Blog entries tagged Business

Why banning Social Media at work is a bad idea?

Wed, 21 Dec 2011 12:55:06 +0100

Some researches released at the end of the year show that the attempts of companies to block the use of social media are not only useless, but also a bad decision for business.

A KMPG study, released in December, found out that over 1/3 of employees who worked for companies who block access to social network websites had created ways to get around the firewall. Plus, 63% employeeRead More...

Google’s Delivery Service

Fri, 02 Dec 2011 10:48:15 +0100

To overcome Amazon, Google intends to create a service to deliver products bought on the internet.

Google is developing a project in a field far from technology: the American corporation is invesRead More...

Best iPhone developer for Customized & Quality iPhone application development

Fri, 05 Aug 2011 08:45:32 +0100

It’s no secret that Apple is on to something. In the second quarter of 2011, Apple sold a record 18.65 million iPhones. People the world over have and are using iPhones and the popularity only increases. Its users are generally young, majority male, and some of the most plugged in, tech savvy consumers on the planet.

So what does that have you do with you? If you’re a business owner or work for one: everything. It is no longer enough to Read More...

Groupon Clone Custom Development India

Mon, 18 Jul 2011 11:58:44 +0100

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Social coupon site Groupon has proven an instant success. People line up – virtually and literally outside of shops featured on Groupon – to buy and redeem Groupon vouchers. While business owners are able to drive customers to their business by the dozens, Groupon shares the remaining incomings with the owner. The business Read More...

Big Data & Business Intelligence – Getting The Big Picture

Wed, 06 Jul 2011 10:02:17 +0100

Right this very minute that you are surfing the web, you are creating data. Checking your facebook page, updating your twitter, even reading your favourite blog – your steps are tracked creating line after line of code. Where does all this data go? The answer is thatRead More...

ERP & Social Media - Like or Dislike?

Fri, 24 Jun 2011 12:00:49 +0100

By the looks of it, social media is not satisfied taking over our private lives, now it is entering ERP services as well. As SAP announced, it is now in co-operation with Jive SBS, a new social media ERP tool helping each and everyone and each and everything in your company stay connected. If employees are wasting time on Facebook anyways, why not give tRead More...

TATA Consultancy Services Hire 60,000, Infosys and Wipro also Looking

Tue, 21 Jun 2011 06:49:16 +0100

TCS has announced that it is planning to hire 60,000 staff in the upcoming fiscal year – just 10,000 down from 2010/11’s 70,000 new additions. Meanwhile, rivals Infosys and Wipro are also said to be on a hiring spree, rubbishing rumours that Indian offshore software development is unable to move forward in a changing market situation.

There iRead More...

Apple iPhone vs. Microsoft Mango: Who's Got The Juicier Bits?

Tue, 07 Jun 2011 06:55:32 +0100

When Apple previewed iOS 5 yesterday, they set the Mac-related blogosphere on fire. Thank God the iPhone gets a Hardware Camera Button, they exclaimed. Instead of the God, iPhone users should redirect their thank-you notes to Bill Gates. Actually, the new iPhone 5 operating system has a handful of features that Microsoft introduced with the Windows Phone 7 that has been shiRead More...

Bangalore about to be replaced as India's outsourcing hub

Tue, 31 May 2011 12:08:49 +0100

Bangalore has been India’s IT hub for a while now but at the moment it is on the verge of loosing this reputation as offshore software development center to Noida and Gurgaon. The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry in India (ASSOCHAM) have conducted a survey that showed the following result:

55 % of IT offshore software development that is currently situated in Read More...

Canadian businesses discover benefits of legal process outsourcing

Wed, 25 May 2011 11:57:23 +0100

Canadian businesses have recently discovered the benefits of legal process outsourcing (LPO). The numbers are increasing on a constant basis. Whereas the sales in the year 2010 where estimated to revolve around $640 million, independent technology and market research company Forrester Research claims that those number could rise to $4 billion by 2015.

What are the advantages of legal procesRead More...

Indian government plan new privacy laws on outsourcing

Mon, 16 May 2011 10:45:32 +0100

After many complaints and difficulties the Indian government has taken steps to form rules concerning the protection of private information. What is not clear right now is whether these new laws will have a major impact on the outsourcing business as a whole.

Indian companies have been collecting personal data, identifying informatioRead More...

Developed countries outsource greenhouse gas emissions

Wed, 11 May 2011 08:15:48 +0100

In 1997 the Kyoto protocol was founded and in 2005 it was put into action. The protocol is aiming at preventing global warning by committing the 191 countries that have signed and ratified it to reduce four major types of greenhouse gases.

Even though the United States is the second largest emitter of greenhouse gases, after China, the Federal government refuses to Read More...

Everest Research: Mixed Results for India’s BPO Sector

Thu, 05 May 2011 06:04:27 +0100

The business process outsourcing (BPO) sector in India is currently caught between two stools, witnessing excellent demand while providers are simultaneously beating down the prices. This blog entry discusses how acute pricing pressure is challenging the otherwise booming BPO industry according to the latest research results of the Everest Group.

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Offshore service development: Useful tips to fight attrition in the outsourcing sector

Wed, 04 May 2011 12:16:09 +0100

Attrition seems to be the new, worrying trend in the outsourcing sector that is challenging offshore service developers in India. The so called “talent wars” are fought between service development providers and an overall salary increase is the widespread consequence. But what to do if you staff is starting to leave your company for a better position? This blog entRead More...

Mexico: Between violence and economic boost!

Wed, 04 May 2011 06:48:14 +0100

The situation of Mexico as a country can be followed on the news thoroughly and it does not seem to be in a very good state. Newspapers and television stations report constantly about drug smuggle and other drug related crimes. Almost weekly stories about people murdered for in this pool of drugs and violence are streamed. During the last couple of years more than 35.Read More...

Everest Study: Global offshore outsourcing market growth exponentially

Wed, 04 May 2011 05:15:53 +0100

The recently released Q1 2011report represents the latest research on the global outsourcing and offshoring industry. The steady growth of the global outsourcing market is one of the most important insights of the report that is published by the Everest Group. This blog entry provides you with the latest statistics on the global offshore outsourcing market.

IT Outsourcing to India: 5 major pitfalls to watch out for!

Tue, 03 May 2011 11:21:00 +0100

IT Outsourcing to India is a business strategy that bears numerous advantages such as cost-savings, high-quality services and so on. However, only for those who are smart enough to avoid the potential pitfalls. Capacious information on the potential provider of choice is crucial in this regard. One key to success is to know about potential traps that might cRead More...

Offshore outsourcing from India to the US: Controversial campaign issue?

Mon, 02 May 2011 05:16:53 +0100

Once again the time has come that the United States of America is slowly but surely preparing for upcoming elections. According to Obama administration officials, the controversial issue of outsourcing might be one hot topic during these elections. This blog entry explains why the balanced trade relations between the US and India could make a controversial campaigRead More...

Indian and South American companies learn from each other

Fri, 22 Apr 2011 11:43:01 +0100

India and South America have been tough competitors on the outsourcing market for a long time now. But recently they have learned that not only can they compete with each other, but they can also learn a lot from each other.

Throughout South America there are about 25 Indian outsourcing companies that employ roughly 20.000 local iRead More...

The ongoing economical battle between India and China

Mon, 18 Apr 2011 08:50:44 +0100

The debate between who has the better economy, India or China has been going on for quite a while. Recently the magazine The Economist has published an article claiming that exactly this has happened – in 2010. And nobody noticed it.

But how come that such a crucial event has taken place and it goes unnoticed? If you look at the numbers in thRead More...