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Infosys Technologies Chief Executive Kris Gopalakrishnan believes 2010 will bring a turnaround in IT outsourcing services, reports RTT News . The India-based outsourcing company receives nearly 60 p... More >
After announcing that it would cut the rate the company pays temporary agencies by 10 percent, Microsoft is now delaying those cutbacks, says TechFlash . The delay should give employment firms time... More >
ZDNet's Larry Dignan points to a TechRepublic discussion about that whole "do more with less" mantra being forced on IT departments in this economy. Don't you hit a wall at some point? In m... More >
After blaming it on the down economy, Microsoft announced it will reduce payments to temporary agencies by 10 percent and that it will cut the billing rate for future temporary positions by 15 percen... More >
Cisco Systems began its first round of job cuts Tuesday in San Jose, says ChannelWeb . The company has not confirmed the number of positions that were eliminated, but CBS5.com reports that 250 emp... More >
Nortel Networks announced a new round of layoffs Wednesday, saying it would eliminate 3,200 jobs worldwide, reports The Associated Press in a story in the San Francisco Chronicle. That's ... More >
Springboard Research reports that for the second year, IBM had the largest market share in India’s fragmented IT services market, says Information Week . The company’s market share in India for 2008... More >
Nearly 1,000 American companies who have sent jobs overseas will be affected by President Obama’s proposed new tax code, according to IndianExpress.com . As he Mobile device management , Oba... More >
Even laid-off tech company recruiters in Silicon Valley are having a hard time finding other jobs , reports The New York Times . Best known for laying off its hiring-department folks was Goo... More >
Despite its layoffs, Microsoft is still hiring and has launched a new Web site within its Entertainment & Devices Division , reports TechFlash . The site includes recruiter profiles and live ... More >
Micron Technology has announced it will cut 500 jobs now at its Idaho plants and as many as 2,000 by the end of August as it ends production of DRAM chips on 200-millimeter wafers in Boise, reports... More >
Outsourcing giants Infosys Technologies and Wipro are working on plans to create U.S. jobs in an attempt to counter what they see as impending legislation that would limit their ability to send Ind... More >
A three-year job-training effort that Microsoft calls Elevate America is being kicked off in Washington, Florida, and New York, reports The Seattle Times . The initiative’s focus is to help U.S.... More >
Ayala Corp. is taking advantage of opportunities in the down economy. The Philippines-based company has acquired bankrupt U.S. company On-Site Sourcing for $9 million to bolster its business proc... More >
Thirty-one cities are identified by KPMG research as potential new outsourcing hubs to rival Bangalore and Shanghai, reports AccountancyAge . Among those named in the report, "Exploring Glob... More >
The troubled economy will prompt a surge in outsourcing as American companies look to cut costs and improve efficiency, according to a new report from Technology Partners International. But it... More >
Fortune's Jon Fortt writes that these tough times are forcing CIOs out of the wiring closet and into the boardroom, where they're scrambling to polish some business skills. Not only are IT de... More >
India's equivalent of the FBI will open an investigation into Satyam Computer Services, a move The New York Times says could interfere with a quick sale of the company. The Central Bureau of Invest... More >
Not all business processes should be outsourced, according to Duke University researchers. They argue in an article in The New England Journal of Medicine against outsourcing clinical drug tr... More >
Analysts quoted in this RCRWireless piece find it likely that Sprint Nextel will outsource part of its network operations to Ericsson. Though the network is considered a carrier's "baby," th... More >
United Airlines has announced it will bring 165 customer-service jobs back to the United States from India and Mexico. That work will be handled at its giant call centers outside Chicago and Honolu... More >
The Indian government-appointed board overseeing scandal-ridden Satyam Computer Services has sacked the U.S.-based senior vice president of banking, financial services and insurance, reports the B... More >
It took only three weeks for tech layoffs to surge from 200,000 in late January to 300,000, according to TechCrunch 's Layoff Tracker. The story says it took four months to rack up the first 100,0... More >
It seems the most likely place to get a job these days is the unemployment office -- and not for the normal reasons. State unemployment departments have been adding employeees , not only to h... More >
The final version of the federal stimulus bill will not require companies that get money from the package to use the E-Verify program to weed out illegal workers, reports Computerworld . Cr... More >
Eleven people have been arrested and a New Jersey company indicted in a widespread investigation into H-1B visa fraud , reports eWEEK . Local law enforcement officials made arrests last week... More >
Nearby states consider California CEOs ripe for a breakup , according to a story in The Wall Street Journal . With the Golden State in a world of financial hurt , states including Colorado,... More >
At a time when outsourcing providers are under more pressure to discount their services, Tata Consultancy Services says it will be paying closer attention to whether customers can pay their bills , ... More >
Santa Clara County, the heart of greater Silicon Valley, fared slightly better than the Bay Area as a whole in a survey of business confidence , according to The San Jose Mercury News . The ... More >
IT Business Edge's Paul Mah recently wrote that social networking sites can offer hiring managers some insight into job applicants' maturity, work ethics and character. But this MarketWatc... More >
Last week, Steve Cakebread, Salesforce.com's president and chief strategy officer, left to "pursue other professional opportunities." It turns out those opportunities are as CFO of smaller ... More >
Circuit City has asked the bankruptcy court to allow it to give executives and other workers -- 154 employees in all -- incentives to stay until it completes its closure, reports The Associated Pres... More >
Small businesses are cutting jobs at an equally breathtaking rate as larger ones, though the sheer numbers might be smaller. The Los Angeles Times reports small businesses could cut 2 million jobs ... More >
While so many are being laid off, The New York Times highlights a growing profession: digital archivist. Any company with massive amounts of data to be saved and stored -- newspapers, librar... More >
The Senate has agreed to strict limits on hiring of H-1B visa-holders for companies that get federal bailout funds, reports Computerworld . U.S. Sens. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, and Bernie San... More >
Some folks do gain valuable skills while playing video games, and a piece by Darren Gladstone at PCWorld.com delves into how to actually put those on your resume. The story points to researc... More >
Tensions in the Middle East, the Mumbai terror attacks and the Satyam scandal give companies pause when looking for an outsourcing destination , says CIOZone.com in reporting a couple of Top 10 li... More >
The latest numbers from the Labor Department put the national unemployment rate at 7.6 percent, reports The Los Angeles Times . The Labor Department reported that 3.6 million jobs -- half i... More >
Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, who recently questioned whether Microsoft would cut H-1B visa holders first in its announced layoffs, and U.S. Sens. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., want to bar companies that ... More >
The computer sector ranked No. 3 in layoffs in January, according to a report by Challenger, Gray & Christmas. The cuts accounted for 22,330 of the 241,749 positions eliminated across al... More >
The exodus continues at Yahoo. Gregory Coleman, former executive vice president of global sales, is leaving to become president of AOL's Web advertising unit , reports The Wall Street Journa... More >
A new Gartner report says 76 percent of outsourcing contracts announced in 2008 were new deals, reports Network World . At the same time, the report said existing companies are re-evaluating their ... More >
Lots of companies help employees find other jobs within the company when their old jobs are being phased out. Not every company offers to move them halfway around the world. But IBM is. Big Bl... More >
Though Microsoft recently announced plans to eliminate 5,000 positions, it's still hiring , reports Benjamin Romano at The Seattle Times . In fact, he found at least 72 openings for jobs in Washing... More >
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