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WOOING THE PREZ TO BE: The outsourcing of jobs to India could continue depending on the US policies

WOOING THE PREZ TO BE: The outsourcing of jobs to India could continue depending on the US policies

Campaign outsourcing: Bangalore techies root for Obama

Democrat Barack Obama may not be enthusiastic about outsourcing work to India's Silicon Valley but that has not deterred a group of techies here from drumming up support for him in Tuesday's US elections. The Barack Obama Bangalore Fan Club has not only been calling up, SMSing and emailing friends and relatives in the US to vote for him, it has also raised Rs.200,000 (about $4,100) from fellow Bangaloreans as contribution to his election fund!

OBSTACLE FOR BPO: High attrition rate and unprecedented hike in property prices are likely to affect the growth of India’s BPO industry.

'Property prices to impact BPO sector'

High attrition rate and unprecedented hike in property prices are likely to affect the growth of India’s BPO industry.

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/property-prices-to-impact-bpo-sector/41544-7.html

GLOBAL MOVE: Jobs like online tutoring fetch $8-$40 an hour and the value will increase further.

Got a PC? Work for $20 bn market

IT giants like IBM, Infosys, Wipro and WNS - providing offshore services from India - now have a new rival on the fast expanding BPO landscape.

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/got-a-pc-work-for-20-bn-market/40468-7.html

HAIR AND NOW: Study shows only 27 per cent of balding men are being called for interviews in the BPO sector in India.

Losing hair? Forget BPO plum posts

Receding hairline can erode the prospects of landing plum posts for a BPO professional in India.

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/losing-hair-forget-bpo-plum-posts/26041-7.html

VESTED MOTIVE? NASSCOM chief Kiran Karnik said the sting operation has been an attempt to induce criminal activity.

'Sting aims to malign BPO industry'

Industry body NASSCOM strongly defied reports that claim a UK TV channel bought confidential data from an Indian BPO.

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/sting-aims-to-malign-bpo-industry/23031-7.html

DUPED LETTER: According to the Union of ITES, middlemen are thriving in the BPO sector.

Middlemen, new chink in BPO armour

BPO's are seeing a rise in middlemen who outsource work to staff, taking money from own employees and running away.

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/middlemen-new-chink-in-bpo-armour/18261-3.html

SPREADING ITS WINGS: The BPO industry is also expanding into non-metro cities in India.

India is BPO hotspot for next 30 yrs

The BPO sector continues to grow despite the emergence of new competitors like China, Philippines and Indonesia.

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/india-is-bpo-hotspot-for-next-30-yrs/12391-3.html

AMBITIOUS BHUTAN: Bhutan has allotted a budget of NU 15 million to promote call centres. www.euronet.nl

Bhutan wants a slice of BPO pie

With India's BPO industry emerging as a global leader, Bhutan is trying hard to learn a lesson or two from its neighbourhood.

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/bhutan-wants-a-slice-of-bpo-pie/9947-2.html

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