Dear Reader,
Greetings. Information
Technology (IT)
and knowledge-based
services have
helped India
attain a pride
of place that
even countries
in the developed
West could not
dream of. It
all started
in a small way
with Business
Process Outsourcing
(BPO), which,
over a period
of time, has
expanded to
gigantic proportions.
In a short span
of time, Indian
IT software
companies have
been able to
establish their
reputation as
the most dependable
executors of
outsourcing
jobs. Hence,
the parameters
of Outsourcing
too have expanded.
Knowledge Process
Outsourcing,
(KPO), Legal
Process Outsourcing
(LPO) and now,
the latest,
Recruitment
Process Outsourcing
(RPO) are being
handled by Indian
IT and ITeS
companies with
ease. In a short
span of time,
Indian companies
have moved upwards
to handle high-end
jobs in outsourcing,
namely, designing
and development
of software
for the manufacturing
sectors, such
as pharmaceuticals,
automobiles
and even the
space industry.
With "Offshoring"
becoming a global
phenomenon,
IT companies
worldwide, mainly
multinationals,
are ready to
offshore the
development
of their own
high-end software
products. It
is here that
India is poised
to grab a great
chunk of the
pie. The cover
story of the
current issue
of Outsourcing
highlights this
aspect, drawing
material from
the just released
report of the
IT research
firm Sand Hill,
which has described
India as the
ideal "Offshoring
destination
of the world".
International
Data Corp, a
market research
firm says that
worldwide spending
on IT is expected
rise by a healthy
6.3 percent
in 2006, fueled
by the stable
economies of
the US, Europe
and Japan and
the emerging
markets of India
and China. The
report forms
the focus of
the current
issue. Tata
Consultancy
Services (TCS)
has been a pioneer
in developing
IT and ITeS
products and
services in
India. TCS is
currently in
final negotiations
with Deutsche
Bank for an
outsourcing
project worth
one billion
dollars. We
carry a report,
which also highlights
the spectacular
TCS annual results
for 2005-06.
In a thoroughly
researched analysis
Prabhuu Sinha,
Global Head,
Satyam Computer
Services, writes
about developing
an implementation
perspective
of an effective
Sourcing Management
Office (SMO).
Embedded technologies
have made life
easy for people
at work or leisure.
An in-depth
write-up by
Dhananjay Bendre
explores the
whole gamut
of information
processing systems
embedded in
larger products.
Satish Mohan
gives a brief
account of how
Red Hat provides
customized services
through embedded
Linux systems.
Kolkata, the
dark horse in
the IT race
is fast emerging
as the winner.
An IT team,
led by West
Bengal's Principal
Secretary (IT),
Dr. G.D. Gautama
has signed six
MoUs, besides
finding several
leads for follow-up
businesses at
the recent global
ICT fair, CeBIT.
We carry detailed
reports on West
Bengal's participation
in CeBIT and
an interview
with Gautama.
Then we have
separate reports
on Kalkota's
Descon signing
a deal with
RailTel for
providing the
Internet and
IPVPN services,
and WDC, another
company based
in the same
city, which
has found a
niche in Recruitment
Process Outsourcing.
Wish you happy
reading.
Satya
Swaroop
Managing
Editor
satya@newmediacomm.biz
