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Apple/Samsung: Now We Know the Real Cost of “Free”

It may take years for Apple to actually get its money from Samsung, but Apple’s victory is challenging the notion that Android is free. Carriers and handset

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Rohit Kapoor: Success Through Focused Leadership

EXL has proven that you don’t have to be a $1B+ company to be an industry leader. Under the leadership of Rohit Kapoor, vice chairman and CEO, EXL has shown

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Assessing the Potential Value of Using Indefinite-Delivery, Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) Contracts

In this RAPIDInsight, HfS Research looks at the merits of the IDIQ contract and how it is used in outsourcing.

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Top Ten Buying Behaviors BPO Providers Wish Would Change

HfS Research’s latest business process outsourcing research has uncovered some key areas where BPO service providers feel buyers need to make changes in order

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Executive Company Profile: EXL Services

EXL has resisted the temptation to be “all things to all people,” instead making investments into areas the company wants to target. This focus is the that

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Executive Company Profile: WNS

WNS is a mid-tier service provider based in India, but they may be one of the best-kept secrets in the BPO market today.

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It’s All Hands on Deck: Building Tomorrow’s Enterprise at Infosys

HfS Research analysts attended the recent Infosys Global Analyst Relations Summit held in Boston over July 30-31, 2012. Our primary perceptions through sessions

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IBM Targets Talent Management at the C-Suite with Kenexa Acquisition

IBM’s acquisition of Kenexa places it in pole position as a Recruiting BPO services provider. The big question now is whether it will next acquire a cloud or

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Procurian Fuels its Energy Spend Solutions by Acquiring Utilities Analyses

Leading procurement solutions provider Procurian announced its acquisition of Utilities Analyses, Inc. (UAI) this week.

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HfS Buyer’s Guide: The 2012 Latin American Challengers

In this report, HfS Research analyzes the Latin American competitive landscape and five IT-BPO service providers who are making waves in the region.

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What’s an Ant’s Eye View and Why Did PwC Acquire One?

On August 14, PwC announced its intent to acquire social media strategy firm Ant’s Eye View (AEV).

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Defining Tomorrow’s Sourcing Industry Today

HfS Research recently held its inaugural HfS 50 Executive Council meeting, bringing together 41 experienced senior sourcing executives whose organizations are

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Gainsharing: Is It Really Worth It?

In this RAPIDInsight, we look at why gainsharing is not working in many buyer-provider relationships. We will then introduce a set of common best practices that

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The Challenges Facing Brokerage

In this RAPIDInsight, HfS Research examines the specific challenges facing brokerage companies and how these firms are leveraging outsourcing service providers

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Living in the Shadow of the Advanced Persistent Threat

Enterprise buyers of business process outsourcing, IT outsourcing, and cloud services have a new security bogeyman to worry about, the so-called Advanced Threat

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Mastering the Digital Media Challenge: How Centro Helped an Ad Agency Unlock Growth

By working with Centro, a mid-size ad agency was able to master digital media operations and offer comprehensive solutions to their clients, gaining >50% and -

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Getting Frank About Dodd-Frank: Happy Birthday Dodd-Frank – A Two-Year Progress Report

On July 21, Dodd-Frank turns two. HfS takes a look at what has been accomplished in the two years and the impacts that Dodd-Frank is having on the financial

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How well do you manage multiple providers?

Multiple provider governance should deliver three things: that your providers are aligned to the business, that flawless service delivery marshals them together

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How Today’s Post-Recession Financial Services firms are approaching Outsourcing

A recent HfS study of 65 major financial services organizations shows they are finally emerging from a dark chapter, thinking about new ways to maximize returns

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Deep Thought: The Death and Rebirth of Outsourcing

In recent months a debate has arisen around the utility of the term “outsourcing”: is that one word sufficient, or appropriate, to describe the plethora of

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