IBM ruffles workers by expanding India staff 
As one of the IT industry's largest and most storied employers, IBMÂ faces constant scrutiny of its workforce shifts and reductions. With The New York Times reporting Friday on IBM's plans to significantly expand its staff in India while cutting jobs elsewhere, the company once again found itself balanced at the delicate intersection of global business realities and U.S. politics.
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IBM ruffles workers with India expansion
As one of the IT industry's largest and most storied employers, IBM faces constant scrutiny of its workforce shifts and reductions. With The New York Times reporting Friday on IBM's plans to significantly expand its staff in India while cutting jobs elsewhere, the company once again found itself balanced at the delicate intersection of global business realities and U.S. politics.
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/062405-ibm-india.html?fsrc=rss-outsourcing
Wyse sees profit in bridging the digital divide
BANGALORE, INDIA - Thin client computing vendor Wyse Technology has identified applications for bridging the digital divide as a new key market opportunity, according to an executive of the San Jose, California, company.
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Local Ascential Customers Stand to Benefit from IBM Acquisition
IBM's acquisition of Ascential Software, announced earlier this week, is set to deliver tangible benefits to South African customers of this enterprise data integration software company.
http://www.ibm.com/news/za/en/2005/05/za_en_news_20050506.html
Alfresco brings out open source content management system
Businesses and organizations investigating free enterprise software platforms might want to keep an eye on Alfresco, an emerging open source software company.
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SCO updates Unix product, open-source attitude
OpenServer 6 is based on the same software core as the company's other operating system product, UnixWare, a later arrival that the company and its predecessors have emphasized for years but that never was adopted as much
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Buyout wave pushes ASPs into deals with big vendors
In recent months, several application service providers have been acquired by technology vendors and IT services firms looking to broaden their offerings into new areas, with an acquisition of a U.S. company by India-based Mphasis BFL being the latest example.
http://www.computerworld.com/managementtopics/outsourcing/asp/story/0,10801,100488,00.html?source=x6
Tata, Microsoft to set up Chinese outsourcing venture
Tata Consultancy Services Thursday announced it is setting up an IT outsourcing services joint venture in China with Microsoft, along with two software parks in the country and a Chinese software company, Uniware in Beijing.
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/063005-tata-microsoft.html?fsrc=rss-outsourcing
Red Hat Profits Keep Rising
The open-source software company announces a revenue increase of 46 percent over last year, driven by Red Hat Enterprise Linux subscriptions.
http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1833906,00.asp?kc=EWRSS03129TX1K0000616
IBM to hire 14,000 in India
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