Trends & Observations

neoIT, Goldman Sachs find globalization should increase despite economic conditions

April 11, 2008 – Corporate investment for both information technology and business process services is expected to continue across …

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U.S. Labor Secretary Elaine L. Chao on House Speaker Pelosi’s move on U.S. – Colombia trade

U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao made the following statement regarding Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi's move …

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Hoffa’s Teamsters support Nancy Pelosi in blocking Colombia trade deal

April 10, 2008 – More than 2,500 trade unionists have been assassinated in Colombia, and very little has been done to bring …

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Outsourcing’s influence on Dell’s manufacturing overhaul

Dell's recent Austin closure and plans for improved operating costs are no doubt influenced by a move to a an outsourcing model that …
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Worldwide survey: One in five CIOs had IT budget cuts

April 3, 2008 –
Geographically, IT budgets continue to exhibit growth with budget growth increasing in Europe (+3.86 percent) and …

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Global views on Russia, Japan, Iran, and United States

April 1, 2008 – These results are based on 17,457 in-home or telephone interviews conducted across a total of 34 countries …

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Expect 150,000+ applications for 58,200 H-1Bs for skilled foreign workers

April 1, 2008 – H-1B is the broadest non-immigrant visa category enabling United States employers to sponsor foreign workers in occupations …

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Ducks in a row due diligence and EMS provider mergers / acquisitions with Jack Calderon

VentureOutsource.com talks with Jack Calderon, a managing director with global investment bank Lincoln International (www.lincolninternational.com), on merger and acquisition due diligence for the EMS sector.

Read what Mr. Calderon has to say about ways EMS company executives can help improve their chances of success in mergers and acquisitions, developing a due diligence ‘to do’ list, why some industry marriages fail and more. Transcripts from that discussion follow.
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Virtual manufacturing behind auto maker’s continuous quality improvement

March 25, 2008 – Ford employs advanced motion capture technology with human modeling software to …

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Alliance for American Manufacturing cites China’s practices, pricing for U.S. job loss

March 25, 2008 – Analysis by the Alliance for American Manufacturing (AAM) found that the U.S. trade deficit with China has taken a …

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