"We have been working with [ITC Software] for more than 2 years now. We
started with contract basis work and finally came to ODC which is
completely dedicated for our tasks. High team stability, good
proficiency and efficient administration support are the factors which
bring high value to our collaboration." ..../more
Globalization is increasing cost pressures and productivity demands on Western companies. Multi-national corporations were the first to utilize cost differentials across the globe by moving production plants to low wage countries, R&D to countries with high subsidies for such activities, sales and marketing to the "rich" countries, and their headquarters to tax havens. In the IT arena medium-sized firms followed suite by outsourcing mainly non-mission critical software projects offshore. Particularly India has seen a wave of mergers and acquisitions in an effort to consolidate resources to meet Western demands. The next wave is the transplantation of entire IT departments offshore.