All GLG News Analyses Filed Under: Business Services

1. What equipment is certified by TSA? At this time no one manufacturer of screening equipment for cargo has been approved by TSA. Yet, the 1st time line, 50% of all passenger aircraft cargo screening must be done by February 2009. The 100% time line is August 2010. 2. There is a cost (still to be determined)...

Many businesses wish to compete for USG and other foreign government contracts. Many wish to use investment firms who also need this valuable information. We, NSG, are very knowledgeable about this topic especially for operations in Iraq/Afghanistan.

Amazon is attempting to own the book business by exercising control of the small fast growing independent end of the market. Ultimately having done much good for book buyers and helped publishers, Amazon is now in danger of squeezing the small houses they have helped encourage. Book publishing is in...

US tech companies will continue to outsource offshore. The business case will continue to be compelling, and not just for labor costs. Proximity to emerging markets, globalization, Internet technology, widespread adoption of English, and improving business climates will facilitate growth in offshore...

The ability of the new merged management team to keep clients happy when products are merged is going to be a key issue in making this merger work. Staff are understandably nervous about their prospects and the history of Reuters in recent years has included a great deal of almost ongoing upheaval.

Many technology companies depend on cheap offshore labor to control their labor costs.  As the dollar continues to weaken those costs are escalating.  Similarly, offshoring companies depend on selling services in the US, and the weakening dollar makes those services more expensive and will...

Nearly all major companies are operating outdated organizational concepts that support egos and greed but do not use people and technology to maximize investor value. A few companies are challenging these concepts, Google being one, but no company has made the transformation to a truly "intelligent...

The Thomson-Reuters merger approval reduces “the Big 3” financial information players to “the Big 2”.  Not only does it dramatically change the market share of the dominant players but it also limits competition and vendor choice for the users of information…at least until a new vendor steps-up...

In past two months, ascertain-ment collected data and analyzed ticket prices for Eric Clapton’s sold out concert in Oklahoma City, OK. Clapton’s tickets were sold at a face value of $65 and $85 through Ticketmaster. Yet the secondary market of ticket brokers’ found demand could yield as much as $700...

The Caribbean Basin offers a variety of benefits and opportunities for business, but it is far from the panacea for outsourcing. Only those who are first to act may benefit, and even then not without some problems.