Outsourcing News

The Security Implications of Outsourcing
BPM Today - Concerns about data security and the qualifications of India's 350,000 call-center workers are starting to mount. According to John C. McCarthy, vice president for research at Forrester, some outsourcing providers forgo background checks of employees

Florida gets slice of overseas pie
Orlando Sentinel - You hear a lot of talk about outsourcing and offshoring -- you know, when U.S. companies open operations in or move them to places like India and China. But the flip side? That would be insourcing -- when international companies operate plants in

In the front row of the global economy
San Jose Mercury News - BANGALORE, India - It was just the typical lunch-table banter at work. There was chatter about the corporate e-mail on how a company bus driver was attacked by an angry motorist, who, worst of all, swore in front of the women. There was discussion of

Maytag sold to Whirlpool
Pueblo Chieftain - NEWTON, Iowa - Shareholders of Maytag Corp. on Thursday approved the sale of the company to rival appliance-maker Whirlpool Corp. for about $1.79 billion in cash and stock. Preliminary totals show that of 80.3 million outstanding shares, 54.98