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Offshore Outsourcing
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ALSO CALLED: Outsourcing, Offshore, Global Sourcing, and Offshore Development Services
DEFINITION: Offshore outsourcing, a type of business process outsourcing (BPO), is the exporting of IT-related work from the United States and other developed countries to areas of the world where there is both political stability and lower labor costs or tax savings. Outsourcing is an arrangement in which one company
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Offshoring and security The CIO's agenda
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This webcast explores the latest trends in evaluating offshore security processes and policies at large organizations. It also discusses strategies for implementing and/or updating offshore outsourcing.
Posted: 08 Aug 2008 | Premiered: Available On Demand
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Offshore outsourcing for large companies can be cost-effective if properly planned and managed. Listen to this podcast to learn five best practices for Chief Information Officer's (CIO) to meet and maintain compliance regulations when outsourcing.
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OFFSHORE OUTSOURCING DEFINITION (continued):
provides services for another company that could also be or usually have been provided in-house. Offshore simply means "any country other than your own." The Internet and high-speed Internet connections make it possible for outsourcing to be carried out anywhere in the world, a business trend economists call globalization. In general, domestic companies interested in offshore outsourcing are not only trying to save money in order to be more price-competitive against each
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