And if you read the fine print at the end; The Hackett Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: HCKT), a global strategic advisory firm, is a leader in best practice advisory, benchmarking, and transformation consulting services, including shared services, offshoring and outsourcing advice. They give offshoring "advice" as in their job is to hook you up with the best offshoring option, I think in the television world that's called an infomercial.
John W. Cook Systems Administrator Partnership For Strong Families 315 SE 2nd Ave Gainesville, Fl 32601 Office (352) 393-2741 x320 Cell (352) 215-6944 Fax (352) 393-2746 MCSE, MCTS, MCP+I, A+, N+, VSP4, VTSP4 -----Original Message----- From: Micheal Espinola Jr [mailto:michealespin...@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, August 17, 2009 11:58 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: OT: Obsolete TechS Total bunk. Expect this to be on Snopes if its spreads enough. No links. No references. No comments allowed to the post. About page 404's. -- ME2 On Mon, Aug 17, 2009 at 1:50 PM, Jonathan Link<jonathan.l...@gmail.com> wrote: > Bunk. > No links to the study. Keywords used to spread FUD: may, expect, data is a > mega-trend (when no data is presented or cited). > 80% of IT jobs may go overseases by the end of 2010. I mean really, > let's project that out and apply that metric to this list. In 1.3 years, > 80% of the people on this list will be gone (appologies to the international > list members). > Chicken little called, he wants to sue you for copyright infringement. > > Angus, not directing this to you, per se, but really to the esteemed Lionel > Waxman. > > On Mon, Aug 17, 2009 at 1:38 PM, Angus Scott-Fleming <angu...@geoapps.com> > wrote: >> >> Not good news for us ... >> ------- Included Stuff Follows ------- >> Flashpoint! » Blog Archive » STUDY SHOWS JOBS RAPIDLY MOVING OFFSHORE >> Large firms have wasted no time reacting to the economic policies of >> Barack Obama. According to a Miami-based consulting firm, The Hackett Group, >> as many as a quarter of the IT jobs at the 1000 most major firms may be >> moved offshore by the end of next year. They expect about 350,000 such jobs >> to be moved. Chief research officer Michel Jenssen added that the data is a >> confirmation of a "mega-trend" and by the end of 2010 as many as 80% of IT >> jobs may go overseas. >> The typical company is realizing about $16 million each years in savings >> from offshoring. "If you are sourcing all of your labor from high-cost >> countries, you are not going to be in business [long]," he said. >> Some Americans may call offshoring businesses unpatriotic. But remaining >> under adverse economic conditions until they go bankrupt doesn't seem >> particularly patriotic either. To the extent businesses do what they must to >> survive, they are doing their best for the country under adverse >> circumstances. >> --------- Included Stuff Ends --------- >> Seen here, no links to original study unfortunately: >> >> http://www.waxmanmedia.com/2009/08/17/study-shows-jobs-rapidly-moving-offshore/ >> >> -- >> Angus Scott-Fleming >> GeoApps, Tucson, Arizona >> 1-520-895-3270 >> ~! >> >> >> >> >> > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ CONFIDENTIALITY STATEMENT: The information transmitted, or contained or attached to or with this Notice is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain Protected Health Information (PHI), confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, transmission, dissemination, or other use of, and taking any action in reliance upon this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient without the express written consent of the sender are prohibited. This information may be protected by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), and other Federal and Florida laws. Improper or unauthorized use or disclosure of this information could result in civil and/or criminal penalties. Consider the environment. Please don't print this e-mail unless you really need to. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
