Archive for December, 2008

Guangzhou Software Park: An Outsourcing Base in a Gourmet City

Saturday, December 20th, 2008

Although it is better known in the Western world by its historical name, Canton, the city of Guangzhou is by no means outdated: with a population of 12 million, it is the 3rd largest city in China today. Its history dates back to the seventeenth century as the first city ...

China on Gartner Top 30 Offshoring Hotspots List

Thursday, December 18th, 2008

While India is the "undisputed leader", followed by China, in the list of the top 30 offshoring destinations, as compiled by Gartner. Gartner's top 30 Americas: Argentina Brazil Canada Chile Costa Rica Mexico Panama Asia-Pacific: Australia China India Malaysia New Zealand Pakistan The Philippines Singapore Thailand Vietnam EMEA: Czech Republic Egypt Hungary Ireland Israel Morocco Poland Romania Russia Slovakia South Africa Spain Ukraine Gartner judged the locations on language, government support, labour pool, infrastructure, educational system, cost, political and economic environment, cultural compatibility, global and ...

Indian Outsourcing Giants on Acquisition Spree in China

Tuesday, December 9th, 2008

Indian software outsourcing companies are going on an acquisition spree in China, taking advantage of the country's huge domestic market and the thriving software industry to beef up their presence. Indian software outsourcing firms have recently acquired "a considerable number" of small and medium-sized Chinese counterparts, swallowing up more than 40 ...

Shenzhen Software Park: An Outsourcing Base in China’s Miracle City

Wednesday, December 3rd, 2008

In 1980, Shenzhen, a small fishing village on the southern coast of China with a population of 25,000, became the country’s first Special Economic Zone, an area designated by the government to experiment with capitalism. Today, Shenzhen is China’s second-richest city, with a GDP of over 680B RBM (~70B USD) in ...

Tata Opens Another Service Delivery Center in China

Monday, December 1st, 2008

Tata Consultancy Services, India's largest outsourcer, has set up a services delivery center in Tianjin software park, China. The center will focus on the delivery of services to the local Chinese market as well as offer business process outsourcing (BPO) services to clients in the U.S., Japan and European markets, the ...