Vietnam is holding general elections on Sunday.
The ruling Communist party (I mean Workers party!) is the undisputed leader. Less than 20% of the candidates are NOT members of the Communist Party, so the result cannot be that surprising.
In the mean time, courts have put on trial and jailed a number of political activists and […]
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Vietnam elections and outsourcing
Published May 18th, 2007 in Outsourcing, Offshoring and Software. 1 CommentWorld of Warcraft has been a million-dollar business for Blizzard but it’s a million-dollar business for companies who sell WoW gold, accounts, and more.
Game outsourcing has been here ever since Ultima Online came out more than a decade ago. Diablo 2 item trading was quite a big business but recently eBay banned the auctions […]
Ubisoft might be expanding their Bulgarian operations but this isn’t the game outsourcing I’m talking about.
A new wave of game outsourcing has sprung - mainly on the back of MMOs and has risen to prominence with Blizzard’s blockbuster MMO - World of Warcraft.
The game has claimed seven million lives so far and a whole […]
Dilbert: Outsource the Government
Published April 21st, 2007 in Outsourcing, Offshoring, Humor and Software. 0 CommentsOn his Dilbert blog, Scott Adams has a solution that will greatly improve the USA government’s decision-making process while making it cheaper. (Dilbert cartoon on outsourcing here.)
The solution? Outsource the government to India!
Here’s how the idea was born:
It’s common knowledge that all major government decisions in the United States are made via a process that […]
Bulgaria ranks second
Published April 18th, 2007 in Outsourcing, Offshoring and Software. 0 CommentsErnst & Young has published its survey on direct foreigh investment in the region. Bulgaria ranks second.
Distribution of investments (number of)
Romania - 40%
Bulgaria - 25%
Turkey - 20%
Serbia - 9%
Greece - 4%
The survey also asked investors which factors need to be improved. Here’s the investor wishlist:
Infrastructure - logistics & telco
Political stability
Following EU standards
Simplifying administration
Quality of life
Admittedly, […]
Outsourcing Your Graphic Design Projects
Published April 4th, 2007 in Outsourcing, Offshoring and Software. 0 CommentsThere are many instances where people prefer to outsource work, rather than do it themselves. Popular authors outsource their work to professional writers, major corporations outsource some of their work such as data entry and maintenance to companies who specialize in these types of jobs, magazine publishers outsource some of their graphics and photography works […]
The Other Side of Outsourcing
Published March 23rd, 2007 in Outsourcing, Offshoring and Software. 1 CommentThomas Friedman travels to India to see in person how outsourcing in India works.
It’s a 45-minute video so take your time!
Tags: developers, India, IT, outsourcing, software, Thomas Friedman
Software Outsourcing Project on Schedule
Published March 19th, 2007 in Outsourcing, Offshoring and Software. 0 CommentsIn areas of China and the Asia Pacific, most of software outsourcing projects are accounted at a fixed rate, and this contract mode brings a mistaken concept to firms that it will cause inconvenience but have no effect on project investment because of this project delay.
In fact, any delay of project not only causes […]
It was only a matter of time before Outsourcing 2.0 was coined (even Hollywood has adopted the version numbers with the latest installment of Die Hard being Die Hard 4.0).
Frank J. Casale, Founder & CEO of The Outsourcing Institute, has published a white paper defining what he believes are the drivers behind Outsourcing 2.0. To […]
Global Outsourcing Guide
Published February 24th, 2007 in Outsourcing, Offshoring and Software. 0 CommentsThe CIO Weblog has a Global Outsourcing Guide (PDF) that covers most of the top outsourcing locations.
Here’s the entry on Bulgaria, if you decide to fast-forward to it:
Oh, in case you’re wondering, the average salary is estimated to be in the $5,000 - $10,000 range. Pretty much dead on accurate.
Tags: Bulgaria, Eastern Europe, global, IT, […]
