7 lessons of the offshoring pioneers

ITworld Today

April 22, 2013

7 lessons of the offshoring pioneers

Still wondering what and how to offshore? Learn from these offshore pioneers who have amassed more than a decade's worth of lessons about what works -- and what doesn't -- that often get overlooked.

Issue highlights

1. Easy XP-Windows 7 upgrades are over

2. Blackstone abandons offer for Dell

3. BOOK GIVEAWAY: Win a copy of 'The Java Tutorial'

4. Getting started with Google Slides

5. Unity readies cross platform game development tool for BlackBerry 10 with open beta test

6. Consumer tech key in Boston Marathon bombing probe

7. College-level Cobol classes are scarce

8. Yahoo slims down, again, trashing Deals, SMS Alerts

9. Survey: Internet users like targeted ads, free content

10. Russian malware mines bitcoins through botnet

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Easy XP-Windows 7 upgrades are over

The easy upgrades from Windows XP are done, migration experts said, predicting that a sizeable number of large enterprises will still be running the aged OS even after Microsoft stops supporting it. READ MORE

Blackstone abandons offer for Dell

Its investors had reservations about the merits of the deal, reports said. READ MORE

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Getting started with Google Slides

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Unity readies cross platform game development tool for BlackBerry 10 with open beta test

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Consumer tech key in Boston Marathon bombing probe

Social media kept communication flowing during the disaster, and smartphone photos and videos were seen as critical to solving the crime. READ MORE

College-level Cobol classes are scarce

At universities today, Cobol is often taught as an elective, if it's included in the curriculum at all. READ MORE

Yahoo slims down, again, trashing Deals, SMS Alerts

The products are axed as part of Yahoo's larger rebuilding plan. READ MORE

Survey: Internet users like targeted ads, free content

The Digital Advertising Alliance also notes that a US Senate committee has a hearing scheduled on do-not-track efforts next week. READ MORE

Russian malware mines bitcoins through botnet

A Russian porn site is delivering malware that uses the victims' computers to mine bitcoins, according to research from ThreatTrack Security. READ MORE

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