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Offshoring to BeijingA look on Beijing as an IT offshoring destinationChina's Challenges to Develop a Global BPO CapabilityChina is moving fast into BPO to establish its domain and thereby pose a challenge to India, the Philippines and Latin America. Will China make it there?Storm Clouds Gather: China's Economic Forecast 2008The Chinese economy, and particularly the Chinese manufacturing and information-technology outsourcing sectors, are positioned to suffer significant decline during the second half of 2008 as a result of currency appreciation and/or U.S. trade sanctionsBanking Deregulation in China: Outsourcing OpportunitiesWith foreign banks in China now being allowed to operate in local currency, the country's BPO industry is expected to get a boost
Why We Picked China For IT OutsourcingAfter several years of strong sales, a growing worldwide customer base, and increasing competition, NeatReceipts reached a crossroads in 2007: Should we continue product development efforts in-house in the U.S., or outsource some of these efforts?
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City Profile: Shanghai, ChinaShanghai has a central location along China's coastline that has long made it a crucial gateway to the world. There are 13.7 million people living in the city. Shanghai, the financial center and the economic hub of China, is the most modern and industrialized city of the country.
Shenzhen:The China- Hong Kong LinkThe Shenzhen Software Park and its member companies have targeted 3 major segment of the software export market: software exporting and outsourcing, embedded software, and IC design.Dalian:Handling 80% of Japan's Outsourcing BusinessIn July 2010 the Finance Ministry of China, announced business tax exemption of 5 percent for outsourcing companies in 21 cities in China, that will extend to the end of 2013.Offshore Outsourcing: 24 Ways to Compare India vs. ChinaBeyond the obvious similarities (they're both big-really, really big-and cheap in comparison to their Western counterparts), there remain major differences in the two mega-markets for offshore IT services, from language and management skills to industry focus to supplier and customer basesChina Could Eventually Overtake India in OutsourcingChina is continuing its march towards financial success and the report indicates that it is already providing substantial competition as the world's outsourcing provider in terms of footprint, awareness and capabilityTax Exemptions Boost Revenues of China's Software IndustryContinuing its rapid growth, software industry in China posted revenue of $106 billion in the first seven months of 2010, up 29 percent year-on-year, said a report from Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT)China Beats India as Top Outsourcing SpotAccording to the survey, 42 percent of the respondents said their companies have set up one of their shared services centers in China. With regard to outsourcing, 41 per cent said they have a third-party outsourcing provider in ChinaIT Spending in China Set for Rebound in 2010: SpringboardKey trends show China becoming an IT service centerChinese BPO Firm Gains New InvestmentChinese business process outsourcing firm iSoftStone Holdings Limited has closed a round of undisclosed amount of financing from a collection of private equity and venture firmsChina Exclusive: Service Outsourcing Industry Robust in China, Boosts EmploymentThe global economic meltdown impacted many of the clients of BT Frontline, which provides outsourcing services for the IT systems of docks and logistics companies. But its General Manager, Lawrence Low, is still satisfied with the company's performance amid the financial crisis and confident about its futureGoogle-China Episode Will Affect China's Global Services IndustryGeopolitical risk assessment is a prerequisite to investing in a new country. The recent Google-China episode has exposed more weak links in China's IP environment. Services companies should take note of this before investing in ChinaWelcome to Dalian, China's High-tech HubAbout 70,000 people work here for more than 700 companies, more than half of which are foreign-owned or contain foreign capital, according to officials, who say that more than 2,000 companies could be set up here by 2013Europe: Indian Outsourcers' New FrontierOutsourcing among European companies used to be limited to large banking and financial-services firms. But chemical, automotive, and telecom companies in Europe are following their lead, increasingly turning to Indian providers. A study released earlier this month by the consulting firm Everest Group showed that while outsourcing transaction volume increased by only 6 percent in North America in the second quarter compared to the first quarter of this year, it was up 10 percent globallyChina's Competitive Edge Over Russia'The thousand-hundred-ten project' is the largest official government outsourcing initiative aimed at promoting the development of the service outsourcing industry, expediting the coordinated development of Chinese economy, according to Philip H. de Leon, President of Trade Connections International, LLC, Washington.Nanjing's Service Outsourcing Industry Emerges As New ForceSatyam Computer Services of India has put its Nanjing global orders handling center into formal operation, and begun to accept orders from many Fortune Global 500 enterprises such as GE, IBM and Microsoft. Foxconn of Taiwan has invested in Nanjing to establish two branches, Foxconn Software and Foxconn Communication, generating over $10 million in service outsourcing contracts in the first quarter this year
Procurement Outsourcing: Chinas Missed OpportunityThe potential for China to make it big in procurement outsourcing is huge. Though lot of ground needs to be covered, theres ample reason for hopeGuangzhou: China's Software Export and Innovation BaseAs per the ambitious 12th five-year plan, Guangzhou will enter a new phase of an accelerated development in promoting the growth of information technology outsourcing (ITO) and business process outsourcing (BPO).Beijing:The Birthplace of China's IT IndustryBeijing, a metropolis in northern China, is the capital of the People's Republic of China. This city has the advantage of a government that is enthusiastic about modern technology and supports software industry.Procurement Outsourcing: China's Missed OpportunityThe potential for China to make it big in procurement outsourcing is huge. Though lot of ground needs to be covered, theres ample reason for hopeIndia's Outsourcers Wary of ChinaWhen Tata Consultancy Services, India's largest outsourcing services group, said last month that it was doubling its headcount in China, it was a clear signal that the Indian sector is keeping a wary eye on a market that could one day evolve into a competitorIs China Ready for Your Outsourcing Work?China's offshoring capabilities mature - but is it enough for European businesses?China's Service Outsourcing Set to JumpThe impact of the global financial crisis on China's service outsourcing suppliers is limited as the contribution of offshore work is relatively low unlike India whose outsourcing industry is massive'Outsourcing Market in China Does not Exist'It would be a while before Indian software companies who have set up operations in China can realize the growth envisaged by them. Blame it on cultural issues and the lack of an outsourcing mindset, Ning Wright, Partner, Performance & Technology at KPMG Advisory (China) said. Excerpts from an interview:Chengdu: The Panda City of Mainland ChinaSeveral Chinese cities vie with each other for a fair share in global services delivery and Chengdu is not far behind with its available talent pool, infrastructure and other environmental advantagesRisk Mitigation Boosts China's OutsourcingAccording to IDC, government support in initiatives to beef up the city's ICT infrastructure and growth in the number of graduates with appropriate skillsets, will help accelerate China in this segmentChina Strengthens And Continues To EvolveIts Google versus China now. A few years ago it was Wordpress versus China. Every few years such news is highlighted. Surprisingly, all companies, including services providers who have recently set-up delivery centers in China are aware of such risks, and yet they expand there and further plan do so exponentially. What makes China such an important destination? Do the opportunities there, outweigh the risks?China's Service Outsourcing Sector Doing Brisk BusinessChinese companies completed $2.56 billion worth of international service outsourcing contracts in H1'09, up 32.5 percent from the same period last yearOutsourcing Services Gain Momentum in Yangzi, ChinaIn 2008, the gross amount of service outsourcing contracts executed in the Yangtze River Delta accounted for 64.7 percent of the 20 cities' total. The Yangtze River Delta accounted for over 50 percent of the 20 cities' total in terms of the number of enterprises engaging in the service outsourcing industry, their employees, and their signed contracts, according to China Service Outsourcing Development ReportChinese Pharmaceutical Market is Bigger than India: ResearchResearch and Markets' report "Comparison of Pharma Outsourcing between China and India" says, Chinese pharmaceutical market is much bigger than India's. However, the business operation style and philosophy in Indian companies are closer to the Westerner than in Chinese companies. Indian companies are also more familiar with the Western regulations than Chinese companies. They also have broader global presences than Chinese companiesChina's Software Industry Marks Drop of 5.7% in 2009This marked a drop of 5.7 percentage point from that of the same period last year. The industry's revenue climbed to 329.14 billion yuan in the first five months of 2009, up 23.3 percent year on year
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