---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: TechsUnite <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Wed, 29 Sep 2004 17:50:17 GMT Subject: Safeco moves IT offshore To: Bob Evans <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Safeco begins IT offshoring program Seattle - Employees in Safeco's Information Technology Department have a new storm on the horizon to worry about, and it has nothing to do with hurricane season. The company has undertaken a new outsourcing initiative dubbed "SmartSource," which will involve using offshore vendors. Safeco is a nation wide insurance and investment company headquartered in Seattle Washington. On September 20th, an e-mail, written by Kevin Lee, Safeco's new sourcing manager, outlined the steps to be taken as the company launches the new outsourcing program. "The name is meant to convey that a thoughtful approach will be taken in finding IT resources to deliver business capabilities. It's about sourcing not just about outsourcing." In the note, Lee tells employees that "some vendor resources will be... offshore." The e-mail does not list the projects that will be outsourced or the number of employees that might lose their jobs due to the new moves. WashTech has heard rumors in the past several months that Safeco was planning on moving some IT functions offshore, but those rumors could not be confirmed until now. To read the full story: http://www.washtech.org/news/industry/display.php?ID_Content=4703 ________________________________ Visit the web address below to tell your friends about this. Tell-a-friend! If you received this message from a friend, you can sign up for TechsUnite. This message was sent to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit your subscription management page to modify your email communication preferences or update your personal profile. To stop ALL email from TechsUnite, click to remove yourself from our lists (or reply via email with "remove" in the subject line). -- Bob Evans [EMAIL PROTECTED] (read/delete weakly...) alt email [EMAIL PROTECTED] (read/delete daily M-F) 704 562-7166 mobile 704 954-3415 office 704-882-6214 home...last resort, please http://www.carolinux.com Bringing Linux to the Carolinas... IRC://freenode/charlug There are 10 kinds of people in the world: those who understand binary, and those who don't. -- TriLUG mailing list : http://www.trilug.org/mailman/listinfo/trilug TriLUG Organizational FAQ : http://trilug.org/faq/ TriLUG Member Services FAQ : http://members.trilug.org/services_faq/ TriLUG PGP Keyring : http://trilug.org/~chrish/trilug.asc
