Saturday, August 07, 2004

IBM Outsourcing to South Africa

ComputerWeekly.com reports IBM is using South Africa as a back-up to India for is outsourcing needs.

"Abdul Mohammed, IBM's business development executive in South Africa, said, 'Although some Eastern European countries may be able to provide cheaper outsourcing solutions, the value of the Rand, the favorable time difference, as well as our proficiency in English, are shifting a considerable amount of work to our shores.'"

"IBM claimed to be positioning itself as a leader in offshore outsourcing through a 'best-shore' policy, where specific sections of accounts awarded to IBM on an international scale are outsourced to countries that fulfill the client's needs in the most cost-effective way."

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