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Outsourcing News
Computacenter helped by UK trend to multi-vendor outsourcing
A growing trend towards multi-vendor outsourcing among UK corporates has helped boost Computacenter's sales.
Managed print services bring 'significant' cost savings
Large and medium-sized organisations are enjoying "significant" cost savings through adoption of managed print services (MPS), new research claims.
10:18, 01 Sep, 2010
Sunoco outsources indirect procurement
Sunoco, a manufacturer and marketer of petroleum and petrochemical products, has commissioned a third party partner to provide managed business process services including indirect procurement.
09:57, 27 Aug, 2010
China rated as mature offshoring location
China has joined India and the Philippines as a mature location for offshore delivery of outsourced services according to research by global consultancy Everest.
10:26, 12 Aug, 2010
UK government cost cutting puts contracts 'at risk'
As many as 35 British government IT and business process outsourcing contracts are under threat following the UK coalition government's decision to impose a £100m cap on government IT contracts as it seeks to cut spending and reduce the budget deficit.
09:36, 28 Jul, 2010
China renews attempts to join WTO's agreement on government procurement
In a bid to win over sceptics at the World Trade Organization (WTO), China has offered concessions which it claims will further open up its lucrative public procurement contracts to foreign companies.
11:20, 22 Jul, 2010
Rent-A-Center revs up print procurement with outsourcing deal
US-headquartered durable goods supplier Rent-A-Center (RAC) has commissioned a partner company to provide outsourced print procurement and print management services.
11:06, 22 Jul, 2010
Global outsourcing market not yet bouncing back
The global outsourcing market is not yet recovering as economic uncertainty continues to weigh on corporations around the world, according to recent data released by TPI, the largest sourcing data and advisory firm in the world.
11:46, 21 Jul, 2010
UK public sector accused of 'questionable' procurement practices
The UK public sector has been accused of "questionable procurement practices and inadequate management" when dealing with IT outsourcing contracts.
08:46, 29 Jun, 2010
The changing face of outsourcing
If the picture for the global economy at large is mixed as we move into the second half of what is proving to be another turbulent year, then the same can be said of an outsourcing market that is still struggling to emerge from the worst effects of the downturn.
16:26, 22 Jun, 2010
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