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IDC, TPI Reveals IT Outsourcing Deals Get Smaller.

The Tenth annual IDC study of top 100 worldwide outsourcing deals reveals fundamental changes in the outsourcing marketplace, including an increase in deals with more global reach, an increase in the number of serious competitors, a dramatic rise in network and desktop outsourcing, and a reduction in combined deal value.  These developments demonstrate increased competition.  The study finds a reduction in the number of both mega deals and deals ranging from $500M to less than $1 billion TCV.  However, smaller contracts of less than $250M are rising dramatically from eight in 2004 to 23 in 2005.  Within IT outsourcing, the IDC analysis also found that the share of networking and desktop outsourcing contracts jumped from 14.6% of total IT outsourcing in 2004 to 32.4% last year.

'The world of deal making for large outsourcing contracts in 2005 saw a slight decline in signings by total deal value, a reduced number of mega deals valued at $1bn and higher, and an increase in the number of players competing in this segment,' said David Tapper, director of Outsourcing, Utility, and Offshore Services research at IDC. 'These shifts, along with other key trends in the market, such as customer need to lower costs and drive increased productivity, are creating fundamental changes in the outsourcing marketplace that will require players to radically alter their delivery models.'

Tapper said vendors would have to radically alter their delivery models, have to continue to address both business and IT outsourcing going forward.  'There is a shift from labour-centric contracts to ones that are more automatic and mimic the online model.  Their business model will have to move in that direction.  We're in the midst of a large global shift to a more complex environment.’  'They will now need to include more flexible and newer service capabilities along with globally based delivery, and develop dynamically different ecosystems of partnerships,' he said.

The study found that while six players captured 54% of the top 100-contract value in 2004, it took just five players to capture nearly the same amount (53.5%) in 2005, with IBM Global Services leading the way, followed by EDS, BT Group, CSC, and T-Systems.

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TPI in a similar report also pointed the third quarter of 2006 saw a decline in contracts by volume and value from the same quarter last year.  The cause of the falling aggregate contact values can be tied to the decline in contract durations, especially for Information Technology Outsourcing (ITO) contracts.  Since 2001, the average duration of a Broader Market contract has decreased 12%.  In ITO, it decreased 18%, while for Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) it dropped 5%.

Fewer multi-process contracts have been signed so far in 2006 than in each of the past three years.  To date, there have been seven, compared with 20 in all of 2004, and 11 in 2005.  By total contract value (TCV), multi-process contracts account for only 10% year-to-date, compared with 24% in 2004 and about 12% in 2005.

'There has been an increasing number of smaller, single-process contracts compared with larger, multi-process contracts in recent years.  This trend holds true for both BPO and ITO contracts,' said Peter Allen, partner and managing director for Market Development at TPI.  'Shorter term contracts have become more popular with only 12% of contracts signed in the broader market having a 10 or more year term.’  An unprecedented percentage of contract restructurings, with even shorter average contract durations, were the other principle contributor to the smaller total contract values.

BPO is expected to grow by roughly 10% year-on-year due to the large number of contracts valued at less than $25M.  Although the TCV was lower, BPO had a great deal of activity in the third quarter with 58 signed contracts - an increase of more than 23% quarter-on-quarter and more than 26% year-on-year.  The value of the third-quarter contracts exceeded $4.5 billion, which is up about 9% quarter-on-quarter, but down 15% year-on-year due to the number of single-process deals.

On the global service provider landscape, Indian-based providers continued to gain TCV market share, increasing from nearly 1% in 2004, to slightly over 4% of the Broader Market bookings so far in 2006.  Their shares of awarded contracts have also increased from about 2% to nearly 8% during the same period.  India-based providers are beginning to sign business in infrastructure-related areas, and they have over 25% TCV share in the pure applications development and maintenance (ADM) market, more than any single multinational service provider.

 


 

 

 Top Stories

 

EU IT and Telecom Market to Reach $806 Billion in 2006: EITO
The Information Technology and Telecom (ICT) market in the European Union (EU) has grown by three percent to $806bn in 2006, according to a study.  At present, the IT market is growing at a rate of 3.8%, and is positioned at $381.7bn.  The telecom market is growing at a slightly lesser rate of 2.5%, and is placed at $424.3bn.  EITO expects the ICT market in Spain and France to register a maximum growth of four and a half percent and three percent respectively in 2007.  It will be followed by the U.K. and Italy at three percent and two percent, respectively.  The German ICT market is expected to grow by 1.4%.

HSBC's IT spend reaps rich rewards
Three years of technology expenditure is beginning to pay off for HSBC, with reduced per-transaction costs across the bank's international operations.  Moving application development work to low-cost centres such as India is another key part of HSBC's strategy.  The bank estimates that 42% of its technology development work takes place in low-cost locations, with a large proportion going to India.  Ken Harvey, chief information officer at HSBC Group also said that HSBC's offshore IT operations enjoyed higher staff retention rates than those run by major outsourcing suppliers.  He added that lower staff turnover had brought greater continuity and efficiency to projects.

BT Group in 5 year billing deal with Convergys
Convergys has won a five-year outsourcing contract with BT. The company will assist BT in its billing operations and will provide the services through Infiniys, a proprietary software which assists in solving various business problems

Mattson Technology Selects T-Systems to Provide Flexible Hosting Services
Mattson Technology, Inc, a leading supplier of advanced process equipment used to manufacture semiconductors selects T-Systems to provide services platform to host the SAP applications infrastructure of Mattson.  In addition, it will implement and manage the wide area network along with providing Microsoft Exchange and directory services to Mattson.

Global Forest and Paper Company UPM Selects IBM as Information Technology Delivery Partner
IBM will manage the completion of UPM’s ongoing Supply Chain project, provide Application Management Services for global supply chain applications and support to build the future UPM Supply Chain Application Centre.  IBM has been involved in UPM’s Supply Chain program since 2003, supporting UPM with consulting and application implementation services.

Convergys to Outsource Software Development to Philippines
Convergys has plans of bringing some of its software development business in the Philippines.  'We'll explore the potential of software development in the Philippines.  This technology is used in call centres.  In India, we've found that it's a great career progression for call centre agents [to eventually engage in software development].

Sun Life to outsource an 'in-house' call centre
Sun Life might eliminate 50 positions at its Waterford, Ireland facility following the company's decision to outsource one of its call centres to CPL. As part of the agreement; the company will relocate the employees affected by its outsourcing move to CPL for a specific period, after which it will roll them out.

Clorox signed a seven-year, $260M contract with HP
Clorox Co., the Oakland-based maker of household products including bleach and Glad bags, is outsourcing its information technology department to Palo Alto-based Hewlett-Packard Co., eliminating about 200 jobs.

 

 Service Provider News

 

India to amend IT Act to tighten cybersecurity
The Union Cabinet today approved amendments to the Information Technology Act, 2000 aimed at checking information theft and on-line frauds.  The new provisions include greater emphasis on digital signatures, new security practices, and procedures for e-governance and other technology applications.  The new provisions, which will apply to corporates and other organisations, will be tabled for Parliament’s approval during the upcoming winter session.

Infrastructure, civil and political instability affect Sri Lanka's BPO sector
The ICTA study revealed that 43% of BPO services in Sri Lanka are related to accounting.  The United States owns 69% of the BPO services, and the rest are owned by the UK, Australia, Sweden, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Japan.

Hewitt Associates Launch Mobility Operations In Shanghai
Hewitt Associates announced today the launch of mobility operations in Shanghai, strengthening the company’s global HR BPO capabilities and enhancing client service.  In addition to Shanghai, the company delivers mobility services from North America and Europe.

Accenture to Help Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation Manage its New IT Company
Accenture has signed a five-year agreement with the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) near Pendleton to help manage Cayuse Technologies, LLC, and a newly formed American Indian enterprise.  The company will provide various services, including software development, call centre, helpdesk, and image, and document processing, storage and retrieval, and finance and accounting support to CTUIR.

SAIC Awarded IT Support Contract by the US Health Resources and
SAIC has won a five-year, USD 33.9 million IT services contract with the US Health Resources and Services Administration's (HRSA) Office of Information Technology.  SAIC will provide Web and database application development services for HRSA's grant program systems for the Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB), the HIV/AIDS Bureau, and the Bureau of Health Professions

BAE Systems wins $132M Army contract
BAE Systems will provide system and sub-system integration, engineering and analysis, operations and maintenance, and prototyping and development support to the Army Space and Missile Defense Future Warfare Centre.

Sytel has won, USD 28 million IT services contract with the US National Institutes of Health
The contract has been awarded under the Chief Information Officer-Solutions and Partners 2 Innovations contract.  The company will provide various services, including helpdesk and information security, Web application design and development, and desktop support.  In addition, the company will provide IT server operations and maintenance and technical documentation.

T-Systems opens global centre to export IT services - Brazil
German IT services provider T-Systems, a subsidiary of Deutsche Telekom has opened a new global centre in Brazil's southern state of Santa Catarina from which it plans to export IT services, local newspaper Gazeta Mercantil reported. The centre will handle offshore outsourcing projects, especially software for the automotive industry.  One of the reasons the company chose Brazil to install the new centre was its strong ties with the local operations of car manufacturers

 

 

 

 

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