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ITBusiness.ca: "Nova Scotia’s Economic Development Office recently gave Keane $2.5 million in funding to help it attain Capability Maturity Model Level 5 assessment from the Software Engineering Institute. Graham said his operation is the first Canadian near-shore outsourcing facility to obtain this designation for continuous process optimization, which he considers directly responsible for its growth. Comments: I thought the Quebec government was aggressive. They've since backed down a bit, but NovaScotia seems reaaly on the ball here!"

Some solace in outsourcing: not all jobs can be moved offshore - TechUpdate - ZDNet

Some solace in outsourcing: not all jobs can be moved offshore - TechUpdate - ZDNet: "'IT services organizations have to be managed. They're not a silver bullet or panacea and they certainly don't manage themselves. One thing that we'll never pitch overseas is security. So, to the extent that keeping security arrangements close to home is a priority, that will require some in-house expertise.'

Comment: If you're going to compete, you got to know what the other guy can't do, or what you can do better to articulate your value proposition. So simple, but so hard at the same time. What they can't do must be something the potential client says they can't do, not something you thought up"

Is Novell-SuSE deal a brilliant Big Blue power play? - TechUpdate - ZDNet

Is Novell-SuSE deal a brilliant Big Blue power play? - TechUpdate - ZDNet: "Although no official from Novell or IBM would come out and say it, a reading between the various official lines reveals how IBM may have cleverly dodged the Linux indemnification issue while ripping the legal rug right out from under SCO.

Comment: I didn't realize this when I read the news yesterday. I was just happy for Suse, Novell and the push it would give Linux. This could be a serious blow to SCO with their lawsuit since Novell owns enough of copyright in Unix, that renders SCO suit meaningless in the case of Novell. It's way to complicated for me, but some people at IBM really got tired of SCO, and they went to Novell and said look this Enterprise Linux thing is big for us and you, we move SUSE in the entrprise, you Novell buy SUSE, and your directory business will growth as a side effect...And oh! btw, Screw SCO!"