Sending jobs offshore will generate even more angst next year.
The start of the year can be a little slow for noteworthy news, whether IT, general, or world news. But a few headlines stood out as being worth a second look.
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.
Increased spending, IBM indemnification against SCO and an offshore-outsourcing boom will characterise next year, according to the research firm IDC.
Linux will expand its presence in key markets, while offshore outsourcing will continue at a brisk pace in 2004, analysis firm Forrester Research predicted Wednesday.
Sending jobs offshore will generate even more angst next year.
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