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A leading Asia-Pacific tech analyst claims the outsourcing of information technology and business processes offshore is "not something to get overly excited about," despite increasing international controversy over the migration of jobs to lower-cost countries.
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A leading Asia-Pacific tech analyst claims the outsourcing of information technology and business processes offshore is "not something to get overly excited about," despite increasing international controversy over the migration of jobs to lower-cost countries.
Offshoring seems like such an irresistible force, but in the not-too-distant future, much of the work that is pushing offshore will be eliminated altogether by continual improvements in software technology.
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