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Outsourcing: Blanca Trevino, CEO of Softtek (Part 4)
SM: Do you see migration happening from Europe, especially Spain to Latin America, of this kind of talent that you are starting to recruit? BT: No, not really. We have not seen that. Of course, we have our people there, and we are growing in our center in Spain, but no. That’s an interesting question.
Outsourcing: Blanca Trevino, CEO of Softtek (Part 3)
SM: How do you tackle this zero unemployment in your industry? That’s bound to create a talent war. How is the region coping with that? How do you propose to cope with that going forward? BT: The thing is because of how deeply companies want to be part of this industry and offer services globally,
Outsourcing: Blanca Trevino, CEO of Softtek (Part 2)
SM: Actually, TCS (Tata Consultancy Services) has set up a major Latin America operation. BT: They do. TCS probably is the Indian vendor that has the largest call center here in Latin America. They do have a strong presence in Brazil, and from Brazil, they support global clients. They won, a couple of years ago,
Outsourcing: Blanca Trevino, CEO of Softtek (Part 1)
Softtek is global company that provides its clients, which comprise top-tier corporations, with process-driven IT solutions. The company has office locations in North America, Latin America, Europe and Asia. The world has Softtek to thank for the creation of nearshoring, which involves companies outsourcing tasks to other companies that are located in nearby countries or
1Mby1M Deal Radar 2012: InsureMonkey, Las Vegas, Nevada
If you’re lucky, you have an employer who offers a great health plan that doesn’t cost too much. These days, millions of people aren’t so fortunate. Either they are unemployed, self-employed, or their employers don’t have health plans that meet their needs. The founders of the Las Vegas, Nevada–based InsureMonkey understood that searching for insurance
Thought Leaders in Cloud Computing: Mal Postings, CTO, IT Advisory Services, Ernst & Young (Part 1)
Arthur Young and Alwin C. Ernst never met in life, and their companies didn’t merge to form Ernst & Young until 41 years after they died within days of each other in 1948. But both men were innovators who believed in globalization. Today, the company provides professional services for its customers but on a much
Kevin Maney
Kevin Maney joined consulting and design firm VSA Partners in 2011 to build a practice that can marry business to big-think journalism in a way that helps both prosper. The first example of his collaboration with VSA is a book commissioned by IBM and co-authored by Maney and veteran tech journalists Steve Hamm and Jeff
1Mby1M Deal Radar 2011: Agiliance, San Jose, California
It’s that time of year again: Inc. Magazine has published its 500|5000 list. Arguably, a company that Inc. ranks third in its industry (software), first in its region (San Jose) and 39th overall has some bragging rights. It doesn’t hurt to have a three-year growth rate of 4,909% and revenues in excess of $6 million, either. But
