco to Remotely Monitor Power Consumption

DataArt announced that it has been selected by ThinkEco, Inc. as a dedicated technology partner for software development to support energy sustainability and the internet of things. ThinkEco develops hardware and software energy-efficiency solutions for businesses and consumers. Its patent-pending modlet® (for “modern outlet”) features intelligent engineering and algorithms to provide a simple, low-cost and [...]

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IT Outsourcing Industry Continues to Grow

The number of global IT outsourcing deals agreed in the fourth quarter of 2011 grew by three per cent on same period the previous year. According to the latest fourth quarter Global Sourcing Market Data and Insights report, some $95 billion (approx £60.95 billion) was spent on outsourcing IT operations making it the highest level [...]

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IBA: Splunk Premier Reseller Partner

In December 2011, IBA and Splunk Inc signed a partnership agreement. Splunk Inc appointed IBA as its Premier Reseller Partner. Splunk is the developer of the Splunk software product designed for intelligent processing of machine data. By monitoring and analyzing everything from customer clickstreams and transactions to network activity and call records, Splunk turns client’s [...]

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Risks Associated With IT Outsourcing Services

IT outsourcing services is a part of outsourcing methodology that involves contracting of work or business processes from one organization to another distant service provider who is usually located in developing countries. The business engagement and payment depends upon the results achieved rather than on the time spent over the work. IT outsourcing offers highly [...]

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