Browsing Month February, 2012
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24 February 2012 at 06 : 16 AM
Paid overtime will have no effect on outsourcing
They say that the main challenge for working people today is trying to achieve a work/life balance. It can be hard when the boss expects you to work superhuman hours in the office and then still answer emails or calls on the phone once you escape to the sanctuary of home - or a local bar. This is becoming normal the world over, but in Brazil the ...
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23 February 2012 at 17 : 01 PM
Latest LatAm research from Tholons
The research and advisory firm Tholons has just released their latest paper focused on the hi-tech service sector in Latin America, specifically IT and Business Process Outsourcing. Naturally Brazil takes centre stage in the Tholons findings. You can read the entire Tholons Latin America report here, but our quick summary of the main comments focused on ...
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23 February 2012 at 15 : 34 PM
ITD Research: The Consumerization of IT
In this exclusive report, Brazilian IT executives share their views on the ever-present theme of IT consumerization in Brazil. ...
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20 February 2012 at 16 : 40 PM
Brazil still operates during Carnival – just!
This is Carnival week in Brazil. Traditionally it is a time where the entire country takes almost a week off to celebrate at parties that are so elaborate they have often taken a year to plan. If you use Google to find a list of all the national holidays in Brazil then it is almost certain that Carnival will be included. Here is an example for 2012 that ...
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14 February 2012 at 11 : 57 AM
Brazil will lead in service and marketing innovation
Recent research from social media research firm Semiocast shows that Brazilians are now second only to the USA in their use of the micro-blogging service Twitter. The U.S. still top at the 1st place on Twitter in terms of accounts with 107.7 million accounts. Brazil is now the second country with 33.3 million accounts, surpassing Japan now third at 29.9 ...
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10 February 2012 at 08 : 03 AM
Brazil government takes on Twitter over roadblocks
This week, the Brazilian government filed a lawsuit against Twitter, claiming that the micro-blogging site has been helping motorists in Brazil to avoid police speed-traps and roadblocks aimed at tackling drinking and driving. It's a strange story. ...
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7 February 2012 at 17 : 07 PM
Peixe Urbano sets the pace for international startups
For the past few years, the award every tech startup wants to win is a Crunchie - the annual Silicon valley event hosted by TechCrunch, the magazine focused on all things hi-tech and startup. The awards took place last week with some worthy winners, but one stood out for us here at IT Decisions because it's one of the biggest success stories in Brazil ...
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7 February 2012 at 16 : 43 PM
Poll results: English in Brazil IT
The IT Decisions LinkedIn group recently asked readers a question related to the use of English in the IT industry in Brazil: How important are English skills to IT professionals in Brazil? We checked the group today to see the results and they are quite conclusive. 76 per cent of respondents said that a knowledge of English is now essential ...
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7 February 2012 at 16 : 27 PM
Clickpic: image & sound search made in Brazil
Marco Vanossi is the founder of Clickpic, currently an iOS mobile application underpinned by image and sound recognition technology. A serial entrepreneur, he is now taking his latest venture to the next step of development. To get an idea of what Clickpic’s technology can enable, imagine you are reading the sports pages and see a photo of your ...
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3 February 2012 at 17 : 15 PM
Brazilian banks: an easy target for Anonymous?
This week, almost every major bank in Brazil has been the victim of a sustained attack by organized hackers. Who is responsible? British financial journalist, Shaun Cumming has some ideas... As news breaks that Anonymous successfully intercepted an IT security conference call between top Scotland Yard (UK) and FBI (US) officials, rumors of a ...
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