India continues to be most attractive outsourcing hub

India continues to be most attractive outsourcing hub

Low-cost advantage and availability of skilled workers make India the most attractive outsourcing hub.
Africa a call center alternative to India?
Some US lawmakers and think tanks believe that Africa can be a much cheaper alternative to call centers in India.
Anti-outsourcing sentiments may hit business: WNS
Indian BPO firm WNS Holdings has cautioned that negative public reaction to outsourcing activities in Western nations could adversely affect its business.
German, UK-based biotech cos eye India for outsourcing
As part of the cost-cutting measures to combat global recession, German and UK-based biotech companies plan to outsource more work, transfer technology and tap India’s burgeoning biotechnology market.
US protectionism will be counter-productive: Premji
Wipro founder Azim Premji stressed that US decision to clamp down on H-1B visas for skilled workers would be counter-productive. Cos that receive maximum H1B
Obama 'committed' to immigration reform
Obama outlines reform, saying people should not be allowed to come to US against law and employers must not exploit low-wage labor. Cos that receive max H1B visas
Protectionism would deepen recession: India
Protectionism in any legal format would also subvert the multilateral processes and prolong the present economic recession and further delay turnaround.
Now US pitches for 'Boston-Bangalore' like bilateral ties
US has called for "advanced" linkages similar to the existing ones between "Manhattan and Mumbai or Boston and Bangalore".
PEs play white knights to BPO companies
PE is undoing a part of US President Barack Obama's drive against outsourcing by pushing companies to send their IT and back-office operations to cheaper destinations.
Protectionism, racist attacks to affect Indians' dollar dreams
Protectionism and racial attacks are likely to affect the Indians' overseas job dreams.
Crowdsourcing: Boon or bane for creative organisations?
Crowdsourcing is the practice of opening up a task to the public instead of keeping it in-house or using a contractor.
Eastern Europe finds favour with Indian BPO cos
IT outsourcing market in Romania, Poland & Bulgaria is in the range of $250-450 mn, which allows Indian BPOs to have smaller centres with niche skills.
US firms lobby against Obama's 'Bangalore Buffalo' rhetoric
American companies have launched a campaign against the new law that ends tax incentives to those firms which create jobs overseas.
Outsourcers go speed dating to sign deals
Some of the big offshoring players are now relying on ‘speed dating’ — a quicker and cheaper channel for selecting the vendor for their back-office and IT outsourcing needs.
8 Indian cities among world's 25 riskiest offshoring locations
A study has named 8 Indian cities among the world's 25 riskiest places for offshoring on concerns like terrorism, pollution and geopolitical issues. India-centric BPOs