India Reports: Weakest quarter for outsourcing in a decade: Outsourcing, Obama's Prez campaign, ITeS slowdown, British Legal Eagles, Wipro, HP, EMI, Godrej

The uncertainty and opposition to outsourcing continue due to the slowdown and Obama’s anti outsourcing stand. Despite the odds, the Indian firms are hopeful that orders will start flowing in from January 09 as companies have no choice but to control costs by outsourcing. Software testing and legal outsourcing are two important segments of opportunity.

- Chillibreeze Business Research Team

Trends
Going strong on testing
Obama Nama: Outsourcing firms may feel the jitters
Outsourcing tops Obama's Prez campaign
Business pressures and outsourcing
ITeS slowdown for West but Gujarat firms bask in sun
British legal eagles fly to India for support
Short-term deals make IT vulnerable
UK trade union opposes job outsourcing to India
Overcoming outsourcing and quality concerns to take on pre-press leaders

Corporate Plans
Wipro delays near-shore centre in Atlanta
HP undertakes massive rejig to integrate with EDS
Wipro BPO to set up business shared services centre in Curitiba, Brazil
Aegis BPO to hire 1,000 every month
EMI in talks to outsource U.S. operations
Godrej inks outsourcing deal with HP, shifts IT staff