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  • In defence of outsourcing

    The knee-jerk reaction to outsourcing is that it is a bad thing - but this doesn't acknowledge that it can have benefits, and that it is probably here to stay.

  • Asia Pacific to dominate developer market

    A massive increase in the number of software coders in China and India is expected, while outsourcing and offshoring mean you must refine your skills.

  • Does Asian IT growth threaten Europe?

    The European IT market is seeing fresh challenges from the fast-growing Asian market as Europe recovers from the slump of the early 2000s.

  • The next Internet revolution is coming

    "No army can withstand the strength of an idea whose time has come," said Howard Charney, Cisco's senior vice president, borrowing from Victor Hugo to summarise the power of the Internet.

  • Why Lenovo-IBM is a tough sell

    Two years ago, I got an inside look at operations at Lenovo Group, the Chinese computing giant that is forming a joint venture with IBM to sell PCs worldwide.

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  • The next Internet revolution is coming

    "No army can withstand the strength of an idea whose time has come," said Howard Charney, Cisco's senior vice president, borrowing from Victor Hugo to summarise the power of the Internet.

  • Wipro chairman on the future of Indian outsourcing

    Indian tech giant Wipro's chairman and managing director, Azim Premji, on the future of the company and where the Indian outsourcing market will go next.

  • Outsourcing: Data more at risk than jobs

    A top London lawyer has warned that the current trend of UK companies offshoring to locations outside the EU, such as India and China, does not absolve them from complying with their data protection obligations in the UK.

  • Will India price itself out of offshore market?

    Growing demand for offshore services in India is raising the cost of labour there, causing US firms to begin eyeing China, Romania and other options. But India has some tricks up its sleeve.

  • How outsourcing saved one catering company

    Outsourcing can be a contentious issue, but catering company Sodexho has found that when done right, it can make life much easier.

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  • Strong growth ahead for semiconductor industry: IDC

    The semiconductor market will grow at 18 percent in 2004, according to International Data Corp. The growth will be driven by stronger than expected mobile phone and PC shipments.

  • Phillips plans for networked threads

    If Philips Semiconductor CEO Scott McGregor is gets his way wireless functionality will be inserted into clothes, cars, books, plane tickets, TVs, keyboards and homes.

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