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Kenya positions itself as Africa’s outsourcing hub
Friday, 31 October 2008

Source: bdafrica.com

Kenya is positioning itself as the business processing and outsourcing hub in readiness for the merger of Africa’s regional trading blocs.

Businesses in Kenya are preparing for an expanded market of more than 600 million people in 26 countries when Africa’s largest trading bloc— the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (Comesa) merges with the Southern Africa Development Community (Sadc) and the East African Community (EAC).

Leaders of the 26 countries met in Kampala two weeks ago and approved plans to integrate the blocs to offer the continent an expanded free trade area and customs union.

According to President Mwai Kibaki, the ongoing laying of the fibre optic cable and the improvement and expansion of major roads will open Kenya as a centre for business processing and outsourcing (BPO) when the regional trading blocs open up the continent for trade.

Offshore businesses have turned to BPO—contracting out production processes to manufacturers in other regions— in a move aimed at cutting costs.
American firms such as Adidas and Nike produce their sports goods in China where labour costs are considered low





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Last Updated ( Friday, 31 October 2008 )
 
Outsourcing: Expecting Large Positive Effects
Thursday, 30 October 2008

The business world is moving at a fast pace and companies need to provide quick service and low rates. Outsourcing allows a firm to do just this by providing most advanced technology and efficient service that too at low rates.
Outsourcing, this single word has evoked far-reaching emotions in the recent years, prompting presidential candidates and labour groups to decry its practice and economists and chief executives to defend it as a natural progression of the economy.

The Outsourcing market is estimated to grow tremendously in the coming few years with an increasing number of companies planning to outsource both low-end and high-end jobs to offshore destinations. Also the number of companies providing outsourcing services is on the rise, thus resulting in larger variety. Due to the fact that more and more companies are outsourcing, the risks are getting smaller as businesses have more experience and clearer objectives.

Outsourcing is a way to maximize workforce flexibility without the added burdens of permanent financial commitments. One uses highly qualified consultants who can complete a particular project in no time at all.

Positive effects of outsourcing are numerous including concentration on core business areas, world-class technology at lower rates, skilled manpower at affordable prices, increased productivity, competitive advantage and tax benefits.





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Last Updated ( Thursday, 30 October 2008 )
 
Extentia extends offshoring services to Europe
Friday, 24 October 2008

Extentia Information Technology, a global software development company, today announced the formalization of a strategic development relationship with CoSMIT GmbH, Germany, to provide software development and consulting services to their European clients.Extentia Information Technology is a software development and consulting organization primarily servicing North America and Europe. With strong technical skills both on Microsoft and Java platforms, Extentia is committed to delivering high quality, information technology solutions. The company focuses on providing global solutions, and addresses the needs of corporations and software development companies requiring Internet, webbased and clientserver solutions based on industry standards and emerging technologies.

With their consulting services and software solutions in the business intelligence space, CoSMIT have enjoyed rapid growth and success and can look back on numerous profitable years of business. CoSMITs product and service range covers Actuate Consulting, BIRT, Portal  and Dashboard development, Databases, Training and custom tools for Business Intelligence.





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