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Executive Summary

Enterprises in Western Europe have already embarked on offshore activities; 27% of them are significantly committed to vendors operating in low-cost locations like Mumbai or Budapest. Internal cost reduction is the key factor for 98% of execs surveyed when considering whether to go offshore, although communication, cultural, and geopolitical barriers keep a large percentage of firms away from offshore projects. Today, 66% of Western European firms surveyed that work with offshore providers use India-based vendors, mainly for custom apps development and implementation. The outcome? Offshore activity will result in jobs like software development and IT operations leaving Europe: By 2008, 12% of companies using or planning to use offshore providers will offshore more than 1,000 jobs.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

• The Offshore Plans Of Western European Enterprises
  • Offshore Commitment Takes Off In Western Europe
  • Offshore Decision: Cost And Language Matter
  • Increasing Offshore Budgets Target Applications
  • Indian Vendors Drive Offshore Delivery
  • IT Operations And Developers Will Go Offshore
• Supplemental Material

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