Date: 06/28/05     Keywords: technology

Building on its success in outsourcing, India is ready to become an even bigger technology powerhouse in Asia.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/India%27s+tech+empire+continues+to+roll/2100-9589_22-5766802.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn

Date: 06/24/05     Keywords: no keywords

analysis Consultancy columnist Mick James spoke with Ariba to hear first hand why strategic sourcing and procurement are among the hottest sectors in consulting.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Procurement--the+new+buzzword+for+2005%3F/2100-9589_22-5761196.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn

Date: 06/22/05     Keywords: offshore

Hidden costs, high staff turnover and poor cross-cultural communications are the key causes of offshore outsourcing failures, according to Gartner.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Outsourcing+flops+blamed+on+tunnel+vision/2100-9589_22-5757832.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn

Date: 06/20/05     Keywords: no keywords

The Russian mobile communications market is the largest in Eastern Europe, expected to become the largest in Europe by the end of 2005.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/LogicaCMG+expands+into+Moscow/2100-9589_22-5754209.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn

Date: 06/15/05     Keywords: offshore

Buyers of outsourcing services in growing numbers are dissatisfied with offshore service providers, according to a recent study.

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Date: 06/15/05     Keywords: no keywords

Leaders need to wake up their right brains--the creative side--and learn to perceive the world in different ways, according to consultant Luc de Brabandere.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Business+world+requires+a+two-sided+brain/2100-9589_22-5748083.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn

Date: 06/09/05     Keywords: no keywords

Complying with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act may have been a headache for IT departments so far, but new federal guidelines could ease the burden.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Tangled+up+in+SOX--relief+from+Sarbanes-Oxley%3F/2100-9589_22-5737846.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn

Date: 06/09/05     Keywords: no keywords

Complying with the law may be a headache for IT departments, but new federal guidelines could ease the burden.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Relief+from+Sarbanes-Oxley+on+the+way%3F/2100-9589_22-5737846.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn

Date: 06/06/05     Keywords: microsoft

At TechEd customer conference, Microsoft's CEO delivers a pitch that's part call to action, part career affirmation for IT workers.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Ballmer%3A+IT+enthusiasm+%27in+growth+phase%27/2100-9589_22-5731143.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn

Date: 06/06/05     Keywords: microsoft

At TechEd customer conference, Microsoft's CEO will pitch the company's latest tools for making IT more productive.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Ballmer+gives+IT+pros+a+bear+hug/2100-9589_22-5731143.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn

Date: 06/03/05     Keywords: no keywords

India is looking to recruit up to 120,000 foreigners to meet their shortage of people with European language skills.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/India+faces+worker+shortage/2100-9589_22-5730972.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn

Date: 06/02/05     Keywords: no keywords

Q&A Gilman Louie runs the CIA's venture capital arm. What's on his agenda? Finding "technologies that can protect lives."

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/The+secret+behind+CIA%27s+venture+capital/2100-9589_22-5729816.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn

Date: 06/02/05     Keywords: no keywords

A computer failure stops trading four minutes before the scheduled end of the session, leaving some brokers with unfilled orders.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/NYSE+trading+halts+on+tech+glitch/2100-9589_22-5728412.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn

Date: 06/01/05     Keywords: no keywords

Staffing firm's employee confidence index drops to a low point amid less-rosy attitudes about personal finances and worries about job loss.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Study%3A+Tech+worker+confidence+drops+in+May/2100-9589_22-5728055.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn

Date: 06/01/05     Keywords: no keywords

Gartner says one-in-five outsourcing organizations terminate their contracts early after failing to get the expected benefits. But few bring the work back home.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Study%3A+Majority+happy+with+outsourcing/2100-9589_22-5728036.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn

Date: 05/27/05     Keywords: no keywords

Commentary--They invented the word "entrepreneurial," so why has the hexagon failed to create its own Silicon Valley?

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Why+the+French+can%27t+compute/2100-9589_22-5723120.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn

Date: 05/26/05     Keywords: no keywords

Commentary--Capgemini was in real trouble during the industry's recent lean times, but perserverence has paid off.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/How+consultants+turned+it+around/2100-9589_22-5721856.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn

Date: 05/26/05     Keywords: no keywords

IBM has opened a new Global Services Delivery Center in Dalian, north-eastern China, expanding its existing operations.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/IBM+expands+in+China/2100-9589_22-5721779.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn

Date: 05/25/05     Keywords: web

The IT giant launches programs to help its partners that design, market and sell Web-hosted business applications.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/IBM+broadens+its+hosted-software+effort/2100-9589_22-5720255.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn

Date: 05/23/05     Keywords: no keywords

CIOs polled in silicion.com's jury think many IT departments will receive the death sentence within the next five years.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Will+IT+departments+still+exist+in+2010%3F/2100-9589_22-5716667.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn