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SIIA Global Software Development Survey Report

Global software development, along with technology and new business models, is a prime enabler of globalization. It is also in the process of transforming the nature of the U.S. software industry. This phenomenon is having one of its most significant impacts on the development and servicing of software. Not only customer service and technical support, but core product development is now routinely conducted thousands of miles away from the "home" firm.

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Partner or Go It Alone?
The Evolution of Global Distributed Commercial Software Development: The New Conventional Wisdom

Should software companies going offshore establish their own Captive center (a subsidiary company) or partner with a leading Provider (an established software product development and services company)? A new survey of Captive and Provider centers in India shows overwhelming short-term and long-term advantages of partnering with an established Provider.

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