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Welcome to the pages of Softheme company blog. During years of successful work in the sphere of software outsourcing we have accumulated the rich experience of project development of various complexity levels. We believe that it is time to share our knowledge base with the IT-community. |
This blog will contain constantly updated articles covering the topics of programming, website development, project management, and legal side of operation of an outsourcing company in Ukraine. We hope that our solutions and examples will prove to be useful to other participants of the IT outsourcing market. |
Archive for September, 2009Worldwide IT Spending to Reach $1.5 Trillion in 2010Monday, September 28th, 2009According to one of the latest reports of IDC, the information technology market research firm, the global IT services spending by companies is expected to increase at a compound annual growth rate of 5.8% and will reach $587 billion at the end of the decade. At the same time, companies are projected to increase worldwide spending on information technologies at a compound annual growth rate of 6.3% with the spending to reach $1.5 trillion in 2010. Bookmark/Search this post with:
      Outsourcing Contract End Date: the Best Time for NegotiationWednesday, September 23rd, 2009As our experience at Softheme and the practice of other industry specialists shows, the best time for customers to bargain with an outsourcing service provider for better contract terms – service quality or prices – is the contract end days. Not many customers know about this hint, but those who take advantage of this option not always do everything right. That’s why we would like to offer the six proven practices how to turn the last days of your deal to advantage. First of all, let’s clarify why the contract end days are so beneficial for a customer. It’s simple and true. As the contract due date becomes closer, the client gets more power over the deal and the service provider since there is no threat of contract termination fees or other penalties and the customers can easily consider services of alternative outsourcing vendors or try to negotiate new terms beneficial for them. Bookmark/Search this post with:
Outsourcing Market Results for Q3, 2009Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009As the 3rd quarter of 2009 comes to an end, it is a good time to sum up the quarterly results of the outsourcing market of such a difficult year for all segments of business. The global economy is gradually recovering from a downturn and the first good signs of it have appeared. The banks have started seeing profits again and international companies stopped reporting losses. However, on the other side more and more SME’s have been marked by unstable performance and reduced customer base. Bookmark/Search this post with:
iPhone: the Most Popular Device at Wi-Fi CafesMonday, September 21st, 2009According to one of the latest reports from JiWire, a leading mobile audience media channel and Wi-Fi advertising network, iPhone became the most popular mobile device among people to connect to public Wi-Fi hotspots. Staying connected for no less than an hour the users mostly visit social networking sites. The report provided by JiWire on Wi-Fi usage across the U.S. for the first half of 2009 is a very extensive analysis which shows curious results. Bookmark/Search this post with:
Softheme Recommends: Top Office Centers in KievThursday, September 17th, 2009Adequately to the status of the capital, Kiev is a true center of business in Ukraine. Not only the main part of national business is based here but also many international companies have opened their representative or dedicated development offices in the capital of Ukraine. For such an abundance of firms Kiev offers a full array of office space for rent with business centers being the most attractive place for any company’s office. Location in the immediate proximity to the city center or to main transportation points, extendable office premises which can be planned in accordance with tenant’s requirements, parking places – outdoor or underground; 24/7 security with all necessary measures – alarms, video supervision, access control; well-developed internal and external infrastructure; and many more – all this makes Kiev’s office centers the best solution for business. In the document below you will find information about the selected business centers in Kiev organized into A, B and C classes in accordance with international classification system. If you plan to set up a Dedicated Software Development Team in Kiev, this document that we have prepared will certainly help you to find a perfect place for your office. Download the document here: Kiev_Business_Centers_2009. Bookmark/Search this post with:
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