Indian firm outsources work to IBM

http://www.linuxsecurity.com/content/view/116546/151/



Turning the tables on the outsourcing controversy in the US, India's largest
private telecom firm, Bharti Televentures, has awarded an in-house IT
services contract to US computer giant IBM worth up to $750m.



The move by Bharti, one of the most aggressive Indian telecom players, to
outsource its IT needs to the US firm comes amid a raging controversy in the
United States about jobs being shifted to India and other developing nations
where labour is cheaper.



"Arrangements like this will take the sting out of outsourcing," said Sunil
Bharti Mittal, chairman of Bharti Televentures.



Bharti said IBM would now take care of all Bharti's hardware and software
requirements, consolidate its data centres, information technology (IT) help
desks and disaster recovery capabilities.

 >
 >
 >Turning the tables on the outsourcing controversy in the US, India's largest
 >private telecom firm, Bharti Televentures, has awarded an in-house IT
 >services contract to US computer giant IBM worth up to $750m.
 >
 >
 >
 >The move by Bharti, one of the most aggressive Indian telecom players, to
 >outsource its IT needs to the US firm comes amid a raging controversy in the
 >United States about jobs being shifted to India and other developing nations
 >where labour is cheaper.
 >
 >
 >
 >"Arrangements like this will take the sting out of outsourcing," said Sunil
 >Bharti Mittal, chairman of Bharti Televentures.
 >
 >
 >
 >Bharti said IBM would now take care of all Bharti's hardware and software
 >requirements, consolidate its data centres, information technology (IT) help
 >desks and disaster recovery capabilities.
 >

What a fucking pile of propaganda. Yeah, IBM gets the contract but how much
would you like to bet that the contract was dependent on much of the work being
done by IBM in INDIA. IBM has been shifting their development offshore for
some time and in ever increasing numbers. The very fact that Sunil Mittal made
reference to "Arrangements like this will take the sting out of outsourcing,"
is proof that it was intended as propaganda.




Bob Reed
<a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://www.kisbuild.r-a-reed-assoc.com" target="_blank">www.kisbuild.r-a-reed-assoc.com</a> (KIS Builders Site)
KIS Cruiser in progress...Slow but steady progress....

"Ladies and Gentlemen, take my advice,
pull down your pants and Slide on the Ice!"
(M.A.S.H. Sidney Freedman)<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->