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  <pubDate>Sun, 05 Jul 2009 13:39:08 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Indian BPOs to benefit from downturn: Premji]]></title>
  <link>http://business.rediff.com/report/2009/jun/22/bcrisis-indian-bpos-to-benefit-from-downturn-premji.htm</link>
  <description><![CDATA[The turmoil in the financial market is likely to spell good news for the Indian outsourcing companies, as the downturn will compel multinationals to seek further economies for sustenance in these tough times, Wipro Technologies founder Azim Premji has said.]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Xchanging to set up 1,000-seat BPO near Bangalore]]></title>
  <link>http://business.rediff.com/report/2009/jun/22/bpo-xchanging-to-set-up-1000-seat-bpo.htm</link>
  <description><![CDATA[The upcoming centre will be spread over 37 acres and is expected to be operational by the first quarter of next year, said David Andrews, CEO of Xchanging. Xchanging is also in talks with at least three top Indian corporate houses to enter the domestic outsourcing market.]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Domestic BPO biz to earn $6 bn by 2012]]></title>
  <link>http://business.rediff.com/report/2009/jun/16/domestic-bpo-biz-to-earn-usd-6-bn-by-2012.htm</link>
  <description><![CDATA[Though it is smaller than the $11 billion BPO exports market, it is expected to reach $6 billion by 2012, according to a new Ernst and Young study. The domestic BPO market, hence, presents a huge untapped growth opportunity. Its addressable market opportunity is in the range of $16-19 billion by 2012, with significant business growth coming in from sectors like BFSI (banking, financial services and insurance), telecom, media, retail and government.]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[The 2020 challenge before IT-BPO]]></title>
  <link>http://business.rediff.com/column/2009/jun/10/guest-the-2020-challenge-before-it-bpo.htm</link>
  <description><![CDATA[What does India need to do to realise the full potential that information technology and outsourced business services?]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[BPOs: Medium-to-long term outlook positive]]></title>
  <link>http://business.rediff.com/report/2009/jun/09/bpo-medium-to-long-term-outlook-positive.htm</link>
  <description><![CDATA[IT and BPO industry body Nasscom's chairman Pramod Bhasin said the industry faced a 'brutal year in many respects' in the last financial year and the companies and customers were passing through 'extraordinary pain'. As a result, BPO customers are undergoing restructuring, internal and management changes and change of decision-makers, he said at the Nasscom's BPO Strategy Summit 2009 in Bangalore.]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Infy sets up domestic BPO operation]]></title>
  <link>http://business.rediff.com/report/2009/jun/09/infy-sets-up-domestic-bpo-operation.htm</link>
  <description><![CDATA[India's second-largest IT services firm, Infosys Technologies, has set up a separate unit within its business process outsourcing arm (Infosys BPO) to concentrate solely on the domestic BPO market. ]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Wipro BPO to open two centres overseas]]></title>
  <link>http://business.rediff.com/report/2009/jun/08/wipro-bpo-to-open-two-centres-overseas.htm</link>
  <description><![CDATA[Wipro BPO, the business process outsourcing arm of soaps-to-IT services player Wipro Ltd, plans to expand its operations in China and the Philippines by opening two more centres in these countries by the end of this year. ]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Hinduja Global to add 1,000 seats to Manila centre, invest $2.5 mn]]></title>
  <link>http://business.rediff.com/report/2009/jun/05/bpo-hinduja-global-to-add-1000-seats-to-manila-centre.htm</link>
  <description><![CDATA[Hinduja Global Solutions, an outsourcing solutions firm, today said it plans to invest $2.5 million to add 1,000 seats at its Manila centre. The additional facility will be constructed at an estimated cost of $2.5 million, which will be funded through internal accruals, it said.]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Recession hits small IT, BPO firms]]></title>
  <link>http://business.rediff.com/slide-show/2009/jun/05/slide-show-1-recession-hits-small-infotech-bpo-firms.htm</link>
  <description><![CDATA[More than 6,000 centres with headcounts of 10-100 have downed shutters across the country.]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Aegis BPO to up workforce by 12,000]]></title>
  <link>http://business.rediff.com/report/2009/jun/04/bpo-aegis-bpo-to-up-workforce-by-12000.htm</link>
  <description><![CDATA[The company plans to hire 1,000 people every month in India and across United States, Philippines, Costa Rica and Africa where it currently has operations. US President Barack Obama had last month announced end to years of tax incentives to those US companies, which create jobs overseas in places like Bangalore.]]></description>
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