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10 Outsourcing Trends to Watch for in 2010

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Companies will return to using outsourcing to recapture innovation and provide flexibility in 2010 versus simply saving money, but global economic uncertainty will continue to impact the industry, according to year-end predictions by the International Association of Outsourcing Professionals® (IAOP®).Read more at bestoutsourcingjobs.typepad.com
 

Business Intelligence: Key to Supply Chain Visibility

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Agito Networks is the award-winning technology leader in enterprise mobility. Its product, the RoamAnywhere Mobility Router, is an innovative enterprise fixed mobile convergence (eFMC) platform enabling enterprises to extend voice and Unified Communications to cell phones. RoamAnywhere( )is the first and only network appliance that fuses enterprise wireless LANs, carrier cellular networks, IP telephony and location technology to mobilize voice and data applications, while remaining agnostic to customers’ choices of carrier and equipment vendors. Agito enables low-cost in-building voice coverage, reduced cellular costs, improved enterprise visibility and control over cellular usage, and better accessibility and responsiveness for mobile workers. With Corporate Headquarters in Santa Clara, Calif., and European presence in Reading, England, the company is venture backed by Battery Ventures, Castile Ventures and ITX International. Go to http://www.agitonetworks.com for more information.

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Staff Offshore Drives Higher IT Savings

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With the economic downturn hitting the IT budgets, the ability to shift more staff offshore is expected to drive greater savings than the 5-10 per cent rate reduction that clients have been negotiating, according to a Forrester report.

“There has been a mad dash to redo the rate card with contractors and offshore providers, primarily. Eighty per cent of 931 respondents to our most recent services survey list it as a critical priority. On average, we see clients getting actual reductions in the range of 4-7 per cent based on current rates, type of work, and volume of spend,” it said.

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How to Drive ROI with Telecom Expense Management

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With the current economic recession, most companies are feeling the pinch and actively looking for ways to cut costs. On the IT side, CIOs and senior telecom executives are under extreme pressure to make the right spending decisions for their technology infrastructure while dealing with budget cuts. Faced with growing demands in wireless services and the high-ticket costs of telecommunications, Knowledge Center contributor John Shea explains why an increasing number of companies are looking at Telecom Expense Management as the answer.Read more at www.eweek.com