Lotus Notes, Domino & Outsourcing

META Group has come out with a report doing a reality check on the offshore outsourcing trend. Here is the summary:

• By 2006, Most IT Organizations Will Have an Offshore Strategy
• Offshore Outsourcing Market Exceeds $10 Billion
• Average Enterprise to Offshore 60% of Application Work by 2009
• Political Backlash Toward Offshore Not Deterring Market Adoption

For those of us on this side of the offshoring trend, the consolidation of the trend is visible. We see more international names, recruitment ads that shows a distinct increase in the offshoring activity. What is even more interesting is the way the bigger offshore outsourcing firms are going mainstream. It is very clear that Infosys, Wipro and TCS are interested in going beyond the offshore tag, and acquiring capabilities and an image that positions them as total IT solutions providers. This often implies going in for acquisitions, taking on a bigger local workforce in the relevant markets and a determined push away from the low cost perception.

We will follow the moves of the offshore biggies here. Do come back for more news.

The momentum that Infosys has been gathering is clear from its latest results. A nearly 50% jump in revenues, and heading towards the $2 bn. mark. The differentiation Infosys has always pursued compared to other offshore majors is soon going to show. Check out this interesting interview with Nandan Nilekani.

Interesting report on the Russian outsourcing scenario in SearchCIO. The report outlines where Russia stands in comparison with India and other players. Very well written. Check it out.

- Venki
Lotus Notes Outsourcing Specialists

With the Express offerings, Lotus Notes, Domino have become very interesting for mid-sized businesses. With rapid application development capabilities, a ton of in-built functionality and inexpensive offshore software development, mid-sized businesses can have the enterprise style software infrastructure that would let their business bloom.

Check out the SearchDomino article on IBM’s Express offerings.