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  • If you were too hungover to join our predictions webcast, here’s the replay and the deck

    December 18, 2011 | Phil Fersht

    In case you missed our joint webcast with Ed Caso of Wells Fargo Securities on Friday, fear no more, as here's the replay Read More

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  • IBM embellishes its B2B commerce empire… by acquiring Emptoris

    December 15, 2011 | Phil Fersht

    Emptoris’ well-regarded user interface and strong brand recognition among the procurement crowd make it an idea mate for IBM’s technology-driven focus and market leading procurement BPO capability. While the integration of Sterling, DemandTec, and Emptoris will take some time to become “smarter commerce”, there will be some immediate upsides. Read More

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  • Announcing the HfS 50 Sourcing Blueprint Sessions

    December 13, 2011 | Phil Fersht

    This is going to be a defining two-day working session for power-brokers of the outsourcing industry, where leading buyers of both ITO and BPO services will confront today's critical issues impacting outsourcing, to establish a Blueprint for the industry in 2015. And this time, we will have a vendor/buyer face-off session where leaders from six of the major service providers will join the debate. Read More

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  • @The_Whole_Outsourcing_Industry: Labor arbitrage built your house of cards. #Bubble What’s next?

    December 13, 2011 | Phil Fersht

    The outsourcing industry is a labor arbitrage bubble waiting to burst. And today’s smartest buyers and service providers are poised to fatally pop it and build a better future. Read More

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  • Congratulations to Tony “Governator” Filippone, HfS’ new Head of Research

    December 12, 2011 | Phil Fersht

    Our core mantra at HfS has always been to tackle the issues and complexities of global sourcing through the eyes of the buyer. One analyst who has spent nine years of his life doing just that, leading BPO governance for the $62 Billion healthcare payor, WellPoint, is our Governator himself, Tony Filippone. No single person in 2011 has written to - or talked with - more buyers about their governance challenges, and we are delighted to reveal to the world today his elevation to Executive Vice President of HfS' research team. Read More

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  • Join us next Friday for some perfect hangover fodder

    December 10, 2011 | Phil Fersht

    We've teamed with our esteemed industry colleague Ed Caso, Managing Director and Senior Analyst for the IT/BPO Services Equity Research Team at Wells Fargo Securities, to review the world of outsourcing in 2011... and take a peek at what's in store for 2012 Read More

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  • It may be for life, but will there be innovation, as TCS inks the mother of all insurance BPO deals

    December 09, 2011 | Phil Fersht

    TCS' insurance services delivery subsidiary, Diligenta, has become wedded to in a 15-year, $2.2bn, 1900 employee life and pensions BPO engagement with the UK's Friends Life. This represents the largest life and pensions BPO engagement by a considerable margin, eclipsing the $1.1bn Prudential contract awarded to Capita in 2007. We believe this move from TCS signals a sea-change in the industry with regards to the growth strategies and ambitions of the leading BPO providers. Read More

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  • In case you missed our “Kill the Sales Cheese” webcast, here’s the replay

    December 08, 2011 | Phil Fersht

    In case you missed our "Kill the sales cheese" webcast, here's the replay Read More

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  • SAP + SuccessFactors = Great for SAP, but could restrict growth potential for the HR services industry

    December 04, 2011 | Phil Fersht

    With SAP's move to "Cloudify" its software portfolio with the $3.4bn acquisition of the darling of HR software, SuccessFactors, we do not believe this is particularly good news for BPO service providers and services clients Read More

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  • Fed up with cheesy sales presentations? Well, here’s the web event you’ve been waiting for…

    December 01, 2011 | Phil Fersht

    So how can you make the sales process smell less like a Wisconsin dairy farm? Easy - simply join us for our next web event Read More

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