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  • Pay up slightly but outlook cloudy: ACS

    Australian information and communications technology (ICT) employees enjoyed on average a small pay rise for the 12 months to May, but unemployment remains a "primary area of concern," according to the Australian Computer Society.

  • Greener pastures--and wallets--for tech workers?

    Tech workers can look forward to fatter paychecks, according to a new report from research firm Meta Group.

  • Will India price itself out of offshore markets?

    The U.S. technology industry's demand for offshore services is apparently beginning to drive up pay rates in India, raising questions about the long-term benefits of outsourcing work to that country.

  • The offshored American

    Will the American 'grip and grin' spirit see increasing numbers of tech professionals working overseas?

  • 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?

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  • 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.

  • Will China dominate outsourcing?

    Wipro's Sudip Banerjee explains why many Indian companies fear being left behind by an emerging -- and less expensive -- China.

  • Oracle to double its India work force

    The enterprise software maker plans to double the work force at its two research centers in India, bringing the total to about 6,000 employees.

  • 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?

  • Offshoring: How far, how deep?

    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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