Sourcing-advisory firm EquaTerra says the downturn will see businesses simplify outsourcing and offshoring deals to generate faster returns on investment and reduce risk

The 2008 Black Book of Outsourcing claims Indian firms now account for only 10 of the top 50 global outsourcers

Increased investment in transformational projects will pay off in savings on consultants and outsourcing, the Society of IT Management has argued

Everest Research claims European companies shrugged off the credit crunch to sign 36 percent of all outsourcing deals in the first quarter of this year

The credit crunch is driving British businesses to spend more on outsourcing in an effort to cut costs, according to a recent report

A consultancy firm claims the cost of some public-sector outsourcing deals is ballooning up to 75 percent more than the going market rate

Companies are increasingly looking outside India's traditional outsourcing centres when choosing new offshoring services bases, according to recent research

The National Outsourcing Association has launched the UK's first academically accredited qualifications and training programmes that cover both the supply and use of outsourcing

The analyst firm predicts that, following six years of growth, the outsourcing and services markets will face a period of significant price reductions

Companies are moving away from large outsourcing contracts in favour of spreading smaller contracts between several suppliers, according to figures from analyst Gartner