Speaking at Gartner’s annual outsourcing summit in London, Gartner analyst Helen Huntley stated 10 things that would shake up IT and outsourcing.
Weak global economies, a new generation of workers, globalisation and cloud computing are a few of the trends that will have a lasting effect on IT and outsourcing.
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http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2011/09/29/248026/Ten-developments-that-will-transform-IT-outsourcing.htm
Business revenue of China’s software industry surges 30.5 percent year on year to 1.112 trillion yuan in the first eight months of 2011 and the growth is 0.7 percentage points higher than that for the same period of 2010, according to a report released by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT).
The MIIT report shows that the industry’s monthly business revenue in August alone reaches 153.2 billion yuan, up 36.3 percent year on year.
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http://www.mobilitytechzone.com/news/2011/09/27/5807251.htm
Amazon’s billionaire Chief Executive Jeff Bezos unveiled the new Kindle Fire tablet computer on Wednesday at a lower-than-expected price of $ 199 which is raising widespread and fierce questions about Amazon.com Inc’s ability to keep up with demand and the device’s effect on the company’s already razor-thin profit margins.
Amazon expects it can rival with Ipad with much lower price, convenient appearance, etc. However, some industry participants express that the short supply of some specialized components and the holiday may limit how many Kindle Fire’s can be made out quickly. Besides, other analysts concern about the profit margins at Amazon, too. They express that Amazon always competes completely on price, sucking up losses when it enters new market.
source：http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/09/30/us-amazon-supply-idUSTRE78T04220110930