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Well stone the lodes… Infosys cranks up its SAP-ness with the acquisition of Lodestone
Infosys's acquisition of management consultancy and SAP integrator Lodestone Holdings lines up perfectly with their long-term strategy of moving to higher value services, but this acquisition is a risky way to grow these capabilities. Read More
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An industry with no name? The outsourcing industry votes out the “O” word but can’t think of an alternative…
There is far too much "believe our own bullshit" going on and this industry needs to change before it can effectively "rebrand" Read More
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Look what Obama has done to the “O” word…
our new survey on the toxic "O" word has resoundingly proven that negative politics really does sway opinions, as an overwhelming majority of American enterprises want the word scrapped, which is in stark contract to European firms, who are largely happy to keep it Read More
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It’s official: the outsourcing industry has voted out its name
HfS Research has reached out to its unique community of services and operations professionals, and can finally reveal the answers we have long been searching for - that it's time to re-brand the industry formerly known as outsourcing, with 61% of the industry stakeholders voting to drop the term Read More
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The biggest, baddest and boldest bevvy of buyers is back to bend the boundaries of the blueprint in Boston…but hurry as we’re almost out of room!
We are very close to capacity for our upcoming Blueprint Sessions 2.0 taking place October 23-25, 2012 in Boston event so Register Now to secure your spot! Read More
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IBM’s Kenexa acquisition can take the talent conversation outside of the HR department
HfS believes IBM is likely to be eyeing a further acquisition in the talent management software space as Kenexa brings very strong Recruitment Process Outsourcing competency and IP in employee engagement and compensation, but was still developing out its cloud platform. Read More
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Has HP bottled it?
After a terrible quarter, someone in HP has made the decision to run and hide - to cancel their September analyst event - an unprecedented action for a leading tech services provider to take Read More
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Some summer sourcing soundbites for your sensory satisfaction
Thanks for your support during another scintillating year at HfS. It's all possible because of YOU. Now turn up the volume :) Read More
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Why does PwC want an Ant’s Eye View of the world?
There are all sorts of reasons to dismiss this acquisition – this is neither the first nor the last acquisition we’ll see by big companies attempting to acquire their way into the social business space – but we’re actually guardedly optimistic about this one. Read More
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The rise of next-gen marketing outsourcing: digital media operations
Digital media marketing is in a state of constant change, and most organizations have yet to fully explore the growing potential. Read More
