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Layoffs in IT and Engineering

Sunday, July 19th, 2009

This year’s layoffs and unemployment rates have increased dramatically.  As this Reuters article puts it, "The dot com bubble was a cake walk compared to this job market".

As the economy worsens, technology firms have been using outsourcing companies to supplant their thinning engineering and technology teams, at least until the Read More

Unique China Outsourcing Partners

Thursday, May 28th, 2009

The combination of innovative technology and outsourcing can create a solid competitive edge for small to medium-sized businesses. By now, everybody has heard of this. But how do you actually obtain such results?

You have a great innovative idea and some money to invest in it.  But you don’t have the Read More

A Great Window Office View

Friday, May 22nd, 2009

When you hear of  great scenic views and 1000 mile road trips, you just don’t think of  IT and engineering.  But when you take a highway control project in the midst of  mountains, rivers, canyons and highways, that’s exactly what you get.

Last month, a couple lucky Startech engineers were invited Read More

Reality about Outsourcing and China - Part I

Wednesday, May 13th, 2009

Outsourcing to China will persist.

Despite what seems to be the common thought behind outsourcing, it was never ‘just about cost’. But access to talent and most importantly, access to lucrative international markets.

China’s market of over one billion potential consumers and businesses is an economic incentive for EU and U.S. companies Read More

Concerns About Outsourcing to China

Sunday, April 5th, 2009

There has been a wave of articles that state China’s up and coming dominance in the information technology offshore outsourcing industry even in comparison to big players like India. China, like India has a large labor supply of developers and other technology workers.  Despite the quick and steady rise of Read More