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Business Risk

Outsourcing Center, Beth Ellyn Rosenthal, Senior Writer

The biggest risks for businesses are they take too long to change, they do the wrong thing or they don't do their job well, says Michel Janssen, chief operating officer of the Outsourcing Center. Outsourcing can mitigate much of that

Defusing Capital Risk

Outsourcing Center, Beth Ellyn Rosenthal, Senior Writer

Last month Bill Gates, the chairman of Microsoft, was giving a presentation to stock analysts when the ground shook. No, it wasn't the power of the newest version of Microsoft Office he was displaying. At that moment Seattle, Washington was

Road Warriors

Chris Pryer, Business Writer

Few assets owned and maintained by the government illicit as much passion from taxpayers as the condition of paved roads. But even as the need for more and wider thoroughfares goes largely ignored due to shrinking budgets and changing political

Achieving High Performance

Chris Pryer, Business Writer

Today roads, and the maintenance they require, are as important as the vehicles that traverse them. And if you've paid any attention to today's news -- or your daily commute to work -- you are probably aware that roads, like

Negotiating the Best Deal For Your Outsourcing Buck

George Atis, Chairman, Outsourcing and Technology practice groups, McMillan Binch LLP

For a company considering an outsourcing transaction - IT or business process outsourcing (BPO) - there are ways to improve the chances of getting the best deal for your outsourcing buck.

Twilight Time

Outsourcing Center, Kathleen Goolsby, Senior Writer

The rumormongers and journalists who quickly pen sensational bad-news headlines would have you believe that Exchanges and B2B Marketplaces (last year's newest Internet darlings) all failed and died practically overnight. They pronounce judgments on why it happened: the hype made

SRM Alliances

Outsourcing Center, Kathleen Goolsby, Senior Writer

Supply and demand. This mission-critical component of business has shifted from price and availability to collaboration. Meta Group predicts the SRM market will be $32 billion by 2003. SRM tools enable supply planning so that there is instant visibility across

ASP in Brazil

Outsourcing Center, Beth Ellyn Rosenthal, Senior Writer

When Brasilia, Brazil's capital, was built, one of the city architects suggested planting grass everywhere instead of paving sidewalks. People could walk wherever they wanted. Where natural paths emerged, the concrete would follow.

Aligning Interests

Outsourcing Center, Beth Ellyn Rosenthal, Senior Writer

Whiteside, the founder and CEO of netASPx Inc., an application service provider (ASP) based in Herndon, Virginia, says software vendors have to select one of three paths to incorporate the ASP method into their business model.

Healthcare’s Biggest Challenge

Outsourcing Center, Kathleen Goolsby, Senior Writer

Behind closed doors, discussions about the biggest challenge for both providers and payers in the healthcare industry are not about HIPAA compliance. It's about how to be profitable. Given the numerous industry problems besetting companies, revenue has been drastically cut,

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