CMP Media Launches Online Offshoring Publication

Posted on May 28, 2004

CMP Media's TechWeb Network has announced the launch of Managing Offshore, an online publication targeted at solving the complex information needs of executives involved in global sourcing issues. Available by paid subscription only, Managing Offshore analyzes and provides reports on the global sourcing of services including application development, application maintenance, infrastructure, business process outsourcing, and call/contact centers. Subscription rates for Managing Offshore are $495 per year.

Managing Offshore provides coverage on topics such as on how to find the best global locations for companies, explorations of local markets, as well as on cost-reduction and moving jobs overseas. Each issue contains two main reports as well as content authored by notable experts. Managing Offshore will be published twelve times per year.

"Offshoring has morphed from being a tactical solution into a strategic imperative for success in today's economy," said Rusty Weston, founding editor, Managing Offshore and editor, InformationWeek Research for CMP Media. "Managing offshore business operations involves honing a complex set of skills unlike anything else in the corporate world. Managing Offshore provides readers with the information they need to succeed."

Managing Offshore is edited by Rusty Weston. Weston's background blends journalism and research in the fluid world of Information Technology. A 20 year veteran journalist, Weston also directs InformationWeek magazine's editorial studies, including the InformationWeek 500, Optimize Executive Reports and the nation's largest IT compensation study, among other products. Weston began fielding global studies in 1999, including the Global Information Security survey, one of the largest of its kind.

The May issue of Managing Offshore covers why global sourcing managers almost always select vendors that boast certifications in process disciplines and analyzes the rise of sourcing contracts known as hybrids that appeal to managers and vendors because they combine the best of fixed and variable pricing strategies. The publication's editors will also debut the Managing Offshore Index, featuring 20 of the largest and most influential companies in the burgeoning offshore outsourcing space.

TechWeb has also launched Outsourcing Pipeline. Led by veteran technology journalist Don St. John, Outsourcing Pipeline provides news and information about outsourcing as well as a product finder. Technology professionals interested in receiving a weekly email newsletter can subscribe to the newsletter on the website.