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  • Engineer's wife 'ferocious' in Obama Q&A on H-1Bs

    The White House is following up on an offer made by President Barack Obama this week to help find a job for an unemployed semiconductor engineer in Texas. The offer was made during a live <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9223847/Obama_confronted_on_H_1B_use_during_Google_hangout_">online town hall</a> after the engineer's wife questioned the government's policy concerning H-1B visa workers.

  • H-1B workers are better paid, more educated, study finds

    H-1B workers are better educated than U.S. born workers and earn more, according to a new study by an independent research group.

  • Westpac cuts 560 jobs, sends 150 to India

    Westpac Banking Corporation is poised to axe more than 400 jobs and send another 150 offshore in the latest round of job cuts at the big banks.

  • U.S. firms should disclose offshore hiring, says lawmaker

    WASHINGTON -- A newly filed U.S. House bill would require that U.S. public companies disclose the number of workers they employ in the U.S., and the number that work overseas.

  • IT outsourcing deal size data shows decade-long decline

    An analysis of last year's outsourcing activity reveals the continuation of a decade-long decline in deal size. While the numbers of mega-deals and mid-range contracts awarded each year has remained relatively stable since 2002, those valued at $100 million or less have more than tripled, according quarterly data from outsourcing consultancy Information Services Group (formerly TPI).

  • Wipro's IT revenue rises, but lags peers

    Wipro's IT services revenue grew 12 percent year on year in U.S. dollar terms in the quarter ended Dec. 31, but its growth lags behind Indian outsourcing peers such as Tata Consultancy Services (TCS).

  • Obama wants less offshoring, as vendors see U.S. shift

    WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama is trying to encourage U.S. companies not to <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9195722/Obama_softens_his_tone_on_offshoring">send work overseas</a> . This might not be as hard a job as it seems for some types of IT work.

  • AXA rolls out hosted global insurance anti-fraud system

    Insurance firm AXA is to use a hosted BAE Systems Detica anti-fraud platform to help tackle a reported spike in fraudulent claims.

  • India's Tata posts strong revenue growth in tough times

    Tata Consultancy Services, India's largest outsourcer, posted strong revenue in the quarter ended Dec. 31, with growth across all its markets including Europe, which is being hit by a debt crisis.

  • Five tips to keep IT outsourcing on track as global providers cut

    Are you prepared as global IT outsourcers shrink onshore staff? These tips will help you keep projects moving as offshore IT service provides cut back on the on-site staff that used to work as liaisons between customer and provider.

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