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  • Offshoring: Don't shoot the messenger

    India's image as a paragon of outsourcing took a severe beating last week after revelations of offshoring jobs gone awry shook the entire medical fraternity in the UK. But this episode proved that offshoring as a short-term solution can be fatal.

  • India's new outsourcing rival--Romania?

    For European businesses, Romanian IT workers are cheaper and have fewer cultural differences than in India--making the country the first choice for outsourcing, a report says.

  • realestate.com.au moves out of its backyard

    Online property listing group realestate.com.au is examining a range of IT initiatives to ensure its Web sites can cope with the company's expansion into international markets.

  • HSBC hit by Bangalore breach

    A security breach at international bank HSBC's offshore data-processing unit in Bangalore has led to funds being stolen from the accounts of a small number of U.K. customers.

  • U.S. agency urges revocation of EDS contract

    Congress' auditing arm has recommended that a government contract with Electronic Data Systems, potentially worth roughly US$860 million, be overturned, another bit of bad news for the information technology services giant.

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  • Offshoring: Don't shoot the messenger

    India's image as a paragon of outsourcing took a severe beating last week after revelations of offshoring jobs gone awry shook the entire medical fraternity in the UK. But this episode proved that offshoring as a short-term solution can be fatal.

  • India's new outsourcing rival--Romania?

    For European businesses, Romanian IT workers are cheaper and have fewer cultural differences than in India--making the country the first choice for outsourcing, a report says.

  • Identity management starts at birth

    How can companies hope to protect their data -- and how can we hope to stop identity theft -- when we ignore the most basic protection methods?

  • Four IT predictions to watch

    A critical part of investing in IT is knowing what's on the horizon. Portals, RFID tags, wireless LANs and utility computing are four key trends that could impact your future.

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