IBM's is at the core of IT offshoring

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Intel dual-core Yonah to ship single
core too

Intel dual-core Yonah to ship single
core too 02/01/2005 09:25 PM
The Register Feb 1 2005 2:08PM GMT

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04/11/2005 01:45 PM
Posted by Imran Ghory, Apr 06 2005

Offshoring By Any Other Name

Offshoring By Any Other Name 09/24/2004 08:06 PM
Not 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.

Offshoring IT

Offshoring IT 12/17/2004 06:41 PM

Of cricket and offshoring

Of cricket and offshoring 04/18/2005 11:16 PM
Blog: Could a cricket match in India help safeguard the controversial practice of shipping tech work offshore? News reports...

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 PM

I 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 IT ... to Canada

Offshoring IT ... to Canada 05/11/2004 11:45 PM
globetechnology.com May 12 2004 4:21AM GMT

Telecommuting on top of offshoring?

Telecommuting on top of offshoring? 01/04/2005 08:25 PM
Plans for a low-cost broadband network in India suggest offshore threat could intensify.

Offshoring off-putting

Offshoring off-putting 04/28/2004 05:26 PM
San Jose Mercury News Apr 28 2004 9:34PM GMT

A Careful Look At Offshoring

A Careful Look At Offshoring 12/22/2003 03:11 AM
Yet 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.

Offshoring Creativity

Offshoring Creativity 12/19/2004 03:36 PM
Never mind the call centers. Look at the high-tech firms and markets in China and India, and worry about the emigration of innovation.

Everyone else is offshoring, so why not
Microsoft?

Everyone else is offshoring, so why not
Microsoft? 07/29/2004 06:48 PM
Some are saying "surprise!" as they learn that Microsoft, like many American companies, is offshoring.

Economics of Offshoring

Economics of Offshoring 06/29/2004 03:33 PM
A 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 AM
ZDNet Jun 30 2004 2:45PM GMT

What's labor going to do about
offshoring?

What's labor going to do about
offshoring? 01/27/2004 12:11 AM
Salon Jan 27 2004 4:50AM GMT

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

Don't like offshoring? Get over it, says
AIIA

Don't like offshoring? Get over it, says
AIIA 11/18/2003 01:20 AM
ZDNet Australia Nov 18 2003 0:26AM ET

It's not offshoring, it's a euphemism

It's not offshoring, it's a euphemism 09/26/2004 11:06 PM
ZDNet Australia Sep 27 2004 1:34AM GMT

Offshoring... To Click On Ads

Offshoring... To Click On Ads 05/03/2004 04:44 PM
For 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.

IBM's Tablet PC

IBM's Tablet PC 01/22/2004 02:10 AM
Some photos and details of IBM's long-rumored Tablet PC, the Xnote LT-20, which, given the branding, looks like it is being built-in conjunction with LG....

IBM's Web Fountain

IBM's Web Fountain 01/16/2004 12:59 PM
IBM's Web Fountain: Creating Computers that Are Not Glueless
http://www.spectrum.ieee.org/WEBONLY/publicfeature/jan04/0104comp1.h tml

Computers can manipulate vast amounts of data, without knowing what any of it actually means. Now a major breakthrough in the field of machine understanding could spell big business for its developer, IBM, as well as data miners, content providers, libraries and anyone else who relies on information. IBM's WebFountain is a huge collection of processors, routers and disk drives running a menagerie of software applications, all dedicated to one purpose: making sense of the churning ocean of information, opinion and falsehood that floods the Internet. WebFountain sucks in data like a search engine. Then its analysis engine sniffs out its own clues about a document's meaning and provides insight into what the search results mean in aggregate. WebFountain's most amazing trick: it converts unlabeled data into XML-labeled data. A variety of annotators, each specializing in a separate subject, scans each document looking for familiar references, and automatically adds XML tags when it spots them. Result: a uniform, structured format that can be searched and analyzed. In a few months, in partnership with online news company Factiva, IBM will launch a service to allow companies to track their reputations online: what journalists are reporting about them, which blogs have said what about them, even the latest buzz in chat rooms.

IBM's Chiphopper

IBM's Chiphopper 04/07/2005 05:52 PM
ZDNet Apr 7 2005 9:49PM GMT

IBM's mixed bag

IBM's mixed bag 07/15/2004 05:06 PM
CNN Jul 15 2004 9:35PM GMT

How to Prevent Offshoring From Taking
Your Job

How to Prevent Offshoring From Taking
Your Job 04/13/2004 10:06 AM

What Should a Documentary Filmmaker Ask
About Offshoring?

What Should a Documentary Filmmaker Ask
About Offshoring? 04/12/2004 11:21 AM

An Independent Study on Offshoring IT?

An Independent Study on Offshoring IT? 09/06/2004 05:01 AM

Training seen as way to counter
offshoring

Training seen as way to counter
offshoring 08/13/2004 05:38 PM
Edward 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.

Outsourcing 101 – Offshoring for
Beginners

Outsourcing 101 – Offshoring for
Beginners 06/18/2004 03:10 AM
The Outsourcing Times has announced the launch of a special report, "Outsourcing 101 – Offshoring for Beginners". The report discusses the history, economics and political implications behind offshore outsourcing. [PRWEB Jun 18, 2004]

Offshoring benefits Canada

Offshoring benefits Canada 09/23/2004 01:08 PM
globetechnology.com Sep 23 2004 4:58PM GMT

Czech mate for IT offshoring

Czech mate for IT offshoring 12/10/2003 01:55 PM
vnunet.com Dec 10 2003 1:10PM ET

Offshoring a growing option

Offshoring a growing option 06/15/2004 06:43 AM
Europe warms to sunnier climes

Offshoring: The reality behind the
politics

Offshoring: The reality behind the
politics 05/05/2004 01:57 PM
CNET May 5 2004 6:34PM GMT

Cultural Reasons For Offshoring

Cultural Reasons For Offshoring 12/16/2003 02:07 AM
While I've made it clear that I think both sides on the outsourcing debate have taken their arguments too far, I don't deny that the decision comes down to a money question. The companies that are rapidly pushing towards offshoring are convinced that it will save them a ton of money. What many are finding out, of course, is that it's much more costly, for a variety of reasons (from cultural differences to communication problems halfway around the world). However, now some analysts are saying, beyond the money issue there are other good reasons for offshoring. They even believe that offshoring will help rejuvenate the US software industry by allowing developers here to focus on innovative products, rather than mundane projects that can be outsourced. While I highly doubt that any company is taking that into account in coming up with their outsourcing plans, it is a reasonable response to those who continue to favor protectionist policies that will only make the economic situation worse for the American software industry by making us less competitive.

Offshoring: The next technology
battlefields

Offshoring: The next technology
battlefields 05/07/2004 06:17 AM
Digital Agenda Rather than try to reverse the outsourcing wave, the best way for America to fend off foreign competition is to invent technologies.

The Human Side Of Offshoring

The Human Side Of Offshoring 01/28/2004 04:39 AM
A great set of articles from the latest issue of Wired takes a look at the outsourcing issue by taking a closer look at some of the people it impacts on both sides of the debate. It's absolutely true that the offshoring process is a terrible thing to go through for those who lose their jobs. There's simply nothing you can say to make the situation better for them while they go through that process. However, if their companies can't compete, then they're going to end up losing their jobs anyway. As one of the additional articles points out, the anger against outsourcing is no different than the Luddite anger against computers taking away jobs. However, as always, whether outsourcing to cheaper labor or automation, the end result has been a net positive - opening up plenty of new job opportunities. In fact, the article profiles one "angry programmer" who is pushing for protectionist policies. However, even he found a new job relatively quickly that appears to have more challenges, more responsibility and will be a lot harder to offshore.

Offshoring: A view from both shores

Offshoring: A view from both shores 06/29/2004 08:47 AM
Wipro Technologies CEO Vivek Paul is a U.S. citizen who also happens to spearhead outsourcing efforts for one of India's biggest IT companies.

Offshoring: An irresistible force

Offshoring: An irresistible force 06/04/2004 07:11 PM
ZDNet Jun 4 2004 11:13PM GMT
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