2008-01-03

Offshore Outsourcing 'Big' for 2008

Cost saving and mobile employee bases are two main reasons why experts predict outsourcing will rise in 2008.

Vice President of strategic outsourcing programmes at Unisys, Joe Hogan, said that the drive for new technologies such Apple's iPhone, combined with the need to reduce costs will likely see a boom of outsourcing from countries around the world.

"Next-generation devices, which have a tremendous capacity to revolutionize productivity, should go to employees whose jobs touch customers every day, and who require real-time information to capture those customers and keep them happy," he explained.

According to Information Week's Mary Hayes Weier, more offshore work in the future will go to Latin America, China , and Eastern Europe than India as its IT pool diminishes.

Source: http://www.bcs.org/server.php?show=conWebDoc.16619

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