Australia is up to the off-shoring challenge, according to international software expert Dr Philip Lehman, despite statistics from the Australian Computer Society (ACS) predicting a loss of 4000 ICT jobs by 2009.
Barclays is to cut 1,800 IT posts in the UK as part of plans to create centrally managed technology "centres of excellence" in key offshore locations around the globe.
NAB has been briefing its staff on moving its core business systems to a next generation platform, a move which could presage offshoring some jobs.
Telstra Corp Ltd chief executive Dr Ziggy Switkowski expects to send more jobs offshore to save money.
Hewlett-Packard (HP) today confirmed that there would be "some redundancies" among the 450-strong Australian remote support team for its managed services business, as work is offshored to an HP facility in Malaysia.
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It's no surprise that software companies are keen to fob off as much of their tech support as possible to automated systems -- support is a cost, not a profit centre, unless you charge an inordinate amount for it.
NAB may send around 400 jobs overseas in a bid to improve operational efficiencies.
Charges that misguidedness, short-sightedness or even evil business leaders is behind the latest outsourcing trend is not true. And the solution to stop the practice is even less true.
Outsourcing and layoffs in the IT industry are a fact of life. While you cannot necessarily prevent being laid off, you can take steps to mitigate the impact when it happens.
India's minister for information technology calls upon Asian countries to make a united stand to challenge the outsourcing backlash taking root in the Western world.
The question on the lips of most CIOs is no longer whether to send work offshore. It's a question of how much to send.
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