Outsourcing
Business Week, 4/1/04: Outsourcing's Russian Front
High skills and low turnover could make Russia a programming player
Alexei Nikolaevsky has had his share of difficulties. In the 1990s, the 41-year-old Muscovite wrote programs for Russian banks -- until the 1998 banking crisis forced major clients out of business. Then he emigrated to the U.S. and worked for two years at a small info-tech company in Texas -- until the dot-com bubble spooked him. Now, along with many Russian IT specialists who moved to Silicon Valley, Nikolaevsky is back home working for one of Russia's fast-growing offshore programmers. "I feel optimistic about the industry," he says. "The business is doing well."
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IT Management
eWeek, 4/6/05: Sarb-Ox Offerings on the Rise
By Dennis Callaghan
With the first Sarbanes-Oxley Act compliance deadlines just seven months away, Microsoft Corp. and Oracle Corp. have introduced software to automate publicly held companies' compliance processes.
Microsoft's Office Solution Accelerator for Sarbanes-Oxley, rolled out last week, provides best-practice guidelines and templates for documenting processes using Microsoft's Windows SharePoint Services and Office InfoPath 2003 products.
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Microsoft
C|net, 4/7/04: Ballmer the undaunted
By Ina Fried
In describing his attitude these days, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer is "super optimistic."
Microsoft would appear to have a long list of serious concerns: the recent antitrust setback in Europe, including a proposed $613 million fine; ongoing security issues with the Microsoft's software; a stagnant stock price; the steady encroachment from Linux; and a murky release date for the next version of Windows.
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