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  • Offshoring: Picking the best location

    Which to choose -- India, China, Czech Republic or Wales?

  • 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.

  • Division of labour

    To ensure a buoyant job market, should the federal government be marketing Australia as an outsourcing destination?

  • Top tech jobs for 2006

    After years in the wilderness, the Australian IT industry is again booming as major industries invest heavily in their IT infrastructure. Find out which skills are most in demand and how much remuneration to expect.

  • Battles and triumphs of Australian start-ups

    Five Aussie businesses take us behind the scenes during the early set-up phase of their tech companies.

  • Australia's dotcom pioneers: Where are they now?

    Ten years ago they were the young turks of Australia's business community; radical free-thinkers on the path to fame and riches. Shortly after, all those dreams came crashing down. But where are Australia's first dotcom moguls today, and what are they up to?

  • US labour group: MS offshoring Longhorn work

    Microsoft is outsourcing some of the work related to its next-generation operating system to India, according to a labour group.

  • HSBC Australia CIO talks bank tech

    Most of Australia's major banks are just beginning massive IT projects which will see them refresh their core banking systems. But as HSBC's Australian CIO Brenton Hush tells ZDNet.com.au, the global bank's local operation is already ahead.

  • It's not offshoring, it's a euphemism

    Euphemism is alive and well again when it comes to axing jobs in America and elsewhere.

  • Saying 'no' to offshoring

    A friend's frustrating experience at work shows that companies need to be even more selective in choosing what to outsource.

  • Not all jobs can be moved offshore

    Tech workers on the bubble can choose to ignore reality, or they figure out what to do about it. For those who don't want--or can't afford--to punt, plenty of domestic opportunities remain for IT pros looking to leverage their skill sets.

  • Seagate: Take your recession and stuff it

    Investors may be panicking, but Seagate CEO Bill Watkins says business and tech trends paint a different picture than the one on CNBC.

  • Around the world in.... WiMax

    WiMax, the controversial long range wireless broadband technology, is set to spread across rural Australia from next year -- but despite the outgoing Howard government's ambitious project, both fixed and mobile variants of the technology are already being deployed around the world.

  • Recruitment heavyweight says outlook bright for tech jobs

    IT&T recruitment company Hudson has given an optimistic prediction on the job front for the rest of the year despite concerns about offshoring.

  • On the outsourcing hot seat

    Infosys Technologies CEO Nandan Nilekani says outsourcing is a win-win proposition.

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