Archive for December, 2008
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Although it is better known in the Western world by its historical name, Canton, the city of Guangzhou is by no means outdated: with a population of 12 million, it is the 3rd largest city in China today.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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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