Intel is to build two chip factories in Vietnam. Here’s the details from BBC:
The world’s largest chipmaker, Intel, will invest $1bn (£522m) building two production plants in a science park outside of Ho Chi Minh City.
At the time, Intel’s commitment to the fast-growing nation was the biggest investment by a US firm in Vietnam. The […]
Archive for January, 2007
Intel offshores chips to Vietnam
Published January 30th, 2007 in Outsourcing and Offshoring. 3 CommentsHewlett Packard has been on the Bulgarian market for over well over decade selling mostly printers and printer supplies. That was until recently.
HP is now opening a call center in Sofia that will provide IT services and technical support to HP clients in EMEA. The initial (ambitious) plans called for the recruitment of over 2,000 IT “experts”. Subsequent communication […]
Outsourcing - 4 Tips On Pricing and Negotiating
Published January 22nd, 2007 in Outsourcing, Offshoring and Software. 0 CommentsWhen outsourcing, it’s important to know how to set a price, both the hiring company and the provider, as well as how to negotiate for a better deal. The main thing to remember when you are dealing with the issue of cost is that you want to make sure that both sides are getting a […]
Outsourcing in Eastern Europe
Published January 20th, 2007 in Outsourcing, Offshoring and Software. 2 CommentsI was going through an issue of the Economist from last year. I’d like to see what they got right. In an article about Skype, the VoIP pioneer, it highlights that their R&D department is located in Eastern Europe.
In a nondescript Soviet-era building in a suburb of Estonia’s capital, Tallinn, is one of the telecommunications world’s […]
Outsourcing to Bulgaria
Published January 17th, 2007 in Outsourcing, Offshoring and Software. 5 CommentsThe Economist had an interview with Steve Keil, CEO of Sciant (Bulgaria’s leading IT outsourcing company) about an year ago. Here’s some of the key points raised when they discussed outsourcing in Bulgaria vs. Vietnam.
Mr Keil maintains that costs are crucial. And Bulgaria, despite being one of the poorest post-communist countries of eastern Europe, is […]
South Africa outsourcing
Published January 16th, 2007 in Outsourcing, Offshoring and Software. 0 CommentsOutsourcing software development to South Africa is a relatively new phenomenon. The South African government has been pushing for changes in the country’s legislation in order to attract more companies. A blurp from ZDnet:
A delegation from the country, including deputy president Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, addressed industry members at the South African embassy in London on Monday, […]
Who said outsourcing can’t be fun? Have you read some of those amazing labels that come on kids toys that are “Made in China”?
Here’s some words of wisdom from Dilbert:
Thank God, Scott Adams has a sense of humor sometimes. Listen to this interview:
Q. What’s your opinion on Indians stealing American jobs?
A. Outsourcing is good for […]
I just read an article in ComputerWorld which focused on the MYTH of outsourcing. According to the author, Mohan Babu, most people keep confusing the two concepts.
In fact, the majority of concerns expressed about outsourcing actually had to to with offshoring. For example, one of the central concerns expressed is the “sending of jobs overseas”.
Obviously, […]
Some might wonder what’s the link between a blog about outsourcing and offshoring and a TV show.
I’m a big fan of American Chopper, a TV show that cronicles the construction of custom bikes (choppers). Before I watched the show, I thought custom bikes are just that - custom. They had to be. If someone’s playing […]
