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- Kenya BPO society lobbies for license fee reduction
The Kenya Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) Society has urged the Communication Commission of Kenya to reduce the annual license fee for BPO businesses. The group wants the fee lower from 100,000 Kenyan shillings (US$1,516) to 10,000 shillings in order to attract more investors.
- Infosys crosses the Rubicon with Axon buy
The agreement for SAP consultancy Axon to sell out to Indian offshoring giant Infosys Technologies for about £407m ($752.6 million) comes at the same time as HP is reportedly about to complete its capture of EDS. 'May you live in interesting times' goes the old saying and, for the ICT services sector, these certainly are interesting times. But CIOs might note that the saying was, apparently, also a curse.
- Infosys plans to acquire UK services company
Indian outsourcer Infosys Technologies said Monday that it has agreed to terms for a recommended cash offer for Axon Group, a vendor in the U.K. of consultancy and services around software from SAP.
- Indian outsourcer launches skills program at Kenya BPO
An Indian call and contact center has launched the LiveBean Scholarship Program for contact center professionals in Kenya.
- Offshoring R&D to India on the upswing
Offshoring R&D (research and development) to India is currently a US$9.35 billion industry, with R&D centers owned by multinational companies accounting for about $5.83 billion of this market, according to management consultancy Zinnov.
- British insurer Aviva sells Indian back-office operation
British insurance company Aviva has sold its back-office subsidiary in India and Sri Lanka to WNS, a BPO (business process outsourcing) company in Mumbai that already provides back-office services to Aviva.
- India expects software and services revenue growth to fall
India's National Association of Software and Service Companies (Nasscom) forecasts revenue from the domestic and export markets for software and services in India will grow more slowly this year, at between 21 and 24 percent.
- Kenya BPO Society launches standards and ethics guidelines
The Kenya Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) Society is set to introduce a set of standards and ethics guidelines that is expected to be enacted in Parliament.
- Neusoft opens global delivery center in Dalian
Chinese outsourcer Neusoft opened a software delivery center in the northeastern city of Dalian Wednesday, with capacity for up to 10,000 engineers.
- Wipro expands its product design services
Indian outsourcer Wipro is extending its product design services to include developing manufacturing prototypes, and even getting the product manufactured for the customer.
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