Sending software development work to lower-cost locations overseas is vital for profits, software company leaders and industry advisers said on Monday.
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A conference instructing companies on moving technology work and other jobs overseas drew picketers, in one of the first demonstrations protesting the practice to hit the San Francisco Bay Area.
Tech workers can look forward to fatter paychecks, according to a new report from research firm Meta Group.
Australian companies have long prided themselves on their highly inventive nature and global reputation as early adopters of new technology. But Australia's track record in commercialising technical know-how on the global stage is lamentable.
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.
ZDNet.com.au offers condolences to the family of leading Australian technology executive Mike Grime, following his passing away on the weekend.
NAB yesterday told its employees which of its IT jobs will be offshored, after the bank took the decision to outsource some of its tech staff last year.
Despite missing its target to set up a base in India to target ID theft and information crime, the AFP says it's still planning to open its offshore centre.
National Australia Bank's technology costs have jumped substantially over the last year, even as the bank has continued efforts to offshore technology work to India.
National Australia Bank (NAB) is testing Windows 7 to assess its viability for an upgrade from Windows XP, which it finished migrating to last year.
Phase one of National Australia Bank's core banking system replacement strategy will be completed by June this year, the bank's chief executive Cameron Clyne said today.
National Australia Bank took the knife to its long-time chief information officer Michelle Tredenick this week, but was this a reflection of her perceived incompetence or simply a consequence of the manoeuvring at higher levels that seems endemic in Australia's incestuous banking IT community?
Analyst firm Ovum said today that Satyam's financial scandal would not significantly affect overall outsourcing trends in Australia, although some customers might reassess their contracts with the Indian giant.
Microsoft is outsourcing some of the work related to its next-generation operating system to India, according to a labour group.
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