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Camera, Times-Call outsource ad design operation
Boulder Weekly
By Jefferson Dodge A day after the publisher of the Boulder Camera, Times-Call and other local newspapers denied reports of outsourcing and numerous layoffs at his company, he announced Tuesday that Prairie Mountain Publishing is laying off 17 ...


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BBC News

Strikers fighting council's outsourcing plans help out charity
Times Series
Around 180 Unison members protested at North London Business Park and Mill Hill Depot in a desperate attempt to stop Barnet Council's plans to outsource staff to private companies. But in a bid to show their commitment to working for people living in ...
Striking workers picket council officesBarnet Press

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Cat may outsource 65 jobs
Pekin Daily Times
By Steve Tarter Caterpillar Inc. is considering outsourcing 65 machinist jobs from its Mossville Engine Center while making plans to move additional Mossville jobs to its plant in Mapleton. Caterpillar officials met with employees last week to discuss ...

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posted on 9 Feb 2012

Innovation Group Recognized in Leading Industry Analyst Firm's Insurance BPO ...
MarketWatch (press release)
The report notes that business process outsourcing (BPO) can serve multiple purposes for an insurer, including overcoming legacy limitations, providing economies of scale and filling high-skilled labor gaps. Selecting the right tasks to outsource, ...

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Companies that Outsource Jobs Are at the Mercy of High Fuel Prices
Yahoo! Contributors Network
The AP report also indicates this shift is on top of a 10000 job shift from the previous year, which means outsourcing for cheap labor is pretty typical in the modern business world. However, the companies involved in the manufacturing and assembly of ...


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Intelligence wing to outsource cops
Times of India
HYDERABAD: Claiming that they are overburdened, the state police's intelligence wing has decided to outsource the task of carrying out background checks of prospective contract employees of sensitive defence establishments and other public sector ...

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Boulder Daily Camera lays off seventeen, may be outsourcing ad design in India
Westword (blog)
This move is described as being part of a "broader initiative" by Digital First Media, a new entity run by MediaNews Group (the Denver Post's owner and Prairie Mountain's parent) and the Journal Register Co., to "outsource print and digital advertising ...
Prairie Mountain Publishing to lay off 17 in outsourcing, consolidation moveDaily Camera
Local newspaper publisher to lay off 17Boulder County Business Report
Prairie Mountain Publishing laying off 17STLtoday.com

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Risks of Outsourcing Your Data Center
The Data Center Journal (blog)
The term outsourcing generally carries the connotation of a more efficient business practice that cuts costs through division of labor. A company outsources—at least theoretically—to transfer work unrelated to its main business to contractors that ...

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Venture Outsource Launches Online Directory Comparing EMS / ODM Companies ...
EON: Enhanced Online News (press release)
(EON: Enhanced Online News)--Venture Outsource announced today the launch of its online EMS Resources Directory that provides all site visitors a free and unique experience based on specific search parameters and proprietary algorithms enabling users ...


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BBC News

Barnet Council staff strike against outsourcing plans
Times Series
By Natalie O'Neill » Unison members are protesting for the fourth time in a desperate attempt to stop the council's plans to outsource staff to private companies as part of the controversial One Barnet programme. Unison says the scheme could see 70 per ...
Barnet council workers to strike against privatisationlibcom.org

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ClaimsJournal.com

85 Percent of Insurers Outsource Some Element of Information Technology
ClaimsJournal.com
By Denise Johnson | February 9, 2012 A new report by research and advisory firm Novarica, based on a survey of over 100 US insurer CIOs, finds that 85 percent are currently outsourcing at least some elements of IT, and between 25 and 35 percent are ...


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Friends Life may turn to equity outsourcing
Money Marketing
Friends Life Investments is considering outsourcing its equity mandate and is in talks with Jupiter Asset Management on running Japanese equities, Money Marketing understands. In November, Friends Life announced its intention to launch an asset ...

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Banks outsource facilities management to new firm
Royal Gazette
The Royal Gazette has learned HSBC Bermuda closed down its entire facilities management, making 14 jobs redundant, and outsourced the work to the new company, called iFM Ltd. An HSBC spokeswoman said yesterday 14 people had worked in its facilities ...


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Friends Life may outsource equity mandate
Fundweb
Friends Life Investments is considering outsourcing its equity mandate and is in talks with Jupiter Asset Management on running Japanese equities, it is understood. In November, Friends Life announced its intention to launch an asset management ...

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Apache Software Foundation to outsource event management
ITworld.com
By Brian Proffitt Add a new comment February 09, 2012, 9:49 AM — Faced with declining attendance and revenue numbers, the Apache Software Foundation is seeking to hand off management of one of its semi-annual ApacheCon events.


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Broadridge Financial Solutions' CEO Discusses F2Q12 Results - Earnings Call ...
Seeking Alpha
Before we begin, I'd like to point out to everyone that as a result of the Penson transaction that we closed in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2010, the clearing business is now shown as discontinued operations and our remaining outsourcing business ...

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posted on 8 Feb 2012

Outsource My Project

Logica signs outsourcing deal
Outsource My Project
Under the terms of a six-year deal, Logica will provide multi-process HR outsourcing services for BAE Systems' UK staff. It will develop and run a revamped HR function for the group to meet its future requirements, meeting priorities including improved ...

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To Outsource Or Not to Outsource? That's the Pharma R&D Question
Wall Street Journal (blog)
Its latest revamp, announced last week, will cut 2200 R&D jobs and mean Astra is now outsourcing much of its drug research. Tight cost controls and focused innovation are prime objectives for both models. Glaxo's research and development operations ...

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posted on 8 Feb 2012

The Hour

Finance director presents $299M budget to Norwalk tax board, calls for ...
The Hour
By ROBERT KOCH Hour Staff Writer NORWALK -- Director of Finance Thomas S. Hamilton on Monday presented the city's tax board a $299.3 million operating budget, suggesting to outsource garbage collection and close the Norwalk Museum.

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Number of Insurers Outsourcing Some IT Functions Reaches 85 Percent
PropertyCasualty360
By Staff Writer A survey of insurance industry CIOs on the level of IT outsourcing shows 85 percent currently are using outsourcing firms for some elements of their operation, according to a new report by the research and advisory firm Novarica.


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posted on 8 Feb 2012
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