Most providers target the burgeoning domestic market, but a few offer a hybrid approach that appeals to the West.
November 6, 2006 (Computerworld)
About two years ago, Kevin Miller needed a little help supporting legacy applications and developing new software for large automotive manufacturers. He decided to conduct a Cobol pilot project with Information Technology United Corp., a Beijing-based outsourcer with U.S. offices in Redwood City, Calif.
“We’d seen their marketing and qualifications; we just wanted to do a proof of concept to make sure that everything worked,” says Miller, who is systems consulting manager for the automotive solutions group at Dallas-based Affiliated Computer Services Inc. (ACS).
Miller’s team had worked previously with vendors in India and Russia. China was new territory, but the Chinese company had the right skills at the right price. It offered Web development skills, .Net experience and CMMI Level 3 certification, indicating mature processes. “And their cost structure was very competitive,” he says.
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