Welcome to the December issue of Offshore Insights!
Given the growing level of competition in the global services market today
services providers of all shapes and sizes, located in the four corners of the
world, are constantly striving to reinvent themselves or simply be noticed. The
go-to-market strategies these vendors employ will likely hold significant
ramifications for the manner in which offshore services are both purchased and
delivered in 2004.
We are tracking the offshore outsourcing space to give you updated news, views
and trends to add value to your offshore outsourcing decisions. This month, we
discuss the trends in offshore outsourcing for 2004.
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Global IT & Business Process Service Delivery Trends In 2004  |
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By neoIT
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Countries around the globe are increasingly playing host to
offshore services providers as they enter the competitive global services
delivery theater armed with portfolios that stretch from custom application
development to commercial packaged application integration to business process
outsourcing. As we approach the New Year, neoIT examines the major trends that
are likely to impact the global services delivery market in 2004.
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iTech
2004
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Sponsored by Nasscom and the Government of Andhra Pradesh
January 12-13, 2004
Hyderabad, India
Avinash Vashistha, neoIT Managing Partner, will deliver a presentation
on "ITES-BPO: New Business Models for Shared Services".
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Offshore Sourcing Conference
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January 21-22, 2004
New York, NY
neoIT, TPI and Mayer Brown Rowe & Maw, in collaboration with Strategic
Research Institute, have developed an offshore outsourcing program that
addresses both strategy and implementation issues.
Download conference brochure 
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Telco Global Sourcing Summit
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February 5-6, 2004
Orlando, FL
Debashish Sinha, neoIT Managing Director, will present ‘Structuring
Winning Offshore Outsourcing Relationships’. This presentation will
address the challenges, risks and rewards of offshore initiatives; the
difference between domestic and offshore outsourcing deal structures; how to
maximize the value of an offshore sourcing strategy; location considerations;
and how to manage the political impact of offshoring on your organization.
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Outsourcing Strategies 2004
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March 3–5, 2004
Las Vegas, NV
Debashish Sinha, neoIT Managing Director, will present ‘Onshore versus
Offshore Outsourcing: Significant differences require unique approaches’.
The presentation will cover the key differences that enterprises should be
aware of when comparing the traditional onshore outsourcing and the offshore
outsourcing model, including why the same approach does not work for both
onshore and offshore deals.
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IDC Outsourcing Forum
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April 19 – 20, 2004
New York, NY
Cliff Justice, neoIT Managing Director, will deliver a presentation on
‘Implementing a Global Sourcing Program’, which will discuss the
most important internal and external factors that you should consider when
developing a strategy global sourcing initiatives.
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| Offshore Knowledge Center |
Visit
Offshore Knowledge Center to learn more about global and offshore
outsourcing. Examine best practices on the full lifecycle of offshoring from
assessment and due diligence to transition, on-going management and analysis.
You will find reports written by respected industry analysts, offshore articles
from around the Web, and other important resources, such as newsletters and
presentations.
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What’s new in the OKC
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neoIT in the News |
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The Rise of India
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Business Week
November, 2003
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With India's brainpower reshaping Corporate America, every CEO
in the US is looking at India and every board is asking about it. "Companies
are really desperate to move their operations offshore," says neoIT Managing
Partner Avinash Vashistha.
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Tech Workers Struggle To Answer Overseas Threat
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New York Times
November, 2003
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Most of the jobs being outsourced overseas are ''lower end''
positions in data processing and programming, says neoIT CEO Atul Vashistha.
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US Data Privacy Laws May Crimp BPO Firms
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Business Standard
November, 2003
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Indian companies are still over-dependent on the voice business
which is not a sustainable model for long as we have competition growing from
Vietnam, Philippines and even Ghana, says neoIT Managing Partner Avinash
Vashistha.
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We Help Clients Maximize Returns
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Sify.com
November, 2003
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There are still some major technology challenges that need to be
overcome. These technology challenges will prevent a certain amount of business
process from being outsourced. One of the segments which has large potential
and not touched is: pharmaceuticals, says neoIT MP Avinash Vashistha in an
exclusive interview.
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Opinion Poll |
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Is your company planning to expand
their offshore outsourcing strategy in 2004?
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Resources |
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Sourcing
Interests Group
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The Sourcing Interests Group assists members in learning from
each other's experiences in outsourcing, alliances, procurement, E-Commerce and
shared services. Interest areas include Information Technology, Corporate
Support Services, Business Processes and Supply Chain.
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