What are the challenges currently facing the offshore testing industry as the global financial situation puts the focus firmly back on cost?  Adam Ripley reports.  If there were any doubts about the positive future ahead for the offshore IT services market the period of recession certainly put paid to them. The cost focus has reasserted [...]

A survey of testers and developers, conducted by Sogeti, found that the need for software testing is increasing as businesses face pressure to develop more sophisticated applications in shorter timeframes. The survey highlighted a need for more investment – I think this will be a familiar plea over the coming months and perhaps years – [...]

PC shipments in Western Europe totalled 15.6 million units in the second quarter of 2010, a 19.6 percent increase on the same period in 2009, according to a new report from Gartner. According to Gartner research director Ranjit Atwal, “Western Europe showed continued growth in the second quarter, recovering from the slowdown seen in the [...]