http://www.itworld.com/taxonomy/term/987/all xx http://www.itworld.com/it-managementstrategy/82651/slower-pace-lower-wages-leave-rural-offshoring-niche Atlanta-based Xpanxion, LLC began as an offshore software development firm over a decade ago, but in 2006 it opened a facility in Kearney, Neb. Why there? The reasons include a cost of living and wages that are lower than in other parts of the U.S. http://www.itworld.com/it-managementstrategy/82651/slower-pace-lower-wages-leave-rural-offshoring-niche#comments Business IT management/strategy Feature outsourcing Xpanxion Wed, 28 Oct 2009 10:52:11 -0400 ITworld staff 82651 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/development/80867/keep-your-outsourcing-provider-hungry-your-business IT leaders are increasingly turning to multiple outsourcing vendors to obtain application development and maintenance services. They're finding that spreading their application development and maintenance work across, say, three vendors makes more sense than having a single provider perform all of the work. http://www.itworld.com/development/80867/keep-your-outsourcing-provider-hungry-your-business#comments IT management/strategy Feature outsourcing Sat, 17 Oct 2009 22:30:29 -0400 ITworld staff 80867 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/networking/81230/how-royally-foul-it-outsourcing-project Outsourcing Virginia's IT operations to Northrop Grumman was supposed to put the state's network beyond politics, overhaul and standardize it and improve operations, but the effort has failed in almost every respect. http://www.itworld.com/networking/81230/how-royally-foul-it-outsourcing-project#comments IT management/strategy Networking News Northrop Grumman outsourcing Fri, 16 Oct 2009 09:45:37 -0400 ITworld staff 81230 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/software/79235/xerox-buys-acs-tosses-paperless-office-vision Why did Xerox's purchase of ACS make such news this week? It's one sign that complex paper-handling processes are going nowhere fast and that they're darn profitable to certain parties. Bye-bye paperless office. http://www.itworld.com/software/79235/xerox-buys-acs-tosses-paperless-office-vision#comments Business IT management/strategy Opinion acs outsourcing Xerox Tue, 29 Sep 2009 17:03:05 -0400 ITworld staff 79235 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/it-managementstrategy/79263/it-outsourcing-many-mergers-ahead Xerox's bid for IT and business process service provider Affiliated Computer Services (ACS) comes on the heels of Dell's announcement that it will purchase Perot Systems, and outsourcing industry analysts predict even more consolidation in the IT services market. http://www.itworld.com/it-managementstrategy/79263/it-outsourcing-many-mergers-ahead#comments Business IT management/strategy Feature Dell IT services outsourcing Perot Systems Xerox Tue, 29 Sep 2009 16:21:52 -0400 ITworld staff 79263 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/career/79143/with-acs-xerox-will-gain-a-firm-growing-quickly-offshore Xerox will gain a company whose offshore workforce has grown rapidly over the past year when its acquisition of Affiliated Computer Services closes early next year. http://www.itworld.com/career/79143/with-acs-xerox-will-gain-a-firm-growing-quickly-offshore#comments Business News BPO m&a outsourcing Xerox Mon, 28 Sep 2009 20:27:49 -0400 ITworld staff 79143 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/it-managementstrategy/79025/bulletin-xerox-will-buy-business-process-outsourcer-acs-64b Xerox has agreed to buy business process outsourcer Affiliated Computer Services (ACS) for US$6.4 billion, in a move it hopes will allow it to expand beyond the field of document management, it said Monday. http://www.itworld.com/it-managementstrategy/79025/bulletin-xerox-will-buy-business-process-outsourcer-acs-64b#comments Business News BPO m&a outsourcing Xerox Mon, 28 Sep 2009 10:46:46 -0400 ITworld staff 79025 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/it-managementstrategy/78623/the-dos-and-donts-bulding-a-sourcing-business-case Common mistakes when building a business case for outsourcing and recommendations on how to avoid them. http://www.itworld.com/it-managementstrategy/78623/the-dos-and-donts-bulding-a-sourcing-business-case#comments IT management/strategy Opinion outsourcing Wed, 23 Sep 2009 13:02:34 -0400 mkapadia12 78623 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/it-managementstrategy/73002/it-outsourcing-developing-world-class-request-proposal-rfp Request For Proposals (RFPs) come in all shapes and sizes. Some are no more than a few pages, while others are thick binders that include everything (including the kitchen sink). Here are some tools and techniques for building solid RFPs. http://www.itworld.com/it-managementstrategy/73002/it-outsourcing-developing-world-class-request-proposal-rfp#comments IT management/strategy How-to outsourcing Wed, 29 Jul 2009 19:51:18 -0400 mkapadia12 73002 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/career/70979/study-shows-demand-it-services-increasing-budgets-flat Businesses are facing a fundamental dilemma. IT budgets and staffing levels will stay flat over the next couple years, according to a study by The Hackett Group, but at the same time, demand for IT services will increase by 17 percent. http://www.itworld.com/career/70979/study-shows-demand-it-services-increasing-budgets-flat#comments Career News outsourcing Sat, 11 Jul 2009 17:17:44 -0400 dblacharski 70979 at http://www.itworld.com