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CIO Magazine On Offshore IT

Posted by Hemos on from the contentious-issue dept.

lpq wrote to us with a reference to the cover article from this month's CIO Magazine that talks about the off-shore movement of IT from its traditional bulwarks to the developing world. A selection from the article:" Think again. There are real costs associated with shipping your IT department (or a portion of it) overseas. Our Special Report covers the Backlash from a growing political storm as well as the Hidden Costs you should be aware of before you join the stampede overseas. "

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  1. Re:CIO Magazine on offshore IT by Strych9 · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Don't forget Bush outsourced his campaign fundraising telemarketing staff to offshore to India.

    http://www.business-standard.com/archives/2003/j an /50310103.016.asp

  2. Re:You get what you pay for. by Tablizer · · Score: 0, Redundant

    you are violating at least the stated spirit and objective, and possibly even the letter of the H1-B laws.

    I don't know of a single case where a company was busted for violating the "spirit", yet there are many complants about "training my own replacement", which is legal because the law does not cover existing working citizens.

    Further, I don't think the important issue is about H-1B salaries themselves, but about flooding the market with IT people. Why not let a bunch of auto-mechanics or plumbers come over and ruin their careers instead?

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