Offshoring off-putting
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Offshoring IT
Offshoring IT
12/17/2004 06:41 PMOffshoring By Any Other Name
Offshoring By Any Other Name
09/24/2004 08:06 PMNot too many people like the sound of "offshoring" -- literally, the
sound of the word -- not just it's meaning. So the
euphemisms to
replace "offshoring" are springing up everywhere, with
not-so-sneaky terms like "co-sourcing" and "global sourcing" peppering
our vernacular. Outsourcing is dead, too, replaced with the mouthful:
"business process transformation services" agreements. Isn't that so
double-plus-ungood? Obviously, offshoring is still with us, and it's
going to be with us, and it arguably
should be with us. So
while avoiding the word offshoring might avoid the spread of panic,
hopefully we're not forgetting to address the root causes of our
concerns: that we haven't answered the
'What's
Next?' question. Though perhaps using bigger words and
round-about descriptions is part of the plan to help educate the
country to think more critically.
And we're putting it on wax
And we're putting it on wax
04/14/2004 10:25 AM
Have you ever wanted your very own wax museum? Who hasn't? Well,
here's your chance:
The Country Music
Wax Museum of the Stars is being auctioned on eBay.
ETF Tip No. 5: Putting It All Together
ETF Tip No. 5: Putting It All Together
04/01/2005 03:09 PMHere's the right way to use exchange-traded funds.
Putting The i Into The Pod
Putting The i Into The Pod
02/01/2005 09:36 PM By Les Minor, Texarkana Gazette
You'd say I'm putting you on
You'd say I'm putting you on
05/04/2004 07:52 PM
Now
GQ magazine isn't one I'd normally turn to—for
anything, really, let alone a serious story such as this. But a writer
has interviewed Colin Powell, Condi Rice, various Pentagon insiders
and some unnamed friends of Powell, and they all (save Condi, whom one
of the GQ writer's sources calls "a jerk") agree:
Colin's tired.
Offshoring IT ... to Canada
Offshoring IT ... to Canada
05/11/2004 11:45 PMglobetechnology.com May 12 2004 4:21AM GMT
A Careful Look At Offshoring
A Careful Look At Offshoring
12/22/2003 03:11 AMYet another article that takes a look at the "offshoring trend", but
this one actually
takes a step back to put the whole thing in perspective.
From a historical vantage point, this trend doesn't seem all that
different that past trends where products made in the US were
eventually outsourced. The article quotes Walter Mondale from twenty
years ago, when he was worried about chip production going to Japan,
saying: "What are our kids supposed to do? Sweep up around Japanese
computers and sell McDonald's hamburgers the rest of their lives?"
Instead, what happened was that cheap chips resulted in a technology
boom that certainly helped the US economy quite a bit over the next
two decades. The article also points out what we've been saying here
all along: the rush to outsource is a bit shortsighted for most
companies. Those who are only looking at the salary aspect of it,
don't realize that there are many more costs involved, and many are
already starting to regret the decision to outsource. However, in
some areas, it clearly does make sense to outsource, but the number of
jobs that will go overseas each year is a very very small number - and
pales when compared to the number of jobs lost each year naturally
through layoffs and company closings. Finally, the article points out
that, when done right, offshoring is a net positive for our economy -
and has been historically. This doesn't mean that it doesn't make
life hard for some people who lost their jobs. However, instead of
thinking up protectionist plans, the US should be making an effort to
train these displaced employees for better jobs in sectors that need
them.
Telecommuting on top of offshoring?
Telecommuting on top of offshoring?
01/04/2005 08:25 PMPlans for a low-cost broadband network in India suggest offshore
threat could intensify.
Offshoring Creativity
Offshoring Creativity
12/19/2004 03:36 PMNever mind the call centers. Look at the high-tech firms and markets
in China and India, and worry about the emigration of innovation.
It's not offshoring, it's a euphemism
It's not offshoring, it's a euphemism
09/26/2004 11:06 PMZDNet Australia Sep 27 2004 1:34AM GMT
Don't like offshoring? Get over it, says
AIIA
Don't like offshoring? Get over it, says
AIIA
11/18/2003 01:20 AMZDNet Australia Nov 18 2003 0:26AM ET
Impact of Offshoring
Impact of Offshoring
06/12/2004 08:35 PM
According to a survey commissioned by Bureau of Labor Statistics,
just
2.5% of jobs lost are due to offshoring. AFL-CIO thinks
the survey
is faulty. My own experience suggests the number is
bigger, at least in
the Silicon Valley where I work. At one company I have worked
with for many
years, it's engineering department was downsized to barebones and
replaced with a
large growing team of engineers in India. 2.5%? Not
even close
What's labor going to do about
offshoring?
What's labor going to do about
offshoring?
01/27/2004 12:11 AMSalon Jan 27 2004 4:50AM GMT
Economics of Offshoring
Economics of Offshoring
06/29/2004 03:33 PMA study provides a clearer picture of what offshoring means to
financial companies.
Offshoring: Why the US still needs
engineers
Offshoring: Why the US still needs
engineers
06/30/2004 10:55 AMZDNet Jun 30 2004 2:45PM GMT
Of cricket and offshoring
Of cricket and offshoring
04/18/2005 11:16 PMBlog: Could a cricket match in India help safeguard the controversial
practice of shipping tech work offshore?
News reports...
Everyone else is offshoring, so why not
Microsoft?
Everyone else is offshoring, so why not
Microsoft?
07/29/2004 06:48 PMSome are saying "surprise!" as they learn that Microsoft, like many
American companies, is offshoring.
Offshoring where do we go next and my
run in with a pitch man
Offshoring where do we go next and my
run in with a pitch man
07/07/2004 07:21 PMI felt really sorry for the guy that called the office last week. I
get the holler from across the hallway hey some guy wants to talk to
you about offshoring wanna take it? Hmmmmmmm those of you that have
been reading here for awhile know my stance on offshoring. (When Hell
freezes over) So I take the guys call. The least he could have done is
called me via a real land-line instead I get the common static buzz of
a net based call. We talk for about 30 minutes while I pick the guys
brain nothing really brain shattering came out of the discussion.
He ask to send me some info and I say sure, I would be happy to
look at their promotion material. A week later what finally shows up
in my inbox, his pitch material curious read to say the least. Call me
traditional, "Made in the USA" and "Support Stays in the USA". If any
of you would like a copy of what they sent me drop me a line, I'll
forward it to you. Companies are now weighing the backlash of their
customers before offshoring some say it makes up at least 50% of the
decision level process. [ZDNet]
Offshoring... To Click On Ads
Offshoring... To Click On Ads
05/03/2004 04:44 PMFor all the talk of offshoring labor, it seems that many in India have
answered "earn rupees clicking ads"
advertisements found (ironically enough)
on Google, which basically pay people to sit at home and
clic
k on advertisements on specific websites to help those sites earn
more pay-per-click ad dollars. This, of course, is always the risk
with any sort of pay-per-click advertising scheme. Those who stand to
make money are always going to look for ways to increase the clicks.
While it's easy to pick out automated clickers, having a network of
people around the world who are paid to click the ads could be a lot
trickier. Of course, this may remind some people of dot-com bubble
companies like AllAdvantage - but at least in that (failed) case,
advertisers knew what they were getting involved with. If such
fraudulent clicks continue on content sites for advertising networks,
it could noticeably decrease the value of such ads.
Putting a Value on Google
Putting a Value on Google
06/11/2004 02:02 AMBusiness Week Jun 11 2004 6:04AM GMT
Putting a Stop to Fly and Tell
Putting a Stop to Fly and Tell
01/28/2004 09:14 AMBusiness Week Jan 28 2004 12:38PM GMT
Putting together PDF files
Putting together PDF files
06/17/2004 08:21 AMThere are times when you need to combine multiple files from diverse
sources into a single PDF file. In Windows or the MacOS it's easy --
use Adobe Acrobat. Sadly, Adobe hasn't deigned to put out a version of
Acrobat for Linux, but there are a number of Linux utilities available
that enable you to quickly and efficiently combine PDF files. This
article looks at three command line utilities: Ghostscript, joinPDF,
and pdfmeld. Each does a good job of combining PDF files, and they all
pack some interesting features.
Putting RDF to Work
Putting RDF to Work
05/23/2002 10:39 PMPutting ourselves in their shoes
Putting ourselves in their shoes
09/22/2004 10:33 AMJuan Cole helps
us imagine what life would be like in the United States under
Iraq-like conditions. In terms of civilians killed -- it would be as
if 9/11 happened every week.
Feds Consider Putting A
Feds Consider Putting A
09/16/2004 10:42 PMTechzonez Sep 17 2004 2:54AM GMT
Putting Ads On Others' Ads
Putting Ads On Others' Ads
03/30/2005 05:20 PMA few different sites today are talking about a new service, called
Oodle, that lets people do a meta-search for classifieds in specific
locations. In other words, you choose the city you live in (they
don't offer many yet), and you do a search for "bicycle" and you'll
get ads from Craigslist, eBay, the local newspaper and others. It's
an interesting idea, but
some are
wondering about the legality of it. The business model of the
company is to put contextual ads along side the results. Deep linking
to stories has been shown to be legal (in most places...), but does it
get more complicated when you're deeplinking into ads? The obvious
answer is that it shouldn't matter at all. Services like this one
drive more traffic to the ads, which should make everyone happy.
Either way, what's
most interesting about this development is
that it's, yet another example of how people
want advertising
that's relevant to them and which
they have control over.
Classified ads are
ads after all. So, is there really a
business model in placing contextual, machine generated ads next to
ads that people are specifically searching for? It seems like a
stretch.
Putting the "fun" in fungi
Putting the "fun" in fungi
12/17/2003 02:46 AMJust got back from what was easily the best meal I've had in Oregon
at the Joel Palmer House.
Jack, the founder, is a renowned mushroom expert going way back and
searches the local forests for truffles, porcinis, and chanterelles,
then serves them up in his meals.
He captured the essence of mushrooms in every dish. The dishes
tended towards hearty and earthy flavors but were also a bit heavy and
creamy, which is just fine for winter. He toured the dining area at
one point and I got to ask him what he serves in the summer and he
said "lots and lots of local berries, but the dishes are best eaten
when it is cold outside." Their wine list had an impressive chunk of
the entire willamette valley region to offer as well.
I really wanted to ask him how risky it was to harvest wild
mushrooms specifically to serve customers, but figured it was best to
skip that kind of morbid topic at a fine meal ("have you ever served
fugu
encrusted with death caps?"
or "So what are our chances of dying tonight?" probably would have
been my questions).
If you go, by all means opt for the "mushroom madness" prix fixe
menu which is what I imagine is the closest you could get to judging
an Iron Chef battle. There are five courses all based around different
mushrooms, then a dessert that includes them as well. The portions
started small and light, as they should be, but eventually grew into
full sized plates. I had to practically be rolled out of the place by
the end.
But it was a great place and an amazing experience that I'll be
dragging all my out-of-town visitors to enjoy.
Putting the public into PBS
Putting the public into PBS
06/17/2005 03:29 PMHey folks at PBS, I hear you're
ha
ving funding problems. Might I suggest taking a spin around the
Web to find content released under a Creative Commons license that you
can broadcast for free? The Creative Commons site has a content search engine,
as does Yahoo!
It doesn't look like there's a whole lot of video just yet, but
Jason Scott has just released his 5 1/2 hour-long documentary
series on BBS technology and culture under a Creative Commons
license. The series is not going to cost any money to acquire beyond
the $50 the 3-DVD set costs and from what I hear, it's an interesting
and professionally produced view of a topic that many in your
potential audience might be interested in watching.
And perhaps it's time to make the Public Broadcasting Service into
just that...media by the people, for the people. A nationwide public
access channel that draws the best citizen content from around the
country and (this is the important bit) is edited into PBS
programming. Or at least take a few hours out of the week for this...I
don't want to see Frontline, Sesame Street, Nova, or Newshour with Jim
Lehrer taken off the air, but giving the Make magazine gadgeteers a
half-hour a week to geek out about hacking stuff seems reasonable. The
overall result may feel less professional but a lot more
participatory.
Offshoring: An irresistible force
Offshoring: An irresistible force
06/04/2004 07:11 PMZDNet Jun 4 2004 11:13PM GMT
IBM's is at the core of IT offshoring
IBM's is at the core of IT offshoring
03/08/2004 11:20 PMThe
WSJ rips IBM's claim that it is adding jobs to its US
workforce. Basically, the slight of hand works like this:
a company outsources thousands of IT jobs to IBM. IBM quickly
moves to offshore them and radically cuts the pay/benefits of those
that remain. The net result is a net gain in jobs (from the few
that remain after the offshoring). IBM is basically a
big blue job destruction machine. For example:
Bonny Berger, a computer programmer in Elizabeth, N.J., had
worked for AT&T for 21 years when she likewise was moved to IBM in
1999. Within four months, the project she was working on was moved to
Canada and she was put to work updating software used to collect
unpaid bills. After five months, she says, she was told that work
would be moved to India and that she would train a replacement. Ms.
Berger moved on to yet another IBM task. But in March 2002 she was
told to retrain a replacement from Canada, after which she got a
layoff notice.
NOTE: remember that each good IT job outsourced
destroys up to 4.5 other jobs in the general economy.
NOTE2: The speed of this realignment in the
economy is something that should concern everyone. Prayer at the
alter of the invisible hand is misguided.The invisible hand
is a vengeful god that rains economic destruction down on the
non-competitive. It has no special place in its heart for Americans.
Reasonable Discussions On Offshoring
Reasonable Discussions On Offshoring
05/04/2004 01:40 PMNews.com has a
fantastic
"offshoring roundtable" (mislabeled as an "outsourcing"
roundtable) where they have a number of industry folks talk about
issues concerning offshoring. Most of the pieces are fairly balanced
(and you can tell the various biases) - and the whole thing stays away
from the typical useless rhetoric concerning offshoring. The final
piece, by Bruce Mehlman of the Computer Systems Policy Project may be
the best, where he explains that those who are 100% pro-offshoring
aren't using their hearts, while those who are 100% against offshoring
aren't using their heads. He also comes up with a balanced approach
to dealing with the downsides of offshoring, while still embracing the
opportunity it represents. He points to the importance of opening up
more markets, improving retraining and "lifelong learning
environments," promoting innovation and improving our education.
What Should a Documentary Filmmaker Ask
About Offshoring?
What Should a Documentary Filmmaker Ask
About Offshoring?
04/12/2004 11:21 AMDid GE bring offshoring to life?
Did GE bring offshoring to life?
03/25/2005 04:10 PMBlog: Was Jack Welch, General Electric's famed former leader, a kind
of founding father to offshore outsourcing? That's the argument...
How to Prevent Offshoring From Taking
Your Job
How to Prevent Offshoring From Taking
Your Job
04/13/2004 10:06 AMOffshoring: A view from both shores
Offshoring: A view from both shores
06/29/2004 08:47 AMWipro Technologies CEO Vivek Paul is a U.S. citizen who also happens
to spearhead outsourcing efforts for one of India's biggest IT
companies.
Training seen as way to counter
offshoring
Training seen as way to counter
offshoring
08/13/2004 05:38 PMEdward Yourdon, a co-founder of the Cutter Consortium, says in an
upcoming book that the threat of offshore outsourcing isn't restricted
to U.S. software development jobs but to all kinds of knowledge work.
Offshoring Hits Journalism
Offshoring Hits Journalism
08/10/2004 10:24 AMWashington Post: Reuters to Move Editorial Jobs From U.S. and Europe to India.
Financial news service Reuters Group PLC said yesterday it will
eliminate up to 20 editorial positions in the United States and Europe
and hire up to 60 replacements in India in a move aimed at cutting
costs.
Offshoring: The next technology
battlefields
Offshoring: The next technology
battlefields
05/07/2004 06:17 AMDigital Agenda Rather than try to reverse the outsourcing wave, the
best way for America to fend off foreign competition is to invent
technologies.
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