Reconsidering a tax season play (Market Watch) Published on Fri, 07 Mar 2008 17:25:41 GMT DENVER (MarketWatch) -- The certainty that we have to file a tax return every year, that the number of tax returns is rising, tax preparation is getting more complex and thus despite availability of tax preparation software more and more people outsource their tax preparation peaked my interest in Jackson Hewitt. Click Here for Other Details

For the record 7 March (Electric News via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News) Published on Fri, 07 Mar 2008 16:59:32 GMT Salesforce.com picks up two awards | Major investment announced for CityEast in Belfast Click Here for Other Details

SaaS gives small business a big engine (The Globe and Mail) Published on Thu, 06 Mar 2008 11:16:21 GMT In researching software choices for her Web-based business, Mary Maesano made an early discovery: She was no software engineer. Click Here for Other Details

Time to outsource government services (The Borneo Post) Published on Wed, 05 Mar 2008 16:10:26 GMT A HUGE crowd and long queues greeted Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi when he made a surprise visit to the Immigration Department headquarters in 2003, days after he assumed the premiership. Click Here for Other Details

SaaS-Based BI Helps Welch's Out of a Reporting Jam (TechWeb via Yahoo! News) Published on Thu, 06 Mar 2008 16:31:00 GMT Manufacturer bypasses company standard business intelligence suite in favor of on-demand transportation and logistics reporting. Click Here for Other Details

Report: Pioneer ending production of plasma panels (CNET) Published on Wed, 05 Mar 2008 19:01:47 GMT The company will outsource its plasma TV business, according to several reports. Click Here for Other Details

The Bell tolls for thee (Canadian Business) Published on Fri, 07 Mar 2008 14:23:01 GMT In the knowledge economy, a primary source of competitive advantage is a company?s ability to recruit and retain the best employees. It?s a pretty straightforward equation: Hire the best people, add the right incentives and achieve the best results. But what if that gets too expensive? Click Here for Other Details

Ebix 2007 Net Income Rises 112% to a Record $12.7 Million, or $ 3.61 Per Diluted Share, on a 46% Revenue Increase (Centre Daily Times) Published on Fri, 07 Mar 2008 13:46:33 GMT Ebix, Inc. Click Here for Other Details

Ebix 2007 Net Income Rises 112% to a Record $12.7 Million, or $ 3.61 Per Diluted Share, on a 46% Revenue Increase (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance) Published on Fri, 07 Mar 2008 13:30:00 GMT ATLANTA----Ebix, Inc. Conference call: Friday, March 7, 2008 at 11:00 A.M. EST Webcast / Replay URL: http://www.ebix.com, Click on Investor Home Page Dial-in numbers: 1-888-687-3295 Dial pass code 38568430 Click Here for Other Details

[Campus] University Computer Services changing (The Minnesota Daily) Published on Wed, 05 Mar 2008 06:29:41 GMT University Computer Services has entered a restructuring phase that looks to outsource services to non-University vendors. Renee Rivers, who works in the Office of Information Technology, said the University's departmental computer ... Click Here for Other Details

Claims Of Death Greatly Exaggerated - Forbes Published on Wed, 05 Mar 2008 22:28:25 GMT Claims Of Death Greatly Exaggerated Forbes, NY - Mar 5, 2008 Sramana Mitra has commented that the "Indian BPO [Business Process Outsourcing] industry is very much at risk because of the SaaS [Software as a Service] ... Click Here for Other Details

Ebix 2007 Net Income Rises 112% to a Record $12.7 Million, or ... - Business Wire (press release) Published on Fri, 07 Mar 2008 13:31:52 GMT Business Wire (press release) Ebix 2007 Net Income Rises 112% to a Record $12.7 Million, or ... Business Wire (press release), CA - 4 hours ago ... IT and business process outsourcing, applications software, and Web and application hosting to meet the individual needs of organizations. ... Click Here for Other Details

Why a worker says 'it feels like I just got out of IT prison' - Guardian Published on Thu, 06 Mar 2008 00:09:21 GMT Why a worker says 'it feels like I just got out of IT prison' Guardian, UK - Mar 5, 2008 In this world of work, it should come as little surprise that companies are keen to outsource their IT departments and get users to assume some of those ... Click Here for Other Details

For the record 7 March - ElectricNews.net Published on Fri, 07 Mar 2008 17:04:47 GMT For the record 7 March ElectricNews.net, Ireland - 1 hour ago Japanese electronics firm Pioneer is to stop making plasma panels amid intense competition and will instead outsource the production of plasma panels for ... Click Here for Other Details

If you can't afford to buy what you need, rent it - Globe and Mail Published on Thu, 06 Mar 2008 08:55:51 GMT If you can't afford to buy what you need, rent it Globe and Mail, Canada - Mar 6, 2008 Small companies and startups just don't have the resources in house, nor can they afford to outsource too much, he says, and the solution is usually SaaS. ... Click Here for Other Details

US worried that high H-1B demand may tempt some to "game" visa lottery - Computerworld Published on Fri, 07 Mar 2008 11:08:08 GMT US worried that high H-1B demand may tempt some to "game" visa lottery Computerworld, MA - 7 hours ago "But if that person is not here then I have to go to the H-1B route to get that software developed." Goodman said while he uses an India-based outsourcing ... Click Here for Other Details

Star-Telegram to outsource 26 jobs - Fort Worth Star Telegram Published on Thu, 06 Mar 2008 10:45:06 GMT Star-Telegram to outsource 26 jobs Fort Worth Star Telegram, TX - Mar 6, 2008 Companies in many industries have outsourced jobs to India and other countries in recent years to handle customer service, software development and other ... Click Here for Other Details

Stock Report - BuysellSignals Published on Fri, 07 Mar 2008 01:20:45 GMT Stock Report BuysellSignals, Australia - 17 hours ago Powerlan consists of six subsidiaries, Clarity International Limited, IMX Software Group Pty Ltd, Garradin Pty Ltd and BizTech Outsource (formerly, ... Click Here for Other Details

Vietnam - the next hub for offshoring? - IT PRO Published on Thu, 06 Mar 2008 12:20:07 GMT IT PRO Vietnam - the next hub for offshoring? IT PRO, UK - Mar 6, 2008 ... and software firm "http://www.harveynash.com/uk/" target="_blank">Harvey Nash, said the country will become the most desirable place for outsourcing ... Click Here for Other Details

P2 Energy Solutions Announces That Highland Oil & Gas LLC ... - Business Wire (press release) Published on Wed, 05 Mar 2008 20:30:27 GMT P2 Energy Solutions Announces That Highland Oil & Gas LLC ... Business Wire (press release), CA - Mar 5, 2008 HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--P2 Energy Solutions, a leading provider of business software and outsourcing services to the oil and gas industry, announces that ... Click Here for Other Details