Profile of Paul McDougall

Editor At Large, InformationWeek

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Paul McDougall is a former editor for InformationWeek.

Articles by Paul McDougall
posted in September 2006

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A Computer Display You Can Put In Your Pocket

9/29/2006
Brits work on thin, flexible display that can be rolled and folded.
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AT&T To Cut Hundreds Of U.S. Tech Jobs, Sources Say

9/28/2006
Company insiders claim AT&T is set to dramatically increase its use of India-based labor.
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Consumers Hanging Up On Indian Tech Support

9/27/2006
Many U.S. businesses are improving productivity and profitability by outsourcing routine functions to low-cost countries like India and China. But AT&T's plan to bring home some 2,000 customer service positions shows that not all forms of offshoring are created equally.
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India, IBM Set Out To Build Billion-Person Web Portal

9/22/2006
India central government has enlisted IBM to help it build a Web portal that citizens can use to access thousands of services, ranging from business permits to housing subsidies and tax advice.
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AT&T Hangs Up On Customer Service Outsourcing

9/22/2006
An agreement with its union will create 2,000 new unionized jobs at its U.S. operations and eliminate the use of low-wage foreign call centers to provide customer support for its home broadband business.
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Outsourcing No Threat To Tech Jobs, Survey Says

9/19/2006
Unemployed computer professionals are quick to blame their situation on the so-called offshoring of U.S. tech jobs to low-wage countries like India and China. But a new survey of corporate CIOs shows that spending on foreign tech labor by American businesses is miniscule.
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Sun, IBM Offer Technology To Protect Customer Data

9/15/2006
Building encryption technology into tape drives will make data impossible to read if it's stolen or lost.
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New IBM Technology Designed To Combat Consumer Data Theft

9/12/2006
The technology encrypts Social Security numbers, credit card information, and other customer data archived on magnetic tape.
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With Help From IBM, U.S. Biz Schools Teach Grads How To Move Jobs Offshore

9/12/2006
While outsourcing technology work to low-cost countries like India can help companies cut costs and improve productivity, many such efforts go awry because they're not properly managed. The problem is that overseeing an offshore workforce takes multidisciplinary skills that few of today's managers possess. Several well-known biz schools, with help from IBM, are trying to change that.
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Maryland Outsources HR Technology Operations To ACS

9/5/2006
ACS, IBM, Syscom, and a group of minority-owned vendors will handle mainframe management, Web hosting, disaster recovery, application services, and help desk functions under the $110 million, three-year deal.
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Indian Schools Ditch Microsoft For Linux, Kill Golden Goose

9/4/2006
Cows are sacred in India, but apparently not geese--especially the gilded variety. Proving that $1.7 billion doesn't go as far as it used to in winning over foreign governments--that's the amount Bill Gates last year pledged to invest in India--a school district in the country is set to rid its computers of Microsoft Windows and install Linux instead.
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