Nearshore Journal

BY MAX COLCHESTER AND RUTH BENDER
PARIS—Capgemini SA said Thursday it has reached an agreement to buy a majority stake in Brazilian information-technology business CPM Braxis, as the French IT consultancy looks to expand its presence in emerging markets.
Capgemini said in a statement that it will spend €233 million ($298.3 million) to acquire a 55% stake [...]

Sunny Gupta thinks he has discovered an entirely new business category, and he’s apparently having little trouble making his case to customers — or investors.
Today, his Bellevue, Wash.-based SaaS startup, Apptio, announced that it has raised a $16.5 million round of funding — its third in just three years — bringing the company’s total funding [...]

By Dean Takahashi
Cisco has reportedly made an offer to acquire internet phone firm Skype before it completes its planned initial public offering, according to Techcrunch.
Techcrunch said the rumor came from one of its more reliable sources but it has not been able to confirm anything. If it’s true, the deal could be a big one [...]

If you happened to be listening to National Public Radio yesterday afternoon, you would have heard an interesting discussion on the rise of homeshoring on their All Things Considered afternoon show.
“So what’s new, then”, I hear you mutter over your espresso and boiled kippers…
In a bid to sound a bit clever, my good friend Philip [...]

Marcelo Marzola, the 33-year-old co-founder of Predicta.net, is a perfect example of how hot Brazil’s $1.6 trillion economy has become — and why its entrepreneurs are now getting their phone calls returned by venture capitalists after a decade of “You’re from where?”
Marzola was invited to present his company’s free online behavioral-targeting tool, BTBuckets, at the [...]

Accenture Awarded Contract to Support University of North Texas’ Shared Services Strategy for Information Technology and Human Resources
2010 AUG 24 – (VerticalNews.com) — The University of North Texas System (UNTS) has selected Accenture (NYSE: ACN) to assist in developing a plan for implementing IT and HR/payroll shared services for its component institutions.
The project is focused [...]

Colombia, Nicaragua DR Cities Top Nearshore Operating and Demographic Cost Ranking Released – Zagada Institute
MIAMI, FL and CORAL GABLES, FL–(Marketwire – August 19, 2010) – A new Nearshore operating and demographic cost ranking on the 13 key Central American, Colombian and Caribbean cities released by the Zagada Institute (ZI) today reveals that Cali, Santo Domingo [...]