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    The new boss of Hewlett-Packard's Asia-Pacific operations has defended the vendor's move to offshore some Australian support work to Malaysia, saying most customers would accept the move as long as service levels remained consistent.

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    IT outsourcing in Australia is set to crack AU$11 billion in 2008, according to Gartner, but Australia's dwindling IT baby boomer generation will cause problems

  • Offshore outsourcing: friend or foe?

    A necessary evil or one that must be stopped--the debate over offshore outsourcing is hotting up and a conclusion could be near, but what is the right answer?

  • Australia overreacts to Indian outsourcing: Gartner

    The level of outrage over the outsourcing of software development to India is disproportionate to the effect it is having on the local industry, according to analysis group Gartner.

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    Sending software development tasks overseas is the latest cost-cutting phenomenon, but is it a case of 'you get what you pay for'? How can you optimise offshore development?

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  • IBM's anti-control freak

    Senior vice-president of IBM Linda Sanford explains why the handoff to an offshore partner should be embraced, not feared.

  • Australia overreacts to Indian outsourcing: Gartner

    The level of outrage over the outsourcing of software development to India is disproportionate to the effect it is having on the local industry, according to analysis group Gartner.

  • Outsourcing overseas

    Sending software development tasks overseas is the latest cost-cutting phenomenon, but is it a case of 'you get what you pay for'? How can you optimise offshore development?

  • NAB examines offshoring 400 jobs

    NAB may send around 400 jobs overseas in a bid to improve operational efficiencies.

  • IBM: Leadership woes hamper businesses

    A survey of 456 CEOs among IBM's top customers shows a shift from a cost cutting to revenue growth as the primary business objective. While most of the survey's findings are predictable, one finding is emblematic of the underlying problem inhibiting growth -- a lack of leadership.

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    Nanotechnology is constantly finding itself in the headlines. But are microscopic machines an inevitable part of our future, or just another hype-heavy get-rich-quick ruse?

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