Posts Tagged ‘philippines’
Global Expansions: New and Old Destinations
When people say outsourcing, a select few countries would immediately come to mind. But while the economy continues its recovery and business continues to thrive, more and more places are being tagged as ‘the best’ or ‘the hottest’ outsourcing destination. Not all outsourcing destinations however were created equal, which is why many outsourcing providers have branched out in one place or another, some obviously preferring that destination, some to sample the local flavor to see if they’ll prosper there.
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Tags: Eastern Europe, India, latin america, outsourcing locations, philippines, South Korea
Test Results Reveal Philippines Ahead in Language Skills over India
The business process outsourcing race among destination countries is a fierce competition that has been predominantly lead by South Asian country, India. The Philippines however, has been holding its own against India, emerging as a power player in the BPO outsourcing space.
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Tags: east europe, english proficiency test, India, latin america, pearson, philippines
IBM vs. Indiana: Big Blue Makes Indiana See Red
The Big Blue is making the state of Indiana and its residents see red. In a series of events that began with the signing of a very profitable outsourcing deal between the state of Indiana and technology outsourcing company IBM, the deal has now ended up with IBM (NYSE:IBM) filing a countersuit against Indiana late last week in an affair that began as, well, somewhat good, to bad and now, to worse.
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Tags: Accenture, ACN, ACS, Affiliated Computer Services, BPO, Family and Social Services Administration, FSSA, government contract, GSIS, IBM, Indiana, Offshoring, Outsourcing, philippines, Xerox, XRX
Sunny Outlook for BPO Companies as they Share a Recovery
The downpour isn’t a torrent anymore …The world is still recovering from the effects of the global economic crisis. And while it may be years until everybody’s able to go back to pre-crisis form, most industries, including the outsourcing industry, now have a sunny outlook for the future.
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Tags: Citigroup, Inventiv, Nearshoring, Offshoring, Outsourcing, philippines, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Salmat, Startek
Convergys to Lay Off Workers, Moving Jobs to the Philippines
A day before the release of the 4th quarter financial results of outsourcing company Convergys Corporation (NYSE:CVG), they announced plans to lay off many of its employees, without disclosing how many and which locations would be affected.
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Tags: BPO, Convergy's, Offshoring, Outsourcing, philippines
Philippines in the BPO Limelight
“Not just a place to take a vacation”- that’s what the Philippines is now becoming with the trend of the BPO sector in the country. Right now the Philippines ranks 2nd in the offshore BPO services globally. The country would be hosting its first Outsourcing summit organized by the Business Processing Association of the Philippines (BPAP) where delegates from around the globe would be able to discuss the direction of the industry. As the hosting country, this provides the Philippines with the golden opportunity to showcase its assets and advantages as a choice for outsourcing needs which includes geographical preference, cost and quality of labor.
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Tags: Accenture, ACN, BPO, call center, Convergy's, Covergys Corporation, CVG, IBM, International Business Machines Corporation, Outsourcing, outsourcing needs, philippines
IT Outsourcing in Business and in Health
3 out of 4 executives say that outsourcing is needed to get through this tough economic time.
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Tags: AXA, back-office projects, BPO companies, BPO services, Dexia Bank, Fortis Healthcare Limited, HCL Technologies, healthcare, Lovelace Health Systems, Offshoring, Outsourcing, philippines, TriZetto Group





