Despite an expected spike in the amount of IT services outsourcing to offshore firms, the impact likely will be mitigated by solid services-industry growth in the United States, researcher IDC said in reporting the results of a recent survey. While offshore hiring will spread across a wider range of IT services going forward, an economic upturn and resulting demand for skilled technology workers are likely to offset resulting job losses and might even result in a worker shortage, analysts told TechNewsWorld.
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IDC Reports Spike in Offshore Outsourcing
Posted by: Jay Lyman November 21, 2003 09:23 AMDespite an expected spike in the amount of IT services outsourcing to offshore firms, the impact likely will be mitigated by solid services-industry growth in the United States, researcher IDC said in reporting the results of a recent survey. While offshore hiring will spread across a wider range of IT services going forward, an economic upturn and resulting demand for skilled technology workers are likely to offset resulting job losses and might even result in a worker shortage, analysts told TechNewsWorld.