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In the Beginning… | Article

Outsourcing Center, Kathleen Goolsby, Senior Writer

The creation of Sabre Inc., now the world’s leading provider of information technology for the travel and transportation industries, did not stem from an intent to form a new outsourcing group. It became an outsourcer, says Robert L. Crandall, chairman and CEO of AMR…

Flying High in Close Formation | Article

Outsourcing Center, Kathleen Goolsby, Senior Writer

In the world of travel reservations bookings, no name is better known than Sabre. It processes 40% of all reservations made in the world and links travelers to travel suppliers through more than 210,000 computers at travel agencies, airports and businesses. Nearly every airline in the world relies on outsourcing solutions and services from Sabre.

Prescription for 24/7 Uptime | Article

Outsourcing Center, Kathleen Goolsby, Senior Writer

Years ago, many organizations had software systems that were ‘nice to have.’ In today’s world, though, we need systems to help us compete in the marketplace more effectively. Software systems now have a major impact on our business and enable us to produce higher revenues, higher income, and higher market capitalization…..

Supplier’s Services Silhouette BPO Trends

Outsourcing Center, Kathleen Goolsby, Senior Writer

Two current trends driving the growth of business process outsourcing (BPO) are the trend toward outsourcing of packaged software applications and the trend for end-to-end hosting management of those applications. Within BPO’s segment of the outsourcing industry are such critical, non-core functional transactional processes as payroll, payroll tax services, and benefits administration.

The Dynamics of Outsourcing in Australia

Dr. Ognian Pishev, Vitosha Software (Australia)

Although information technology did not occupy the place it deserved in party platforms during Australia’s September 1998 election, IT was brought to the public forefront by industry bodies. Australia is currently at a critical juncture of its multi-billion-dollar outsourcing industry, and the general concensus is that reform is needed.

Extending the Reach of Outsourcing | Article

Outsourcing Center, Kathleen Goolsby, Senior Writer

As the outsourcing industry heads into 1999, Richard Raysman, an attorney with the New York firm of Brown Raysman Millstein Felder and Steiner LLP, expects to see not only larger transactions, but an expansion of the services being outsourced.

Renewed Focus on Financial Performance

Outsourcing Center, Kathleen Goolsby, Senior Writer

As the outsourcing industry heads into the final year of the century, growth will be driven by a blending of the traditional and newer segments of the industry, according to Donna Crane, vice president, marketing, Systems and Computer Technology Corp. (SCT).

Network Security in Outsourcing | Article

Richard Raysman

The recent wave of network outsourcing is causing some business people, and not just techies, to turn their attention to a seldom mentioned aspect of outsourcing — network security.

The Meat and Potatoes of Multi-Vendors

Bill Martorelli

While the glamorous multi-vendor deals are the ones garnering most of the attention in outsourcing, the real growth in that area will come in the less sophisticated arrangements. That’s the opinion of Bill Martorelli, an industry analyst formerly with Giga Information Group.

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