When Vietnam first began outsourcing software development services, companies faced challenges building trust and brand recognition globally.
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Recent estimates from financial consulting firms paint a stark picture of "offshoring, " which allows companies to get software development and other services at one-third to one-sixth the cost.
In addition, the company transferred its Symbian software activities as well as about 2, 300 employees to Accenture, which will provide Symbian-based software development and support services for Nokia smartphones.
The principal activities being moved overseas are IT services, software development, call centers and back-office work.
Infosys Technologies ( INFY - news - people ) (35, INFY) delivers data processing services like software development, systems integration, product engineering and testing.
The mobile portfolio combines security, analytics and app development software, with cloud-based services and mobile professional services.
He is responsible for the strategic direction and growth of the company, and has a proven track record in many facets of enterprise software, from new application development to professional services.
Mr Behlendorf points out that software-development companies, like software companies themselves, are moving towards a model of selling services rather than products.
Hours after he uttered those words, Wipro, an Indian pioneer of software services said it would open a new development centre in Atlanta, Georgia, that will report to its headquarters in Bangalore.
The commercial off-the-shelf software solution includes a three-year commitment by Microsoft Consulting Services for technical support during the ship's software design, development and deployment.
This kind of myopic thinking is one of the biggest challenges for IT companies that reap a large share of their revenues from services application development and maintenance, infrastructure management and validation software.
While HP's solid OpenView management software brings in "billions in revenue, to deploy Web services you need to closely tie in application development, " says Governor.
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