Outsourcing: Brazil blossoms as IT services hub

CapGemini's announcement last week that it would invest $298 million in Brazilian IT service provider CPM Braxis attracted a lot of attention in outsourcing circles. The move will give the Paris-based company a 55 percent stake in CPM Braxis, the option to buy the company outright within three to five years of the close of the deal, and the chance to leapfrog its global competitors already ...

Gartner Outlines the Top 10 Forces to Impact Outsourcing and IT Services Industry

Stamford, Conn., September 8, 2010: Gartner, Inc. has identified 10 major forces that are actively reshaping the future of IT services and the outsourcing market.

A labor-less Labor Day or how I spent my unemployed summer break

Even when the economy adds jobs the numbers still look bad: companies added a net total of 67,000 jobs in August but the unemployment rate rose because not enough jobs were created to absorb the growing number of people looking for work. As a result the jobless rate rose to 9.6% and the debate over how to best create jobs and avoid a double-dip recession, which might be inevitable regardless ...

American Made: Five Companies Bucking the Outsourcing Trend

Labor Day, that traditional American holiday dating back to 1882, invokes a different kind of patriotism this year as Americans struggle to find jobs and a new "American Made" movement takes hold in Congress.

The class of ‘10: the outsourcing of politics continues

The professionalisation of federal politics continues apace with more than half of the new MPs and senators elected on August 21 being former staffers, party operators or former or serving politicians.

Labor Day Survey Reveals Shifting Attitudes Toward Employment and Growth of Freelance Nation As Elance Reaches $300 ...

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--With many workers seeking employment this Labor Day, new survey data highlights the growing segment of Americans that are embracing independent, online work models. According to the Freelance Talent Report, a new report published by Elance, 70% of freelancers are happier working as independent professionals than as employees. Given the choice, 63% would ...

Labor Day Is No Vacation for a Growing Number of Workers

If you're a business owner or a salaried employee, the long Labor Day weekend is a chance to kick back and relax before heading into the busy fall business season. If you're an hourly employee - and more than half of all workers are, according to the U.S. Census Bureau - you might not have that luxury, particularly if you're a low-level worker involuntarily working part time.