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U.K. bank to ship up to 5,000 jobs overseas

December 31, 2003 Barclays will move at least 500--and possibly as many as 5,000--call center jobs to India, with South Africa also under consideration, according to media reports. TAGS: Barclays Plc., outsourcing, call-center, South Africa, British company, India, U.K., bank, banking, operation

Indian offshore call centers 'not doomed'

March 8, 2007 Some companies are pulling customer services back to U.K., but investment in offshore markets is expected to continue. TAGS: call-center, Datamonitor, customer service, outsourcing

Indian call center worker arrested

September 7, 2005 In a new case of alleged data theft, Indian police have arrested a call center employee in the outsourcing hub of Gurgaon. TAGS: call-center, BPO, outsourcing, worker, client, information technology

Citibank to absorb Indian outsourcing firm

April 12, 2004 The U.S. banking giant plans to pay about $126 million to take over e-Serve International, whose services include providing call centers. TAGS: Citigroup Inc., Indian company, outsourcing, call-center, data management, banking, U.S., IBM Corp.

Indian police make arrests in outsourcing fraud

April 8, 2005 Financial scam involving Indian call center workers raises security concerns about outsourcing work overseas. TAGS: Mphasis BFL Ltd., police, outsourcing, call-center, India, worker, security

EarthLink to outsource call center jobs

January 6, 2004 The Internet service provider is laying off most of its call center employees and outsourcing the work to domestic and overseas companies. TAGS: EarthLink Inc., outsource, call-center, contact center, Philippines, Bangalore, India, net income, outsourcing, subscriber, Internet service, America Online Inc., Internet Service Provider, California, service provider, U.S.

Merger widens outsourcing geography

November 3, 2003 Outsourcing specialist Headstrong merges with rival TechSpan to form a $100 million company with operations across India and the Philippines. TAGS: Philippines, outsourcing, offshore outsourcing, India, call-center, consulting company, merger, operation, consulting, information technology, CEO, U.S.

'Nearshore'--the new offshore?

August 6, 2004 Former Eastern bloc countries and North Africa are challenging destinations such as India for U.K. outsourcing. TAGS: Datamonitor, call-center, Czech Republic, offshore, Bulgaria, Hungary, Eastern Europe, Poland, India, outsourcing, U.K., location

For Dell, Indian call center failure a lesson

March 31, 2004 CIO Randy Mott says the computer maker will be smarter about growth in newly developed areas, to avoid the customer dissatisfaction that led to pulling out of a call center in India late last year. TAGS: call-center, CIO, information technology, lesson, outsourcing, India, U.S.

Behind the Asian outsourcing phenomenon

February 21, 2004 U.S. computer giants, along with leading U.S. companies in financial services and other industries, are using offshore partnerships to do more than just cut costs. TAGS: outsourcing, outsource, U.S. company, computer company, financial service, electronics, call-center, manufacturing, U.S., skill, consumer electronics, Europe, client, China

Group warns of outsourcing backlash

January 8, 2004 Feeling pressure over the loss of U.S. tech jobs to offshore workers, the Computer Systems Policy Project releases a report stressing the need to keep international doors open. TAGS: outsourcing, worker, call-center, U.S., India, information technology, CEO

Indian call centers struggle amid flood

August 1, 2005 Flooding continues in Mumbai, India's financial capital, and the home of many Western companies' call and support centers. TAGS: Mumbai, ATM, New Delhi, call-center, disaster, outsourcing, Citigroup Inc., city, India

India tries exam to boost quality of outsourcing

August 24, 2005 Country launches national entry exam aimed at improving quality of recruits for call-center and IT jobs in the outsourcing industry. TAGS: BPO, exam, outsourcing, call-center, business process, India, industry standard, information technology

Dell's dirty words: Outsourcing, proprietary

November 5, 2004 Speaking at a conference in Boston, CEO Kevin Rollins expounds on his philosophies about all things IT. Photos: Inside Dell's plant TAGS: Kevin Rollins, offshoring, outsourcing, Bangalore, call-center, consumer electronics, India, Boston, CEO, Apple iPod, AMD, U.S., Apple Computer, Apple Macintosh, PC

Nokia calls on IBM for outsourcing deal

January 16, 2004 The handset maker will "pay per use" for help desk, call center and software support for its 57,000 employees around the globe. TAGS: utility computing, Nokia Corp., help desk, IBM Corp., call-center, handset maker, agreement, on-demand, outsourcing, desktop computer, handset, information technology, PC

Sprint turns to IBM for customer service

February 4, 2004 The two companies announce a deal that builds on an existing alliance, as Big Blue takes over the management of several Sprint call centers. TAGS: Sprint Nextel, consulting service, business consulting services, customer service, call-center, IBM Corp., outsourcing, outsource, alliance, telecommunications company, consulting, telecommunications

Insecurities over Indian outsourcing

April 26, 2005 Arrest of former call center workers in India for account theft reignites controversy over safety of shipping sensitive data overseas. TAGS: Mphasis BFL Ltd., BPO, outsourcing company, call-center, offshore, India, theft, perception, outsourcing, Forrester Research Inc., customer service, business process, bank, America, U.S., task

In India, seeking avenues for growth

May 5, 2005 There's no standing still in a competitive global market--just check out the tech action in Bangalore. Photos: Tech gets to work in India TAGS: India, Bangalore, Infosys Technologies Ltd., call-center, outsourcing, blog, chip company, Wi-Fi, satellite, photograph, Intel, server, PC
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