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What Jobs
can be sent Offshore?
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What are good jobs to send offshore?
There really aren't many rules here. We have examples
of jobs being sent offshore from nearly every hardware platform, environment and type of
application. From the latest JAVA application to maintaining legacy mainframe systems or
just data entry, you will find companies specializing in what you want.
Examples
Client Server Conversions: Large numbers of legacy or older applications have
been sent offshore to be converted to client server or have Graphical User Interfaces
added.
Web and E-Commerce:
Many Offshore firms have extensive experience in the latest web and
e-commerce applications. They can take the job from the
initial design re-design your site to have a new look or add
functionality. Some firms specialize in maintaining
large e-commerce sites, which includes things like maintaining on-line
catalogues, updating prices and database work.
Advanced Engineering: One of the
world's largest hardware companies has the BIOS for all its PC products written offshore.
Another of the largest companies in the world does parametric modeling work for it
appliance and turbine divisions offshore. Another develops advanced algorithms offshore.
Time Sensitive Customization: A part
of one companies activity was to customize forms for its customers. They cut costs
and increased delivery speed significantly by transmitting all requests received during
the day to an offshore company. In the morning, the work is returned done. Another
company has its customers transmit similar work to them over a link on their web page.
The jobs are picked up by the offshore company and returned directly to the
customer.
Maintenance and Product Customization, Bug Fixes:
One very large high end engineering company moved an entire division offshore to handle
all its software bug fixes and customization for specific customers. It has proven
to be faster, of equal or better quality and far less costly
Multimedia & Animation: Several
publishers of games, information CDs and animated applications (including TV animation)
use offshore resources. Your CDs can even be produced in some of the world's most modern
facilities.
Technical Transcription and Data Entry:
Several firms send jobs like medical transcription or entry of engineering, medical
or scientific information offshore. Highly trained personnel with Masters or Ph.D. degrees
are available for a fraction of domestic costs.
Offshore companies can take your project at any stage.
Some send projects that are only in the concept stage while others send a single
area of a project they lacked some resource for. In the past, most have used
Offshore companies to handle overload. Now, it is common to see whole divisions being sent
offshore.
| Activities
successfully being done Offshore |
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Development for nearly
language or platform |
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Windows 9X, 2000 &
NT applications |
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Internet, E-Commerce,
ASP,
Web Site design, etc. |
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CASE tools |
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Engineering analysis,
modeling & design |
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Maintenance, Support,
customization |
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Database Development - all
flavors |
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ERP: SAP, BAAN,
PeopleSoft |
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OOPS, GUI, 4GL, Internet,
Java etc. |
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Networking Solutions |
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CAD-CAM |
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Animation, Multimedia |
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Client Server development |
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Imaging |
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Skilled data entry (including
accounting, medical, technical) |
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Software Support & bug fix |
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Firmware |
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..CD ROM |
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Any conversion work |
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And much more |
Contact us if you want specifics on available skills in any area
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