...Abstract This paper will discuss what outsourcing is about and the impact of outsourcing information technology to China. It will take a look at the benefits, challenges and risks faced when a company makes the decision to outsource their information technology functions to China. As globalization accelerates and competition intensifies, outsourcing has become a strategic solution for many corporations and governments around the world. More companies are outsourcing their goods and services to other countries. It has become a way for many companies to gain cost savings, increase productivity by outsourcing their information technology goods and services. Outsourcing of information technology services is one area that companies are taking more and more advantage of. Companies that outsource see increase productivity and quality improvement in their information technology services. China is starting to make advancements in their information technology outsourcing services, in the goal of one day being the number leader in this outsourcing area. Outsourcing Information Technology to China The world of outsourcing continues to grow with different goods and services being sent to other countries. Outsourcing of goods and services has been around for some time now. According to Patterson, Gott & King (2011), “IT and BPO offshoring are early manifestations of a larger trend that, in the long run, means that more functions can and will be located outside the countries...
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...PROFILE OF MR. LEVINSON: Nationality: American. Born: March 31, 1950, in Seattle, Washington. Education: University of Washington, BS, 1972; Princeton University, PhD, 1977.Family: Son of Sol and Malvinas Levinson; married Rita May Liff, December 17,1978; children: two. Career: Genentech, 1980–1987, senior research scientist; 1987–1989, director of Cell Genetics Department; 1989–1990, vice president of research technology;1990–1993, vice president of research; 1993–1995, senior vice president; 1995–, president and CEO. Awards: Corporate Leadership Award in Science, Irvington Institute, 1999;Corporate Leadership Award, National Breast Cancer Coalition, 1999; named one of the Best Managers of 2003, Business Week. Arthur Levinson, a molecular biologist turned CEO, joined Genentech, a research-oriented biotechnology company, just before the company went public in 1980. Herapidly rose through the ranks to become president and CEO by 1995. Hiscommitment to basic research and his motivation to create a company that was also able to turn a profit made Genentech a model company for the biotechnology industry and a recognized leader in selected pharmaceutical markets. Levinson relied on his scientific instincts as he manipulated Genentech, a relatively small company, to a leadership position among the highly competitive pharmaceutical giants. The leadership instincts possessed by Levinson: He used to follow a Transformational leadership style. He was a person with great enthusiasm and...
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...12th A-PCNDT 2006 – Asia-Pacific Conference on NDT, 5th – 10th Nov 2006, Auckland, New Zealand AUTOMATIC ULTRASONIC INSPECTION OF PIPELINE GIRTH WELDS WITH A CORROSIVE RESISTANT ALLOY (CRA) LAYER Jan van der Ent1 ; Niele Findlay2 ; Niels Portzgen3 ; Oddbjørn Nupen4 ; Geir Endal5; Olav Førli6 1 RTD Rotterdam The Netherlands 2 RTD Perth Australia 3 RTD Rotterdam The Netherlands 4 Technip Oslo Norway 5 Statoil Stavanger Norway 6 DNV Oslo Norway Abstract Development of the Norne Satellite Field comprises the connection of the two oil fields Stær and Svale to the Norne FPSO (see Figure). A unique solution, a common, single pipeline was selected by Statoil for transport of the multiphase well stream from the two oil reservoirs. The Norne field is located at 66° North and subjected to strict environmental requirements. Therefore a Carbon steel pipeline, built with a corrosive resistant alloy layer ( CRA ), had been selected for the resistance against the corrosive fluid without the use of chemicals. An implication of this construction method is that the pipeline girth welds have to be made with an austenitic welding consumable (typically Inconel), which is very difficult to inspect using ultrasonic testing method. Furthermore the reeling process used for the pipeline installation require severe weld flaw detection capabilities. An extensive AUT-CRA qualification program has been utilized by Technip and Statoil to confirm that the proposed CRA inspection method meet the quality standards...
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...HOW TO MAKE AT LEAST $100,000 Or More A Year As A Used and Rare Book Seller On The Internet BY YOUR NAME BY YOUR NAME Web Site: http://www.your-web-site-here.com Email: yourname@your-web-site-here.com ( Copyright 2006. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without prior written permission. Excerpts may be used with proper credit and contact information (address, telephone number or website URL of the publisher) No responsibility is assumed by the Publisher for any injury and/or damage and/or financial loss sustained to persons or property as a matter of the use of this report. While every effort has been made to ensure reliability of the information within, the liability, negligence or otherwise, or from any use, misuse or abuse of the operation of any methods, strategies, instructions or ideas contained in the material herein is the sole responsibility of the reader. The reader is encouraged to seek competent legal and accounting advice before engaging in any business activity. Introduction Not only am I going to show you step-by-step how to make $100,000 each year with your own business on the Internet I'm going to share with you exactly how I do it! Now, you can copy exactly what I'm doing- dealing in out-of-print and...
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...Software Engineering Institute is a federally funded research and development center sponsored by the U.S. Department of Defense. Copyright 2002 by Carnegie Mellon University. NO WARRANTY THIS CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY AND SOFTWARE ENGINEERING INSTITUTE MATERIAL IS FURNISHED ON AN "AS-IS" BASIS. CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY MAKES NO WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, AS TO ANY MATTER INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, WARRANTY OF FITNESS FOR PURPOSE OR MERCHANTABILITY, EXCLUSIVITY, OR RESULTS OBTAINED FROM USE OF THE MATERIAL. CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY DOES NOT MAKE ANY WARRANTY OF ANY KIND WITH RESPECT TO FREEDOM FROM PATENT, TRADEMARK, OR COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT. Use of any trademarks in this report is not intended in any way to infringe on the rights of the trademark holder. Internal use. Permission to reproduce this document and to prepare derivative works from this document for internal use is granted, provided the copyright and “No Warranty” statements are included with all reproductions and derivative works. External use. Requests for permission to reproduce this document or prepare derivative works of this document for external and commercial use should be addressed to the SEI Licensing Agent. This work was created in the performance of Federal Government Contract Number F19628-00-C-0003 with Carnegie Mellon University for the operation of the Software Engineering Institute, a federally funded research and development center. The Government of the United States...
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...edhat® ® Te r r y C o l l i n g s & K u r t W a l l UR ON IT OOLS IN Y T C E CD-R L TH O ED UD M Linux Solutions from the Experts at Red Hat ® ® P R E S S™ SEC Red Hat® Linux® Networking and System Administration Red Hat® Linux® Networking and System Administration Terry Collings and Kurt Wall M&T Books An imprint of Hungry Minds, Inc. Best-Selling Books G Digital Downloads G e-Books G Answer Networks e-Newsletters G Branded Web Sites G e-Learning New York, NY G Cleveland, OH G Indianapolis, IN Red Hat® Linux® Networking and System Administration Published by Hungry Minds, Inc. 909 Third Avenue New York, NY 10022 www.hungryminds.com Copyright © 2002 Hungry Minds, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this book, including interior design, cover design, and icons, may be reproduced or transmitted in any form, by any means (electronic, photocopying, recording, or otherwise) without the prior written permission of the publisher. Library of Congress Control Number: 2001093591 ISBN: 0-7645-3632-X Printed in the United States of America 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 1O/RT/QT/QS/IN Distributed in the United States by Hungry Minds, Inc. Distributed by CDG Books Canada Inc. for Canada; by Transworld Publishers Limited in the United Kingdom; by IDG Norge Books for Norway; by IDG Sweden Books for Sweden; by IDG Books Australia Publishing Corporation Pty. Ltd. for Australia and New Zealand; by TransQuest Publishers Pte Ltd. for Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand...
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...and the publisher was aware of a trademark claim, the designations have been printed with initial capital letters or in all capitals. The author and publisher have taken care in the preparation of this book, but make no expressed or implied warranty of any kind and assume no responsibility for errors or omissions. No liability is assumed for incidental or consequential damages in connection with or arising out of the use of the information or programs contained herein. The publisher offers excellent discounts on this book when ordered in quantity for bulk purchases or special sales, which may include electronic versions and/or custom covers and content particular to your business, training goals, marketing focus, and branding interests. For more information, please contact: U.S. Corporate and Government Sales (800) 382-3419 corpsales@pearsontechgroup.com For sales outside the United States, please contact: International Sales international@pearson.com Visit us on the Web: informit.com/ph Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Sobell, Mark G. A practical guide to Linux commands, editors, and shell programming / Mark G. Sobell.—2nd ed. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-13-136736-4 (pbk.) 1. Linux. 2. Operating systems (Computers) I. Title. QA76.76.O63S59483 2009 005.4'32—dc22 2009038191 Copyright © 2010 Mark G. Sobell All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America....
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