AOL's new software development center -- in India

[Dave Farber <dave () farber net>]

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AOL cited "the high pool of professional talent in India" as its attraction 
to the country. It refused to divulge investment figures or hiring plans.

AOL follows competitors Yahoo! and Google, who also have set up operations 
in Bangalore to develop software that runs various online services. 
Activities such as search engine optimization are also done in such centers.

A shift to India could help American corporations save up to 80 percent in 
wages and operating costs. Scores of companies have fired U.S. employees to 
hire in India.

This has also led to brewing discontent among American workers and 
politicians, who say the United States must introduce curbs against the 
practice.

A development center in India also helps U.S. companies work on a 24-hour 
cycle, because of the nearly half-day time difference.

"We will focus on delivering strategic products for AOL through close 
coordination with AOL's other development resources around the globe in 
various time zones and locations," the company spokesman said.

AOL laid off 450 software developers in California in December and closed 
two offices in the state. This came months after it laid off 50 employees 
at its Mountain View-based Netscape Communications unit.

http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/biztech/03/31/india.aol.ap/index.html

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