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Bangalore: silicon (v)alley?

9 December 2010 Bridge news

A few weeks ago I went to Bangalore for the first time with some of my colleagues from Bridge India to attend a social media event. Last week I went once more to attend management training. Visiting the biggest IT center …

What are the cultural differences between India and Europe?

17 November 2010 Outsourcing

Last week I was giving a presentation at the Rajagiri School of Management in Cochin, India for a group of 150 MBA students. The two central themes were Outsourcing and Entrepreneurship. One of the questions that came up was ‘What …

Want to start an online venture???Wilt u een online bedrijf beginnen???Want to start an online venture???Wollen Sie ein Online Projekt beginnen???

Are you thinking of starting an online venture? Online venture means anything from a web-shop to any idea that can make some revenue for you. If your system is not so complex then it’s comparatively easy to set up than …

Bridge enters into the SaaS … a positive experience.

Through 2014 Public IT Cloud Services Will Grow at More Than Five Times the Rate of Traditional IT Products, New IDC Research Finds. This burgeoning market is one that should not be ignored as a ‘passing trend’. Bridge chose the …

Sigmax: business & charitySigmax: handel & liefdadigheidSigmax: business & charitySigmax: business & charity

11 November 2010 Bridge news

In the beginning of this year, Bridge launched ‘Bridge Club’: a corporate loyalty program for our customers. Last month, Sigmax became our first Silver Bridge Club member. The central idea of our program is to strengthen our relationship with our …

Where do we get workers if all are grey?Waar halen we werknemers vandaan in een tijd van vergrijzing?Where do we get workers if all are grey?Where do we get workers if all are grey?

4 November 2010 Offshoring

About 30-40 years ago, some entrepreneurs came up with ways to make the labor markets in Europe more flexible. Because labor laws in most European countries are very strict, it’s hard for companies to fire people. To solve that problem, …

Bridge @ Munnar

27 October 2010 Bridge news

The Bridge members in India decided to explore the astonishing surroundings of their office to provide you an insight into the Bridge India office location. The first trip to be put in writing went to Munnar, Kerala. Munnar is an …

How do you prepare for offshoring?Hoe bereidt u zich voor op offshoring?How do you prepare for offshoring?How do you prepare for offshoring?

26 October 2010 Offshoring

If you have recently wondered if offshoring could work for you or if you have even already started offshoring some of your works, you may have asked yourself ‘what should I do to prepare’? Or you might have acted like …

The newly launched Talk About IT platform – a great success in The Netherlands!Het nieuw gelanceerde Talk About IT platform – een groot success in Nederland! The newly launched Talk About IT platform – a great success in The Netherlands!The newly launched Talk About IT platform – a great success in The Netherlands!

Since September this year Bridge has started a new platform for opening dialogue about noteworthy IT news and development. This ‘Talk About IT’ platform consists of two-monthly real life events where interesting experienced speakers present their views about the latest …

Offshoring: should governments embrace or fight it?Offshoring: moeten overheden er voor gaan of er tegen vechten?Offshoring: should governments embrace or fight it?Offshoring: should governments embrace or fight it?

14 October 2010 Offshoring

Every time a big company announces to open an offshore/nearshore center or fire people, the media and many other people protest. HP announced 2 things at the same time: they will fire 1300 people in the UK + they open …

Building a dedicated team: what can it bring to me?Een toegewijd team creëren: wat levert mij dat op?Building a dedicated team: what can it bring to me?Building a dedicated team: what can it bring to me?

27 September 2010 Offshoring

There are many reasons why companies from Europe or the United States outsource work to India or Eastern Europe. The most frequently heard driver for offshoring are obviously ‘costs’. In this post, I want to describe a case of one …