On Feb 27, 2007, at 6:57 PM, Eric N. Bielefeld wrote:
I really don't think too many American companies are moving
mainframe computers to foreign countries, unless the business
presence in the foreign country demands a mainframe. I have to
believe that most companies want their mainframe at home on
American soil where it is safe, and easy to communicate with.
Does anyone know of any American businesses who have outsourced
their mainframe to a foreign country to cut costs when they have
little business presence in that country?
Eric Bielefeld
Sr. z/OS Systems Programmer
Lands End
Dodgeville, Wisconsin
414-475-7434
Eric,
I know of at least one. But the question is (a side issue to me) as
to how much "involvement" the company has in INDIA. In a
multinational corporation one could consider a branch office with 1
person in an "involvement".
I think you probably should say substantial.
I know of another one that has moved their DC to ISREAL. They were
(are?) a catalog company.
On the other extreme I know at least one company that is staying in
the US but only hiring foreign nationals here in Chicago as H1B's
seem to be plentiful. Is this outsourcing ?
Ed
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